2022–23 Rajasthan United FC season

Rajasthan United
2022–23 season
Head coach	Pushpender Kundu
Stadium	Ambedkar Stadium
I-League	4th
Durand Cup	Quarter-finals
Baji Rout Cup	Winners
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is the fifth season in Indian professional football club Rajasthan United FC's existence, and their 2nd season in I-League.^[1] In addition to the I-League,^[2] Rajasthan United will also participate in the Durand Cup, Super Cup, IFA Shield^[3]

First-team squad

As of 1 August 2022

Squad no.	Player	Position(s)	Age	Signed from	Since	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Vishal Joon	GK	27	Friends United	2021	9	0
13	Rafique Ali Sardar	GK	24	Mohammedan	2022	4	0
24	Subhojeet Basu	GK	29	Indian Air Force	2022	0	0
	Niraj Kumar	GK	20	Jamshedpur	2022	3	0
Defenders
2	Novin Gurung	RB	23	Indian Navy	2022	0	0
4	Kojam Beyong	CB	19	Jamshedpur B	2022	2	0
5	Amritpal Singh	RB	21	Hyderabad	2022	2	0
17	Jagdeep Singh	LB	21	Bengaluru B	2022	4	0
23	Melroy Assisi	CB	23	Chennaiyin	2022	17	1
28	Md Fayazuddin Shah	LB	23	TRAU	2022	4	0
67	Aidar Mambetaliev	CB	24	Alga Bishkek	2022	8	1
93	Hardik Bhatt	RB	25	Hyderya Sports	2021	11	0
	Harmanjot Singh	CB	26	Delhi United	2021	9	0
Midfielders
6	Lalliansanga Renthlei	DM / CM	23	Sudeva Delhi	2022	9	0
8	Bektur Amangeldiev	DM / CM	23	Dordoi Bishkek	2022	5	1
11	William Neihsial	RM	24	Sudeva Delhi	2022	8	0
12	Pintu Mahata	CM	25	Indian Navy	2022	0	0
20	Ragav Gupta	CM	23	Real Kashmir	2022	9	0
21	Vanlalzahawhma	AM	21	Sudeva Delhi	2022	2	0
33	Britto PM	RM	29	Indian Navy	2022	4	2
77	Gyamar Nikum	CM	18	RU Academy	2021	22	3
88	Rohmingthanga Bawlte	LM	23	Real Kashmir	2022	0	0
90	Joseba Beitia	AM	32	RoundGlass Punjab	2022	4	0
	Yash Tripathi	CM	21	Neerja Modi Academy	2022	0	0
	Amit Godara	LM	21	Jaipur United	2022	0	0
	Anand Tawe	AM	20	RU Academy	2022	0	0
	Imran Mani	CM		RU Academy	2022	0	0
Forwards
9	Youssef Atriss	ST / AM	25	Bourj	2022	7	1
10	Martín Cháves (captain)	LW / AM	24	Rodos	2022	8	2
14	Alister Anthony	ST / RW	21	Ambernath United	2022	2	0
29	Lalremsanga	LW	21	Aizawl	2022	7	1
30	Chanso Horam	LW	21	Mumbai City	2022	4	0
32	Owais Khatib	CF	25	PIFA Sports	2022	0	0
45	Nuha Marong	CF	29	Bashundhara Kings	2022	4	0
75	Shaiborlang Kharpan	CF	27	Sudeva Delhi	2022	3	0
	Sérgio Barboza	RW	29	Suchitepéquez	2022	3	1

