2021–22 Real Kashmir FC season

Real Kashmir FC
Full name	Real Kashmir Football Club
Nickname(s)	Sheeni Seh; (Snow Leopards)
Ground	TRC Turf Ground ; Bakshi Stadium (proposed)
Owner	Sandeep Chattoo
Head coach	David Robertson
League	I-League
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

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

First Team squad[edit]

As of 26 December 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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[edit]

New contracts[edit]

Date	Position	No.	Player
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[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
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[edit]

Date from	Position	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[edit]

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

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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[edit]

League table[edit]

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	Championship stage
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:

^ ^a ^b 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[edit]

I-league fixtures were published on 07 December 2021.^[10]

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

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

IFA Shield[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

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

Source: kolkatafootball.com

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

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

Pre Quarter-finals[edit]

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

Quarterfinals[edit]

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

Semi-final[edit]

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

Final[edit]

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

Goal Scorers[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Real Kashmir Football Club team info, matches, transfers and archive Archived 2 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 March 2021
^ "Real Kashmir fc nicknamed the snow leopard or sheenishe in local tongue". twitter.com. Real Kashmir F.C. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ "David Robertson and family could be heading home - Sandeep Chattoo". sportstar.thehindu.com. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ https://thebridge.in/i-league/i-league-2021-22-kolkata-22454 Archived 27 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Mohammedan SC rope in goalkeeper Mithun Samanta from Real Kashmir FC » FirstSportz".
^ "Bengaluru FC rope in Kashmiri frontman Farooq".
^ "I-League: Gokulam Kerala signs Real Kashmir defender Pawan Kumar". 23 August 2021.
^ "Dharmaraj Ravanan hopes to have a fruitful spell at Bengaluru United - DTNext.in". www.dtnext.in. Archived from " the original on 2 October 2021.
^ "KUFC have signed former Real Kashmir FC Defender Arun Nagial for two years. » ZilliZsng". 16 September 2021.
^ "I League 2021 22 Season Fixtures, Venues Announced | the Fan Garage (TFG)".

[table_hth_ARW0.50633427477737-10] Head-to-head standings: Indian Arrows 4 points, Sudeva Delhi 1 point.

[1] Real Kashmir Football Club team info, matches, transfers and archive Archived 2 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 March 2021

[2] "Real Kashmir fc nicknamed the snow leopard or sheenishe in local tongue". twitter.com. Real Kashmir F.C. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[3] "David Robertson and family could be heading home - Sandeep Chattoo". sportstar.thehindu.com. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[4] ttps://thebridge.in/i-league/i-league-2021-22-kolkata-22454 Archived 27 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine.

[5] "Mohammedan SC rope in goalkeeper Mithun Samanta from Real Kashmir FC » FirstSportz".

[6] "Bengaluru FC rope in Kashmiri frontman Farooq".

[7] "I-League: Gokulam Kerala signs Real Kashmir defender Pawan Kumar". 23 August 2021.

[8] "Dharmaraj Ravanan hopes to have a fruitful spell at Bengaluru United - DTNext.in". www.dtnext.in. Archived from " the original on 2 October 2021.

[9] "KUFC have signed former Real Kashmir FC Defender Arun Nagial for two years. » ZilliZsng". 16 September 2021.

[11] "I League 2021 22 Season Fixtures, Venues Announced | the Fan Garage (TFG)".

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