The 2023–24 season is the 7th season in the history of Jamshedpur Football Club and the club's 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Indian football. In addition to the domestic league, Jamshedpur will compete in this season's editions of the Durand Cup and Super Cup. The season covers the period from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2024.
Review Background
Pre-season overview May On 18 May, the Men of Steel announced that they have been granted ICLS Premier 1 license by the All India Football Federation — the governing body of association football in India.
June On 21 June, the Men of Steel announced the departures of Indian players, Farukh Choudhary, Laldinliana Renthlei, Boris Singh and Ishan Pandita from the club as their contracts ended on the same day.
On 29 June, the Men of Steel announced the departures of foreign recruits, Harry Sawyer, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Rafael Crivellaro and Dylan Fox from the club.
July On 9 July, the Men of Steel announced the departure of their Brazilian centre-back Eli Sabiá after spending two years at the club.
On 14 July, the Men of Steel announced that they have appointed English manager Scott Cooper as the club's new head coach until 2025.
On 15 July, the Men of Steel announced that they have brought in Hezirdan Ramadani as the new assistant coach and Dragan Draskovic as the new goalkeeper coach for the 2023–24 season.
On 17 July, the Islanders were drawn in Group B for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup, alongside Indian Navy, Jamshedpur FC and Mohammedan SC.
On 17 July, the Men of Steel announced the signing of Serbian left winger Alen Stevanović till 2025 on a two-year deal.
On 19 July, the Men of Steel announced the signing of Indian right winger Imran Khan till 2025 on a two-year deal.
On 21 July, the Men of Steel announced the signing of the French attacking midfielder Jérémy Manzorro till the end of the 2023–24 season.
On 23 July, the Durand Cup announced the fixtures of the Men of Steel and the participating clubs. Their first match of the tournament would be against Mumbai City on 8 August.
On 24 July, the Men of Steel announced the signing of the Japanese central midfielder Rei Tachikawa till the end of the 2023–24 season.
On 26 July, the Men of Steel announced the signing of Indian right back Provat Lakra till the end of the 2023–24 season.
On 29 July, the Men of Steel announced the signing of Brazilian centre-back Elsinho on a one-year contract till the end of the 2023–24 season.
August On 1 August, the Men of Steel announced the signing of Croatian striker Petar Sliskovic on a one-year contract till the end of the 2023–24 season.
On 3 August, the Men of Steel announced the signing of Indian left winger Mohammed Sanan K from RFYC. The 19 year-old joined Jamshedpur till 2026 on a three-year deal.
On 4 August, the Men of Steel announced a 28-member reserves squad for the 2023 Durand Cup.
On 6 August, the Men of Steel announced the signing of Indian centre-back Wungngayam Muirang.
On 7 August, the Men of Steel senior team begun its pre-season at home in JFC Flatlet, Jamshedpur. The club also announced it is set to play 6-8 pre-season friendly games in preparation for the Indian Super League season.
On 8 August, the Men of Steel played their first group stage match in the Durand Cup against the reigning Indian Super League premiers Mumbai City FC, which they lost 0–5.
On 17 August, the Men of Steel played their second group stage match in the Durand Cup against Indian Navy FT, which they won 1–0. Ashley Alban Koli scored the winning goal from a header in the 70th minute, assisted by Rosangzuala.
On 17 August, the Men of Steel played their first pre-season friendly match against I-League side Gokulam Kerala, which they won 2–0. The match was abandoned due to heavy rain around the 75th-minute mark.
On 20 August, the Men of Steel played their third group stage match in the Durand Cup against Mohammedan SC, which they lost 6–0, which confirmed their exit from the tournament.
September
On 25 September, the Men of Steel played their 1st ISL match of the season at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan against East Bengal FC that ended in a 0–0 stalemate.
October
On 5 October, the Men of Steel played their 1st home match in the JRD Tata Sports Complex against Hyderabad FC which was also their first win of the season.
On 9 October, the Men of Steel announced the departure of Croatian striker Petar Sliskovic on mutual terms.
