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2022–23 Bengaluru FC season

The 2022–23 season is Bengaluru FC's tenth season as a club since its establishment in 2013.[3] After spending two seasons in Goa, at a centralised venue due to COVID-19 pandemic,[4][5] the club will return to Sree Kanteerava Stadium, despite the concerns raised by the athletes.[6] This season also marks as the final season leading to the decennial anniversary of the club on 20 July 2023.

Bengaluru FC
2022–23 season
ChairmanIndia Parth Jindal[1]
ManagerEngland Simon Grayson[2]
StadiumSree Kanteerava Stadium
Indian Super LeagueRunners-up (league 4th)
Super CupRunners-up
Durand CupChampions (first title)
Top goalscorerLeague:
India Sivasakthi Narayanan
Spain Javi Hernandez
(6 goals each)
All:
India Sivasakthi Narayanan
(11 goals)
Highest home attendance28,001
Average home league attendance11,371
Biggest win4–0
(vs Indian Air Force)
Biggest defeat0–4 (vs Mumbai City)
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2022.

Bengaluru's season commenced with the 2022 edition of Durand Cup, which also acts as a curtain raiser for the domestic season.[7] The 2022–23 season of Indian Super League will see the blues returning to the Sree Kanteerava Stadium after three years despite the concerns raised by the athletes.[6][8] With the Super Cup returning after three years, the inaugural edition's champions will also participate in the tournament which is set to be held in 2023 after the league ends.[9]

Background edit

Main article: 2021–22 Bengaluru FC season

In the previous season, the rebuilt Bengaluru FC squad led by Marco Pezzaiuoli finished sixth in the Indian Super League,[10] it was the club's second worst finish in the league after ending up in the seventh spot in 2020-21 season.[11] Before the league, Bengaluru FC made their fifth appearance in the 2021 season of AFC Cup where they failed to make it past the group stage after finishing third behind ATK Mohun Bagan and Bashundhara Kings with four points.[12] Later, in the 2021 edition of Durand Cup, Bengaluru fielded their reserve squad with the assistant head coach Naushad Moosa leading the young team. The team's unbeaten run of four games was halted by FC Goa in the second semifinal, where they went down by a 7–6 margin on penalties.[13][14]

After failing to qualify for the playoffs in two consecutive seasons, Bengaluru began to make changes in the squad with the likes of defenders Pratik Chaudhari[15] and Sarthak Golui[16] parting ways with the club along with the foreigners Iman Basafa,[17] Cleiton Silva[18] and the head coach Marco Pezzaiuoli who was on the performance-based contract.[19] On 8 June, Bengaluru appointed former Fleetwood Town coach, Simon Grayson as their new head coach on a two-year contract.[2]

When I spoke to the owner (Parth Jindal), his mindset was the same as mine. I want this club to be winning trophies again. I know that BFC has been very successful in the past, but the last few years haven't worked out like everybody would have liked it to. That happens in football – you learn from it and strive to do better – to get players to work harder on and off the pitch; that's the exciting part for me.

— Simon Grayson, after completing formalities of the deal, Bengaluru FC

Following the head coach's appointment, Bengaluru then handed over contract extensions for Roshan Singh,[20] Lara Sharma and Wungngayam Muirang[21] on two-years each and a three-year deal respectively. Later, on 20 June, Ashique Kuruniyan who had served the club for three seasons moved to ATK Mohun Bagan while Prabir Das from the same club was announced as a new right wingback addition.[22] Two days later, the club strengthened their midfield by signing Spanish international Javi Hernández on a two-year deal.[23] The management further extended the contracts of Parag Shrivas,[24] Leon Augustine[25] and Namgyal Bhutia.[25]

Come July and Bengaluru would make a double deal with the likes of the 22-year-olds from I-League sides, Amrit Gope the former TRAU goalkeeper signed a two-year deal, and Faisal Ali the former Mohamemedan winger penned a deal that ends in 2025.[26] A tragedy shook the Indian football fraternity on 4 July after Adrian Luna, the Kerala Blasters player, disclosed the passing of his six-year-old daughter to whom many players and clubs including Bengaluru FC paid condolences to.[27][28] On 5 July, Bengaluru filled the void created by the departure of left-back Ajith Kumar by signing Hira Mondal from East Bengal. On 15 July, Yrondu Musavu-King, the Gabonese center-back parted ways with the club after serving for one season.[29] Three days later, Bengaluru made their biggest signing of the season after they closed the deal with the Fijian star striker Roy Krishna[30] who had previously won the Indian Super League Golden Ball in 2020–21 season[31]

