2023–24 Delhi FC season

The 2023–24 season is the first ever season for Delhi FC in the I-League.

Delhi FC
2023–24 season
OwnerRanjit Bajaj
Head coachYan Law
StadiumAmbedkar Stadium
I-LeagueTBD
Durand CupGroup Stage
Federation CupTBD

In May 2023, the club clinched their first ever I-League 2 title, and gained promotion to I-League for the first time and became the first team from Delhi to get promoted to I-League on sporting merit.[1][2][3][4] The club appointed Yan Law as the head coach on 26 June 2023.[5] On 30 June 2023 it is confirmed that Delhi FC is participating in the 132nd edition of Durand cup.[6]

Personnel
Current technical staff
Position Name
Owner India Ranjit Bajaj
Team manager India Anish Shetty
Head coach India Yan Law
Assistant coach India Israil Gurung
Assistant coach India Anwar Ali Sr.
Goalkeeping coach India Mannu Rao
Physio India Bhusan Dahikar

Players

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 Pawan Kumar
3 DF India IND Gurtej Singh
4 MF India IND Kartik Kanojia
5 MF India IND Suprodip Hazra
6 MF India IND Vanlalhriatzuala K.
7 MF India IND Fahad Temuri
8 MF India IND Dhruv Sharma
9 MF India IND Vinil Poojary
10 FW Brazil BRA Sérgio Barboza
11 FW India IND Himanshu Jangra
12 MF Senegal SEN Pape Gassama
14 FW India IND Krishna Pandit
15 FW India IND Balwant Singh
17 DF India IND Kitboklang Khyriem
18 MF India IND Abhay Gurung
19 DF Egypt EGY Alaaeldin Nasr
21 GK India IND Nitish Mehra
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW India IND Bali Gagandeep
24 DF India IND Koushik Sarkar
25 MF India IND Prakash Sarkar
26 MF India IND Gaurav Rawat
27 FW India IND Ankit Singh
28 MF India IND Naorem Tondomba Singh (on loan from Mumbai City)
33 DF India IND Munmun Lugun
35 MF India IND Azharuddin Mallick
47 DF India IND Raju Gaikwad
49 MF India IND Girik Khosla
55 MF India IND Akash Tirkey
67 MF India IND Rahul Rawat
84 MF India IND Bhupinder Singh
— MF India IND Kuntal Pakhira
— FW India IND Gwgwmsar Gayary
— GK India IND James Kithan
— MF India IND Lalengmawia
— GK India IND Calvin Abhishek
— FW Brazil BRA Hudson Jesus
— FW India IND Tarun Slathia
— GK India IND Naveen Kumar

Players Under Contract

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 Vigneshwaran Baskaran
7 MF India IND Mohammad Inam
8 MF India IND Thingnam Radhakanta Singh
9 FW India IND Manvir Singh
9 FW India IND Ajay Singh
16 MF India IND Muhammed Inayath
28 GK India IND Susnata Malik
30 MF India IND Jibin Devassy
99 DF India IND Neeraj Bhandari

Contract extension
Date No Pos Player Ref
21 June 2023 33 DF India Munmun Lugun [7]
22 June 2023 15 FW India Balwant Singh [8]
23 June 2023 03 DF India Gurtej Singh [9]
28 June 2023 05 MF India Suprodip Hazra [10]
30 June 2023 06 MF India Vanlalhriatzuala [11]
1 July 2023 12 MF India Fahad Temuri [12]
7 July 2023 32 DF India Kitboklang Khyriem
7 July 2023 19 MF India Dhruv Sharma
7 July 2023 67 MF India Rahul Rawat
8 July 2023 18 MF India Abhay Gurung [13]
8 July 2023 MF India Kuntal Pakhira [14]
9 July 2023 26 MF India Gaurav Rawat [15]
10 July 2023 MF India Kartik Kanojia [16]
10 July 2023 MF India Gwgwmsar Gayari [17]
11 July 2023 84 MF India Bhupinder Singh [18]
11 July 2023 23 GK India Nitish Mehra
26 July 2023 FW India Krishna Pandit [19]

