2021–22 Bengaluru FC season

Bengaluru FC
2021–22 season
Chairman	Parth Jindal
Manager	Marco Pezzaiuoli
Stadium	GMC Athletic Stadium
Indian Super League	TBD
AFC Cup	Group Stage
Durand Cup	Semi Final
	← 2020–21
	All statistics correct as of 18 August 2021.

The 2021–22 season will be Bengaluru FC's ninth season as a club since its establishment in 2013.

Background[edit]

Transfers[edit]

During the month of June, Bengaluru FC announced the contract extensions of Sunil Chhetri and Suresh Singh Wangjam. Chhetri extended his stay at the club for another two years and Suresh for three years.^[1]^[2] On 2 July Bengaluru FC announced that Gabonese defender Yrondu Musavu-King signed a two-year extension with the club.^[3]

On 29 June Bengaluru FC announced signing of midfielder Rohit Kumar on a two-year deal.^[4] On 6 July Bengaluru FC announced signing of defender Alan Costa from Brazilian club Avaí FC on a two-year loan.^[5] On 12 July Bengaluru FC announced signing of defender Sarthak Golui on a two-year deal.^[6]

At the end of the 2020–21 season defender Rahul Bheke and midfielders Dimas Delgado and Harmanjot Khabra parted ways with the club.^[7]^[8]^[9] On 28 June Bengaluru FC announced release of Spanish defender Juanan on mutual consent.^[10]

In[edit]

No.	Position	Player	Previous club	Date	Fee	Ref
18	MF	Rohit Kumar	Kerala Blasters	29 June 2021	Free agent	^[4]
16	DF	Sarthak Golui	East Bengal	12 July 2021	Free agent	^[6]
9	FW	Template:Country data CGO Prince Ibara	Châteauroux	16 July 2021	Free agent
14	FW	Harmanpreet Singh	East Bengal	19 July 2021	Free agent
20	MF	Jayesh Rane	ATK Mohun Bagan	22 July 2021	Free agent
12	MF	Danish Farooq Bhat	Real Kashmir	25 July 2021	Free agent
26	FW	Bidyashagar Singh	TRAU	28 July 2021
	MF	Bruno Ramires	Belenenses	28 August 2021	Free agent	^[11]^[12]
	MF	Iman Basafa	Machine Sazi	14 September 2021	Free agent	^[13]

Loan In[edit]

No.	Position	Player	Previous club	Date	Fee	Ref
3	DF	Alan Costa	Avaí	6 July 2021	Undisclosed	^[5]

Out[edit]

No.	Position	Player	Outgoing club	Date	Fee	Ref
10	MF	Harmanjot Khabra	Kerala Blasters	30 May 2021	Free agent	^[9]
14	MF	Dimas Delgado	–	30 May 2021	Free agent	^[8]
2	DF	Rahul Bheke	Mumbai City	31 May 2021	Free agent	^[7]
18	FW	Thongkhosiem Haokip	East Bengal	31 May 2021	Free agent
55	DF	Fran González		31 May 2021	Free agent
	MF	Xisco Hernández		31 May 2021	Free agent
4	DF	Juanan	Hyderabad	28 June 2021	Released	^[10]
24	DF	Joe Zoherliana	NorthEast United	26 July 2021	Released
28	GK	Lalthuammawia Ralte	RoundGlass Punjab	28 August 2021	Undisclosed
33	MF	Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha	NorthEast United	8 September 2021	Undisclosed

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

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Indian Super League[edit]

Summary[edit]

League Table[edit]

2021-22 Indian Super League season

Result summary[edit]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	Template:Fb gd	0	0	0	0	0	0	Template:Fb gd	0	0	0	0	0	Template:Fb gd

Results by round[edit]

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Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss Void / Postponed

20 November 2021 1	Bengaluru	v	NorthEast United	Bambolim
19:30 IST				Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

