2016–17 Bengaluru FC season

East Bengal^[1]
(25 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance	2,012 vs. Abahani Limited Dhaka; (18 April 2017)
Average home league attendance	8,752
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The 2016–17 season was the fourth in the history of Bengaluru Football Club. It began on 1 July 2016 and concluded on 30 June 2017, with competitive matches occurring between September and May. The season was a historic one for the club as they became the first Indian club to reach the final of the AFC Cup – suffering defeat against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The club also won their second Federation Cup, while in the league, Bengaluru ended their final I-League campaign in fourth place.

This season would be Bengaluru's first with head coach

Cameron Watson, Juanan, Álvaro Rubio, and Marjan Jugović were brought in as replacements. Club captain Sunil Chhetri meanwhile returned to the club on a permanent basis, along with goalkeeper Amrinder Singh

.

Since the I-League did not start until January, Bengaluru began their season in September in the AFC Cup. The club managed to get past

2017 final

.

34 different players represented the club in four competitions and there were 19 different goalscorers. Bengaluru's top goalscorer for the fourth year running was Sunil Chhetri, who scored 12 goals in 30 appearances. The India international would go on to be named as the Hero of the League. This season would be Bengaluru's last in the I-League as the club would bid successfully for a spot in the Indian Super League.

Background

After narrowly missing out on the title during the

Aizawl in the quarter-finals.^[4] In Asian competition, Bengaluru successfully managed to qualify for the knock-out round of the AFC Cup for the second season running with the club finishing second in Group H.^[5] The club then managed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time after they defeated Kitchee in the Round of 16.^[6]

A few days after Bengaluru defeated Kitchee, it was announced that head coach Ashley Westwood would leave the club.^[7] A month later, on 6 July 2016, it was announced that former El Salvador head coach Albert Roca would take over as Bengaluru's second coach.^[8] On his arrival, Roca said:^[8]

I’m very satisfied to have signed with Bengaluru FC. They are the champions of India, have fantastic supporters and most importantly, have a great support system and a management that is always hands on and wants to stay at the top. I want to assure our supporters that we will always give it our best. I want the supporters to be happy about the way we play.

Squad movement

Following the

Cameron Watson and Álvaro Rubio, and defender Juanan.^[12]^[13] The club then concluded the month with the signings of young defender Gursimrat Singh Gill and midfielder Darren Caldeira.^[14]

With a few of the AFC Cup matches occurring at the same time as the beginning of the Indian Super League, Bengaluru managed to secure loans for their players to various ISL clubs while retaining them until after the AFC Cup final in November.^[15]

Once the club's AFC Cup campaign had ended, Bengaluru began preparations for the

Harmanjot Khabra was the first to be brought in from Chennaiyin on 12 December while midfielder Lenny Rodrigues soon followed from Pune City three days later.^[17]^[18] Goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya, defender Sena Ralte, and midfielder Mandar Rao Dessai were then all signed on 20 December from Pune City, Mumbai City, and Goa respectively.^[19] The club then ended preparations for the upcoming season with the addition of Honduran forward Roby Norales from Platense.^[20]

Almost a week after the club played their first I-League match, Bengaluru announced the signing of defender

Ozone.^[22] Twenty days later, the club would sign Serbian forward Marjan Jugović as Norales' replacement.^[23] Finally, after the conclusion of the I-League season and prior to the Federation Cup, Bengaluru announced the signing of forward Cornell Glen on loan from Ozone.^[24]

In

Position	Player	Last club	Date	Ref
FW	Sunil Chhetri	Mumbai City	9 June 2016	^[10]
GK	Amrinder Singh	Pune	16 June 2016	^[11]
MF	Cameron Watson	Newcastle Jets	5 August 2016	^[12]
DF	Juanan	Rayo OKC	8 August 2016	^[13]
MF	Álvaro Rubio	Real Valladolid	8 August 2016	^[13]
DF	Gursimrat Singh Gill	AIFF Elite Academy	23 August 2016	^[14]
MF	Darren Caldeira	Mumbai	23 August 2016	^[14]
GK	Calvin Abhishek	Academy	5 November 2016	^[25]
FW	Roby Norales	Plantense	7 January 2017	^[20]
FW	Marjan Jugović	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli	27 February 2017	^[23]

