2014–15 Bengaluru FC season

2nd season in existence of Bengaluru FC May 2020 April 2014 Bengaluru FC File:Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan.jpg Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan at Sree Kanteerava. 2014–15 Ashley Westwood Parth Jindal Sree Kanteerava Stadium I-League 2nd Federation Cup Winners Durand Cup Semi-finals AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off AFC Cup Round of 16 Eugeneson LyngdohRobin Singh(6 goals) Sunil Chhetri(14 goals) 21,786 vs Mohun Bagan(31 May 2015)http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/it-was-a-cliffhanger/article7269362.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20241226130224/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/it-was-a-cliffhanger/article7269362.ece live 26 December 2024 It was a cliffhanger Shreedutta Chidananda The Hindu subscription 1 June 2015 3,148 vs Persipura Jayapura(12 May 2015)http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=9066&stageid=353&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Bengaluru FC vs Persipura Jayapura 12 May 2015 AFC _whiteborder _bengaluru1415h _whiteborder 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF _bluelowerthin _bengaluru1415a _bluelowerthin FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 000000 000000 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 season was Bengaluru FC's second season in the I-League since its establishment in 2013. This season was the first season that Bengaluru FC competed in Asian competition. Bengaluru began the season as the defending champions, but could not defend the title as they could manage only a draw in the last game against the winners Mohun Bagan, but the club had the longest unbeaten run (13 games). In continental cups, they lost in the first round of the 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and then participated in group stage of the AFC Cup, where they reached Round of 16. In domestic cups, Bengaluru FC started the season with the 2014 Durand Cup where they lost in semi-finals to Salgaocar on penalties. Bengaluru FC also participated in Federation Cup. They finished the tournament as champions after defeating Dempo in the final 2–1. 22 different players represented the club in five different competitions and there were 13 different goal scorers. Sunil Chhetri was Bengaluru's top scorer with 14 goals in 36 appearances. Background 2013–14 Bengaluru FC season Bengaluru FC was unveiled on 21 July 2013 and played their first season in 2013–14. After playing their first ever game against Mohun Bagan on 22 September 2013, Bengaluru FC won the 2013–14 I-League when they defeated Dempo 4–2 on 21 April 2014 and created the history by being the first team to win I-League in its debut year. In July 2014, Bengaluru signed a deal with Puma as their official kit sponsors from the 2014–15 season. Puma is the official kit sponsor of Bengaluru FC http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/07/17/4965355/puma-to-become-official-kit-sponsor-of-bengaluru-fc goal.com 17 July 2014 23 July 2014 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144420/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/07/17/4965355/puma-to-become-official-kit-sponsor-of-bengaluru-fc dead This season Bengaluru also moved from Bangalore Football Stadium to Sree Kanteerava Stadium due to rebuilding of the old stadium for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Move-on-Stadium-May-Hit-Football-Future/2014/03/05/article2091576.ece1 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104419/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Move-on-Stadium-May-Hit-Football-Future/2014/03/05/article2091576.ece1 dead 4 March 2016 Move on Stadium May Hit Football Future 5 March 2014 S S Shreekumar As the winner of 2013–14 I-League, Bengaluru competed at Asian competitions, for the first time. Transfers Bengaluru FC began signing players for the 2014–15 season as early as April when they signed Tata Football Academy graduate Udanta Singh.http://www.bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=143 BFC makes three new signings 15 July 2014 Bengaluru FC 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704175125/http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=143 4 July 2015 dead Bengaluru FC also released veteran mid-fielder Johnny Menyongar at the end of previous season.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/04/30/4786103/bfc-release-menyongar-contract-extension-for-rooney BFC release Menyongar; Contract extension for Rooney 30 April 2014 Bengaluru FC signed Josh Walker as their marquee player.Gateshead Play Down Perez Links http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/gateshead-play-down-perez-links-7377627 7 July 2014 Chronicle Live 6 July 2014 On 15 July 2014, Bengaluru announced they signed two more players, Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Lalchhuan Mawia. Over the summer, Bengaluru also signed Shillong Lajong goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte.http://www.chrispd.de/wordpress/2014/10/29/bengaluru-fc-mohammedan-sporting-durand-cup-opener/ BENGALURU FC UP AGAINST MOHAMMEDAN SPORTING IN DURAND CUP OPENER 29 October 2014 6 November 2014 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306165850/http://www.chrispd.de/wordpress/2014/10/29/bengaluru-fc-mohammedan-sporting-durand-cup-opener/ dead In No.PositionPlayerSigned fromDateRef 10? MFENG Josh WalkerENG Gateshead7 July 2014 14? MFIND Eugeneson LyngdohIND Rangdajied United15 July 2014 21? FWIND Udanta SinghIND Tata Football Academy19 April 2014 23? DFIND Lalchhuan MawiaIND Shillong Lajong15 July 2014 28? GKIND Lalthuammawia RalteIND Shillong LajongSummer 2014 32? MFIND Shilton D'SilvaFree AgentSummer 2014Squad http://bengalurufc.com/goalkeepers.php Bengaluru FC 30 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141230222638/http://bengalurufc.com/goalkeepers.php 30 December 2014 dead Out No.PositionPlayerTeamDateRef10? AMLBR Johnny MenyongarReleased30 April 201414? MFIND Sampath Kuttymani IND MumbaiSummer 2014Mumbai FC sign Amoes and Reisangmei Vashum http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/mumbai-fc-sign-amoes-reisangmei-vashum Sportskeeda 5 June 201522? GKIND Bruno Colaço IND DempoSummer 2014Jitendran Nikhil Churchill outsmarted by Dempo in goalfest http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/09/24/5128301/churchill-outsmarted-by-dempo-in-goalfest Goal.com 30 December 201423? DFIND Lalrozama Fanai IND AizawlSummer 201425? MFIND Niroshan Mani IND Students UnionSummer 2014Babu Cyriac Biju Football's soldiers pump in money to run Students Union FC http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Footballs-soldiers-pump-in-money-to-run-Students-Union-FC/articleshow/45575035.cms The Times of India 19 December 2014 30 December 201426? DFIND Thomas Lalengkima IND AizawlSummer 2014I-League 2nd Division-ah Aizawl FC chungnung zel http://inkhel.com/post/i-league-2nd-division-ah-aizawl-fc-chungnung-zel Inkhel 30 December 201427? MFIND Amoes IND MumbaiSummer 201428? MFIND Don Bosco AndrewReleasedSummer 2014? MFIND Randhan MeiteiReleasedSummer 2014 Loan out No.PositionPlayerOn Loan toDateRef 32? MFIND Shilton D'Silva IND MumbaiMarch 2015Mumbai FC https://twitter.com/MumbaiFC/status/594498952076001283 3 May 2015 Pre-season and friendlies Bengaluru FC played two friendlies against Salgaocar and Pune in August 2014 at Duler Stadium, Goa. Bengaluru won the first game against Salgaocar through a solo goal from Curtis Osano in the first half.