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Sreenidi Deccan

2023–24 season
Owner	Sreenidhi Group
Head coach	Carlos Vaz Pinto
Stadium	Deccan Arena
I-League	2nd
Super Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: William Alves David Castañeda (8 goals each) All: William Alves (10)
Highest home attendance	900 (v. Aizawl, 7 November 2023)
Lowest home attendance	80 (v. Namdhari, 25 February 2024)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–232024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Sreenidi Deccan Football Club's third season. They will participate in the I-League.

Technical staff

As of 3 August 2022

Role	Name
Head coach	Carlos Vaz Pinto
Assistant coach	Birendra Thapa
Conditioning coach	Jorge Ovando Toledo
Goalkeeping coach	TBA
Performance Analyst	Saiguhan E.

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Ubaid CK 2 DF  IND Shahabaaz Khan 3 MF  CIV Ibrahim Sissoko 5 DF  IND Pawan Kumar 6 MF  IND Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung 7 FW  BRA William Alves 8 MF  IND Kean Lewis 10 MF  AFG Faysal Shayesteh 11 FW  COL David Castañeda (captain) 12 DF  IND Mohammad Sajid Dhot 13 MF  IND Mayakkannan 14 MF  IND Arun Kumar 15 DF  IND Asraf Ali Mondal 17 FW  IND Rosenberg Gabriel 19 FW  IND Songpu Singsit 21 FW  IND Lalromawia

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  BRA Eli Sabiá 23 GK  IND Jaspreet Singh 24 DF  IND Arijit Bagui 25 DF  IND Subhankar Adhikari 26 DF  IND Sunil Bathala 27 DF  IND Abhishek Ambekar 29 MF  IND Brandon Vanlalremdika 32 GK  IND Albino Gomes 33 DF  IND Jagdeep Singh 41 GK  IND Aryan Niraj Lamba 42 MF  IND R Lawmnasangzuala 48 MF  IND Lalbiakliana 50 FW  IND Emboklang Nongkhlaw 55 DF  IND Gurmukh Singh 77 MF  NGA Rilwan Hassan

Transfers and loans

New contracts

Date	Position	NO	Player	Ref.
17 May 2023	FW	11	David Castañeda
30 May 2023	FW	17	Rosenberg Gabriel
05 June 2023	MF	10	Faysal Shayesteh
12 June 2023	GK	01	Ubaid CK
28 June 2023	FW	21	Lalromawia
08 July 2023	DF	02	Shahabaaz Khan
28 July 2023	GK	41	Aryan Niraj Lamba
05 August 2023	GK	23	Jaspreet Singh

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	Player	Previous club	Fee	Ref.
19 June 2023	DF	Subhankar Adhikari	Gokulam Kerala	None
26 June 2023	DF	Abhishek Ambekar	Mohammedan	None
01 July 2023	MF	Kean Lewis	Mohammedan	None
30 July 2023	MF	Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung	Real Kashmir	None
01 August 2023	FW	Emboklang Nongkhlaw	Reserves	None
01 August 2023	DF	Aditya Tomar	Reserves	None
01 August 2023		Tikam Reddy	Reserves	None
01 August 2023		Khamchin Khup	Reserves	None
03 August 2023	DF	Pawan Kumar	Gokulam Kerala	None
04 August 2023	MF	Lalbiakliana	Sudeva Delhi	None
08 August 2023	FW	William Alves	Ferroviário	None
13 August 2023	GK	Albino Gomes	Churchill Brothers	None
14 August 2023	DF	Gurmukh Singh	Chennaiyin	None
14 August 2023	DF	Jagdeep Singh	Rajasthan United	None
16 August 2023	DF	Eli Sabiá	Jamshedpur	None
18 August 2023	DF	Mohammad Sajid Dhot	Chennaiyin	None
23 August 2023	MF	Ibrahim Sissoko	Free Agent	None
26 September 2023	MF	R Lawmnasangzuala	Sudeva Delhi	None
31 January 2024	DF	Arijit Bagui	Bhawanipore	None
31 January 2024	DF	Brandon Vanlalremdika	Punjab	None

