2013–14 Bengaluru FC season

The 2013–14 Bengaluru FC season was the club's inaugural season in I-League, the top flight of Indian football, and the first season in the club's entire history.

Bengaluru FC
2013–14 season
ChairmanParth Jindal
Head coachAshley Westwood
GroundBangalore Football Stadium
I-League1st
Federation CupGroup
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sunil Chhetri (14)
All:
Sunil Chhetri (15)
Highest home attendance8,347 vs Pune
(28 March 2014)[1]
Average home league attendance7,038[2]

Bengaluru FC's season began in September 2013 with a game against Mohun Bagan. On 21 April 2014, Bengaluru FC won their first ever I-League title by defeating Dempo 2–4 at Fatorda Stadium, with one game remaining. Bengaluru FC created the history by being in the first team to win I-League title in its debut season.[3] Sunil Chhetri was the joint top-scorer in the league with 14 goals.

In domestic cups, Bengaluru FC competed in the Federation Cup, but could not advance beyond the group stage.

Background

On 15 May 2013 it was announced that the All India Football Federation had officially received three bids for two direct-entry spots into the I-League.[4] The bids came from the JSW Group, Dodsal Group, and a consortium from Kerala.[4]

Finally, on 28 May 2013, it was officially announced that JSW Group had won the franchise rights to the direct-club in Bangalore and that it would be spearheaded by the companies sports branch, JSW Sports.[5] The team would play all home games in Bangalore while setting up a youth academy there. They would also try to make better football infrastructure for the city.[5] Then on 21 July 2013, almost two months after winning the bid for a team, JSW launched the team officially as Bengaluru Football Club by throwing a mega-electric event at the Bangalore Football Stadium, which would be announced as the home for Bengaluru FC during the season.[6] Along with the club name and stadium, the club crest and colours were also unveiled as well as the team's home kit for the season and the squad.[6]

Pre–season

Signings

In preparation for their first season Bengaluru started to make flurry of signings which included midfielder Thoi Singh,[7] goalkeeper Bruno Colaço,[8] and midfielders Keegan Pereira,[8] Gurtej Singh,[9] and local player Shankar Sampingiraj.[9] Then on 2 July 2013 it was announced that Bengaluru had signed their first ever head coach in former Manchester United youth player and former Blackburn Rovers assistant manager Ashley Westwood.[10]

On 16 July 2013 it was announced that Bengaluru had signed their first two foreigners in their history when they signed former Premier League and Middlesbrough defender John Johnson and former Football League Two and AFC Wimbledon defender Curtis Osano for the season.[11] The club then continued their signing spree when they signed former Liberia captain and former USL First Division midfielder Johnny Menyongar.[12] The club then signed completed a double swoop when they signed current India international forwards Robin Singh and current national captain Sunil Chhetri for the season.[13][14]

Then, once the club was officially launched, the following players were unveiled by the club: goalkeepers Pawan Kumar and Ricardo Cardozo, defenders Vishal Kumar, Lalrozama Fanai, Rino Anto, and Don Bosco Andrew, midfielders Malemngamba Meetei, Darren Caldeira, and Sampath Kuttymani, and forward Karan Sawhney.[15] The next month, in August, Bengaluru confirmed their fourth and final foreign signing of the pre–season when they signed Australian and former A-League forward Sean Rooney.[16]

On 12 September 2013 it was announced that Bengaluru FC had added two more players to their squad in midfielders Niroshan Mani and Amoes.[17] Both players are local players from Karnataka.[17] Then, right before the season began, it was confirmed that the club had signed on former India international Nanjangud Shivananju Manju, as well as Beikhokhei Beingaichho and Manpreet Singh for the season.[18]

In season signings

On 13 December 2013 it was announced that Bengaluru FC would bring in three players on loan from IMG-Reliance for the rest of the season.[19] The players were Soram Anganba, Randhan Meitei, and Shankar Sampingiraj.[19] Then, on 30 January 2014, it was confirmed that Bengaluru FC had signed C.K. Vineeth from fellow I-League side United S.C. on a deal that would last the remainder of the season.[20]

Matches

The club then played their first friendly of the season against the India national football team on 25 August 2013 in their preparation for the 2013 SAFF Championship in which Bengaluru drew the match 1–1 with Johnny Menyongar scoring the first goal of the match before India equalized through Lenny Rodrigues.[21] The club then played their second match of pre–season against MEG Bangalore at the Bangalore Football Stadium on 31 August 2013 in which Bengaluru FC won the match 8–2 with former India international Nanjangud Shivananju Manju being a part of the scoring for Bengaluru FC.[22][23]

