2021–22 Sreenidi Deccan FC season explained

Club:Sreenidi Deccan
Season:2021–22
Owner:Sreenidhi Group
Manager:Fernando Santiago Varela
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:I-League
League Result:3rd
Cup1:AIFF Super Cup
Cup1 Result:Cancelled
Cup2:IFA Shield
Cup2 Result:Runners-up
League Topscorer:David Castañeda
(10 goals)
Season Topscorer:David Castañeda
(13 goals)
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Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 season is Sreenidi Deccan Football Clubs first season. They participated in the I-League, the first level of Indian football. The Super Cup, the Indian domestic cup, was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 5 June 2020, All India Football Federation issued an invitation to accept bids for new clubs to join the I-League from 2020 onwards;[1] on 12 August, Sreenidi Deccan were granted playing rights directly in the 2021–22 season.[2]

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position Player Previous club Fee Ref.
18 June 2021GKUbaid CK Gokulam Kerala FCNone[3] [4]
25 June 2021DFDinesh Singh TRAUNone[5]
30 June 2021MFMayakkannan Gokulam Kerala FCNone[6]
4 July 2021GKShibinraj Kunniyil Churchill BrothersNone[7]
10 July 2021FWLalromawia Gokulam Kerala FCNone[8]
10 July 2021FWLalromawia Gokulam Kerala FCNone[9]
15 July 2021DFSamad Ali Mallick Punjab FCNone[10]
21 July 2021MFShibil Muhammed Gokulam Kerala FCNone[11]
27 July 2021MFSuraj Rawat Mohammedan S.C.None[12]
31 July 2021FWMc Malsawmzuala Aizawl F.C.None[13]
4 August 2021MFFredsan Marshall Churchill BrothersNone
7 August 2021DFShahbaaz Khan TRAUNone[14]
10 August 2021DFLalchungnunga Aizawl F.C.None[15]
13 August 2021MFVanlalbiaa Chhangte Mohammedan S.C.None
18 August 2021DFBijay Chetri Real KashmirNone
22 August 2021FWGirik Khosla East BengalNone[16]
26 August 2021DFArijit Bagui Mohammedan S.C.None[17]
30 August 2021MFSriram Boopathi Chennai CityNone[18]
3 September 2021FWMayosing Khongreiwoshi TRAUNone[19]
9 September 2021MFPhalguni Singh TRAUNone[20]
15 September 2021CFVineeth Kumar Chennai CityNone
20 September 2021CF David Castañeda ZakhoNone[21]
28 September 2021DF Mohamed Awal Gokulam Kerala FCNone[22]
13 October 2021FWSunil BathalaAcademyNone
14 October 2021FWKP Rahul Gokulam Kerala FCNone[23]
19 October 2021MFUma Sankar Chennai CityNone
22 October 2021FWRosenberg GabrielNone

Technical staff

RoleName
Head coach Fernando Santiago Varela[24]
Assistant coach Birendra Thapa
Conditioning coach Jorge Ovando Toledo
Goalkeeping coachTBA
Performance Analyst Saiguhan E.

Notes and References

  1. News: 5 June 2020. AIFF invites bids for new clubs to join Hero I-League 2020 onwards. AIFF. 19 June 2020. 22 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622040902/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-invites-bids-for-new-clubs-to-join-hero-i-league-2020-onwards. live.
  2. Web site: Sudeva and Sreenidhi granted playing rights in Hero I-League from 2020-21 and 2021-22 respectively. 2020-08-12. www.the-aiff.com. 7 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507162838/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/sudeva-and-sreenidhi-granted-playing-rights-in-hero-i-league-from-2020-21-and-2021-22-respectively. live.
  3. Web site: I-League: Gokulam Kerala signs Rakshit Dagar.
  4. Web site: Gokulam Kerala goalkeeper Ubaid likely to join Sreenidhi FC.
  5. Web site: Sreenidhi FC announce signing of defender Dinesh Singh!. 26 June 2021.
  6. Web site: ഗോകുലത്തിലെ മായക്കണ്ണനെ മറ്റൊരു ഐ ലീഗ് ക്ലബ് റാഞ്ചി. 30 June 2021.
  7. Web site: Sreenidhi FC sign experienced goalkeeper Shibin Raj Kunniyil. 4 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan FC announce signing of midfielder Lalromawia. 10 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan FC announce signing of midfielder Lalromawia. 10 July 2021.
  10. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan FC rope in full-back Samad Ali Mallick. 15 July 2021.
  11. Web site: ഗോകുലത്തിന്റെ ഷിബില്‍ മുഹമ്മദ് ശ്രീനിധി എഫ്സിയിലേക്ക്. 6 July 2021. www.thejasnews.com.
  12. Web site: I-League new entrants Sreenidhi Deccan FC sign midfielder Suraj Rawat. 27 July 2021.
  13. Web site: I-League debutants Sreenidhi Deccan FC sign MC Malsawmzuala. 31 July 2021.
  14. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan FC announce arrival of defender Shahabaaz Khan. 9 August 2021.
  15. Web site: I-League entrants Sreenidhi Deccan FC rope in defender Lalchungnunga. 27 June 2021.
  16. Web site: Sreenidi Deccan FC sign striker Girik Khosla!. 22 August 2021.
  17. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan FC complete signing of Arijit Bagui. 5 July 2021.
  18. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan FC sign midfielder Sriram Boopathi. 2 September 2021.
  19. Web site: Sreenidi Deccan FC sign striker Mayosing Khongreiwoshi!. 3 September 2021.
  20. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan rope in former TRAU FC midfielder Phalguni Singh. 9 September 2021.
  21. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan sign Colombian forward David Castaneda Munoz. 20 September 2021.
  22. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan FC rope in ex-Gokulam Kerala skipper Mohamed Awal. 24 September 2021.
  23. Web site: Sreenidhi Deccan FC rope in ex-Gokulam Kerala star Rahul KP. 6 October 2021.
  24. Web site: 20 April 2021. Sreenidhi FC appoint Fernando Varela as head coach for I-League 2021-22 season. Sportskeeda. 23 April 2021. 23 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423115119/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-sreenidhi-fc-appoint-fernando-varela-head-coach-i-league-2021-22-season. live.

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