2021–22 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season explained

Club:Churchill Brothers
Season:2021–22
Chairman:Valanka Alemao
Chrtitle:CEO
Manager:Antonio Rueda
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:I-League
League Result:4th
League Topscorer:Kenneth Ikechukwu (10)
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Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 season was the 34th season of Churchill Brothers in existence and thirteenth in the I-League.[1] A new coach for the team, Antonio Rueda, was appointed on 19 February 2022.[2]

Transfers

In

DatePos.NameFromFeeRef.
29 June 2021MF Varun Thokchom NEROCANone
26 July 2021FW Sekou Sylla HaiphongNone[3]
20 August 2021DF Shadi Skaf BourjNone[4]
21 August 2021FW Afdal VarikkodanNone
21 August 2021FW Kapil Hoble FC GoaNone
15 September 2021MF Guilherme Escuro RetrôNone
27 September 2021FW Faheem Ali Kerala United FCNone
28 September 2021FW Aaron Barretto SalgaocarNone
11 October 2021FW Kenneth Ikechukwu Saif SCNone[5]
29 January 2022FW Komron Tursunov Rajasthan UnitedNone[6]

Out

Exit datePos.NameToFeeRef.
16 June 2021FW FASNone[7]
16 June 2021FW Luka Majcen Bengaluru UnitedNone[8]
16 June 2021MF Abu SalemNone
16 June 2021DF AhedNone
4 August 2021DF Suresh Meitei Army RedNone
4 July 2021GK Shibinraj KunniyilSreenidi DeccanNone[9]
4 August 2021MF Fredsan Marshall Sreenidi DeccanNone
4 August 2021MF Israil GurungNone[10]
12 January 2022DF Shadi Skaf NejmehNone

I-League

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A		Scorers
26 December 2021Gokulam KeralaA0–1
4 March 2022RoundGlass PunjabA2–2Sylla 16', Ikechukwu 44'
8 March 2022Sudeva DelhiH0–1
12 March 2022TRAUA0–2
16 March 2022MohammedanA2–1Ikechukwu 2', 62'
21 March 2022Rajasthan UnitedA0–2
24 March 2022AizawlH2–1Ikechukwu 44', Tursunov 45+3'
28 Match 2022Sreenidi DeccanA1–1Tursunov 62'
1 April 2022NEROCAA4–2Saurav Mandal 9', Tursunov 28', Ikechukwu 57' (pen.), Krizo 89'
6 April 2022Real KashmirA1–0Fernandes 90'
10 April 2022KenkreA2–1Tursunov 75', Ikechukwu 81'
18 April 2022Indian ArrowsA2–1Tursunov 47', Momo Cisse 90+4'
26 April 2022Rajasthan UnitedH2–1Tursunov 23', Akhand 45+2' (o.g.)
30 April 2022Gokulam KeralaH1–1Ikechukwu 15'
3 May 2022RoundGlass PunjabH2–1Miranda 25', Krizo 85'
6 May 2022MohammedanA0–2
9 May 2022NEROCAA3–1Cisse 36', Ikechukwu 40', 76'
14 May 2022Sreenidi DeccanH0–1

Current squad

First team squad

Technical staff

PositionName
Head coach Antonio Rueda
Assistant coach Mario Soares
Assistant coach Mateus Costa[11]

Competitions

I-League

See main article: 2021–22 I-League.

Squad statistics

Churchill Brothers used a total of 26 players during the 2021–22 season and there were seven different goalscorers. Lamgoulen Hangshing and Richard Costa played in all 18 matches with former starting in all of them, the latter in 14. Kenneth Ikechukwu was the highest scorer with ten goals.

KeyNo. = Squad number

Pos. = Playing position

Apps = Appearances

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = DefenderMF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

= Yellow cards

= Red cards

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.

No.Pos.Name
AppsGoals
1GK Shilton Paul14030
1DF Shadi Skaf 1000
3DF Mamit Vanlalduatsanga0000
4DF Suresh Meitei17010
5DF Vikas Singh Saini4 (6)010
6MF Quan Gomes8 (4)020
7MF Guilherme Escuro2010
8MF Kingsley Fernandes17140
10FW Kenneth Ikechukwu181010
11FW Vinil Poojary1 (8)010
14MF Kapil Hoble6 (2)010
15FW Sekou Sylla5 (3)000
17MF Shubert Pereira2 (5)000
18MF Bryce Miranda11 (6)100
19DF Lamgoulen Hangshing18020
20DF Meldon D'Silva3 (3)010
22DF Wendell Savio Coelho0 (2)010
23DF Momo Cisse15230
26GK Debnath Mondal1000
27FW Saurav Mandal9 (5)120
28FW Aaron Barretto0 (3)000
29MF Joseph Clemente8 (1)010
30DF Asif Ali Molla1 (1)010
32FW Afdal Varikkodan0 (4)010
33MF Richard Costa14 (4)010
40GK Nora Fernandes3000
47FW Gnohere Krizo4 (5)240
77FW Komron Tursunov16630
—GK Pratheesh Dinkan0000

Source:[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. https://thebridge.in/i-league/i-league-2021-22-kolkata-22454 .
  2. Web site: New head coach Rueda promises attractive football from Churchill Brothers . i-league.org . 10 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220510024209/https://i-league.org/new-head-coach-rueda-promises-attractive-football-from-churchill-brothers . 10 May 2022.
  3. Web site: CHURCHILL BROTHERS FC GOAChurchill Brothers rope in Guinean forward Sekou Sylla. footballexpress.in. 13 July 2021. 18 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Churchill Bros prepare for I-League season ahead with two new foreigners . The Times of India . 10 May 2022 . en . 15 September 2021.
  5. News: Churchill rope in Nigerian striker Kenneth . 9 May 2022 . The Times of India . 12 October 2021 . en.
  6. News: Lopes . Flavio . I-League: Churchill sign Tajik striker Tursunov . 10 May 2022 . The Times of India . 30 January 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: Churchill Brothers SC star striker Clayvin Zúñiga set to join CD FAS. July 2021.
  8. Web site: FC Bengaluru United sign foreign strikers Luka Majcen, Pedro Manzi.
  9. Web site: Sreenidhi FC sign experienced goalkeeper Shibin Raj Kunniyil. 4 July 2021.
  10. News: Lopes . Flavio . Israil quits Churchill for new challenge Goa News - Times of India . 10 May 2022 . The Times of India . 5 August 2021 . en.
  11. Web site: 9 November 2020. Flavio Lopes . Churchill Brothers start training, coach Varela lands in Goa. Times of India. en. 17 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Football: Churchill Brothers - squad . flashscore.in . 15 May 2022 . en-IN.
  13. Web site: India - Churchill Brothers FC Goa - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway . uk.soccerway.com . 15 May 2022.

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