20 July 2022 marked the ninth anniversary of Bengaluru FC's foundation.[32] The CEO of the club, Mandar Tamhane, tweeted in celebration of the foundation day,[33] along with the former Bengaluru FC players Darren Caldeira, Cameron Watson and the reserve team head coach Naushad Moosa.[34][35][36] On 22 July, Bengaluru completed their Asian slot by signing the six-foot five-inch tall center-back Aleksander Jovanovic from Australia.[37] A day later, the club made four new domestic signings by bringing in the two local talents Sudheer Kotikela and Ankith Padmanabhan from the Karnataka state team along with the two young Goan players, Felixson Fernandes and Clarence Fernandes. They had been scouted from the JSW Youth Cup held a few months earlier in April.[38]

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Previous club Date Fee Ref
33 DF   Prabir Das ATK Mohun Bagan 20 June 2022 Undisclosed [22]
18 MF   Javi Hernández Odisha 22 June 2022 Free transfer [23]
23 FW   Faisal Ali Mohammedan 1 July 2022 Free transfer [26]
50 GK   Amrit Gope TRAU 1 July 2022 Free transfer [26]
20 DF   Hira Mondal East Bengal 5 July 2022 Free transfer [39]
22 FW   Roy Krishna ATK Mohun Bagan 18 July 2022 Free transfer [30]
2 DF     Aleksander Jovanovic   Macarthur FC 22 July 2022 Free transfer [37]
24 FW   Sudheer Kotikala Kickstart FC 23 July 2022 Free transfer [38]
FW   Ankith Padmanabhan Kickstart FC 23 July 2022 Free transfer [38]
DF   Clarence Fernandes Dempo U-18 23 July 2022 Free transfer [38]
DF   Felixson Fernandes RF Young Champs 23 July 2022 Free transfer [38]
3 DF   Sandesh Jhingan ATK Mohun Bagan 14 August 2022 Free transfer [40]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Ref
4 DF   Pratik Chaudhari Jamshedpur 5 June 2022 Free agent [15]
16 DF   Sarthak Golui East Bengal 5 June 2022 Free transfer [16]
10 MF   Iman Basafa   Kheybar Khorramabad 6 June 2022 Free transfer [17]
23 FW   Cleiton Silva East Bengal 6 June 2022 Free transfer [18]
22 FW   Ashique Kuruniyan ATK Mohun Bagan 20 June 2022 Undisclosed [41]
29 DF   Yrondu Musavu-King Without a club 15 July 2022 Free agent [29]
19 DF   Ajith Kumar Chennaiyin 28 July 2022 Undisclosed [42]

Loans out edit

No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Duration Ref
26 FW   Bidyashagar Singh Kerala Blasters 17 August 2022 Undisclosed 1 year [43]
20 MF   Ajay Chhetri Punjab FC 1 September 2022 Undisclosed 1 year [44]
FW   Rahul Raju Gokulam Kerala 31 August 2022 Undisclosed 1 year [45]

Contract extensions edit

No. Position Player Date Ref
32 DF   Roshan Singh 2026 [20]
30 GK   Lara Sharma 2026 [21]
15 DF   Wungngayam Muirang 2025 [21]
27 DF   Parag Shrivas 2025 [24]
25 DF   Namgyal Bhutia 2026 [25]
31 FW   Leon Augustine 2025 [25]

Players edit

Bengaluru FC has 38 players under contract; the following list of players is subject to change during the transfer season. The final squad for the ISL will be officially announced by the club later.

