2022–23 RoundGlass Punjab FC season

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RoundGlass Punjab
2022–23 season
Director of FootballNikolaos Topoliatis
Head coachGreece Staikos Vergetis
StadiumTau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula, Haryana
I-League1st (promoted)
Super CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Luka Majcen
(16 goals)

All: Luka Majcen
(16 goals)
Highest home attendance6,327 (vs TRAU)
Lowest home attendance200 (vs Gokulam Kerala)
Average home league attendance1,347
Biggest win8–0
(vs Sudeva Delhi (H), 26 February 2023, I-League)
Biggest defeat4–0
(vs Sreenidi Deccan (A), 17 January 2023, I-League)
← 2021–22
All statistics correct as of 16 April 2023.

The 2022–23 season was the eighteenth season in RoundGlass Punjab FC's existence, and their seventh consecutive season in I-League. This season of the I-League witnessed the return of the home-away format of the matches similar to that of the 2019–20 I-League season after a break of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[1]

With a 4–0 away win over Rajasthan United on 4 March 2023, RoundGlass Punjab became the first club to secure promotion to the Indian Super League, from the I-League. On the same day, RoundGlass Punjab were confirmed as champions.[2][3] RoundGlass Punjab finished with 52 points from 22 matches, becoming the first champion side to cross the 50-point mark since Churchill Brothers in 2012–13.[4]

Managerial changes[edit]

During pre-season, it was announced that Ed Engelkes would leave as role as interim first team manager and replaced on 8 August 2022 by Staikos Vergetis.[5] The club later announced Ed Engelkes would return to his role as Technical Director of Youth Affairs.

Personnel[edit]

Current technical staff[edit]

Position Name
Head coach Greece Staikos Vergetis[6]
Assistant coach Greece Dimitrios Kakkos
Goalkeeping coach India Vinay Singh
Strength & Conditioning coach Greece Nikolaos Tsagkatakis
Team Manager India Kamaldeep Singh
Technical Director Greece Nikolaos Topoliatis
Team Doctor India Sidak Dhillon

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Position Player Previous club Transfer fee Date Ref
GK India Ravi Kumar India Odisha Free
DF India Tarif Akhand India Rajasthan United Free
MF India Krishananda Singh India TRAU Free
FW India Ronaldo Oliveira India Goa B Free

Out[edit]

No. Position Player Outgoing club Ref
03 DF India Saurabh Bhanwala India Rajasthan United
06 DF India Bikramjit Singh India Real Kashmir
10 MF Spain Joseba Beitia India Rajasthan United
12 MF India Rupert Nongrum India NorthEast United
19 DF India Denzil Kharshandi
27 MF India Aakash Sangwan India Chennaiyin [7]
31 DF India Ashray Bhardwaj India Sudeva Delhi
33 FW India Sumeet Passi India East Bengal [8]
MF India Kean Lewis India Mohammedan
FW India Robin Singh India SC Bengaluru
GK India Lalthuammawia Ralte India Odisha
9 FW England Kurtis Guthrie Scotland Livingston [9]
11 FW Australia Travis Major Australia Blacktown City

Competition[edit]

Overview[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super Cup 8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 033.33
I-League 14 November 2022 (2022-11-14) 12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) Matchday 1 22 16 4 2 45 16 +29 072.73
Total 25 17 4 4 47 21 +26 068.00

Last updated: 16 April 2023 (2023-04-16)
Source: Soccerway

I-League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 RoundGlass Punjab (C, P) 22 16 4 2 45 16 +29 52 Champions, Promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League
2 Sreenidi Deccan 22 13 3 6 44 29 +15 42
3 Gokulam Kerala 22 12 3 7 26 14 +12 39
4 TRAU 22 11 2 9 34 34 0 35
5 Real Kashmir 22 9 7 6 27 25 +2 34
Source: 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
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League Results by Round[edit]

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHHHAAAHHHAAHAAAAAHHAH
ResultWWDWLWDWWWLWWDDWWWWWWW
League Position1222353422121122221111
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2023. Source: I-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2022–23 season on 1 November 2022.[10]

