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2023–24 Bengaluru FC season

The 2023–24 season is Bengaluru FC's eleventh season as a club since its establishment in 2013.[4] The season for the Blues kicked off with title defending task at the 2023 Durand Cup.[5]

Bengaluru FC
2023–24 season
ChairmanIndia Parth Jindal[1]
ManagerEngland Simon Grayson (until 8 December)[2]
Spain Gerard Zaragoza (from 14 December)[3]
StadiumSree Kanteerava Stadium
Indian Super LeagueTBD
Super CupGroup Stage
Durand CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Javi Hernandez (5 goal)
All: Javi Hernandez (6 goal)
Highest home attendance27,923
Lowest home attendance2,923
Average home league attendance7,954
Biggest defeat4-0
← 2022–23
2024-25 →
All statistics correct as of 14 August 2023.

Background edit

Main article: 2022–23 Bengaluru FC season

In the previous season, the squad of Bengaluru was yet again overhauled with Englishman Simon Grayson at the helm accompanied by several fresh signings.[6] The freshly built squad went on to lift the 2022 Durand Cup, which was the club's maiden Durand Cup title.[7] This also made Simon Grayson the fastest Bengaluru head coach to win a title, which took him only 102 days, beating the record of Carles Cuadrat who took 259 days. They would go on to finish as runners-up in the previous season of ISL and in the Super Cup.

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Previous club Date Fee Ref
30 GK   Sahil Poonia   Zinc FA 1 June 2023 Free [8]
19 FW   Halicharan Narzary   Hyderabad 14 June 2023 [9]
33 GK   Vikram Lakhbir Singh   Aizawl 21 June 2023 [10]
23 DF   Slavko Damjanović   Mohun Bagan 28 June 2023 [11]
24 FW   Rohit Danu   Hyderabad 7 July 2023 [12]
35 FW   Salam Johnson Singh   TRAU 10 July 2023 [13]
9 FW   Curtis Main   St Mirren 18 July 2023 [14]
14 DF   Jessel Carneiro   Kerala Blasters 25 July 2023 [15]
16 MF   Shankar Sampingiraj   Punjab 25 July 2023 [15]
7 MF   Ryan Williams   Perth Glory 28 July 2023 [16]
6 MF   Keziah Veendorp   Emmen 5 August 2023 [17]
DF  

Chinglensana Singh Konsham

  Hyderabad FC 30 January 2024
DF  

Nikhil Poojary

  Hyderabad FC 1 February 2024

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No. Position Player Previous club Date Fee Ref
44 DF   Robin Yadav   Bengaluru B 1 June 2023 Internal transfer
(Youth system) 		[18]
38 FW   Ankith Padmanabhan 1 August 2023
49 MF   Harsh Patre 31 August 2023 [19]
51 DF   Chingambam Shivaldo Singh 1 December 2023
41 FW   Monirul Molla 1 June 2023

Squad edit

First-team squad edit

As of 6 October 2023[20][21]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
2 DF   IND Parag Shrivas
4 DF   AUS Aleksandar Jovanović
6 MF   NED Keziah Veendorp
7 FW   AUS Ryan Williams
8 MF   IND Suresh Singh Wangjam
9 FW   ENG Curtis Main
10 MF   ESP Javi Hernández
11 FW   IND Sunil Chhetri (captain)
13 GK   IND Amrit Gope
14 DF   IND Jessel Carneiro
16 DF   IND Shankar Sampingiraj
18 MF   IND Rohit Kumar
19 FW   IND Halicharan Narzary
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   MNE Slavko Damjanović
24 MF   IND Rohit Danu
25 DF   IND Namgyal Bhutia
29 FW   IND Ashish Jha
30 GK   IND Sahil Poonia
32 MF   IND Naorem Roshan Singh
33 GK   IND Vikram Lahkbir Singh
38 FW   IND Ankith Padmanabhan
39 FW   IND Sivasakthi Narayanan
41 FW   IND Monirul Molla
44 DF   IND Robin Yadav
45 MF   IND Lalremtluanga Fanai
46 MF   IND Shreyas Ketkar
49 MF   IND Harsh Patre

Competitions edit

Indian Super League edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Punjab 22 6 6 10 28 35 −7 24[a]
9 East Bengal 22 6 6 10 27 29 −2 24[a] Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 preliminary stage[b]
10 Bengaluru 22 5 7 10 20 34 −14 22
11 Jamshedpur 22 5 6 11 27 32 −5 21
12 Hyderabad 22 1 5 16 10 43 −33 8
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Punjab 4, East Bengal 1.
  2. ^ East Bengal qualified for the AFC Champions League 2 preliminary stage by winning the 2024 Super Cup.[22]

League stage edit

Matches edit

Note: FSDL and the Indian Super League announced the fixtures for the first half of the season on 7 September with the remaining fixtures to be released on late 2023.[23][24]