Results
25 August 2013 Bengaluru FC 1–1 India Bangalore, Karnataka
Menyongar Report Rodrigues Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
31 August 2013 Bengaluru FC 8–2 MEG Bangalore, Karnataka
Manju
Amoes
Andrew
Sawhney 		Report
Report		 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position		 First match Last match
Federation Cup Group stage Group stage 15 January 2014 21 January 2014
I-League — Winners 22 September 2013 28 April 2014

Last Updated: 28 April 2014
Source : Competitions

Overview
Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Federation Cup 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 033.33
I-League 24 14 5 5 42 28 +14 058.33
Total 27 15 6 6 46 31 +15 055.56

Last updated: 28 April 2014

Source: Competitions

I-League
Main article: 2013–14 I-League

Summary
Sunil Chhetri was the season's leading scorer for Bengaluru FC with 15 goals, including 14 in the league.

Bengaluru played their first ever official match in the I-League on 22 September 2013 against Mohun Bagan A.C. at the Bangalore Football Stadium.[24] After a scoreless first-half Bengaluru scored their first ever official goal in the 49th minute to take the lead through Sean Rooney.[24] However, in injury-time, Mohun Bagan managed to draw a goal back through Chinadorai Sabeeth and thus the match ended in a 1–1 stalemate.[24] The club then won their first ever match in the I-League in their very next match against Rangdajied United F.C. at the Bangalore Football Stadium on 29 September 2013 in which goals from John Johnson, Sean Rooney, and Sunil Chhetri saw the team win the match 3–0 in front of their home fans.[25]

The club then entered the month of October with their second victory in a row against United S.C. on 6 October 2013 at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which an early 4th-minute goal from John Johnson saw Bengaluru come out as the 1–0 winners.[26] Then only four days later, the club won its third game in a row against Mohammedan S.C. at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which goals from John Johnson and Sean Rooney were enough to secure a 2–1 victory.[27] The streak was then extended to four games on 23 October when Bengaluru FC won 3–1 over Dempo S.C. at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which goals from Siam Hanghal and Sean Rooney were enough for Bengaluru to finish off their five-game home-stand end in style.[28] However, that is where the streak would end as Bengaluru lost their next match, which also happened to be their first away match of the season, against East Bengal F.C. at the Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani, West Bengal in which an own goal by Robin Singh and a goal from James Moga led to the loss.[29]

The club then opened the month of November with their second away match of the season against Mumbai F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune, Maharashtra on 2 November 2013.[30] The match ended in a 2–2 draw for Bengaluru with Sean Rooney and Sunil Chhetri scoring for Bengaluru and Hashmatullah Barakzai and Climax Lawrence scoring for Mumbai.[30] Four days later, the club played their second match at the Balewadi Sports Complex but this time against Pune.[31] The match ended 1–0 to Pune with James Meyer scoring for the hosts.[31] Then, after a two-week international break, Bengaluru FC returned home to face Sporting Goa on 23 November.[32] Despote holding the majority of possession Bengaluru FC succumbed to a 0–0 draw.[32] Then in the final match of the month, Bengaluru FC went back on the road to face Salgaocar F.C. at the Duler Stadium in a top of the table battle.[33] A goal each from Johnny Menyongar and Beikhokhei Beingaichho helped Bengaluru FC earn a 2–1 victory which not only was their first victory away from home this season but also their first away victory ever. The win also took the club to 2nd in the table on goal-difference.