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/08/07/5011539/salgaocars-striking-department-still-a-worry-for-derrick Salgaocar's striking department still a worry for Derrick Pereira 7 August 2014 Goal.com Anselm Noronha The second friendly against Pune ended in 1–1 draw after Robin Singh scored a goal in the first half.http://punefc.com/preseason-2014-friendly-1-pune-fc-1-1-bengaluru-fc/ Preseason 2014, Friendly #1 – Pune FC 1-1 Bengaluru FC 9 August 2014 Pune F.C. Bengaluru then toured China and Hong Kong for further pre-season friendlies. In the first game of the tour, Bengaluru registered 0–1 win against Guangdong Sunray Cave, courtesy of an 87th-minute goal from Malemngamba Meetei.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/10/02/5149855/bengaluru-fc-victorious-over-chinese-opponents-in-pre-season Bengaluru FC victorious over Chinese opponents in pre-season friendly 2 October 2014 Atanu Mitra In the second game against Eastern AA, Bengaluru failed to score a goal and lost 0–2. In the final game of the tour, Bengaluru played Guangzhou R&F and faced another defeat 0–3.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/10/09/5169981/bengaluru-fc-go-down-3-0-to-guangzhou-rf Bengaluru FC go down 3-0 to Guangzhou R&F 9 October 2014 Goal.com Bengaluru FC also participated in the local tournament, Puttaiah Memorial Cup, which they won by defeating ASC 8–1 in the final.http://www.deccanherald.com/content/448879/bengaluru-fc-drub-asc-clinch.html Bengaluru FC drub ASC to clinch Puttaiah Memorial 21 December 2014http://www.bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=168 Bengaluru FC win Puttaiah Memorial Cup 20 December 2014 bengalurufc.com 31 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231112937/http://www.bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=168 31 December 2014 dead Friendly 5 August 2014 Bengaluru FC 1–0 Salgaocar Osano 14 Mapusa Duler Stadium W Friendly 9 August 2014 Bengaluru FC 1–1 Report Pune R. Singh 44 Ahmed Mapusa Duler Stadium D Friendly 1 October 2014 Guangdong Sunray Cave 0–1 Report Bengaluru FC M. Meetei 87 Guangzhou Huangpu Sports Center W Friendly 6 October 2014 Eastern AA 2–0 Report Bengaluru FC Reinaldo 1Giovane 15 Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium L Friendly 9 October 2014 Guangzhou R&F 3–0 Report Bengaluru FC Zhang Shao 4Zhang Yuan 29Zhang Chenlong Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium L Competitions Overall Competition Started round Final position First match Last match Durand Cup Quarter-finals Semi-finals 30 October 2014 6 November 2014 Federation Cup Group stageWinners 28 December 2014 11 January 2015 I-League — 2nd 17 January 2015 31 May 2015 AFC Champions League Qualifying Qualifying 4 February 2015 AFC Cup Group stage Round of 16 24 February 2015 26 May 2015 Last Updated: 31 May 2015 Source : Competitions Overview 5 Durand Cup 1 2 0 4 3 Federation Cup 5 1 0 11 4 I-League 10 7 3 35 19 AFC Champions League 0 0 1 1 2 AFC Cup 4 0 3 8 10 31 May 2015 I-League 2014–15 I-League Summary January Bengaluru began the defense of the I-League title on 17 January 2015 against Dempo. Bengaluru had the chance to take the lead when they were awarded a penalty in 44th minute but Sunil Chhetri could not convert to chance. The match eventually ended in a goal-less draw.https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/dempo-holds-bengaluru-fc-goalless/article6797455.ece Dempo holds Bengaluru FC goalless 18 January 2015 The Hindu The next match for Bengaluru FC was worse as they went down to Pune 1–3 in their next home game. Pune took an early 0–2 lead through Darko Nikac and Luciano Sabrosa. Pune furthered their advantage in the 82nd minute when Thongkhosiem Haokip connected well with Yumnam Raju's cross for the ball to bounce beyond the goal-line after rattling the crossbar. In the closing minutes, Bengaluru pulled one back when Eugeneson Lyngdoh scored a goal with the assist from Sean Rooney.http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=161 Bengaluru FC go down to resilient Pune FC 24 January 2015 bengalurufc.com 27 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114132/http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=161 28 January 2015 dead In their next game against East Bengal, Bengaluru could not find the back of the net, in spite of dominating in the first half and creating multiple chances. In the second half, Abhinas Ruidas scored a goal for East Bengal against the run of play while Bengaluru continued to miss chances and thus game ended 1–0 in favour of East Bengal and Bengaluru's winless streak was extended to three games.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/east-bengal-vs-bengaluru/1980979 East Bengal 1-0 Bengaluru FC: Wasteful visitors gift three points to Colaco's side 28 January 2015 Goal.com However, Bengaluru finally secured the first win of the season in the away game against newly promoted, and then table toppers, Royal Wahingdoh with a dominant 4–0 win. Thoi Singh scored a brace, while Eugeneson Lyngdoh and C.K. Vineeth scored a goal each.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/royal-wahingdoh-vs-bengaluru/1980984/report Royal Wahingdoh FC 0-4 Bengaluru FC: The Blues notch up their first win in style 31 January 2015 Goal.com February In February, Bengaluru played against newly inducted team from Pune, Bharat FC. The only goal of the match was scored by Eugeneson Lyngdoh in 78th minute as Bengaluru won their second game of the season, 1–0.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-bharat-fc/1980991 Bengaluru FC 1-0 Bharat FC: Blues notch up first home win of the season Sahil Srivastava 8 February 2015 During their next match against Shillong Lajong, Bengaluru took an early lead when Robin Singh converted the cross from Shankar Sampingiraj with a header. Towards the end of first half Bengaluru were down to 10 men when Curtis Osano was sent-off for a dangerous challenge on Cornell Glenn, but Bengaluru continued to attack and doubled the lead through Thoi Singh's header from a Eugeneson Lyngdoh's cross. That victory meant that Bengaluru won their third consecutive game and rose to second in the I-League table.