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
27 June 2023 FW India Himanshu Jangra India East Bengal Loan Return [20]
29 June 2023 FW India Azharuddin Mallick India Mohammedan Free Agent [21]
30 June 2023 MF India Vinil Poojary India Bengaluru United Free Agent [22]
7 July 2023 GK India James Kithan India Gokulam Kerala Free Agent [23]
7 July 2023 DF India Raju Gaikwad India Churchill Brothers Free Agent [24]
9 July 2023 DF India Koushik Sarkar India Bhawanipore Free Agent [25]
9 July 2023 MF India Prakash Sarkar India Real Kashmir Free Agent [26]
14 July 2023 MF India Lalengmawia India Free Agent [27]
17 July 2023 MF India Girik Khosla India Real Kashmir Free Agent [28]
27 July 2023 FW India Ankit Singh India Techtro Swades United Free Agent
30 July 2023 DF Egypt Alaa Nasr Maldives TC Sports Free Agent
3 August 2023 GK India Calvin Abhishek India Peerless Free Agent [29]
3 August 2023 GK India Pawan Kumar India East Bengal Free Agent [30]
14 August 2023 FW Brazil Sérgio Barboza United States Nona FC Free Agent [31]
18 August 2023 MF Senegal Pape Gassama United States Nona FC Free Agent [32]
23 August 2023 FW Brazil Hudson Jesus Brazil Trem Free Agent [33]
26 August 2023 FW India Tarun Slathia India Jagat Singh Palahi FC Free Agent [34]
31 August 2023 GK India Naveen Kumar India FC Goa Free Agent [35]

Loaned in
Date Pos Player Loaned from Fee Ref
19 June 2023 MF India Naorem Tondomba Singh Mumbai City

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
1 June 2023 DF India Bikram Pradhan Bhawanipore Free Agent
1 July 2023 FW India Nirmal Singh Bisht Garhwal FC Loan Return
7 July 2023 DF India Karandeep Singh Mohammedan Free Agent

Loaned Out
Start Date End Date Pos Player Loaned to Fee Ref
9 July 2023 31 May 2027 DF India Anwar Ali Mohun Bagan SG Undisclosed

Pre-season
2 August 2023 Friendly Namdhari 3–5 Delhi FC Bhaini
08:00 IST
  • Fahad Temuri
  • Alaaeldin Nasr
  • Vinil Poojary
  • ?
Stadium: Namdhari Football Ground
1 September 2023 Climate Cup TibetTibetan NFA 2–4 Delhi FC Leh
08:30 IST
Stadium: Spituk Football Stadium
3 September 2023 Climate Cup Delhi FC 2–1 1 Ladakh FC Leh
15:30 IST
Stadium: Spituk Football Stadium
5 September 2023 Climate Cup UT Ladakh 0–10 Delhi FC Leh
8:30 IST
  • Fahad Temuri 3' 45'
  • Kitboklang Khyriem 10'
  • Tarun Slathia 59' 69' 78'
  • Kuntal Pakhira 62' 90+4'
  • Rahul Rawat 72'
  • Himanshu Jangra 90+2'
 Stadium: Spituk Football Stadium
8 September 2023 Climate Cup TibetTibetan NFA 0–6 Delhi FC Leh
12:45 IST
  • Akash Tirkey 36'
  • Tarun Slathia 45+1'
  • OG 45+8'
  • Himanshu Jangra 50' 90+3'
  • Vanlalhriatzuala 74'
 Stadium: Spituk Football Stadium

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I-League TBD TBD Match Day 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Durand Cup 06 August 2023 18 August 2023 Group stage Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Indian Super Cup TBD TBD TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 000.00

Last updated: 18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)
Source: Competitions

I-League
Main article: 2023–24 I-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aizawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Champions and promotion to 2024–25 Indian Super League
2 Churchill Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Delhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Gokulam Kerala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Inter Kashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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

