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2019–20 Bengaluru FC season

The 2019–20 season was the Bengaluru FC's seventh season as club since its establishment in 2013.

Bengaluru FC
2019–20 season
ChairmanIndia Parth Jindal
ManagerSpain Carles Cuadrat
StadiumSree Kanteerava Stadium
Indian Super League3rd of 10
Top goalscorerLeague: Sunil Chhetri
(9 goals)
All: Sunil Chhetri
(11 goals)
Highest home attendance27,083 (vs Kerala Blasters)
Lowest home attendance9,746 (vs Odisha FC)
Average home league attendance152,346 (15,235 per game)
All statistics correct as of 29 September 2019.

Background

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Main article: 2018–19 Bengaluru FC season

Transfers

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In May 2019, Bengaluru FC signed goal keeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill and midfielder Suresh Singh Wangjam from Indian Arrows.[1] Bengaluru also signed a contract extension with Kean Lewis,[2] Dimas Delgado[3] and Albert Serrán.[4] Midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh returned to Bengaluru FC for a one-year deal.[5] On 17 July Bengaluru FC announced signing of Spanish forward Manuel Onwu[6] Bengaluru FC announced signing of Brazilian midfielder Raphael Augusto on two year deal.[7] On 27 August Bengaluru FC announced signing of India international midfielder Ashique Kuruniyan on four year deal from FC Pune City for undisclosed transfer fee.[8] In the mid season transfer window, Bengaluru FC signed Jamaican striker Deshorn Brown as seventh foreigner. Brown signed for one and half year, will keep him with the club till the end of the 2020-21 season.[9] On 28 January Bengaluru FC announced signing of spanish winger Nili Perdomo till end of the season. He replaced striker Manuel Onwu[10] On 12 February Bengaluru FC announced signing of Jamaican striker Kevaughn Frater in place of injured Raphael Augusto on short term deal.[11]

On 4 June Bengaluru FC announced transfer of midfielder Boithang Haokip to East Bengal for undisclosed fee.[12] Spanish midfielder Xisco Hernández signed for Delhi Dynamos.[13] Venezuelan striker Miku ended his two year stint with the club.[14] Midfielder Myron Mendes signed for Gokulam Kerala.[15] Goalkeeper Soram Poirei signed for NorthEast United.[16] Midfielder Bidyananda Singh signed for Mumbai City FC.[17] Robinson Singh and Asheer Akhtar who were promoted from reserves team to the senior team, joined TRAU F.C. and East Bengal F.C. respectively.[citation needed] Foreign players Álex Barrera, Chencho Gyeltshen, and Luisma were also released.[18]

In the winter transfer window, Ajay Chhetri was loaned out to Hyderabad FC till the end of the season.[19] Edmund Lalrindika was given two years contract extension and loaned out to I-League side East Bengal F.C. till the end of the season.[20] Striker Manuel Onwu was loaned out to Odisha FC till the end of the season.[10]

In

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No. Position Player Previous club Transfer fee Date Ref
31 GK   Prabhsukhan Singh Gill Indian Arrows Free agent 13 May 2019 [1]
27 MF   Suresh Singh Wangjam Indian Arrows Free agent 13 May 2019 [1]
7 MF   Eugeneson Lyngdoh ATK Free agent 17 June 2019 [5]
9 FW   Manuel Onwu   UCAM Murcia Free agent 17 July 2019 [6]
12 MF   Raphael Augusto Chennaiyin Free agent 24 August 2019 [7]
19 MF   Ashique Kuruniyan Pune City Undisclosed[a] 27 August 2019 [8]
26 FW   Deshorn Brown   Oklahoma City Free agent 1 January 2020 [9]
29 MF   Nili Perdomo   Platanias Free agent 28 January 2020 [10]
17 FW   Kevaughn Frater   New Mexico United Free agent 12 February 2020 [11]

Out

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No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Ref
7 FW   Miku   Omonia Nicosia 1 June 2019 Free agent [14]
9 MF   Luisma   Sestao 1 June 2019 Free agent [18]
15 MF   Bidyananda Singh Mumbai City 1 June 2019 Free agent [17]
16 MF   Myron Mendes Gokulam Kerala 1 June 2019 Free agent [15]
19 MF   Xisco Hernández Delhi Dynamos 1 June 2019 Free agent [13]
23 GK   Soram Poirei NorthEast United 1 June 2019 Free agent [16]
24 MF   Álex Barrera   Barakaldo 1 June 2019 Free agent [18]
26 DF   Asheer Akhtar East Bengal 1 June 2019 Free agent [citation needed]
27 FW   Chencho Gyeltshen   Paro 1 June 2019 Free agent [18]
38 MF   Robinson Singh TRAU 1 June 2019 Free agent [citation needed]
17 MF   Boithang Haokip East Bengal 4 June 2019 Unknown [12]