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-shillong-lajong/1980994/report Bengaluru FC 2-0 Shillong Lajong FC: Ten man Bengaluru see off north east side 14 February 2015 Goal.com On 20 February, in the away game against Mohun Bagan, the team started well when Sunil Chhetri scored his first goal of season in the league in 8th minute, but Bengaluru unfolded quickly and conceded 4 goals which included a brace from Sony Norde, owing to blunders from the Bengaluru goalkeeper and poor defense overall.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mohun-bagan-vs-bengaluru/1980999/report Mohun Bagan 4-1 Bengaluru FC: Norde's brace gives three valuable points for the home side 20 February 2015 Goal.com Bengaluru bounced back to win the next game 3–1 against Sporting Clube de Goa with a brace from Sean Rooney and a goal from Beikhokhei Beingaichho, both scoring their first goals in the league.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/sporting-goa-vs-bengaluru/1981004/report Sporting Clube de Goa 1-3 Bengaluru FC: Westwood's side compound misery for Goan outfit 28 February 2015 Goal.com March Bengaluru began March with an away game against Mumbai. After persistent attack from both sides, Bengaluru scored first when Eugeneson Lyngdoh curled a shot into the far corner. Mumbai equalized quickly in the second half via Josimar. Bengaluru created chances late in the game, but man of the match, Mumbai goalkeeper Nidhin Lal, saved all the attempts and both teams eventually shared a point.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mumbai-vs-bengaluru/1981010/report Mumbai FC 1-1 Bengaluru FC: Jamil's unbeaten record at Cooperage intact 3 March 2015 Goal.com After the mid-season break, Bengaluru played the away game against Salgaocar. The game also marked the return of top players of Bengaluru, who were away for the national duty. Bengaluru enjoyed a lion share of possession, but could not convert any chances in the first half and the game remained goalless. Robin Singh finally broke the deadlock with a pass from Rino Anto. Salgaocar had the chance to equalize when they were awarded penalty, but man of the match Lalthuammawia Ralte, correctly guessed the direction and saved the penalty to secure 3 points for Bengaluru.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/salgaocar-vs-bengaluru/1981025/report Salgaocar FC 0-1 Bengaluru FC: Robin's late winner helps champions to top place 21 March 2015 Goal.com Anselm Noronha Bengaluru ended the March on a high note with a convincing 4–1 victory at home against Sporting Clube de Goa. Bengaluru took the lead in the first half when Josh Walker's header converted a pass from Eugeneson Lyngdoh in a goal. Rino Anto, Thoi Singh, and Beikhokhei Beingaichho scored a goal each in the second half. Sporting Goa's multiple attacks, especially from Odafe Onyeka Okolie, were thwarted by man of the match Lalthuammawia Ralte.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-sporting-goa/1981033 Bengaluru FC 4-1 Sporting Clube de Goa: Blues bank on Ralte show to down Flaming Oranje 31 March 2015 Goal.com Harsh Shah Sahil Srivastava April In April, Bengaluru played the home game against Royal Wahingdoh. The game saw flurry of goals with Robin Singh, Shankar Sampingiraj, Josh Walker countering three goals by the visiting team and the game ended at 3–3.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-royal-wahingdoh/1981038 Bengaluru FC 3-3 Royal Wahingdoh FC: Royal battle at Bengaluru sees honours shared 3 April 2015 Goal.com Nikhil Jitendran Sahil Srivastava Before the next game against Mumbai, Bengaluru were trailing by 3 points to the table topper Mohun Bagan, in spite of having played 2 more games, so it was a crucial match for Bengaluru to stay in the title hunt, but the game turned out to be 4th consecutive draw between the two sides. In spite of continuous attack by Bengaluru, the first half remained goalless. In the second half, against the run of the play, Rahul Bheke scored the goal for visitors to take the lead in 67th minute. Bengaluru intensified the attack and Robin Singh equalized in the closing minutes before he was sent-off.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-mumbai/1981043/report Bengaluru FC 1-1 Mumbai FC: The Blues continue to stumble in their title chase 7 April 2015 Goal.com Sahil Srivastava The next game for Bengaluru was another top of the table clash with Pune F.C. Bengaluru quickly got ahead when Shankar Sampingiraj scored the fastest goal of the season and the second fastest I-League goal of all time, in 15 seconds.http://www.gcsstars.com/2015/04/shankars-record-15-second-goal-ensure.html Shankar's record 15-second goal ensure Bengaluru's first win in Pune GCSStars.com 21 April 2015 Subhajyoti Banerjee Bengaluru doubled the lead just before half-time when C.K. Vineeth scored a goal from Beikhokhei Beingaichho's pass and Bengaluru scored their first ever win against Pune team.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/pune-vs-bengaluru/1981053/report Pune FC 0-2 Bengaluru FC: Westwood's side end their voodoo against Red Lizards 21 April 2015 Goal.com Nikhil Jitendran In three days, Bengaluru faced another Pune based team Bharat FC. Facing the depleted time, Bengaluru easily won the game 2–0 with goals from Eugeneson Lyngdoh and C.K. Vineeth in each half respectively, with both the assists coming from Sean Rooney.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bharat-fc-vs-bengaluru/1981060/report Bharat FC 0-2 Bengaluru FC: The Blues go level on points with the Mariners on top 24 April 2015 Goal.com Nikhil Jitendran May thumb|Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan May started with home fixture against East Bengal. Bengaluru had never registered a win against East Bengal in previous five encounters across various tournaments. Though East Bengal started on attacking note, It was Bengaluru who came out on top as Sean Rooney, Sunil Chhetri and Robin Singh scored a goal each and man of the match Lalthuammawia Ralte maintained a clean-sheet in the game and Bengaluru secured its first win against East Bengal.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-east-bengal/1981067/report Bengaluru FC 3-0 East Bengal: Westwood ends his jinx against the Red and Gold brigade 3 May 2015 Goal.com Sahil Srivastava Bengaluru then travelled to Shillong, where a win against Shillong Lajong could put them on the top of the table. After taking the lead towards the end of the first half through Sean Rooney's goal, Bengaluru could not hold on to the lead and conceded a penalty in 65th minute and the game ended in 1–1 draw.