The 2021–22 season was the 34th season of Churchill Brothers in existence and thirteenth in the I-League.[1] A new coach for the team, Antonio Rueda, was appointed on 19 February 2022.[2]
| 2021–22 season | |||
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| CEO | Valanka Alemao | ||
| Head coach | Antonio Rueda | ||
| I-League | 4th | ||
| Top goalscorer | Kenneth Ikechukwu (10) | ||
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Transfers
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In
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Out
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I-League
edit| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers |
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| 26 December 2021 | Gokulam Kerala | A | 0–1 | |
| 4 March 2022 | RoundGlass Punjab | A | 2–2 | Sylla 16', Ikechukwu 44' |
| 8 March 2022 | Sudeva Delhi | H | 0–1 | |
| 12 March 2022 | TRAU | A | 0–2 | |
| 16 March 2022 | Mohammedan | A | 2–1 | Ikechukwu 2', 62' |
| 21 March 2022 | Rajasthan United | A | 0–2 | |
| 24 March 2022 | Aizawl | H | 2–1 | Ikechukwu 44', Tursunov 45+3' |
| 28 Match 2022 | Sreenidi Deccan | A | 1–1 | Tursunov 62' |
| 1 April 2022 | NEROCA | A | 4–2 | Saurav Mandal 9', Tursunov 28', Ikechukwu 57' (pen.), Krizo 89' |
| 6 April 2022 | Real Kashmir | A | 1–0 | Fernandes 90' |
| 10 April 2022 | Kenkre | A | 2–1 | Tursunov 75', Ikechukwu 81' |
| 18 April 2022 | Indian Arrows | A | 2–1 | Tursunov 47', Momo Cisse 90+4' |
| 26 April 2022 | Rajasthan United | H | 2–1 | Tursunov 23', Akhand 45+2' (o.g.) |
| 30 April 2022 | Gokulam Kerala | H | 1–1 | Ikechukwu 15' |
| 3 May 2022 | RoundGlass Punjab | H | 2–1 | Miranda 25', Krizo 85' |
| 6 May 2022 | Mohammedan | A | 0–2 | |
| 9 May 2022 | NEROCA | A | 3–1 | Cisse 36', Ikechukwu 40', 76' |
| 14 May 2022 | Sreenidi Deccan | H | 0–1 |
Current squad
editFirst team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Antonio Rueda[2]
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| Assistant coach |  Mario Soares
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| Assistant coach | Mateus Costa[11]
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Competitions
editI-League
editSquad statistics
editChurchill 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
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No. = Squad number Pos. = Playing position Apps = Appearances GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender |
MF = Midfielder FW = Forward
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Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with name struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
| No. | Pos. | Name | ||||
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| Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK | Shilton Paul
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14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | DF |  |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mamit Vanlalduatsanga
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Suresh Meitei
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17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Vikas Singh Saini
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4 (6) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Quan Gomes
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8 (4) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  Guilherme Escuro
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Kingsley Fernandes
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17 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  Kenneth Ikechukwu
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18 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Vinil Poojary
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1 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Kapil Hoble
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6 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |  Sekou Sylla
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5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Shubert Pereira
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2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Bryce Miranda
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11 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Lamgoulen Hangshing
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18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Meldon D'Silva
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3 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Wendell Savio Coelho
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0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |  Momo Cisse
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15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | Debnath Mondal
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Saurav Mandal
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9 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Aaron Barretto
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0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Joseph Clemente
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8 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Asif Ali Molla
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1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Afdal Varikkodan
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0 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Richard Costa
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14 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Nora Fernandes
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW |  Gnohere Krizo
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4 (5) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | FW |  Komron Tursunov
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16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| — | GK | Pratheesh Dinkan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ https://thebridge.in/i-league/i-league-2021-22-kolkata-22454 Archived 27 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "New head coach Rueda promises attractive football from Churchill Brothers". i-league.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "CHURCHILL BROTHERS FC GOAChurchill Brothers rope in Guinean forward Sekou Sylla". footballexpress.in. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Churchill Bros prepare for I-League season ahead with two new foreigners". The Times of India. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Churchill rope in Nigerian striker Kenneth". The Times of India. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b Lopes, Flavio (30 January 2022). "I-League: Churchill sign Tajik striker Tursunov". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Churchill Brothers SC star striker Clayvin Zúñiga set to join CD FAS". July 2021.
- ^ "FC Bengaluru United sign foreign strikers Luka Majcen, Pedro Manzi".
- ^ "Sreenidhi FC sign experienced goalkeeper Shibin Raj Kunniyil". 4 July 2021.
- ^ Lopes, Flavio (5 August 2021). "Israil quits Churchill for new challenge | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ Flavio Lopes (9 November 2020). "Churchill Brothers start training, coach Varela lands in Goa". Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Football: Churchill Brothers - squad". flashscore.in. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "India - Churchill Brothers FC Goa - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.