Out

Position	Player	New club	Date	Ref
GK	Nikhil Bernard	Ozone	31 May 2016	^[26]
DF	Curtis Osano	Farnborough	31 May 2016	^[27]
DF	N.S. Manju	Ozone	31 May 2016
MF	Michael Collins	Leyton Orient	31 May 2016	^[28]
MF	Siam Hanghal	Chennaiyin	31 May 2016	^[29]
MF	Thoi Singh	Chennaiyin	31 May 2016	^[30]
FW	Kim Song-yong	DSK Shivajians	31 May 2016	^[31]
DF	Vishal Kumar	Minerva Punjab	30 November 2016	^[16]
MF	Álvaro Rubio	Retired	30 November 2016	^[16]
MF	Darren Caldeira	Chennai City	30 November 2016	^[16]

Loans in

Position	Player	Loaned from	Loan start	Ref
DF	Harmanjot Khabra	Chennaiyin	12 December 2016	^[17]
MF	Lenny Rodrigues	Pune City	15 December 2016	^[18]
GK	Arindam Bhattacharya	Pune City	20 December 2016	^[19]
DF	Sena Ralte	Mumbai City	20 December 2016	^[19]
MF	Mandar Rao Dessai	Goa	20 December 2016	^[19]
DF	Sandesh Jhingan	Kerala Blasters	12 January 2017	^[21]
FW	Cornell Glen	Ozone	1 May 2017	^[24]

Loans out

Position	Player	Loaned to	From	Ref
GK	Amrinder Singh	Mumbai City	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
DF	Keegan Pereira	Atlético de Kolkata	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
DF	Lalchhuanmawia	Mumbai City	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
DF	Rino Anto	Kerala Blasters	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
DF	Salam Ranjan Singh	NorthEast United	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
MF	Alwyn George	Delhi Dynamos	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
MF	C.K. Vineeth	Kerala Blasters	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
MF	Eugeneson Lyngdoh	Pune City	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
MF	Malsawmzuala	Delhi Dynamos	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
MF	Udanta Singh	Mumbai City	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
FW	Daniel Lalhlimpuia	Chennaiyin	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
FW	Sunil Chhetri	Mumbai City	6 November–18 December 2016	^[15]
FW	Roby Norales	Ozone	2 February–31 May 2017	^[22]

Pre-season and friendlies

Despite the

DSK Shivajians. Juanan scored the consolation goal for Bengaluru FC as the match ended 1–2.^[31]

The club played their final match of pre-season on 28 August 2016 against Ozone FC. The result was a 1–0 defeat.^[34]

13 August 2016 Friendly	Bengaluru FC	3–0	Bengaluru
10:00 IST	Nishu Kumar Chhetri	Report		Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 0

20 August 2016 Friendly	Bengaluru FC	4–0	Bengaluru
10:00 IST	Lalhlimpuia Chhetri G. Singh	Report		Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 0

25 August 2016 Friendly	Bengaluru FC	1–2	Bengaluru
16:00 IST	Juanan	Report	Song-Yong Shaikh	Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 0

28 August 2016 Friendly	Bengaluru FC	0–1	Bengaluru
10:00 IST		Report	Sathish	Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

I-League

Summary

January

Shillong Lajong

Bengaluru FC kicked off their title defense on 7 January 2017 at home against

Churchill Brothers. Sunil Chhetri opened the lead for the team, but the defense could not contain attacks from the Goan team and conceded a goal each in both the halves, losing the game 1–2. Bengaluru FC defender John Johnson was sent-off in the closing minutes.^[40]

February

Benglauru FC began February with a game against

C.K. Vineeth scoring Bengaluru FC's only goal.^[46]

March

Bengaluru FC ended their nine games winless streak on 5 March 2017 when they defeated

Mohun Bagan A.C. Mohun Bagan were reduced to 10-men after Subhasish Bose was sent off in the second half, but Bengaluru could not find the winner and had to be content with another draw.^[49]

April

Having faced

Mandar Rao Desai scored a goal each to secure 4th position for Bengaluru FC, the lowest for the club since its inception.^[54]

Matches

7 January 2017 Round 1	Bengaluru FC	3–0	Bengaluru
19:05 IST	Udanta 27', 69' Lyngdoh 33' Sena Ralte 79'	Report Report	Nongrum 89'	Stadium: Udanta Singh (Bengaluru FC)

