2016–17 Bengaluru FC season

Bengaluru FC
2016–17 season
Chairman Parth Jindal
Manager Albert Roca
Stadium Sree Kanteerava Stadium
AFC Cup 2016 : Runner-up
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1
Top goalscorer League:
All:
Sunil Chhetri (2 goals)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2015–16

The 2016–17 season will Bengaluru FC's fourth season in the I-League since its establishment in 2013.

Background

Bengaluru FC won their second I-League title in three years.[1] As a result, they'll compete in AFC Champions League for the second time. Also, the vacant post of Head coach was filled by Albert Roca who previously managed El Salvador national football team.[2]

Transfers

Bengaluru FC released Irish midfielder Michael Collins, who was roped in as the replacement for injured Josh Walker at the beginning of the last season. The team also released veteran defender Curtis Osano, who had been with the club since its first season in 2013–14,[3] along with Thoi Singh, Siam Hanghal, as well as new signings, Kim Song-Yong and Nikhil Bernard. Bengaluru FC also loaned out players to Indian Super League teams after the end of AFC Cup campaign.

Bengaluru FC skipper Sunil Chhetri signed one-year contract with the team, who was on loan from Mumbai City FC.[4] On 16 June 2016, Bengaluru FC signed Amrinder Singh, who was loaned in from Pune F.C. in the previous season and extended the contract of Alwyn George.[5] Bengaluru FC announced signing of Australian midfielder Cameron Watson on 5 August 2016.[6] Bengaluru FC subsequently signed two Spanish players Álvaro Rubio and Juanan on 8 August 2016. Rubio, a central defensive midfielder, inked a four-month deal and Juanan, center-back, a season long deal.[7] The club also signed AIFF academy graduate and India U-20 national, Gursimrat Singh Gill, along with the former club player Darren Caldeira.[8]

In

No. Position Player Previous club Date Ref
11 FW India Sunil Chhetri Mumbai City 9 June 2016 [4]
1 GK India Amrinder Singh Pune 16 June 2016 [5]
26 MF Australia Cameron Watson Australia Newcastle Jets 5 August 2016 [6]
2 DF Spain Juanan United States Rayo OKC 8 August 2016 [7]
9 MF Spain Álvaro Rubio Spain Real Valladolid 8 August 2016 [7]
DF India Gursimrat Singh AIFF Regional Academy 23 August 2016 [8]
MF India Darren Caldeira Mumbai 23 August 2016 [8]

Out

No. Position Player New club Date Ref
4 DF Kenya Curtis Osano England Farnborough 31 May 2016 [3]
7 FW North Korea Kim Song-Yong DSK Shivajians 31 May 2016 [9]
8 MF Republic of Ireland Michael Collins England Leyton Orient 31 May 2016 [10]
12 MF India Thoi Singh Chennaiyin 31 May 2016 [11]
19 MF India Siam Hanghal Chennaiyin 31 May 2016 [12]
27 GK India Nikhil Bernard Ozone 31 May 2016
9 MF Spain Álvaro Rubio 30 November 2016 [13]
15 DF India Vishal Kumar 30 November 2016 [13]
MF India Darren Caldeira 30 November 2016 [13]

Loan out

No. Position Player Team Start Date End Date Ref
1 GK India Amrinder Singh Mumbai City 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
5 DF India Keegan Pereira Atletico de Kolkata 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
11 FW India Sunil Chhetri Mumbai City 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
13 DF India Rino Anto Kerala Blasters 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
14 MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh Pune City 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
20 MF India Alwyn George Delhi Dynamos 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
21 FW India Udanta Singh Mumbai City 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
23 DF India Lalchhuan Mawia Mumbai City 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
24 DF India Salam Ranjan Singh NorthEast United 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
25 FW India Daniel Lalhlimpuia Chennaiyin 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
30 MF India Malsawmzuala Delhi Dynamos 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]
31 MF India C.K. Vineeth Kerala Blasters 6 November 2016 18 December 2016 [14]