The month of the December started early for Bengaluru FC as the club took on Shillong Lajong on 1 December 2013 at the Bangalore Football Stadium.[34] Bengaluru FC eventually came out as the victors in the match after two early goals from captain Sunil Chhetri in the 7th and 34th minute (from a penalty) sealed a 2–1 win for the team.[34] The victory pushed Bengaluru FC to the top of the I-League table to begin the month.[34] Their second match of the month came away from home at the Duler Stadium. Bengaluru FC took on the reigning champions from last season, Churchill Brothers.[35] Bengaluru FC took an early second half lead of 2–0 thanks to strikes from Sean Rooney and Sunil Chhetri. Churchill Brothers brought a goal back with a strike from Balwant Singh before Chhetri sealed the match for Bengaluru FC by scoring his second goal of the match as Bengaluru FC won 3–1.[35] The team then continued their away form in Kolkata on 11 December 2013 when they defeated Mohammedan at the Salt Lake Stadium by a score of 3–2.[36] After taking an early 21st-minute lead through Johnny Menyongar it was Josimar who scored the equalizer for Mohammedan in first-half stoppage time. Sunil Chhetri then restored the lead for Bengaluru FC in the 48th minute before Josimar once again equalized for Mohammedan in the 57th minute but in the 71st minute it was Sunil Chhetri who scored his second goal of the match and the eventual winner for the Bangalore side.[36] However, the club then slipped to their third loss of the season in their next match against East Bengal - thus their second loss to East Bengal this season - at the Bangalore Football Stadium on 15 December 2013.[37] Both goals for East Bengal were scored by James Moga and Chidi Edeh.[37] It was in this match that Bengaluru FC managed to draw 8,216 fans into the Bangalore Football Stadium, the most the team has had till that point.[38] Despite the loss though, Bengaluru FC still managed to end the month of December and the year 2013 with a victory on 21 December 2013 against Salgaocar at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which penalty goals from Sunil Chhetri and Robin Singh (his first of the season) sealed a 2–1 win for the team.[39]

Bengaluru FC resumed their campaign in the second phase by playing Mumbai at home. Having received four yellow cards in the season, the captain Sunil Chhetri was suspended in the game and Rino Anto led the team. After goalless first half, Bengaluru were trailing 0–1 after Ebi Sukore scored for Mumbai in 47th minute. Robin Singh equalized in 55th minute and salvaged draw for Bengaluru.[40] In round 19, the battle between top and bottom of the table, Bengaluru FC played away game against Rangdajied United F.C.. After trailing 0–2 in the first half, Bengaluru equalized at 2–2 after quick goals by Chhetri and Rooney in 60th and 61st minutes, but after Ranti Martins' goal in 76th minutes, the match ended as a loss for Bengaluru.[41] Bengaluru FC returned to form in the penultimate home game, when they defeated defending champions Churchill Brothers 3–0, courtesy three second half goals, two by Sunil Chhetri and one by Robin Singh.[42] Bengaluru FC opened up 7 points lead at the top of table when they defeated United S.C. 1–3 in the away game.[43] In the next game, Bengaluru FC could not score a goal and ended up losing 3–0 to Shillong Lajong. Two Bengaluru players Pawan Kumar and Curtis Osano were handed red cards in closing minutes and as a result, would miss the next game.[44] In the last home game, Bengaluru FC played another title contender Pune FC. Bengaluru FC took the lead in 25th minute by a goal from Thoi Singh, but Pune FC equalized in the second half in 73rd minute and the game ended in 1–1.[45] This match broke the highest attendance record at Bangalore Football Stadium with 8,347 people attending the game.[1] With other title contenders, Salgaocar and East Bengal closing-in, Bengaluru FC desperately needed a comfortable margin at the top. In their next away game against Mohun Bagan, Thoi Singh and Sean Rooney scored a goal each in each half and secured 0–2 victory and 4 points lead at the top of the table.[46] During the game, coach Ashley Westwood was sent off from the technical area for showing continuous dissent.[47] With East Bengal closing in on Bengaluru FC, the team needed a win in the game against Dempo in the next game to ensure the title. Bengaluru FC lead 0–1 at the end of the first half as Sean Rooney scored early in the 2nd minute. They consolidated their lead as Robin Singh and Johnny Menyongar scored a goal each. Dempo threatened with two quick goals in the closing minutes, but Sunil Chhetri's goal, 4 minutes into the additional time ensured 2–4 victory for Bengaluru FC.[48] Bengaluru FC created the history by being the first team to win I-League in its debut year.[3] Bengaluru FC ended their campaign on the winning note when they won their final league game 1–2 against Sporting Clube de Goa due to goals from Robin Singh and Beikhokhei Beingaichho in the second half.[49]

