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2024–25 Bengaluru FC season

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Bengaluru FC
2024–25 season
ChairmanIndia Parth Jindal
ManagerSpain Gerard Zaragoza[1]
StadiumSree Kanteerava Stadium
Indian Super LeagueTBD
Super CupTBD
Durand CupSemifinalist
Top goalscorerLeague: India Sunil Chhetri
Spain Édgar Méndez (3 goals each)

All: India Sunil Chhetri (6 goals)
Highest home attendance15,323
Lowest home attendance7,823
Average home league attendance11,104
Biggest win4–0 vs Indian Navy
2025-26 →
All statistics correct as of 25 October 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Bengaluru FC's 12th season as a professional football club since its establishment in 2013 and 7th season in the Indian Super League. It runs from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 with participation in Durand Cup, Indian Super League and Super Cup.

The Blues revealed six new signings on 7 July 2024, during an open training session at the Bangalore Football Stadium. Following a week long training at Inspire Institute of Sport in Ballari, they reached Kolkata on 30 July 2024 for the Durand Cup.

In its fifth appearance at the Durand Cup, Bengaluru started brightly by securing wins in all of its three group stage matches before heading to the knockout stage. In the quartefinals, a last minute goal by Pereyra Díaz against Kerala Blasters ensured a place in semi-finals against Mohun Bagan. The campaign along with the winning run came to an end on 27th August after going down against Mohun Bagan in the penalties, despite taking an early 2–0 lead.

Background

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After finishing 10th in the league in its previous season, its lowest since finishing 7th in the 2020–21 season, and failing to perform in the cup tournaments, Bengaluru began making significant changes to its squad by parting ways with Oliver Drost, Slavko Damjanović and Javi Hernández.[2][3]

Later during the open training session on 7 July, the club announced return of Rahul Bheke who had joined from Mumbai City FC as season's first signing. The Indian international full back was previously a part of the club during 2017–2021 period.[4][5] Spaninard forward Édgar Méndez was later revealed as the season's first foreign signing.[6] Joining him were Jorge Pereyra Díaz and Alberto Noguera, both from Mumbai City. Among domestic signings, Mohamed Salah from Punjab FC and Lalthuammawia Ralte, the returning goalkeeper from Odisha FC were revealed on the same day.[7]

In the following week, the Dutch midfielder Keziah Veendorp parted ways with the club[8] and replacing him on 16 June was the Spaniard Pedro Capó.[9][10] In September, forward Salam Johnson Singh was loaned to SC Bengaluru, a local club that competes in I-League.[11]

Transfers in

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No. Position Player Previous club Date Fee Ref
12 DF India Mohammeed Salah India Punjab FC 7 July 2024 Free [7]
GK India Lalthuammawia Ralte India Odisha FC 7 July 2024 [7]
DF India Rahul Bheke India Mumbai City FC 7 July 2024 [7]
10 MF Spain Alberto Noguera India Mumbai City FC 7 July 2024 [7]
17 FW Spain Edgar Mendez Mexico Club Necaxa 7 July 2024 [7]
FW Argentina Jorge Pereyra Díaz India Mumbai City FC 7 July 2024 [7]
MF Spain Pedro Capo Spain CD Eldense 16 July 2024 [9]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Ref
30 GK India Lara Sharma India FC Goa 18 June 2024 ₹30 Lakhs [12]
10 MF Spain Javi Hernández India Jamshedpur FC 25 July 2024 Free [13]
21 FW Denmark Oliver Drost Denmark FC Helsingør 10 July 2024 [14]
23 DF Montenegro Slavko Damjanovic Indonesia Persebaya Surabaya 6 July 2024 [15]
18 MF India Rohit Kumar India Odisha FC 12 June 2024 [16]
MF India Jayesh Rane India Mumbai City FC 21 June 2024 [17]
13 GK India Amrit Gope India Jamshedpur FC 27 June 2024 [18]
44 DF India Robin Yadav India NorthEast United FC 13 July 2024 [19]
6 MF Netherlands Keziah Veendorp Without a club 12 July 2024 [20]
16 DF India Shankar Sampingiraj Without a club 1 June 2024 [21]

Loans out

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No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Duration Ref
35 FW India Salam Johnson Singh SC Bengaluru 11 September 2024 Undisclosed One season [11]

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 14 September 2024 25 October 2024 Matchday 1 TBD 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 083.33
Super Cup !
Durand Cup 31 July 2024 27 August 2024 Group Stage Semifinalist 5 4 1 0 13 4 +9 080.00
Total 11 9 2 0 24 5 +19 081.82

