2023–24 Punjab FC season
2023–24 season | |||
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Director of Football | Nikolaos Topoliatis | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi | ||
Indian Super League | 8th | ||
Indian Super Cup | Group stage | ||
Durand Cup | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Wilmar Jordan, Luka Majcen (8 goals) All: Luka Majcen (10 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,992 vs Kerala Blasters | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,016 vs FC Goa | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,755 | ||
Biggest win | 4-1 vs East Bengal FC | ||
Biggest defeat | 0-4 vs Jamshedpur FC | ||
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All statistics correct as of 2 July 2024. |
The 2023–24 season is the nineteenth season in Punjab FC's existence, and club's first ever season in the Indian Super League after it became the first ever club to be promoted to the League by winning the 2022–23 I-League.[1]
Personnel
Current technical staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Strength & Conditioning coach | ![]() |
Team Manager | ![]() |
Technical Director | ![]() |
Team Doctor | ![]() |
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Position | Player | Previous club | Transfer fee | Date | Ref |
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MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 8 May 2023 | [3] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | 20 July 2023 | [4] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 20 July 2023 | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 20 July 2023 | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 24 July 2023 | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 24 July 2023 | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 25 July 2023 | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 29 July 2023 | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 12 August 2023 | [5] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 30 August 2023 | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 31 August 2023 | |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 10 September 2023 | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 10 September 2023 | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 10 September 2023 | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 20 September 2023 | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 31 January 2024 | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 31 January 2024 |
Loans In
Start Date | End Date | Position | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Ref |
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25 September 2023 | 31 May 2024 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
10 September 2023 | 31 May 2024 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
31 January 2024 | 31 May 2024 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
31 January 2024 | 31 May 2024 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free |
Loans out
Start Date | End Date | Position | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Ref |
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30 August 2023 | 31 May 2024 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
30 August 2023 | 31 May 2024 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free |
Out
Date. | No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Transfer Fee | Ref |
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1 June 2023 | 20 | MF | ![]() | Free Agent | Free | |
23 June 2023 | 29 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
25 July 2023 | 14 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
31 August 2023 | 8 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | [6] |
2 September 2023 | 27 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
16 January 2024 | 55 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
20 January 2024 | 66 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
24 January 2024 | 13 | GK | ![]() | Free Agent | Free | |
27 January 2024 | 4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | |
31 January 2024 | 30 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free |
Competition
Overview
Win Draw Loss
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Durand Cup | 7 August 2023 (2023-08-07) | 16 August 2023 (2023-08-16) | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
Super Cup | 11 January 2024 (2024-01-11) | 21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
Super League | 21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) | 10 April 2024 (2024-04-10) | Matchday 1 | 8th | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 027.27 |
Total | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 021.43 |
Last updated: 26 February 2024 (2024-02-26).
Source: Soccerway
Indian Super League
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | Chennaiyin | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 27 | Knockouts |
7 | NorthEast United | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 26 | |
8 | Punjab | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 24[a] | |
9 | East Bengal | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 24[a] | AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage[b] |
10 | Bengaluru | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.
- ^ East Bengal qualified for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage by winning the 2024 Super Cup.[7]
League results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Note: FSDL and the Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the first half of the season on 7 September.[8][9] Meanwhile, the final half of the fixtures were announced on 25 January 2024.[10][11]
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 1 | Mohun Bagan SG | 3-1 | Punjab | Kolkata |
20:00 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 27,325 Man of the Match: Petratos |
2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 2 | Goa | 1-0 | Punjab | Margao |
20:00 IST |
| Stadium: Fatorda Stadium |
6 October 2023 3 | Punjab | 1–1 | NorthEast United | New Delhi |
17:30 IST |
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| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
22 October 2023 (2023-10-22) 4 | Jamshedpur | 0–0 | Punjab | Jamshedpur |
20:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 21,962 Referee: Senthil Nathan |
29 October 2023 5 | Chennaiyin | 5–1 | Punjab | Chennai |
17:30 IST |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
2 November 2023 (2023-11-02) 6 | Mumbai City | 2-1 | Punjab | Mumbai |
20:00 IST |
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| Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena |
23 November 2023 (2023-11-23) 7 | Punjab | 1–1 | Hyderabad | New Delhi |
17:30 IST |
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| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 8 | Bengaluru | 3–3 | Punjab | Bengaluru |
20:00 IST |
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| Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium |
9 December 2023 9 | East Bengal | 0–0 | Punjab | Kolkata |
20:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 14,977 Referee: Venkatesh R. Man of the Match: Suresh Meitei (Punjab) |
14 December 2023 (2023-12-14) 10 | Punjab | 0–1 | Kerala Blasters | New Delhi |
20:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 5,992 Referee: Rahul Gupta Man of the Match: Mohammed Aimen (Kerala Blasters) |
18 December 2023 (2023-12-18) 11 | Punjab | 1–0 | Chennaiyin | New Delhi |
17:30 IST |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) 12 | Punjab | 0–1 | Odisha | New Delhi |
17:30 IST |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 13 | Punjab | 3–1 | Bengaluru | New Delhi |
17:30 IST |
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| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
12 February 2024 (2024-02-12) 14 | Kerala Blasters | 1–3 | Punjab | Kochi |
19:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 17,650 Referee: I Jamal Mohamed Man of the Match: Wilmar Jordán (Punjab) |
15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) 15 | Punjab | 0–4 | Jamshedpur | New Delhi |
19:30 IST |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Man of the Match: Jérémy Manzorro |
27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) 16 | Hyderabad | 0–2 | Punjab | Hyderabad |
17:30 IST |
| Stadium: GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium |
2 March 2024 (2024-03-02) 17 | Punjab | 2-3 | Mumbai City | New Delhi |
20:00 IST |
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| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) 18 | NorthEast United | 0–1 | Punjab | Guwahati |
17:30 IST |
| Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium |
11 March 2024 (2024-03-11) 19 | Punjab | 3-3 | Goa | New Delhi |
20:00 IST |
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| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
2 April 2024 (2024-04-02) 20 | Odisha | 3-1 | Punjab | Bhubaneswar |
19:30 IST |
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| Stadium: Kalinga Stadium |
6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) 21 | Punjab | 0-1 | Mohun Bagan SG | New Delhi |
17:00 IST |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi) |
10 April 2024 22 | Punjab | 4-1 | East Bengal | New Delhi |
19:30 IST |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Durand Cup
Punjab were drawn in the Group A for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup.[12]
Group stage
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EAB | MBG | ![]() | PUN | |
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1 | East Bengal (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Qualify for the knockout stage | — | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
2 | Mohun Bagan SG (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||
4 | Punjab | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | — | — | 0–0 | — |
Matches
7 August 2023 (2023-08-07) | Mohun Bagan SG | 2–0 | Punjab | Kolkata |
18:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Hugo Boumous (Mohun Bagan SG) |
![Bangladesh](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bangladesh.svg.png)
10 August 2023 (2023-08-10) | Punjab | 0–0 | ![]() | Kolkata |
18:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Man of the Match: Ashraful Islam Rana (Bangladesh Army) |
16 August 2023 (2023-08-16) | East Bengal | 1–0 | Punjab | Kolkata |
18:00 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Man of the Match: Nandhakumar Sekar (East Bengal) |
Indian Super Cup
Group stage
The group stage draw for the 2024 Indian Super Cup was conducted on 18 December 2023 with Punjab being drawn in Group C.[13]
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | CHE | PFC | GOK | |
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1 | Mumbai City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
2 | Chennaiyin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Punjab | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Gokulam Kerala | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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
11 January 2024 (2024-01-11) 1 | Chennaiyin | 1–1 | Punjab | Bhubaneswar |
19:30 IST | Murray ![]() | Report | Jordan ![]() | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Man of the Match: Connor Shields (Chennaiyin) |
16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) 2 | Mumbai City | 3–2 | Punjab | Bhubaneswar |
19:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Man of the Match: Ayush Chhikara (Mumbai City) |
21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) 3 | Punjab | 0–0 | Gokulam Kerala | Bhubaneswar |
14:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Pitch 1 Man of the Match: Melroy Melwin Assisi (Punjab) |
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
All stats are correct as of 6 April 2024
All competitions
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Super League | Durand Cup | Super Cup | ||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Ravi Kumar | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
16 | GK | ![]() | Kiran Chemjong | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
31 | GK | ![]() | Jaskaranvir Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Tekcham Abhishek Singh | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | ![]() | Nikhil Prabhu | 25 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | ![]() | Dimitrios Chatziisaias | 22 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
12 | DF | ![]() | Khaiminthang Lhungdim | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
32 | DF | ![]() | Pramveer Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
34 | DF | ![]() | Melroy Assisi | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
39 | DF | ![]() | Mohammed Salah | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
45 | DF | ![]() | Nitesh Darjee | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
74 | DF | ![]() | Suresh Meitei | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
6 | MF | ![]() | Ricky Shabong | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | ![]() | Madih Talal | 24 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | ![]() | Maheson Singh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
11 | MF | ![]() | Samuel Kynshi | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
14 | MF | ![]() | Juan Mera | 23 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
17 | MF | ![]() | Manglenthang Kipgen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
18 | MF | ![]() | Sweden Fernandes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
22 | MF | ![]() | Sahil Tavora | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
23 | MF | ![]() | Ashis Pradhan | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
24 | MF | ![]() | Prasanth Mohan | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
30 | MF | ![]() | Kingsley Fernandes | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
31 | MF | ![]() | Leon Augustine | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
48 | MF | ![]() | Isaac Vanmalsawma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
80 | MF | ![]() | Amarjit Singh Kiyam | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
81 | MF | ![]() | Bryce Miranda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||||
7 | FW | ![]() | Krishananda Singh | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Wilmar Jordán | 17 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
19 | FW | ![]() | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
20 | FW | ![]() | Ranjeet Pandre | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
77 | FW | ![]() | Bidyashagar Singh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
99 | FW | ![]() | Luka Majcen | 27 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Goal scorers
As of match played 10 April 2024
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Durand Cup | Super Cup | Total |
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1 | 99 | FW | ![]() | Luka Majcen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
2 | 10 | FW | ![]() | Wilmar Jordán | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
3 | 8 | MF | ![]() | Madih Talal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
4 | 14 | MF | ![]() | Juan Mera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | 4 | DF | ![]() | Nikhil Prabhu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Dimitrios Chatziisaias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | MF | ![]() | Krishananda Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
34 | DF | ![]() | Melroy Assisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Clean-sheets
As of match played 7 March 2024
Rank | Name | No. | League | Durand Cup | Super Cup | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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