Matches
22 September 2013 Match 1 Bengaluru FC 1–1 Mohun Bagan Bangalore, Karnataka
16:00 IST Rooney  49' Report Sabeeth  90+1' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Referee: Rahul Dsa
29 September 2013 Match 2 Bengaluru FC 3–0 Rangdajied United Bangalore, Karnataka
16:00 IST Johnson  33'
Rooney  57'
Chhetri  67'		 Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Referee: Anthony Simoes
6 October 2013 Match 3 Bengaluru FC 1–0 United Bangalore, Karnataka
16:00 IST Johnson  4' Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,328[50]
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan
10 October 2013 Match 4 Bengaluru FC 2–1 Mohammedan Bangalore, Karnataka
16:00 IST Johnson  12'
Rooney  28'		 Report Josimar  78' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,350[51]
Referee: Rahul Dsa
23 October 2013 Match 5 Bengaluru FC 3–1 Dempo Bangalore, Karnataka
16:00 IST Hanghal  6'
Rooney  11', 61'		 Report Miranda  63' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 6,352[52]
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
26 October 2013 Match 6 East Bengal 2–0 Bengaluru FC Kalyani, West Bengal
14:30 IST Singh  49' (o.g.)
Moga  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: Rahul Dsa
2 November 2013 Match 7 Mumbai 2–2 Bengaluru FC Pune, Maharashtra
15:30 IST Barakzai  10'
Lawrence  90+4'		 Report Rooney  8'
Chhetri  58' (pen.)		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
6 November 2013 Match 8 Pune 1–0 Bengaluru FC Pune, Maharashtra
19:00 IST Meyer  71' Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Ajit Dutta
23 November 2013 Match 9 Bengaluru FC 0–0 Sporting Goa Bangalore, Karnataka
14:30 IST Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 6,104[53]
Referee: Prabir Dhar
26 November 2013 Match 10 Salgaocar 1–2 Bengaluru FC Mapusa, Goa
15:30 IST Oliveira  23' Report Menyongar  21'
Beingaichho  57'		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
Referee: Rahul Dsa
1 December 2013 Match 11 Bengaluru FC 2–1 Shillong Lajong Bangalore, Karnataka
15:00 IST Chhetri  7', 34' (pen.) Report Haokip  82' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,254[54]
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
6 December 2013 Match 12 Churchill Brothers 1–3 Bengaluru FC Mapusa, Goa
15:30 IST Singh  74' Report Rooney  50'
Chhetri  64', 77'		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
11 December 2013 Match 13 Mohammedan 2–3 Bengaluru FC Kolkata, West Bengal
15:30 IST Josimar  45+2', 57' Report Menyongar  21'
Chhetri  48', 71'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Ratheesh Kumar
15 December 2013 Match 14 Bengaluru FC 0–2 East Bengal Bangalore, Karnataka
15:00 IST Report Moga  17'
Edeh  81'		 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 8,216[38]
Referee: Anthony Simoes
21 December 2013 Match 15 Bengaluru FC 2–1 Salgaocar Bangalore, Karnataka
15:00 IST Chhetri  29'
Singh  90+3'		 Report Oliveira  85' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,700[55]
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
22 February 2014 Match 16 Bengaluru FC 1–1 Mumbai Bangalore, Karnataka
16:00 IST Singh  55' Report Sukore  47' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 7,162[56]
Referee: Prabir Dhar
1 March 2014 Match 17 Rangdajied United 3–2 Bengaluru FC Shillong, Meghalaya
16:00 IST Dias  15'
Lalnunpuia  31'
Martins  76'		 Report Chhetri  60'
Rooney  61'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
8 March 2014 Match 18 Bengaluru FC 3–0 Churchill Brothers Bangalore, Karnataka
16:00 IST Chhetri  56', 90'
Singh  61'		 Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 6,912[57]
Referee: M. Santosh Kumar
13 March 2014 Match 19 United 1–3 Bengaluru FC Kalyani, West Bengal
14:30 IST Brown  54' (pen.) Report T. Singh  44'
Singh  61' (o.g.)
Chhetri  89'		 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: R. Saha
23 March 2014 Match 20 Shillong Lajong 3–0 Bengaluru FC Shillong, Meghalaya
17:00 IST Uilliams  46'
Glen  80', 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: T. Nagvenkar
28 March 2014 Match 21 Bengaluru FC 1–1 Pune Bangalore, Karnataka
16:00 IST T. Singh  25' Report D'Souza  73' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 8,347[1]
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
6 April 2014 Match 22 Mohun Bagan 0–2 Bengaluru FC Kolkata, West Bengal
16:00 IST Report T. Singh  45+1'
Rooney  60'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Rahul Dsa
21 April 2014 Match 23 Dempo 2–4 Bengaluru FC Margao, Goa
17:30 IST Silva  82'
Fernandes  89'		 Report Rooney  2'
Singh  56'
Menyongar  79'
Chhetri  90+7'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
28 April 2014 Match 24 Sporting Goa 1–2 Bengaluru FC Margao, Goa
17:30 IST Karpeh  41' Report Singh  59'
Beingaichho  90+2'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bengaluru FC (C) 24 14 5 5 42 28 +14 47 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2 East Bengal 24 12 7 5 39 23 +16 43 Qualification for 2015 AFC Cup group stage
3 Salgaocar 24 11 6 7 36 25 +11 39
4 Dempo 24 9 8 7 31 25 +6 35
5 Sporting Goa 24 9 7 8 34 34 0 34
6 Shillong Lajong 24 8 9 7 35 37 −2 33
7 Pune 24 7 8 9 28 32 −4 29
8 Mohun Bagan 24 6 10 8 23 24 −1 28
9 Mumbai 24 5 13 6 31 32 −1 28
10 United (R) 24 5 11 8 22 32 −10 26 Excluded[lower-alpha 1]
11 Rangdajied United (R) 24 6 7 11 29 38 −9 25
12 Churchill Brothers (R) 24 6 7 11 25 37 −12 25
13 Mohammedan (R) 24 6 6 12 27 35 −8 24 Relegation to 2015 I-League 2nd Division
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2014. Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) taking lots[59]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. United, Rangdajied United and Churchill Brothers were barred from I-League they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.[58]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 14 5 5 42 28  +14 47 7 4 1 19 9  +10 7 1 4 23 19  +4