Last updated: 25 October 2024
Source: Competitions

Personnel

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Role Name Refs.
Head coach Spain Gerard Zaragoza [22]
Assistant coach Argentina Sebastián Vega [23]
India Renedy Singh [24]
Goalkeeping coach Georgia (country) Konstantine Gugunava [25]
Strength and conditioning coach Greece Ioannis Gkiokas [26]
Team analyst India Prateek Chopra
Reserves coach India Bibiano Fernandes [27]
Academy head coach India Sandesh Bhoite [28]
Head Physio India Naved Hameed
Assistant physio India John Daniel
Masseur India Manu Prasad

Players under contract

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No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Since Until Picked for Durand Cup[29] Picked for ISL Picked for Super Cup
Goalkeepers
1 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu India GK (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32) 2017 2028 Yes Yes
22 Sahil Poonia India GK (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18) 2023 2026 Yes Yes
28 Lalthuammawia Ralte India GK (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 31) 2024 2025 Yes Yes
Defenders
3 Rahul Bheke India RB (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 27) 2024 2026 Yes Yes
4 Chinglensana Singh India CB (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 28) 2024 2029 Yes Yes
5 Aleksandar Jovanović Australia Serbia CB (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26) 2022 2025 Yes Yes
12 Mohamed Salah India RB (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30) 2024 2025 Yes Yes
14 Jessel Carneiro India LB (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 34) 2023 2025 No No
25 Namgyal Bhutia India RB (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 34) 2020 2026 Yes No
27 Nikhil Poojary India RB (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 29) 2024 2028 Yes Yes
32 Roshan Singh India LB (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) 2020 2026 Yes Yes
42 Clarence Fernandes India CB (2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 (age 20) 2022 2025 Yes Yes
53 Ashik Adhikari India CB (2007-01-17) 17 January 2007 (age 17) 2022 Yes No
Midfielders
8 Suresh Singh India DM (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24) 2019 2028 Yes Yes
10 Alberto Noguera Spain AM (1989-09-24) 24 September 1989 (age 35) 2024 2025 Yes Yes
18 Pedro Capó Spain CM (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 33) 2024 2025 Yes Yes
45 Lalremtluanga Fanai India DM (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 20) 2020 2026 Yes Yes
46 Shreyas Ketkar India RM (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 21) 2022 2025 Yes Yes
49 Harsh Patre India DM (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 21) 2023 2025 Yes Yes
50 Vinith Venkatesh India DM (2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 19) 2022 2025 Yes Yes
Forwards
7 Ryan Williams Australia RW (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 31) 2023 2025 Yes Yes
11 Sunil Chhetri India CF (1984-08-03) 3 August 1984 (age 40) 2013 2025 Yes Yes
17 Édgar Méndez Spain RW (1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 34) 2024 2025 Yes Yes
19 Halicharan Narzary India LW (1994-05-10) 10 May 1994 (age 30) 2023 2026 No Yes
24 Rohit Danu India CF (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22) 2023 2026 Yes Yes
29 Ashish Jha India LW (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 25) 2023 2025 No No
30 Jorge Pereyra Díaz Argentina CF (1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 (age 34) 2024 2025 Yes Yes
35 Salam Johnson Singh† India LW (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 23) 2023 2026 No
39 Sivasakthi Narayanan India CF (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23) 2021 2025 Yes Yes
41 Monirul Molla India CF (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19) 2023 2026 Yes Yes
51 Shivaldo Singh India RW (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20) 2023 2026 Yes Yes

Loaned out.

Pre-season

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As a part of the club's pre-season tradition, Bengaluru organised an open training session on 7 July involvong its supporters at the Bangalore Football Stadium.[30] The club also celebated its 11th anniversary on 20 July.[31] Before departing to Kolkata for the Durand Cup, the Blues trained at Inspire Institute of Sport in Ballari, including a couple of friendlies against Indian under-20 national team at the same venue.[32] In support of Indian athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Blues donned the JSW designed team India jersey in a training session on 29 July.[33]

Friendlies

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17 July 2024 (2024-07-17) Friendly Bengaluru 1–0 India U-20 Inspire Institute of Sport, Ballari
10:00 IST
  • Chhetri
Report
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) Friendly Bengaluru India U-20 Inspire Institute of Sport, Ballari
10:00 IST Report
7 September 2024 (2024-09-07) Friendly Bengaluru 4–1 Bengaluru United Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
10:00 IST Report

Durand Cup

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The 133rd edition of Durand Cup saw fifth appearance of Bengaluru FC. In the previous edition, the reserve squad representing Bengaluru failed to progress further in the tournament after finishing second in the group stage. For the 2024 edition, the 26-member squad consisting of senior team players was announced on 27th July.[29] They were placed with hosts Mohammedan, Inter Kashi and Indian Navy in Group B.[34] The Blues arrived in Kolkata on 30 July, a day before their first fixture of the campaign.[35]