Players under contract edit

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Since Until Picked for Durand Cup[46] Picked for ISL[47] Picked for Super Cup[48]
Goalkeepers
1 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu   GK (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32) 2017 2023 Yes Yes Yes
30 Lara Sharma   GK (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 24) 2020 2026 Yes Yes Yes
43 Sharon Padattil   GK (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 23) 2020 2023 No Yes Yes
50 Amrit Gope   GK (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 24) 2022 2024 Yes Yes Yes
Defenders
2 Aleksandar Jovanović     CB (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26) 2022 2023 Yes Yes Yes
3 Sandesh Jhingan   CB (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 30) 2022 2023 Yes Yes Yes
5 Alan Costa ‡   CB (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 33) 2021 2023 Yes Yes —
15 Wungngayam Muirang   CB/LB (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 25) 2020 2025 Yes Yes Yes
20 Hira Mondal ‡   LB (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 32) 2022 2024 Yes Yes —
27 Parag Shrivas   CB (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 26) 2019 2025 Yes Yes Yes
32 Roshan Singh   LB (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) 2020 2026 Yes[a] Yes Yes
33 Prabir Das   RB (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 30) 2022 2025 Yes Yes Yes
— Clarence Fernandes   DF (2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 (age 19) 2022 2025 No No No
— Felixson Fernandes   CB (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21) 2022 2025 No No No
Midfielders
4 Ajay Chhetri †   CDM (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 30) 2018 2022 — — —
6 Bruno Ramires   CM (1984-03-18) 18 March 1984 (age 40) 2021 2023 Yes Yes Yes
7 Jayesh Rane   CDM (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 31) 2021 2024 Yes Yes Yes
8 Suresh Singh   CDM (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 23) 2019 2024 Yes Yes Yes
10 Javi Hernández   CAM (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 34) 2022 2024 Yes Yes Yes
12 Danish Farooq Bhat †   LM (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 27) 2021 2023 Yes Yes —
18 Rohit Kumar   CDM (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 2021 2023 Yes Yes Yes
25 Namgyal Bhutia   RM (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 24) 2020 2026 Yes Yes Yes
28 Amay Morajkar   CDM (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 23) 2020 2024 No No No
31 Leon Augustine   RW/RM (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 25) 2019 2025 Yes Yes Yes
35 Biswa Darjee   LM (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 24) 2020 2024 Yes Yes Yes
36 Thoi Singh   MF (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 19) No Yes Yes
40 Damaitphang Lyngdoh   CAM (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20) 2021 2024 No Yes Yes
42 Akashdeep Singh   MF (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) 2021 2024 No No No
Forwards
9 Prince Ibara   CF (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28) 2021 2023 Yes Yes No
11 Sunil Chhetri   CF (1984-08-03) 3 August 1984 (age 39) 2013 2023 Yes Yes Yes
14 Harmanpreet Singh   CF (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 22) 2021 2023 No Yes Yes
17 Edmund Lalrindika   CF (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 24) 2019 2022 No No No
21 Udanta Singh   RW (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 27) 2014 2023 Yes Yes No
22 Roy Krishna   CF (1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 36) 2022 2023 Yes Yes Yes
23 Faisal Ali   RW (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 24) 2022 2025 Yes Yes No
24 Sudheer Kotikela   FW 20 August 2022 2024 No No No
26 Bidyashagar Singh †   FW (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26) 2021 2024 — — —
38 Sivasakthi Narayanan   CF (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 22) 2021 2022 Yes Yes Yes
− Ankith Padmanabhan   FW 2022 2025 No No No

Last updated: 3 August 2022
Source: Bengaluru FC

† Loaned out.

  1. ^ joined after first two group stage games[49]

Injury record edit

N P Nat. Name Type Status Source Match Inj. Date Ret. Date
14 GK   Harmanpreet Singh knee injury   [50][51] 2021 Durand Cup semifinal vs Goa 13 October 2021 14 September 2022
42 MF   Akashdeep Singh Unknown injury   [52] 2021 Durand Cup semifinal vs Goa 29 September 2021 Unknown
28 MF   Amay Morajkar Unknown injury   [53] Unknown 10 February 2022 29 March 2022
9 FW   Prince Ibara Unknown injury   [54] 2022 Durand Cup vs Goa 30 August 2022 TBC

  - Player is injured
  - Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 10 September 2022
Source: Bengaluru FC

Pre-season edit

Bengaluru FC kicked off their pre-season training on 25 July 2022 with Simon Grayson leading the available squad in Ballari.[55] Sunil Chhetri was part of the initial squad and made his record 10th pre-season appearance for the club.[56] Midfielder Amay Morajkar, who had been out from the squad due to a long-term injury, also returned to the senior team in the training camp.[57] On 27 July, the squad trained at Inspire Institute of Sport, a high-performance training center in Vijaynagar.[58] New foreign signings Javi Hernández and Roy Krishna joined the training camp three days later.[59][60]

On 14 August, faithful of Bengaluru FC reunited with the team for the first time in three years as the club hosted its traditional open pre-season training sessions at Bangalore Football Stadium (BFS), which is an event attended by the fans every season, to watch the club kickoff its new season. This season's event also featured the sale of free digital tickets for the first time.[61] The last time when such an event was hosted at BFS was back in 2019 for the 2019–20 season.[62] During the player announcement at the event, the club took off fans for a surprise after Sandesh Jhingan was announced as their new signing out of the blue. The Indian international had previously donned Bengaluru's jersey in the 2016-17 season.[63][40]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 8 October 2022 18 March 2023 Matchday 1 4th out of 11; Runners up 24 13 2 9 32 27 +5 054.17
Super Cup 8 April 2023 25 April 2023 Group Stage Runners up 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 040.00
Durand Cup 17 August 2022 18 September 2022 Group Stage Champions 7 4 3 0 14 6 +8 057.14
Total 36 19 7 10 53 37 +16 052.78

Last updated: 16 February 2022
Source: Competitions

Indian Super League edit

Main article: 2022–23 Indian Super League

The league returned to its traditional home-away format after spending two seasons at a centralized venue in Goa during the pandemic. In August, the athletes raised concerns about the damage to the athletic track in Sree Kanteerava Stadium due to pitch maintenance work. In response to this, the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Government of Karnataka, had stated that it was regular upkeep work and the stadium could be let out for football purposes as per 'official procedures.'[6][8] The league kicked off in October, and a total of six instead of four top-placed teams qualified for the playoffs.[64]