Out on loan

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No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Ref
25 MF   Ajay Chhetri   Hyderabad 7 January 2020 Unknown [19]
37 FW   Edmund Lalrindika   East Bengal 14 January 2020 Unknown [20]
9 FW   Manuel Onwu   Odisha 28 January 2020 Unknown [10]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Bengaluru FC started pre-season with a friendly against I-League club Churchill Brothers on 27 September 2019 at Bellary. Bengaluru won the game 3–1 with Erik Paartalu scoring the opening goal and Ajay Chhetri scoring a brace in the second half.[21] Playing the next friendly against Gokulam Kerala, Bengaluru were handed 1–3 defeat, with Kean Lewis scoring the solitary goal.[22] In the final phase of pre-season, Bengaluru played two games against Minerva Punjab F.C., winning the first 1–0 with a goal from Thongkhosiem Haokip, and losing the second by the same margin.[23]

27 September 2019 Friendly Bengaluru 3–1 Churchill Brothers Bellary
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Stadium: Vidyangar Township Ground
1 October 2019 Friendly Bengaluru 1–3 Gokulam Kerala Bellary
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Stadium: Vidyangar Township Ground
12 October 2019 Friendly Bengaluru 1–0 Minerva Punjab Bellary
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13 October 2019 Friendly Bengaluru 0–1 Minerva Punjab Bellary
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Competitions

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Indian Super League

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Main article: 2019–20 Indian Super League season

League stage

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21 October 2019 1 Bengaluru 0–0 NorthEast United Bengaluru
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 15,971
Referee: R. Venkathesh
Man of the Match: Raphael Augusto (Bengaluru)
28 October 2019 2 Goa 1–1 Bengaluru Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,773
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Udanta Singh (Bengaluru)
3 November 2019 3 Jamshedpur 0–0 Bengaluru Jamshedpur
19:30 IST Report Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 23,157
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Subrata Paul (Jamshedpur)
10 November 2019 4 Bengaluru 3–0 Chennaiyin Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 16,219
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru FC)
23 November 2019 5 Bengaluru 1–0 Kerala Blasters Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 27,083
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)
29 November 2019 6 Hyderabad 1–1 Bengaluru Hyderabad
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 8,172
Referee: Ajit Metei
Man of the Match: Robin Singh (Hyderabad)
4 December 2019 7 Odisha 0–1 Bengaluru Pune
19:30 IST Report
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,816
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru FC)
15 December 2019 8 Bengaluru 2–3 Mumbai City Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 13,950
Referee:   Turki Al Khudair
Man of the Match: Rowllin Borges (NorthEast United)
18 December 2019 9 NorthEast United 0–2 Bengaluru Guwahati
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Referee: Umesh Bora
Man of the Match: Juanan (Bengaluru FC)
25 December 2019 10 ATK 1–0 Bengaluru Kolkata
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 18,326
Referee: R Venkatesh
Man of the Match: David Williams (ATK)
3 January 2020 11 Bengaluru 2–1 Goa Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 13,509
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)
9 January 2020 12 Bengaluru 2–0 Jamshedpur Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Raktim Saha
Man of the Match: Ashique Kuruniyan (Bengaluru FC)
17 January 2020 13 Mumbai City 2–0 Bengaluru Mumbai
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
22 January 2020 14 Bengaluru 3–0 Odisha Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 9,746
Referee: Kasimov Sherzod (Uzbekistan)
Man of the Match: Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru FC)
30 January 2020 15 Bengaluru 1–0 Hyderabad Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 9,834
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Nishu Kumar (Bengaluru FC)
9 February 2020 16 Chennaiyin 0–0 Bengaluru Chennai
19:30 IST
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 10,953
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Rafael Crivellaro (Channaiyin)
15 February 2020 17 Kerala Blasters 2–1 Bengaluru Kochi
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 7,754
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Bartholomew Ogbeche (Kerala Blasters)
22 February 2020 18 Bengaluru 2–2 ATK Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 14,549
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Man of the Match: Edu Garcia (ATK)

