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Bengaluru FC
2018–19 season
ChairmanParth Jindal
ManagerCarles Cuadrat
StadiumSree Kanteerava Stadium
Indian Super LeagueWinners
AFC CupInter-zonal play-off semi-finals[A]
Super CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Sunil Chhetri (9 goals)
All: Sunil Chhetri (10 goals)
All statistics correct as of 4 April 2019.

The 2018–19 season was Bengaluru FC's sixth season as club since its establishment in 2013.

Background

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Transfers

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At the fag end of 2017–18 Indian Super League season Bengaluru FC extended contract of defender Rahul Bheke till May 2021.[1] He joined captain Sunil Chhetri and winger Udanta Singh, both has contract till the end of 2019–20 season.[2] Defender Juanan extended his stay with Bengaluru FC for two more seasons.[3] First choice goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu extended his contract for five more seasons, which will keep him till 2023 with Bengaluru FC.[4] Bengaluru FC's Australian midfielder Erik Paartalu also extended his stay with the club for two more seasons.[5] Defender Nishu Kumar and striker Thongkhosiem Haokip extended their stay in the club for two more seasons.[6]

Midfielder Lenny Rodrigues transferred to FC Goa.[7] Midfielder Boithang Haokip extended his stay with Bengaluru FC till the end of 2020 season.[8] Bengaluru FC also extended contract of Spanish midfielder Dimas Delgado for one more season.[9] Defender Harmanjot Khabra extended his stay with Bengaluru FC for three more season.[10] English defender John Johnson ended his five years journey with the club at the end of the season to join ATK.[11] Striker Daniel Lalhlimpuia left the Bengaluru FC after three-year stint with the club.[12] Goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte parted ways with the club as well.[13] Bengaluru FC also released Spanish trio of Toni, Víctor Pérez Alonso, and Daniel Lucas Segovia at the end of the season.[14] Left-back Subhasish Bose transferred to Mumbai City FC.[15] Bengaluru FC also released more inexperienced players at the end of season including Calvin Abhishek, Abhra Mondal, Joyner Lourenco, Zohmingliana Ralte, and Collin Abranches.[16] Midfielder Malsawmzuala left the Bengaluru FC after three-year stint with the club.[17] Midfielder Alwyn George transferred to FC Pune City.[18]

On 3 June 2018, Bengaluru announced signing of Indian winger Kean Lewis for one season.[19] Bengaluru FC also re-signed right-back Rino Anto.[20] On 11 June Bengaluru FC announced signing of defenders Gursimrat Singh Gill and Sairuat Kima for two seasons.[21] On 25 June Bengaluru FC announced signing of Bhutanese forward Chencho Gyeltshen on a one-year deal.[22] On 6 July Bengaluru FC announced signing of Spanish winger Xisco Hernández on a one-year deal.[23] On 9 July, Bengaluru FC announced return of goalkeeper Soram Poirei after three years. He signed a one-year deal.[24] After the early end to their AFC Cup campaign, Bengaluru FC signed Spanish center-back Albert Serrán on a one-year deal.[25]

At the end of winter transfer window, Bengaluru loaned out Bhutanese striker Chencho Gyeltshen on a loan deal to I-League club NEROCA F.C. and was replaced by Spanish Attacking midfielder Luisma.[26][27] After qualifying for 2018–19 Indian Super League playoffs, Bengaluru signed Spanish midfielder Álex Barrera on a short-term deal, owing to the injury of Erik Paartalu.[28]

In

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No. Position Player Previous club Transfer fee Date Ref
8 MF India Kean Lewis Pune City Free agent 3 June 2018 [19]
13 DF India Rino Anto Kerala Blasters Free agent 6 June 2018 [20]
33 DF India Gursimrat Singh Gill Northeast United Free agent 11 June 2018 [21]
4 DF India Sairuat Kima Jamshedpur Free agent 11 June 2018 [21]
27 FW Bhutan Chencho Gyeltshen Minerva Punjab Free agent 25 June 2018 [22]
19 MF Spain Xisco Hernández Spain Atlético Baleares Free agent 6 July 2018 [23]
23 GK India Soram Poirei ATK Free agent 9 July 2018 [24]
3 DF Spain Albert Serrán Morocco Chabab Rif Free agent 31 August 2018 [25]
9 MF Spain Luisma Spain Ponferradina Free agent 31 January 2019 [27]
24 MF Spain Álex Barrera Spain Extremadura Free agent 2 March 2019 [28]

