2014–15 Bengaluru FC season
2014–15 season | ||||
Chairman | Sajjan Jindal | |||
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Manager | Ashley Westwood | |||
Stadium | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | |||
I-League | 2nd | |||
Federation Cup | Winners | |||
Durand Cup | Semi-finals | |||
AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-off | |||
AFC Cup | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer |
League: Eugeneson Lyngdoh (5 goals) All: Sunil Chhetri (13 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance |
11,424 vs Dempo (17 January 2015)[1] | |||
Lowest home attendance |
4,248 vs Sporting Goa (31 March 2015) | |||
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← 2013–14 |
The 2014–15 season is Bengaluru FC's second season in the I-League since it's establishment in 2013. This season is the first season that Bengaluru FC will compete in Asian competition. They lost in the first round of the 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and will now participate in group stage of the AFC Cup.
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.
Background
Bengaluru FC won the 2013–14 I-League in their first year and thus for the first time will compete at Asian competition.
In July 2014, Bengaluru signed a deal with Puma as their official kit sponsors from the 2014–15 season.[2] 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.[3]
Transfers
Bengaluru FC began signing players for the 2014–15 season as early as April when they signed Tata Football Academy graduate Udanta Singh.[4] Bengaluru FC also released veteran mid-fielder Johnny Menyongar at the end of previous season.[5] Bengaluru FC signed Josh Walker as their marquee player.[6] On 15 July 2014, Bengaluru announced they signed two more players, Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Lalchhuan Mawia.[7] Over the summer, Bengaluru also signed Shillong Lajong goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte.[8]
In
No. | Position | Player | Signed from | Date | Ref |
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10 | MF | Josh Walker | Gateshead | 7 July 2014 | [6] |
14 | MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | Rangdajied United | 15 July 2014 | [7] |
21 | FW | Udanta Singh | Tata Football Academy | 19 April 2014 | [4] |
23 | DF | Lalchhuan Mawia | Shillong Lajong | 15 July 2014 | [7] |
28 | GK | Lalthuammawia Ralte | Shillong Lajong | Summer 2014 | [8] |
32 | MF | Shilton D'Silva | Free Agent | Summer 2014 | [9] |
Out
No. | Position | Player | Team | Date | Ref |
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10 | AM | Johnny Menyongar | Released | 30 April 2014 | [5] |
14 | MF | Sampath Kuttymani | Mumbai | Summer 2014 | [10] |
22 | GK | Bruno Colaço | Dempo | Summer 2014 | [11] |
23 | DF | Lalrozama Fanai | Aizawl | Summer 2014 | [9] |
25 | MF | Niroshan Mani | Students Union | Summer 2014 | [12] |
26 | DF | Thomas Lalengkima | Aizawl | Summer 2014 | [13] |
27 | MF | Amoes | Mumbai | Summer 2014 | [10] |
28 | MF | Don Bosco Andrew | Released | Summer 2014 | [9] |
MF | Randhan Meitei | Released | Summer 2014 | [9] |
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.[14] The second friendly against Pune ended in 1–1 draw after Robin Singh scored a goal in the first half.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]
Bengaluru FC also participated in the local tournament, Puttaiah Memorial Cup, which they won by defeating ASC 8–1 in the final.[18][19]
Friendly 5 August 2014 | Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | Salgaocar | Mapusa | ||
Osano 14' | Stadium: Duler Stadium | |||||
Friendly 9 August 2014 | Bengaluru FC | 1–1 | Pune | Mapusa | ||
R. Singh 44' | Report | Ahmed | Stadium: Duler Stadium | |||
Friendly 1 October 2014 | Guangdong Sunray Cave | 0–1 | Bengaluru FC | Guangzhou | ||
Report | M. Meetei 87' | Stadium: Huangpu Sports Center | ||||
Friendly 6 October 2014 | Eastern AA | 2–0 | Bengaluru FC | Guangzhou | ||
Reinaldo 1' Giovane 15' |
Report | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium | ||||
Friendly 9 October 2014 | Guangzhou R&F | 3–0 | Bengaluru FC | Guangzhou | ||
Zhang Shao 4' Zhang Yuan 29' Zhang Chenlong |
Report | Stadium: Tianhe Stadium | ||||
I-League
Summary
January–February
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.[20] 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.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23]
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.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26] 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.[27]
March–April
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.[28] 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.[29] 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.[30]
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.[31] 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.[32] 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.[33] 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.[34] 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.[35]
Matches
Match 1 17 January 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 0–0 | Dempo | Bengaluru | ||
19:00 IST | R. Singh 16' Johnson 45+2' |
Report | Roy 9' Angus 44' George 64' Rodrigues 71' |
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 11,424[1] Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match: Laxmikant Kattimani (Dempo) | ||
Match 2 24 January 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 1–3 | Pune | Bengaluru | ||