24 November 2021 2	Odisha	v	Bengaluru	Vasco
19:30 IST				Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

28 November 2021 3	Bengaluru	v	Kerala Blasters	Bambolim
19:30 IST				Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

4 December 2021 4	Bengaluru	v	Mumbai City	Bambolim
21:30 IST				Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

8 December 2021 5	Hyderabad	v	Bengaluru	Bambolim
19:30 IST				Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

11 December 2021 6	Goa	v	Bengaluru	Bambolim
21:30 IST				Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

16 December 2021 7	Bengaluru	v	ATK Mohun Bagan	Bambolim
19:30 IST				Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

20 December 2021 8	Jamshedpur	v	Bengaluru	Bambolim
19:30 IST				Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

30 December 2021 9	Chennaiyin	v	Kerala Blasters	Vasco
19:30 IST				Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium

4 January 2022 10	Bengaluru	v	East Bengal	Bambolim
19:30 IST				Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium

AFC Cup[edit]

Qualifying play-offs[edit]

Play-off round

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Play-off round between Bengaluru FC and Eagles FC scheduled for May 2021 postponed to 15 August 2021.

15 August 2021 (2021-08-15)	Bengaluru	1–0	Eagles	Malé, Maldives
Template:UTZ	26' Rane 47' U. Singh 68' Silva	Report	37' Ali 57' Naim	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim MVP: Jayesh Rane (Bengaluru)

Group stage[edit]

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18 August 2021 (2021-08-18)	ATK Mohun Bagan	2–0	Bengaluru	Malé, Maldives
Template:UTZ	Krishna 39' Bose 46' Boumous 64' Rathi 77'	Report	Silva 10' Wangjam 90+4'	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: MOHAMMAD HASAN MAHMOUD ARAFAH Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan)

21 August 2021 (2021-08-21)	Bengaluru	0–0	Bashundhara Kings	Malé, Maldives
Template:UTZ	King 21' Shrivas 41'	Report	Kazi 45' Shafiei 47'	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru)

24 August 2021 (2021-08-24)	Maziya	2–6	Bengaluru	Malé, Maldives
Template:UTZ	Hussain Nihan 44' Aisam Ibrahim 58' Mohamed 67' Takashi Odawara 69' Abdulla 82'	Report	U. Singh 6' Rohit Kumar 19' Silva 19' Narayanan 36' Wangjam 45+1' Augustine 70' B. Singh 85', 90+2' Ajay Chhetri 90'	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Durand Cup[edit]

Group stage

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)	Bengaluru	2–0	Kerala Blasters	Kolkata, West Bengal
15:00 IST	Bhutia 45' Augustine 70'		Sandeep Singh 42' 83' Hormipam 48' 62' Meitei 83' 85'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Man of the Match: Lara Sharma (Bengaluru FC)

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)	Delhi	2–2	Bengaluru	Kolkata, West Bengal
15:00 IST	Plaza 58', 62'		Narayanan 27' B. Singh 75'	Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground

21 September 2021 (2021-09-21)	Bengaluru	5–3	Indian Navy	Kolkata, West Bengal
15:00 IST	Augustine 52' H. Singh 60', 80' A. Chhetri 73' Thoi 90+1'		Jijo 18' Sreyas 29' Vijay 90+3'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Knockout stage

25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)	Bengaluru	3–2	Army Green	Kolkata, West Bengal
15:00 IST	Muirang 20' Augustine 46' Bhutia 74'		Lalawmkima 9' (p) Vibin 89' (p)	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)	Goa	2–2 (7–6 p)	Bengaluru	Kolkata, West Bengal
18:00 IST	Murgaonkar 8' D'Cunha 32' Tlang 71' Davis 104'		Narayanan 1', 83' Kumar 74' Sharma 75' Singh 87'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Rowan Arumugan Man of the Match: Edu Bedia (FC Goa)
	Penalties
	Dohling Tlang Pereira D'Cunha Bedia Chote Lalhmangaihsanga Davis		Muirang Singh Chhetri Shrivas Bhutia Kumar Oram Lyngdoh