Out

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No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Ref
3 DF India Collin Abranches Unattached 31 May 2018 Free agent [16]
4 DF India Zohmingliana Ralte Chennaiyin 31 May 2018 Free agent [16]
6 DF England John Johnson ATK 31 May 2018 Free agent [11]
8 MF India Lenny Rodrigues Goa 31 May 2018 Free agent [7]
12 MF Spain Daniel Segovia Spain Racing de Santander 31 May 2018 Free agent [14]
15 DF India Subhasish Bose Mumbai City 31 May 2018 Free agent [15]
19 MF Spain Toni Cyprus Nea Salamis Famagusta 31 May 2018 Free agent [14]
20 MF India Alwyn George Pune City 31 May 2018 Free agent [18]
23 GK India Abhra Mondal India East Bengal 31 May 2018 Free agent [29]
24 DF India Joyner Lourenco Mumbai City 31 May 2018 Free agent [16]
25 FW India Daniel Lalhlimpuia Delhi Dynamos 31 May 2018 Free agent [12]
28 GK India Lalthuammawia Ralte Goa 31 May 2018 Free agent [13]
30 MF India Malsawmzuala ATK 31 May 2018 Free agent [17]
32 GK India Calvin Abhishek India ARA 31 May 2018 Free agent [16]
44 MF Spain Victor Perez Alonso Lithuania FK Žalgiris 31 May 2018 Free agent [14]

Out on loan

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No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Ref
27 FW Bhutan Chencho Gyeltshen India NEROCA 31 January 2019 Unknown [26]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Bengaluru FC started their pre-season on 14 July 2018 at the Bangalore Football Stadium, with a trip to Bellary in the first leg and Spain in the second leg before facing Altyn Asyr of Turkmenistan in AFC Cup Inter-zone play-off semi-finals on 22 August at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.[30] In the first friendly, Bengaluru played Atlético Saguntino and suffered a close defeat 2–1, with Dimas Delgado scoring the only goal.[31] Playing against UAE Pro-League team Shabab Al-Ahli, Bengaluru suffered another defeat 5–1.[32][33] Bengaluru's pre-season tour ended winless as they suffered 1–0 and 3–0 defeat to Villarreal B and Barcelona B, respectively.[34][35]

After the exit in AFC Cup, Bengaluru FC played a friendly against MEG and won 7–0 with Sunil Chhetri and Miku scoring braces.[36] Bengaluru FC played friendlies with I-League side, Chennai City F.C. winning the first 5–0 and losing the second 1–2.[37][38] Bengaluru FC next played friendly with I-League side, Gokulam Kerala F.C. and won the match 4–1.[39]

3 August 2018 Friendly Spain Atlético Saguntino 2–1 Bengaluru India Valencia
19:00 UTC+2
  • Fas 7'
  • 84'
Report
Stadium: Masía La Grava
6 August 2018 Friendly United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli 5–1 Bengaluru India Alicante
19:00 UTC+2
  • 16'
  • 46'
  • 51'
  • 64'
  • 79'
Report
Stadium: Meliá Villaitana Football Center
11 August 2018 Friendly Spain Villarreal B 1–0 Bengaluru India Villarreal
19:00 UTC+2
  • Xavier Quintillà 32' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
14 August 2018 Friendly Spain Barcelona B 3–0 Bengaluru India Barcelona
20:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
8 September 2018 Friendly India Bengaluru 7–0 MEG India Bengaluru
11:00 UTC+5:30
Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
14 September 2018 Friendly India Bengaluru 5–0 Chennai City India Bengaluru
11:00 UTC+5:30
Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
15 September 2018 Friendly India Bengaluru 1–2 Chennai City India Bengaluru
11:00 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
23 September 2018 Friendly India Bengaluru 4–1 Gokulam Kerala India Bengaluru
11:00 UTC+5:30 Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

Competitions

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Indian Super League

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Summary

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September–October
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Bengaluru kicked off their campaign against defending champions Chennaiyin on 30 September 2018.[40] Bengaluru FC started the game in a 4–2–3–1 with new signings Albert Serrán and Xisco Hernández making their ISL debut for the club. Miku broke the deadlock in the 41st minute to earn the lead for the home team. Bengaluru continued to attack in the second half, but none of the team could score the goal and Bengaluru registered the first win of the 2018–19 season.[41] Playing against Jamshedpur FC on 7 October, Nishu Kumar got the lead for Bengaluru at the stroke of half time with a long-range effort. Bengaluru paid for the missed chances as the substitute Gourav Mukhi scored an equalizer in the 81st minute. Bengaluru restored the lead in 87th minute when Sunil Chhetri scored goal from Harmanjot Khabra's lobbed pass. However, Bengaluru failed to secure all 3 points when Sergio Cidoncha scored the equalizer in the last minute and the game ended 2–2.[42] After returning from the international break, Bengaluru played the first away game of the season against FC Pune City on 22 October. Sunil Chhetri scored twice in the first half and Miku scored another goal to wrap up a dominant 3–0 win.[43] Playing the next away game against ATK, Bengaluru were trailing the home team when Komal Thatal scored in 15th minute. Bengaluru equalized just before the half-time when Miku converted the free-kick at the edge of the penalty box. In the second half, Erik Paartalu scored the second goal that proved decisive and Bengaluru won the game.[44]

