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2023–24 Shillong Lajong FC season

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Shillong Lajong FC
2023–24 season
OwnerShillong Lajong Pvt. Ltd.
ManagerBobby Nongbet
StadiumJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
I-League8th
Durand CupGroup stage
Super CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Phrangki Buam (6)
All: Phrangki Buam
Renan Paulino
(6 each)
Highest home attendance7,816
(v. Mohammedan, 6 April 2024)
Lowest home attendance4,891
(v. Namdhari, 23 December 2023)
Average home league attendance6,316

The 2023–24 season was Shillong Lajong's 40th season in existence and their ninth season in the I-League, and first since 2018–19. In addition to the league, they also competed in the Super Cup and Durand Cup tournaments.[1][2][3][4]

Current technical staff

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Position Name
Head Coach India Bobby Nongbet[5]
Assistant Coach
Fitness and conditioning Coach
Technical Director
Goalkeeping Coach

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 30 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF India IND Iohborlang Lyngdoh
3 MF India IND Ronnie Kharbudon
4 DF India IND Henryford Nongneng
5 DF India IND Saveme Tariang
6 DF India IND Kynsailang Khongsit
7 MF India IND Figo Syndai
8 MF India IND Damaitphang Lyngdoh
10 MF India IND Sangti Shianglong
11 MF India IND Hardy Nongbri
12 MF India IND Everbrightson Mylliempdah
13 MF India IND Laiwang Bohham
14 FW India IND Atlanson Kharmaw
15 MF India IND Pursunep Jamir
16 FW India IND Phrangki Buam
17 MF India IND Batskhemlang Thangkhiew
18 MF India IND Gladdy Nelcen Kharbuli
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Brazil BRA Daniel Gonçalves
21 FW India IND Wadajied Ryngkhlem
22 MF India IND Kynsaibor Lhuid
23 GK India IND Bishal Lama
26 DF India IND Kenstar Kharshong
27 DF India IND Allen Lyngdoh
28 MF India IND Hamedamanbha Wahlang
29 FW India IND Shano Tariang
30 MF India IND Ronaldkydon Lyngdoh
31 GK India IND Ngamsanglena Haokip
32 FW Brazil BRA Marcos Rudwere
45 GK India IND Neithovilie Chalieu
77 FW India IND Denzil Kharshandi
88 MF Nepal   NEP Arik Bista
90 FW Brazil BRA Douglas Tardin
95 MF Brazil BRA Renan Paulino

Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF India IND Samchaphrang Lato
MF India IND Damonlang Pathaw
FW India IND Loanis Suchen
FW India IND Chanmitre Thma
MF India IND Babysunday Marngar
DF India IND Pynche Tyngkan
DF India IND Ronald Kharkongor
GK India IND Pranav S
33 GK India IND Wanteilang Malngiang
50 GK India IND Rajat Paul Lyngdoh
FW India IND Istarbor Marngar
3 DF India IND Abhay Chetri

Transfers

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Players transferred in

Date Pos. Player Club Fee Ref.
15 July 2023 MF India Batskhemlang Thangkhiew India Rangdajied United FC Free transfer
15 July 2023 MF India Neithovilie Chalieu India Mawlai SC Free transfer
15 July 2023 MF India Ronnie Wilson Kharbudon India Academy Free transfer
15 July 2023 DF India Kenstar Kharshong India Mawlai SC Free transfer
15 July 2023 MF India Kynsaibor Lhuid India Academy Free transfer
25 July 2023 MF India Ronaldkydon Lyngdoh Nonglait India Academy Free transfer
25 July 2023 MF India Kynsailang Khongsit India Mumbai Kenkre Free transfer
25 July 2023 MF India Laiwang Bohham India Gokulam Kerala B Free transfer
25 July 2023 FW India Istarbor Marngar India Academy Free transfer
31 July 2023 FW India Phrangki Buam India Real Kashmir Free transfer
2 September 2023 DF Brazil Daniel Gonçalves Free transfer
6 September 2023 FW Senegal Abdou Karim Samb Morocco Ittihad Khemisset Free transfer
7 September 2023 MF Brazil Renan Paulino Lithuania Banga Free transfer
8 September 2023 MF India Damaitphang Lyngdoh India Bengaluru FC Free transfer
22 September 2023 DF India Kongbrailatpam Manjit Sharma India Bengaluru United Free transfer
25 September 2023 FW Japan Takuto Miki Mongolia FC Ulaanbaatar Free transfer
28 October 2023 GK India Bishal Lama India Gokulam Kerala Free transfer
3 January 2024 FW India Denzil Kharshandi India Mohammedan Free transfer
4 January 2024 FW Brazil Douglas Tardin Thailand Suphanburi Free transfer
18 January 2024 MF Nepal Arik Bista Nepal Butwal Lumbini Free transfer
30 January 2024 FW Brazil Marcos Rudwere Slovenia Slovan Hlohovec Free transfer