Last updated: 28 April 2014.
Source: I-League

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHHHHHAAAHAHAAHHHAHAAHAAA
ResultDWWWWLDLDWWWWLWDLWWLDWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2014. Source: I-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Celebrations

Bengaluru FC celebrated the victory organizing a parade with players and fans in the city, where the coach and the captain hailed fans as the important part of their campaign.[60]

Federation Cup
Main article: 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup

On 29 August 2013 the groups for the 2013 Indian Federation Cup were announced by the All India Football Federation.[61] Bengaluru FC were placed in Group B along with East Bengal, Rangdajied United, and Sporting Goa.[61]

Bengaluru FC began their Federation Cup campaign on 15 January 2014 against Sporting Goa at the Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium. The club could not have kicked off their campaign any brighter after they took a 4–0 lead through a double from Beikhokhei Beingaichho and goals from Sunil Chhetri and Robin Singh. Sporting Goa however then managed to pull three back from goals by Boima Karpeh, Beevan D'Mello, and Victorino Fernandes. Bengaluru FC though managed to see out the match by scoring a fifth and final goal from Robin Singh to win the match 5–3.[62] Bengaluru FC then began their second match against Rangdajied United in the best possible way with a 2nd-minute goal from Thoi Singh before Rangdajied United equalized in the 80th minute from Lamine Tamba to end the game 1–1.[63]

The club's campaign in the tournament then finally came to an end three days later when a brace from Chidi Edeh saw Bengaluru FC lose 2–0 to East Bengal, the third time this entire season Bengaluru FC lost to East Bengal 2–0.[64]

Table
Group B
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Sporting Goa 320176+16
East Bengal 311143+14
Bengaluru FC 31116604
Rangdajied United 302124–22
15 January 2014 Match 1 Bengaluru FC 5–3 Sporting Goa Payyanad, Kerala
Beingaichho  5', 40'
Chhetri  33'
Singh  66', 90+3'		 Report Karpeh  74'
D'Mello  89'
Fernandes  90+1'		 Stadium: MDS Complex
18 January 2014 Match 2 Rangdajied United 1–1 Bengaluru FC Payyanad, Kerala
Tamba  80' Report Singh  2' Stadium: MDS Complex
21 January 2014 Match 3 East Bengal 2–0 Bengaluru FC Payyanad, Kerala
Edeh  62', 75' Report Stadium: MDS Complex

Accolades

Bengaluru FC received numerous accolades in the season. Sunil Chhetri was the joint top-scorer in 2013–14 I-League along with Cornell Glen and Daryl Duffy. He also received All India Football Federation's player of the year award.[65] In AIFF's annual awards, Sunil Chhetri was awarded the best player and the best forward of I-League, while John Johnson was awarded the best defender award.[66] Ashley Westwood was named coach of the year by FPAI.[67] Six Bengaluru FC players including Rino Anto, John Johnson, Beikhokhei Beingaichho, Siam Hanghal, Johnny Menyongar and Sunil Chhetri were selected as part of Sportskeeda's "Team of the year".[68] Chhetri was also declared AIFF player of the year for 2014.[69]