19:00 IST | R. Singh 72' Lyngdoh 89' |
Report | Nikac 9' Luciano 25' T. Haokip 82' |
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 9,124[36] Referee: R. Saha Man of the Match: Amrinder Singh (Pune) | ||
Match 3 28 January 2015 | East Bengal | 1–0 | Bengaluru FC | Kolkata | ||
19:00 IST | Monda 33' Ruidas 53' |
Report | Chhetri 90+6' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Abhinas Ruidas (East Bengal) | ||
Match 4 31 January 2015 | Royal Wahingdoh | 0–4 | Bengaluru FC | Shillong | ||
16:30 IST | Lalchawnkima 13' | Report | C.K. Vineeth 34' Lyngdoh 60' 77' T. Singh 24' 67', 78' Osano 87' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Man of the Match: Thoi Singh (Bengaluru FC) | ||
Match 5 8 February 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | Bharat FC | Bengaluru | ||
19:00 IST | Lyngdoh 78' Ralte 89' |
Report | Ravanan 30' Bright 67' Vignesh 90' |
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 8,954[37] Referee: T. Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Eugeneson Lyngdoh (Bengaluru FC) | ||
Match 6 14 February 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 2–0 | Shillong Lajong | Bengaluru | ||
19:00 IST | R. Singh 17' Curtis Osano 41' T. Singh 60' |
Report | Khongjee 81' | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 7,068[38] Referee: Pranjal Banerji Man of the Match: Thoi Singh (Bengaluru FC) | ||
Match 7 20 February 2015 | Mohun Bagan | 4–1 | Bengaluru FC | Kolkata | ||
19:00 IST | Norde 31', 76' Debnath 45+1' Yusa 87' B. Singh 90+4' |
Report | Chhetri 8' 42' R. Singh 22' Pereira 34' Lyngdoh 44' Sampingiraj 66' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Ajit Meetei Man of the Match: Sony Norde (Mohun Bagan) | ||
Match 8 28 February 2015 | Sporting Goa | 1–3 | Bengaluru FC | Margao | ||
19:00 IST | Passi 15' Singh 27' Martins 45' Wolfe 66' |
Report | R. Singh 10' Anto 14' Rooney 29', 45+1' Johnson 62' Beingaichho 85' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: M. Santosh Kumar Man of the Match: Sean Rooney (Bengaluru FC) | ||
Match 9 3 March 2015 | Mumbai | 1–1 | Bengaluru FC | Mumbai | ||
16:30 IST | Dias 20' Josimar 34' 49' |
Report | Lyngdoh 31' T. Singh 55' |
Stadium: Cooperage Ground Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Ajit Dutta Man of the Match: Nidhin Lal (Mumbai) | ||
Match 10 21 March 2015 | Salgaocar | 0–1 | Bengaluru FC | Margao | ||
19:00 IST | Mundampara 17' Oliveira 56' Kumar 76', 86' T. Singh 89' |
Report | R. Singh 78' | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Arumughan Rowan Man of the Match: Lalthuammawia Ralte (Bengaluru) | ||
Match 11 31 March 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 4–1 | Sporting Goa | Bengaluru | ||
19:00 IST | Lyngdoh 26' Walker 33' Anto 51' T. Singh 60' Beingaichho 80' |
Report | Gonsalves 48' Victorino 83' rao 84' |
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 4,248 Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match: Lalthuammawia Ralte (Bengaluru) | ||
Match 12 3 April 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 3–3 | Royal Wahingdoh | Bengaluru | ||
19:00 IST | T. Singh 33' R. Singh 39' Sampingiraj 58' Walker 70' |
Report | Seng-yong 15' Theobald 37' G. Franco 44' P. Singh 72' R. Singh 74' |
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 5,438[39] Referee: Pratap Singh Man of the Match: Reagan Singh (Royal Wahingdoh) | ||
Match 13 7 April 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 1–1 | Mumbai | Bengaluru | ||
19:00 IST | Rooney 47' Johnson 50' R. Singh 88' 90+4' |
Report | Wali 11' Pereira 40' Josimar 62' Bheke 67' |
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 4,628[40] Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match: Robin Singh (Bengaluru FC) | ||
Match 14 21 April 2015 | Pune | 0–2 | Bengaluru FC | Pune | ||
19:00 IST | Luaha 82' | Report | Sampingiraj 1' Vineeth 43' |
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Vishnu Chauhan Man of the Match: Shankar Sampingiraj (Bengaluru FC) | ||
Match 15 24 April 2015 | Bharat FC | 0–2 | Bengaluru FC | Pune | ||
19:00 IST | Report | Lyngdoh 29' Anto 40' Vineeth 56' |
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Pranjal Banerji Man of the Match: Romuald Boco (Bharat FC) | |||
Match 16 3 May 2015 | Bengaluru FC | v | East Bengal | Bengaluru | ||
19:00 IST | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium | |||||
Win Draw Loss Void Postponed
Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Mohun Bagan | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 31 | Qualification to 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
2 | Bengaluru FC | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 28 | Qualification to 2016 AFC Cup qualifying play-off1 |
3 | Royal Wahingdoh | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 27 | |
4 | East Bengal | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 26 | |
5 | Pune | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 23 | |
6 | Salgaocar | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 17 | |
7 | Dempo | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 16 | |
8 | Mumbai | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 16 | |
9 | Shillong Lajong | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 13 | |
10 | Bharat FC | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 12 | |
11 | Sporting Goa | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 11 | Relegation to 2016 I-League 2nd Division |
Updated to games played on 26 April 2015.
