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2021–22 Churchill Brothers FC Goa season

{{short description|2020–21 football season for Churchill Brothers Soccer Club}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

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|club = Churchill Brothers

|season = 2021–22

|chairman = Valanka Alemao

|chrtitle = CEO

|manager = Antonio Rueda

|mgrtitle = Head coach

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|league = I-League

|league result = 4th

|league2 =

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|cup1 =

|cup1 result =

|league topscorer = Kenneth Ikechukwu (10)

|season topscorer =

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The 2021–22 season was the 34th season of Churchill Brothers in existence and thirteenth in the I-League.https://thebridge.in/i-league/i-league-2021-22-kolkata-22454 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627161658/https://thebridge.in/i-league/i-league-2021-22-kolkata-22454 |date=27 June 2021}}. A new coach for the team, Antonio Rueda, was appointed on 19 February 2022.{{cite web |title=New head coach Rueda promises attractive football from Churchill Brothers |url=https://i-league.org/new-head-coach-rueda-promises-attractive-football-from-churchill-brothers |publisher=i-league.org |access-date=10 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510024209/https://i-league.org/new-head-coach-rueda-promises-attractive-football-from-churchill-brothers |archive-date=10 May 2022}}

Transfers

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In

class="wikitable sortable"
Date

! Pos.

! Name

! From

! Fee

! Ref.

29 June 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Varun Thokchom

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} NEROCA

| None

|

26 July 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GUI}} Sekou Sylla

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|VIE}} Haiphong

| None

|{{cite web|url=https://footballexpress.in/churchill-brothers-rope-in-guinean-forward-sekou-sylla-i-league/|title=CHURCHILL BROTHERS FC GOAChurchill Brothers rope in Guinean forward Sekou Sylla|website=footballexpress.in|date=13 July 2021|access-date=18 July 2021}}

20 August 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LBN}} Shadi Skaf

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LBN}} Bourj

| None

| {{cite web |title=Churchill Bros prepare for I-League season ahead with two new foreigners |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/churchill-bros-prepare-for-i-league-season-ahead-with-two-new-foreigners/articleshow/86212803.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=10 May 2022 |language=en |date=15 September 2021}}

21 August 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Afdal Varikkodan

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}}

| None

|

21 August 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Kapil Hoble

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} FC Goa

| None

|

15 September 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Escuro

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Retrô

| None

|

27 September 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Faheem Ali

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Kerala United FC

| None

|

28 September 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Aaron Barretto

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|IND}} Salgaocar

| None

|

11 October 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Kenneth Ikechukwu

| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BAN}} Saif SC

| None

| {{cite news |title=Churchill rope in Nigerian striker Kenneth |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/churchill-rope-in-nigerian-striker-kenneth/articleshow/86949741.cms |access-date=9 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}

29 January 2022

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|TJK}} Komron Tursunov

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Rajasthan United

| None

| {{cite news |last1=Lopes |first1=Flavio |title=I-League: Churchill sign Tajik striker Tursunov |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-league-churchill-sign-tajik-striker-tursunov/articleshow/89210732.cms |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=30 January 2022 |language=en}}

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Out

class="wikitable sortable"
Exit date

! Pos.

! Name

! To

! Fee

! Ref.

16 June 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|HON}} Clayvin Zuniga

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SLV}} FAS

| None

|{{Cite web|url=https://footballexpress.in/i-league-churchill-brothers-sc-star-striker-clayvin-zuniga-set-to-join-cd-fas|title = Churchill Brothers SC star striker Clayvin Zúñiga set to join CD FAS|date = July 2021}}

16 June 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| FW

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|SVN}} Luka Majcen

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru United

| None

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2021/aug/26/fc-bengaluru-united-sign-foreign-strikers-luka-majcen-pedro-manzi-2350169.html|title=FC Bengaluru United sign foreign strikers Luka Majcen, Pedro Manzi}}

16 June 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|CIV}} Bazie Armand

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|LBY}} Abu Salem

| None

|

16 June 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|LBN}} Hamza Kheir

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|LBN}} Ahed

| None

|

4 August 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Suresh Meitei

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Army Red

| None

|

4 July 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| GK

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Shibinraj Kunniyil

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}}Sreenidi Deccan

| None

|{{Cite web|url=https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2021/07/04/sreenidhi-fc-sign-experienced-goalkeeper-shibin-raj-kunniyil/|title = Sreenidhi FC sign experienced goalkeeper Shibin Raj Kunniyil|date = 4 July 2021}}

4 August 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Fredsan Marshall

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Sreenidi Deccan

| None

|

4 August 2021

| style="text-align:center;"| MF

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IND}} Israil Gurung

| style="text-align:left;"|

| None

| {{cite news |last1=Lopes |first1=Flavio |title=Israil quits Churchill for new challenge {{!}} Goa News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/israil-quits-churchill-for-new-challenge/articleshow/85052163.cms |access-date=10 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}

