2014–15 Bengaluru FC season

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Bengaluru FC
2014–15 season
ChairmanParth Jindal
ManagerAshley Westwood
StadiumSree Kanteerava Stadium
I-League2nd
Federation CupWinners
Durand CupSemi-finals
AFC Champions LeagueQualifying play-off
AFC CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Eugeneson Lyngdoh
Robin Singh
(6 goals)
All:
Sunil Chhetri
(14 goals)
Highest home attendance21,786 vs Mohun Bagan
(31 May 2015)[1]
Lowest home attendance3,148 vs Persipura Jayapura
(12 May 2015)[2]

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[edit]

See also: 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.[3] 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.[4] As the winner of 2013–14 I-League, Bengaluru competed at Asian competitions, for the first time.

Transfers[edit]

Bengaluru FC began signing players for the 2014–15 season as early as April when they signed Tata Football Academy graduate Udanta Singh.[5] Bengaluru FC also released veteran mid-fielder Johnny Menyongar at the end of previous season.[6] Bengaluru FC signed Josh Walker as their marquee player.[7] On 15 July 2014, Bengaluru announced they signed two more players, Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Lalchhuan Mawia.[5] Over the summer, Bengaluru also signed Shillong Lajong goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte.[8]

In[edit]

No. Position Player Signed from Date Ref
10 MF England Josh Walker England Gateshead 7 July 2014 [7]
14 MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh India Rangdajied United 15 July 2014 [5]
21 FW India Udanta Singh India Tata Football Academy 19 April 2014 [5]
23 DF India Lalchhuan Mawia India Shillong Lajong 15 July 2014 [5]
28 GK India Lalthuammawia Ralte India Shillong Lajong Summer 2014 [8]
32 MF India Shilton D'Silva Free Agent Summer 2014 [9]

Out[edit]

No. Position Player Team Date Ref
10 AM Liberia Johnny Menyongar Released 30 April 2014 [6]
14 MF India Sampath Kuttymani India Mumbai Summer 2014 [10]
22 GK India Bruno Colaço India Dempo Summer 2014 [11]
23 DF India Lalrozama Fanai India Aizawl Summer 2014 [9]
25 MF India Niroshan Mani India Students Union Summer 2014 [12]
26 DF India Thomas Lalengkima India Aizawl Summer 2014 [13]
27 MF India Amoes India Mumbai Summer 2014 [10]
28 MF India Don Bosco Andrew Released Summer 2014 [9]
MF India Randhan Meitei Released Summer 2014 [9]

Loan out[edit]

No. Position Player On Loan to Date Ref
32 MF India Shilton D'Silva India Mumbai March 2015 [14]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

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.[15] The second friendly against Pune ended in 1–1 draw after Robin Singh scored a goal in the first half.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]

Bengaluru FC also participated in the local tournament, Puttaiah Memorial Cup, which they won by defeating ASC 8–1 in the final.[19][20]

5 August 2014 Friendly Bengaluru FC 1–0 Salgaocar Mapusa
Osano 14' Stadium: Duler Stadium
9 August 2014 Friendly Bengaluru FC 1–1 Pune Mapusa
R. Singh 44' Report Ahmed Stadium: Duler Stadium
1 October 2014 Friendly Guangdong Sunray Cave 0–1 Bengaluru FC Guangzhou
Report M. Meetei 87' Stadium: Huangpu Sports Center
6 October 2014 Friendly Eastern AA 2–0 Bengaluru FC Guangzhou
Reinaldo 1'
Giovane 15'		 Report Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
9 October 2014 Friendly Guangzhou R&F 3–0 Bengaluru FC Guangzhou
Zhang Shao 4'
Zhang Yuan 29'
Zhang Chenlong 		Report Stadium: Tianhe Stadium

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Final
position 		First match Last match
Durand Cup Quarter-finals Semi-finals 30 October 2014 6 November 2014
Federation Cup Group stage Winners 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[edit]

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Durand Cup 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 033.33
Federation Cup 6 5 1 0 11 4 +7 083.33
I-League 20 10 7 3 35 19 +16 050.00
AFC Champions League 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
AFC Cup 7 4 0 3 8 10 −2 057.14
Total 37 20 9 8 59 38 +21 054.05