Source: I-League
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) taking lots
1 Bengaluru FC, as the winner of 2014–15 Federation Cup, have qualified for the qualifying play-off at 2016 AFC Cup
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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 |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
Last updated: 24 April 2015.
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 |
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Ground | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | ||||
Result | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W |
Last updated: 24 April 2015.
Source: I-League
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
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.[41] 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.[42]
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.[43][44] As a result, Bengaluru then contested in 2015 AFC Cup in group E.
Qualifying Playoff 4 February 2015 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–1 (aet) | Bengaluru | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | ||
20:45 UTC+8 | Zaina 17' Harun 47' Chanturu 97' |
Report | Johnson 67' Lyngdoh 90' Osano 90+5' Hanghal 95' |
Stadium: Larkin Stadium Attendance: 17,455 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) | ||
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.[45]
Group stage
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.[46] 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.[47] 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.[48]
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.[49] 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, and still an opportunity to top the group before the last game.[50]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSJ | BEN | MAZ | WAR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Persipura Jayapura (Q) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | Advance to knock-out stage | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Bengaluru FC (Q) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 12 May | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Maziya (E) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Warriors (E) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 12 May | — |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
1 24 February 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 2–1 | Maziya | Bangalore, India | ||
19:30 UTC+5:30 | Mawia 55' Chhetri 68' Sampingiraj 90+3' |
Report | Umair 57' 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 6,614 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) MVP: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) | ||
2 10 March 2015 | Persipura Jayapura | 3–1 | Bengaluru FC | Jayapura, Indonesia | ||
15:30 UTC+9 | Ian 4' Pugliara 23', 50' |
Report | T. Singh 66' C.K. Vineeth 90' |
Stadium: Mandala Stadium Attendance: 16,263 Referee: Wang Di (China) MVP: Ian Kabes (Persipura Jayapura) | ||
3 17 March 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | Warriors | Bengaluru, India | ||
19:30 UTC+5:30 | Walker 36' (pen.) Osano 41' Beingaichho 90+1' |
Report | Vélez 74' | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 5,264 Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong) MVP: Josh Walker (Bengaluru) | ||
4 14 April 2015 | Warriors | 0–1 | Bengaluru FC | Singapore | ||
19:30 UTC+8 | Report | Mawia 24' R. Singh 76' |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 988 Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea) MVP: Robin Singh (Bengaluru) | |||
5 28 April 2015 | Maziya | 1–2 | Bengaluru FC | Malé, Maldives | ||
16:00 UTC+5 | Rodríguez 62' Ali 86' Ismail 90+3' |
Report | Walker 47' T. Singh 54' Sampingiraj 58' Chhetri 71' (pen.), 78' Rooney 85' R. Singh 90+3' |
Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 962 Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain) MVP: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) | ||
6 12 May 2015 | Bengaluru FC | v | Persipura Jayapura | Bengaluru, India | ||
TBC UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium | ||||
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.[51] 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.[52] Against Shillong Lajong, after a goal-less first half, Robin Singh, subbed-in at the half time and scored a 50th minute winner.[53] 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.[54]
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.[55]
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.[56] 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
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengaluru FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
Salgaocar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
Mohun Bagan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 5 |
Pune | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 4 |
Shillong Lajong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 |
28 December 2014 | Bengaluru FC | 3–2 | Salgaocar | Goa | ||
Chhetri 25' (pen.), 40' Rooney 45' |
Report | Gurjinder 33' Douhou 41' |
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium | |||
30 December 2014 | Bengaluru FC | 0–0 | Mohun Bagan | Goa | ||
Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium | |||||
2 January 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | Shillong Lajong | Goa | ||
16:00 IST | R. Singh 50' | Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium | |||
5 January 2015 | Pune | 1–2 | Bengaluru FC | Goa | ||
16:00 IST | T. Haokip 87' | Report | Chhetri 43', 45+3' (pen.) | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: C.R. Srikrishna | ||
Semi-finals
9 January 2015 | Bengaluru FC | 3–0 | Sporting Goa | Margao | ||
19:00 IST | Rooney 28' Chhetri 37' Lyngdoh 87' |
Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: MB Santosh Kumar | |||
Final
11 January 2015 | Dempo | 1–2 | Bengaluru FC | Margao | ||
16:00 IST | Ozbey 45+3' | Report | Chhetri 10' (pen.) R. Singh 68' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Pratap Singh | ||
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.[57] 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.[58]
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.[59] Salgaocar went on to win the trophy.