12 January 2022

| style="text-align:center;"| DF

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|LBN}} Shadi Skaf

| style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|LBN}} Nejmeh

| None

|

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I-League

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Date

!Opponents

!H / A

!Result
F–A

!Scorers

style="background:#ffdddd"

|26 December 2021

|Gokulam Kerala

|A

|[https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-isl-2021-22-defending-champions-gokulam-kerala-beat-churchill-brothers-1-0/406857 0–1]

|

style="background:#ffffdd"

|4 March 2022

|RoundGlass Punjab

|A

|[https://i-league.org/churchill-brothers-and-roundglass-punjab-fight-out-an-exciting-2-2-draw 2–2]

|Sylla 16', Ikechukwu 44'

style="background:#ffdddd"

|8 March 2022

|Sudeva Delhi

|H

|[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-league-sudeva-stun-churchill-bros/articleshow/90085965.cms 0–1]

|

style="background:#ffdddd"

|12 March 2022

|TRAU

|A

|[https://theprint.in/sport/trau-fc-register-first-win-of-i-league-season-defeating-churchill-brothers-2-0/870795 0–2]

|

style="background:#ddffdd"

|16 March 2022

|Mohammedan

|A

|[https://www.news18.com/news/football/i-league-churchill-brothers-stun-high-flying-mohammedan-sc-to-notch-first-win-4881632.html 2–1]

|Ikechukwu 2', 62'

style="background:#ffdddd"

|21 March 2022

|Rajasthan United

|A

|[https://www.news18.com/news/football/i-league-rajasthan-united-ease-past-churchill-brothers-to-make-it-4-clean-sheets-in-a-row-4894808.html 0–2]

|

style="background:#ddffdd"

|24 March 2022

|Aizawl

|H

|[https://www.news18.com/news/football/i-league-churchill-brothers-edge-past-aizawl-fc-to-record-much-needed-win-4906109.html 2–1]

|Ikechukwu 44', Tursunov 45+3'

style="background:#ffffdd"

|28 Match 2022

|Sreenidi Deccan

|A

|[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-league-churchill-bros-fight-hard-for-1-1-draw-against-sreenidi/articleshow/90504216.cms 1–1]

|Tursunov 62'

style="background:#ddffdd"

|1 April 2022

|NEROCA

|A

|[https://i-league.org/churchill-brothers-bring-emphatic-end-to-nerocas-unbeaten-start 4–2]

|Saurav Mandal 9', Tursunov 28', Ikechukwu 57' (pen.), Krizo 89'

style="background:#ddffdd"

|6 April 2022

|Real Kashmir

|A

|[https://theprint.in/sport/i-leauge-late-kingslee-stunner-helps-churchill-brothers-down-real-kashmir/905841 1–0]

|Fernandes 90'

style="background:#ddffdd"

|10 April 2022

|Kenkre

|A

|[https://theprint.in/sport/i-league-churchill-brothers-come-from-behind-to-defeat-kenkre-fc/910799 2–1]

|Tursunov 75', Ikechukwu 81'

style="background:#ddffdd"

|18 April 2022

|Indian Arrows

|A

|[https://thebridge.in/football/i-league-last-minute-goal-churchill-brothers-pip-indian-arrows-2-1-30787 2–1]

|Tursunov 47', Momo Cisse 90+4'

style="background:#ddffdd"

|26 April 2022

|Rajasthan United

|H

|[https://theprint.in/sport/churchill-brothers-beat-rajasthan-united-2-1-for-fifth-straight-win-in-i-league/931963 2–1]

|Tursunov 23', Akhand 45+2' (o.g.)

style="background:#ffffdd"

|30 April 2022

|Gokulam Kerala

|H

|[https://theprint.in/sport/i-league-gokulam-keralas-title-charge-halted-by-churchill-brothers/938216 1–1]

|Ikechukwu 15'

style="background:#ddffdd"

|3 May 2022

|RoundGlass Punjab

|H

|[https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/football/story/i-league-churchill-brothers-beat-roundglass-punjab-fc-2-1-1945060-2022-05-03 2–1]

|Miranda 25', Krizo 85'

style="background:#ffdddd"

|6 May 2022

|Mohammedan

|A

|[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-league-churchills-unbeaten-run-come-to-an-end/articleshow/91384460.cms 0–2]

|

9 May 2022

|NEROCA

|A

|[https://i-league.org/ngwoke-fires-churchill-brothers-to-win-over-neroca 3–1]

|Cisse 36', Ikechukwu 40', 76'

style="background:#ffdddd"

|14 May 2022

|Sreenidi Deccan

|H

|[https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=11284 0–1]

|

Current squad

=First team squad=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=IND|name=Shilton Paul|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=Mamit Vanlalduatsanga}}