Player information

Squad information
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Pawan Kumar GK (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 23) Salgaocar
22 Bruno Colaço GK (1991-10-11)11 October 1991 (aged 22) Sporting Goa
29 Soram Anganba GK (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 21) Pailan Arrows
30 Ricardo Cardozo GK (1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 21) Tata Football Academy
Defenders
2 Nanjangud Shivananju Manju DF (1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 26) United Sikkim
3 Vishal Kumar DF (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 21) Pailan Arrows
4 Curtis Osano CB (1987-03-08)8 March 1987 (aged 27) AFC Wimbledon
6 John Johnson CB (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 (aged 25) Northampton Town
13 Rino Anto DF (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 26) Mohun Bagan
20 Keegan Pereira DF (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 26) Salgaocar
23 Lalrozama Fanai DF (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 22) Mohun Bagan
26 Thomas Lalengkima DF (1993-08-22)22 August 1993 (aged 20) Aizawl
Midfielders
5 Gurtej Singh MF (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 23) Churchill Brothers
8 Malemngamba Meetei MF (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 22) Salgaocar
10 Johnny Menyongar AM (1980-06-26)26 June 1980 (aged 33) Shillong Lajong
12 Thoi Singh MF (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 23) Mumbai Tigers
14 Sampath Kuttymani MF (1986-09-28)28 September 1986 (aged 27) Mumbai
15 Darren Caldeira MF (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 26) Mumbai
18 Beikhokhei Beingaichho MF (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 (aged 21) East Bengal
19 Siam Hanghal MF (1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 20) Pailan Arrows
25 Niroshan Mani MF (1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 Sporting Goa
27 Amoes MF (1994-04-09)9 April 1994 (aged 20) South United
28 Don Bosco Andrew DF (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 24) SESA Football Academy
31 C.K. Vineeth MF (1988-02-28)28 February 1988 (aged 26) United
— Randhan Meitei MF (1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 21) Pailan Arrows
— Shankar Sampingiraj MF (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 19) Pailan Arrows
Attackers
7 Sean Rooney ST (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 25) Blacktown City FC
9 Robin Singh ST (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 23) East Bengal
11 Sunil Chhetri ST (1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 29) Sporting Portugal B
17 Karan Sawhney ST (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 21) Salgaocar

Season signings
Pos. Player Transferred From Source
MF Thoi Singh Mumbai Tigers[7]
GK Bruno Colaço Sporting Goa[8]
DF Keegan Pereira Mumbai[8]
MF Gurtej Singh Churchill Brothers[9]
DF John Johnson Northampton Town[11]
DF Curtis Osano AFC Wimbledon[11]
MF Johnny Menyongar Shillong Lajong[12]
FW Robin Singh East Bengal[13]
FW Sunil Chhetri Sporting Portugal B[14]
DF Vishal Kumar Pailan Arrows[15]
MF Don Bosco Andrew SESA Football Academy[15]
DF Lalrozama Fanai Mohun Bagan[15]
GK Ricardo Cardozo Tata Football Academy[15]
GK Pawan Kumar Salgaocar[15]
MF Malemngamba Meetei Salgaocar[15]
FW Karan Sawhney Salgaocar[15]
MF Darren Caldeira Mumbai[15]
DF Rino Anto Mohun Bagan[15]
MF Sampath Kuttymani Mumbai[15]
FW Sean Rooney Blacktown City FC[16]
MF Siam Hanghal Pailan Arrows[70]
MF Niroshan Mani Sporting Goa[17]
MF Amoes South United[17]
DF Nanjangud Shivananju Manju United Sikkim[18]
MF Beikhokhei Beingaichho East Bengal[18]
DF Thomas Lalengkima Aizawl[71]

Loan in
Position Player Loaned from Date Source
GK Soram Anganba IMG–Reliance 13 December 2013 [19]
MF Randhan Meitei IMG–Reliance 13 December 2013 [19]
MF Shankar Sampingiraj IMG–Reliance 13 December 2013 [19]
MF C.K. Vineeth United 30 January 2014 [20]

Management
Ashley Westwood, the head coach Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 season.
As of January 2014.
Position Name
Head Coach Ashley Westwood
Assistant Coach Pradyum Reddy
Goalkeeping Coach Ali Uzunhasanoglu
Performance Coach Malcolm Purchase
Head of Youth Development Richard Hood