Transfers and loans

Transfers In

Entry Date	Position	No	Player	Previous Club	Fee	Source
4 July 2022	MF	8	Pintu Mahata	Indian Navy	None	^[4]
5 July 2022	DF	28	Fayazuddin Shah	TRAU	None	^[5]
7 July 2022	FW	33	Britto PM	Indian Navy	None	^[6]
13 July 2022	FW	75	Shaiborlang Kharpan	Sudeva Delhi	None	^[7]
15 July 2022	FW	29	Lalremsanga Fanai	Aizawl	None
16 July 2022	MF	9	Yash Tripathi	Odisha	None	^[8]
17 July 2022	GK	1	Niraj Kumar	Jamshedpur	None	^[9]
21 July 2022	FW	49	William Lalnunfela	NorthEast United	None
22 July 2022	DF	15	Novin Gurung	Indian Navy	None
1 August 2022	FW	14	Alister Anthony	Ambernath United	None
2 August 2022	MF	6	Lalliansanga Renthlei	Sudeva Delhi	None
4 August 2022	MF	11	William Neihsial	Sudeva Delhi	None
4 August 2022	MF		Surchandra Singh	Real Kashmir	None
5 August 2022	DF	05	Amritpal Singh	Hyderabad	None
5 August 2022	DF	33	Jagdeep Singh	Bengaluru B	None
6 August 2022	MF	8	Bektur Amangeldiev	Dordoi Bishkek	None	^[10]
6 August 2022	DF	67	Aydar Mambetaliev	Alga Bishkek	None	^[11]
7 August 2022	FW	7	Sérgio Barboza	Suchitepéquez	None	^[12]
7 August 2022	MF	6	Ragav Gupta	Real Kashmir	None
8 August 2022	MF	9	Youssef Atriss	Bourj	None	^[13]
8 August 2022	MF		Anant Tawe	RU Academy	None
8 August 2022	DF		Yura Tarung	RU Academy	None
16 August 2022	FW	10	Martín Cháves	Rodos	None	^[14]
29 September 2022	MF		Joseba Beitia	RoundGlass Punjab	None
04 October 2022	FW		Nuha Marong	Bashundhara Kings	None
23 October 2022	FW	32	Owais Khatib		None
23 October 2022	GK		MD Rafique Sardar		None
23 October 2022	GK		Subhojeet Basu		None

Loans in

Starts Date	End date	No	Position	Player	From Club	Fee	Source
4 July 2022	30 June 2023	30	FW	Chanso Horam	Mumbai City	None

Transfers out

Exit Date	Position	No	Player	To Club	Fee	Source
11 June 2022	DF	2	Gurmukh Singh	Chennaiyin	None	^[15]
28 June 2022	DF	27	Abhishek Ambekar	Mohammedan	None	^[16]
28 June 2022	MF	40	Pritam Singh	Mohammedan	None	^[17]
30 June 2022	DF	3	Pawan Joshi	Vatika FC	None
1 July 2022	DF	22	Shreyansh Choudhary	Jaipur Elite	None
1 July 2022	FW	33	Sauma Das	Southern Samity	None
4 July 2022	GK	22	Bhaskar Roy	Mumbai City	None
9 July 2022	DM	23	Akeem Abioye	Garhwal FC	None
30 July 2022	GK	32	Dibyendu sarkar	Peerless	None
30 July 2022	DM	5	Fabiano Alves		None
30 August 2022	GK	01	Niraj Kumar	Odisha	Undisclosed
7 September 2022	MF		Surchandra Singh	NEROCA F C	Undisclosed
10 October 2022	DF		Yura tarun	Reserves
10 October 2022	DF		Amritpal Singh	Reserves
10 October 2022	DF		Saurabh Bhanwala	Reserves
10 October 2022	FW		Sérgio Barboza	Reserves
10 October 2022	FW		Alocious Muthayyan	Reserves
10 October 2022	FW		William Lalnunfela	Reserves
10 October 2022	FW		Aman Thapa	Reserves
10 October 2022	FW		Yuvraj Singh	Reserves
10 October 2022	MF		Shilton D'Silva	Reserves

Current technical staff

Current technical staff (as of 16 December 2021^[update])
Position	Name
CEO	Dinesh Negi
Team manager	Gabriel B Gomes
Technical director	Vikrant Sharma Magan Singh Rajvi^[18]
Head coach	Pushpender Kundu
Assistant coach
U-18 Coach	Himanshu Bisht
Physio	Dr.Varun Khergamker

Pre-season

30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)	Goa	3–0	Rajasthan United	Salvador do Mundo
18.00 IST				Stadium: Salvador do Mundo

