2020–21 Bengaluru FC season
| AFC Cup | Preliminary round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top goalscorer | League: Sunil Chhetri (8) All: Sunil Chhetri (8) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 25 February 2021. | ||||
The 2020–21 season was Bengaluru FC's eighth season as a club since its establishment in 2013.
Background
Transfers
During the course of 2019–20 season, Bengaluru FC extended contracts of Juanan, Thongkhosiem Haokip and Edmund Lalrindika.[1][2][3] At the end of the season, Bengaluru FC extended contracts of
On 3 June Bengaluru FC announced signing of defender
Reliance Foundation Young Champs.[12] On 3 October Bengaluru FC announced signing of goalkeeper Lara Sharma for three years.[13] On 20 October Bengaluru FC announced signing of Spanish defender Fran González and Norwegian striker Kristian Opseth on season long deals.[14]
Bengaluru FC did not renew the contract of Spanish midfielder
East Bengal.[24]
In the winter transfer window,
SC East Bengal till the end of the season.[25]
In
| No. | Position | Player | Previous club | Transfer fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF |  Pratik Chaudhari
|
Mumbai City | Free agent | 3 June 2020 | [8] |
| 28 | GK | Lalthuammawia Ralte
|
East Bengal
|
Free agent | 3 June 2020 | [8] |
| 24 | DF | Joe Zoherliana
|
Aizawl
|
Free agent | 5 June 2020 | [9] |
| 15 | DF | Wungngayam Muirang
|
Gokulam Kerala
|
Free agent | 5 June 2020 | [9] |
| 23 | FW |  Cleiton Silva
|
 Suphanburi
|
Free agent | 20 June 2020 | [10] |
| 19 | DF | Ajith Kumar
|
Chennai City
|
Undisclosed | 22 August 2020 | [11] |
| 36 | MF | Huidrom Thoi Singh
|
Reliance Foundation Young Champs
|
Free agent | 18 September 2020 | [12] |
| 30 | GK | Lara Sharma
|
ATK | Free agent | 3 October 2020 | [13] |
| 55 | DF |  Fran González
|
Mohun Bagan
|
Free agent | 20 October 2020 | [14] |
| 9 | FW |  Kristian Opseth
|
 Adelaide United
|
Free agent | 20 October 2020 | [14] |
| MF | Xisco Hernández
|
Odisha | Free agent | 15 January 2021 | ||
| DF |  Yrondu Musavu-King
|
 Le Mans
|
Free agent | 10 March 2021 | [26] |
Out
| No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Date | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Albert Serrán
|
Montañesa
|
1 June 2020 | Free agent | [22] |
| 4 | DF | Sairuat Kima
|
Sudeva
|
1 June 2020 | Free agent | [23] |
| 13 | DF | Rino Anto
|
East Bengal
|
1 June 2020 | Free agent | |
| 7 | MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh
|
East Bengal
|
1 June 2020 | Free agent | [24] |
| 29 | MF | Nili
|
 Levadiakos
|
9 June 2020 | Free agent | [15] |
| 22 | DF | Nishu Kumar
|
Kerala Blasters | 22 July 2020 | Free agent | [17] |
| 17 | FW |  Kevaughn Frater
|
 Maccabi Netanya
|
1 August 2020 | Free agent | [16] |
| 31 | GK | Prabhsukhan Singh Gill
|
Kerala Blasters | 9 September 2020 | Free agent | [18] |
| 9 | FW | Manuel Onwu
|
Odisha | 13 September 2020 | Free agent | [19] |
| 33 | DF | Gursimrat Singh Gill
|
Bengaluru United | 17 September 2020 | Free agent | [20] |
| 8 | MF | Kean Lewis
|
Sudeva
|
9 October 2020 | Free agent | [27] |
| 12 | MF | Raphael Augusto
|
 Abahani Limited Dhaka
|
17 October 2020 | Free agent | [21] |
| 26 | FW | Deshorn Brown
|
NorthEast United
|
15 January 2021 | Released |
Out on loan
| No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Date | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | MF | Ajay Chhetri
|
East Bengal
|
15 January 2021 | Unknown | [25] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Bengaluru FC started pre-season with a friendly against Hyderabad FC on 7 November 2020 at Dempo SC ground, in Goa. Bengaluru drew the game 1–1 with Wungngayam Muirang scoring the opening goal in first half. Aridane Santana scored from spot to equalise for Hyderabad in second half.[28]
Mid-season friendlies
| 14 December 2020 Friendly | Bengaluru | 1–1 | Kerala Blasters | Goa |
| Report |
Competitions
Indian Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Hyderabad | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 29 |
