2021–22 Bengaluru FC season
The 2021–22 season was Bengaluru FC's ninth season as a club since its establishment in 2013. The Blues participated in AFC Cup, Durand Cup and finished sixth in their fifth Indian Super League season. All domestic league games of Bengaluru were held behind closed doors at GMC Athletic Stadium due to COVID-19 pandemic.[lower-alpha 1]
2021–22 season | |
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Chairman | Parth Jindal |
Manager | Marco Pezzaiuoli |
Stadium | GMC Athletic Stadium[lower-alpha 1] |
Indian Super League | 6th |
AFC Cup | Group Stage |
Durand Cup | Semi Final |
All statistics correct as of 23 April 2022. |
Background
Transfers
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
No. | Position | Player | Previous club | Date | Fee | Ref |
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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 | Prince Ibara | Châteauroux | 16 July 2021 | Free agent | |
14 | FW | Harmanpreet Singh | East Bengal | 19 July 2021 | Free agent | |
7 | 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 | ||
6 | MF | Bruno Ramires | Belenenses | 28 August 2021 | Free agent | [11][12] |
10 | MF | Iman Basafa | Machine Sazi | 14 September 2021 | Free agent | [13] |
Loan In
No. | Position | Player | Previous club | Date | Fee | Ref |
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5 | DF | Alan Costa | Avaí | 6 July 2021 | Undisclosed | [5] |
Out
No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Date | Fee | Ref |
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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 |
Preseason
21 October 2021 Friendly | Bengaluru | 2–3 | Chennaiyin | Goa |
16:00 IST | Report |
15 November 2021 Friendly | Bengaluru | 1–0 | Jamshedpur | Goa |
? IST | Ramires 25' |
16 November 2021 Friendly | Chennaiyin | 2–3 | Bengaluru | Goa |
? IST | Ali ?', ?' | Report |
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Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Super League | 20 November 2021 | 5 March 2022 | Matchday 1 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 40.00 |
AFC Cup | 15 August 2021 | 24 August 2021 | Playoff Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 |
Durand Cup | 15 September 2021 | 29 September 2021 | Group Stage | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 60.00 |
Total | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 44.83 |
Last updated: 5 March 2022 .
Source: Competitions
Indian Super League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 34 | Qualification to ISL playoffs |
5 | Mumbai City | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 31 | |
6 | Bengaluru | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 29 | |
7 | Odisha | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 23 | |
8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 20 |
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
- 2021–22 Indian Super League season will be played exclusively at Goa due to COVID-19 pandemic in India
Result summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Matches
Win Draw Loss Void / Postponed
20 November 2021 1 | Bengaluru | 4–2 | NorthEast United | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Silva 14', 42' 45' Shareef 23' (o.g.) Rane 42' Ibara 81' |
Report | Brown 17' Coureur 25' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Udanta Singh |
24 November 2021 2 | Odisha | 3–1 | Bengaluru | Vasco |
19:30 IST | Hernandez 3', 51' Antonay 61' Cabrera 90' |
Report | Kuruniyan 13' Costa 21' Ramires 58' |
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: R Venkatesh Man of the Match: Javier Hernandez |
28 November 2021 3 | Bengaluru | 1–1 | Kerala Blasters | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Chowdhary 22' Kuruniyan 84' |
Report | Kuruniyan 88' (o.g.) Khabra 89' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Harmanjot Khabra |
4 December 2021 4 | Bengaluru | 1–3 | Mumbai City | Bambolim |
21:30 IST | Wangjam 14' Silva 20' R. Singh 36' Chhetri 76' |
Report | Angulo 9' Jahouh 46' Fall 54' Ranawade 70' Catatau 85' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Lalengmawia |
8 December 2021 5 | Hyderabad | 1–0 | Bengaluru | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Ogbeche 7' Jadhav 83' |
Report | R. Singh 29' Wangjam 38' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Souvik Chakrabarti |
11 December 2021 6 | Goa | 2–1 | Bengaluru | Bambolim |
21:30 IST | Martins 13' Kuruniyan 18' (o.g.) Ortiz 55' Murgaonkar 70' |
Report | R. Singh 32' Silva 45' Farooq 52' Wangjam 55' 84' Ibara 57' Ramires 68' Shrivas 78' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Devendra Murgaonkar |
16 December 2021 7 | Bengaluru | 3–3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Silva pen.' (18) Farooq 26' A. Kumar 39' R. Singh 69' Ibara 72' U. Singh 81' |
Report | Bose 13' Boumous 38' 43' Krishna 58' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Subhasish Bose |
20 December 2021 8 | Jamshedpur | 0–0 | Bengaluru | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Jitendra 57' | Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Senthil Nathan Man of the Match: Greg Stewart |
30 December 2021 9 | Chennaiyin | 2–4 | Bengaluru | Vasco |
19:30 IST | Murzaev 4' Ali 49' |
Report | Ibara 13' Silva 39' Costa 43' Kuruniyan 45' Wangjam 57' U. Singh 70' Chowdhary 74' Farooq 80' |
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Naorem Roshan Singh |
4 January 2022 10 | Bengaluru | 1–1 | East Bengal | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | R. Singh 27' Das 58' (o.g.) |
Report | Bhattacharya 3' Haokip 28' Mukherjee 87' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Adil Khan |