On 9 October, the Men of Steel announced the arrival of striker Steve Ambri who played for France U20 team in 2018 Toulon Tournament. He debuted with the Guinea-Bissau national team in a 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Guinea on 12 November 2021.
December
On 30 December, the Men of Steel parted ways with Head Coach Scott Cooper. Also, they let go of assistant coach Hezirdan Ramadani and Goalkeeping coach Dragan Draskovic.
On 31 December, the Men of Steel announced that they have appointed Indian manager Khalid Jamil as the club's new head coach for the remainder of the season. https://www.fcjamshedpur.com/news/jamshedpur-appoint-khalid-jamil-as-head-coach#:~:text=Jamshedpur%20FC%20announce%20the%20appointment,ISL)%202023%2D24%20season. | Jamshedpur appoint Khalid Jamil as Head Coach
First team First-team coaching staff till 29 Dec 2023 Position Name Nationality Year appointed Last club/team References Manager Scott Cooper 2023 Port Assistant Coach Hezirdan Ramadani 2023 Philippines U23 (as assistant coach) Goalkeeping Coach Dragan Draskovic 2023 Lovćen (as goalkeeping coach) from 31 Dec 2023 Position Name Nationality Year appointed Last club/team References Manager Khalid Jamil 2023 Bengaluru United Assistant Coach Steven Dias 2023 Jamshedpur B Goalkeeping Coach Harshad Meher 2023 Real Kashmir (as goalkeeping coach)
First-team squad Notes: Players and squad numbers last updated on 14 September 2023. Appearances and goals last updated on 25 September 2023, including all competitions for senior teams. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Player* – Player who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season. Player† – Player who departed the club permanently or on loan during the season.
Player Position(s)(Footedness) Date of birth (age) Signed Transfer fee Goals In From Goalkeepers 1 Rakshit Dagar GK (R) 2022 Gokulam Kerala Free transfer 0 0 31 Vishal Yadav GK (R) 2021 Jamshedpur Reserves Free transfer 13 0 32 Rehenesh TP GK (R) 2020 Kerala Blasters Free transfer 54 0 Defenders 4 Laldinpuia CB / DM (R) 2021 Aizawl Free transfer 16 0 6 Ricky Lallawmawma LB (L) 2020 ATK Free transfer 67 0 12 Provat Lakra* RB / LB (R) 2023 NorthEast United Free transfer 0 0 16 Muhammad Uvais LB / CB (L) 2022 Gokulam Kerala Free transfer 7 0 21 Wungngayam Muirang* CB (L) 2023 Bengaluru Free transfer 0 0 24 Pratik Chaudhari CB (R) 2022 Bengaluru Free transfer 22 1 44 Saphaba Singh Telem CB / LB (L) 2021 Jamshedpur Reserves N/A 7 0 77 Nikhil Barla RB / ST (R) 2021 Jamshedpur Reserves N/A 8 0 91 Elsinho* CB / DM (R) 2023 Portuguesa Santista Free transfer 1 0 Midfielders 3 Jitendra Singh DM (R) 2019 Indian Arrows Free transfer 55 1 7 Len Doungel RM (R) 2021 Goa Free transfer 40 2 8 Rei Tachikawa* CM (R) 2023 Sirens Free transfer 1 0 10 Jeremy Manzorro* AM (R) 2023 Sandecja Free transfer 1 0 14 Pronay Halder DM (R) 2023 Mohun Bagan SG Free transfer 10 0 17 Imran Khan* RM / CM (L) 2023 NorthEast United Free transfer 1 0 27 Emil Benny* CM / AM (R) 2023 NorthEast United Free transfer 1 0 28 Germanpreet Singh CM / DM (R) 2022 Chennaiyin Free transfer 6 0 Attackers 9 Petar Sliskovic* ST (R) 2023 Chennaiyin Free transfer 0 0 11 Komal Thatal LW (R) 2021 Mohun Bagan SG Free transfer 8 1 15 Sanan Mohammed K* LW (R) 2023 RFYC Free transfer 2 0 18 Ritwik Das LW (R) 2021 Kerala Blasters Free transfer 39 10 19 Semboi Haokip* ST (R) 2023 East Bengal Free transfer 1 0 20 Alen Stevanović* LW (R) 2023 IMT Free transfer 1 0 30 Nongdamba Naorem* LW (R) 2023 Mohun Bagan SG Free transfer 1 0 39 Steve Ambri* LW / ST (L) 2023 Nîmes Free transfer 4 1 99 Daniel Chima Chukwu ST (R) 2022 East Bengal Free transfer 34 12 Out on loan 27 Sk Sahil† CM (R) 2022 Mohun Bagan SG Free transfer 4 0