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/shillong-lajong-vs-bengaluru/1981068/report Shillong Lajong 1-1 Bengaluru FC: The Blues fail to go top of the table 8 May 2015 Kaustav Bera After facing defeat against Persipura Jayapura in the AFC cup, Bengaluru returned to form against Salgaocar when they registered 3–1 win. After leading in the first half by 26th-minute goal from Thoi Singh, Bengaluru faced equalizer from Darryl Duffy, but Eugeneson Lyngdoh quickly restored the lead. Man of the match Curtis Osano scored his first goal ever for the team in 80th minute and got on the scoresheet for the victory.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-salgaocar/1981015/report Bengaluru FC 3-1 Salgaocar FC: Lyngdoh inspires Blues to go top of the table Sahil Srivastava Goal.com 17 May 2015 In the last away game of the season, Bengaluru played against Dempo. Bengaluru took the lead through Robin Singh's goal, but could not hold on to the lead as Uttam Rai scored one back and the match ended at 1–1 with Bengaluru trailing the table toppers, Mohun Bagan by 2 points.Dempo SC 1-1 Bengaluru FC: Both sides live to fight on the final day http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/dempo-vs-bengaluru/1981072/report 23 May 2015 Goal.com Brendon Netto Anselm Noronha In the final home game against Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru needed an outright win to defend the title. Bengaluru looked on course to defend the title when John Johnson scored his first goal of the season with a header, from Rino Anto's cross, but Mohun Bagan defender Bello Razaq scored the equalizer in 87th minute. Bengaluru's subsequent attack could not find the winner and they conceded the title to Mohun Bagan, though Bengaluru ended the season with the longest unbeaten run of 13 games, equalizing the record set by East Bengal in 2010–11 season.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-mohun-bagan/1981076/report Bengaluru FC 1-1 Mohun Bagan: Mariners are the I-League champions 31 May 2015 Goal.comhttp://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/06/01/12275942/ten-interesting-stats-from-the-bengaluru-fc-mohun-bagan Ten interesting stats from the Bengaluru FC - Mohun Bagan showdown Atanu Mitra Goal.com 1 June 2015 In spite of being a runner-up, Ashley Westwood maintained that Mohun Bagan hadn't done enough to deserve the league and Bengaluru FC was the best side in the league: We were the most consistent side and still think we were the best side. Full credit to Bagan but I feel they did not have enough competition because they won only two away games and anywhere else in the world you can’t win the league having won only two away games. But on paper they are the champions. The positive was that we went 13 league games without losing. We were so close to winning the league, reached the knockout stage of the AFC Cup and won the Federation Cup. We showed great depth and strength.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/06/01/12282142/westwood-cant-win-the-league-with-just-two-away-victories Westwood: Can't win the league with just two away victories 1 June 2015 Sahil Srivastava Goal.com Matches 1 17 January 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 0–0 Report Dempo R. Singh 16Johnson 45+2 Roy 9Angus 44George 64Rodrigues 71 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 11,424 https://twitter.com/bengalurufc/status/556465679298080768 Bengaluru vs Dempo attendance 17 January 2015 Bengaluru FC Ranjit Bakshi D Laxmikant Kattimani (Dempo) 2 24 January 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 1–3 Report Pune R. Singh 72Lyngdoh 89 Nikac 9 Luciano 25T. Haokip 82 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 9,124https://www.facebook.com/bengalurufootballclub/posts/590470044387786 Bengaluru vs Pune attendance Facebook 24 January 2015 R. Saha L Amrinder Singh (Pune) 3 28 January 2015 19:00 IST East Bengal 1–0 Report Bengaluru FC Monda 33Ruidas 53 Chhetri 90+6 Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium C.R. Srikrishna L Abhinas Ruidas (East Bengal) 4 31 January 2015 16:30 IST Royal Wahingdoh 0–4 Report Bengaluru FC Lalchawnkima 13 C.K. Vineeth 34Lyngdoh 60 77T. Singh 24 67 78Osano 87 Shillong Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium W Thoi Singh (Bengaluru FC) 5 8 February 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 1–0 Report Bharat FC Lyngdoh 78Ralte 89 Ravanan 30Bright 67Vignesh 90 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 8,954https://twitter.com/bengalurufc/status/564438809320767490 Bengaluru vs Bharat attendnace Twitter 8 February 2015 T. Nagvenkar W Eugeneson Lyngdoh (Bengaluru FC) 6 14 February 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 2–0 Report Shillong Lajong R. Singh 17Curtis Osano 0 41T. Singh 60 Khongjee 81 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 7,068https://twitter.com/bengalurufc/status/566612883732062208 Bengaluru vs Shillong Lajong attendance 15 February 2015 Pranjal Banerjee W Thoi Singh (Bengaluru FC) 7 20 February 2015 19:00 IST Mohun Bagan 4–1 Report Bengaluru FC Norde 31 76Debnath 45+1Yusa 87B. Singh 90+4 Chhetri 8 42R. Singh 22Pereira 34Lyngdoh 44Sampingiraj 66 Kolkata Salt Lake Stadium Ajit Meetei L Sony Norde (Mohun Bagan) 8 28 February 2015 19:00 IST Sporting Goa 1–3 Report Bengaluru FC Passi 15Singh 27Martins 45Wolfe 66 R. Singh 10Anto 14Rooney 29 45+1Johnson 62Beingaichho 85 Margao Fatorda Stadium M. Santosh Kumar W Sean Rooney (Bengaluru FC) 9 3 March 2015 16:30 IST Mumbai 1–1 Report Bengaluru FC Dias 20Josimar 34 49 Lyngdoh 31T. Singh 55 Mumbai Cooperage Ground 3,900 Ajit Dutta D Nidhin Lal (Mumbai) 10 21 March 2015 19:00 IST Salgaocar 0–1 Report Bengaluru FC Mundampara 17Oliveira 56Kumar 2 76 86T. Singh 89 R. Singh 78 Margao Fatorda Stadium Rowan Arumughan W Lalthuammawia Ralte (Bengaluru) 11 31 March 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 4–1 Report Sporting Goa Lyngdoh 26Walker 33Anto 51T. Singh 60Beingaichho 80 Gonsalves 48Victorino 83rao 84 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 4,248 Ranjit Bakshi W Lalthuammawia Ralte (Bengaluru) 12 3 April 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 3–3 Report Royal Wahingdoh T. Singh 33R. Singh 39Sampingiraj 58Walker 70 Seng-yong 15Theobald 37G. Franco 44P. Singh72R. Singh 74 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 5,438https://twitter.com/fni/status/584009802914910209 5438 is the attendance for #BFCvRWFC Twitter 3 April 2015 Pratap Singh D Reagan Singh (Royal Wahingdoh) 13 7 April 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 1–1 Report Mumbai Rooney 47Johnson 50R. Singh 88 0 90+4 Wali 11Pereira 40Josimar 62Bheke 67 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 4,628https://twitter.com/bengalurufc/status/585460433181659136 We have 4,628 people here in the Kanteerava Stadium today. 