The 2023–24 season was the sixth season of Rajasthan United and the club's third consecutive season in the second tier of Indian football. In addition to the domestic league, Rajasthan United competed in this season's editions of the Durand Cup and Federation Cup. The season covered the period from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2024.
Review Background
First team First-team coaching staff Position Name Nationality Year appointed Last club/team References Manager Pushpender Kundu 2022 Rajasthan United (as assistant coach) Assistant Coach Prashant J Singh 2022 Thane City (CEO) Goalkeeping Coach Joel Prabhakar Raj 2022 Hyderabad FC Reserves (as goalkeeping coach)
First-team squad Notes: Players and squad numbers last updated on 10 August 2023. Appearances and goals last updated on 21 August 2023, including all competitions for senior teams. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Player* – Player who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season. Player† – Player who departed the club permanently or on loan during the season.
Player Position(s)(Footedness) Date of birth (age) Signed Transfer fee Goals In From Goalkeepers 1 Sachin Jha* GK (R) 2023 Sudeva Delhi Free transfer 3 0 12 Anant Shah* GK (R) 2023 Rajasthan United Academy Free transfer 0 0 42 Gaurav Kumar Singh* GK (R) 2023 Jaipur United Free transfer 0 0 Defenders 2 Naresh Singh* RB (R) 2023 TRAU Free transfer 3 0 3 Suraj Negi* LB (L) 2023 Mumbai Kenkre Free transfer 3 0 4 Banpynkhrawnam Nongkhlaw* CB (L) 2023 Mumbai Kenkre Free transfer 2 0 5 Amritpal Singh* CB (R) 2023 Hyderabad Free transfer 10 1 19 Sairuat Kima* CB (R) 2023 Mohammedan Free transfer 3 0 21 Gautam Virwani* CB / LB (L) 2023 Jagat Singh Palahi Free transfer 1 0 33 Sanit Dhadwal* 2023 HOPS FC Free transfer 0 0 50 Matthew Dunga* CB (R) 2023 Accra Great Olympics Free transfer 2 0 93 Hardik Bhatt (captain) RB (R) 2021 Bengaluru United Free transfer 20 0 – Lalbiakzuala* LB (L) 2023 Aizawl Free transfer 0 0 – Mohit Singh Verito* RB (R) 2023 Olímpic de Xàtiva Free transfer 0 0 Midfielders 6 Gou Kuki* DM / CM (R) 2023 Sudeva Delhi Free transfer 0 0 8 Zoma Vanlalzahawhma CM / AM (R) 2022 Sudeva Delhi Free transfer 11 0 10 Ragav Gupta CM (L) 2022 Real Kashmir Free transfer 23 0 13 Jacob John Kattookaren* CM (R) 2023 SC Bengaluru Free transfer 2 0 16 Jirjar Terang* CM / DM (R) 2023 Downtown Heroes Free transfer 0 0 18 Surag Chhetri* CM / AM (R) 2023 Oil India Free transfer 2 0 20 Lalremruata HP* CM / AM (R) 2023 Goa Free transfer 1 0 24 Yash Tripathi RM / AM (R) 2022 Neerja Modi FA Free transfer 3 0 88 Lalhunmawia Chhakchhuak* DM (R) 2023 Chanmari Free transfer 3 0 Attackers 9 Amit Godara* ST (R) 2023 Jaipur United Free transfer 0 0 11 William Neihsial RW / AM (L) 2022 Sudeva Delhi Free transfer 28 1 17 Lalchungnunga Chhangte* LW (R) 2023 Hyderabad Loan transfer 3 0 22 Richardson Denzell* ST (R) 2023 Asekem FC Free transfer 3 1 26 Malsawmzuala Tlangte* LW (R) 2023 SYS FC Free transfer 1 0 – Pravitto Raju* RW (R) 2023 Mumbai Kenkre Free transfer 0 0 Out on loan 29 Lalremsanga Fanai† RW (R) 2022 Aizawl Free transfer 23 2
New contracts and transfers New contracts Date Player 27 June 2023 9 FW Amit Godara 15 July 2023 FW Imran Mani
Transfers in Date Player Transferred from Fee 8 June 2023 4 DF Banpynkhrawnam Nongkhlaw Mumbai Kenkre Free transfer 9 June 2023 5 DF Amritpal Singh Hyderabad Free transfer 16 June 2023 6 MF Gou Kuki Sudeva Delhi Free transfer 21 June 2023 17 MF Lalchungnunga Chhangte Hyderabad Loan transfer 22 June 2023 18 MF Surag Chhetri Oil India Free transfer 24 June 2023 20 MF Lalremruata HP Goa Free transfer 26 June 2023 42 GK Gaurav Chandel Jaipur United Free transfer 28 June 2023 88 MF Lalhunmawia Chhakchhuak Chanmari Free transfer 29 June 2023 MF Pravitto Raju Mumbai Kenkre Free transfer 2 July 2023 DF Lalbiakzuala Aizawl Free transfer 6 July 2023 MF Zothanpuia Aizawl Reserves Free transfer 8 July 