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2014–15 Bengaluru FC season

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 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]

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   Josh Walker   Gateshead 7 July 2014 [7]
14 MF   Eugeneson Lyngdoh   Rangdajied United 15 July 2014 [5]
21 FW   Udanta Singh   Tata Football Academy 19 April 2014 [5]
23 DF   Lalchhuan Mawia   Shillong Lajong 15 July 2014 [5]
28 GK   Lalthuammawia Ralte   Shillong Lajong Summer 2014 [8]
32 MF   Shilton D'Silva Free Agent Summer 2014 [9]

Out edit

No. Position Player Team Date Ref
10 AM   Johnny Menyongar Released 30 April 2014 [6]
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]

Loan out edit

No. Position Player On Loan to Date Ref
32 MF   Shilton D'Silva   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   16'
Johnson   45+2'		 Report Roy   9'
Angus   44'
George   64'
Rodrigues   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   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   33'
Ruidas   53'		 Report Chhetri   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   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)
8 February 2015 Match 5 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[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   41'
T. Singh   60'		 Report Khongjee   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   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)
28 February 2015 Match 8 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)
3 March 2015 Match 9 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)
21 March 2015 Match 10 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: 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   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)
3 April 2015 Match 12 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[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   47'
Johnson   50'
R. Singh   88'   90+4'		 Report Wali   11'
Pereira   40'
Josimar   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   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   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   86'
R. Singh   88'		 Report Khabra   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   39'   65' (pen.)
Min-chol   44'
Bhutia   83'
M. Singh   90+2'		 Rooney   45'
Vineeth   56'
Sampingiraj   90+2'
R. Singh   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   29'
Lalchhuanmawia   31'
Lyngdoh   73'
Osano   80'
R. Singh   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   32'
Johnson   41'
R. Singh   65'
Fanai   78'		 Report B. Singh   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   2–1 (a.e.t.)   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)
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   Persipura Jayapura 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 0–0 6–0
2   Bengaluru FC 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12 1–3 — 2–1 1–0
3   Maziya 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 7 1–2 1–2 — 2–0
4   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   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)
10 March 2015 2 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)
17 March 2015 3 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)
14 April 2015 4 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)
28 April 2015 5 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)
12 May 2015 6 Bengaluru FC   1–3   Persipura Jayapura Bengaluru, India
19:00 UTC+5:30 Udanta   24' Report Alom   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   2–0   Bengaluru FC Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 McBreen   28' (pen.), 58'
Pong   77'
Mora   79'		 Report Rooney   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   GK (1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 24)   Salgaocar
25 Soram Anganba   GK (1992-12-24)24 December 1992 (aged 22)   Pailan Arrows
28 Lalthuammawia Ralte   GK (1991-06-07)7 June 1991 (aged 23)   Shillong Lajong
30 Ricardo Cardozo   GK (1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 22)   Tata Football Academy
Defenders
2 Nanjangud Shivananju Manju   CB (1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 28)   United Sikkim
3 Vishal Kumar   RB (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 22)   Pailan Arrows
4 Curtis Osano   CB (1987-03-08)8 March 1987 (aged 28)   AFC Wimbledon
5 Gurtej Singh   CB (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 25)   Churchill Brothers
6 John Johnson   CB (1988-09-16)16 September 1988 (aged 26)   Northampton Town
13 Rino Anto   RB (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 27)   Mohun Bagan
20 Keegan Pereira   LB (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 27)   Salgaocar
23 Lalchhuan Mawia   LB (1989-04-14)14 April 1989 (aged 26)   Shillong Lajong
24 Manpreet Singh   DF (1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 26)
Midfielders
8 Malemngamba Meetei   CAM (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 23)   Salgaocar
10 Josh Walker   CDM (1989-02-21)21 February 1989 (aged 26)   Gateshead
12 Thoi Singh   CM (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 24)   Mumbai Tigers
14 Eugeneson Lyngdoh   CM (1986-09-10)10 September 1986 (aged 28)   Rangdajied United
15 Darren Caldeira   CM (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 27)   Mumbai
16 Shankar Sampingiraj   CDM (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 20)   Pailan Arrows
18 Beikhokhei Beingaichho   RW (1992-12-01)1 December 1992 (aged 22)   East Bengal
19 Siam Hanghal   CM (1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 22)   Pailan Arrows
31 C.K. Vineeth   RW (1988-02-28)28 February 1988 (aged 27)   United SC
32 Shilton D'Silva   MF (1992-09-15)15 September 1992 (aged 22)   Pailan Arrows
Attackers
7 Sean Rooney   ST (1989-03-01)1 March 1989 (aged 26)   Blacktown City FC
9 Robin Singh   ST (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 25)   East Bengal
11 Sunil Chhetri   ST (1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 30)   Sporting Portugal B
17 Karan Sawhney   ST (1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 23)   Salgaocar
21 Udanta Singh   ST (1996-06-14)14 June 1996 (aged 18)   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   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 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   IND Pawan Kumar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   IND Nanjangud Shivananju Manju 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
3 DF   IND Vishal Kumar 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF   KEN Curtis Osano 33 1 19+0 1 6+0 0 8+0 0
5 MF   IND Gurtej Singh 6 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+2 0
6 DF   ENG John Johnson 31 1 19+0 1 6+0 0 6+0 0
7 FW   AUS Sean Rooney 29 6 17+0 4 6+0 2 4+2 0
8 MF   IND Malemngamba Meetei 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
9 FW   IND Robin Singh 30 9 10+8 6 1+5 2 5+1 1
10 MF   ENG Josh Walker 30 3 17+0 2 6+0 0 7+0 1
11 FW   IND Sunil Chhetri 32 11 16+4 2 6+0 6 4+2 3
12 MF   IND Thoi Singh 24 5 13+3 5 4+0 0 4+0 0
13 DF   IND Rino Anto 31 1 17+1 1 6+0 0 7+0 0
14 MF   IND Eugeneson Lyngdoh 31 8 20+0 6 5+0 1 4+2 1
15 MF   IND Darren Caldeira 3 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
16 MF   IND Shankar Sampingiraj 19 3 11+2 2 0+1 0 4+1 1
17 FW   IND Karan Sawhney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   IND Beikhokhei Beingaichho 26 2 8+5 2 4+2 0 7+0 0
19 MF   IND Siam Hanghal 12 0 0+2 0 2+1 0 3+4 0
20 DF   IND Keegan Pereira 16 0 8+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0
21 FW   IND Udanta Singh 13 1 2+8 0 0+0 0 2+1 1
23 DF   IND Lalchhuan Mawia 26 0 13+3 0 1+4 0 5+0 0
25 MF   IND Niroshan Mani 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK   IND Lalthuammawia Ralte 34 0 20+0 0 6+0 0 8+0 0
29 GK   IND Soram Anganba 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK   IND Ricardo Cardozo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF   IND C.K. Vineeth 26 4 8+10 3 1+2 0 1+4 1
32 MF   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   Sunil Chhetri 2 3 6 3 14
2 9 FW   Robin Singh 6 1 2 0 9
14 MF   Eugeneson Lyngdoh 6 1 1 1 9
4 7 FW   Sean Rooney 4 0 2 0 6
5 12 MF   Thoi Singh 5 0 0 0 5
6 31 MF   C.K. Vineeth 3 1 0 0 4
7 10 MF   Josh Walker 2 1 0 0 3
16 MF   Shankar Sampingiraj 2 1 0 0 3
9 18 MF   Beikhokhei Beingaichho 2 0 0 0 2
10 4 DF   Curtis Osano 1 0 0 0 1
6 DF   John Johnson 1 0 0 0 1
13 DF   Rino Anto 1 0 0 0 1
21 FW   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   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
           