Player statistics[edit]

As of 23 August 2021

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		ISL		AFC
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	4	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
30	GK		Lara Sharma	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
43	GK		Sharon Padattil	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Alan Costa	4	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
4	DF		Pratik Chaudhari	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
15	DF		Wungngayam Muirang	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF		Sarthak Golui	4	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
19	DF		Ajith Kumar	3	0	0+0	0	0+3	0
25	DF		Namgyal Bhutia	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF		Parag Shrivas	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
29	DF		Yrondu Musavu-King	3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
35	DF		Biswa Kumar Darjee	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
7	MF		Suresh Singh Wangjam	4	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
12	MF		Danish Farooq Bhat	4	0	0+0	0	1+3	0
13	MF		Ajay Chhetri	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
18	MF		Rohit Kumar	2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	MF		Jayesh Rane	4	1	0+0	0	4+0	1
22	MF		Ashique Kuruniyan	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
31	MF		Leon Augustine	4	1	0+0	0	1+3	1
32	MF		Roshan Singh	4	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
33	MF		Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF		Huidrom Thoi Singh	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF		Amay Morajkar	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	MF		Muhammad Inayath	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Damaitphang Lyngdoh	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Bruno Ramires	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Iman Basafa	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
11	FW		Sunil Chhetri	3	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
14	FW		Harmanpreet Singh	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW		Edmund Lalrindika	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	FW		Udanta Singh	3	1	0+0	0	3+0	1
23	FW		Cleiton Silva	4	1	0+0	0	4+0	1
26	FW		Bidyashagar Singh	4	2	0+0	0	1+3	2
39	FW		Sivasakthi Narayanan	2	1	0+0	0	0+2	1
42	FW		Akashdeep Singh	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	Template:Country data CGO	Prince Ibara	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source: soccerway

Updated: 28 August 2021

Goal scorers[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos	Player	AFC	Total
1	26	FW	Bidyashagar Singh	2	2
2	8	MF	Leon Augustine	1	1
	20	MF	Jayesh Rane	1	1
	21	FW	Udanta Singh	1	1
	23	FW	Cleiton Silva	1	1
	39	FW	Sivasakthi Narayanan	1	1
Total				7	7

Source: soccerway
Updated: 28 August 2021

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player	ISL	AFC	Total
1	1	GK		Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	0	2	2
TOTALS					0	2	2

Source: soccerway
Updated: 28 August 2021

Disciplinary record[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player	ISL		AFC		Total		Notes
Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player							Notes
1	7	MF		Suresh Singh Wangjam	0	0	2	0	2	0
1	23	FW		Cleiton Silva	0	0	2	0	2	0
2	13	MF		Ajay Chhetri	0	0	1	0	1	0
	18	MF		Rohit Kumar	0	0	1	0	1	0
	21	FW		Udanta Singh	0	0	1	0	1	0
	27	DF		Parag Shrivas	0	0	1	0	1	0
	21	DF		Yrondu Musavu-King	0	0	1	0	1	0

Source: soccerway
Updated: 28 August 2021

References[edit]