Players transferred out

Date Pos. No Player Club Fee Ref.
13 July 2023 GK 40 India Bishal Lama India Gokulam Kerala Free Agent
1 August 2023 GK India Guidle Syiemlieh Free Agent
1 August 2023 DF India Aman Ahlawat Free Agent
1 August 2023 DF India Sambor Kharshnoh Free Agent
1 August 2023 FW India Amon Lepcha Free Agent
1 December 2023 FW 9 Japan Takuto Miki Free Agent [6]
25 January 2024 FW 19 Senegal Abdou Karim Samb Free Agent [7]

Pre-season

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Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I-League 3 November 2023 13 April 2024 Match day 1 8th 24 8 7 9 36 37 −1 033.33
Super Cup 10 January 2024 20 January 2024 Group stage Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 000.00
Durand Cup 4 August 2023 13 August 2023 Group stage Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 033.33
Total 30 9 7 14 40 55 −15 030.00

Source: Competitions

I-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Delhi 24 11 2 11 44 40 +4 35
7 Churchill Brothers 24 9 6 9 40 31 +9 33
8 Shillong Lajong 24 8 7 9 36 37 −1 31
9 Aizawl 24 6 9 9 36 35 +1 27
10 Namdhari 24 7 6 11 29 40 −11 27
Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).

Matches

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Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.[8]

3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) 1 Mohammedan 1–1 Shillong Lajong Kolkata
19:00 IST
Report Stadium: Naihati Stadium
Attendance: 3,786
Referee: Anand Rana
Man of the Match: Daniel Gonçalves(Shillong Lajong)
9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 2 Shillong Lajong 1–1 NEROCA Shillong
14:00 IST
  • Daniel Gonçalves 34'
Report Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 5,585
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Renan Paulino (Shillong)
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) 3 Shillong Lajong 2–2 Sreenidi Deccan Shillong
14:00 IST
  • Ronnie Kharbudon 28'
  • Takuto Miki 34'
Report Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 5,248
Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: Rosenberg Gabriel
19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) 4 Shillong Lajong 3–1 Gokulam Kerala Shillong
14:00 IST
Report Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 5,987
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Hardy Nongbri (Shillong Lajong)
22 November 2023 (2023-11-22) 5 Shillong Lajong 2–1 Delhi Shillong
16.30 IST
Report Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 6,425
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Phrangki Buam (Shillong)
25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 6 Shillong Lajong 2–1 TRAU Shillong
16.30 IST
Report
  • Soraisam Robinson Singh 13'
Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 6,718
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Man of the Match: Hardy Nongbri (Shillong)
3 December 2023 (2023-12-03) 7 Rajasthan United 1–1 Shillong Lajong Hyderabad
16.30 IST
  • Richardson Denzell 10'
Report
  • Daniel Gonçalves 90+5'
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Man of the Match: Ibrahim Morro (Rajasthan)
6 December 2023 (2023-12-06) 8 Shillong Lajong 2–0 Churchill Brothers Shillong
19:00 IST
Report Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 6,115
Referee: Anand Rana
10 December 2023 (2023-12-10) 9 Shillong Lajong 0–3 Aizawl Shillong
14:00 IST Report
Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 7,438
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 10 Real Kashmir 3–1 Shillong Lajong Srinagar
14:00 IST
Report
  • Abdou Karim Samb 16'
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Man of the Match: Mohammad Inam (Real Kashmir)
23 December 2023 (2023-12-23) 11 Shillong Lajong 3–0 Namdhari Shillong
19:00 IST
Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 4,891
Referee: Joyshing Monsang Thumli
4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) 12 Shillong Lajong 0–1 Inter Kashi Shillong
19:00 IST Gianni dos Santos 23' Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 5,812
Referee: Jehrul Islam
9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 13 Gokulam Kerala 2–0 Shillong Lajong Kozhikode
19:00 IST Report Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Williams Joy Koshiy
Man of the Match: Sourav K (Gokulam Kerala)
18 February 2024 (2024-02-18) 14 NEROCA 0–2 Shillong Lajong Shillong
16.30 IST Kynsaibor Lhuid 52', 62' Stadium: SSA Stadium
Man of the Match: Kynsaibor Lhuid (Shillong Lajong)
25 February 2024 (2024-02-25) 15 TRAU 1–2 Shillong Lajong Imphal
19:00 IST Issahak Nuhu Seidu 47' Report
  • Allen Lyngdoh 59'
  • Marcos Silva 72'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 259
Referee: Suresh Devaraj
Man of the Match: Manash Gogoi (TRAU)
28 February 2024 (2024-02-28) 16 Shillong Lajong 4–4 Rajasthan United Shillong
19:00 IST
Report
  • Naoba Meitei 12'
  • Ragav Gupta 51'
  • Richardson Denzell 90+3'
  • Lalchungnunga Chhangte 90+5'
Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 6,617
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Daniel Goncalves (Shillong Lajong)
4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) 17 Churchill Brothers 2–1 Shillong Lajong Vasco
19:00 IST Stadium: Tilak Maidan
9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) 18 Aizawl 1–2 Shillong Lajong Aizawl
19:00 IST
  • Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia 81' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 2,056
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Phrangki Buam (Shillong Lajong)
13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) 19 Shillong Lajong 1–1 Real Kashmir Shillong
19:00 IST Renan Paulino 90+7' Report Adnan Ayub 11' Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 7,151
Referee: Akashkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Adnan Ayub (Real Kashmir)
16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) 20 Namdhari 1-1 Shillong Lajong Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) 21 Inter Kashi 2–1 Shillong Lajong Kalyani
19:00 IST
  • Barco 32'
  • Tejas Krishna 45'
Report Paulino 55' (pen.) Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Attendance: 232
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Arindam Bhattacharya (Inter Kashi)
28 March 2024 (2024-03-28) 22 Delhi 3–1 Shillong Lajong Bhaini Ala
15:30 IST Barboza 65' (pen.), 75', 90+3' Report Lyngdoh 90+5' Stadium: Namdhari Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mrutyunjay Amatya
Man of the Match: Sérgio Barboza (Delhi)
6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 23 Shillong Lajong 1–2 Mohammedan Shillong
19:00 IST Tardin 15' (pen.) Report
Stadium: SSA Stadium
Attendance: 7,816
Referee: Senthil Nathan S.
Man of the Match: Padam Chettri (Mohammedan)
13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 24 Sreenidi Deccan 3–2 Shillong Lajong Hyderabad
18:00 IST
Report Buam 46', 87' Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 190
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Mayakkannan (Sreenidi Deccan)