0-1. #BFCvMFC Twitter 7 April 2015 Ranjit Bakshi D Robin Singh (Bengaluru FC) 14 21 April 2015 19:00 IST Pune 0–2 Report Bengaluru FC Luaha 82 Sampingiraj 1Vineeth 43 Pune Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Vishnu Chauhan W Shankar Sampingiraj (Bengaluru FC) 15 24 April 2015 19:00 IST Bharat FC 0–2 Report Bengaluru FC Lyngdoh 29Anto 40Vineeth 56 Pune Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Pranjal Banerjee W Romuald Boco (Bharat FC) 16 3 May 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 3–0 Report East Bengal Rooney 31Chhetri 60Anto 86R. Singh 88 Khabra 82 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 8,164The attendance for today's game is a whopping 8,164! Cracking atmosphere here at the Kanteerava. 2-0. #BFCvKEB https://twitter.com/bengalurufc/status/594881237191274498 Bengaluru FC 3 May 2015 Rowan Arumughan W Lalthuammawia Ralte (Bengaluru FC) 17 8 May 2015 16:00 IST Shillong Lajong 1–1 Bengaluru FC Uilliams 39 65 pen.Min-chol 44Bhutia 83M. Singh 90+2 Rooney 45Vineeth 56Sampingiraj 90+2R. Singh 90+2 Shillong Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Santhosh Kumar D Eugeneson Lyngdoh (Bengaluru FC) 18 17 May 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 3–1 Report Salgaocar T. Singh 26Johnson 29Lalchhuanmawia 31Lyngdoh 73Osano 80R. Singh 90+2 Duffy 71 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 4,800 Ajit Meetei W Curtis Osano (Bengaluru FC) 19 23 May 2015 19:00 IST Dempo 1–1 Report Bengaluru FC Rai 77 R. Singh 65 Margao Fatorda Stadium OP Thakur D Uttam Rai (Dempo) 20 31 May 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 1–1 Report Mohun Bagan Lyngdoh 32Johnson 41R. Singh 65Fanai 78 B. Singh 19Razaq 87 Bengaluru Sree Kanteerava Stadium 21,786 Santosh Kumar D Bello Razaq (Mohun Bagan) #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Void 1px solid #AAAAAA #CCCCCC Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Table BFC Results by round table b Round Ground H /H /A/A/H/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H Result D/L/L/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/D/W/D/D Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 31 May 2015 I-League December 2014 AFC Champions League 2015 AFC Champions League In April 2014, it was announced that India will get a playoff spot in the 2015 AFC Champions League. Bengaluru being I-League champions qualified for the tournament.http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/223401-bengaluru-fc-set-sight-on-afc-champions-league-qualification Bengaluru FC set sight on AFC Champions League qualification 24 April 2014 15 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140716222744/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/223401-bengaluru-fc-set-sight-on-afc-champions-league-qualification 16 July 2014 dead On 11 December 2014, during the AFC Champions League draw, it was announced that Bengaluru would first play in the first round of the East Asia zone qualifiers against 2014 Malaysia Super League winner Johor Darul Ta'zim at the Larkin Stadium.http://www.deccanherald.com/content/447108/bengaluru-fc-handed-difficult-johor.html Bengaluru FC handed difficult Johor trip in ACL 12 December 2014 After goalless first half, Johor Darul Ta'zim immediately scored in the second with a goal from Hariss Harun. Bengaluru were unlucky as they hit the post a couple of times, but couldn't score a goal, but continued the attack. Finally in the closing minutes, Eugeneson Lyngdoh scored a goal directly from the corner and the match went into extra-time. Johor Darul Ta'zim again took the lead when Suppiah Chanturu placed the ball past Bengaluru keeper, Lalthuammawia Ralte. Bengaluru continued to attack, but couldn't find an equalizer and thus were eliminated from the AFC Champions League early.http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-champions-league-bengaluru-fc-go-down-2-1-to-johor-darul-tazim AFC Champions League 2015: Bengaluru FC lose 2-1 to Johor Darul Ta'zim in play-off tie Ned Walters 5 February 2015http://www.bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=166 Valiant Bengaluru go down 2-1 to Johor Darul Ta'zim 5 February 2015 bengalurufc.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150211110021/http://www.bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=166 11 February 2015 As a result, Bengaluru then contested in 2015 AFC Cup in group E. 4 February 2015 Qualifying Playoff 20:45 UTC+8 Johor Darul Ta'zim MAS 2–1 yes Report IND Bengaluru Zaina 17Harun 47Chanturu 97 Johnson 67Lyngdoh 90Osano 90+5Hanghal 95 Larkin Stadium Johor Bahru, Malaysia L 17,455 Hariss Harun (Johor Darul Ta'zim) Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) AFC Cup 2015 AFC Cup After losing the qualification play-off for the AFC Champions League, Bengaluru were placed into the 2015 AFC Cup group stage. They were placed in Group E with Indonesia Super League runners-up Persipura Jayapura, S.League champions Warriors, and Dhivehi League side Maziya S&RC.http://www.firstpost.com/sports/east-bengal-bengaluru-fc-drawn-tough-groups-afc-cup-1845575.html East Bengal, Bengaluru FC drawn in tough groups in AFC Cup 11 December 2014 Group stage 2015 AFC Cup group stage#Group E Bengaluru started their first ever AFC Cup campaign against Maldivian side Maziya S&RC on 28 February 2015. After a goalless first half, Sunil Chhetri gave Bengaluru FC the lead in the 67th minute. When Bengaluru seemed be heading for the victory towards the end of the match, Maziya were awarded a penalty in 88th minute, which they converted. However, Bengaluru scored a last gasp winner in stoppage time when Shankar Sampingiraj headed the ball into the net from Eugeneson Lyngdoh's cross.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/3629/afc-cup/2015/02/24/9220942/bengaluru-fc-2-1-maziya-src-shankars-stoppage-time-winner Bengaluru FC 2-1 Maziya S&RC: Shankar's stoppage time winner helps Blues to first AFC Cup win 28 February 2015 Goal.com In their second game against Persipura Jayapura, Bengaluru started without their top players, Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, Shankar Sampingiraj, Keegan Pereira, Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Siam Hanghal, due to a schedule conflict with World Cup qualification. Persipura took a decisive lead of 2–0 in the first half against a lackluster Bengaluru FC side. Persipura extended their lead in the second half, though in the closing minutes C.K. Vineeth pulled one back for Bengaluru as they lost 3–1.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/persipura-vs-bengaluru/2008228/report Persipura Jayapura 3-1 Bengaluru FC: Pugliara stars for the Black Pearl 10 March 2015 Goal.com Still missing their top players, Bengaluru played the next game at home against Warriors FC. Bengaluru got a penalty in the first half, when C.K. Vineeth was brought down inside the box. English mid-fielder Josh Walker stepped up to take the penalty and scored his first ever goal for the team.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-warriors/2008230/report Bengaluru FC 1-0 Warriors FC: Joshua Walker's penalty clinches all three points for the Blues 17 March 2015 Goal.com Harsh Shah Bengaluru began the reverse leg with an away game against Warriors FC at Singapore. While the first half saw missed chances, Robin Singh scored the decisive goal in 76th minute and the visitors secured 1–0 win.