Pre-season and friendlies

Bengaluru FC played the first friendly of the season on 13 August 2016 against Army Green and won the game 3–0 with a brace from Nishu Kumar and Sunil Chhetri.[15] On 20 August 2016, Bengaluru played another closed doors practice game against MEG and won 4–0 by Daniel Lalhlimpuia brace and a goal each from Sunil Chhetri and then under-trial defender Gursimrat Singh Gill, who was later signed by the team.[16] In another friendly against fellow I-League team DSK Shivajians F.C., Bengaluru lost 1–2 with the Spaniard Juanan scoring in the first half.[9] In the final pre-season game on 28 August 2016, Bengaluru played local team Ozone F.C. and slumped to the defeat by a solitary goal.[17]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position		 Final
position		 First match Last match
I-League — — — January 2017 —
2016 AFC Cup Quarter-finals[lower-alpha 1] — Runner-up 14 September 2016 5 November 2016
AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 1 — — 24 January 2017 —
Federation Cup — — — — —
  1. ↑ Bengaluru FC advanced to the quarter-finals during 2015–16 season.

Last Updated: 5 November 2016
Source : Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
I-League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
2016 AFC Cup 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 40.00
AFC Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Federation Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 40.00

Last updated: 5 November 2016
Source: Competitions

I-League

Main article: 2016-17 I-League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aizawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bengaluru FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dempo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DSK Shivajians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on January 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match

2016 AFC Cup

In previous season, Bengaluru FC advanced to the quarter finals of 2016 AFC Cup.

Quarter-finals

On 9 June 2016, Bengaluru FC were drawn against 2015 S.League runner-up, Tampines Rovers FC for two-legged quarter final.[18] Owing to the ongoing disturbances in the city for Kaveri river water dispute, the first game was played behind the closed doors.[19] Bengaluru FC won the first leg 1–0 with the goal from C.K. Vineeth in the 7th minute.[20] In the return leg, neither team scored a goal and Bengaluru FC advanced to the semi finals for the first time. Bengaluru became the third team from India after Dempo (2008) and East Bengal (2013) to reach the semi finals in AFC Cup.[21]

Semi-finals

Bengaluru FC faced defending champions Johor Darul Ta'zim in semi finals. In the away leg, Johor took a lead with Pereyra Diaz's header in 52nd minute, Bengaluru equalized 4 minutes later with Eugeneson Lyngdoh's goal and the game ended 1–1 with a crucial away goal for Bengaluru FC.[22]

The second leg was a big fanfare for the home team, as Bengaluru FC could be the first Indian team to advance beyond semi finals in the AFC cup. Even the traditional rival teams like Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, as well as other I-League clubs such as Shillong Lajong, Sporting Clube de Goa and Indian Super League clubs pledged their support to Bengaluru FC.[23] In the game, Johor Darul Ta'zim took the early lead in 12th minute against the run of play. Before the half time, Bengaluru restored the parity with Sunil Chhetri's header. The home team continued the dominance in the second half with Chhetri scoring a brace and Juanan scoring a header and his first goal for the team. Bengaluru advanced to the final for the first time with 4–2 aggregate.[24]

Final

Main article: 2016 AFC Cup Final

Bengaluru FC faced Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya on 5 November 2016 in Doha. Bengaluru FC became the first team from India to advance to the AFC Cup Final. After holding off the attacks in the first half, Bengaluru FC committed a defensive mistake that led to the solitary goal of the game by Hammadi Ahmad and Bengaluru lost the game 1–0.[25]

AFC Champions League

As the winner of 2015–16 I-League, Bengaluru FC were awarded a spot in 2017 AFC Champions League.

