2021–22 Real Kashmir FC season

Real Kashmir FC

Full name	Real Kashmir Football Club [1]
Nicknames	Sheeni Seh [2] (Snow Leopards)
Ground	TRC Turf Ground Bakshi Stadium (proposed)
Owner	Sandeep Chattoo [3]
Head coach	David Robertson
League	I-League
Website	www.realkashmirfc.com
Home colours Away colours

The 2021-22 season is Real Kashmir's fourth season in the I-League. ^[4]

First Team squad

As of 26 December 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   IND Bilal Khan 2 MF   IND Prakash Sarkar 3 DF   SCO Mason Robertson (captain) 7 MF   IND Bhupendar Singh (on loan from Jamshedpur) 8 FW   IND Bawlte Rohmingthanga 9 FW   BRA Tiago Adan 10 MF   IND Surchandra Singh 11 DF   IND Thoi Singh 12 MF   IND Farhan Ganie 13 DF   IND Lalchhawnkima 16 DF   IND Paolenmang Tuboi 18 DF   IND Abhash Thapa 19 FW   IND Thomyo Shimray 20 MF   IND Saikat Sarkar 21 DF   IND Sena Ralte

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK   IND Niraj Kumar (on loan from Jamshedpur) 24 MF   IND Mir Zahid 26 MF   IND Samuel Kynshi 30 DF   IND Shahanwas Basheer 50 DF   ESP Fran Gonzalez 55 MF   IND Pratesh Shirodkar — FW   IND Malemngamba Meitei — DF   IND Aaqib Amin — DF   IND Koushik Sarkar — GK   IND Subham Roy — DF   IND Ponif Vaz — DF   IND Rishik Shetty — MF   IND Ragav Gupta — DF   IND Abdul Jack Yule — DF   KOR Park Jong-oh

Contract Extension

New contracts

Date	Position	No.	Player	Ref.
19 October 2021	MF	17	Samuel Kynshi
25 October 2021	DF	21	Sena Ralte
26 October 2021	DF		Paolengmang Tuboi
30 October 2021	DF		Abhash Thapa
5 November 2021	DF		Mason Robertson

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
31 August 2021	MF		Bhupender Singh	Jamshedpur	Loan
31 August 2021	GK		Niraj Kumar	Jamshedpur	Loan
2 October 2021	DF		Thoi Singh	Chennaiyin	None
2 October 2021	MF		Surchandra Singh	East Bengal	None
19 October 2021	DF		Fran Gonzalez	Bengaluru	None
21 October 2021	MF		Mir Zahid	Academy	None
22 October 2021	FW		Malemngamba Meitei	FC Bengaluru United	None
24 October 2021	DF		Aaqib Amin		None
26 October 2021	FW		Tiago Adan	Retrô	None
27 October 2021	MF		Prakash Sarkar	East Bengal	None
28 October 2021	FW		Thomyo Shimray		None
28 October 2021	DF		Lalchhawnkima		None
29 October 2021	MF		Pratesh Shirodkar	Dempo	None
31 October 2021	MF		Saikat Sarkar	Rainbow A.C	None
1 November 2021	GK		Bilal Khan	Kerala Blasters FC	None
5 November 2021	CB		Koushik Sarkar	Peerless FC	None
1 November 2021	GK		Subham Roy	Bhawanipore FC	None
10 November 2021	CB		Ponif Vaz	Northeast United FC	None
10 November 2021	DF		Rishik Shetty		None
11 November 2021	FW		Bawlte Rohmingthanga	Aizawl F.C.	None
15 November 2021	MF		Ragav Gupta	Lonestar Kashmir	None
25 December 2021	DF		Park Jong-oh	Trat	None
1 March 2022	FW		Bernard Yao Kouassi		None

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	DF		Zohib Islam Amiri	A.S. Blainville	Released
11 July 2021	GK		Mithun Samanta	Mohammedan	Released	[5]
25 July 2021	MF		Danish Farooq Bhat	Bengaluru	Released	[6]
18 August 2021	DF		Bijay Chetri	Sreenidhi FC	Released
23 August 2021	DF		Pawan Kumar	Gokulam Kerala	Released	[7]
1 September 2021	FW		Aser Pierrick Dipanda	Delhi	Released
2 September 2021	DF		Dharmaraj Ravanan	Bengaluru United	Released	[8]
2 September 2021	DF		Arun Nagial	Kerala United FC	Released	[9]
26 October 2021	FW		Lukman Adefemi		Released
26 October 2021	DF		Arjun Naghial		Released
26 October 2021	GK		Anuj Kumar	Hyderabad FC	Loan Return
26 October 2021	MF		Shahnawaz Bashir	Hyderiya Sports	Released
26 October 2021	FW		Rohit Jhamat		Released
26 October 2021	FW		Ifham Tariq Mir	Hyderiya Sports	Released

