2022–23 Rajasthan United FC season

Rajasthan United FC
2022–23 season
Head Coach	Francesc Bonet
I-League	TBD
	← 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

Squad no.	Name	Position(s)	Age	Previous club	Since	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
36	Vishal Joon	GK	28	Friends United	2021	9	0
Defenders
2	Saurabh Bhanwala	CB	22	Punjab	2022
5	Amritpal Singh	CB	27	Hyderabad	2022
17	Harmanjot Singh	RB	26	Academy	2021
23	Melroy Assisi	LB	23	Chennaiyin	2022
28	Fayazuddin Shah	CB	23	TRAU	2022
33	Jagdeep Singh	CB	20	Bengaluru B	2022
67	Aydar Mambetaliev	CB	24	Alga Bishkek	2022
93	Hardik Bhatt	RB	25	Hyderya Sports FC	2021
	Yura Tarung	RB	26	Academy	2021
	Novin Gurung	RB	23	Indian Navy	2022
MidFielders
6	Lalliansanga Renthlei	CM	23	Sudeva Delhi	2022
8	Bektur Amangeldiev	DM	23	Dordoi Bishkek	2022
9	Youssef Atriss	CM	24	Bourj	2022
11	William Neihsial	AM	23	Sudeva Delhi	2022
12	Ragav Gupta	CM	23	Real Kashmir	2022
13	Yash Tripathi	CM	23	Odisha	2022
31	Shilton D'Silva	AM	29	Mohammedan SC	2021
77	Gyamar Nikum	AM	17	RU Academy	2021
	Vanlalzahawhma	AM	20	RU Academy	2021
	Anant Tawe	AM	19	RU Academy	2022
	Surchandra Singh	AM	28	Real Kashmir	2022
	Pintu Mahata	AM	25	Indian Navy	2022
Forwards
7	Sérgio Barboza	CF	26	Suchitepéquez	2022
10	Martín Cháves	CF	25	Rodos	2022
14	Alister Anthony	RW	22	Ambernath United	2022
21	Alocious Muthayyan	RW	23	Calcutta Customs	2021
29	Lalremsanga Fanai	FW	20	Aizawl	2022
30	Chanso Horam	LW	20	Mumbai City	2022
33	Britto PM	RW	29	Indian Navy	2022
49	William Lalnunfela	CF	27	NorthEast United	2022
75	Shaiborlang Kharpan	CF	27	Sudeva Delhi	2022
97	Aman Thapa	CF	23	Mohammedan SC	2022
	Yuvraj Singh	CF	26	RU Academy	2021

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]

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

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	Fransesc Bonet
Assistant coach	Pushpender Kundu
U-18 Coach	Himanshu Bisht
Physio	Dr.Varun Khergamker

Preseason

30 September 2022 (2022-09-30)	Goa	v	Rajasthan United	Margao
IST

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.

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: ? Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Niraj Kumar (Rajasthan United)

25 August 2022 2	East Bengal	0–0	Rajasthan United	Kolkata
18:00 IST	Lima 59' González 79' Rahman 90+5'	Report	Mambetaliev 13' Amangeldiev 53' Barboza 62'	Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Melroy 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				Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

Squad statistics

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.

[table_hth_AIZ0.50101024075458-19] Head-to-head points: Aizawl 4, Mohammedan 1.

[table_hth_RAJ0.50101024075458-20] Head-to-head points: Rajasthan United 6, NEROCA 0.

[table_hth_AMB0.60786098502942-21] 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.

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