2 October 2022 (2022-10-02)	Chruchill Brothers	2–1	Rajasthan United	Navelim
09.00 IST				Stadium: Rosary Ground

13 October 2022 (2022-10-13)	Rajasthan United	3–2	RoundGlass Punjab	Jaipur
09.45 IST				Stadium: Poornima University

26 October 2022 (2022-10-26)	Rajasthan United	3–1	Sudeva Delhi	New Delhi
15.45 IST	Cháves 50' (p), 56' Barboza 74'			Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Competition

I-League

League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Aizawl	22	6	8	8	27	29	−2	26^[a]
8	Mohammedan	22	7	5	10	34	35	−1	26^[a]
9	Rajasthan United	22	7	4	11	19	32	−13	25^[b]
10	NEROCA	22	7	4	11	22	26	−4	25^[b]
11	Kenkre (R)	22	3	8	11	23	40	−17	17	Relegation to 2023–24 I-League 2

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
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Aizawl 4, Mohammedan 1.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Rajasthan United 6, NEROCA 0.

League Results by Round

Match	1	2	3	4	5
Ground	A	A	A	A	H
Result	W	L	D	W
League Position	3	8	7

Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2022. Source: I-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Note: I-league announced the fixtures for the 2022–23 season on 1 November 2022.^[19]

15 November 2022 (2022-11-15) 1	Churchill Brothers	1–2	Rajasthan United	Bambolim
19.00 IST	Gaikwad 22' Sané 45+1' Costa 81'	Report	Neihsial 24' Beitia 26' M. Assisi 29' 34' H. Bhatt 49' 84' Cháves 68' Britto 75'	Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta Man of the Match: Britto PM (Rajasthan United)

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 2	Real Kashmir	2–0	Rajasthan United	Srinagar
14.00 IST	Moro 20' Singh 34' I. Seidu 51' George 70' Pulamte 77'	Report	Cháves 10' M. Assisi 66'	Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jatinder Singh Man of the Match: Lamine Moro (Real Kashmir)

23 November 2022 (2022-11-23) 3	RoundGlass Punjab	1–1	Rajasthan United	Panchkula
16.30 IST	Lalhlimpuia 13' Ignjatović 17' Šećerović 65'	Report	Mambetaliev 45+3' Cháves 77' Nikum 90+1' Marong 90+2'	Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium Attendance: 1,137 Referee: Lakshay Man of the Match: Daniel Lalhlimpuia (RoundGlass Punjab)

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) 4	Sudeva Delhi	1–3	Rajasthan United	New Delhi
14.00 IST	T. Misawa 22' S. Nongmeikapam 73'	Report	Cháves 16' Britto 45+3' Renthlei 50' H. Bhatt 53' Mambetaliev 85' Ali Sardar 90+7'	Stadium: Chhatrasal Stadium Attendance: 3,506 Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu Man of the Match: Martín Cháves (Rajasthan United)

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 5	Rajasthan United	v	NEROCA	New Delhi
14.00 IST		Report		Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Durand Cup

Group stage

Group table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MCI	RUN	AMB	EAB	INA
1	Mumbai City	4	2	1	1	13	7	+6	7^[a]	Qualify for the Knockout stage	—	5–1	—	—	4–1
2	Rajasthan United	4	2	1	1	6	7	−1	7^[a]	Qualify for the Knockout stage	—	—	—	—	2–0
3	ATK Mohun Bagan (H)	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	7^[a]		1–1	2–3	—	—	2–0
4	East Bengal (H)	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5		4–3	0–0	0–1	—	0–0
5	Indian Navy	4	0	1	3	1	8	−7	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
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 4, Rajasthan United 3, Mohun Bagan 1.

Group matches

20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) 1	ATK Mohun Bagan	2–3	Rajasthan United	Kolkata
18.00 IST	Hnamte 41' Nassiri 43' Kuruniyan 46' Rathi 56'	Report	Amangeldiev 45+1' Fanai 60' Nikum 90+5'	Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Niraj Kumar (Rajasthan United)

25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) 2	East Bengal	0–0	Rajasthan United	Kolkata
18.00 IST	Lima 59' González 79' Rahman 90+5'	Report	Mambetaliev 13' Amangeldiev 53'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 7,132 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Melroy Melwin Assisi (Rajasthan United)