Player statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalI-LeagueFederation Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Pawan Kumar 23020+003+00
2 DF Nanjangud Shivananju Manju 302+100+00
3 DF Vishal Kumar 1206+500+10
4 DF Curtis Osano 25022+003+00
5 MF Gurtej Singh 302+100+00
6 DF John Johnson 26323+033+00
7 FW Sean Rooney 241021+0103+00
8 MF Malemngamba Meetei 702+500+00
9 FW Robin Singh 2479+1450+12
10 MF Johnny Menyongar 26323+033+00
11 FW Sunil Chhetri 261521+2143+01
12 MF Thoi Singh 24419+233+01
13 DF Rino Anto 26020+303+00
14 MF Sampath Kuttymani 000+000+00
15 MF Darren Caldeira 1608+700+10
17 FW Karan Sawhney 300+300+00
18 MF Beikhokhei Beingaichho 25418+423+02
19 MF Siam Hanghal 24121+013+00
20 DF Keegan Pereira 23019+103+00
22 GK Bruno Colaço 201+100+00
23 DF Lalrozama Fanai 403+100+00
25 MF Niroshan Mani 100+100+00
26 DF Thomas Lalengkima 000+000+00
27 MF Amoes 100+100+00
28 DF Don Bosco Andrew 000+000+00
29 GK Soram Anganba 403+100+00
30 GK Ricardo Cardozo 000+000+00
31 MF C.K. Vineeth 701+600+00
— MF Randhan Meitei 000+000+00
— MF Shankar Sampingiraj 000+000+00

Updated: 28 April 2014

Top scorers
Place Position Nationality Number Name I-League Federation Cup Total
1 FW 11 Sunil Chhetri 14 1 15
2 FW 7 Sean Rooney 10 0 10
3 FW 9 Robin Singh 5 2 7
4 FW 18 Beikhokhei Beingaichho 2 2 4
MF 12 Thoi Singh 3 1 4
6 DF 6 John Johnson 3 0 3
MF 10 Johnny Menyongar 3 0 3
8 MF 19 Siam Hanghal 1 0 1
TOTALS 41 6 47

Updated: 28 April 2014 source

International Caps

Players called for senior international duty during the 2013–14 season while under contract with Bengaluru FC.

Nationality Position Player Competition Date Contribution Opponent
India FW Sunil Chhetri Friendly 14 August 2013 Started, played 70 minutes.[72] v Tajikistan
India FW Robin Singh Friendly 14 August 2013 Subbed on in the 77th minute.[72] v Tajikistan
India FW Sunil Chhetri 2013 SAFF Championship 1 September 2013 Started, played the full match.[73] v Pakistan
India FW Sunil Chhetri 2013 SAFF Championship 3 September 2013 Started, played the full match, scored in the 95th minute.[74] v Bangladesh
India FW Robin Singh 2013 SAFF Championship 3 September 2013 Subbed on in the 85th minute.[74] v Bangladesh
India FW Sunil Chhetri 2013 SAFF Championship 5 September 2013 Started, played the full match.[75] v Nepal
India FW Robin Singh 2013 SAFF Championship 5 September 2013 Subbed on in the 58th minute.[75] v Nepal
India FW Robin Singh 2013 SAFF Championship 9 September 2013 Started, played the full match, yellow carded in the 95th minute.[76] v Maldives
India FW Sunil Chhetri 2013 SAFF Championship Final 11 September 2013 Subbed on in the 60th minute.[77] v Afghanistan
India FW Robin Singh 2013 SAFF Championship Final 11 September 2013 Started, played the full match.[77] v Afghanistan
India FW Sunil Chhetri Friendly 15 November 2013 Started, played the full match, scored in the 41st minute.[78] v Philippines
India FW Robin Singh Friendly 15 November 2013 Started, played 75 minutes.[78] v Philippines
India FW Sunil Chhetri Friendly 19 November 2013 Started, played the full match, scored in the 21st minute.[79] v Nepal
India FW Robin Singh Friendly 23 November 2013 Started, played the full match.[79] v Nepal
India FW Sunil Chhetri Friendly 5 March 2014 Started, played the full match, scored in the 14th and 92nd minute.[80] v Bangladesh
India FW Robin Singh Friendly 5 March 2014 Started, played 63 minutes.[80] v Bangladesh

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