14 November 2022 (2022-11-14) 1 RoundGlass Punjab 2–1 Sreenidi Deccan Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat
Man of the Match: Samuel Lalmuanpuia (RoundGlass Punjab)
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) 2 RoundGlass Punjab 1–0 Mohammedan Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
23 November 2022 (2022-11-23) 3 RoundGlass Punjab 1–1 Rajasthan United Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,137
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Daniel Lalhlimpuia (RoundGlass Punjab)
28 November 2022 (2022-11-28) 4 RoundGlass Punjab 2–1 Aizawl Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar
Man of the Match: Deepak Devrani (RoundGlass Punjab)
8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) 5 TRAU 2–0 RoundGlass Punjab Imphal, Manipur
16.30 IST
  • B. Samte 25'
  • S. Johnson Singh 54'
  • Vieira Yellow card 72'
Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Buanthanglun Samte (TRAU)
12 December 2022 (2022-12-12) 6 Real Kashmir 0–1 RoundGlass Punjab Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: TRC Turf Ground
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Jatinder Singh
Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (RoundGlass Punjab)
16 December 2022 (2022-12-16) 7 Churchill Brothers 0–0 RoundGlass Punjab Vasco da Gama, Goa
19.00 IST Report
  • F. Lallawmawma Yellow card 45+3'
Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 3,475
Referee: Williams Joy Koshy
Man of the Match: Joseph Clemente (Churchill Brothers)
21 December 2022 (2022-12-21) 8 RoundGlass Punjab 1–0 Gokulam Kerala Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ashish Tiwari
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
8 January 2023 (2023-01-08) 9 RoundGlass Punjab 3–1 NEROCA Panchkula, Haryana
14.00 IST Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (RoundGlass Punjab)
14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 10 RoundGlass Punjab 3–0 Mumbai Kenkre Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST
Report Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Joyshing Monsang Thumli
Man of the Match: Juan Mera (RoundGlass Punjab)
17 January 2023 (2023-01-17) 11 Sreenidi Deccan 4–0 RoundGlass Punjab Hyderabad, Telangana
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Deccan Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya
Man of the Match: David Castañeda (Sreenidi Deccan)
22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) 12 Mohammedan 0–4 RoundGlass Punjab Kolkata, West Bengal
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) 13 RoundGlass Punjab 2–0 Real Kashmir Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: K Ramdasan
Man of the Match: Brandon Vanlalremdika (RoundGlass Punjab)
1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) 14 Mumbai Kenkre 3–3 RoundGlass Punjab Mumbai, Maharashtra
19.00 IST
  • Pandre 3', 40' Yellow card 40'
  • A. Gaikwad 5'
  • K. Pandre Yellow card 37'
  • P. Chettri Yellow card 40'
  • S. Negi Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 52'
  • A. Rajan Yellow card 50'
Report
Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 853
Referee: Dipu Roy
Man of the Match: Ranjeet Pandre (Mumbai Kenkre)
5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 15 Sudeva Delhi 1–1 RoundGlass Punjab New Delhi, Delhi
14.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Chhatrasal Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Akashkumar Kamleshkumar Mehta
Man of the Match: Sujit Sadhu (Sudeva Delhi)
9 February 2023 (2023-02-09) 16 Gokulam Kerala 1–2 RoundGlass Punjab Calicut, Kerala
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 1,285
Referee: Lalit Singh Rawat
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)
13 February 2023 (2023-02-13) 17 Aizawl 0–1 RoundGlass Punjab Aizawl, Mizoram
16.30 IST Report
Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium
Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Tanmay Dhar
Man of the Match: Kiran Chemjong (RoundGlass Punjab)
20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) 18 NEROCA 0–1 RoundGlass Punjab Imphal, Manipur
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Khuman Lampak Main Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Surojit Das
Man of the Match: Kiran Chemjong (RoundGlass Punjab)
26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) 19 RoundGlass Punjab 8–0 Sudeva Delhi Panchkula, Haryana
16.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mrutyunjay Amatya
Man of the Match: Juan Mera (RoundGlass Punjab)
1 March 2023 (2023-03-01) 20 RoundGlass Punjab 3–1 Churchill Brothers Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 560
Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: Juan Mera (RoundGlass Punjab)
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 21 Rajasthan United 0–4 RoundGlass Punjab New Delhi, Delhi
17.30 IST
Report
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Chencho Gyeltshen (RoundGlass Punjab)
12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) 22 RoundGlass Punjab 2–0 TRAU Panchkula, Haryana
19.00 IST
Report
Stadium: Tau Devi Lal Stadium
Attendance: 6,327
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Luka Majcen (RoundGlass Punjab)

Super Cup[edit]

RoundGlass Punjab were drawn in the Group A for the 3rd edition of the Super Cup along with two ISL clubs and one I-League club.[11]

Group stage[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BEN SRD KER RGP
1 Bengaluru 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 1–1
2 Sreenidi Deccan 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a] 2–0
3 Kerala Blasters 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a] 3–1
4 Punjab FC 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 0–2 1–0
Source: AIFF
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. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Sreenidi Deccan 3, Kerala Blasters 0.