14 January 2017 Round 2	Bengaluru FC	2–0	Bengaluru
19:05 IST	Vineeth 79'	Report Report		Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 12,397 Referee: R Saha Man of the Match: Karanjit Singh (Chennai City)

18 January 2017 Round 3	Bengaluru FC	3–0	Bengaluru
19:05 IST	Watson 73'	Report Report	Dias 54'	Stadium: C.K. Vineeth (Bengaluru FC)

22 January 2017 Round 4	East Bengal	2–1	Bengaluru FC	Kolkata
16:35 IST	Bukenya 28' Hossain 31' Ralte 34' Singh 79'	Report Report	Vineeth 23' Chhetri 31' Ralte 78'	Stadium: Barasat Stadium Attendance: 10,263 Referee: Ajit Meetei Man of the Match: Ivan Bukenya (East Bengal)

27 January 2017 Round 5	Churchill Brothers	2–1	Bengaluru FC	Vasco da Gama
19:05 IST	Cardozo 21' Wolfe 33' C. Lyngdoh 53'	Report Report	Chhetri 22' (pen.) Juanan 31' Johnson 84'	Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 2,341 Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match: Chesterpoul Lyngdoh (Churchill Brothers)

5 February 2017 Round 7	DSK Shivajians	2–2	Bengaluru FC	Pune
19:05 IST	Kolunjia 14' Narzary 41', 55' Paul 76'	Report Report	Chhetri 74' S. Singh 90'	Stadium: Balewadi Stadium Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Holicharan Narzary (DSK Shivajians)

11 February 2017 Round 8	Bengaluru FC	1–1	Bengaluru
19:05 IST	Chhetri 52'	Report Report	A. Singh 31' Enyinnaya 45' Jhingan 78' (o.g.) Nuruddin 88' Singh 90+1'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 7,812 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)

15 February 2017 Round 9	Aizawl	1–1	Bengaluru FC	Aizawl
14:05 IST	Mehta 23' Vanlalremdika 40' Lalruatthara 53'	Report Report	Jhingan 21' Chhetri 45'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Rowan Arumughan Man of the Match: Albino Gomes (Aizawl)

18 February 2017 Round 10	Mumbai	0–0	Bengaluru FC	Mumbai
19:05 IST	D'Silva 66' T. Singh 88'	Report Report	Udanta 3' Watson 30'	Stadium: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Densill Theobald (Mumbai)

25 February 2017 Round 11	Bengaluru FC	1–3	Bengaluru
19:05 IST	Vineeth 85' 88'	Report Report	Wedson 23' Singh 54', 59'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 12,642 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Robin Singh (East Bengal)

5 March 2017 Round 12	Minerva Punjab	0–1	Bengaluru FC	Ludhiana
16:35 IST	Kareem 65'	Report Report	Rodrigues 17' Vineeth 37' Jhingan 47'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium Attendance: 3,175 Referee: Palmson Raj Man of the Match: Lenny Rodrigues (Benglauru FC)

8 March 2017 Round 13	Chennai City	1–1	Bengaluru FC	Chennai
19:05 IST	Johnson 53' (o.g.)	Report Report	Lalhlimpuia 58' Juanan 61' Chhetri 90+5'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Umesh Bora Man of the Match: Daniel Lalhlimpuia (Bengaluru FC)

11 March 2017 Round 14	Bengaluru FC	0–0	Bengaluru
19:05 IST	Nishu 27' Watson 90'	Report Report	Bose 9' 69' Kotal 90+5'	Stadium: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Arindam Bhattacharya (Bengaluru FC)

1 April 2017 Round 6	Mohun Bagan	3–0	Bengaluru FC	Kolkata
19:05 IST	Katsumi 14', 53' Duffy 25'	Report Report	Khabra 81'	Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 6,420 Referee: Santosh Kumar Man of the Match: Katsumi Yusa (Mohun Bagan)
Note: The match originally scheduled for 1 February 2017; Postponed due to 2016 AFC Champions League and 2016 AFC Cup qualifiers.^[55]

