2014–15 season | |||
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Chairman | Parth Jindal | ||
Manager | Ashley Westwood | ||
Stadium | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | ||
I-League | 2nd | ||
Federation Cup | Winners | ||
Durand Cup | Semi-finals | ||
AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-off | ||
AFC Cup | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Eugeneson Lyngdoh Robin Singh (6 goals) All: Sunil Chhetri (14 goals) |
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Highest home attendance | 21,786 vs Mohun Bagan (31 May 2015) |
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Lowest home attendance | 3,148 vs Persipura Jayapura (12 May 2015) |
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The 2014–15 season was Bengaluru FC's second season in the I-League since its establishment in 2013. This season was the first season that Bengaluru FC competed in Asian competition.
Bengaluru began the season as the defending champions, but could not defend the title as they could manage only a draw in the last game against the winners Mohun Bagan, but the club had the longest unbeaten run (13 games).
In continental cups, they lost in the first round of the 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and then participated in group stage of the AFC Cup, where they reached Round of 16.
In domestic cups, Bengaluru FC started the season with the 2014 Durand Cup where they lost in semi-finals to Salgaocar on penalties. Bengaluru FC also participated in Federation Cup. They finished the tournament as champions after defeating Dempo in the final 2–1.
22 different players represented the club in five different competitions and there were 13 different goal scorers. Sunil Chhetri was Bengaluru's top scorer with 14 goals in 36 appearances.
Bengaluru FC was unveiled on 21 July 2013 and played their first season in 2013–14. After playing their first ever game against Mohun Bagan on 22 September 2013, Bengaluru FC won the 2013–14 I-League when they defeated Dempo 4–2 on 21 April 2014 and created the history by being the first team to win I-League in its debut year.
In July 2014, Bengaluru signed a deal with Puma as their official kit sponsors from the 2014–15 season. This season Bengaluru also moved from Bangalore Football Stadium to Sree Kanteerava Stadium due to rebuilding of the old stadium for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. As the winner of 2013–14 I-League, Bengaluru competed at Asian competitions, for the first time.