The 2023–24 Chennaiyin season is the club's Tenth season since its establishment in 2014 as well as their Tenth season in 2023–24 Indian Super League season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2023 Durand Cup and 2024 Indian Super Cup.
Management team Position NameHead coach Owen CoyleAssistant coach Sandy StewartAssistant coach Raman Vijayan Goalkeeping coach Rajat Ghosh Dastidar
Players Squad information
Notes: The table below mentions the squad listed by the league for the 2023–24 Indian Super League season. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Contract untilSigned fromGoalkeepers 1Samik MitraGK2024 Indian Arrows24Debjit MajumderGK2024 East Bengal FC51Prateek Kumar SinghGK2026 Real Kashmir FCDefenders3Ryan EdwardsCB2024 Dundee United4Lazar ĆirkovićCB2024 Budapest Honvéd6Ankit MukherjeeRB/CB2025 East Bengal FC 13Ajith KumarRB2024 Bengaluru FC16Sarthak GoluiRB/CB2024 East Bengal FC22Sachu SibyLB2026 Kerala United FC 27Aakash SangwanLB2024 Punjab FC 31Bijay ChhetriCB2026 Sreenidi Deccan FC 33Bikash YumnamCB2024 Punjab FC41Preyarhanjan RSCB2024Youth SystemMidfielders 8Mohammed RafiqueCM/RB2024 East Bengal FC18Sourav DasCM/CDM2024 East Bengal FC 19Sajal BagCM2024 BSS Sporting30Ayush AdhikariCM/AM2026 Kerala Blasters FC32Cristian BattocchioCM2024 Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. 37Jiteshwor SinghCM/CDM2024 NEROCA50Rafael CrivellaroAM/CM2024 Jamshedpur FCForwards7Ninthoi MeeteiRW/RM2024 NorthEast United FC 10Connor ShieldsST/AM2024 Motherwell FC11Rahim AliST/RW2024 Indian Arrows 14Alexander Romario JesurajRW2025 FC Goa 17Jordan MurrayST2024 Swat Cat FC23Sweden FernandesRW/RM2026 Hyderabad FC 29Irfan YadwadST2026 FC Bengaluru United 43Thanglalsoun GangteST2026 Sudeva Delhi FC U18 47Vincy BarrettoLW/RW2025 Kerala Blasters71Farukh ChoudharyLW2025 Jamshedpur FCGulab RauthLW2024 RF Young Champs
Players out on loan Date Player Pos. To Loan Until 1 September 2023 Devansh Dabas GK Gokulam Kerala FC31 May 2024 10 September 2023 Sweden FernandesRW/RM Punjab FC31 May 2024 Sajal Bag CM Aizawl FC31 May 2024
Durand Cup squad Squad information A total of 25 players were named in the 2023/24 Durand Cup Squad.
No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Contract untilSigned fromGoalkeepers 1Samik MitraGK2024 Indian Arrows24Debjit MajumderGK2024 East Bengal FC51Prateek Kumar SinghGK2026 Real Kashmir FCDefenders6Ankit MukherjeeRB/CB2025 East Bengal FC 13Ajith KumarRB2024 Bengaluru FC16Sarthak GoluiRB/CB2024 East Bengal FC22Sachu SibyLB2026 Kerala United FC 27Aakash SangwanLB2024 Punjab FC 31Bijay ChhetriCB2026 Sreenidi Deccan FC 33Bikash YumnamCB2025 Punjab FCMidfielders 8Mohammed RafiqueCM/RB2024 East Bengal FC 19Sajal BagCM2024 BSS Sporting30Ayush AdhikariCM/AM2026 Kerala Blasters FC32Cristian BattocchioCM2024 Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C. 37Jiteshwor SinghCM/CDM2024 NEROCA50Rafael CrivellaroAM/CM2024 Jamshedpur FCForwards7Ninthoi MeeteiRW/RM2024 NorthEast United FC 10Connor ShieldsST/AM2024 Motherwell FC11Rahim AliST/RW2024 Indian Arrows 14Alexander Romario JesurajRW2025 FC Goa 17Jordan MurrayST2024 Swat Cat FC23Sweden FernandesRW/RM2026 Hyderabad FC 29Irfan YadwadST2026 FC Bengaluru United 47Vincy BarrettoLW/RW2025 Kerala Blasters71Farukh ChoudharyLW2025 Jamshedpur FC
ISL squad Squad information A total of 30 players were named in the 2023/24 Indian Super League Squad.
denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Contract untilSigned fromGoalkeepers 1Samik MitraGK2024 Indian Arrows24Debjit MajumderGK2024 East Bengal FC40Mohanraj KGK2024 Chennaiyin FC B51Prateek Kumar SinghGK2026 Real Kashmir FCDefenders6Ankit MukherjeeRB/CB2025 East Bengal FC 13Ajith KumarRB2024 Bengaluru FC16Sarthak GoluiRB/CB2024 East Bengal FC22Sachu SibyLB2026 Kerala United FC 27Aakash SangwanLB2024 Punjab FC 31Bijay ChhetriCB2026 Sreenidi Deccan FC 33Bikash YumnamCB2025 Punjab FC41Preyarhanjan RSRB2024 Chennaiyin FC B Lazar ĆirkovićCB2024 Budapest Honvéd FC Ryan EdwardsCB2024 Dundee United FCMidfielders5Cristian BattocchioCM2024 Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C.7Ninthoi MeeteiRW/RM2024 NorthEast United FC 8Mohammed RafiqueCM/RB2024 East Bengal FC 14Alexander Romario JesurajRW2025 FC Goa18Sourav DasCM/CDM2024 East Bengal FC30Ayush AdhikariCM/AM2026 Kerala Blasters FC 37Jiteshwor SinghCM/CDM2024 NEROCA 44Nesta JB ColinCM2024 Chennaiyin FC B50Rafael CrivellaroAM/CM2024 Jamshedpur FC71Farukh ChoudharyLW2025 Jamshedpur FCForwards 10Connor ShieldsST/AM2024 Motherwell FC11Rahim AliST/RW2024 Indian Arrows 17Jordan MurrayST2024 Swat Cat FC 29Irfan YadwadST2026 FC Bengaluru United 43Thanglalsoun GangteST2026 Sudeva Delhi FC U18 47Vincy BarrettoLW/RW2025 Kerala Blasters
Federation Cup squad
Transfers In Date No. Player Pos. From Fee 29 June 2023 23 Sweden Fernandes RW/RM Hyderabad FCFree Transfer 2 July 2023 6 Ankit Mukherjee RB/CB East Bengal FCFree Transfer 2 July 2023 31 Bijay Chhetri CB Sreenidi Deccan FCFree Transfer 6 July 2023 51 Prateek Kumar Singh GK Real Kashmir FCFree Transfer 6 July 2023 22 Sachu SibyLB Kerala United FCFree Transfer 7 July 2023 29 Irfan YadwadST FC Bengaluru UnitedFree Transfer 11 July 2023 71 Farukh ChoudharyLW Jamshedpur FCFree Transfer 13 July 2023 17 Jordan MurrayST Swat Cat FCFree Transfer 26 July 2023 10 Connor ShieldsST/AM Motherwell FCFree Transfer 5 August 2023 50 Rafael CrivellaroAM Jamshedpur FCFree Transfer 6 August 2023 30 Ayush AdhikariCM/AM Kerala Blasters FC 21 August 2023 5 Cristian BattocchioCM Sektzia Ness Ziona F.C.Free Transfer 25 August 2023 16 Sarthak GoluiRB/CB East Bengal FCLoan Transfer 31 August 2023 40 Mohanraj K GK Chennaiyin FC BFree Transfer 31 August 2023 44 Nesta JB Colin CM Chennaiyin FC BFree Transfer 31 August 2023 41 Preyarhanjan RS RB Chennaiyin FC BFree Transfer 3 September 2023 43 Thanglalsoun GangteST Sudeva Delhi FC U18Free Transfer 16 September 2023 Lazar Ćirković CB Budapest Honvéd FCFree Transfer 20 September 2023 Ryan Edwards CB Dundee United FCFree Transfer
Out Date No. Player Pos. From Fee 9 June 2023 28 Monotosh ChakladarLB/CB Diamond Harbour FCFree Transfer
Competitions Overall record
Indian Super League
League table
Matches
Durand Cup
Chennaiyin were drawn in the Group E for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup.
Group stage
Matches Durand Cup fixtures were announced in early July 2023.
Quarter-finals
Statistics Goalscorers Rank No. Pos. Nationality Player ISL Super Cup Durand Cup Total 1 50 MF Rafael Crivellaro3025 2 10 FW Connor Shields3014 17 FW Jordan Murray 3014 4 2 DF Ryan Edwards2002 11 FW Rahim Ali1012 47 FW Vincy Barretto1012 71 MF Farukh Choudhary1012 8 7 MF Ninthoi Meetei1001 33 DF Bikash Yumnam0011Own Goals0–11 Totals150924
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