| 6 | Jamshedpur | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 27 |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 22 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 20 |
| 9 | East Bengal
|
20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 17 |
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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
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
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2021. Source: soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 28 November 2020 2 | Bengaluru | 0–0 | Hyderabad | Margao |
| 19:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: (Hyderabad) |
| 4 December 2020 3 | Chennaiyin | 0–1 | Bengaluru | Bambolim |
| 19:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Suresh Singh Wangjam (Bengaluru) |
| 8 December 2020 4 | Bengaluru | 2–2 | NorthEast United | Margao |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: (NorthEast United) |
| 13 December 2020 5 | Bengaluru | 4–2 | Kerala Blasters | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
|
Stadium: (Bengaluru) |
| 17 December 2020 6 | Odisha | 1–2 | Bengaluru | Bambolim |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Santosh Kumar Man of the Match: Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru FC) |
| 21 December 2020 7 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | Bengaluru | Margao |
| 19:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: (ATK Mohun Bagan) |
| 28 December 2020 8 | Bengaluru | 0–1 | Jamshedpur | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
|
Stadium: Rehenesh TP (Jamshedpur) |
| 5 January 2021 9 | Bengaluru | 1–3 | Mumbai City | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Bipin Singh (Mumbai City) | ||
| Note: Last game under Carles Cuadrat | ||||
| 9 January 2021 10 | Bengaluru | 0–1 | East Bengal | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
|
Stadium: (East Bengal) |
| 12 January 2021 11 | NorthEast United | 1–1 | Bengaluru | Vasco |
| 19:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: Lalengmawia (NorthEast United) |
| 20 January 2021 12 | Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | Bengaluru | Bambolim |
| 19:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters) |
| 2 February 2021 15 | East Bengal | 0–2 | Bengaluru | Vasco |
| 19:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: (Bengaluru FC) |
| 5 February 2021 16 | Bengaluru | 0–0 | Chennaiyin | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: (Bengaluru FC) |
| 9 February 2021 17 | Bengaluru | 0–2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
|
Stadium: Marcelinho (ATK Mohun Bagan) |
| 15 February 2021 18 | Mumbai City | 2–4 | Bengaluru | Bambolim |
| 19:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) |
| 21 February 2021 19 | Bengaluru | 1–2 | Goa | Margao |
| 17:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Glan Martins (Goa) |
| 25 February 2021 20 | Jamshedpur | 3–2 | Bengaluru | Vasco |
| 19:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: (Jamshedpur) |
AFC Cup
Mohun Bagan and qualified automatically to the AFC Cup group stage. Third-placed team in 2019–20 Indian Super League season, Bengaluru FC qualified for 2021 AFC Cup qualifiers. This will be Bengaluru's sixth appearance in the tournament.[29]
Qualifying play-offs
- Preliminary round 2
| 14 April 2021 | Bengaluru | 5–0 |  Tribhuvan Army | Bambolim |
| 19:30 UTC+5:30 | Stats Report Report |
Stadium: Lebanon) (Bengaluru FC)MVP: Rahul Bheke |
- Play-off round
Due to the lockdown and travel restrictions in Bangladesh, the AFC Sub-Committee decided that Abahani Limited Dhaka are considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Cup 2021 and awarded the Playoff Stage slot to Eagles FC. Playoff Stage match supposed to be hosted by Bengaluru FC, moved to Maldives, which is hosting Group D matches, where the winner of Playoff will be placed.[30] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Play-off round between Bengaluru FC and Eagles FC scheduled for May 2021 postponed to 15 August 2021.