{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=Suresh Meitei}}

{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=Vikas Singh Saini}}

{{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=Quan Gomes}}

{{Fs player|no=7|pos=MF|nat=BRA|name=Guilherme Escuro}}

{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=Kingsley Fernandes}}

{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=NGA|name=Kenneth Ikechukwu}}

{{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=Vinil Poojary}}

{{Fs player|no=14|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=Kapil Hoble}}

{{Fs player|no=15|pos=FW|nat=GIN|name=Sekou Sylla}}

{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=Shubert Pereira}}

{{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=Bryce Miranda}}

{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=Lamgoulen Hangshing}}

{{fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=22|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=Wendell Savio Coelho}}

{{Fs player|no=23|pos=DF|nat=SEN|name=Momo Cisse}}

{{Fs player|no=26|pos=GK|nat=IND|name=Debnath Mondal}}

{{Fs player|no=27|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=Saurav Mandal}}

{{Fs player|no=28|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=Aaron Barretto}}

{{Fs player|no=29|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=Joseph Clemente}}

{{Fs player|no=30|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=Asif Ali Molla}}

{{Fs player|no=32|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=Afdal Varikkodan}}

{{Fs player|no=33|pos=MF|nat=IND|name=Richard Costa}}

{{Fs player|no=37|pos=DF|nat=IND|name=Jovel Martins}}

{{Fs player|no=40|pos=GK|nat=IND|name=Nora Fernandes}}

{{Fs player|no=47|pos=FW|nat=CIV|name=Gnohere Krizo}}

{{Fs player|no=77|pos=FW|nat=TJK|name=Komron Tursunov}}

{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=IND|name=Faheem Ali}}

{{fs end}}

Technical staff

class="wikitable"
Position

! Name

Head coach

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Antonio Rueda

Assistant coach

| {{flagicon|IND}} Mario Soares

Assistant coach

| {{flagicon|IND}} Mateus Costa{{Cite web|date=9 November 2020|author=Flavio Lopes |title=Churchill Brothers start training, coach Varela lands in Goa|url=

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/churchill-brothers-start-training-coach-varela-lands-in-goa/articleshow/79136634.cms|website=Times of India|language=en|access-date=17 January 2021}}

Competitions

=I-League=

{{main|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.

;Key

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

No. = Squad number

Pos. = Playing position

Apps = Appearances

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

{{col-2}}

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

File:Yellow card.svg = Yellow cards

File:Red card.svg = Red cards

{{col-end}}

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}} left the club during the playing season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|No.

!rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.

!rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Name

AppsGoals13px13px
align="left"|1align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Shilton Paul

|14

030
align="left"|1align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} Shadi Skaf {{dagger|alt=Left club during playing season}}

|1

000
align="left"|3align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Mamit Vanlalduatsanga

|0

000
align="left"|4align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Suresh Meitei

|17

010
align="left"|5align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Vikas Singh Saini

|4 (6)

010
align="left"|6align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Quan Gomes

|8 (4)

020
align="left"|7align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Guilherme Escuro

|2

010
align="left"|8align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Kingsley Fernandes

|17

140
align="left"|10align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Kenneth Ikechukwu

|18

1010
align="left"|11align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Vinil Poojary

|1 (8)

010
align="left"|14align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Kapil Hoble

|6 (2)

010
align="left"|15align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|GUI}} Sekou Sylla

|5 (3)

000
align="left"|17align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Shubert Pereira

|2 (5)

000
align="left"|18align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Bryce Miranda

|11 (6)

100
align="left"|19align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Lamgoulen Hangshing

|18

020
align="left"|20align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Meldon D'Silva

|3 (3)

010
align="left"|22align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Wendell Savio Coelho

|0 (2)

010
align="left"|23align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Momo Cisse

|15

230
align="left"|26align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Debnath Mondal

|1

000
align="left"|27align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Saurav Mandal

|9 (5)

120
align="left"|28align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Aaron Barretto

|0 (3)

000
align="left"|29align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Joseph Clemente

|8 (1)

010
align="left"|30align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Asif Ali Molla

|1 (1)

010
align="left"|32align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Afdal Varikkodan

|0 (4)

010
align="left"|33align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Richard Costa

|14 (4)

010
align="left"|40align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Nora Fernandes

|3

000
align="left"|47align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} Gnohere Krizo

|4 (5)

240
align="left"|77align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|TJK}} Komron Tursunov

|16

630
align="left"|—align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Pratheesh Dinkan

|0

000

Source:{{cite web |title=Football: Churchill Brothers - squad |url=https://www.flashscore.in/team/churchill-brothers/E11bNKv8/squad |publisher=flashscore.in |access-date=15 May 2022 |language=en-IN}}{{cite web |title=India - Churchill Brothers FC Goa - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/india/churchill-brothers-sc/3344 |website=uk.soccerway.com |access-date=15 May 2022}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Churchill Brothers FC Goa}}

{{2021–22 in Indian football}}

Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa seasons

Category:2021–22 I-League by team

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