Summary edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Hyderabad 20 13 3 4 36 16 +20 42 ISL Semifinals
3 ATK Mohun Bagan (C) 20 10 4 6 24 17 +7 34[e] ISL Knockouts, Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs[a] and 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying playoffs[b]
4 Bengaluru 20 11 1 8 27 23 +4 34[e] ISL Knockouts
5 Kerala Blasters 20 10 1 9 28 28 0 31
6 Odisha 20 9 3 8 30 32 −2 30 ISL Knockouts, Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[c] and 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[d]
Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2023. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified via winning the 2022–23 Indian Super League playoffs
  2. ^ Qualifed via winning the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions
  3. ^ Qualifed via winning the 2023 Super Cup
  4. ^ Qualifed via winning the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions
  5. ^ a b Head-to-head points: ATK Mohun Bagan 3, Bengaluru 3. Head-to-head goal difference: ATK Mohun Bagan 0, Bengaluru 0. Head-to-head goal scored: ATK Mohun Bagan 4, Bengaluru 4. Goal difference: ATK Mohun Bagan +7, Bengaluru +4.

    Result summary edit

    Overall Home Away
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
    20 11 1 8 27 23  +4 34 7 0 3 14 9  +5 4 1 5 13 14  −1

    Results by round edit

    Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920
    GroundHAAAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHH
    ResultWDLLLLWLLWLLWWWWWWWW
    Position235691099988978766543
    Source: soccerway
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    League stage edit

    The fixtures for the 2022-23 season of ISL were announced on 1 September. Bengaluru FC faced NorthEast United on 8 October.[65][66]

    8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 1 Bengaluru 1–0 NorthEast United Bengaluru
    19:30 IST Alan   87' Report
    		Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    Attendance: 19,379
    Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
    Man of the Match: Alan Costa (Bengaluru)
    14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) 2 Chennaiyin 1–1 Bengaluru Chennai
    19:30 IST
    		Report Krishna   5'   90+7' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
    Attendance: 11,564
    Referee: Crystal J.
    Man of the Match: Jiteshwor Singh (Chennaiyin)
    22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 3 Hyderabad 1–0 Bengaluru Hyderabad
    19:30 IST
    		Report Hernández   84' Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium
    Attendance: 10,543
    Referee: Umesh Bora
    Man of the Match: Ogbeche (Hyderabad)
    27 October 2022 (2022-10-27) 4 Odisha 1–0 Bengaluru Bhubaneswar
    19:30 IST Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
    Attendance: 6,811
    Man of the Match: Nandha Kumar Sekar
    11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) 5 Bengaluru 0–1 East Bengal Bengaluru
    19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    Attendance: 12,817
    17 November 2022 (2022-11-17) 6 Mumbai City 4–0 Bengaluru Mumbai
    19:30 IST Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
    26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) 7 Goa 0–2 Bengaluru Margao
    17:30 IST Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
    3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 8 Bengaluru 0–1 ATK Mohun Bagan Bengaluru
    19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    11 December 2022 (2022-12-11) 9 Kerala Blasters 3–2 Bengaluru Kochi
    19:30 IST Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)
    17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 10 Bengaluru 1–0 Jamshedpur Bengaluru
    17:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    23 December 2022 (2022-12-23) 11 Bengaluru 0–3 Hyderabad Bengaluru
    19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) 12 East Bengal 2–1 Bengaluru Kolkata
    19:30 IST Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
    6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) 13 NorthEast United 1–2 Bengaluru Guwahati
    19:30 IST Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
    14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 14 Bengaluru 3–1 Odisha Bengaluru
    17:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    19 January 2023 (2023-01-19) 15 Jamshedpur 0–3 Bengaluru Jamshedpur
    17:30 IST Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
    28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 16 Bengaluru 3–1 Chennaiyin Bengaluru
    17:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) 17 ATK Mohun Bagan 1–2 Bengaluru Kolkata
    19:30 IST Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
    11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 18 Bengaluru 1–0 Kerala Blasters Bengaluru
    19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 19 Bengaluru 2–1 Mumbai City Bengaluru
    19:30 IST
    		Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    23 February 2023 (2023-02-23) 20 Bengaluru 3–1 Goa Bengaluru
    19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

    Playoffs edit

    3 March 2023 (2023-03-03) Eliminator Bengaluru 1–0 (a.e.t.) Kerala Blasters Bengaluru
    19:30 IST Chhetri   96' Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    Attendance: 20,301
    Referee: Crystal John

    Semifinals edit

    7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) Mumbai City 0–1 Bengaluru Mumbai
    19:30 IST Report   78' Chhetri Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
    Attendance: 6,124
    Referee: R Venkatesh
    Man of the Match: Prabir Das
    12 March 2023 Bengaluru 1–2 (a.e.t.)
    (9–8 p)    		 Mumbai City Bengaluru
    19:30 IST Javi H.   22' Report
    		Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    Attendance: 21,901
    Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
    Penalties

    2–2 on aggregate. Bengaluru won 9–8 on penalties.