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/warriors-vs-bengaluru/2008275 Warriors FC 0-1 Bengaluru FC: Robin strike eliminates the Singaporean outfit 14 April 2015 Brendon Netto Goal.com Bengaluru, needing only one point to advance to the next stage, visited Maziya S&RC for the fifth game. After trailing in 62nd minute, Bengaluru quickly equalized in 71st minute via a penalty, taken by Sunil Chhetri. Chhetri went on to score a brace and secure 1–2 win for Bengaluru and confirming a place in pre-quarters.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/maziya-vs-bengaluru/2008276/report Maziya S & RC 1-2 Bengaluru FC: Chhetri leads the Indian club into the last 16 of the AFC Cup 28 April 2015 Goal.com Anselm Noronha In the final game of the group stage, Bengaluru faced Persipura Jayapura at home. Bengaluru took the lead in 24th minute with a goal from Udanta Singh, but Persipura quickly equalized 6 minutes later. Persipura continued to enjoy the possession in the second half and scored two goals in the last quarter and won the game 1–3. The loss ended Bengaluru's unbeaten streak of 12 matches, across all tournaments, which incidentally began after the loss against Persipura in the reverse leg on 10 March 2015.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-persipura/2008279/report Bengaluru FC 1-3 Persipura Jayapura: The Blues to play South China in the next stage 12 May 2015 Kaustav Bera Goal.com Group E yes BGL 1 24 February 2015 19:30 UTC+5:30 Bengaluru FC IND 2–1 Report MDV Maziya Mawia 55Chhetri 68Sampingiraj 90+3 Umair 57 89 pen. Sree Kanteerava Stadium Bangalore, India 6,614 Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) W 2 10 March 2015 15:30 UTC+9 Persipura Jayapura IDN 3–1 Report IND Bengaluru FC Ian 4Pugliara 23 50 T. Singh 66C.K. Vineeth 90 Mandala Stadium Jayapura, Indonesia 16,263 Wang Di (China) L Ian Kabes (Persipura Jayapura) 3 17 March 2015 19:30 UTC+5:30 Bengaluru FC IND 1–0 Report SIN Warriors Walker 36 pen.Osano 41Beingaichho 90+1 Vélez 74 Sree Kanteerava Stadium Bengaluru, India 5,264 Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong) W Josh Walker (Bengaluru) 4 14 April 2015 19:30 UTC+8 Warriors SIN 0–1 Report IND Bengaluru FC Mawia 24R. Singh 76 Jalan Besar Stadium Singapore 988 Lee Min-hu (South Korea) W Robin Singh (Bengaluru) 5 28 April 2015 16:00 UTC+5 Maziya MDV 1–2 Report IND Bengaluru FC Rodríguez 62Ali 86Ismail 90+3 Walker 47T. Singh 54Sampingiraj 58Chhetri 71 pen. 78Rooney 85R. Singh 90+3 Malé, Maldives National Football Stadium 962 Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain) W Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) 6 12 May 2015 19:00 UTC+5:30 Bengaluru FC IND 1–3 Report IDN Persipura Jayapura Udanta 24 Alom 10Robertino 29I. Wanggai 72B. Solossa 77 Sree Kanteerava Stadium Bengaluru, India 3,148 Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia) L Imanuel Wanggai (Persipura Jayapura) Knockout stage 2015 AFC Cup knock-out stage After finishing as the runner-up in group E, Bengaluru played against Group G winner, South China in a single-legged tie in round of 16 at Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong. Bengaluru faced an early setback in 26th minute when the referee awarded penalty to South China for Curtis Osano's seemingly legitimate challenge against Daniel McBreen. McBreen converted the penalty to take 1–0 lead for his side. South China doubled their lead in 58th minute when McBreen completed his brace with a cross from Che Runqiu. Thus Bengaluru's first ever AFC cup campaign ended at Round of 16.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/south-china-vs-bengaluru/2033697/report South China 2-0 Bengaluru FC: The Blues go down in the AFC Cup Round of 16 26 May 2015 Kaustav Bera Goal.com Round of 16 26 May 2015 20:00 UTC+8 South China HKG 2–0 Report IND Bengaluru FC McBreen 28 pen. 58Pong 77Mora 79 Rooney 25 Mong Kok Stadium Hong Kong 3,381 Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) L Daniel McBreen (South China) Federation cup 2014–15 Indian Federation Cup Bengaluru participated in Federation Cup for the second time in their history and were placed in Group B, along with Mohun Bagan, Pune, Salgaocar and Shillong Lajong. In the opening game of group stage, against Salgaocar, Bengaluru took the lead when Sunil Chhetri converted the penalty in 25th minute, but Salgaocar quickly equalized in 33rd minute. Chhetri again took the lead for Bengaluru when he converted a pass from Beikhokhei Beingaichho to a goal, but the Goan outfit again equalized in the 41st minute through a goal from Douhou Pierre. Just before the end of the first half, Sean Rooney scored the winner in 45th minute.http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=148 Bengaluru FC get Fed Cup off to a flying start 28 December 2014 bengalurufc.com 28 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228185216/http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=148 28 December 2014 dead In the second match against Mohun Bagan, both the teams had chances, but none of them could convert and the game ended in a 0–0 draw.http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=149 Bengaluru, Bagan play out 0-0 draw 30 December 2014 bengalurufc.com 31 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231054318/http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=149 31 December 2014 dead Against Shillong Lajong, after a goal-less first half, Robin Singh, subbed-in at the half time and scored a 50th-minute winner.http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=151 Singh's strike sinks Shillong 2 January 2015 bengalurufc.com 2 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150102174651/http://bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=151 2 January 2015 dead In the last group stage game against Pune, Chhetri scored a brace in the closing minutes of the first half. Pune pulled one back in the second half as Thongkhosiem Haokip scored in 87th minute, but ultimately Bengaluru won the encounter 1–2 and entered the semi-finals unbeaten and as the group winner.