Pre-season

Real Kashmir v BSS

22 November 2021Friendly	Real Kashmir	3-1	BSS	Mohun Bagan Ground
16.00 IST

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
I-League	26 December 2021 (2021-12-26)		Matchday 1	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
IFA Shield	24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)	15 December 2021 (2021-12-15)	CHAMPIONS		6	5	0	1	10	4	+6	083.33
Super Cup	TBD	TBD		-	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					7	6	0	1	13	6	+7	085.71

Last updated: 26 December 2021 (2021-12-26).
Source: Competitions

I-League

Main article: 2021–22 I-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	NEROCA	12	4	6	2	17	16	+1	18	Championship stage
7	Rajasthan United	12	3	7	2	10	8	+2	16
8	Real Kashmir	12	2	7	3	18	22	−4	13	Relegation stage
9	TRAU	12	3	3	6	12	15	−3	12
10	Aizawl	12	4	0	8	15	19	−4	12

Source: Hero 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gokulam Kerala	18	13	4	1	44	15	+29	43	Champions and qualification for the play–offs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage spot
2	Mohammedan	18	11	4	3	34	18	+16	37
3	Sreenidi Deccan	18	9	5	4	27	19	+8	32
4	Churchill Brothers	18	9	3	6	24	22	+2	30
5	RoundGlass Punjab	18	8	4	6	33	29	+4	28
6	Rajasthan United	18	5	7	6	16	16	0	22
7	NEROCA	18	4	8	6	21	30	−9	20

Source: Hero 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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	TRAU	17	4	6	7	15	17	−2	18
3	Indian Arrows	17	4	5	8	10	23	−13	17 [a]
4	Sudeva Delhi	17	4	5	8	13	23	−10	17 [a]
5	Real Kashmir	17	2	8	7	23	31	−8	14
6	Kenkre	17	3	3	11	11	25	−14	12

Source: Hero 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
Notes:

1. Head-to-head standings: Indian Arrows 4 points, Sudeva Delhi 1 point.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	TRAU	17	4	6	7	15	17	−2	18
10	Indian Arrows	17	4	5	8	10	23	−13	17
11	Sudeva Delhi	17	4	5	8	13	23	−10	17
12	Real Kashmir	17	2	8	7	23	31	−8	14
13	Kenkre	17	3	3	11	11	25	−14	12

Source: Hero 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

I-league fixtures were published on 7 December 2021. ^[10]

Real Kashmir v Aizawl

26 December 2021 (2021-12-26)1	Real Kashmir	3-2	Aizawl	East Bengal Ground
14.00 IST				Attendance: [Note *]

Gokulam Kerala v Real Kashmir

7 March 2022 (2022-03-07)3	Gokulam Kerala	5-1	Real Kashmir	Kalyani Municipal Stadium
16.30 IST	Luka Majcen 4' (pen.)38' Jourdaine Fletcher 5', 27' Jithin M S 66'		Tiago Adan 48' (pen.)	Attendance: [Note *]

IFA Shield

Main article: IFA Shield

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real Kashmir	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	3	Advance to the pre quarterfinals
2	Calcutta Customs	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
3	Indian Arrows	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	3

Source: kolkatafootball.com

Real Kashmir v Indian Arrows

24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)1	Real Kashmir	3-0	Indian Arrows	East Bengal Ground
14.00 IST	Fran Gonzalez 18' Pratesh Shirodkar 23' Thoi Singh 88'			Attendance: [Note *]

Real Kashmir v Calcutta Customs

28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)2	Real Kashmir	0-1	Calcutta Customs	East Bengal Ground
14.00 IST			Rabi Hansda 45+1'	Attendance: [Note *]

Pre Quarter-finals

Real Kashmir v Bhawanipore FC

5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)PQF	Real Kashmir	2-1	Bhawanipore FC	East Bengal Ground
14.00 IST	Tiago Adan Mason Robertson		Kamo Stephane Bayi	Attendance: [Note *]

Quarterfinals

Mohammedan SC v Real Kashmir

8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)QF	Mohammedan SC	0-1	Real Kashmir	East Bengal Ground
14.00 IST	Lalchhawnkima			Attendance: [Note *]

Semi-final

Real Kashmir v Gokulam Kerala FC

12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)SF	Real Kashmir	2-1	Gokulam Kerala FC	East Bengal Ground
14.00 IST	Mason Robertson 23' Thoi Singh 30'		Ronald Singh 45+2'	Attendance: [Note *]

Final

Real Kashmir v Sreenidi Deccan FC

15 December 2021 (2021-12-15)F	Real Kashmir	2-1	Sreenidi Deccan FC	East Bengal Ground
14.00 IST	Fran González 90+3' Mason Robertson 100'		David C.Monoz 30'	Attendance: [Note *]

Goal Scorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	I League	IFA Shield	Super Cup	Total
1	3	DF		Mason Robertson	1	3	0	4
2	9	FW		Tiago Adan	2	1	0	3
3	11	FW		Thoi Singh	0	2	0	2
3	50	DF		Fran Gonzalez	0	2	0	2
4	55	FW		Pratesh Shirodkar	0	1	0	1
4		FW		Lalchhawnkima	0	1	0	1
Own Goals					0	0	0	0
Total					3	10	0	13

References

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