    Final edit

    18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) Final Bengaluru FC 2–2 (a.e.t.)
    (3-4 p)    		 ATK Mohun Bagan Margao Goa
    19:30 IST
    		Petratos   14' (p), 85' (p) Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
    Attendance: 11879
    Referee: Harish Kundu
    Man of the Match: Petratos
    Penalties

    Durand Cup edit

    Main article: 2022 Durand Cup

    Bengaluru FC had never won the Durand Cup and made their fourth appearance in the 131st edition of the tournament. They were clubbed in Group A with the defending champions FC Goa, two-time champions Mohammedan SC, Jamshedpur FC and one-time runners-up Indian Air Force, which is one of the four traditional armed forces' teams.[67] Sunil Chhetri was reportedly set to play in Durand Cup after a gap of nine years.[68]

    On 15 August, Bengaluru announced a 25-man squad of primary players for the tournament which confirmed Chhetri's participation.[46]

    Group A edit

    Main article: 2022 Durand Cup group stage

    The squad touched down in Kolkata on 15 August and started their preparations on the same day for the first group stage game against Jamshedpur two days later.[69][70] Bengaluru were facing the reserve side of Jamshedpur led by youth team coach Indranil Chakraborty. Sunil Chhetri opened the scoring for the dominant Bengaluru in the 23rd minute before debutant Roy Krishna doubled the lead in the 56th minute, helping Bengaluru kick-off their missing silverware quest with a 2–1 win, despite Rishi's consolation goal for Jamshedpur.[71][72]

    In the second game, Bengaluru faced Indian Air Force on 23 August where they breezed past the armed force side after scoring four goals in response to none. Roy Krishna and Sunil Chhetri found themselves on the scoresheet yet again in the first half while the substitutes Faisal Ali and Sivasakthi Narayanan added two more to the tally in the latter half. Bengaluru moved jointly to the top of the table along with Mohammedan.[73][74] After the game, Bengaluru alleged racial abuse on one of their player from one of the opposition's player and raised the issue to the relevant authorities.[75][76]

    With two wins in two games, Bengaluru FC then faced the defending champions FC Goa who were fielding a reserve side this time around. Bengaluru yet again took an early 2-0 lead via back-to-back goals from Sunil Chhetri and Sivasakthi but failed to hold the lead after the Goan side with the likes of Phrangki Buam and Princeton Rebello who managed to equalise the score. Despite a draw, it ensured Bengaluru's qualification to the knock-out stage, with a game left to be played against hosts Mohammedan.[77][78]

    Bengaluru's final group stage encounter was against hosts Mohammedan SC. With both the teams already making cut into the knock-out stage, the match determined who tops the table in Group A and by virtue of which, will face an easier side from Group D in the quarter-finals.[79] Simon Grayson made nine changes in the playing eleven from their previous game against Goa. A wonderful team combination play saw Mohammedan get an early lead in the 13th minute after Ningthoujam Pritam Singh tapped in the rebounded save from the Bengaluru's custodian Lara Sharma. The game turned into Bengaluru's way after Mohammedan's Abhishek Halder was sent off and his team was down to 10-men on the pitch. Bengaluru kept knokcing on the doors and finally broke it thanks to the Sivasakthi's shot which struck the crossbar and fell inwards before bouncing out. The game ended at stalemate and Mohammedan topped the group while Bengaluru's quarter-final clash was set up against Odisha FC.[80]

    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOH BEN JAM GOA IAF
    1 Mohammedan (H) 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Qualify for the Knockout stage — 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0
    2 Bengaluru 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8 — — 2–1 2–2 4–0
    3 Jamshedpur 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 6 — — — 1–0 2–1
    4 Goa 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 — — — — 1–0
    5 Indian Air Force 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0 — — — — —
    Source: Sportstar
    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) drawing of lots
    (H) Hosts
    17 August 2022 (2022-08-17) 2 Jamshedpur 1−2 Bengaluru Kolkata
    18.00 IST
    • Thakuri   25'
    • Angelo   40'
    • Rishi   61'
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
    Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
    Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru)
    23 August 2022 (2022-08-23) 5 Bengaluru 4−0 Indian Air Force Kolkata
    18.00 IST
    		Report Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
    Referee: Surojit Das
    Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (Bengaluru)
    30 August 2022 (2022-08-30) 8 Bengaluru 2−2 Goa Kolkata
    18.00 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
    Referee: Crystal John
    Man of the Match: Phrangki Buam (Goa)
    2 September 2022 (2022-09-02) 10 Mohammedan 1–1 Bengaluru Kolkata
    18.00 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
    Referee: C R Srikrishna
    Man of the Match: Shaher Shaheen (Mohammedan)

