2025–26 Inter Kashi season

Inter Kashi
2025–26 season
OwnerRDB Group of Companies
Head coachAbhijit Mondal (Super Cup)
StadiumIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Super CupGroup stage

The 2025–26 season is the third season of Inter Kashi in existence and the first season in the top tier of Indian football. The club is currently participated in Super Cup and their reserve team participated in Sikkim Gold Cup and is eligible to compete in the Indian Super League, the top tier of the Indian football pyramid.[1][2][3][4]

Current staff

Position Name
Head coach Antonio Lopez Habas[5]
Assistant coaches Carlos Fonseca[6]
Deepak Deshwal
Strength & conditioning coach Alberto Santana[7]
Goalkeeping coach Fernando Llopis [8]
Luis García
Abhijit Mondal
Player Care Manager Abdeali Fatema Deesawala
Media Manager Bhaswar Dey

Players

First-team squad

As of October 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Shubham Dhas
2 DF  IND Wayne Vaz
3 DF  IND Aritra Das
5 DF  IND Deepak Devrani
6 MF  IND Tomba Singh
7 FW  IND Harmanpreet Singh
8 MF  IND Phijam Vikash Singh
9 FW  ESP Mario Barco
12 DF  IND Ashray Bhardwaj
14 MF  IND Karthik Panicker
15 MF  IND Sweden Fernandes
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  IND Sandip Mandi
17 DF  IND Anil Chawan
19 FW  IND Chirag Bhujel
21 GK  IND Mohit Singh Dhami
23 FW  IND Ashish Jha
24 DF  IND Kojam Beyong
25 FW  IND Sumeet Passi (captain)
25 FW  SRB Matija Babović
27 DF  IND Prabir Das
29 GK  IND Arindam Bhattacharya
- DF  IND Nishchal Chandan

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 June 2025 FW Harmanpreet Singh Inter Club d'Escaldes Loan Return [9]
24 October 2025 DF Prabir Das Kerala Blasters None
25 October 2025 DF Nishchal Chandan Churchill Brothers
26 October 2025 DF Wayne Vaz Rajasthan United None
26 October 2025 GK Mohit Singh Dhami Diamond Harbour None
26 October 2025 FW Ashish Jha SC Bengaluru None

Transfers Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
1 June 2025 FW Bryce Miranda Kerala Blasters Loan Return
1 June 2025 FW Bidyashagar Singh Bhawanipore FC [10]
10 June 2025 MF David Humanes Inter Club d'Escaldes [11]
25 June 2025 MF Sk Sahil Police AC
28 June 2025 DF Narayan Das United Kolkata Sports Club [12]
14 July 2025 DF Sarthak Golui Jamshedpur FC [13]
15 July 2025 DF Bijoy Varghese Punjab FC [14]
15 July 2025 MF Joni Kauko FC KTP [15]
30 August 2025 FW Prasanth Mohan Calicut FC [16]
8 September 2025 GK Sharon P Calicut FC [16]
16 September 2025 MF Mohammed Asif Khan Calicut FC [16]
4 October 2025 MF Nikola Stojanović Jamshedpur FC [17]

Competitions

Super Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOA NEU JFC INK
1 Goa (H) 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage 1–2 2–0 3–0
2 NorthEast United 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 2–2 2–2
3 Jamshedpur 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 2–0
4 Inter Kashi 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1)1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Matches

26 October 2025 (2025-10-26) North East 2–2 Inter Kashi Bambolim
16:30 IST
  • S.Ajaraie 18'
  • Zabaco 40'
  • Dinesh  45+1'
I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 226
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Karthik Panicker (Inter Kashi)
29 October 2025 (2025-10-29) Goa 3–0 Inter Kashi Fatorda
19:30 IST
I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 893
Referee: Ashwin
Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa)
1 November 2024 (2024-11-01) Inter Kashi 0–2 Jamshedpur Bambolim
16:30 IST I-League
PDF Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 136
Referee: K Ramdasan

Notes

References

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  8. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ferllopis/
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  10. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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  13. ^ "Jamshedpur FC Add Sarthak Golui, Vincy Barretto, and Calvin Rosario Baretto for Durand Cup Campaign". Jamshedpur Football Club. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Punjab FC announces signing of defender Bijoy Varghese". The Tribune. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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