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Bengaluru FC

2013–14 season
Chairman	Parth Jindal
Head coach	Ashley Westwood
Ground	Bangalore Football Stadium
I-League	1st
Federation Cup	Group
Top goalscorer	League: Sunil Chhetri (14) All: Sunil Chhetri (15)
Highest home attendance	8,347 vs Pune (28 March 2014)
Average home league attendance	7,038
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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. 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. The bids came from the JSW Group, Dodsal Group, and a consortium from Kerala.

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. 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. 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. 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.

Pre–season

Signings

In preparation for their first season Bengaluru started to make flurry of signings which included midfielder Thoi Singh, goalkeeper Bruno Colaço, and midfielders Keegan Pereira, Gurtej Singh, and local player Shankar Sampingiraj. 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.

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. The club then continued their signing spree when they signed former Liberia captain and former USL First Division midfielder Johnny Menyongar. 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.

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. 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.

On 12 September 2013 it was announced that Bengaluru FC had added two more players to their squad in midfielders Niroshan Mani and Amoes. Both players are local players from Karnataka. 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.

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. The players were Soram Anganba, Randhan Meitei, and Shankar Sampingiraj. 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.

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. 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.

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

Last Updated: 28 April 2014
Source : Competitions

Overview

Last updated: 28 April 2014
Source: Competitions

I-League

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. After a scoreless first-half Bengaluru scored their first ever official goal in the 49th minute to take the lead through Sean Rooney. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. Four days later, the club played their second match at the Balewadi Sports Complex but this time against Pune. The match ended 1–0 to Pune with James Meyer scoring for the hosts. Then, after a two-week international break, Bengaluru FC returned home to face Sporting Goa on 23 November. Despote holding the majority of possession Bengaluru FC succumbed to a 0–0 draw. 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. 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. 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. The victory pushed Bengaluru FC to the top of the I-League table to begin the month. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Both goals for East Bengal were scored by James Moga and Chidi Edeh. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. Bengaluru FC opened up 7 points lead at the top of table when they defeated United S.C. 1–3 in the away game. 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. 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. This match broke the highest attendance record at Bangalore Football Stadium with 8,347 people attending the game. 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. During the game, coach Ashley Westwood was sent off from the technical area for showing continuous dissent. 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. Bengaluru FC created the history by being the first team to win I-League in its debut year. 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.

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 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 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 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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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

Results summary

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

Results by round

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.

Federation Cup

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

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. 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.

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.

Table

Group B

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. 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. Ashley Westwood was named coach of the year by FPAI. 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". Chhetri was also declared AIFF player of the year for 2014.

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 (age 36)	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
GK	Bruno Colaço	Sporting Goa
DF	Keegan Pereira	Mumbai
MF	Gurtej Singh	Churchill Brothers
DF	John Johnson	Northampton Town
DF	Curtis Osano	AFC Wimbledon
MF	Johnny Menyongar	Shillong Lajong
FW	Robin Singh	East Bengal
FW	Sunil Chhetri	Sporting Portugal B
DF	Vishal Kumar	Pailan Arrows
MF	Don Bosco Andrew	SESA Football Academy
DF	Lalrozama Fanai	Mohun Bagan
GK	Ricardo Cardozo	Tata Football Academy
GK	Pawan Kumar	Salgaocar
MF	Malemngamba Meetei	Salgaocar
FW	Karan Sawhney	Salgaocar
MF	Darren Caldeira	Mumbai
DF	Rino Anto	Mohun Bagan
MF	Sampath Kuttymani	Mumbai
FW	Sean Rooney	Blacktown City FC
MF	Siam Hanghal	Pailan Arrows
MF	Niroshan Mani	Sporting Goa
MF	Amoes	South United
DF	Nanjangud Shivananju Manju	United Sikkim
MF	Beikhokhei Beingaichho	East Bengal
DF	Thomas Lalengkima	Aizawl