Last updated: 31 May 2015
Source: Competitions

I-League[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 I-League

Summary[edit]

January[edit]

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.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23] 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.[24]

February[edit]

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.[25] 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.[26] 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.[27] 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.[28]

March[edit]

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.[29] 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.[30] 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.[31]

April[edit]

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.[32] 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.[33] 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.[34] 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.[35] 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.[36]

May[edit]
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.[37] 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.[38] 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.[39] 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.[40] 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.[41][42]

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.[43]

Matches[edit]

17 January 2015 Match 1 Bengaluru FC 0–0 Dempo Bengaluru
19:00 IST R. Singh Yellow card 16'
Johnson Yellow card 45+2'		 Report Roy Yellow card 9'
Angus Yellow card 44'
George Yellow card 64'
Rodrigues Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 11,424 [44]
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
Man of the Match: Laxmikant Kattimani (Dempo)
24 January 2015 Match 2 Bengaluru FC 1–3 Pune Bengaluru
19:00 IST R. Singh Yellow card 72'
Lyngdoh 89'		 Report Nikac 9'
Luciano 25'
T. Haokip 82'		 Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 9,124[45]
Referee: R. Saha
Man of the Match: Amrinder Singh (Pune)
28 January 2015 Match 3 East Bengal 1–0 Bengaluru FC Kolkata
19:00 IST Monda Yellow card 33'
Ruidas 53'		 Report Chhetri Yellow card 90+6' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Abhinas Ruidas (East Bengal)
31 January 2015 Match 4 Royal Wahingdoh 0–4 Bengaluru FC Shillong
16:30 IST Lalchawnkima Yellow card 13' Report C.K. Vineeth 34'
Lyngdoh 60' Yellow card 77'
T. Singh Yellow card 24' 67', 78'
Osano Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Man of the Match: Thoi Singh (Bengaluru FC)
8 February 2015 Match 5 Bengaluru FC 1–0 Bharat FC Bengaluru
19:00 IST Lyngdoh 78'
Ralte Yellow card 89'		 Report Ravanan Yellow card 30'
Bright Yellow card 67'
Vignesh Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 8,954[46]
Referee: T. Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Eugeneson Lyngdoh (Bengaluru FC)
14 February 2015 Match 6 Bengaluru FC 2–0 Shillong Lajong Bengaluru
19:00 IST R. Singh 17'
Curtis Osano Red card 41'
T. Singh 60'		 Report Khongjee Yellow card 81' Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 7,068[47]
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Thoi Singh (Bengaluru FC)
20 February 2015 Match 7 Mohun Bagan 4–1 Bengaluru FC Kolkata
19:00 IST Norde 31', 76'
Debnath Yellow card 45+1'
Yusa 87'
B. Singh 90+4'		 Report Chhetri 8' Yellow card 42'
R. Singh Yellow card 22'
Pereira Yellow card 34'
Lyngdoh Yellow card 44'
Sampingiraj Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Ajit Meetei
Man of the Match: Sony Norde (Mohun Bagan)
28 February 2015 Match 8 Sporting Goa 1–3 Bengaluru FC Margao
19:00 IST Passi Yellow card 15'
Singh Yellow card 27'
Martins Yellow card 45'
Wolfe 66'		 Report R. Singh Yellow card 10'
Anto Yellow card 14'
Rooney 29', 45+1'
Johnson Yellow card 62'
Beingaichho 85'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: M. Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Sean Rooney (Bengaluru FC)
3 March 2015 Match 9 Mumbai 1–1 Bengaluru FC Mumbai
16:30 IST Dias Yellow card 20'
Josimar Yellow card 34' 49'		 Report Lyngdoh 31'
T. Singh Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Cooperage Ground
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Ajit Dutta
Man of the Match: Nidhin Lal (Mumbai)
21 March 2015 Match 10 Salgaocar 0–1 Bengaluru FC Margao
19:00 IST Mundampara Yellow card 17'
Oliveira Yellow card 56'
Kumar Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 86'