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEN MSC IKA INV
1 Bengaluru 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advanced to knockout stage 3–0 4–0
2 Mohammedan (H) 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 2–3 1–1 1–0
3 Inter Kashi 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4 Indian Navy 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0 1–2
Source: Durand Cup
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
31 July 2024 (2024-07-31) Group Stage Bengaluru 4–0 Indian Navy Kolkata, West Bengal
19:00 IST
Report Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Referee: Lakshay
Man of the Match: Rahul Bheke
3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) Group Stage Bengaluru 3–0 Inter Kashi Kolkata, West Bengal
19:00 IST
Report Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Alberto Noguera
6 August 2024 (2024-08-06) Group Stage Mohammedan 2–3 Bengaluru Kolkata, West Bengal
19:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 4,143
Referee: Venkatesh R
Man of the Match: Vinith Venkatesh (Bengaluru FC)

Knockout stage

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23 August 2024 (2024-08-23) Quarterfinal Bengaluru 1–0 Kerala Blasters Kolkata, West Bengal
19:00 IST Díaz 90+5' Report Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Pereyra Díaz
27 August 2024 (2024-08-27) Semifinal Mohun Bagan 2–2
(4–3 p)
Bengaluru Kolkata, West Bengal
17:30 IST
Report Chhetri 43' (pen.)


Venkatesh 51'
Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 18,342
Referee: Venkatesh
Man of the Match: Vishal Kaith (Mohun Bagan)
Penalties

Super League

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Summary

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru 8 5 2 1 13 6 +7 17 Qualification for the semi-finals and 2025-26 ACL Two group stage
2 Mohun Bagan SG 6 4 1 1 12 7 +5 13 Qualification for the semi-finals
3 NorthEast United 8 3 3 2 19 14 +5 12 Qualification for the knockouts
4 Chennaiyin 8 3 3 2 16 12 +4 12
5 Goa 8 3 3 2 16 13 +3 12
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: ISL
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


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
6 5 1 0 11 1  +10 16 4 0 0 8 0  +8 1 1 0 3 1  +2

Results by round

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWWDWW
Position411111
Source: soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = League premiers, qualification to
2025-26 AFC Champions League Two and
2024-25 Indian Super League Semi Final
;   = Qualification to
2024-25 Indian Super League Semi Final
;   = Qualification to
2024-25 Indian Super League Playoffs

Matches

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14 September 2024 (2024-09-14) 1 Bengaluru 1–0 East Bengal Bengaluru, Karnataka
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 11,923
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Vinith Venkatesh
19 September 2024 (2024-09-19) 2 Bengaluru 3–0 Hyderabad Bengaluru, Karnataka
19:30 IST
Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 7,823
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri
28 September 2024 (2024-09-28) 3 Bengaluru 3–0 Mohun Bagan Bengaluru, Karnataka
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 15,323
Referee: Aditya Purkayastha
Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri
2 October 2024 (2024-10-02) 4 Mumbai City 0–0 Bengaluru Mumbai, Maharashtra
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 6,928
Referee: Senthil Nathan
Man of the Match: Yoëll van Nieff (Mumbai City)
18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) 5 Bengaluru 1–0 Punjab Bengaluru, Karnataka
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 9,348
Referee: Jamal Mohamed
Man of the Match: Roshan Singh
25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) 6 Kerala Blasters 1–3 Bengaluru Kochi, Kerala
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 34,940
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Édgar Méndez
2 November 2024 (2024-11-02) 7 Goa Bengaluru Margao, Goa
19:30 IST Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
8 November 2024 (2024-11-08) 8 Bengaluru NorthEast United Bengaluru, Karnataka
19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
27 November 2024 (2024-11-27) 9 Mohammedan Bengaluru Kolkata, West Bengal
19:30 IST Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan
1 December 2024 (2024-12-01) 10 Odisha Bengaluru Bhubaneswar, Odisha
19:30 IST Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) 11 Bengaluru Kerala Blasters Bengaluru, Karnataka
19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
14 December 2024 (2024-12-14) 12 Bengaluru Goa Bengaluru, Karnataka
17:00 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
28 December 2024 (2024-12-28) 13 Chennaiyin Bengaluru Chennai, Tamil Nadu
19:30 IST Stadium: Marina Arena
4 January 2025 (2025-01-04) 14 Jamshedpur Bengaluru Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
19:30 IST Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
11 January 2025 (2025-01-11) 15 Bengaluru Mohammedan SC Bengaluru, Karnataka
17:00 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
18 January 2025 (2025-01-18) 16 Hyderabad Bengaluru Hyderabad, Telangana
17:00 IST Stadium: Gachibowli Stadium
22 January 2025 (2025-01-22) 17 Bengaluru Odisha FC Bengaluru, Karnataka
19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
27 January 2025 (2025-01-27) 18 Mohun Bagan Bengaluru Kolkata, West Bengal
19:30 IST Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) 19 Punjab Bengaluru New Delhi
17:00 IST Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
9 February 2025 (2025-02-09) 20 Bengaluru Jamshedpur FC Bengaluru, Karnataka
19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
21 February 2025 (2025-02-21) 21 NorthEast United Bengaluru Shillong, Meghalaya
19:30 IST Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
25 February 2025 (2025-02-25) 22 Bengaluru Chennaiyin Bengaluru, Karnataka
19:30 IST Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

