2022–23 TRAU FC season

The 2022–23 season was the 68th season of TRAU FC in existence and fourth season in the I-League.[1] This season of the I-League witnesses the return of the home-away format of the matches similar to that of the 2019–20 I-League season after a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[2]

TRAU FC
2022–23 season
Head coachL.Nandakumar Singh
I-League4th out of 12
AIFF Super CupQualifiers
Durand CupGroup stage

First-team squad

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As of 1 September 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Bishorjit Singh
2 DF   IND Manash Protim Gogoi
3 DF   SKN Gerard Williams
4 DF   BRA Gérson Vieira
5 DF   GHA Godfred Yeboah
6 MF   IND Shougrakpam Netrajit Singh
8 MF   IND Kishan Singh
9 MF   IND Danish Aribam
10 FW   TJK Komron Tursunov (captain)
11 FW   IND Baoringdao Bodo
12 DF   IND Shoib Akhtar
13 MF   IND Sapam Bishorjit
14 MF   IND Sorokhaibam Prikanta Singh
15 DF   IND Rishi Rajput
16 MF   IND Laishram Milan Singh
18 MF   IND Meitalkeishangbam Roger
19 DF   IND Naresh Singh
20 MF   IND Khanngam Horam
21 GK   IND Lunkhominlenmang Haokip
22 DF   IND Buanthanglun Samte
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   IND Roshan Singh
24 DF   IND Clinton Khuman
25 MF   IND Khumanthem Arun Singh
28 FW   IND Nongthongbam Singh
29 MF   IND Bikash Singh Sagolshem
30 FW   GHA Nana Poku
31 MF   IND Ngangbam Pacha Singh
32 MF   IND Timothy Thangkholal
33 FW   IND Premkumar Meitei
35 FW   IND Salam Singh
FW   IND Japes Nongthambam
FW   IND Premjit Singh

Transfers in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
30 July 2022 FW   Nana Poku   Dewa United
31 July 2022 FW   Premjit Singh   Odisha
04 August 2022 FW   Komron Tursunov   Churchill Brothers
27 August 2022 FW   Sakir Ali   Jamshepur F.C
16 September 2022 DF   Godfred Yeboah   Karela United
31 October 2022 DF   Gérson Vieira   Aimoré

Transfers out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
01 July 2022 GK   Amrit Gope Bengaluru Released [3]

Pre-season and friendlies

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28 September 2022 (2022-09-28) Friendly NorthEast United 4–3 TRAU Guwahati
15:30 IST
Report Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

Competitions

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I-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Sreenidi Deccan 22 13 3 6 44 29 +15 42
3 Gokulam Kerala 22 12 3 7 26 14 +12 39
4 TRAU 22 11 2 9 34 34 0 35
5 Real Kashmir 22 9 7 6 27 25 +2 34
6 Churchill Brothers 22 9 6 7 34 24 +10 33
Source: I-League
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

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15 November 2022 (2022-11-15) 1 Aizawl 1–1 TRAU FC Aizawl
14.00 IST
  • Bikash Singh Sagolshem   18'
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
21 November 2022 (2022-11-21) 2 TRAU FC 3–0 Mumbai Kenkre Imphal
14.00 IST
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
24 November 2022 (2022-11-24) 3 Sreenidi Deccan 1–0 TRAU FC Hyderabad
14.00 IST Stadium: Deccan Arena
27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) 4 Mohammedan 1–0 TRAU FC Kolkata
18.00 IST Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
1 December 2022 (2022-12-01) 5 Real Kashmir 3–2 TRAU FC Srinagar
18.00 IST
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) 6 TRAU FC 2–0 RoundGlass Punjab Imphal
14.00 IST
  • Buanthanglun Samte   25'
  • Salam Singh   55'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
11 December 2022 (2022-12-11) 7 TRAU FC 2–1 NEROCA Imphal
14.00 IST
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
15 December 2022 (2022-12-15) 8 TRAU FC 3–1 Rajasthan United Imphal
14.00 IST
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) 9 Churchill Brothers 6–1 TRAU FC Panaji
16.30 IST Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
5 January 2023 (2023-01-05) 10 TRAU FC 2–0 Sudeva Delhi Imphal
16.30 IST Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
15 January 2023 (2023-01-15) 11 Gokulam Kerala 1–2 TRAU Manjeri
16.30 IST
Report
  • Manash Protim Gogoi   57'
  • Salam Johnson Singh   78'
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
Man of the Match: Manash Protim Gogoi (TRAU)
18 January 2023 (2023-01-18) 12 NEROCA 3–1 TRAU FC Imphal
16.30 IST Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 13 Rajasthan United 1–2 TRAU FC New Delhi
14.00 IST
Report
  • S. Johnson Singh   14'
  • Tursunov   40'
  • G. Yeboah   90+2'
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 1,129
Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: Salam Johnson Singh (TRAU)
3 February 2023 (2023-02-03) 14 TRAU FC 0–0 Mohammedan Imphal
16:30 IST
  • Fernandinho   32'
Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Man of the Match: Sairuat Kima (Mohammedan)
7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) 15 TRAU 1-2 Sreenidi Deccan Imphal
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: JATINDER SINGH
Man of the Match: Asheer Akhtar (Sreenidi Deccan)
10 February 2023 (2023-02-10) 16 TRAU FC 3-2 Churchill Brothers Imphal
16.30 IST
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
17 February 2023 (2023-02-17) 17 TRAU FC 3-1 Aizawl Imphal
16.30 IST
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) 18 Sudeva Delhi 2–0 TRAU FC New Delhi
16.30 IST Bidyananda Singh   42' Stadium: Chhatrasal Stadium
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) 19 TRAU FC 0–2 Real Kashmir Imphal
14.00 IST Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
2 March 2023 (2023-03-02) 20 TRAU FC 1-0 Gokulam Kerala Imphal
19.00 IST Report Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: WILLIAMS JOY KOSHY
Man of the Match: Salam Johnson Singh (TRAU)
21 November 2022 (2022-11-21) 21 Mumbai Kenkre 2–4 TRAU FC Mumbai
14.00 IST
Stadium: Cooperage Ground
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 22 RoundGlass Punjab 2–0 TRAU FC Panchkula
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)