T. Singh Yellow card 89'		 Report R. Singh 78' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Man of the Match: Lalthuammawia Ralte (Bengaluru)
31 March 2015 Match 11 Bengaluru FC 4–1 Sporting Goa Bengaluru
19:00 IST Lyngdoh Yellow card 26'
Walker 33'
Anto 51'
T. Singh 60'
Beingaichho 80'		 Report Gonsalves Yellow card 48'
Victorino 83'
rao Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 4,248
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
Man of the Match: Lalthuammawia Ralte (Bengaluru)
3 April 2015 Match 12 Bengaluru FC 3–3 Royal Wahingdoh Bengaluru
19:00 IST T. Singh Yellow card 33'
R. Singh 39'
Sampingiraj 58'
Walker 70'		 Report Seng-yong 15'
Theobald Yellow card 37'
G. Franco 44'
P. SinghYellow card 72'
R. Singh 74'		 Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 5,438[48]
Referee: Pratap Singh
Man of the Match: Reagan Singh (Royal Wahingdoh)
7 April 2015 Match 13 Bengaluru FC 1–1 Mumbai Bengaluru
19:00 IST Rooney Yellow card 47'
Johnson Yellow card 50'
R. Singh 88' Red card 90+4'		 Report Wali Yellow card 11'
Pereira Yellow card 40'
Josimar Yellow card 62'
Bheke 67'		 Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 4,628[49]
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
Man of the Match: Robin Singh (Bengaluru FC)
21 April 2015 Match 14 Pune 0–2 Bengaluru FC Pune
19:00 IST Luaha Yellow card 82' Report Sampingiraj 1'
Vineeth 43'		 Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan
Man of the Match: Shankar Sampingiraj (Bengaluru FC)
24 April 2015 Match 15 Bharat FC 0–2 Bengaluru FC Pune
19:00 IST Report Lyngdoh 29'
Anto Yellow card 40'
Vineeth 56'		 Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Romuald Boco (Bharat FC)
3 May 2015 Match 16 Bengaluru FC 3–0 East Bengal Bengaluru
19:00 IST Rooney 31'
Chhetri 60'
Anto Yellow card 86'
R. Singh 88'		 Report Khabra Yellow card 82' Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 8,164[50]
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
Man of the Match: Lalthuammawia Ralte (Bengaluru FC)
8 May 2015 Match 17 Shillong Lajong 1–1 Bengaluru FC Shillong
16:00 IST Uilliams Yellow card 39' 65' (pen.)
Min-chol Yellow card 44'
Bhutia Yellow card 83'
M. Singh Yellow card 90+2'		 Rooney 45'
Vineeth Yellow card 56'
Sampingiraj Yellow card 90+2'
R. Singh Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Santhosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Eugeneson Lyngdoh (Bengaluru FC)
17 May 2015 Match 18 Bengaluru FC 3–1 Salgaocar Bengaluru
19:00 IST T. Singh 26'
Johnson Yellow card 29'
Lalchhuanmawia Yellow card 31'
Lyngdoh 73'
Osano 80'
R. Singh Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Duffy 71' Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Ajit Meetei
Man of the Match: Curtis Osano (Bengaluru FC)
23 May 2015 Match 19 Dempo 1–1 Bengaluru FC Margao
19:00 IST Rai 77' Report R. Singh 65' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: OP Thakur
Man of the Match: Uttam Rai (Dempo)
31 May 2015 Match 20 Bengaluru FC 1–1 Mohun Bagan Bengaluru
19:00 IST Lyngdoh Yellow card 32'
Johnson 41'
R. Singh Yellow card 65'
Fanai Yellow card 78'		 Report B. Singh Yellow card 19'
Razaq 87'		 Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 21,786[1]
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Bello Razaq (Mohun Bagan)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Postponed

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mohun Bagan (C) 20 11 6 3 33 16 +17 39 Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2 Bengaluru 20 10 7 3 35 19 +16 37 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[a]
3 Royal Wahingdoh 20 8 6 6 27 27 0 30
4 East Bengal 20 8 5 7 30 28 +2 29[b]
5 Pune 20 8 5 7 24 26 −2 29[b]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Bengaluru FC, as the winner of 2014–15 Federation Cup, qualified for the 2016 AFC Cup
  2. ^ a b East Bengal ahead on goal difference, head-to-head record being the same; Pune 2–3 East Bengal
    East Bengal 1–2 Pune

Results by round[edit]

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ResultDLLWWWLWDWWDDWWWDWDD
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2015. Source: I-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

AFC Champions League[edit]

Main article: 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.[51] 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.[52]

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.[53][54] As a result, Bengaluru then contested in 2015 AFC Cup in group E.