29 August 2022 (2022-08-29) 3	Mumbai City	5–1	Rajasthan United	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Stewart 10' Chhangte 18' Mehtab 36' 84' Jahouh 63' Stalin 69' Vikram 90+2'	Report	Assisi 48' Nikum 67' Atriss 83'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Ahmed Jahouh (Mumbai City)

5 September 2022 (2022-09-05) 4	Rajasthan United	2–0	Indian Navy	Kolkata
15.00 IST	Atriss 73' Barboza 89' 89'	Report	Thapa 59'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Referee: Lakshay Tushir Man of the Match: Martín Cháves (Rajasthan United)

Quarter finals

12 September 2022 (2022-09-12) QF	Hyderabad	3–1	Rajasthan United	Kolkata
18.00 IST	Ogbeche 6' Mishra 45' Siverio 68' Onaindia 80'	Report	Cháves 29' (p) Mambetaliev 49'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 1,024 Man of the Match: Akash Mishra (Hyderabad)

Baji Rout Cup

Quarter finals

4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) QF	Rajasthan United	2–0	Mohammedan	Angul
14.00 IST	Cháves 21' Marong 54'	Report		Stadium: Kadam Padia Stadium Man of the Match: Martín Cháves (Rajasthan United)

Semi finals

6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) SF	Sreenidi Deccan	0–3	Rajasthan United	Angul
14.00 IST		Report	Cháves 45+1' Marong 55' Beitia 81' (p)	Stadium: Kadam Padia Stadium Man of the Match: Martín Cháves (Rajasthan United)

Final

8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) Final	Churchill Brothers	2–2 (2–4 p)	Rajasthan United	Talcher
13.30 IST	Pakparvar 45+1' Mapuia 83'	Report	Kharpan 7' R. Gupta 10'	Stadium: Black Diamond Stadium Man of the Match: Rafique Ali Sardar (Rajasthan United)
	Penalties
	M. Cissé Mapuia Costa Tana		Barboza R. Gupta Beitia Cháves

Squad statistics

Goal Scorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	I League	Durand Cup	Baji Rout Cup	Total
1	10	FW	Martín Cháves	1	1	2	4
2	77	MF	Gyamar Nikum	1	2	0	3
3	33	MF	Britto	2	0	0	2
3	45	FW	Nuha Marong	0	0	2	2
5	8	DM	Bektur Amangeldiev	0	1	0	1
	9	FW	Youssef Atriss	0	1	0	1
	20	MF	Ragav Gupta	0	0	1	1
	23	DF	Melroy Assisi	1	0	0	1
	29	FW	Lalremsanga Fanai	0	1	0	1
	67	DF	Mambetaliev	1	0	0	1
	75	FW	Shaiborlang Kharpan	0	0	1	1
	90	MF	Joseba Beitia	0	0	1	1
	-	FW	Sérgio Barboza	0	1	0	1

References

^ "All you need to know about new I-League entrant Rajasthan United FC". Khel Now. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ Sportstar, Team (23 June 2022). "ISL, I-League to have promotion-relegation after talks with FIFA and AFC: Reports". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "Indian Football Calendar 2022-23: Durand Cup on 13th Aug, ISL starts in October". 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
^ "Our latest addition to the midfield! Welcome to Rajasthan United FC, Pintu Mahata". @RajasthanUnited. 2 July 2022.
^ "Rajasthan United FC sign defender Fayazuddin Shah!". 29 July 2022.
^ "Rajasthan United FC sign winger Britto PM!". 30 July 2022.
^ "Say hello to our latest signing. The sniper from Shillong, Shaiborlang Kharpan. 🙌🏽". @RajasthanUnited. 13 July 2022.
^ "Rajasthan United FC hand youngster Yash Tripathi contract until 2025!". 5 August 2022.
^ "Rajasthan United FC sign goalkeeper Niraj Kumar!". 6 August 2022.
^ "https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2022-23-rajasthan-united-sign-midfielder-bektur-amangeldiev/"
^ "Rajasthan United FC signs Kyrgyzstan defender Aydar Mambetaliev on a multi-year deal - Halfway Football". 4 August 2022.
^ "Exclusive: Brazilian winger Sergio Barboza Jr. Signs for Rajasthan United FC - Halfway Football". 4 August 2022.
^ "Rajasthan United FC sign Lebanese midfielder Youssef Atriss - Halfway Football". 5 August 2022.
^ "Rajasthan United rope in former Northeast United attacker Martin Chaves - Halfway Football". 3 August 2022.
^ "Chennaiyin FC sign defender Gurmukh Singh". 11 June 2022.
^ "Mohammedan SC bolster their defence by adding former Mohunbagan and East Bengal experienced left back Abhishek Ambekar 💪🏻⚫️⚪️". Twitter. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Mohammedan SC has acquired the services of former Rajasthan United FC & Roundglass Punjab FC winger Pritam Singh 💪🏻⚫️⚪️". Twitter. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "Rajasthan United FC on Instagram: "Advisor ✅ Mentor ✅ Legend ✅ We are happy to announce the appointment of Shri Magan Singh Rajvi as the Technical Advisor & Chief Mentor of the club. In an illustrious career, Shri Magan Singh Rajvi earned 33 caps for the national team, scoring 15 goals. He has captained the national team in 1973 and 1974. He played for Mohun Bagan AC, East Bengal FC, and Salgaocar FC in his club career."". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ "Hero I-League 2022-23 to kick-off on November 12". i-league.org. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[table_hth_AIZ0.66479945586286-19] Head-to-head points: Aizawl 4, Mohammedan 1.