Player information

Squad Information

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Amrinder Singh India GK 27 May 1993 India Pune
28 Lalthuammawia Ralte India GK 7 June 1991 India Shillong Lajong
Defenders
2 Juanan Spain CB 27 April 1987 United States Rayo OKC
3 Nanjangud Shivananju Manju India CB 9 May 1987 India United Sikkim
5 Keegan Pereira India LB 7 November 1987 India Salgaocar
6 John Johnson England CB 16 September 1988 England Northampton Town
13 Rino Anto India RB 3 January 1988 India Mohun Bagan
15 Vishal Kumar India RB 30 July 1992 India Pailan Arrows
22 Nishu Kumar India DF 1 January 1997 India AIFF Elite Academy
23 Lalchhuan Mawia India LB 14 April 1989 India Shillong Lajong
24 Salam Ranjan Singh India CB 4 December 1995 India Pune
Gursimrat Singh India CB 11 February 1997 India AIFF Regional Academy
Midfielders
9 Alvaro Rubio Spain CDM 18 April 1979 Spain Real Valladolid
14 Eugeneson Lyngdoh India CM 10 September 1986 India Rangdajied United
16 Shankar Sampingiraj India CDM 14 December 1994 India Pailan Arrows
20 Alwyn George India AMF 1 March 1992 India Dempo SC
26 Cameron Watson Australia CDM 31 May 1987 Australia Newcastle Jets
30 Malsawmzuala India MF 12 September 1997 India AIFF Elite Academy
Darren Caldeira India CM 19 September 1987 India Mumbai
Attackers
11 Sunil Chhetri India LW 3 August 1984 India Mumbai City
17 Seminlen Doungel India ST 3 January 1994 India Shillong Lajong
18 Beikhokhei Beingaichho India RW 1 December 1992 India East Bengal
21 Udanta Singh India ST 14 June 1996 India Tata Football Academy
25 Daniel Lalhlimpuia India FW 12 September 1997 India AIFF Elite Academy
31 C.K. Vineeth India FW 28 February 1988 India United SC

Management

Albert Roca, Bengaluru FC's head coach for 2016–17 season
As of June 2016.[26][27]
Position Name
Head Coach Spain Albert Roca
Assistant Coach Spain Carles Cuadrat
Goalkeeping Coach Turkey Ali Uzunhasanoglu
Head of Youth Development Netherlands John Killa
Performance analyst England Matt Holland
Head of sports sciences England Donavan Pillai

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalI-League Federation Cup AFC
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India Amrinder Singh 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Spain Juanan 5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 1
3 DF India Nanjangud Shivananju Manju 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF India Keegan Pereira 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 DF England John Johnson 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
9 MF Spain Álvaro Rubio 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
11 FW India Sunil Chhetri 5 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 2
13 DF India Rino Anto 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
14 MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh 5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 1
15 DF India Vishal Kumar 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
16 MF India Shankar Sampingiraj 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW India Seminlen Doungel 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
18 MF India Beikhokhei Beingaichho 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 MF India Alwyn George 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
21 FW India Udanta Singh 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
22 DF India Nishu Kumar 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
23 DF India Lalchhuan Mawia 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 DF India Salam Ranjan Singh 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+3 0
25 FW India Daniel Lalhlimpuia 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 DF Australia Cameron Watson 5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
28 GK India Lalthuammawia Ralte 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
29 MF India Malsawmzuala 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
31 MF India C.K. Vineeth 5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 1
— MF India Darren Caldeira 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF India Gursimrat Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Updated: 5 November 2016

Top scorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Player I-League AFC Federation Cup Total
1 11 FW India Sunil Chhetri 0 2 0 2
2 2 DF Spain Juanan 0 1 0 1
14 MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh 0 1 0 1
31 MF India C.K. Vineeth 0 1 0 1
TOTALS 0 5 0 5

Source: soccerway
Updated: 5 November 2016

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Player I-League AFC Federation Cup Total
1 1 GK India Amrinder Singh 0 2 0 2
2 28 GK India Lalthuammawia Ralte 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 2 0 2

Source: soccerway
Updated: 5 November 2016

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Pos Nat Player I-League AFC Total Notes
Red card Red card Red card
1 1 GK India Amrinder Singh 0 0 2 0 2 0 Missed a game, against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2 yellow cards)[28]
(5 November 2016)
31 FW India C.K. Vineeth 0 0 2 0 2 0
3 2 DF Spain Juanan 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF England John Johnson 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 MF Spain Alvaro Rubio 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 DF India Nishu Kumar 0 0 1 0 1 0
24 DF India Salam Ranjan Singh 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 0 0 10 0 10 0

Source: soccerway
Updated: 5 November 2016

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See also

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