4 February 2015 Qualifying Playoff Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 2–1 (a.e.t.) India Bengaluru Johor Bahru, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8 Zaina Yellow card 17'
Harun 47'
Chanturu 97'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 67'
Lyngdoh 90'
Osano Yellow card 90+5'
Hanghal Yellow card 95'		 Stadium: Larkin Stadium
Attendance: 17,455
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
MVP: Hariss Harun (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

AFC Cup[edit]

Main article: 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.[55]

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 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.[56] 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.[57] 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.[58]

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.[59] 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.[60] 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.[61]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSJ BGL MAZ WAR
1 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 0–0 6–0
2 India Bengaluru FC 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12 1–3 — 2–1 1–0
3 Maldives Maziya 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 7 1–2 1–2 — 2–0
4 Singapore Warriors 6 0 0 6 1 15 −14 0 1–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2015 1 Bengaluru FC India 2–1 Maldives Maziya Bangalore, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Mawia Yellow card 55'
Chhetri 68'
Sampingiraj 90+3'		 Report Umair Yellow card 57' 89' (pen.) Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 6,614
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
MVP: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru)
10 March 2015 2 Persipura Jayapura Indonesia 3–1 India Bengaluru FC Jayapura, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+9 Ian 4'
Pugliara 23', 50'		 Report T. Singh Yellow card 66'
C.K. Vineeth 90'		 Stadium: Mandala Stadium
Attendance: 16,263
Referee: Wang Di (China)
MVP: Ian Kabes (Persipura Jayapura)
17 March 2015 3 Bengaluru FC India 1–0 Singapore Warriors Bengaluru, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Walker 36' (pen.)
Osano Yellow card 41'
Beingaichho Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Vélez Yellow card 74' Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 5,264
Referee: Ho Wai Sing (Hong Kong)
MVP: Josh Walker (Bengaluru)
14 April 2015 4 Warriors Singapore 0–1 India Bengaluru FC Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Report Mawia Yellow card 24'
R. Singh 76'		 Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium
Attendance: 988
Referee: Lee Min-hu (South Korea)
MVP: Robin Singh (Bengaluru)
28 April 2015 5 Maziya Maldives 1–2 India Bengaluru FC Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5 Rodríguez 62'
Ali Yellow card 86'
Ismail Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Walker Yellow card 47'
T. Singh Yellow card 54'
Sampingiraj Yellow card 58'
Chhetri 71' (pen.), 78'
Rooney Yellow card 85'
R. Singh Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 962
Referee: Salah Abbas Alabbasi (Bahrain)
MVP: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)
12 May 2015 6 Bengaluru FC India 1–3 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura Bengaluru, India
19:00 UTC+5:30 Udanta 24' Report Alom Yellow card 10'
Robertino 29'
I. Wanggai 72'
B. Solossa 77'		 Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
MVP: Imanuel Wanggai (Persipura Jayapura)

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: 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.[62]

26 May 2015 Round of 16 South China Hong Kong 2–0 India Bengaluru FC Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 McBreen 28' (pen.), 58'
Pong Yellow card 77'
Mora Yellow card 79'		 Report Rooney Yellow card 25' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 3,381
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
MVP: Daniel McBreen (South China)

Federation cup[edit]

Main article: 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.[63] 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.[64] Against Shillong Lajong, after a goal-less first half, Robin Singh, subbed-in at the half time and scored a 50th-minute winner.[65] 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.[66]

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.[67]

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.[68] 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[edit]

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
Source: [citation needed]
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 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.[69] 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.[70]

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.[71] Salgaocar went on to win the trophy.