[table_hth_RAJ0.66479945586286-20] Head-to-head points: Rajasthan United 6, NEROCA 0.

[table_hth_AMB0.49220075760605-22] Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 4, Rajasthan United 3, Mohun Bagan 1.

[1] "All you need to know about new I-League entrant Rajasthan United FC". Khel Now. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[2] Sportstar, Team (23 June 2022). "ISL, I-League to have promotion-relegation after talks with FIFA and AFC: Reports". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[3] "Indian Football Calendar 2022-23: Durand Cup on 13th Aug, ISL starts in October". 16 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[4] "Our latest addition to the midfield! Welcome to Rajasthan United FC, Pintu Mahata". @RajasthanUnited. 2 July 2022.

[5] "Rajasthan United FC sign defender Fayazuddin Shah!". 29 July 2022.

[6] "Rajasthan United FC sign winger Britto PM!". 30 July 2022.

[7] "Say hello to our latest signing. The sniper from Shillong, Shaiborlang Kharpan. 🙌🏽". @RajasthanUnited. 13 July 2022.

[8] "Rajasthan United FC hand youngster Yash Tripathi contract until 2025!". 5 August 2022.

[9] "Rajasthan United FC sign goalkeeper Niraj Kumar!". 6 August 2022.

[10] "https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2022-23-rajasthan-united-sign-midfielder-bektur-amangeldiev/"

[11] "Rajasthan United FC signs Kyrgyzstan defender Aydar Mambetaliev on a multi-year deal - Halfway Football". 4 August 2022.

[12] "Exclusive: Brazilian winger Sergio Barboza Jr. Signs for Rajasthan United FC - Halfway Football". 4 August 2022.

[13] "Rajasthan United FC sign Lebanese midfielder Youssef Atriss - Halfway Football". 5 August 2022.

[14] "Rajasthan United rope in former Northeast United attacker Martin Chaves - Halfway Football". 3 August 2022.

[15] "Chennaiyin FC sign defender Gurmukh Singh". 11 June 2022.

[16] "Mohammedan SC bolster their defence by adding former Mohunbagan and East Bengal experienced left back Abhishek Ambekar 💪🏻⚫️⚪️". Twitter. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[17] "Mohammedan SC has acquired the services of former Rajasthan United FC & Roundglass Punjab FC winger Pritam Singh 💪🏻⚫️⚪️". Twitter. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[18] "Rajasthan United FC on Instagram: "Advisor ✅ Mentor ✅ Legend ✅ We are happy to announce the appointment of Shri Magan Singh Rajvi as the Technical Advisor & Chief Mentor of the club. In an illustrious career, Shri Magan Singh Rajvi earned 33 caps for the national team, scoring 15 goals. He has captained the national team in 1973 and 1974. He played for Mohun Bagan AC, East Bengal FC, and Salgaocar FC in his club career."". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[21] "Hero I-League 2022-23 to kick-off on November 12". i-league.org. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

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