2013–14 Bengaluru FC season
2013–14 season | |||
Chairman | Parth Jindal | ||
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Head Coach | Ashley Westwood | ||
Ground | Bangalore Football Stadium | ||
I-League | 1st | ||
Federation Cup | Group | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Chhetri (14 Goals) All: Chhetri (15 Goals) |
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Highest home attendance | 8,347 vs Pune (28 March 2014)[1] |
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Average home league attendance | 7,038[2] | ||
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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'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.
Contents
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 apart of the scoring for Bengaluru FC.[22][23]
Results
25 August 2013 | Bengaluru FC | 1–1 | India | Bangalore, Karnataka |
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Menyongar | Report | Rodrigues | Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 0 |
31 August 2013 | Bengaluru FC | 8–2 | MEG | Bangalore, Karnataka |
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Manju Amoes Andrew Sawhney |
Report Report |
Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium |
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position |
Final position |
First match | Last match |
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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 | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Federation Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33.33 |
I-League | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 58.33 |
Total | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 55.56 |
Last updated: 28 April 2014
Source: Competitions
I-League
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Summary
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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16:00 IST | Hanghal 6' Rooney 11', 61' |
Report | Miranda 63' | Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 6,352[52] Referee: Pranjal Banerji |
26 October 2013 Match 6 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Bengaluru FC | Kalyani, West Bengal |
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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 |
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15:30 IST | Barakzai 10' Lawrence 90+4' |
Report | Rooney 8' Chhetri 58' (pen.) |
Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex Referee: Pranjal Banerji |
6 November 2013 Match 8 | Pune | 1–0 | Bengaluru FC | Pune, Maharashtra |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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15:00 IST | Chhetri 7', 34' (pen.) | Report | Haokip 82' | Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 7,254[54] Referee: Pranjal Banerji |
6 December 2013 Match 12 | Churchill Brothers | 1–3 | Bengaluru FC | Mapusa, Goa |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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15:00 IST | Chhetri 29' Singh 90+3' |
Report | Oliveira 85' | Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 7,700[55] Referee: Arumughan Rowan |
22 February 2014 Match 16 | Bengaluru FC | 1–1 | Mumbai | Bangalore, Karnataka |
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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 |
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16:00 IST | Dias 15' Lalnunpuia 31' Martins 76' |
Report | Chhetri 60' Rooney 61' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerji |
8 March 2014 Match 18 | Bengaluru FC | 3–0 | Churchill Brothers | Bangalore, Karnataka |
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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 |
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14:30 IST | Brown 54' (pen.) | Report | 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 |
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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 |
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16:00 IST | Singh 25' | Report | D'Souza 73' | Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 8,347[1] Referee: Arumughan Rowan |
6 April 2014 Match 22 | Mohun Bagan | 0–2 | Bengaluru FC | Kolkata, West Bengal |
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16:00 IST | Report | Singh 45+1' Rooney 60' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Rahul Dsa |
21 April 2014 Match 23 | Dempo | 2–4 | Bengaluru FC | Margao, Goa |
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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 |
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17:30 IST | Karpeh 41' | Report | Singh 59' Beingaichho 90+2' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna |
Table
Pos |
Team
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Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bengaluru FC (C) | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 47 | Qualification to 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
2 | East Bengal | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 43 | Qualification to 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 | Excluded1 |
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 games played on 28 April 2014.
Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) taking lots[58]
1 United, Rangdajied United and Churchill Brothers were barred from I-League they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.[59]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Ground | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A |
Result | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | W |
Last updated: 28 April 2014.