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
08 June 2023	DF	Arijit Bagui	Bhawanipore	Free Transfer
02 July 2023	DF	Bijay Chhetri	Chennaiyin	Free Transfer
03 July 2023	MF	Phalguni Singh	NorthEast United	Free Transfer
22 July 2023	DF	Dinesh Singh	NorthEast United	Free Transfer
02 August 2023	DF	Asheer Akhtar	NorthEast United	Undisclosed Fee
18 August 2023	MF	Suraj Rawat	Bengaluru United	Free Transfer
05 September 2023	DF	Mohamed Awal	TBA	Free Agent
05 September 2023	MF	Dua Stanislas Ankira	TBA	Free Agent
05 September 2023	FW	Ogana Louis	TBA	Free Agent
05 September 2023	GK	Harsh Patil	TBA	Free Agent
05 September 2023	FW	Vanlalbiaa Chhangte	TBA	Free Agent
05 September 2023	MF	Sriram Boopathi	TBA	Free Agent
05 September 2023	MF	Umashankar Marimuthu	TBA	Free Agent
05 September 2023	FW	Vineeth Velmurugan	TBA	Free Agent
05 September 2023	MF	Mayosing Khongreiwoshi	TBA	Free Agent
25 January 2024	DF	Mohammad Abdul salam	TBA	Free Agent

Loans out

Pre-season

Competitions

I-League

League table

Matches

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

14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) 4	Shillong Lajong	2–2	Sreenidi Deccan	Shillong
14:00 IST	Ronnie Kharbudon 28' Takuto Miki 34'	Report	Gabriel 7', 63'	Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 5,248 Referee: Jehrul Islam Man of the Match: Rosenberg Gabriel (Sreenidi Deccan)

11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) 10	Sreenidi Deccan	1–0	Delhi	Hyderabad
19:30 IST	Gagandeep 64' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Deccan Arena Attendance: 650 Referee: K. Lyngdoh Nongum Man of the Match: Eli Sabiá (Sreenidi Deccan)

19 December 2023 (2023-12-19) 11	Sreenidi Deccan	1–4	Gokulam Kerala	Hyderabad
15:00 IST	Alves 75' (pen.)	Report	Perdomo 9' Sánchez 39', 52' Sreekuttan 45+1'	Stadium: Deccan Arena Attendance: 750 Referee: Mrutyunjay L. Amatya Man of the Match: Álex Sánchez (Gokulam Kerala)

4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) 12	Churchill Brothers	1–2	Sreenidi Deccan	Vasco
19:00 IST	Abdou Karim Samb 88'	Report	Castañeda 11' Sabiá 90+4'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 500 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Eli Sabiá (Sreenidi Deccan)

19 February 2024 (2024-02-19) 15	Aizawl	1–5	Sreenidi Deccan	Aizawl
19:00 IST	Zoherliana 49'	Report	Castañeda 28' Sabiá 66' Sissoko 83', 90+6' Vanlalremdika 90'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Joyshing Monsang Thumily Man of the Match: David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)

25 February 2024 (2024-02-25) 16	Sreenidi Deccan	2–0	Namdhari	Hyderabad
16:30 IST	Hassan 18', 57'	Report		Stadium: Deccan Arena Attendance: 80 Referee: Mrutyunjay L. Amatya Man of the Match: Rilwan Hassan (Sreenidi Deccan)

29 February 2024 (2024-02-29) 17	Sreenidi Deccan	1–1	Mohammedan	Hyderabad
16:30 IST	Castañeda 4'	Report	Jassim 84'	Stadium: Deccan Arena Attendance: 200 Referee: K. Ramdasan Man of the Match: David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)

10 March 2024 (2024-03-10) 19	Delhi	0–1	Sreenidi Deccan	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST		Report	Lalromawia 23'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: K. Lyngdoh Nongum Man of the Match: Lalromawia (Sreenidi Deccan)

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 20	Gokulam Kerala	1–2	Sreenidi Deccan	Kozhikode
19:00 IST	Stojanović 44'	Report	Alves 48', 72' (pen.)	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 1,024 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: William Alves (Sreenidi Deccan)

31 March 2024 (2024-03-31) 22	Sreenidi Deccan	6–1	Rajasthan United	Hyderabad
16:30 IST	Alves 8', 42' Lalromawia 15', 90+2' Hassan 61' Bawitlung 86'	Report	Naoba Meitei 74'	Stadium: Deccan Arena Attendance: 149 Referee: I. Jamal Mohamed Man of the Match: Lalromawia (Sreenidi Deccan)

4 April 2024 (2024-04-04) 13	NEROCA	1–1	Sreenidi Deccan	Shillong
16:30 IST	Meitei 70' (pen.)	Report	Castañeda 82' (pen.)	Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Surojit Das Man of the Match: Khoirom Jackson Singh (NEROCA)