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 11 0 6+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK India IND Sahil Poonia 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK India IND Lalthuammawia Ralte 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Defenders
2 CB India IND Chinglensana Singh 9 0 2+2 0 1+4 0 0+0 0
5 CB Australia AUS Aleksandar Jovanović 11 1 4+2 0 5+0 1 0+0 0
12 RB India IND Mohamed Salah 4 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
14 LB India IND Jessel Carneiro 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 RB India IND Namgyal Bhutia 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 RB India IND Nikhil Poojary 10 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
2 RB India IND Rahul Bheke 11 2 6+0 1 5+0 1 0+0 0
32 LB India IND Roshan Singh 10 1 6+0 1 4+0 0 0+0 0
42 CB India IND Clarence Fernandes 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
53 CB India IND Ashik Adhikari 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
8 DM India IND Suresh Singh 9 1 6+0 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
10 AM Spain ESP Alberto Noguera 11 1 6+0 0 4+1 1 0+0 0
18 CM Spain ESP Pedro Capó 10 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
45 DM India IND Lalremtluanga Fanai 11 0 0+6 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
46 RM India IND Shreyas Ketkar 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
49 DM India IND Harsh Patre 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
50 DM India IND Vinith Venkatesh 8 3 5+0 1 2+1 2 0+0 0
Forwards
7 RW Australia AUS Ryan Williams 4 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
11 CF India IND Sunil Chhetri 11 6 4+2 3 1+4 3 0+0 0
17 RW Spain ESP Édgar Méndez 9 4 4+1 3 2+2 1 0+0 0
19 LW India IND Halicharan Narzary 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
24 CF India IND Rohit Danu 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 LW India IND Ashish Jha 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 CF Argentina ARG Jorge Pereyra Díaz 11 4 4+2 1 3+2 3 0+0 0
39 CF India IND Sivasakthi Narayanan 6 0 0+3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
41 CF India IND Monirul Molla 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
51 RW India IND Shivaldo Singh 4 0 0+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0

Updated: 25 October 2024

Goal scorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL DC SC Total
1 11 CF India Sunil Chhetri 3 3 0 6
2 30 CF Argentina Pereyra Díaz 1 3 0 4
17 RW Spain Édgar Méndez 3 1 0 4
4 31 DM India Vinith Venkatesh 1 2 0 3
5 2 RB India Rahul Bheke 1 1 0 2
6 10 AM Spain Alberto Noguera 0 1 0 1
5 CB Australia Aleksandar Jovanović 0 1 0 1
8 DM India Suresh Singh 1 0 0 1
32 LB India Roshan Singh 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 1 0 1
Totals 8 12 0 20

Updated: 25 October 2024

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL DC SC Total
1 1 GK India Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 5 3 0 8
Totals 5 3 0 8

Updated: 25 October 2024

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 27 RB India Nikhil Poojary 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 N/A
2 2 CB India Chinglensana Singh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Missed the game against Kerala Blasters
3 32 LB India Roshan Singh 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 N/A
1 GK India Gurpreet Singh 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 N/A
17 RW Spain Édgar Méndez 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 N/A
6 30 CF Argentina Pereyra Díaz 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
50 DM India Vinith Venkatesh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
3 RB India Rahul Bheke 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
24 CF India Rohit Danu 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 N/A
9 10 AM Spain Alberto Noguera 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
8 DM India Suresh Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 N/A
Totals 14 1 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 26 1 1 N/A

Updated: 25 October 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bengaluru FC rope in Gerard Zaragoza as Head Coach". Bengaluru FC. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ @bengalurufc (25 May 2024). "The BFC family wishes striker Oliver Drost and defender Slavko Damjanovic the very best for their future as they bid adieu to Bengaluru. Go well, lads!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ @bengalurufc (29 May 2024). "For waving your wand, making the magic happen and so much more. Spanish midfield maestro Javi Hernandez leaves the club after two fantastic seasons in Bengaluru blue. 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙨, 𝙅𝙖𝙫𝙞!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @bengalurufc (7 July 2024). "If you're not at the BFS, you've missed out! @RahulBheke's surprised everyone in the stands at the #BFCOpenHouse to announce his arrival back in Bengaluru on a two-year-deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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