Playoffs

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1 March 2020 Semi-Finals Bengaluru 1–0 ATK Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 20,754
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Qatar)
Man of the Match: Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru FC)
8 March 2020 Semi-Finals ATK 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Bengaluru Kolkata
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 50,102
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
Man of the Match: Prabir Das (ATK)

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa (L) 18 12 3 3 46 23 23 39 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and ISL playoffs
2 ATK (C) 18 10 4 4 33 16 17 34 Advance to ISL playoffs[Note 1]
3 Bengaluru 18 8 6 4 22 13 9 30 Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup play-off round and ISL playoffs[Note 1]
4 Chennaiyin 18 8 5 5 32 26 6 29 Advance to ISL playoffs
5 Mumbai City 18 7 5 6 25 29 −4 26
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; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) League Winners' Shield Winners
  1. ^
    Note 1: Originally, Mohun Bagan, the 2019–20 I-League champions (they were already assured of the title before the league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India), would qualify as India 2 (2021 AFC Cup group stage), and ATK, the 2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners, would qualify as India 3 (2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs).[24] However, ATK owners KGSPL ceased their football operation and bought majority stakes in Mohun Bagan FC (India) Private Limited and rebranded Mohun Bagan football team as ATK Mohun Bagan FC from the 2020–21 Indian Super League season which qualified as India 2 in 2021 AFC club competition. The All India Football Federation decided that Bengaluru FC, the 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa, which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League, and ATK), will qualify as India 3.[25]


Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAAHHAAHAAHHAHHAAH
ResultDDDWWDWLWLWWLWWDLD
Position277522131322212333
Source: soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

AFC Cup

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Main article: 2020 AFC Cup

As the winner of 2018–19 Indian Super League season, Bengaluru FC qualified for 2020 AFC Cup qualifiers. This will be Bengaluru's fifth appearance in the tournament after missing out in 2019.

Qualifying play-offs

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Main article: 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

Bengaluru FC faced Paro FC from Bhutan in preliminary round and won 10–1 on aggregate to advance for playoff round. In playoff round Bengaluru FC faced Maziya S&RC from Maldives, but failed to advance after losing out on penalties.

Preliminary round
5 February 2020 (2020-02-05) Paro   0–1   Bengaluru Thimphu, Bhutan
14:30 UTC 6 Report
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium
Attendance: 8,140[26]
Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Kuwait)
12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) Bengaluru   9–1
(10–1 agg.)		   Paro Bengaluru, India
19:30 UTC 5:30
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 1,311
Referee: Khaled Al Teris (Saudi Arabia)
Playoff
19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) Maziya   2–1   Bengaluru Malé, Maldives
16:00 5:00
Report
Stadium: National Football Stadium
Attendance: 678
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
26 February 2020 (2020-02-26) Bengaluru   3–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)
(3–4 p)		   Maziya Bengaluru, India
19:30 UTC 5:30
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Penalties

4–4 on aggregate. Maziya won 4–3 on penalties.

Coaching Staff

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Management

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Carles Cuadrat, Bengaluru FC's head coach for 2019–20 season

Carles Cuadrat extended his contract for two years with the club after the successful 2018–19 season.[27]

As of 30 January 2020
Position Name
Head coach   Carles Cuadrat[28]
Assistant coach   Javier Pinillos[29]
Assistant coach/
Head Coach (reserve team) 		  Naushad Moosa[30]
Goalkeeping coach   Julen Esnaola[29]
Fitness coach   Mikel Guillén

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total ISL AFC
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   IND Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 22 0 19 0 0 3 0 0
31 GK   IND Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
32 GK   IND Aditya Patra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   IND Rahul Bheke 17 1 14 2 1 1 0 0
3 DF   ESP Albert Serrán 17 1 16 1 1 0 0 0
4 DF   IND Sairuat Kima 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ESP Juanan 22 2 18 0 1 4 0 1
10 DF   IND Harmanjot Khabra 22 0 19 0 0 3 0 0
13 DF   IND Rino Anto 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
22 DF   IND Nishu Kumar 20 1 17 1 1 1 1 0
28 DF   IND Parag Shrivas 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
33 DF   IND Gursimrat Singh Gill 5 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
43 DF   IND Biswa Kumar Darjee 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   IND Namgyal Bhutia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   IND Johnson Singh Laishram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   AUS Erik Paartalu 21 2 16 1 2 4 0 0
7 MF   IND Eugeneson Lyngdoh 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
8 MF   IND Kean Lewis 8 0 0 5 0 3 0 0
12 MF   BRA Raphael Augusto 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   ESP Dimas Delgado 20 1 20 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF   IND Suresh Singh Wangjam 15 0 7 5 0 3 0 0
29 MF   ESP Nili Perdomo 10 2 2 4 0 4 0 2
38 MF   IND Leon Augustine 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
MF   IND Emmanuel Lalchhanchhuaha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF   IND Amay Morajkar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
11 FW   IND Sunil Chhetri 19 11 17 0 9 0 2 2
17 FW   JAM Kevaughn Frater 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
18 FW   IND Thongkhosiem Haokip 17 6 1 13 1 3 0 5
19 FW   IND Ashique Kuruniyan 20 1 12 5 1 3 0 0
21 FW   IND Udanta Singh 22 1 15 4 1 1 2 0
26 FW   JAM Deshorn Brown 10 7 6 1 3 2 1 4
45 FW   IND Roshan Singh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW   IND Advait Shinde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   IND Sridarth Nongmeikapam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW   ESP Manuel Onwu 6 0 5 1 0 0 0 0
25 MF   IND Ajay Chhetri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   IND Edmund Lalrindika 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