1 9 FW   Robin Singh 7 1 1 0 8 1
2 6 DF   John Johnson 4 0 1 0 5 0
12 MF   Thoi Singh 3 0 2 0 5 0
4 14 MF   Eugeneson Lyngdoh 4 0 0 0 4 0
23 DF   Lalchhuan Mawia 2 0 2 0 4 0
6 4 DF   Curtis Osano 1 1 1 0 2 1
7 FW   Sean Rooney 1 0 2 0 3 0
13 DF   Rino Anto 3 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF   Shankar Sampingiraj 2 0 1 0 3 0
10 11 FW   Sunil Chhetri 2 0 0 0 2 0
11 10 MF   Josh Walker 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 MF   Beikhokhei Beingaichho 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 MF   Siam Hanghal 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 GK   Lalthuammawia Ralte 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF   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 FW Sunil Chhetri Friendly 6 October 2014 Started, played the full match, scored in 32nd minute.[73] v   Palestine
  India FW Robin Singh Friendly 6 October 2014 Started, played the full match.[73] 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.[74] v     Nepal
  India FW Robin Singh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 12 March 2015 Started, played for 92 minutes.[74] v     Nepal
  India MF Eugeneson Lyngdoh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 12 March 2015 Started, played the full match[74] v     Nepal
  India FW Sunil Chhetri 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 17 March 2015 Started, played the full match[75][76] v     Nepal
  India FW Robin Singh 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 17 March 2015 Started, played the full match[75][76] v     Nepal
  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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