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Churchill Brothers
2022–23 season
CEOValanka Alemao
Head coach Antonio Rueda
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The 2022–23 season was the 35th season of Churchill Brothers in existence and Fourteenth in the I-League. A new coach for the team, Antonio Rueda, was appointed on 19 February 2022. [1] [2]

Transfers

Pre-season

16 September 2022 (2022-09-16) Friendly Churchill Brothers FC Goa 3-0 SESA FA Fatorda
08.00 IST
          * Mapuia 
* Aaron Bareto
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) Friendly Churchill Brothers FC Goa 1-0 Dempo Navelim
08.00 IST Stadium: Rosary Ground
2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) Friendly Churchill Brothers FC Goa 2-1 Rajasthan United Navelim
08.00 IST
  • Momo Cisse
  • mapuia
Stadium: Rosary Ground
4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) Baji Rout Cup Churchill Brothers FC Goa 1–1
(5–3 p)
Gokulam Kerala Angul, Odisha
09.00 IST
Report
  • A. Somlaga 90+4'
Stadium: Kadam Padia Stadium
Penalties
6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) Baji Rout Cup Churchill Brothers FC Goa 5–1 Mumbai Kenkre Angul, Odisha
09.00 IST
Stadium: Kadam Padia Stadium
8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) Baji Rout Cup Churchill Brothers FC Goa 2–2
(2–4 p)
Rajasthan United Angul, Odisha
09.00 IST
*
Stadium: Kadam Padia Stadium

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 1 November 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India  IND Nora Fernandes
3 DF India  IND George D'Souza
4 DF India  IND Joseph Clemente
5 DF India  IND Ponif Vaz
6 MF India  IND Quan Gomes
7 MF India  IND Wendell Savio Coelho
8 MF India  IND Kingslee Fernandes
9 FW Uganda  UGA Emmanuel Yaghr
11 MF India  IND Shubert Pereira
12 MF India  IND Jobern Cardozo
15 MF India  IND Kapil Hoble
16 MF India  IND Jobern Cardozo
17 DF India  IND Meldon D'Silva
18 DF India  IND Gautam Inacio Dias
19 DF India  IND Lamgoulen Hangshing
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Afghanistan  AFG Sharif Mukhammad
23 DF Senegal  SEN Momo Cissé ( Captain)
25 FW India  IND Chaitan Komarpant
26 FW India  IND Lalkhawpuimawia
27 FW Senegal  SEN Abdoulaye Sané
28 FW India  IND Aaron Bareto
32 FW India  IND Afdal Varikkodan
33 MF India  IND Richard Costa
37 DF India  IND Vanlalduatsanga
44 MF India  IND Lalawmpuia Sailo
47 DF India  IND Raju Gaikwad
72 GK India  IND Albino Gomes
90 GK India  IND Subhajit Bhattacharjee
MF India  IND Pushkar Sanjay Prabhu

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach India Mateus Costa [5]
Assistant coach India Mario Soares [6]

Competitions

I-League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 TRAU 22 11 2 9 34 34 0 35
5 Real Kashmir 22 9 7 6 27 25 +2 34
6 Churchill Brothers 22 9 6 7 34 24 +10 33
7 Aizawl 22 6 8 8 27 29 −2 26 [a]
8 Mohammedan 22 7 5 10 34 35 −1 26 [a]
Source: I-League
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Aizawl 4, Mohammedan 1.

Matches

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers
15 November 2022 Rajasthan United H 1–2 Sané 45+1'
20 November 2022 Sreenidi Deccan H 2–3 Costa 69', Lalkhawpuimawia 75'
20 November 2022 Kenkre A 1–1 Lalkhawpuimawia 84'
28 November 2022 Real Kashmir A 0–1
2 December 2022 Aizawl H 1–1
6 December 2022 Mohammedan H 2–1 Raju Gaikwad 60', Tana 84'
10 December 2022 Sudeva Delhi A 2–0 Abdoulaye Sané 54', Lamgoulen Hangshing 76'
16 December 2022 RoundGlass Punjab H 0–0
20 December 2022 TRAU H 6–1 Sané 3', 33', Tana 35', Gaonkar 45+3', (OG) 89', Bayi 90+4'
8 January 2023 Gokulam Kerala A 0–1
12 January 2023 NEROCA H 0–0
17 January 2023 Rajasthan United A 0–5 Yaghr 2, 54', Sané 29',90', Gaonkar 61'
24 January 2023 Real Kashmir H 0–0
30 January 2023 Sudeva Delhi H 1–0 Gaonkar 83'
4 February 2023 Sreenidi Deccan A 3–0
7 February 2023 Mohammedan A 1–2 Mukhammad 42', Sané 90+4'
10 February 2023 TRAU A 3–2 (OG) 38', Hoble 66'
19 February 2023 Gokulam Kerala H 0–1
20 February 2023 Kenkre H 3–2 Momo Cisse 7', Cháves 61', Yaghr 74'
1 March 2023 RoundGlass Punjab A 3–1 Cháves 84'
4 March 2023 Aizawl A 1–1 Goenkar 19'
11 March 2023 NEROCA H 1–0 Momo Cisse 23'

Super Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Qualifiers

6 April 2023 (2023-04-06) Q-4 Real Kashmir 0–6 Churchill Brothers Manjeri, Kerala
20.30 IST Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 1,708
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Ansumana Kromah (Churchill Brothers)

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEU MCI CHE CHB
1 NorthEast United 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6 [a] Advance to knockout stage 2–1 6–3
2 Mumbai City 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 [a] 1–0 2–1
3 Chennaiyin 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 4–2
4 Churchill Brothers 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1 0–0
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: NorthEast United 3, Mumbai City 0.
Matches
11 April 2023 (2023-04-11) 1 Mumbai City 2–1 Churchill Brothers Manjeri
17.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 553
Referee: Senthil Nathan S
Man of the Match: Rowllin Borges (Mumbai City)
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 2 Churchill Brothers 0–0 Chennaiyin Manjeri
17.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Joseph Clemente (Churchill Brothers)
19 April 2023 (2023-04-19) 3 NorthEast United 6–3 Churchill Brothers Kozhikode
20:30 IST
Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 828
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Wilmar Jordán (NorthEast United)

References

  1. ^ "New head coach Rueda promises attractive football from Churchill Brothers". i-league.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Coach Rueda keen to extend stint with Churchill Bros after a fine run in I-League". timesofindia.com. 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Kerala Blasters FC onboards the midfielder Bryce Miranda". Kerala Blasters FC. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Transfer wrap: Mumbai City FC sign Lallianzuala Chhangte on a permanent deal, Kerala Blasters FC rope in Saurav Mandal and more". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "I-League: Churchill Bros taste first win". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  6. ^ Flavio Lopes (9 November 2020). "Churchill Brothers start training, coach Varela lands in Goa". Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.