Coaching Staff
Management
After poor outings during the ongoing season, on 6 January 2021, it was announced that Carles Cuadrat and Bengaluru FC decided to mutually part ways. Naushad Moosa, the assistant coach and the head coach of Bengaluru FC B, was appointed as a caretaker coach.[31] Soon after the departure of Carles, the fitness coach Mikel Guillen too parted ways with the club.[32]
- As of 26 February 2021
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Marco Pezzaiuoli
|
| Assistant Coach | Javier Pinillos[33]
|
| Assistant Coach/Reserve team Head Coach | Naushad Moosa
|
| Goalkeeping Coach | Julen Esnaola[33]
|
| Physiotherapist | Senen Alvarez
|
| Team Manager | Rosewall Da Cunha
|
| Video Analyst | Alwin Lawrence
|
| Masseur | Manu Prasad
|
| Kit Boy | Gireesh PM
|
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | ISL |
AFC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IND
|
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 20 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | GK | IND
|
Lalthuammawia Ralte | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | IND
|
Lara Sharma | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | GK | IND
|
Sharon Padattil | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | IND
|
Rahul Bheke | 16 | 3 | 13+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | DF | IND
|
Pratik Chaudhari | 16 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ESP
|
Juanan | 15 | 2 | 14+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | DF | IND
|
Harmanjot Khabra
|
17 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | IND
|
Wungngayam Muirang | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | IND
|
Ajith Kumar | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | IND
|
Joe Zoherliana | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF | IND
|
Namgyal Bhutia | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | IND
|
Parag Shrivas | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | IND
|
Biswa Kumar Darjee | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | DF | ESP
|
Fran González | 18 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | GAB
|
Yrondu Musavu-King | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | AUS
|
Erik Paartalu | 19 | 2 | 17+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ESP
|
Dimas Delgado | 13 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | IND
|
Ashique Kuruniyan | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | IND
|
Suresh Singh Wangjam | 20 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | MF | IND
|
Leon Augustine | 9 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | IND
|
Roshan Singh
|
2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | IND
|
Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | IND
|
Huidrom Thoi Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | IND
|
Amay Morajkar | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | ESP
|
Xisco Hernández | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| MF | IND
|
Damaitphang Lyngdoh | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
| MF | IND
|
Muhammad Inayath | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 11 | FW | IND
|
Sunil Chhetri | 21 | 9 | 20+0 | 8 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | IND
|
Edmund Lalrindika | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | IND
|
Thongkhosiem Haokip | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | IND
|
Udanta Singh
|
18 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | BRA
|
Cleiton Silva | 19 | 9 | 18+0 | 7 | 1+0 | 2 | ||
| FW | IND
|
Sivasakthi Narayanan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| FW | IND
|
Akashdeep Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||
| 13 | MF | IND
|
Ajay Chhetri | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | FW | JAM
|
Deshorn Brown | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | NOR
|
Kristian Opseth | 15 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
- Source: soccerway
Updated: 14 April 2021
Goal scorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | AFC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | FW |
|
Sunil Chhetri | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 23 | FW |
|
Cleiton Silva | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | DF |
|
Rahul Bheke | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | DF |
|
Juanan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF
|
|
Erik Paartalu | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | MF
|
|
Dimas Delgado | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF |
|
Udanta Singh
|
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | MF |
|
Suresh Singh Wangjam | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | MF |
|
Leon Augustine | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 55 | MF |
|
Fran González | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 5 | 31 | ||||
Source: soccerway
Updated: 14 April 2021
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | AFC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK |
|
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 31 | GK |
|
Lalthuammawia Ralte | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Source: soccerway
Updated: 14 April 2021
Disciplinary record
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL
|
AFC | Total | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
| 1 | 6 | MF
|
|
Erik Paartalu | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Missed a game, against Mumbai City (4 yellow cards)[34] (5 January 2021) Missed a game, against |
| 2 | 10 | DF |
|
Harmanjot Khabra
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | Missed a game, against East Bengal (4 yellow cards)[36] (9 January 2021) |
| 3 | 4 | DF |
|
Pratik Chaudhari | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Missed a game, against Mumbai City (4 yellow cards)[37] (15 February 2021) |
| 4 | 2 | DF |
|
Rahul Bheke | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Missed a game, against Chennaiyin (4 yellow cards)[38] (5 February 2021) |
| 22 | MF
|
|
Ashique Kuruniyan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Missed a game, against Jamshedpur (4 yellow cards)[39] (25 February 2021) | |
| 6 | 5 | DF |
|
Juanan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW |
|
Sunil Chhetri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW |
|
Cleiton Silva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF
|
|
Suresh Singh Wangjam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 14 | MF
|
|
Dimas Delgado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF |
|
Wungngayam Muirang | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF |
|
Ajith Kumar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF |
|
Parag Shrivas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 55 | DF |
|
Fran González | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 1 | GK |
|
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW |
|
Edmund Lalrindika | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Source: soccerway
Updated: 14 April 2021
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Notes
- 2020–21 Indian Super League season was played exclusively at Goa due to COVID-19 pandemic in India