10 January 2022 11 | Mumbai | 0–3 | Bengaluru | Margao |
19:30 IST | Bheke 26' Rai 45' G. Singh 85' |
Report | Farooq 8' 45' Ibara 23', 45' Chowdhary 33' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna Man of the Match: Naorem Roshan Singh |
15 January 2022 12 | ATK Mohun Bagan | – | Bengaluru | Margao |
19:30 IST | postponed | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium |
23 January 2022 12 | Goa | 1–1 | Bengaluru | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Fox 41' | Report | Basafa 24' Farooq 32' Chhetri 61' R. Singh 74' Ibara 75' R. Kumar 87' U. Singh 90' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Dylan Fox |
26 January 2022 13 | Bengaluru | 3–0 | Chennaiyin | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Basafa 20' U. Singh 42', 52' |
Report | Dhot 41' Ali 88' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Udanta Singh |
30 January 2022 14 | Kerala Blasters | 0–1 | Bengaluru | Vasco |
19:30 IST | Khawlhring 41' Vazquez 62' |
Report | Ibara 11' Naorem Roshan Singh 56' |
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Naorem Roshan Singh |
5 February 2022 15 | Bengaluru | 3–1 | Jamshedpur | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Chhetri 55' Silva 62', 90' |
Report | Chukwu 1' | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna Man of the Match: Bruno Ramires |
11 February 2022 16 | Bengaluru | 1–2 | Hyderabad | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Farooq 27' Shrivas 42' R. Singh 82' Chhetri 87' |
Report | Siverio 16' Victor 30' Juanan 64' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Joao Victor |
18 February 2022 17 | Northeast United | 2–1 | Bengaluru | Margao |
19:30 IST | Lakra 23' Irshad 23' Santana 62' Brown 74' T. Singh 90' |
Report | Farooq 54' Silva 66' 90' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: R Venkatesh Man of the Match: Joe Zoherliana |
21 February 2022 18 | Bengaluru | 2–1 | Odisha | Bambolim |
19:30 IST | Ibara 12' Farooq 31' 74' Silva 49' |
Report | Sekar 8' Lalruatthara 41' Vanmalsawma 70' |
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Referee: Senthil Nathan Man of the Match: Danish Farooq Bhat |
27 February 2022 19 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Bengaluru | Margao |
19:30 IST | Colaco 45' M. Singh 85' |
Report | Chhetri 50' Banana 71' Augustine 74' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Sandesh Jhingan |
11 February 2022 20 | East Bengal | 0–1 | Bengaluru | Vasco |
19:30 IST | N. Singh 90' | Report | Chhetri 24' | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Referee: Senthil Nathan Man of the Match: Lara Sharma |
AFC Cup
Qualifying play-offs
- 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.
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AMB | BSK | BFC | MAZ | |
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1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | |
2 | Bashundhara Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
3 | Bengaluru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | — | 0−0 | — | — | ||
4 | Maziya (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | 1–3 | — | 2–6 | — |
18 August 2021 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 2–0 | Bengaluru | Malé, Maldives |
16:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah Man of the Match: Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan) |
21 August 2021 | Bengaluru | 0–0 | Bashundhara Kings | Malé, Maldives |
16:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) |
24 August 2021 | Maziya | 2–6 | Bengaluru | Malé, Maldives |
21:00 UTC+5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
Durand Cup
- Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Bengaluru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Delhi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Indian Navy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
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
15 September 2021 | Bengaluru | 2–0 | Kerala Blasters | Kolkata, West Bengal |
15:00 IST |
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Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Man of the Match: Lara Sharma (Bengaluru FC) |
18 September 2021 | Delhi | 2–2 | Bengaluru | Kolkata, West Bengal |
15:00 IST |
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Stadium: Mohun Bagan Ground |
21 September 2021 | Bengaluru | 5–3 | Indian Navy | Kolkata, West Bengal |
15:00 IST |
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Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
- Knockout stage
25 September 2021 | Bengaluru | 3–2 | Army Green | Kolkata, West Bengal |
15:00 IST | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
29 September 2021 | Goa | 2–2 (7–6 p) | Bengaluru | Kolkata, West Bengal |
18:00 IST |
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Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Rowan Arumugan Man of the Match: Edu Bedia (FC Goa) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Management
- As of 26 April 2022
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Marco Pezzaiuoli[14] |
Assistant coach | Javier Pinillos[15] |
Assistant coach/Reserve team Head Coach | Naushad Moosa |
Goalkeeping coach | Stefan Toonen |
Physiotherapist | Senen Alvarez |
Team manager | Rosewall Da Cunha |
Video analyst | Alwin Lawrence |
Masseur | Manu Prasad |
Kit Boy | Gireesh PM |
Player statistics
- As of 24 April 2022
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | ISL | AFC Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | GK | IND | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 19 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