    Knockout stage edit

    Main article: 2022 Durand Cup § Knockout stage

    After finishing second in the group stage, Bengaluru faced the toppers of Group D, Odisha in the third quarter-final. Both the sides did not lose a single game until this round, and as a matter of a fact, Odisha had won all their games in the group stage without conceding a single goal while scoring twelve.[81][82] Naorem Roshan Singh who had returned to the squad from an illness was started by Simon Grayson for the first time in the tournament. After a close encounter in the first half, both the teams failed to disturb the scoresheet and it was much of the same in the second half. With only ten minutes left in the game, Shubham Sarangi went into the booking for the second time and was sent off, thus reducing Odisha to 10-men on the field. Bengaluru tried to take advantage of the situation, but were unable to score and hence pushed the game into extra-time.[83][84]

    Seven minutes into extra-time and one minute after being substituted, Sivasakthi gave Bengaluru the lead after turning the ball in which was rebounded off former Bengaluru FC's goalkeeper, Ralte's save. Despite having a numerical disadvantage, Odisha managed to pull off an equaliser as Diego Maurício headed home a free-kick in to the net in the 115th minute. When the game seemed to be heading towards a penalty shootout to break the tie, Ralte gave the ball away cheaply in the form of a throw in during the added time in the second half of the extra time, which was then picked up by Bengaluru and an attack was initiated with Faisal Ali playing it to Roy Krishna who then scored a 25-yard stunner to take Bengaluru FC into their third semi-final.[83][84]

    Semi-final was a barrier that Bengaluru had never been able to cross previously in two different attempts. In their third attempt, Bengaluru met Hyderabad FC in the second semi-final at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. Hyderabad had topped Group C with three wins in four and had beaten Rajasthan United 3-1 in the fourth quarter-final on their way to maiden semi-final appearance.[85] An evenly poised encounter saw Bengaluru score the opener at the half-hour mark via an own goal from Hyderabad's Odei Onaindia. Jayesh Rane, who had replaced Javi Hernandez from the previous game, played out wide to Prabir Das who put an inch perfect delivery near the goal mouth towards on rushing Roy Krishna, which was then deflected in to the net by Hyderabad's defender.

    In the second half, Hyderabad threw everything at the goal, made several attacking moves and earned several set pieces but to no avail as Bengaluru's backline came on top with the likes of trio: Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksander Jovanovic and Parag Shrivas. Bengaluru were in to the finals of the Durand Cup for the first time in their history, and their first final appearance in any tournament since the 2018-19 season's final of Indian Super League.[86][87] Bengaluru also became the only Indian club to play final of every major club competition in the country.[88]

    10 September 2022 (2022-09-10) Quarter-final Odisha 1−2 (a.e.t.) Bengaluru Kolkata
    18.00 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
    Referee: Dipu Roy
    Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (Bengaluru)
    15 September 2022 (2022-09-15) Semi-final Bengaluru 1–0 Hyderabad Kolkata
    18.00 IST
    		Report Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
    Referee: Rowan Arumughan
    Man of the Match: Shrivas
    Final edit
    Main article: 2022 Durand Cup final

    It was Bengaluru's maiden Durand Cup final appearance and their first cup final since the 2018 Super Cup. They were up against Mumbai City, who were also playing their maiden Durand Cup final. Mumbai City had topped Group B with two wins, a draw and a defeat at the hands of East Bengal. En route to the final, they had beaten Chennaiyin FC in the quarter-final in an eight goal thriller which was settled in the extra-time by Greg Stewart's 118th-minute winner, while in the semi-final, Mumbai overcame Mohammedan's challenge thanks to a 90th-minute winner by Bipin Singh.[89]

    After the traditional pre-match formalities in the Durand Cup final by the Indian Army, the matched kick-off with Bengaluru starting the game brightly of the two teams. It took only eleven minutes for the first time starter Sivasakthi, also the top scorer for Bengaluru in the tournament to take his side into an early lead. Aleksander Jovanovic's long ball directed at Sivasakthi, who beat the defense of Senegalese Mourtada Fall to successfully chip past the hapless Phurba Lachenpa in goal. Mumbai had their fair share of chances and they managed to convert one of those. It was exactly at the half hour mark when Mumbai pulled things to a level from a quickly taken free-kick as Apuia tapped the ball in off a rebounded shot that Gurpreet parried away. Both the sides went in to the half-time break with everything to play for in the latter half.