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage[edit]

8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 1 Kerala Blasters 3–1 RoundGlass Punjab Calicut, Kerala
20.30 IST
Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 11,562
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkkar
Man of the Match: Nishu Kumar (Kerala Blasters)
12 April 2023 (2023-04-12) 2 RoundGlass Punjab 0–2 Bengaluru Calicut, Kerala
20:30 IST
  • K. Lhungdim Yellow card 35'
  • Naocha Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 78'
Report
Stadium: EMS Stadium
Attendance: 2,375
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Sandesh Jhingan (Bengaluru)
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) 3 RoundGlass Punjab 1–0 Sreenidi Deccan Manjeri, Kerala
20:30 IST
  • Valpuia Yellow card 7' 41'
  • F. Lallawmawma Yellow card 71'
Report
Stadium: Payyanad Stadium
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: I Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Kiran Chemjong (RoundGlass Punjab)

Statistics[edit]

All stats are correct as of 16 April 2023

Squad appearances and goals[edit]

All competitions[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total I-League Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK India IND Ravi Kumar 1 0 1 0 0 0
16 GK Nepal   NEP Kiran Chemjong 24 0 21 0 3 0
31 GK India IND Jaskaranvir Singh 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF India IND Tekcham Abhishek Singh 4 1 2+2 1 0 0
4 DF India IND Tarif Akhand 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF India IND Valpuia 18 2 13+2 1 3 1
12 DF India IND Khaiminthang Lhungdim 23 0 20 0 3 0
14 DF India IND Shankar Sampingiraj 4 0 1+3 0 0 0
26 DF India IND Deepak Devrani 8 1 8 1 0 0
39 DF India IND Mohammed Salah 10 0 7 0 2+1 0
50 DF India IND Naocha Singh 17 1 15 1 1+1 0
55 DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Ignjatović 21 0 13+6 0 0+2 0
74 DF India IND Suresh Meitei 13 0 9+1 0 3 0
Midfielders
6 MF India IND Ajay Chhetri 21 1 14+5 1 1+1 0
8 MF India IND Freddy Lallawmawma 22 0 17+2 0 3 0
10 MF India IND Maheson Singh 11 1 1+9 1 1 0
20 MF Argentina ARG Juan Nellar 9 1 2+4 1 3 0
23 MF India IND Ashis Pradhan 10 0 6+3 0 0+1 0
27 MF India IND Samuel Lalmuanpuia 8 1 5+3 1 0 0
30 MF India IND Brandon Vanlalremdika 23 2 19+1 2 2+1 0
42 MF India IND Manglenthang Kipgen 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW India IND Krishananda Singh 21 2 6+12 1 2+1 1
11 FW Spain ESP Juan Mera 21 10 14+4 10 3 0
19 FW India IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia 19 1 6+10 1 0+3 0
21 FW India IND Pranjal Bhumij 11 1 6+4 1 0+1 0
29 FW India IND Ashangbam Aphaoba Singh 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Slovenia SVN Luka Majcen 23 16 19+1 16 3 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
9 FW India IND Ronaldo Oliveira 0 0 0 0 - -
13 DF India IND Bikash Yumnam 0 0 0 0 - -
15 MF India IND Bidyananda Singh 1 0 0+1 0 - -
17 MF India IND Telem Suranjit Singh 0 0 0 0 - -
22 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adnan Šećerović 8 0 7+1 0 - -
77 FW Bhutan BHU Chencho Gyeltshen 12 3 10+2 3 - -

Clean-sheets[edit]

Rank Name No. League Super Cup Total
1 Nepal Kiran Chemjong 16 11 1 12
2 India Ravi Kumar 1 1 0 1
India Jaskaranvir Singh 31 1 0 1

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