Source: I-League
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
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
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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 clubs 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
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sporting Goa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
East Bengal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Bengaluru FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Rangdajied United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 2 |
15 January 2014 Match 1 | Bengaluru FC | 5–3 | Sporting Goa | Payyanad, Kerala |
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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 |
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Tamba 80' | Report | Singh 2' | Stadium: MDS Complex |
21 January 2014 Match 3 | East Bengal | 2–0 | Bengaluru FC | Payyanad, Kerala |
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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 | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Pawan Kumar | GK | July 1, 1990 (aged 23) | Salgaocar | |||
22 | Bruno Colaço | GK | October 11, 1991 (aged 22) | Sporting Goa | |||
29 | Soram Anganba | GK | December 24, 1992 (aged 21) | Pailan Arrows | |||
30 | Ricardo Cardozo | GK | January 14, 1993 (aged 21) | Tata Football Academy | |||
Defenders | |||||||
2 | Nanjangud Shivananju Manju | DF | May 9, 1987 (aged 26) | United Sikkim | |||
3 | Vishal Kumar | DF | July 30, 1992 (aged 21) | Pailan Arrows | |||
4 | Curtis Osano | CB | March 8, 1987 (aged 27) | AFC Wimbledon | |||
6 | John Johnson | CB | September 16, 1988 (aged 25) | Northampton Town | |||
13 | Rino Anto | DF | January 3, 1988 (aged 26) | Mohun Bagan | |||
20 | Keegan Pereira | DF | November 7, 1987 (aged 26) | Salgaocar | |||
23 | Lalrozama Fanai | DF | November 30, 1991 (aged 22) | Mohun Bagan | |||
26 | Thomas Lalengkima | DF | August 22, 1993 (aged 20) | Aizawl | |||
Midfielders | |||||||
5 | Gurtej Singh | MF | May 2, 1990 (aged 23) | Churchill Brothers | |||
8 | Malemngamba Meetei | MF | January 5, 1992 (aged 22) | Salgaocar | |||
10 | Johnny Menyongar | AM | June 26, 1980 (aged 33) | Shillong Lajong | |||
12 | Thoi Singh | MF | October 5, 1990 (aged 23) | Mumbai Tigers | |||
14 | Sampath Kuttymani | MF | September 28, 1986 (aged 27) | Mumbai | |||
15 | Darren Caldeira | MF | September 19, 1987 (aged 26) | Mumbai | |||
18 | Beikhokhei Beingaichho | MF | December 1, 1992 (aged 21) | East Bengal | |||
19 | Siam Hanghal | MF | May 26, 1993 (aged 20) | Pailan Arrows | |||
25 | Niroshan Mani | MF | November 24, 1988 | Sporting Goa | |||
27 | Amoes | MF | April 9, 1994 (aged 20) | South United | |||
28 | Don Bosco Andrew | DF | February 7, 1990 (aged 24) | SESA Football Academy | |||
31 | C.K. Vineeth | MF | February 28, 1988 (aged 26) | United | |||
— | Randhan Meitei | MF | March 13, 1993 (aged 21) | Pailan Arrows | |||
— | Shankar Sampingiraj | MF | December 14, 1994 (aged 19) | Pailan Arrows | |||
Attackers | |||||||
7 | Sean Rooney | ST | March 1, 1989 (aged 25) | Blacktown City FC | |||
9 | Robin Singh | ST | May 9, 1990 (aged 23) | East Bengal | |||
11 | Sunil Chhetri | ST | August 3, 1984 (aged 29) | Sporting Portugal B | |||
17 | Karan Sawhney | ST | May 23, 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
- 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 | Total | I-League | Federation Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Pawan Kumar | 23 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Nanjangud Shivananju Manju | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Vishal Kumar | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Curtis Osano | 25 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Gurtej Singh | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | John Johnson | 26 | 3 | 23+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Sean Rooney | 24 | 10 | 21+0 | 10 | 3+0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Malemngamba Meetei | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Robin Singh | 24 | 7 | 9+14 | 5 | 0+1 | 2 | |
10 | MF | Johnny Menyongar | 26 | 3 | 23+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | 26 | 15 | 21+2 | 14 | 3+0 | 1 | |
12 | MF | Thoi Singh | 24 | 4 | 19+2 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | |
13 | DF | Rino Anto | 26 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Sampath Kuttymani | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Darren Caldeira | 16 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Karan Sawhney | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Beikhokhei Beingaichho | 25 | 4 | 18+4 | 2 | 3+0 | 2 | |
19 | MF | Siam Hanghal | 24 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Keegan Pereira | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
22 | GK | Bruno Colaço | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Lalrozama Fanai | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Niroshan Mani | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Thomas Lalengkima | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Amoes | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
28 | DF | Don Bosco Andrew | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
29 | GK | Soram Anganba | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Ricardo Cardozo | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
31 | MF | C.K. Vineeth | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
— | MF | Randhan Meitei | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
— | MF | Shankar Sampingiraj | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Source: soccerway
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 |
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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 |
See also
References
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