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 1 Kerala Blasters 2–1 Bengaluru Kochi
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 34,911
Referee: Rahul Gupta
Man of the Match: Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters)
27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) 2 Mohun Bagan SG 1–0 Bengaluru Kolkata
20:00 IST Hugo Boumous  68' Report Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 29,552
Referee: Haris Kundu
Man of the Match: Hugo Boumous (Mohun Bagan)
4 October 2023 (2023-10-04) 3 Bengaluru 2–1 East Bengal FC Bengaluru
20:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 5,913
Referee: Senthil Nathan
Man of the Match: Ryan Williams (Bengaluru)
25 October 2023 (2023-10-25) 4 Bengaluru 0–0 Goa Bengaluru
20:00 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 5 Odisha 3–2 Bengaluru Bhubaneswar
20:00 IST
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
4 November 2023 (2023-11-04) 6 Hyderabad 1–1 Bengaluru Hyderabad
20:00 IST
Stadium: GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium
26 November 2023 (2023-11-26) 7 NorthEast United 1–1 Bengaluru Guwahati
20:00 IST
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) 8 Bengaluru 3–3 Punjab Bengaluru
20:00 IST
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
8 December 2023 (2023-12-08) 9 Bengaluru 0–4 Mumbai City Bengaluru
20:00 IST
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
13 December 2023 (2023-12-13) 10 Chennaiyin 2–0 Bengaluru Chennai
20:00 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 11 Bengaluru 1–0 Jamshedpur Bengaluru
17:30 IST
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
24 December 2023 (2023-12-24) 12 Bengaluru 1-1 NorthEast United Bengaluru
17:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

Durand Cup edit

Main article: 2023 Durand Cup

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GOK BEN KER IAF
1 Gokulam Kerala 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6 Qualify for the knockout stage — — — 2–0
2 Bengaluru 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 2–0 — 2–2 1–1
3 Kerala Blasters 3 1 1 1 10 6 +4 4 3–4 — — 5–0
4 Indian Air Force 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1 — — — —
Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches edit

14 August 2023 (2023-08-14) 1 Bengaluru 1–1 Indian Air Force Kolkata
18.00 IST
  • S. Johnson Singh   58'
 Report
  • V. Kumar   20'
 Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Man of the Match: Vivek Kumar (Indian Air Force)
18 August 2023 (2023-08-18) 2 Bengaluru 2–2 Kerala Blasters Kolkata
18.00 IST
Report
  • J. Emmanuel   14'
  • Ruivah   42'   85'
  • M. Aimen   84'
 Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Man of the Match: Bekey Oram (Bengaluru)
22 August 2023 (2023-08-22) 3 Bengaluru 2–0 Gokulam Kerala Kolkata
18.00 IST
  • R. Yadav   58'
  • Lalpekhlua   89'
 Report Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Man of the Match: Robin Yadav (Bengaluru)

Statistics edit

Goal scorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL DC SC Total
1 10 MF   Javi Hernández 3 0 0 3
11 FW   Sunil Chhetri 3 0 0 3
2 7 FW   Ryan Williams 2 0 0 2
9 FW   Curtis Main 2 0 0 2
5 49 MF   Harsh Patre 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 11 0 0 11

Updated: 30 November 2023

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Bengaluru FC Owners". Bengaluru FC.
  2. ^ "Club Statement on Simon Grayson". Bengaluru FC. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Bengaluru FC rope in Gerard Zaragoza as Head Coach". Bengaluru FC. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  4. ^ "JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC". I-League. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ Media, Bengaluru FC (3 August 2023). "Bengaluru FC announce squad for Durand Cup title defence". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Bengaluru FC appoint Simon Grayson as head coach". The Times of India. 8 June 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Bengaluru FC beat Mumbai City FC to win first Durand Cup". ESPN. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ^ "ISL: India U-17 goalie Sahil Poonia signs long-term deal at Bengaluru FC". Khel Now. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  9. ^ Media, Bengaluru FC (14 June 2023). "Bengaluru FC signs Halicharan Narzary". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ Media, Bengaluru FC (21 June 2023). "Bengaluru FC sign goalkeeper Vikram Singh". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  11. ^ Media, Bengaluru FC (28 June 2023). "Bengaluru FC sign Montenegrin defender Slavko Damjanovic". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  12. ^ Media, Bengaluru FC (7 July 2023). "Bengaluru FC sign winger Rohit Danu". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  13. ^ Media, Bengaluru FC (10 July 2023). "Salam Johnson Singh joins Bengaluru FC". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  14. ^ Media, Bengaluru FC (18 July 2023). "Bengaluru FC sign English striker Curtis Main". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  15. ^ a b Media, Bengaluru FC (25 July 2023). "Bengaluru FC sign Jessel Carneiro, Shankar Sampingiraj". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  16. ^ Media, Bengaluru FC (29 July 2023). "Bengaluru FC sign Aussie attacker Ryan Williams". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  17. ^ @bengalurufc (5 August 2023). "ORANJE, BLUE, BENGALURU! The Blues have roped in versatile Dutch hardman Keziah Veendorp on a two-year deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @bengalurufc (6 April 2023). "Following his heroic exploits for Karnataka in the Santosh Trophy, Robin Yadav has been selected for the Blues' travelling squad for the #HeroSuperCup! Go well, Robin!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @bengalurufc (23 February 2023). "The Blues are delighted to announce the signing of Shreyas Ketkar, Harsh Patre and Satendra Singh, who will be part of the squad for the Stafford Challenge Cup, starting on Thursday at the BFS! Welcome to the club, boys!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "Bengaluru FC Official Website The First Team". Bengaluru Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Bengaluru FC Squad and Players - Indian Super League". Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  22. ^ Bhattacharya, Nilesh (29 January 2024). "Cleiton delivers as East Bengal end title drought in Super way". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  23. ^ Sportstar, Team (7 September 2023). "ISL 2023-24 schedule: Full list of Indian Super League matches, East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan on October 28". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  24. ^ "ISL 2023-24 Fixtures Out: Kerala Blasters to Face Bengaluru FC on Season Opener". News18. 7 September 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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