Durand Cup

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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HYD CHE ARR NER TRA
1 Hyderabad 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Qualify for the Knockout stage 3–1
2 Chennaiyin 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7 2–2
3 Army Red 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 1–0 0–0
4 NEROCA (H) 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 0–3 0–2 3–1
5 TRAU (H) 4 1 0 3 4 10 −6 3 0–2 1–4 2–1
Source: Sportstar
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
(H) Hosts

Matches

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18 August 2022 (2022-08-18) 1 NEROCA 3–1 TRAU Imphal
18.00 IST
  • Ragui   16'
  • Shimray   36'
  • Chidi   50'
  • James   71'
Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Stadium
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Naorem Tondomba Singh (NEROCA)
22 August 2022 (2022-08-22) 2 TRAU 0–2 Hyderabad Imphal
15.00 IST
  • Singh   60'
  • Johnson   67'
Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Stadium
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Hitesh Sharma (Hyderabad)
28 August 2022 (2022-08-28) 3 TRAU 2–1 Army Red Imphal
15.00 IST
  • Bodo   81'
  • Milan   90'
  • Joysana   90+2'
Report
  • Shil   35'
  • Kamei   58'
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Stadium
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Baoringdao Bodo (TRAU)
1 September 2022 (2022-09-01) 4 TRAU 1–4 Chennaiyin Imphal
18.00 IST
  • Roshan   24'
  • Salam   36'   36'
  • Tursunov   45' (p)
Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Stadium
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Man of the Match: Julius Düker (Chennaiyin)

Super Cup

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After finishing 4th in the I-League, Malabarians will have to play a qualifier against 7th-ranked Aizawl to earn a place in the group stage.[4]

Qualifiers

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6 April 2023 (2023-04-06) Q-3 TRAU 0–1 Aizawl Manjeri
17:00 IST Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 772
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Ivan Veras (Aizawl)

Statistics

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Goal Scorers

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Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name I League Durand Cup Super Cup Total
1 10 FW   Komron Tursunov 8 2 0 10
2 35 FW   Salam Singh 5 0 0 5
3 11 FW   Baoringdao Bodo 3 1 0 4
4 4 DF   Gérson Vieira 3 0 0 3
29 MF   Bikash Singh Sagolshem 3 0 0 3
94 MF   Fernandinho 3 0 0 3
7 22 DF   Buanthanglun Samte 2 0 0 2
30 FW   Nana Poku 2 0 0 2
9 2 DF   Manash Protim Gogoi 1 0 0 1
5 DF   Godfred Yeboah 1 0 0 1
16 MF   Laishram Milan Singh 0 1 0 1
17 FW   Bidyananda Singh 0 1 0 1
27 DF   Billu Teli 1 0 0 1
33 FW   Pritam Singh 1 0 0 1

References

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  1. ^ https://thebridge.in/i-league/i-league-2021-22-kolkata-22454 Archived 27 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (2 March 2022). "No change in ISL format for next season, Super Cup set to return". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Bengaluru FC sign promising youngsters Amrit Gope and Faisal Ali". Bengaluru FC. 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Kerala to host Hero Super Cup in April". the-aiff.com. 24 January 2023.