Durand Cup
Main article: 2023 Durand Cup

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHN HYD DEL Nepal TRI
1 Chennaiyin 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Qualify for the knockout stage — — — 3–0
2 Hyderabad 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4 1–3 — — 3–0
3 Delhi 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 1–2 1–1 — 1–1
4 Nepal Tribhuvan Army 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1 — — — —
Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches
6 August 2023 (2023-08-06) Delhi 1–1 Hyderabad Guwahati
14.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Ramhlunchhunga (Hyderabad)
9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) Delhi 1–1 Nepal Tribhuvan Army Kokrajhar
14.30 IST
Report
  • D. Henjan 39'
 Stadium: SAI Stadium
Referee: Ashwin
18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) Delhi 1–2 Chennaiyin Guwahati
15.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Man of the Match: Vanlalhriatzuala K (Delhi FC)

Statistics

Goalscorers
Rank No. Pos. Player I League Federation Cup Durand Cup Total
1 11 FW India Himanshu Jangra 0 0 1 1
1 12 MF Senegal Pape Gassama 0 0 1 1
1 49 MF IndiaGirik Khosla 0 0 1 1
Totals0033

References
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  10. @Delhi_FC (28 June 2023). "An Unbreakable Anchor, 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐩 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐫𝐚 extends his stay at the club!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. @Delhi_FC (30 June 2023). "Vanlalhriatzuala pens down a one year extension with us!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. @Delhi_FC (1 July 2023). "Ready to score more as we ratain the service of fahad temuri!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. @Delhi_FC (8 July 2023). "we're excited to have 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠 continuing his journey for yet another season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. @Delhi_FC (8 July 2023). "The depth and quality down the flanks are extended as 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚 stays with us for one more season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. @Delhi_FC (9 July 2023). "A Promising Future Extended: 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐯 𝐑𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭 commits to another year of triumph!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. @Delhi_FC (10 July 2023). "From Breakthrough to Brilliance: 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣𝐢𝐚 secures future with #DelhiFC as he pens down a year extension with us" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. @Delhi_FC (11 July 2023). "𝐆𝐰𝐠𝐰𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐲 has extended his stay at #DelhiFC for one more season!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. @Delhi_FC (12 July 2023). "A promising talent stays put! Thrilled to announce 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 signs a one-year contract extension." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. @Delhi_FC (26 August 2023). "𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭 is here to stay!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. @Delhi_FC (27 June 2023). "𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐮 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚 returns to #DelhiFC with renewed vigor and refined abilities" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  21. @Delhi_FC (29 June 2023). "Say hello 👋 to our prolific and intelligent striker! ⚡⚽ Welcome aboard, 𝐀𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. @Delhi_FC (30 June 2023). "Welcome aboard, Vinil Poojary!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. @Delhi_FC (7 July 2023). "The Guardian of our Goal, a picture of strength and quality, we're delighted to welcome back 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. @Delhi_FC (7 July 2023). "Experience, Grace and Ability combined together as we welcome, 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐮 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐝 to add solidity to our back line" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. "Delhi FC signs Koushik Sarkar". 7 July 2023.
  26. "I-League: Delhi FC set to sign former East Bengal player Prakash Sarkar".
  27. "Delhi FC set to sign Lalengmawia and Girik Khosla – Halfway Football". 9 July 2023.
  28. "Delhi FC set to sign Lalengmawia and Girik Khosla – Halfway Football". 9 July 2023.
  29. @Delhi_FC (3 August 2023). "The hands of steel is here! 🧤 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. @Delhi_FC (3 August 2023). "We are elated to announce the arrival of 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. @Delhi_FC (14 August 2023). "WELCOME BACK, 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐙𝐀! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. @Delhi_FC (18 August 2023). "WELCOME TO, Delhi fc! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. @Delhi_FC (23 August 2023). "Presenting Our Brazilian Striker to India! ⚽️🇧🇷🌍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  34. @Delhi_FC (26 August 2023). "We're excited to announce the signing of 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚, a young prodigy who's set to shine on the field" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  35. @Delhi_FC (31 August 2023). "Welcoming Naveen Kumar to the #Warriors den on Deadline Day!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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