9 April 2017 Round 15	Bengaluru FC	1–0	Bengaluru
16:35 IST	Juanan 42' Jugovic 63' 90+4' Rodrigues 76'	Report Report	Z. Ralte 43' Obumneme 87' Jaryan 90+3'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 6,834 Referee: Venkatesh R Man of the Match: Jayesh Rane (Aizawl)

15 April 2017 Round 16	Shillong Lajong	0–2	Bengaluru FC	Shillong
14:05 IST	Tlang 80'	Report Report	Chhetri 26' Lyngdoh 45' Khabra 49' 80' Juanan 73'	Stadium: Cameron Watson (Bengaluru FC)

22 April 2017 Round 17	Bengaluru FC	7–0	Bengaluru
19:05 IST	Chhetri 20', 66' George 22' Lyngdoh 25' Doungel 31' Vineeth 78' Jhingan 90' Malsawmzuala 90+3'	Report Report	Mawihmingthanga 40' McFaul 56' Quero 85'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 5,472 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)

29 April 2017 Round 18	Bengaluru FC	3–0	Bengaluru
19:05 IST	Lalhlimpuia 5' Udanta 36' Desai 82' Jhingan 89'	Report Report		Stadium: Mandar Rao Desai (Bengaluru FC)

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Mohun Bagan	18	10	6	2	27	12	+15	36
3	East Bengal	18	10	3	5	33	15	+18	33
4	Bengaluru	18	8	6	4	30	15	+15	30	Qualification to AFC Cup qualifying play-off^[a]
5	Shillong Lajong	18	7	5	6	24	23	+1	26
6	Churchill Brothers	18	5	5	8	24	26	−2	20

Source: IndiaFooty.com
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:

^ Bengaluru qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup by winning the 2016–17 Federation Cup.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H
Result	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2017. Source: I-League

A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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

East Bengal (2013) to reach the semi-finals in AFC Cup.^[59]

v

Tampines Rovers

14 September 2016 (2016-09-14) Quarter-finals	Bengaluru FC	1–0	Tampines Rovers	Bengaluru, India
16:00 UTC+5:30	Vineeth 7' Johnson 45+1' Nishu 53'	Report		Stadium: C.K. Vineeth (Bengaluru FC)

21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) Quarter-finals	Tampines Rovers	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Bengaluru FC	Singapore
19:30 UTC+8	Webb 36'	Report	A. Singh 30'	Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium Attendance: 1,985 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) MVP: Izwan Mahbud (Tampines Rovers)

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.^[60]

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

Sporting Clube de Goa and Indian Super League clubs extended their support to Bengaluru FC.^[61] 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.^[62]

Johor Darul Ta'zim

v

Bengaluru FC

28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) Semi-finals	Johor Darul Ta'zim	1–1	Bengaluru FC	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Antônio 33' Pereyra Diaz 52' 55' Yahyah 76' Lucero 81'	Report	S. Singh 45+1' Juanan 55' Lyngdoh 56'	Stadium: Mohd Safiq Rahim (Johor Darul Ta'zim)

19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) Semi-finals	Bengaluru FC	3–1 (4–2 agg.)	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Bengaluru, India
19:00 UTC+5:30	Rubio 77' A. Singh 90+3'	Report	António 25' Robbat 77'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 21,379 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain) MVP: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)

Final

Bengaluru FC faced Iraqi club

Hammadi Ahmad and Bengaluru lost the game 1–0.^[63] In spite of the loss, Bengaluru FC's journey to the final was hailed as one of the top moments in Indian sports and Indian football.^[64]^[65] Reacting to the loss, Albert Roca said:^[66]

I think we have to look forward (about Indian football) and we must be honest. We can say these guys were here in the final because they deserved that, but not enough to win. We must not stop, we must be aware of the reality, and there's a lot to do. A lot of growing up has to be done. As I said, 'not enough'. We have to work hard and be more competitive than today. We have achieved a level that we are not used to in our league. But that's not only on us, it is important to have a more competitive league. You have to be honest about where you are right now. India has never shown an incredible level, but today we have shown that we can. This experience is perfect to accept that there's a long way to go ahead. Let's just go there. I am proud of my players because they tried.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

v

Bengaluru FC

5 November 2016 (2016-11-05) Final	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1–0	Bengaluru FC	Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3	Ahmad 70' Talib 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Hammadi Ahmad (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)

AFC Champions League

The AFC Champions League is the premier continental football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). As the champions of the I-League the previous season, Bengaluru FC earned a chance to qualify for the tournament. India did not have a direct-entry spot in the AFC Champions League and thus the champion team from India had to qualify for the tournament through the preliminary rounds. Bengaluru FC were put up against Al-Wehdat of Jordan.^[67] Unlike previous seasons, India were put back into the Western Zone of Asia by the AFC.