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1773/federation-cup/2015/01/05/7675832/bengaluru-fc-2-1-pune-fc-a-chhetri-double-seals-a-semi-final Bengaluru FC 2-1 Pune FC: A Chhetri double seals a semi-final spot for the Blues 5 January 2014 goal.com On 9 January 2015, Bengaluru FC played their semi-final match against Goan club Sporting Goa. Sean Rooney gave Bengaluru FC the lead in the 28th minute with India captain Sunil Chhetri joining him on the scoresheet ten minutes later with another wonderful strike from a narrow angle. Late into the second half, Eugeneson Lyngdoh scored a late goal to make it 3–0 to Bengaluru and thus advance them to the final.http://www.bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=154 Bengaluru FC charge to Federation Cup Final bengalurufc.com 9 January 2015 12 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150113190330/http://www.bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=154 13 January 2015 dead On 11 January 2015, Bengaluru FC played the final against Goan side Dempo. Bengaluru won the final 2–1 with goals scored by Sunil Chhetri and Robin Singh while the Dempo goal came from a penalty strike by Tolgay Özbey. This was the first time Bengaluru FC won the tournament.http://www.bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=155 Bengaluru FC are Federation Cup champions bengalurufc.com 11 January 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150113155203/http://www.bengalurufc.com/teamnews.php?id=155 13 January 2015 With 6 goals, Sunil Chhetri was the joint top-scorer of tournament. As the winner, Bengaluru FC are also guaranteed a play-off round spot in 2016 AFC Cup. Group stage Group B Group B BFC 28 December 2014 Bengaluru FC 3–2 Report Salgaocar Chhetri 25 pen. 40Rooney 45 Gurjinder 33Douhou 41 Goa Tilak Maidan Stadium W 30 December 2014 Bengaluru FC 0–0 Report Mohun Bagan Goa Tilak Maidan Stadium D 2 January 2015 16:00 IST Bengaluru FC 1–0 Report Shillong Lajong R. Singh 50 Goa Tilak Maidan Stadium W 5 January 2015 16:00 IST Pune 1–2 Report Bengaluru FC T. Haokip 87 Chhetri 43 45+3 pen. Tilak Maidan Stadium Goa W C.R. Srikrishna Semi-finals 9 January 2015 19:00 IST Bengaluru FC 3–0 Report Sporting Goa Rooney 28 Chhetri 37 Lyngdoh 87 Margao Fatorda Stadium MB Santosh Kumar W Final 11 January 2015 16:00 IST Dempo 1–2 Report Bengaluru FC Ozbey 45+3 Chhetri 10 pen. R. Singh 68 Margao Fatorda Stadium Pratap Singh W Durand cup 2014 Durand Cup Bengaluru FC participated in the Durand Cup for the first time in their history and were placed in Group C, along with Mohammedan and SESA Football Academy. In the first game against Mohammedan, Bengaluru FC led 2–0 at halftime with goals scored by skipper Sunil Chhetri in the 6th minute and Eugeneson Lyngdoh in the 38th minute. Alfred Jaryan scored one goal for Mohammedan in 68th minute, but Bengaluru FC held on to the lead and won their first match in the tournament.http://www.bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=158 Bengaluru FC beat Mohammedan to begin Durand challenge with a win 30 October 2014 Bengaluru FC 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704105016/http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=158 4 July 2015 dead In the dramatic second game against SESA Football Academy, Bengaluru FC took lead in 66th minute when Sunil Chhetri was awarded a penalty, but Angelo Colaco and Melwyn Fernandes scored two goals in 79th minute and 92nd minute to get SESA a 1–2 lead. In the closing minutes though, Melwyn Fernandes was sent-off for pulling down John Johnson and Bengaluru FC were awarded another penalty. Sunil Chhetri scored the penalty and Bengaluru FC were through to semi-finals having scored one more goal than SESA, points and goal difference being same for both the teams.http://www.bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=159 Late drama as Bengaluru FC make semifinals Bengaluru FC 3 November 2014 5 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150704165121/http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=159 4 July 2015 dead In the semi-finals, Bengaluru faced Group A winner Salgaocar. Both sides failed to score in the regular time and extra-time. In the penalty shoot-out, Sunil Chhetri missed the second penalty and Bengaluru's Durand Cup campaign ended after losing 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out.http://www.bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=160 Bengaluru suffer shootout heartbreak in Durand semis 6 November 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150704165200/http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=160 4 July 2015 Salgaocar went on to win the trophy. Quarter-finals Group C Group C BFC 30 October 2014 9:00 IST Bengaluru 2–1 Report Mohammedan Chhetri 6Lyngdoh 38 Jaryan 68 Raia Raia Sports Complex Dhanraj More W 3 November 2014 15:45 IST Bengaluru 2–2 Report SESA Chhetri 66 pen. 90+4 pen. Colaco 79Melwyn Fernandes 90+2 Raia Raia Sports Complex Fasil Salahudeen D Semi-finals 6 November 2014 Salgaocar 0–0 Report Bengaluru Raia Raia Sports Complex Maria Joseph D 5–4 G. Oliveira Lamare Colaco Mundampara Duffy Walker Chhetri Udanta Lyngdoh Johnson Puttaiah Memorial Cup Bengaluru FC also participated in the local tournament, Puttaiah Memorial Cup, which they won by defeating ASC 8–1 in the final.http://www.deccanherald.com/content/448879/bengaluru-fc-drub-asc-clinch.html Bengaluru FC drub ASC to clinch Puttaiah Memorial 21 December 2014http://www.bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=168 Bengaluru FC win Puttaiah Memorial Cup 20 December 2014 bengalurufc.com 31 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231112937/http://www.bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=168 31 December 2014 dead Quarter Final pmc_r16 Quarter Final 2014 12 12 y 15:30 IST RWF 0–1 https://www.gcsstars.com/2014/12/puttaiah-memorial-trophy-super-division.html Bengaluru FC Bangalore Football Stadium Bengaluru W Semi Final pmc_sf Semi Final 2014 12 17 y 15:30 IST Bengaluru FC 6-1 https://www.gcsstars.com/2014/12/puttaiah-memorial-trophy-super-division.html South United Bangalore Football Stadium Bengaluru W Final pmc_sf Final 2014 12 20 y 15:30 IST Bengaluru FC 8-1 https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/bengaluru-fc-drub-asc-clinch-2231733 ASC FC Bangalore Football Stadium Bengaluru W Accolades Eugeneson Lyngdoh was awarded Best midfielder of I-League for 2014–15 in All India Football Federation awards.