    After the resumption, Bengaluru continued to attack and take their lead back and came close during the 60th minute when Jayesh's deftly lobbed ball in towards Chhetri saw Lachenpa saving the shot. A minute later, Bengaluru did find their lead as Chhetri's corner found the header of Alan Costa to make it 2-1 for Bengaluru in the 56th minute. Mumbai then initiated several attacks on Bengaluru's defense but one of those attacks was converted into a counter attack by Bengaluru, who almost put the game to bed had Lachenpa not made a wonderful save of Chhetri's shot. Mumbai almost equalised when Greg Stewart's long ranger shot rolled past few inches away from the goalpost. A final free-kick attempt by Mumbai was shot wide and the final whistle was blown, Bengaluru had grabbed their seventh trophy in the form of maiden Durand Cup silverware.[90][91]

    18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Final Mumbai City 1–2 Bengaluru Kolkata
    18.00 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
    Referee: C R Srikrishna
    Man of the Match: Bruno Ramires (Bengaluru)

    Super Cup edit

    Main article: 2023 Indian Super Cup

    Super Cup returned to the Indian football calendar after it was suspended following the 2019 edition. Bengaluru FC, the inaugural edition's champions, will be participating in the 20-team tournament of eleven teams featuring from ISL and nine from I-League.[9]

    Group A edit

    Main article: 2023 Indian Super Cup group stage

    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts BEN SRD KER RGP
    1 Bengaluru 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 1–1 —
    2 Sreenidi Deccan 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a] — — 2–0 —
    3 Kerala Blasters 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a] — — — 3–1
    4 Punjab FC 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 0–2 1–0 — —
    Source: AIFF
    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) drawing of lots
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Sreenidi Deccan 3, Kerala Blasters 0.
    Matches edit
    8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 1 Bengaluru 1–1 Sreenidi Deccan Kozhikode
    17:00 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: EMS Stadium
    Attendance: 3,214
    Referee: Rowan Arumughan
    Man of the Match: Bijay Chhetri (Sreenidi Deccan)
    12 April 2023 (2023-04-12) 2 RoundGlass Punjab 0–2 Bengaluru Kozhikode
    20:30 IST
    • K. Lhungdim   35'
    • Naocha   54'   78'
    		 Report
    		Stadium: EMS Stadium
    Attendance: 2,375
    Referee: Pratik Mondal
    Man of the Match: Sandesh Jhingan (Bengaluru)
    16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) 3 Bengaluru 1–1 Kerala Blasters Kozhikode
    20:30 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: EMS Stadium
    Attendance: 22,565
    Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
    Man of the Match: Javi Hernández (Bengaluru)

    Semi-finals edit

    21 April 2023 (2023-04-21) SF Bengaluru 2–0 Jamshedpur Calicut, Kerala
    20:30 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: EMS Stadium
    Attendance: 3,458
    Referee: Venkatesh R
    Man of the Match: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru)

    Final edit

    25 April 2023 (2023-04-25) Bengaluru 1–2 Odisha Kozhikode
    19:00 IST
    		Report
    		Stadium: EMS Stadium
    Attendance: 6,952
    Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
    Man of the Match: Diego Maurício (Odisha)

    Accolades edit

    Bengaluru's captain, Sunil Chhetri, won the AIFF men's player of the year award for the record seventh time. He was nominated by the Indian national team's head coach Igor Stimac.[92][93]

    Personnel edit

     
    Grayson in 2018.

    The German coach Marco Pezzaiuoli, who was previously appointed on a performance-based three-year contract in 2021, was released on 8 June 2021.[19] On the same day, Bengaluru FC appointed the English manager Simon Grayson as their new head coach on a two-year deal.[2] On 29 July, Englishmen Eric Kinder and Andy Beasley were appointed as the assistant and goalkeeping coaches, respectively.[94]

    Position Name
    Head coach   Simon Grayson[2]
    Assistant coach   Eric Kinder[94]
    Assistant coach/Reserve team Head Coach   Naushad Moosa
    Goalkeeping coach   Andy Beasley[94]
    Strength and conditioning coach   Diwakar M.[95]
    Team manager   Rosewall Da Cunha
    Video analyst   Alwin Lawrence
    Masseur   Manu Prasad
    Kit Boy   Gireesh PM