During the match on 21 January 2017, Al-Wehdat started the game aggressively. Despite Al-Wehdat holding most of the momentum, the club were held goalless at halftime by Bengaluru FC. The Jordanian side however scored two goals quickly during the second half, including one from the penalty spot.

Cameron Watson corner but that proved to be just a consolation as Bengaluru FC were defeated 2–1. The defeat meant that Bengaluru FC would not compete in that season's AFC Champions League and would thus have to compete in the 2017 AFC Cup, Asia's secondary competition.^[68]

Al-Wehdat

v

Bengaluru FC

31 January 2017 (2017-01-31) PR 2	Al-Wehdat	2–1	Bengaluru FC	Amman, Jordan
18:00 UTC+2	Wridat 48' Faisal 65' (pen.)	Report	Ralte 64' Chhetri 68'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia) MVP: Juanan (Bengaluru FC)

2017 AFC Cup

Bengaluru FC competed in Group E alongside

Mohun Bagan A.C.

Group stage

Runner-up in the previous edition, Bengaluru FC started their AFC Cup against fellow

Dhaka Abahani at home. A goal in each half from Nishu Kumar and Marjan Jugović ensured the top place in group E at the end of the first round of fixtures.^[71]

Bengaluru FC suffered their first loss in the tournament against

Dhaka Abahani

in the reverse fixture, when they failed to overcome 10-men hosts and conceded two goals in the closing minutes.

Federation Cup Final, both teams fielded their reserve teams, with Albert Roca opting for all-Indian eleven. The game ended 3–1 against the blues.^[73] Trailing the group leader Maziya S&RC by 3 points, a win would put Bengaluru FC equal on points, but ahead on head-to-head record, after the final game. Bengaluru enjoyed the lion share of possession in the first half, but could not find a goal. Ten minutes in the second half, Bengaluru were awarded a free-kick just outside the penalty box and Sunil Chhetri successfully converted it to make it 1–0 for the home team. Bengaluru held on to the lead till the end and handed the fourth defeat to Maldivian opponent in as many games. Bengaluru then played in the knock-out stage in 2017–18 season.^[74]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BFC	MAZ	MOH	ABD
1	Bengaluru FC	6	4	0	2	7	6	+1	12^[a]	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals	—	1–0	2–1	2–0
2	Maziya	6	4	0	2	10	4	+6	12^[a]		0–1	—	5–2	2–0
3	Mohun Bagan	6	2	1	3	10	11	−1	7		3–1	0–1	—	3–1
4	Abahani Limited Dhaka	6	1	1	4	4	10	−6	4		2–0	0–2	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head results: Maziya 0–1 Bengaluru FC, Bengaluru FC 1–0 Maziya.

4 April 2017 (2017-04-04)	Maziya	0–1	Bengaluru FC	Malé, Maldives
16:00 UTC+5	Niyaz 90+2'	Report	Jhingan 80' Chhetri 90+2' Johnson 90+4'	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 846 Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates) MVP: John Johnson (Bengaluru FC)

18 April 2017 (2017-04-18)	Bengaluru FC	2–0	Dhaka Abahani	Bangalore, India
19:00 UTC+5:30	Nishu 40' Jugović 82'	Report	Chowdhury 43'	Stadium: Uzbekistan) MVP: Lalthuammawia Ralte (Bengaluru FC)

3 May 2017 (2017-05-03)	Dhaka Abahani	2–0	Bengaluru FC	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:10 UTC+6	Miya 69' 90+3' Chowdhury 74' 81' Uddin 87'	Report	Lyngdoh 40' Johnson 52' Khabra 62' Udanta 84'	Stadium: Dhaka Abahani )