Durand Cup

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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOA NEU SHI DTH
1 Goa 3 2 1 0 11 2 +9 7 Qualify for the knockout stage 6–0 3–0
2 NorthEast United (H) 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 2–2 4–0 3–1
3 Shillong Lajong 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
4 Downtown Heroes 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0 1–2
Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

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4 August 2023 (2023-08-04) 1 NorthEast United 4–0 Shillong Lajong Guwahati
18.00 IST
Report Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 13,450
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
Man of the Match: Parthib Gogoi (NorthEast United)
8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) 2 Goa 6–0 Shillong Lajong Guwahati
15.00 IST
Report Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Goa)
13 August 2023 (2023-08-13) 3 Downtown Heroes 1–2 Shillong Lajong Kokrajhar
16.45 IST
  • R. Kharbudon 24' (o.g.)
Report
  • N. Haokip Red card 10'
  • R. Kharbudon 36', 52'
Stadium: SAI Stadium
Man of the Match: Ronney Kharbudon (Shillong Lajong)

Super Cup

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAM NEU KER SHL
1 Jamshedpur 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 2–3 2–0
2 NorthEast United 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 4–1 2–1
3 Kerala Blasters 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3 3–1
4 Shillong Lajong 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Matches

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Note: The group stage fixtures to the tournament were announced on 20 December 2023 by the AIFF.[9]

10 January 2024 (2024-01-10) 1 Kerala Blasters 3-1 Shillong Lajong Bhubaneswar
14:00 IST
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1
Man of the Match: Peprah
15 January 2024 (2024-01-15) 2 NorthEast United 2–1 Shillong Lajong Bhubaneswar
14:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1
Man of the Match: Néstor Albiach (NorthEast United)
20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 3 Jamshedpur 2–0 Shillong Lajong Bhubaneswar
14:00 IST
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1
Man of the Match: Sanan Mohammed K (Jamshedpur)

Squad statistics

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Goal Scorers

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Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name I League Super Cup Durand Cup Total
1 95 MF Brazil Renan Paulino 3 1 0 4
2 3 MF India Ronnie Kharbudon 1 0 2 3
19 MF Senegal Abdou Karim Samb 3 0 0 3
20 DF Brazil Daniel Gonçalves 3 0 0 3
5 9 FW Japan Takuto Miki 2 0 0 2
11 FW India Hardy Nongbri 2 0 0 2
7 13 MF India Laiwang Bohham 1 0 0 1
16 FW India Phrangki Buam 1 0 0 1
26 DF India Kenstar Kharshong 1 0 0 1
90 FW Brazil Douglas Tardin 0 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 18 2 2 22

References

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  1. ^ "Shillong Lajong return to Hero I-League after four years". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 21 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ Ganapathy, Vivek (21 May 2022). "Shillong Lajong Promoted to I-League After Four Years With 2–1 Win Over Bengaluru United". news18.com. New Delhi: News18 Sports. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Shillong Lajong Promoted to I-League After Four Years With 2-1 Win Over Bengaluru United". News18. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Shillong Lajong secure promotion to I-League 2023-24". Khel Now. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Bobby L Nongbet looks forward to Lajong comeback in 2023". thesportsroom.in. Shillong: The Sports Room. 16 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ https://khelnow.com/football/2023-12-indian-footbal-i-league-takuto-miki-shillong-lajong-parts-ways
  7. ^ "Announcement: The Club has mutually parted ways with Karim Samb and Manjit Sharma". [@lajongfc on Twitter]. 19 December 2023.
  8. ^ https://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/
  9. ^ "Fixtures unveiled for Kalinga Super Cup 2024". Khel Now. Retrieved 20 December 2023.