Quarter-finals[edit]

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
Source: [citation needed]
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[edit]

6 November 2014 Salgaocar 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Bengaluru Raia
Report Stadium: Raia Sports Complex
Referee: Maria Joseph
Penalties

Accolades[edit]

Eugeneson Lyngdoh was awarded Best midfielder of I-League for 2014–15 in All India Football Federation awards.[72]

Player information[edit]

Squad information[edit]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Pawan Kumar India GK (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 24) India Salgaocar
25 Soram Anganba India GK (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 22) India Pailan Arrows
28 Lalthuammawia Ralte India GK (1991-06-07)7 June 1991 (aged 23) India Shillong Lajong
30 Ricardo Cardozo India GK (1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 22) India Tata Football Academy
Defenders
2 Nanjangud Shivananju Manju India CB (1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 28) India United Sikkim
3 Vishal Kumar India RB (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 22) India Pailan Arrows
4 Curtis Osano England CB (1987-03-08)8 March 1987 (aged 28) England AFC Wimbledon
5 Gurtej Singh India CB (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 25) India Churchill Brothers
6 John Johnson England CB (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 (aged 26) England Northampton Town
13 Rino Anto India RB (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 27) India Mohun Bagan
20 Keegan Pereira India LB (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 27) India Salgaocar
23 Lalchhuan Mawia India LB (1989-04-14)14 April 1989 (aged 26) India Shillong Lajong
24 Manpreet Singh India DF (1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 26)
Midfielders
8 Malemngamba Meetei India CAM (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 23) India Salgaocar
10 Josh Walker England CDM (1989-02-21)21 February 1989 (aged 26) England Gateshead
12 Thoi Singh India CM (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 24) India Mumbai Tigers
14 Eugeneson Lyngdoh India CM (1986-09-10)10 September 1986 (aged 28) India Rangdajied United
15 Darren Caldeira India CM (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 27) India Mumbai
16 Shankar Sampingiraj India CDM (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 20) India Pailan Arrows
18 Beikhokhei Beingaichho India RW (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 (aged 22) India East Bengal
19 Siam Hanghal India CM (1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 22) India Pailan Arrows
31 C.K. Vineeth India RW (1988-02-28)28 February 1988 (aged 27) India United SC
32 Shilton D'Silva India MF (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 (aged 22) India Pailan Arrows
Attackers
7 Sean Rooney Australia ST (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 26) Australia Blacktown City FC
9 Robin Singh India ST (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 25) India East Bengal
11 Sunil Chhetri India ST (1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 30) Portugal Sporting Portugal B
17 Karan Sawhney India ST (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 23) India Salgaocar
21 Udanta Singh India ST (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 18) India Tata Football Academy

Management[edit]

Ashley Westwood, the head coach Bengaluru FC for the 2014–15 season.
As of December 2014.
Position Name
Head coach England Ashley Westwood
Assistant coach Scotland Pradyum Reddy
Goalkeeping coach Turkey Ali Uzunhasanoglu
Performance coach England Malcolm Purchase
Head of Youth Development India Richard Hood
Head physiotherapist England Stephen Corner

Player statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total I-League Federation Cup AFC
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India IND Pawan Kumar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF India IND Nanjangud Shivananju Manju 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
3 DF India IND Vishal Kumar 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Kenya KEN Curtis Osano 33 1 19+0 1 6+0 0 8+0 0
5 MF India IND Gurtej Singh 6 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+2 0
6 DF England ENG John Johnson 31 1 19+0 1 6+0 0 6+0 0
7 FW Australia AUS Sean Rooney 29 6 17+0 4 6+0 2 4+2 0
8 MF India IND Malemngamba Meetei 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
9 FW India IND Robin Singh 30 9 10+8 6 1+5 2 5+1 1
10 MF England ENG Josh Walker 30 3 17+0 2 6+0 0 7+0 1
11 FW India IND Sunil Chhetri 32 11 16+4 2 6+0 6 4+2 3
12 MF India IND Thoi Singh 24 5 13+3 5 4+0 0 4+0 0
13 DF India IND Rino Anto 31 1 17+1 1 6+0 0 7+0 0
14 MF India IND Eugeneson Lyngdoh 31 8 20+0 6 5+0 1 4+2 1
15 MF India IND Darren Caldeira 3 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
16 MF India IND Shankar Sampingiraj 19 3 11+2 2 0+1 0 4+1 1
17 FW India IND Karan Sawhney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF India IND Beikhokhei Beingaichho 26 2 8+5 2 4+2 0 7+0 0
19 MF India IND Siam Hanghal 12 0 0+2 0 2+1 0 3+4 0
20 DF India IND Keegan Pereira 16 0 8+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0
21 FW India IND Udanta Singh 13 1 2+8 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
23 DF India IND Lalchhuan Mawia 26 0 13+3 0 1+4 0 5+0 0
25 MF India IND Niroshan Mani 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK India IND Lalthuammawia Ralte 34 0 20+0 0 6+0 0 8+0 0
29 GK India IND Soram Anganba 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK India IND Ricardo Cardozo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF India IND C.K. Vineeth 26 4 8+10 3 1+2 0 1+4 1
32 MF India IND Shilton D'Silva 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Updated: 31 May 2015

