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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.

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'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

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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

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

Transfers out

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

Loans out

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

Contract extensions

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

Players

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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

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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 India GK (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32) 2017 2023 Yes Yes Yes
30 Lara Sharma India GK (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25) 2020 2026 Yes Yes Yes
43 Sharon Padattil India GK (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 (age 24) 2020 2023 No Yes Yes
50 Amrit Gope India GK (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 25) 2022 2024 Yes Yes Yes
Defenders
2 Aleksandar Jovanović Australia Serbia CB (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27) 2022 2023 Yes Yes Yes
3 Sandesh Jhingan India CB (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 31) 2022 2023 Yes Yes Yes
5 Alan Costa ‡ Brazil CB (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 34) 2021 2023 Yes Yes —
15 Wungngayam Muirang India CB/LB (1999-02-16) 16 February 1999 (age 25) 2020 2025 Yes Yes Yes
20 Hira Mondal ‡ India LB (1991-08-11) 11 August 1991 (age 33) 2022 2024 Yes Yes —
27 Parag Shrivas India CB (1997-06-09) 9 June 1997 (age 27) 2019 2025 Yes Yes Yes
32 Roshan Singh India LB (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) 2020 2026 Yes[a] Yes Yes
33 Prabir Das India RB (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 30) 2022 2025 Yes Yes Yes
— Clarence Fernandes India DF (2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 (age 20) 2022 2025 No No No
— Felixson Fernandes India CB (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21) 2022 2025 No No No
Midfielders
4 Ajay Chhetri † India CDM (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 31) 2018 2022 — — —
6 Bruno Ramires Brazil CM (1984-03-18) 18 March 1984 (age 40) 2021 2023 Yes Yes Yes
7 Jayesh Rane India CDM (1993-02-20) 20 February 1993 (age 31) 2021 2024 Yes Yes Yes
8 Suresh Singh India CDM (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24) 2019 2024 Yes Yes Yes
10 Javi Hernández Spain CAM (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 35) 2022 2024 Yes Yes Yes
12 Danish Farooq Bhat † India LM (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) 2021 2023 Yes Yes —
18 Rohit Kumar India CDM (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 2021 2023 Yes Yes Yes
25 Namgyal Bhutia India RM (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 25) 2020 2026 Yes Yes Yes
28 Amay Morajkar India CDM (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 24) 2020 2024 No No No
31 Leon Augustine India RW/RM (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 26) 2019 2025 Yes Yes Yes
35 Biswa Darjee India LM (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 (age 25) 2020 2024 Yes Yes Yes
36 Thoi Singh India MF (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 20) No Yes Yes
40 Damaitphang Lyngdoh India CAM (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21) 2021 2024 No Yes Yes
42 Akashdeep Singh India MF (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) 2021 2024 No No No
Forwards
9 Prince Ibara Republic of the Congo CF (1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 28) 2021 2023 Yes Yes No
11 Sunil Chhetri India CF (1984-08-03) 3 August 1984 (age 40) 2013 2023 Yes Yes Yes
14 Harmanpreet Singh India CF (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23) 2021 2023 No Yes Yes
17 Edmund Lalrindika India CF (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25) 2019 2022 No No No
21 Udanta Singh India RW (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 28) 2014 2023 Yes Yes No
22 Roy Krishna Fiji CF (1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 37) 2022 2023 Yes Yes Yes
23 Faisal Ali India RW (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 25) 2022 2025 Yes Yes No
24 Sudheer Kotikela India FW 20 August 2022 2024 No No No
26 Bidyashagar Singh † India FW (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26) 2021 2024 — — —
38 Sivasakthi Narayanan India CF (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23) 2021 2022 Yes Yes Yes
− Ankith Padmanabhan India 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

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

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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

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Overview

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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

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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

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Hyderabad 20 13 3 4 36 16 +20 42 Knockouts
3 ATK Mohun Bagan (W) 20 10 4 6 24 17 +7 34[f] Knockouts, Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifiers[a] and 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifiers[b][c]
4 Bengaluru 20 11 1 8 27 23 +4 34[f] Knockouts
5 Kerala Blasters 20 10 1 9 28 28 0 31
6 Odisha 20 9 3 8 30 32 −2 30 Knockouts, Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[d] and 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[e]
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
(W) ISL Cup winners
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. ^ It was announced by AIFF that 2022-23 will be the last season in which the reigning Cup Winners will be considered as Champions. Starting from 2023-24 season it will be the reigning League Shield Winners that will be given the title of Champions thereafter.
  4. ^ Qualifed via winning the 2023 Super Cup
  5. ^ Qualifed via winning the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions
  6. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mohun Bagan 3, Bengaluru 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Mohun Bagan 0, Bengaluru 0. Head-to-head goal scored: Mohun Bagan 4, Bengaluru 4. Goal difference: Mohun Bagan +7, Bengaluru +4.

Result summary

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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

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

League stage

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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' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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

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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

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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

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

Final

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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

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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

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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 Yellow card 25'
  • Angelo Yellow card 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

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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
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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

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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

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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 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
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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 Yellow card 35'
  • Naocha Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 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

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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

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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

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

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

Updated: 18 September 2022

Goal scorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL DC SC Total
1 38 FW India Sivasakthi Narayanan 0 4 0 5
2 22 FW Fiji Roy Krishna 0 3 0 3
3 11 FW India Sunil Chhetri 0 2 0 2
4 23 DF India Faisal Ali 0 1 0 1
5 DF Brazil 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 India 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 India Prabir Das 0 2 0 2
21 FW India Udanta Singh 0 2 0 2
2 DF Australia Serbia Aleksander Jovanovic 0 2 0 2
2 22 FW Fiji Roy Krishna 0 1 0 1
8 MF India Suresh Singh Wangjam 0 1 0 1
31 MF India Leon Augustine 0 1 0 1
19 FW India Faisal Ali 0 1 0 1
11 FW India Sunil Chhetri 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 0 11 0 11

Updated: 18 September 2022

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL DC SC Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 22 DF India 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 India Bruno Ramires 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 N/A
2 18 MF India Rohit Kumar 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
32 DF India Roshan Singh 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
27 DF India Parag Shrivas 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
3 21 FW India Udanta Singh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
8 MF India Suresh Singh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
10 MF Spain Javi Hernández 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
22 MF India Roy Krishna 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
6 MF Brazil 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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[edit]

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