November–December
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Before heading to the international break, Bengaluru FC played southern rivals, Kerala Blasters on 5 November. Sunil Chhetri scored the goal in 17th minute from Miku's pass, but Kerala Blasters equalized in 30th minute when Nishu Kumar was adjudged to have fouled Sahal Samad inside the penalty box and Stojanovič converted the penalty. Both teams continued the quest to find the winner in the second half. Bengaluru FC took the lead in 80th minute when Naveen Kumar could not prevent Nikola Krčmarević's own goal and Bengaluru returned to the top of the table with 2–1 victory.[45] Bengaluru faced FC Goa on 22 November. Miku and Erik Paartalu were ruled out because of injuries and Chencho Gyeltshen made his first start for Bengaluru. The visitors took the lead in the 34th minute as Rahul Bheke's backheel flick off Xisco Hernandez' week shot at goal found the net. Both sides were reduced to 10-men when Mohamed Ali and Dimas Delgado were sent off in the second half. Goa equalized when Coro's square pass found Brandon Fernandes in front of the goal and the forward's shot took a deflection on its way into the net. Just as Goa felt they were back in the match, Sunil Chhetri restored the visitors' lead in the 77th minute from Udanta Singh's cross.[46] Playing against Delhi Dynamos FC on 26 November, Bengaluru played without Miku and Dimas Delgado and Erik Paartalu was not named in the starting lineup after recovering from toe injury. With key players missing, Bengaluru failed to stop Delhi from creating chances and were wasteful in the chances of their own. However, Delhi remained goalless as they could not finish chances they created. The deadlock was broken in the dying minutes when Udanta jumped onto a loose ball and launched a low shot from outside the box. The ball took a deflection before hitting the frame of the goal and crossing the line and Bengaluru regained the top position on the table with 1–0 win.[47]

January–February
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March
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League stage

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30 September 2018 1 Bengaluru 1–0 Chennaiyin Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 20,786
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Miku (Bengaluru FC)
7 October 2018 2 Bengaluru 2–2 Jamshedpur Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 15,893
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Nishu Kumar (Bengaluru FC)
22 October 2018 3 Pune City 0–3 Bengaluru Pune
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 8,193
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)
31 October 2018 4 ATK 1–2 Bengaluru Kolkata
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 17,656
Referee: R Venkatesh
Man of the Match: Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru FC)
5 November 2018 5 Kerala Blasters 1–2 Bengaluru Kochi
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 28,916
Referee: R Venkatesh
Man of the Match: Dimas Delgado (Bengaluru FC)
22 November 2018 6 Goa 1–2 Bengaluru Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,807
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari
Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru)
26 November 2018 7 Bengaluru 1–0 Delhi Dynamos Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 10,983
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: Nishu Kumar (Bengaluru FC)
30 November 2018 8 Bengaluru 2–1 Pune City Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 11,907
Referee: L Ajithkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru FC)
5 December 2018 9 NorthEast United 1–1 Bengaluru Guwahati
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 12,371
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Chencho Gyeltshen (Bengaluru FC)
9 December 2018 10 Bengaluru 1–1 Mumbai City Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 13,892
Referee: R Venkatesh
Man of the Match: Arnold Issoko (Mumbai City FC)
13 December 2018 11 Bengaluru 1–0 ATK Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 9,379
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru FC)
27 January 2019 12 Mumbai City 1–0 Bengaluru Mumbai
19:30 IST Machado 29' Report
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Paulo Machado (Mumbai City)
30 January 2019 13 Bengaluru 2–1 NorthEast United Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 11,970
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru)
6 February 2019 14 Bengaluru 2–2 Kerala Blasters Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 13,572
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Udanta Singh (Bengaluru)
9 February 2019 15 Chennaiyin 2–1 Bengaluru Chennai
19:30 IST
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 6,939
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin)
17 February 2019 16 Delhi Dynamos 3–2 Bengaluru Delhi
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 3,745
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh
Man of the Match: Daniel Lalhlimpuia (Delhi Dynamos)
21 February 2019 17 Bengaluru 3–0 Goa Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 13,275
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
Man of the Match: Miku (Bengaluru)
27 February 2019 18 Jamshedpur 5–1 Bengaluru Jamshedpur
19:30 IST
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 14,678
Referee: Ajit Meetei
Man of the Match: Michael Soosairaj (Jamshedpur)