Updated: 8 March 2020

Top scorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL AFC Total
1 11 FW   Sunil Chhetri 9 2 11
2 26 FW   Deshorn Brown 3 4 7
3 18 FW   Thongkhosiem Haokip 1 5 6
4 5 DF   Juanan 1 1 2
6 MF   Erik Paartalu 2 0 2
29 MF   Nili 0 2 2
7 2 DF   Rahul Bheke 1 0 1
3 DF   Albert Serrán 1 0 1
14 MF   Dimas Delgado 1 0 1
17 FW   Kevaughn Frater 1 0 1
19 FW   Ashique Kuruniyan 1 0 1
21 FW   Udanta Singh 1 0 1
22 DF   Nishu Kumar 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
TOTALS 24 14 38

Source: soccerway
Updated: 8 March 2020

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL AFC Total
1 1 GK   Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 11 1 12
2 31 GK   Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 0 0 0
TOTALS 11 1 12

Source: soccerway
Updated: 8 March 2020

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL AFC Total Notes
           
1 10 DF   Harmanjot Khabra 5 0 2 0 7 0 Missed a game, against Chennaiyin (4 yellow cards)[31]
(9 February 2020)
Missed a game, against Maziya (2 yellow cards)
(26 February 2020)
2 5 DF   Juanan 5 0 0 0 5 0 Missed a game, against Kerala Blasters (4 yellow cards)[32]
(15 February 2020)
11 FW   Sunil Chhetri 4 0 1 0 5 0 Missed a game, against Kerala Blasters (4 yellow cards)[32]
(15 February 2020)
19 MF   Ashique Kuruniyan 4 0 1 0 5 0
5 22 DF   Nishu Kumar 3 1 0 0 3 1
6 3 DF   Albert Serrán 3 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF   Erik Paartalu 3 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF   Dimas Delgado 3 0 0 0 3 0
26 FW   Deshorn Brown 2 0 1 0 3 0
27 MF   Suresh Singh Wangjam 1 0 2 0 3 0 Missed a game, against Maziya (2 yellow cards)[33]
(19 February 2020)
29 MF   Nili 1 0 2 0 3 0
12 12 MF   Raphael Augusto 2 0 0 0 2 0
13 7 MF   Eugeneson Lyngdoh 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW   Kevaughn Frater 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW   Udanta Singh 1 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF   Gursimrat Singh Gill 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 40 1 9 0 49 1

Source: soccerway
Updated: 8 March 2020

Awards

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Player of the Month award

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Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting

Month Player Votes
October   Raphael Augusto 39%[34]
November   Sunil Chhetri 44%[35]
December   Dimas Delgado 50%[36]
January   Erik Paartalu 64%[37]
February   Thongkhosiem Haokip 56%[38]