↑ "Sunil Chhetri signs on with Bengaluru Football Club". Bengalurufc. 20 June 2021.
↑ "Suresh Wangjam commits future to Bengaluru FC". Bengalurufc. 23 June 2021.
↑ "Yrondu Musavu-King pens two-year deal with Bengaluru FC". Bengalurufc. 2 July 2021.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Midfielder Rohit Kumar joins Bengaluru FC". Bengalurufc. 29 June 2021.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 @bengalurufc (6 July 2021). "The Blues have signed defender Alan Costa on a two-year loan deal from Brasileiro Série B side Avaí FC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 @bengalurufc (12 July 2021). "Sarthak Golui is a Blue! 🔵 Bengaluru FC have roped in the young defender on a two-year deal that will see him don the BFC colours until the end of the 2022-23 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 @bengalurufc (31 May 2021). "For a moment that's etched in our history forever, and for so much more. #ThankYouBheke #WeAreBFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 @bengalurufc (30 May 2021). "For the wand, the rabbit, the hat, and a touch that turned everything to gold. Farewell, Dimas Delgado. #GraciasElMago" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 @bengalurufc (30 May 2021). "Harmanjot Khabra; the plug to every leak, relentless in his pursuit, never backing down and ALWAYS 100 percent. The BFC family wishes our versatile midfielder the best of everything as he moves on in search of a new adventure. Blue circle #ThankYouKhabra #WeAreBFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 @bengalurufc (28 June 2021). "Bengaluru FC can confirm that the club has mutually agreed to part ways with Spanish defender Juan Gonzalez. The club would like to put on record its immense gratitude for Juanan's contributions over the last five seasons, and we wish him well for the future. #ThankYouJuanan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "Bengaluru FC sign Brazilian midfielder Bruno Ramires". Bengaluru FC. 28 August 2021.
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↑ "Bengaluru FC sign Iranian midfielder Iman Basafa". Bengaluru FC. 14 September 2021.

Notes[edit]

↑ 2021–22 Indian Super League season will be played exclusively at Goa due to COVID-19 pandemic in India

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[2] "Sunil Chhetri signs on with Bengaluru Football Club". Bengalurufc. 20 June 2021.

[3] "Suresh Wangjam commits future to Bengaluru FC". Bengalurufc. 23 June 2021.

[4] "Yrondu Musavu-King pens two-year deal with Bengaluru FC". Bengalurufc. 2 July 2021.

[Rohit_Kumar-5] 4.0 ^4.1 "Midfielder Rohit Kumar joins Bengaluru FC". Bengalurufc. 29 June 2021.

[Alan_Costa-6] 5.0 ^5.1 @bengalurufc (6 July 2021). "The Blues have signed defender Alan Costa on a two-year loan deal from Brasileiro Série B side Avaí FC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[Sarthak_Golui-7] 6.0 ^6.1 @bengalurufc (12 July 2021). "Sarthak Golui is a Blue! 🔵 Bengaluru FC have roped in the young defender on a two-year deal that will see him don the BFC colours until the end of the 2022-23 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[bheke-8] 7.0 ^7.1 @bengalurufc (31 May 2021). "For a moment that's etched in our history forever, and for so much more. #ThankYouBheke #WeAreBFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[dimas-9] 8.0 ^8.1 @bengalurufc (30 May 2021). "For the wand, the rabbit, the hat, and a touch that turned everything to gold. Farewell, Dimas Delgado. #GraciasElMago" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[khabra-10] 9.0 ^9.1 @bengalurufc (30 May 2021). "Harmanjot Khabra; the plug to every leak, relentless in his pursuit, never backing down and ALWAYS 100 percent. The BFC family wishes our versatile midfielder the best of everything as he moves on in search of a new adventure. Blue circle #ThankYouKhabra #WeAreBFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[Juanan-11] 10.0 ^10.1 @bengalurufc (28 June 2021). "Bengaluru FC can confirm that the club has mutually agreed to part ways with Spanish defender Juan Gonzalez. The club would like to put on record its immense gratitude for Juanan's contributions over the last five seasons, and we wish him well for the future. #ThankYouJuanan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[12] "Bengaluru FC sign Brazilian midfielder Bruno Ramires". Bengaluru FC. 28 August 2021.

[13] Template:Cite twitter

[14] "Bengaluru FC sign Iranian midfielder Iman Basafa". Bengaluru FC. 14 September 2021.

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Background[edit]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Loan In[edit]

Out[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Indian Super League[edit]

Summary[edit]

League Table[edit]

Result summary[edit]

Results by round[edit]

Matches[edit]

AFC Cup[edit]

Qualifying play-offs[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Durand Cup[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Goal scorers[edit]

Clean sheets[edit]

Disciplinary record[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]