Loan in

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

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	IND	Pawan Kumar	23	0	20+0	0	3+0	0
2	DF	IND	Nanjangud Shivananju Manju	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IND	Vishal Kumar	12	0	6+5	0	0+1	0
4	DF	KEN	Curtis Osano	25	0	22+0	0	3+0	0
5	MF	IND	Gurtej Singh	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	John Johnson	26	3	23+0	3	3+0	0
7	FW	AUS	Sean Rooney	24	10	21+0	10	3+0	0
8	MF	IND	Malemngamba Meetei	7	0	2+5	0	0+0	0
9	FW	IND	Robin Singh	24	7	9+14	5	0+1	2
10	MF	LBR	Johnny Menyongar	26	3	23+0	3	3+0	0
11	FW	IND	Sunil Chhetri	26	15	21+2	14	3+0	1
12	MF	IND	Thoi Singh	24	4	19+2	3	3+0	1
13	DF	IND	Rino Anto	26	0	20+3	0	3+0	0
14	MF	IND	Sampath Kuttymani	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	IND	Darren Caldeira	16	0	8+7	0	0+1	0
17	FW	IND	Karan Sawhney	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0
18	MF	IND	Beikhokhei Beingaichho	25	4	18+4	2	3+0	2
19	MF	IND	Siam Hanghal	24	1	21+0	1	3+0	0
20	DF	IND	Keegan Pereira	23	0	19+1	0	3+0	0
22	GK	IND	Bruno Colaço	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
23	DF	IND	Lalrozama Fanai	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
25	MF	IND	Niroshan Mani	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
26	DF	IND	Thomas Lalengkima	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	IND	Amoes	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
28	DF	IND	Don Bosco Andrew	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	GK	IND	Soram Anganba	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0
30	GK	IND	Ricardo Cardozo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	IND	C.K. Vineeth	7	0	1+6	0	0+0	0
—	MF	IND	Randhan Meitei	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	IND	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
India	FW	Sunil Chhetri	Friendly	14 August 2013	Started, played 70 minutes.	v Tajikistan
India	FW	Robin Singh	Friendly	14 August 2013	Subbed on in the 77th minute.	v Tajikistan
India	FW	Sunil Chhetri	2013 SAFF Championship	1 September 2013	Started, played the full match.	v Pakistan
India	FW	Sunil Chhetri	2013 SAFF Championship	3 September 2013	Started, played the full match, scored in the 95th minute.	v Bangladesh
India	FW	Robin Singh	2013 SAFF Championship	3 September 2013	Subbed on in the 85th minute.	v Bangladesh
India	FW	Sunil Chhetri	2013 SAFF Championship	5 September 2013	Started, played the full match.	v Nepal
India	FW	Robin Singh	2013 SAFF Championship	5 September 2013	Subbed on in the 58th minute.	v Nepal
India	FW	Robin Singh	2013 SAFF Championship	9 September 2013	Started, played the full match, yellow carded in the 95th minute.	v Maldives
India	FW	Sunil Chhetri	2013 SAFF Championship Final	11 September 2013	Subbed on in the 60th minute.	v Afghanistan
India	FW	Robin Singh	2013 SAFF Championship Final	11 September 2013	Started, played the full match.	v Afghanistan
India	FW	Sunil Chhetri	Friendly	15 November 2013	Started, played the full match, scored in the 41st minute.	v Philippines
India	FW	Robin Singh	Friendly	15 November 2013	Started, played 75 minutes.	v Philippines
India	FW	Sunil Chhetri	Friendly	19 November 2013	Started, played the full match, scored in the 21st minute.	v Nepal
India	FW	Robin Singh	Friendly	23 November 2013	Started, played the full match.	v Nepal
India	FW	Sunil Chhetri	Friendly	5 March 2014	Started, played the full match, scored in the 14th and 92nd minute.	v Bangladesh
India	FW	Robin Singh	Friendly	5 March 2014	Started, played 63 minutes.	v Bangladesh

See also

• 2013–14 in Indian football
• Bengaluru FC

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• Bengaluru FC seasons
• 2010s in Bengaluru