Top scorers[edit]

Rank No. Pos Nat Player I-League AFC Federation Cup Durand Cup Total
1 11 FW India Sunil Chhetri 2 3 6 3 14
2 9 FW India Robin Singh 6 1 2 0 9
14 MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh 6 1 1 1 9
4 7 FW Australia Sean Rooney 4 0 2 0 6
5 12 MF India Thoi Singh 5 0 0 0 5
6 31 MF India C.K. Vineeth 3 1 0 0 4
7 10 MF England Josh Walker 2 1 0 0 3
16 MF India Shankar Sampingiraj 2 1 0 0 3
9 18 MF India Beikhokhei Beingaichho 2 0 0 0 2
10 4 DF Kenya Curtis Osano 1 0 0 0 1
6 DF England John Johnson 1 0 0 0 1
13 DF India Rino Anto 1 0 0 0 1
21 FW India Udanta Singh 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 35 9 11 4 59

Source: soccerway
Updated: 31 May 2015

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank No. Pos Nat Player I-League AFC Federation Cup Durand Cup Total
1 28 GK India Lalthuammawia Ralte 8 2 2 1 13

Source: soccerway
Updated: 31 May 2015

Disciplinary record[edit]

Rank No. Pos Nat Player I-League AFC Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 9 FW India Robin Singh 7 1 1 0 8 1
2 6 DF England John Johnson 4 0 1 0 5 0
12 MF India Thoi Singh 3 0 2 0 5 0
4 14 MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh 4 0 0 0 4 0
23 DF India Lalchhuan Mawia 2 0 2 0 4 0
6 4 DF Kenya Curtis Osano 1 1 1 0 2 1
7 FW Australia Sean Rooney 1 0 2 0 3 0
13 DF India Rino Anto 3 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF India Shankar Sampingiraj 2 0 1 0 3 0
10 11 FW India Sunil Chhetri 2 0 0 0 2 0
11 10 MF England Josh Walker 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 MF India Beikhokhei Beingaichho 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 MF India Siam Hanghal 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 GK India Lalthuammawia Ralte 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF India C.K. Vineeth 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 31 2 13 0 44 2

Source: soccerway
Updated: 31 May 2015

International caps[edit]

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 India FW Sunil Chhetri Friendly 6 October 2014 Started, played the full match, scored in 32nd minute.[73] v  Palestine
India India FW Robin Singh Friendly 6 October 2014 Started, played the full match.[73] v  Palestine
India India FW Sunil Chhetri 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 12 March 2015 Started, played the full match, scored in 53rd and 71st minutes.[74] v    Nepal
India India FW Robin Singh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 12 March 2015 Started, played for 92 minutes.[74] v    Nepal
India India MF Eugeneson Lyngdoh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 12 March 2015 Started, played the full match[74] v    Nepal
India India FW Sunil Chhetri 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 17 March 2015 Started, played the full match[75][76] v    Nepal
India India FW Robin Singh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 17 March 2015 Started, played the full match[75][76] v    Nepal
India India MF Eugeneson Lyngdoh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 17 March 2015 Started, played 87 minutes[75][76] v    Nepal

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