Bengaluru FC

17 May 2017 (2017-05-17)	Mohun Bagan	3–1	Bengaluru FC	Kolkata, India
19:00 UTC+5:30	Lalpekhlua 9' Lewis 74' Bikramjit 80'	Report	Len 52' Gill 87'	Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) MVP: Jeje Lalpekhlua (Mohun Bagan)

v

Maziya

31 May 2017 (2017-05-31)	Bengaluru FC	1–0	Maziya	Bangalore, India
19:15 UTC+5:30	Jhingan 38' Chhetri 57' Lyngdoh 77' Nishu 81'	Report	Ali 62'	Stadium: Hong Kong )

Federation Cup

Group stage

Bengaluru FC were drawn with

Sony Norde equalized in the second half from 20 yards, when the defence failed to contain him. Both the teams earned a point and made it to the semi-finals.^[77]

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mohun Bagan	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Advance to semi-finals
2	Bengaluru FC	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4	Advance to semi-finals
3	Shillong Lajong	3	1	0	2	7	8	−1	3
4	DSK Shivajians	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3

Source: AIFF

8 May 2017	Bengaluru FC	3–2	Shillong Lajong	Cuttack
16:00 IST	Udanta 35' Lyngdoh 46' 82' Watson 54' Jhingan 70' Khongjee 74' (o.g.) Ranjan 83'	Report	Kinowaki 72' S.Lalmuanpuia 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Udanta Singh (Bengaluru FC)

10 May 2017	DSK Shivajians	2–0	Bengaluru FC	Cuttack
16:00 IST	Quero 71' (pen.), 76'	Report	Lyngdoh 58' Udanta 75'	Stadium: Barabati Stadium Man of the Match: Juan Quero (DSK Shivajians)

12 May 2017	Mohun Bagan	1–1	Bengaluru FC	Cuttack
19:00 IST	Norde 50'	Report	George 11' Chhetri 38' Doungel 75'	Stadium: Barabati Stadium Man of the Match: Raju Gaikwad (Mohun Bagan)

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, Bengaluru faced Group A winner and

Cameron Watson successfully converted the penalty. Bengaluru had more scoring opportunities but could not extend their lead. Aizawl were given the penalty seconds before the final whistle, but Amrinder Singh saved Lalramchullova's shot and sent the team to the final.^[78]

14 May 2017	Aizawl	0–1	Bengaluru FC	Cuttack
16:00 IST		Report	Watson 8' (pen. ) Vineeth 50' Amrinder 90'	Stadium: Barabati Stadium Referee: Rahul Gupta Man of the Match: John Johnson (Bengaluru FC)

Final

Bengaluru FC played the defending champions

C.K. Vineeth, coming off the bench, scored two goals in the extra time and led the team to second triumph in Federation Cup.^[80] As the winner, Bengaluru FC also qualified for 2018 AFC Cup

, their fourth consecutive appearance in the tournament.

21 May 2017	Bengaluru FC	2–0 ( Mohun Bagan	Cuttack
19:00 IST	Khabra 10' Lyngdoh 13' Vineeth 107', 119'	Report	Norde 10' Sehnaj 79' Kotal 100'	Stadium: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Amrinder Singh (Bengaluru FC)

Accolades

Udanta Singh won players' player of the season as well as fans' player of the season at the annual Bengaluru FC awards, where as Nishu Kumar was adjudged most improved player of the season.^[82] C.K. Vineeth was adjudged FPAI Player of the year and Udanta Singh was awarded Young player of the year.^[83]

Player information

Management

Albert Roca, Bengaluru FC's head coach for 2016–17 season

As of June 2016.^[84]^[85]

Position	Name
Head coach	Albert Roca
Assistant coach	Carles Cuadrat
Goalkeeping coach	Ali Uzunhasanoglu
Head of Youth Development	John Killa
Under-18 coach	John Kenneth Raj
Head physiotherapist	Timothy Vadachalam
Head of sports sciences	Donavan Pillai