8 April 2024 (2024-04-08) 23	Inter Kashi	1–1	Sreenidi Deccan	Kalyani
19:00 IST	Pérez 87' (pen.)	Report	Castañeda 41'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 455 Referee: Dipu Roy Man of the Match: Julen Pérez (Inter Kashi)

13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 24	Sreenidi Deccan	3–2	Shillong Lajong	Hyderabad
16:30 IST	Alves 4' Gabriel 16' Castañeda 84' (pen.)	Report	Buam 46', 87'	Stadium: Deccan Arena Attendance: 190 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Mayakkannan (Sreenidi Deccan)

Super Cup

Group A

Matches

14 January 2024 (2024-01-14) 2	East Bengal	2–1	Sreenidi Deccan	Bhubaneshwar
19:30 IST	Maher 12' Siverio 32'	Report	Alves 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium (Pitch 1) Man of the Match: Hijazi Maher (East Bengal)

19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) 3	Hyderabad	1–4	Sreenidi Deccan	Bhubaneshwar
14:00 IST	Chothe 83'	Report	Sissoko 5' Sabiá 7' Lalromawia 10' Lewis 36'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1

Statistics

Goal Scorers

As of 04 April 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	I League	IFA Shield	Super Cup	Total
1	7	FW		William Alves	8	0	2	10
2	11	FW		David Castañeda	8	0	0	8
	21	FW		Lalromawia	6	0	1	7
4	77	MF		Rilwan Hassan	5	0	0	5
5	22	DF		Eli Sabiá	3	0	1	4
6	3	MF		Ibrahim Sissoko	2	0	1	3
	17	FW		Rosenberg Gabriel	3	0	0	3
	33	DF		Jagdeep Singh	3	0	0	3
9	5	DF		Pawan Kumar	2	0	0	2
	6	MF		Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung	2	0	0	2
	29	DF		Brandon Vanlalremdika	2	0	0	2
	33	DF		Jagdeep Singh	2	0	0	2
	48	MF		Lalbiakliana	2	0	0	2
14	8	MF		Kean Lewis	0	0	1	1
	55	MF		Gurmukh Singh	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					2	0	0	2

References

1. "AIFF looks to increase teams in I-League, number of foreigners in squad to be reduced". 1 May 2023.
2. "AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2023-24 season onwards | Hero I-League".
3. "I-League – Sreenidi Deccan FC set to appoint Carlos Vaz Pinto as new manager". iftwc.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. @sreenidideccan (17 May 2023). "Dave Stays 🤩🔥" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. @sreenidideccan (30 May 2023). "Ro - Senberg Ro - Senberg Running Down The Wing" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. @sreenidideccan (5 June 2023). "Our very own 🦁 of Khorasan 🇦🇫 is here to stay" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. @sreenidideccan (12 June 2023). "One more year of the Great Wall 🧱 of Kannu" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. @sreenidideccan (28 June 2023). "Lalromawia can do it all 💯 and he's here to stay with the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️ till 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. @sreenidideccan (7 July 2023). "Bombing up and down ⚡ the left flank till 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣Shahabaaz extends his stay with the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. @sreenidideccan (28 July 2023). "Promising young goalkeeper 🧤 Aryan Lamba pens a new deal with the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️ till 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. @sreenidideccan (5 August 2023). "🥅 Goalkeeper Jaspreet Singh extends his stay with the #DeccanWarriors ⚔️ till 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
12. "Defender Subhankar Adhikari set to sign for Sreenidi Deccan FC - Halfway Football". 3 June 2023.
13. @sreenidideccan (26 June 2023). "A Wealth of Experience 🧠Leadership 🗣️Consummate Professional 👊I-League Champion 🥇" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
14. @sreenidideccan (1 July 2023). "he is finally coming to hyderabad, welcom Kean Lewis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
15. @sreenidideccan (30 July 2023). "Join us in welcoming all-action ⚡ midfielder Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung to #SreenidiDeccanFC 🟠🟢" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
16. @sreenidideccan (3 August 2023). "Join us in welcoming I-League Champion 🥇 Pawan Kumar to #SreenidiDeccanFC 🟠🟢guampores" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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21. @sreenidideccan (23 August 2023). "Join us in welcoming Ibrahim Sissoko of the Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 to #SreenidiDeccanFC 🟠🟢" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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