30 | GK | IND | Lara Sharma | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
43 | GK | IND | Sharon Padattil | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||
4 | DF | IND | Pratik Chaudhari | 19 | 1 | 11+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | BRA | Alan Costa | 22 | 2 | 17+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | IND | Wungngayam Muirang | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | IND | Sarthak Golui | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
19 | DF | IND | Ajith Kumar | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
25 | DF | IND | Namgyal Bhutia | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
27 | DF | IND | Parag Shrivas | 16 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
29 | DF | GAB | Yrondu Musavu-King | 5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
35 | DF | IND | Biswa Kumar Darjee | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
6 | MF | BRA | Bruno Ramires | 20 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | IND | Jayesh Rane | 13 | 2 | 8+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
8 | MF | IND | Suresh Singh Wangjam | 20 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | IRN | Iman Basafa | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
12 | MF | IND | Danish Farooq Bhat | 21 | 3 | 11+6 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | IND | Rohit Kumar | 11 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | IND | Ajay Chhetri | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
22 | MF | IND | Ashique Kuruniyan | 14 | 1 | 13+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
31 | MF | IND | Leon Augustine | 7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | ||
32 | MF | IND | Roshan Singh | 21 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
40 | MF | IND | Damaitphang Lyngdoh | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||
9 | FW | CGO | Prince Ibara | 17 | 4 | 13+4 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | IND | Sunil Chhetri | 23 | 4 | 14+6 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
14 | FW | IND | Harmanpreet Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
17 | FW | IND | Edmund Lalrindika | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
21 | FW | IND | Udanta Singh | 20 | 4 | 13+4 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
23 | FW | BRA | Cleiton Silva | 23 | 10 | 17+2 | 9 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
26 | FW | IND | Bidyashagar Singh | 7 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+3 | 2 | ||
39 | FW | IND | Sivasakthi Narayanan | 9 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
42 | FW | IND | Akashdeep Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Source: soccerway
Updated: 24 April 2022
Goal scorers
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | AFC | Total |
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1 | 23 | FW | Cleiton Silva | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
2 | 9 | FW | Prince Ibara | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | 4 | 0 | |||
21 | FW | Udanta Singh | 3 | 1 | |||
3 | 12 | MF | Danish Farooq Bhat | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 26 | FW | Bidyashagar Singh | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
5 | DF | Alan Costa | 2 | 0 | |||
7 | MF | Jayesh Rane | 1 | 1 | |||
5 | 4 | DF | Pratik Chaudhari | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | MF | Iman Basafa | 1 | 0 | |||
22 | MF | Ashique Kuruniyan | 1 | 0 | |||
32 | MF | Roshan Singh | 1 | 0 | |||
36 | MF | Leon Augustine | 0 | 1 | |||
39 | FW | Sivasakthi Narayanan | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 30 | 7 | 37 |
Source: soccerway
Updated: 24 April 2021
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | AFC | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
2 | 30 | GK | Lara Sharma | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTALS | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Source: soccerway
Updated: 26 April 2022
Disciplinary record
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | AFC | Total | Notes | |||
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1 | 8 | MF | Suresh Singh Wangjam | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
23 | FW | Cleiton Silva | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2 | 20 | 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 | |||
29 | DF | Yrondu Musavu-King | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: soccerway
Updated: 28 August 2021
See also
References
- "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.
- "Midfielder Rohit Kumar joins Bengaluru FC". Bengalurufc. 29 June 2021.
- @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.
- @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.
- @bengalurufc (31 May 2021). "For a moment that's etched in our history forever, and for so much more. #ThankYouBheke #WeAreBFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- @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.
- @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.
- @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.
- @bengalurufc (28 August 2021). "HE'S OURS! 🇧🇷 Brazilian midfielder Bruno Ramires has put pen to paper on a two-year-deal that will keep him in Bengaluru Blue until the end of the 2022–23 campaign" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Bengaluru FC sign Iranian midfielder Iman Basafa". Bengaluru FC. 14 September 2021.
- "Marco Pezzaiuoli appointed as new Head Coach of Bengaluru FC". Bengaluru FC. 12 February 2021.
- "Blues appoint Julen Esnaola as goalkeeping coach". 30 January 2020.