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		I-League		Federation Cup		AFC
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	IND	Amrinder Singh	23	0	12+0	0	3+0	0	8+0	0
27	GK	IND	Arindam Bhattacharya	7	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
28	GK	IND	Lalthuammawia Ralte	6	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
32	GK	IND	Calvin Abhishek	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
4	DF	ESP	Juanan	31	1	15+0	0	5+0	0	11+0	1
5	DF	IND	Keegan Pereira	5	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+2	0
6	DF	ENG	John Johnson	28	1	12+0	0	5+0	0	11+0	1
10	DF	IND	Harmanjot Khabra	25	1	12+2	1	5+0	0	4+2	0
13	DF	IND	Rino Anto	7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	5+2	0
15	DF	IND	Sandesh Jhingan	20	2	10+1	1	5+0	0	4+0	1
19	DF	IND	Sena Ralte	8	1	6+1	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	DF	IND	Nishu Kumar	22	1	9+0	0	2+2	0	8+1	1
23	DF	IND	Lalchhuan Mawia	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
24	DF	IND	Salam Ranjan Singh	23	1	9+2	1	3+1	0	5+3	0
33	DF	IND	Gursimrat Singh	3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	IND	Lenny Rodrigues	23	1	14+0	1	3+1	0	4+1	0
14	MF	IND	Eugeneson Lyngdoh	30	3	12+3	1	4+0	1	10+1	1
16	MF	IND	Shankar Sampingiraj	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	MF	AUS	Cameron Watson	30	1	16+0	0	4+0	1	10+0	0
20	MF	IND	Alwyn George	25	2	6+6	1	3+1	1	6+3	0
37	MF	IND	Mandar Rao Desai	11	1	3+6	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
18	MF	IND	Beikhokhei Beingaichho	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
29	MF	IND	Malsawmzuala	11	0	2+3	0	1+1	0	1+3	0
Forwards
7	FW	IND	Seminlen Doungel	12	2	1+4	1	2+0	0	2+3	1
9	FW	IND	Cornell Glen	4	0	0+0	0	0+4	0	0+0	0
11	FW	IND	Sunil Chhetri	30	12	16+0	7	3+0	0	11+0	5
21	FW	IND	Udanta Singh	28	4	15+2	3	3+2	1	4+2	0
25	FW	IND	Daniel Lalhlimpuia	24	2	9+6	2	2+0	0	4+3	0
31	FW	IND	C.K. Vineeth	28	10	8+7	7	1+2	2	10+0	1
36	FW	SRB	Marjan Jugovic	8	2	2+4	1	0+0	0	0+2	1
Players transferred out during the season
9	MF	ESP	Álvaro Rubio	5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	5+0	0
9	FW	HON	Roby Norales	4	1	1+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	IND	Vishal Kumar	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
—	MF	IND	Darren Caldeira	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source: soccerway

Updated: 31 May 2017

Top scorers

Mumbai

on 18 January 2017

Rank	No.	Pos	Player	I-League	AFC	Federation Cup	Total
1	11	FW	Sunil Chhetri	7	5	0	12
2	31	FW	C.K. Vineeth	7	1	2	10
3	21	FW	Udanta Singh	3	0	1	4
4	14	MF	Eugeneson Lyngdoh	1	1	1	3
5	25	FW	Daniel Lalhlimpuia	2	0	0	2
	36	FW	Marjan Jugovic	1	1	0	2
	15	DF	Sandesh Jhingan	1	1	0	2
	20	MF	Alwyn George	1	0	1	2
	7	FW	Seminlen Doungel	1	1	0	2
10	4	DF	Juanan	0	1	0	1
	6	DF	John Johnson	0	1	0	1
	8	MF	Lenny Rodrigues	1	0	0	1
	9	FW	Roby Norales	1	0	0	1
	10	MF	Harmanjot Khabra	1	0	0	1
	17	MF	Cameron Watson	0	0	1	1
	22	DF	Nishu Kumar	0	1	0	1
	19	DF	Sena Ralte	1	0	0	1
	24	DF	Salam Ranjan Singh	1	0	0	1
	37	MF	Mandar Rao Desai	1	0	0	1
Own goals				0	0	1	1
TOTALS				30	13	7	50

Source: soccerway
Updated: 31 May 2017

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Player	I-League	AFC	Federation Cup	Total
1	1	GK	Amrinder Singh	5	4	2	11
2	27	GK	Arindam Bhattacharya	3	0	0	3
3	28	GK	Lalthuammawia Ralte	1	1	0	2
TOTALS				9	5	2	16