    Statistics edit

    Appearances and goals edit

    No. Pos Nat Player Total ISL Durand Cup Super Cup
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    Goalkeepers
    1 GK   IND Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 5 0 0+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
    30 GK   IND Lara Sharma 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
    43 GK   IND Sharon Padattil 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    50 GK   IND Amrit Gope 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
    Defenders
    2 DF   AUS Aleksandar Jovanović 6 0 0+0 0 5+1 0 0+0 0
    3 DF   IND Sandesh Jhingan 5 0 0+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
    5 DF   BRA Alan Costa 4 1 0+0 0 3+1 1 0+0 0
    15 DF   IND Wungngayam Muirang 2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
    20 DF   IND Hira Mondal 3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
    27 DF   IND Parag Shrivas 6 0 0+0 0 4+2 0 0+0 0
    32 DF   IND Roshan Singh 3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
    33 DF   IND Prabir Das 6 0 0+0 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
    — DF   IND Clarence Fernandes 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    — DF   IND Felixson Fernandes 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    Midfielders
    4 MF   IND Ajay Chhetri 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    6 MF   BRA Bruno Ramires 6 0 0+0 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
    7 MF   IND Jayesh Rane 5 0 0+0 0 3+2 0 0+0 0
    8 MF   IND Suresh Singh Wangjam 3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
    10 MF   ESP Javi Hernández 3 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
    12 MF   IND Danish Farooq Bhat 5 0 0+0 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
    18 MF   IND Rohit Kumar 5 0 0+0 0 4+1 0 0+0 0
    25 MF   IND Namgyal Bhutia 5 0 0+0 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
    28 MF   IND Amay Morajkar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    31 MF   IND Leon Augustine 5 0 0+0 0 1+4 0 0+0 0
    35 MF   IND Biswa Darjee 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    40 MF   IND Damaitphang Lyngdoh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    42 MF   IND Akashdeep Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    Forwards
    9 FW   CGO Prince Ibara 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
    11 FW   IND Sunil Chhetri 7 2 0+0 0 7+0 2 0+0 0
    14 FW   IND Harmanpreet Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    17 FW   IND Edmund Lalrindika 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    19 FW   IND Faisal Ali 5 1 0+0 0 1+4 1 0+0 0
    21 FW   IND Udanta Singh 5 0 0+0 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
    22 FW   FIJ Roy Krishna 6 3 0+0 0 5+1 3 0+0 0
    24 FW   IND Sudheer Kotikela 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
    39 FW   IND Sivasakthi Narayanan 6 5 0+0 0 1+5 5 0+0 0
    — FW   IND Ankith Padmanabhan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

    Updated: 18 September 2022

    Goal scorers edit

    Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL DC SC Total
    1 38 FW   Sivasakthi Narayanan 0 4 0 5
    2 22 FW   Roy Krishna 0 3 0 3
    3 11 FW   Sunil Chhetri 0 2 0 2
    4 23 DF   Faisal Ali 0 1 0 1
    5 DF   Alan Costa 0 1 0 1
    Own goals 0 2 0 2
    TOTALS 0 14 0 14

    Updated: 18 September 2022

    Clean sheets edit

    Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL DC SC Total
    1 1 GK   Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 0 2 0 2
    TOTALS 0 2 0 2

    Updated: 15 September 2022

    Assists edit

    Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL DC SC Total
    1 23 DF   Prabir Das 0 2 0 2
    21 FW   Udanta Singh 0 2 0 2
    2 DF     Aleksander Jovanovic 0 2 0 2
    2 22 FW   Roy Krishna 0 1 0 1
    8 MF   Suresh Singh Wangjam 0 1 0 1
    31 MF   Leon Augustine 0 1 0 1
    19 FW   Faisal Ali 0 1 0 1
    11 FW   Sunil Chhetri 0 1 0 1
    TOTALS 0 11 0 11

    Updated: 18 September 2022

    Disciplinary record edit

    Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL DC SC Total Notes
                           
    1 22 DF   Hira Mondal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Missed a game, against Indian Air Force (red card)
    (23 August 2022)
    6 DF   Bruno Ramires 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 N/A
    2 18 MF   Rohit Kumar 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
    32 DF   Roshan Singh 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
    27 DF   Parag Shrivas 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
    3 21 FW   Udanta Singh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
    8 MF   Suresh Singh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
    10 MF   Javi Hernández 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
    22 MF   Roy Krishna 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
    6 MF   Bruno Ramires 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
    TOTALS 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1 0

    Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
    Updated: 18 September 2022

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    88. ^ @bengalurufc (15 September 2022). "The Blues are now the ONLY team to play in the final of every major club competition in the country. 🇮🇳 Durand Cup 2022 ✅ Super Cup 2018 ✅ Indian Super League 2018, 2019 ✅ Federation Cup 2015, 2017 ✅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    94. ^ a b c @bengalurufc (29 July 2022). "The Blues are delighted to announce that Andy Beasley (goalkeeping coach) and Eric Kinder (assistant coach) will be a part of Simon Grayson's technical staff. Welcome to the family! 🔵" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    95. ^ @bengalurufc (1 August 2022). "The gaffer shares a light moment with S&C Coach Diwakar as the Blues continue their preparations in the pre-season, ahead of a trip to Kolkata for the Durand Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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