2023 3 DF Suraj Negi Mumbai Kenkre Free transfer 12 July 2023 DF Mohit Singh Verito Olímpic de Xàtiva Free transfer 16 July 2023 21 DF Gautam Virwani Jagat Singh Palahi Free transfer 17 July 2023 19 DF Sairuat Kima Mohammedan Free transfer 18 July 2023 16 MF Jirjar Terang Downtown Heroes Free transfer 20 July 2023 13 MF Jacob John Kattookaren SC Bengaluru Free transfer 22 July 2023 33 DF Sanit Dhadwal HOPS FC Free transfer 24 July 2023 26 FW Malsawmzuala Tlangte SYS FC Free transfer 30 July 2023 1 GK Sachin Jha Sudeva Delhi Free transfer 30 July 2023 22 FW Richardson Denzell Asekem FC Free transfer 10 August 2023 50 DF Matthew Dunga Accra Great Olympics Free transfer
Transfers out Date Player Transferred to Fee 7 June 2023 67 DF Aidar Mambetaliev Talant Free transfer 7 June 2023 7 MF Atai Dzhumashev Abdysh-Ata Kant Free transfer 7 June 2023 9 MF Otabek Zokirov Free transfer 7 June 2023 8 MF Bektur Amangeldiev Nagaworld Free transfer 1 July 2023 6 MF Lalliansanga Renthlei Odisha Free transfer 20 July 2023 23 DF Melroy Assisi Punjab Undisclosed 25 July 2023 1 GK Vishal Joon Free transfer 13 August 2023 18 MF Souvik Das SC Bengaluru Free transfer 14 August 2023 17 DF Jagdeep Singh Sreenidi Deccan Free transfer
Loans out Date Player Loaned to On loan until 6 July 2023 29 FW Lalremsanga Fanai Mohammedan 31 May 2024
Competitions Overall record
Competitions I-League
League table
Matches Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.https://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/
Durand Cup
Group Stage
Matches The fixtures were announced on 22 July 2023. Rajasthan United was drawn in Group F for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup.
Indian Super Cup
Rajasthan entered the competition in the play-off round. Inter Kashi defeated Rajasthan United in the qualification round by 5–0 on 8 January,https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/kalinga-super-cup-group-stage-draw-teams-format-schedule-indian-super-league-i-league/article67650441.ece the fixtures were announced on 18 December 2023.
Statistics + Keys No. Squad number Pos. Position Player* Player who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season Player† Player who departed the club permanently or on loan during the season
Appearances Includes all competitions for senior teams.
2023–24 season Clubtotal Player I-League Total 1 GK Sachin Jha* 0 0 3 3 3 2 DF Naresh Singh* 0 0 1+2 1+2 3 3 DF Suraj Negi* 0 0 3 3 3 4 DF Banpynkhrawnam Nongkhlaw* 0 0 2 2 2 5 DF Amritpal Singh* 0 0 0+1 0+1 10 6 MF Gou Kuki 0 0 0 0 0 8 MF Zoma Vanlalzahawhma 0 0 3 3 11 9 FW Amit Godara* 0 0 0 0 0 10 MF Ragav Gupta 0 0 2+1 2+1 23 11 FW William Neihsial 0 0 3 3 28 12 GK Anant Shah* 0 0 0 0 0 13 MF Jacob John Kattookaren* 0 0 0+2 0+2 2 16 MF Jirjar Terang* 0 0 0 0 0 17 FW Lalchungnunga Chhangte* 0 0 3 3 3 18 MF Surag Chettri* 0 0 1+1 1+1 2 19 DF Sairuat Kima* 0 0 3 3 3 20 MF Lalremruata HP* 0 0 0+1 0+1 1 21 DF Gautam Virwani* 0 0 0+1 0+1 1 22 FW Richardson Denzell* 0 0 3 3 3 24 MF Yash Tripathi 0 0 0+1 0+1 3 26 FW Malsawmzuala Tlangte 0 0 0+1 0+1 1 33 DF Sanit Dhadwal* 0 0 0 0 0 42 GK Gaurav Kumar Singh* 0 0 0 0 0 50 DF Matthew Dunga* 0 0 1+1 1+1 2 88 MF Lalhunmawia Chhakchhuak* 0 0 3 3 3 93 DF Hardik Bhatt 0 0 2 2 20
Goals Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total goals are equal. Players with no goals are not included in the list.
2023–24 season Clubtotal Player I-League Total 1 11 FW William Neihsial 0 0 1 1 1 22 FW Richardson Denzell 0 0 1 1 1 Own goal(s) 0 0 0 0 — Total 0 0 2 2 —
Assists Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. Players with no assists are not included in the list.
Player I-League Total 1 19 DF Sairuat Kima 0 0 1 1 22 FW Richardson Denzell 0 0 1 1 Total 0 0 2 2
Clean sheets Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Player I-League Total 1 1 GK Sachin Jha 0 0 2 2 Total 0 0 2 2
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