Source: soccerway
Updated: 31 May 2017

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player	I-League		Federation Cup		AFC		Total		Notes
Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Player									Notes
1	10	MF		Harmanjot Khabra	5	0	1	0	2	0	8	0	Missed a game, against Aizawl (4 yellow cards)^[86] (9 April 2017) Missed a game, against Mohun Bagan in 2017 AFC Cup (2 yellow cards)^[87] (17 May 2017)
2	14	MF		Eugeneson Lyngdoh	2	0	3	0	3	0	7	0	Missed a game, against Mohun Bagan (2 yellow cards)^[88] (12 May 2017)
	15	DF		Sandesh Jhingan	3	0	1	0	3	0	7	0	Missed a game, against Dhaka Abahani (2 yellow cards)^[89] (18 April 2017)
	17	MF		Cameron Watson	3	0	2	0	2	0	7	0	Missed a game, against Mohun Bagan (2 yellow cards)^[90] (21 May 2017)
5	4	DF		Juanan	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	Missed a game, against DSK Shivajians (4 yellow cards)^[91] (22 April 2017)
	6	DF		John Johnson	1	1	0	0	3	0	4	1	Missed a game, against DSK Shivajians (red card)^[92] (5 February 2017) Missed a game, against Mohun Bagan in 2017 AFC Cup (2 yellow cards)^[87] (17 May 2017)
	11	FW		Sunil Chhetri	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
	31	FW		C.K. Vineeth	2	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
9	1	GK		Amrinder Singh	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	Missed a game, against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2 yellow cards)^[93] (5 November 2016)
	21	FW		Udanta Singh	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
	22	DF		Nishu Kumar	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
12	19	DF		Sena Ralte	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
12	24	DF		Salam Ranjan Singh	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
14	7	FW		Seminlen Doungel	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	8	MF		Lenny Rodrigues	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	9	MF		Alvaro Rubio	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	30	MF		Malsawmzuala	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	33	DF		Gursimrat Singh Gill	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	36	FW		Marjan Jugovic	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTALS					28	1	12	0	26	0	66	1

Source: soccerway
Updated: 31 May 2017

Notes

^ Bengaluru FC advanced to the inter-zone play-off semi-finals, played during 2017–18 season

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See also

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[table_note_res_ACQ0.11358621628656-57] Bengaluru qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup by winning the 2016–17 Federation Cup.

[table_hth_BFC0.80573204336955-77] Head-to-head results: Maziya 0–1 Bengaluru FC, Bengaluru FC 1–0 Maziya.

[1] Bengaluru FC advanced to the inter-zone play-off semi-finals, played during 2017–18 season

[2] "Bengaluru Football Club vs Kingfisher East Bengal" (PDF). AIFF. 25 February 2017.

[3] "JSW Bengaluru FC vs Abahani Dhaka Limited". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017.

[4] Jeevan, R.; Parasar, Swapnaneel (17 April 2016). "I-League: Bengaluru FC 2–0 Salgaocar FC: Cakewalk for the Blues as they lift second title in three years". goal.com.

[5] Netto, Brendon; Parasar, Swapnaneel (3 May 2016). "Federation Cup: Bengaluru FC 2–3 Aizawl FC: Reds eliminate stunned champions". goal.com.

[6] Das, Amlan (18 October 2016). "Decoding Bengaluru FC's 2016 AFC Cup Quest and what it means for Indian football". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

[7] Netto, Brendon (25 May 2016). "AFC Cup: Kitchee SC 2–3 Bengaluru FC: Sunil Chhetri scores two as Blues progress to quarter-finals". goal.com.

[8] "Ashley Westwood leaves Bengaluru FC after contract ends". ESPN. 1 June 2016.

[Roca-9] "Bengaluru FC appoint Champions League-winner Roca as head coach". The Times of India. 6 July 2016.

[10] "Osano parts ways with Bengaluru FC". Deccan Herald. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[Chhetri-11] "Prodigal son returns home: Bengaluru FC retain Sunil Chhetri in a one-year deal". PTI. Firstpost. 9 June 2016.

[Amrinder_Alwyn-12] 
Yahoo
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14 March 2017 (2017-03-14)	Bengaluru FC Mohun Bagan	Bangalore, India
19:00 UTC+5:30	Jhingan 36' 51' Chhetri 57' Watson 58' Johnson 69' Khabra 90+2'	Report	Yusa 36' (pen.) Norde 74'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia) MVP: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)