2023–24 Inter Kashi season explained

Club:Inter Kashi
Season:2023–24
Owner:RDB Group of Companies
Manager:Carlos Santamarina
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Various
League:I-League
League Result:4th
Cup1:Super Cup
Cup1 Result:Group stage
Largest Win:5–0 v Rajasthan United,
8 January 2024
(Super Cup)
Largest Loss:4–0 v Real Kashmir,
(Away)
28 November 2023
(I-League)
League Topscorer:Mario Barco (12)
Season Topscorer:Mario Barco (14)
Average Attendance:524
Highest Attendance:2,687
(v. Mohammedan,
21 November 2023)
Lowest Attendance:123
(v. Gokulam Kerala,
9 February 2024)
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Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 season was the first season of Inter Kashi in existence. The club participated in the I-League, the second level of Indian football.

In May 2023, the All India Football Federation, the governing body of football in India, announced they would accept bids for new clubs to join 2023–24 I-League season onwards.[1] On 29 June 2023, it was announced that agreement for the Varanasi franchise had been reached between Kolkata-based RDB Group of Companies and European clubs Atlético Madrid and Inter Escaldes. FC Andorra had an association with Inter Escaldes, but did not have any direct role with Inter Kashi. The moniker of "Inter" was added because of the tie-up with Inter Escaldes.[2]

Current staff

PositionName
Head coach Carlos Santamarina[3]
Assistant coaches Javier Broch
Arata Izumi

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 August 2023DFPeter Hartley Hartlepool UnitedNone[4]
4 August 2023MFSehnaj Singh NorthEast UnitedNone
1 September 2023FWSumeet Passi East BengalNone
5 September 2023FWJordan Lamela AntonianoNone
8 September 2023FWMario Barco NumanciaNone
9 September 2023DFAnil Chawan Bengaluru UnitedNone
11 September 2023GKSharon Padattil BengaluruNone
12 September 2023GKArindam Bhattacharya NorthEast UnitedNone
13 September 2023MFJackichand Singh Mumbai CityNone
15 September 2023MFAsif Khan Mumbai CityNone
16 September 2023DFKojam Beyong Rajasthan UnitedNone
16 September 2023DFSandip Mandi Diamond HarbourNone
16 September 2023MFHaobam Singh East BengalNone
16 September 2023MFKeisam Angelo Singh Jamshedpur BNone
16 September 2023MFPhijam Vikash Singh Jamshedpur FC None
20 September 2023MFJulen Pérez Las Palmas BNone
11 October 2023DFLalruatthara OdishaNone[5]
13 October 2023GKNikhil Deka NorthEast UnitedNone
1 January 2024FWGianni dos Santos Atlético OttawaNone

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
17 August 2023FWMuhammad Ajsal Kerala Blasters31 May 2024[6]
2 September 2023FWEdmund Lalrindika Bengaluru31 May 2024
3 September 2023MFGyamar Nikum Mumbai City31 May 2024
15 September 2023DFBijoy Varghese Kerala Blasters31 May 2024
14 October 2023DFDeepak Devrani Punjab31 May 2024
14 October 2023DFTejas Krishna Punjab31 May 2024
4 January 2024MFFran Gómez Atlético Madrid B31 May 2024
14 January 2024DFSanson Pereira Goa31 May 2024

Competitions

I-League

See main article: 2023–24 I-League.

Matches

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.[7]

Indian Super Cup

See main article: 2024 Indian Super Cup. Inter Kashi entered the competition in the play-off round. Inter Kashi defeated Rajasthan United in the qualification round by 5–0 on 8th January,[8] the fixtures were announced on 18 December 2023.

Statistics

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

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1FW9 align=left 9 2 11
2MF7 align=left Jordan Lamela 5 0 5
FW17 align=left 3 2 5
DF36 align=left Asif Khan 5 0 5
5MF77 align=left 3 1 4
6FW33 align=left 2 1 3
MF44 align=left Haobam Singh2 1 3
8FW21 align=left 2 0 2
MF22 align=left 2 0 2
10MF8 align=left Phijam Vikash Singh1 0 1
FW25 align=left 1 0 1
DF26 align=left Deepak Devrani1 0 1
Total36743

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2023-24 season onwards . 5 May 2023 . The AIFF . 29 June 2023 . 20 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620130132/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-invites-bids-for-new-clubs-to-join-hero-i-league-2023-24-season-onwards . live .
  2. Web site: Inter Kashi AMA . 7 July 2023 . Reddit . 7 July 2023 . 7 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230707115641/https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianFootball/comments/14t54mi/inter_kashi_ama_hello_reddit_we_are_inter_kashi/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2023-06-29 . Atletico Madrid returns to Indian league football with Inter Kashi; former JFC gaffer Santamarina to be head coach . 2023-08-31 . sportstar.thehindu.com . en.
  4. Web site: We have kept you waiting long enough presenting our FIRST SIGNING — @PeterHartley88! . 1 August 2023 . Inter Kashi Twitter . 1 August 2023.
  5. InterKashi . 1712082987549131124 .
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  6. Web site: 2023-08-17 . Muhammad Ajsal to join Inter Kashi on loan . 2023-08-21 . Kerala Blasters FC . en-US . 21 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230821080337/https://keralablastersfc.in/muhammad-ajsal-to-join-inter-kashi-on-loan/ . live .
  7. Web site: Comments on: AIFF announces fixtures for I-League, IWL .
  8. Web site: Kalinga Super Cup 2023-24 group stage draw announced: Odisha FC and Bengaluru FC clubbed in same group . 18 December 2023 .