Playoffs

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7 March 2019 Semi-Finals NorthEast United 2–1 Bengaluru Guwahati
19:30 IST
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 21,786
Referee: Santosh Kumar
Man of the Match: José David Leudo (NorthEast United)
11 March 2019 Semi-Finals Bengaluru 3–0
(4–2 agg.)
NorthEast United Bengaluru
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 21,636
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef Abdulla Alali
Man of the Match: Miku (Bengaluru)

Final

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17 March 2019 Final Bengaluru 1–0 (a.e.t.) Goa Mumbai
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7,372
Referee: Muhammad Taqi
Man of the Match: Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru FC)

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru[a] (C) 18 10 4 4 29 22 +7 34[b] Advance to ISL Playoffs
2 Goa 18 10 4 4 36 20 +16 34[b]
3 Mumbai City 18 9 3 6 25 20 +5 30
4 NorthEast United 18 7 8 3 22 18 +4 29
5 Jamshedpur 18 6 9 3 29 21 +8 27
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
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified for 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head standings: Bengaluru 6 pts, Goa 0 pts.

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAAAAHHAHHAHHAAHA
ResultWDWWWWWWDDWLWDLLWL
Position111312111112111111
Source: soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

AFC Cup

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Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

Bengaluru FC advanced to the inter-zone play-off semi-finals during 2017–18 season. The draw for the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 23 May 2018. Bengaluru FC were pitted against central Asian zone champions Turkmenistani club Altyn Asyr.[48] Bengaluru played the first leg at home on 22 August 2018. Bengaluru were trailing by 3 goals in the game, but managed to score two goals before the end of the game.[49] Bengaluru further suffered 2–0 defeat in the away leg and bowed out of the AFC Cup with 2–5 aggregate loss.[50]

22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) Bengaluru India 2–3 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr Bengaluru, India
20:00 UTC+5:30
Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 5,832
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
MVP: Wahyt Orazsähedow (Altyn Asyr)
29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan 2–0
(5–2 agg.)
India Bengaluru Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
16:30 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Köpetdag Stadium
Attendance: 12,326
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair (Saudi Arabia)

Super Cup

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As one of the top six teams in 2018–19 Indian Super League, Bengaluru FC qualified for the main round in 2019 Indian Super Cup. Bengaluru FC were scheduled to play the I-League side, Mohun Bagan A.C. in Round of 16 match.[51] However, Mohun Bagan withdrew from the tournament and Bengaluru got a walkover and advanced to the quarter-finals and faced 2018–19 I-League champions Chennai City F.C.[52]

31 March 2019 Round of 16 Mohun Bagan walkover Bengaluru Bhubaneswar
17:00 IST Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
4 April 2019 Quarter-final Bengaluru 1–2 Chennai City Bhubaneswar
20:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ajit Meetei
Man of the Match: Mauro Boerchio (Chennai City)

Coaching Staff

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Management

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Carles Cuadrat took over as the head coach for Bengaluru FC

Albert Roca, after a successful stint of two years, parted ways with Bengaluru FC at the end of the previous season and the assistant coach Carles Cuadrat succeeded him as the head coach.[53]

Updated 14 July 2018[54][55][56]
Position Name
Head coach Spain Carles Cuadrat
Assistant coach Spain Gerard Zaragoza
Assistant coach (India) India Naushad Moosa
Goalkeeping coach Spain Javier Pinillos
Under-18 coach India John Kenneth Raj
Head physiotherapist South Africa Timothy Vadachalam