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2015/05/31/12268982/jackichand-singh-selected-as-the-best-player-of-i-league Jackichand Singh selected as the Best Player of I-League 2014-15 Kaustav Bera Goal.com 31 May 2015 Player information Squad information No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Pawan Kumar IND GK 2015 5 31 yes 1990 7 1 IND Salgaocar 25 Soram Anganba IND GK 2015 5 31 yes 1992 12 24 IND Pailan Arrows 28 Lalthuammawia Ralte IND GK 2015 5 31 yes 1991 6 7 IND Shillong Lajong 30 Ricardo Cardozo IND GK 2015 5 31 yes 1993 1 14 IND Tata Football Academy Defenders 2 Nanjangud Shivananju Manju IND CB 2015 5 31 yes 1987 5 9 IND United Sikkim 3 Vishal Kumar IND RB 2015 5 31 yes 1992 7 30 IND Pailan Arrows 4 Curtis Osano ENG CB 2015 5 31 yes 1987 3 8 ENG AFC Wimbledon 5 Gurtej Singh IND CB 2015 5 31 yes 1990 5 2 IND Churchill Brothers 6 John Johnson ENG CB 2015 5 31 yes 1988 9 16 ENG Northampton Town 13 Rino Anto IND RB 2015 5 31 yes 1988 1 3 IND Mohun Bagan 20 Keegan Pereira IND LB 2015 5 31 yes 1987 11 7 IND Salgaocar 23 Lalchhuan Mawia IND LB 2015 5 31 yes 1989 4 14 IND Shillong Lajong 24 Manpreet Singh IND DF 2015 5 31 yes 1989 2 8 Midfielders 8 Malemngamba Meetei IND CAM 2015 5 31 yes 1992 1 5 IND Salgaocar 10 Josh Walker ENG CDM 2015 5 31 yes 1989 2 21 ENG Gateshead 12 Thoi Singh IND CM 2015 5 31 yes 1990 10 5 IND Mumbai Tigers 14 Eugeneson Lyngdoh IND CM 2015 5 31 yes 1986 9 10 IND Rangdajied United 15 Darren Caldeira IND CM 2015 5 31 yes 1987 9 19 IND Mumbai 16 Shankar Sampingiraj IND CDM 2015 5 31 yes 1994 12 14 IND Pailan Arrows 18 Beikhokhei Beingaichho IND RW 2015 5 31 yes 1992 12 1 IND East Bengal 19 Siam Hanghal IND CM 2015 5 31 yes 1993 5 26 IND Pailan Arrows 31 C.K. Vineeth IND RW 2015 5 31 yes 1988 2 28 IND United SC 32 Shilton D'Silva IND MF 2015 5 31 yes 1992 9 15 IND Pailan Arrows Attackers 7 Sean Rooney AUS ST 2015 5 31 yes 1989 3 1 AUS Blacktown City FC 9 Robin Singh IND ST 2015 5 31 yes 1990 5 9 IND East Bengal 11 Sunil Chhetri IND ST 2015 5 31 yes 1984 8 3 POR Sporting Portugal B 17 Karan Sawhney IND ST 2015 5 31 yes 1992 5 23 IND Salgaocar 21 Udanta Singh IND ST 2015 5 31 yes 1996 6 14 IND Tata Football Academy Management thumb|250px|right|upright|Ashley Westwood, the head coach Bengaluru FC for the 2014–15 season. As of December 2014. Position Name Head coach ENG Ashley Westwood Assistant coach SCO Pradhyum Reddy Goalkeeping coach TUR Ali Uzunhasanoglu Performance coach ENG Malcolm Purchase Head of Youth Development IND Richard Hood Head physiotherapist ENG Stephen Corner Player statistics Appearances and goals I-League Federation Cup AFC 1 Pawan Kumar GK IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2 Nanjangud Shivananju Manju DF IND 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 3 Vishal Kumar DF IND 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4 Curtis Osano DF KEN 19+0 1 6+0 0 8+0 0 5 Gurtej Singh MF IND 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+2 0 6 John Johnson DF ENG 19+0 1 6+0 0 6+0 0 7 Sean Rooney FW AUS 17+0 4 6+0 2 4+2 0 8 Malemngamba Meetei MF IND 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 9 Robin Singh FW IND 10+8 6 1+5 2 5+1 1 10 Josh Walker MF ENG 17+0 2 6+0 0 7+0 1 11 Sunil Chhetri FW IND 16+4 2 6+0 6 4+2 3 12 Thoi Singh MF IND 13+3 5 4+0 0 4+0 0 13 Rino Anto DF IND 17+1 1 6+0 0 7+0 0 14 Eugeneson Lyngdoh MF IND 20+0 6 5+0 1 4+2 1 15 Darren Caldeira MF IND 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 16 Shankar Sampingiraj MF IND 11+2 2 0+1 0 4+1 1 17 Karan Sawhney FW IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 18 Beikhokhei Beingaichho MF IND 8+5 2 4+2 0 7+0 0 19 Siam Hanghal MF IND 0+2 0 2+1 0 3+4 0 20 Keegan Pereira DF IND 8+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0 21 Udanta Singh FW IND 2+8 0 0+0 0 2+1 1 23 Lalchhuan Mawia DF IND 13+3 0 1+4 0 5+0 0 25 Niroshan Mani MF IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 Lalthuammawia Ralte GK IND 20+0 0 6+0 0 8+0 0 29 Soram Anganba GK IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 Ricardo Cardozo GK IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 31 C.K. Vineeth MF IND 8+10 3 1+2 0 1+4 1 32 Shilton D'Silva MF IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 soccerway Updated: 31 May 2015 Top scorers Rank RankNo. Squad NumberPos Position Nat NationalityPlayerI-LeagueAFCFederation CupDurand CupTotal1 11 FW IND Sunil Chhetri 2 3 6 3 142 9 FW IND Robin Singh 6 1 2 0 9 14 MF IND Eugeneson Lyngdoh 6 1 1 194 7 FW AUS Sean Rooney 4 0 2 065 12 MF IND Thoi Singh 5 0 0 0 56 31 MF IND C.K. Vineeth 3 1 0 047 10 MF ENG Josh Walker 2 1 0 0 3 16 MF IND Shankar Sampingiraj 2 1 0 0 39 18 MF IND Beikhokhei Beingaichho 2 0 0 0 210 4 DF KEN Curtis Osano 1 0 0 0 1 6 DF ENG John Johnson 1 0 0 0 1 13 DF IND Rino Anto 1 0 0 0 1 21 FW IND Udanta Singh 0 1 0 0 1TOTALS 35 9 11 4 59 Source: soccerway Updated: 31 May 2015 Clean sheets Rank RankNo. Squad NumberPos Position Nat NationalityPlayerI-LeagueAFCFederation CupDurand CupTotal128GKIND Lalthuammawia Ralte822113 Source: soccerway Updated: 31 May 2015 Disciplinary record Rank RankNo. Squad NumberPos Position Nat NationalityPlayerI-LeagueAFCTotal19FWINDRobin Singh71108126DFENGJohn Johnson40105012MFINDThoi Singh302050414MFINDEugeneson Lyngdoh40004023DFINDLalchhuan Mawia20204064DFKENCurtis Osano1110217FWAUSSean Rooney10203013DFINDRino Anto30003016MFINDShankar Sampingiraj2010301011FWINDSunil Chhetri2000201110MFENGJosh Walker00101018MFINDBeikhokhei Beingaichho00101019MFINDSiam Hanghal00101028GKINDLalthuammawia Ralte10001031MFINDC.K. Vineeth100010TOTALS312130442 Source: soccerway Updated: 31 May 2015 International caps Players called for senior international duty during the 2014–15 season while under contract with Bengaluru FC. NationalityPositionPlayerCompetitionDateContributionOpponent IND India FW Sunil Chhetri Friendly 6 October 2014 Started, played the full match, scored in 32nd minute.India go down to Palestine https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5970 All India Football Federation 31 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135552/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5970 26 November 2018 dead v PLE IND India FW Robin Singh Friendly 6 October 2014 Started, played the full match. v PLE IND India FW Sunil Chhetri 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 12 March 2015 Started, played the full match, scored in 53rd and 71st minutes.http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/india-vs-nepal/2012936/report India 2-0 Nepal: Chhetri leads Blue Tigers to victory over neighbours Goal.com 12 March 2015 v NEP IND India FW Robin Singh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 12 March 2015 Started, played for 92 minutes. v NEP IND India MF Eugeneson Lyngdoh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 12 March 2015 Started, played the full match v NEP IND India FW Sunil Chhetri 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 17 March 2015 Started, played the full matchhttps://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311253/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150317011330/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311253/index.html dead 17 March 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Nepal vs India 17 March 2015 FIFA.com 17 March 2015http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/nepal-vs-india/2012942/report Nepal 0-0 India: The Blue Tigers advance in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers Goal.com 12 March 2015 v NEP IND India FW Robin Singh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 17 March 2015 Started, played the full match v NEP IND India MF Eugeneson Lyngdoh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 17 March 2015 Started, played 87 minutes v NEP See also 2014–15 in Indian football References Bengaluru FC Category:Bengaluru FC seasons Category:2010s in Bengaluru