2019–20_Bengaluru_FC_season

2019–20 Bengaluru FC season

2019–20 Bengaluru FC season

7th season in existence of Bengaluru FC

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

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Background

Main article: 2018–19 Bengaluru FC season

Transfers

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]

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Pre-season and friendlies

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

Indian Super League

Main article: 2019–20 Indian Super League season

League stage

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: Saudi Arabia 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
Report
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

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

AFC Cup

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

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 Bhutan 0–1 India 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 India 9–1
(10–1 agg.)		 Bhutan 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 Maldives 2–1 India 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 India 3–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Maldives 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

Management

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
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Player statistics

Appearances and goals

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Updated: 8 March 2020

Top scorers

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Source: soccerway
Updated: 8 March 2020

Clean sheets

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Source: soccerway
Updated: 8 March 2020

Disciplinary record

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Source: soccerway
Updated: 8 March 2020

Awards

Player of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting

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Notes

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

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