Quarter-finals
- Group C
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bengaluru | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
SESA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Mohammedan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
30 October 2014 | Bengaluru | 2–1 | Mohammedan | Raia | ||
9:00 IST | Chhetri 6' Lyngdoh 38' |
Report | Jaryan 68' | Stadium: Raia Sports Complex Referee: Dhanraj More | ||
3 November 2014 | Bengaluru | 2–2 | SESA | Raia | ||
15:45 IST | Chhetri 66' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.) | Report | Colaco 79' Melwyn Fernandes 90+2' |
Stadium: Raia Sports Complex Referee: Fasil Salahudeen | ||
Semi-Finals
6 November 2014 | Salgaocar | 0–0 (5–4 p) |
Bengaluru | Raia | ||
Report | Stadium: Raia Sports Complex Referee: Maria Joseph | |||||
Penalties | ||||||
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Player information
Squad Information
Management
- As of December 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 |
Head physiotherapist | Stephen Corner |
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | I-League | Federation Cup | AFC | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Pawan Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Nanjangud Shivananju Manju | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Vishal Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Curtis Osano | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Gurtej Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | John Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Sean Rooney | 6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Malemngamba Meetei | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Robin Singh | 6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Josh Walker | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | 6 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Thoi Singh | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Rino Anto | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | 5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Darren Caldeira | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Shankar Sampingiraj | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Karan Sawhney | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Beikhokhei Beingaichho | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Siam Hanghal | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Keegan Pereira | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
21 | FW | Udanta Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Lalchhuan Mawia | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Niroshan Mani | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
28 | GK | Lalthuammawia Ralte | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
29 | GK | Soram Anganba | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Ricardo Cardozo | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
31 | MF | C.K. Vineeth | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
32 | MF | Shilton D'Silva | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Source: soccerway
Updated: 11 January 2015
Top scorers
Place | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | I-League | Asia | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 11 | Sunil Chhetri | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
2 | MF | 14 | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
FW | 9 | Robin Singh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||
4 | FW | 7 | Sean Rooney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
MF | 12 | Thoi Singh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
MF | 31 | C.K. Vineeth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
7 | MF | 10 | Josh Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
MF | 16 | Shankar Sampingiraj | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
9 | MF | 18 | Beikhokhei Beingaichho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | DF | 13 | Rino Anto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
TOTALS | 26 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 49 |
Updated: 28 April 2015
International Caps
Players called for senior international duty during the 2014–15 season while under contract with Bengaluru FC.
Nationality | Position | Player | Competition | Date | Contribution | Opponent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
India | FW | Sunil Chhetri | Friendly | 6 October 2014 | Started, played the full match, scored in 32nd minute.[60] | v Palestine |
India | FW | Robin Singh | Friendly | 6 October 2014 | Started, played the full match.[60] | v Palestine |
India | FW | Sunil Chhetri | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 12 March 2015 | Started, played the full match, scored in 53rd and 71st minutes.[61] | v Nepal |
India | FW | Robin Singh | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 12 March 2015 | Started, played for 92 minutes.[61] | v Nepal |
India | MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 12 March 2015 | Started, played the full match[61] | v Nepal |
India | FW | Sunil Chhetri | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 17 March 2015 | Started, played the full match[62][63] | v Nepal |
India | FW | Robin Singh | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 17 March 2015 | Started, played the full match[62][63] | v Nepal |
India | MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) | 17 March 2015 | Started, played 87 minutes[62][63] | v Nepal |
See also
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