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total ISL AFC Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK India IND Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 23 0 20+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
23 GK India IND Soram Poirei 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 GK India IND Aditya Patra 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
2 DF India IND Rahul Bheke 23 4 19+1 3 2+0 1 1+0 0
3 DF Spain ESP Albert Serrán 18 0 15+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
4 DF India IND Sairuat Kima 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Spain ESP Juanan 23 1 20+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
10 DF India IND Harmanjot Khabra 22 0 19+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
13 DF India IND Rino Anto 11 0 5+4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF India IND Nishu Kumar 21 1 18+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
26 DF India IND Asheer Akhtar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF India IND Parag Shrivas 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF India IND Gursimrat Singh Gill 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF India IND Biswa Darjee 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF India IND Rakesh Oram 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Australia AUS Erik Paartalu 16 3 13+1 2 2+0 1 0+0 0
8 MF India IND Kean Lewis 17 0 5+10 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
9 MF Spain ESP Luisma 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Spain ESP Dimas Delgado 18 1 16+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF India IND Bidyananda Singh 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 MF India IND Myron Mendes 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF India IND Boithang Haokip 13 1 2+9 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
19 MF Spain ESP Xisco Hernández 23 1 15+5 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF Spain ESP Álex Barrera 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 MF India IND Altamash Sayed 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF India IND Ajay Chhetri 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF India IND Robinson Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Roshan Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Namgyal Bhutia 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Lalengzama Vangchhia 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Leon Augustine 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
7 FW Venezuela VEN Miku 15 5 11+1 5 2+0 0 1+0 0
11 FW India IND Sunil Chhetri 22 10 19+0 9 2+0 0 1+0 1
18 FW India IND Thongkhosiem Haokip 8 1 1+6 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
21 FW India IND Udanta Singh 22 5 19+0 5 2+0 0 1+0 0
37 FW India IND Edmund Lalrindika 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players transferred out during the season
27 FW Bhutan BHU Chencho Gyeltshen 9 2 4+5 2 0+0 0 0+0 0

Updated: 4 April 2019

Top scorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL AFC Super Cup Total
1 11 FW India Sunil Chhetri 9 0 1 10
2 7 FW Venezuela Miku 5 0 0 5
21 MF India Udanta Singh 5 0 0 5
4 2 DF India Rahul Bheke 3 1 0 4
5 6 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 2 1 0 3
6 27 FW Bhutan Chencho Gyeltshen 2 0 0 2
7 5 DF Spain Juanan 1 0 0 1
14 MF Spain Dimas Delgado 1 0 0 1
17 MF India Boithang Haokip 1 0 0 1
18 FW India Thongkhosiem Haokip 1 0 0 1
19 MF Spain Xisco Hernandez 1 0 0 1
22 DF India Nishu Kumar 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 34 2 1 37

Source: soccerway
Updated: 4 April 2019

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL AFC Super Cup Total
1 45 GK India Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 7 0 0 7
2 23 GK India Soram Poirei 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 7 0 0 7

Source: soccerway
Updated: 4 April 2019

Disciplinary record

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Rank No. Pos Nat Player ISL AFC Super Cup Total Notes
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 10 MF India Harmanjot Khabra 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 Missed a game, against ATK (4 yellow cards)
(13 December 2018)
2 3 DF Spain Albert Serrán 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Missed a game, against Goa (4 yellow cards)
(21 February 2019)
14 MF Spain Dimas Delgado 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 Missed a game, against Delhi Dynamos (red card)
(26 November 2018)
4 2 DF India Rahul Bheke 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Missed a game, against Delhi Dynamos (4 yellow cards)
(17 February 2019)
7 FW Venezuela Miku 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
7 5 DF Spain Juanan 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
9 MF Spain Xisco Hernández 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
9 9 MF Spain Luisma 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF India Rino Anto 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF India Nishu Kumar 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Missed a game, against Jamshedpur (red card)
(27 February 2019)
11 1 GK India Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW India Sunil Chhetri 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF Spain Álex Barrera 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF India Gursimrat Singh Gill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Missed a game, against NorthEast United (red card)
(7 March 2019)
35 MF India Ajay Chhetri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
37 FW India Edmund Lalrindika 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 36 3 6 0 3 0 45 3

Source: soccerway
Updated: 4 April 2019

Awards

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Player of the Month award

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Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting

Month Player Votes
October Venezuela Miku 38%[57]
November India Rahul Bheke 47%[58]
December Australia Erik Paartalu 33%[59]
February Spain Dimas Delgado 46%[60]
March India Rahul Bheke [61]

ISL Player of the Month award

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Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting

Month Player Votes
November India Rahul Bheke 53.2%[62]

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Bheke to stay at Bengaluru FC for three more seasons". Bengalurufc.com. 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Bengaluru FC retain Chhetri, Udanta". Bengalurufc.com. 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Juanan pens new deal with Bengaluru FC". Bengalurufc.com. 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Gurpreet signs on with Bengaluru FC for five more years". Bengalurufc.com. 13 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Paartalu extends stay with Bengaluru FC". Bengalurufc.com. 14 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Nishu, Semboi sign new BFC deals". Bengalurufc.com. 29 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b Lopez, Flavio (20 March 2018). "New signing Lenny hopes to win title with FC Goa next year". The Times of India.
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