New contracts and transfers Transfers in Date Player Transferred from Fee 17 July 2023 20 FW Alen Stevanović IMT (Serbian SuperLiga) Free transfer 19 July 2023 17 MF Imran Khan NorthEast United (Indian Super League) Free transfer 21 July 2023 10 MF Jeremy Manzorro Sandecja (II liga) Free transfer 24 July 2023 8 MF Rei Tachikawa Sirens (Maltese Premier League) Free transfer 26 July 2023 12 DF Provat Lakra NorthEast United (Indian Super League) Free transfer 29 July 2023 91 DF Elsinho Portuguesa Santista (Paulista Série A2) Free transfer 1 August 2023 9 FW Petar Sliskovic Chennaiyin (Indian Super League) Free transfer 3 August 2023 15 MF Sanan Mohammed K RFYC (Youth leagues) Free transfer 6 August 2023 21 DF Wungngayam Muirang Bengaluru (Indian Super League) Free transfer 1 September 2023 27 MF Emil Benny NorthEast United (Indian Super League) Free transfer 14 September 2023 30 FW Nongdamba Naorem Mohun Bagan SG (Indian Super League) Free transfer 14 September 2023 21 FW Semboi Haokip East Bengal (Indian Super League) Free transfer 9 October 2023 39 FW Steve Ambri Nîmes (Championnat National) Free transfer
Transfers out Date Player Transferred to Fee 21 June 2023 26 DF Laldinliana Renthlei Odisha (Indian Super League) Free transfer 21 June 2023 2 FW Boris Singh Goa (Indian Super League) Free transfer 21 June 2023 9 FW Ishan Pandita Kerala Blasters (Indian Super League) Free transfer 21 June 2023 17 FW Farukh Choudhary Chennaiyin (Indian Super League) Free transfer 29 June 2023 8 FW Harry Sawyer VPS (Veikkausliiga) Free transfer 29 June 2023 10 MF Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Free transfer 29 June 2023 50 MF Rafael Crivellaro Chennaiyin (Indian Super League) Free transfer 29 June 2023 12 DF Dylan Fox Free transfer 9 July 2023 13 DF Eli Sabiá Sreenidi Deccan (I-League) Free transfer 16 September 2023 89 MF Phijam Vikash Singh Inter Kashi (I-League) Free transfer 16 September 2023 46 MF Angelo Singh Keisam Inter Kashi (I-League) Free transfer
Pre-season and friendlies On 7 August 2023, Jamshedpur announced that they would play 6-8 pre-season friendly games in preparation for the Indian Super League season in September. The team will set up their base in JFC Flatlets, Jamshedpur, from 7 August.
Friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Durand Cup
Group stage
Matches The fixtures were announced on 22 July 2023. Jamshedpur were drawn in Group B for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup.
Indian Super League
League table
Results summary
League results by round
The first twelve league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2023.
Super Cup
Group stage
Matches
Group stage
Semi-finals
Statistics + Keys No. Squad number Pos. Position Player* Player who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season Player† Player who departed the club permanently or on loan during the season
Appearances Includes all competitions for senior teams.
Note: Jamshedpur fielded their reserve side for the Durand Cup, with head coach Steven Dias at the helm. As a result, the lists below include the stats of players who featured for the club in different sections of the Indian Super League, Federation Cup and the Durand Cup.