Notes

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  1. ^ Fee reported as €88,000[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Indian football: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Suresh Singh Wangjam sign for ISL champions Bengaluru FC". 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Kean Lewis signs contract extension with Bengaluru FC". 16 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Dimas Delgado signs one-year extension with Bengaluru FC". 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Albert Serran signs one-year extension with Bengaluru FC". 10 July 2019.
  5. ^ a b @bengalurufc (17 June 2019). "@eugeneson10 is #HomeAgain" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b "Bengaluru FC sign Spanish forward Manuel Onwu". 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Bengaluru FC sign Brazilian Raphael Augusto". 24 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Bengaluru FC add to arsenal, sign Ashique Kuruniyan". 27 August 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Bengaluru FC sign Jamaican forward Deshorn Brown". 1 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d "Bengaluru FC sign winger Nili Perdomo". 28 January 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Bengaluru FC sign Jamaican international Kevaughn Frater". Bengaluru FC. 12 February 2020.
  12. ^ a b @bengalurufc (4 June 2019). "The BFC family wishes winger @boithang Haokip the best, as he completes a transfer to Quess @eastbengalfc today. Tell us your favourite memory of Boithang in Blue!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b "ISL: Delhi Dynamos sign Xisco Hernandez from Bengaluru FC". www.goal.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Miku, Bengaluru FC part ways". 6 July 2019.
  15. ^ a b @GokulamKeralaFC (6 August 2019). "Durand Cup Squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ a b @NEUtdFC (9 August 2019). "Goalkeeper Soram Anganba joins the club ahead of the upcoming season!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ a b @MumbaiCityFC (1 September 2019). "Mumbai! Let's give a rousing welcome to the newest member of #TheIslanders family, Bidyananda Singh!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ a b c d Chakravarti, Neelav (8 October 2019). "Indian Super League 2019-20 Season: Team Preview – Bengaluru FC".
  19. ^ a b @bengalurufc (7 January 2020). "The Blues can confirm that midfielder Ajay Chhetri has moved to Hyderabad FC on a loan deal until the end of the season. Good luck on your spell, Ajay!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ a b "Edmund Lalrindika signs new two-year deal with Bengaluru FC". 14 January 2020.
  21. ^ @bengalurufc (27 September 2019). "Big @ErikPaartalu opened the scoring and Ajay Chhetri came off the bench to score a second half brace, as the Blues continued their preseason preparations in Bellary. #WeAreBFC #RoomForMore" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ @bengalurufc (1 October 2019). "Update: The Blues went down 3-1 to Gokulam Kerala FC in a pre-season friendly at the JSW Township, in Bellary. Kean Lewis scored the opening goal to give Bengaluru the lead in the first half. #WeAreBFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ @bengalurufc (13 October 2019). "The Blues entered the final phase of their pre-season with two practice matches against @minervapunjabfc in Bellary over the weekend. #WeAreBFC #RoomForMore" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Clarification over AFC Club Competition slots from 2021 onwards". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Bengaluru FC to play in AFC Cup playoffs as AIFF confirms all three continental spots for ISL teams". Scroll.in. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Paro vs. Bengaluru – 5 February 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  27. ^ "Carles Cuadrat pens new two-year deal with Bengaluru FC". 8 May 2019.
  28. ^ "Coach Carles Cuadrat extends Bengaluru FC stay until 2021". Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  29. ^ a b "Blues appoint Julen Esnaola as goalkeeping coach". 30 January 2020.
  30. ^ "Every day is a learning experience: Bengaluru FC's assistant coach Naushad Moosa".
  31. ^ "ISL 2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS- Bengaluru's summit hopes dented by 0-0 draw with Chennaiyin FC". 10 February 2020.
  32. ^ a b "ISL 2019-20: Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC - TV channel, stream, kick-off time & match preview". 14 February 2020.
  33. ^ "AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC aim to qualify for group stages as they face Maldivian side Maziya S&RC". 18 February 2020.
  34. ^ @bengalurufc (4 November 2019). "With 39% of all the votes, @Raphael_A12 is our @aplapollo_tubes Fans' Player of the Month for October 2019. #RoomForMore #FanPOTM #WeAreBFC" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 November 2019 – via Twitter.
  35. ^ @bengalurufc (6 December 2019). "With three goals in four appearances and 44% of your votes, @chetrisunil11 has been named the @aplapollo_tubes Fans' Player of the Month for November. #CaptainFantastic #WeAreBFC #RoomForMore" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  36. ^ @bengalurufc (6 January 2020). "WINNER! With more than 50% of all your votes, @DimasDelgadoMor has been adjudged the @aplapollo_tubes Fans' Player of the Month for December 2019. #ElMago #WeAreBFC #RoomForMore" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  37. ^ @bengalurufc (3 February 2020). "With a massive 64% of all the votes, @ErikPaartalu is our @aplapollo_tubes Fans' Player of the Month for January 2020. Right on, Big E! #WeAreBFC #RoomForMore #InnerStrength" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  38. ^ @bengalurufc (5 March 2020). "With 56% of all votes, Semboi Haokip, who netted five times in February, bags the @aplapollo_tubes Fans' Player of the Month. #FanPOTM #WeAreBFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

See also

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