Bengaluru FC B
2023–24 season
ChairmanIndia Parth Jindal[1]
ManagerIndia Bibiano Fernandes[2]
StadiumBangalore Football Stadium
Bangalore Super DivisionChampions (3rd title)
Puttaiah Memorial CupRound of 16
Stafford CupTBD
Development LeagueTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: India Malemngamba Thokchom (11 goals)
All: India Malemngamba Thokchom (11 goals)
Biggest win11–0 (vs Rebels FC)
Biggest defeat3–0 (vs South United)
All statistics correct as of 28 December 2023.

The 2023–24 season is Bengaluru FC B's seventh season as a reserve side of Bengaluru FC since its establishment in 2017. The club began its season with defeat at the Puttaiah Memorial Cup's round of 16 in August, before going on to win the Bangalore Super Division title for the third time in history.[3][4]

Later in the season, Bengaluru B will participate in the Developmental League as defending champions for the second consecutive time, for a place in the Premier League's Next Gen Cup.[4]

Background

After finishing fifth in the Bangalore Super Division, Bengaluru B then participated in the 2023 Reliance Foundation Development League as defending champions and with only single defeat to their record, they were successful in defending the title after beating Sudeva Delhi in the final on penalties.[5]

In this season, Bengaluru B underwent through changes with the likes of head coach Jan Van Loon departing for the Director of Bengaluru FC Academy role.[6] Replacing him was Bibiano Fernandes who led India national under-17 teams in the two AFC U-17 Asian Cups.[2][7]

Transfers in

No. Position Player Previous club Date Fee
DF India Manjot Singh Dhami India Shri Dashmesh Sports Academy 1 June 2023 Free
61 FW India Shashwat Panwar India BBFS U-18 1 June 2023
58 DF India Suraj Kumar Singh India SAI Guwahati 1 June 2023
59 DF India Ricky Meetei India Eastern Sporting Union 1 June 2023
57 MF India Malemngamba Singh Thokchom India SAI Utlou 1 June 2023
No. Position Player Previous club Date Fee
55 MF India Lalpekhlua India Bengaluru FC U-18 1 June 2023 Internal transfer
(Youth system)

Transfers out

After the departure of Mandar Tamhane, the former CEO of Bengaluru FC to NorthEast United, the team saw a number of players signing for NorthEast United. Some of the players signed for I-League clubs in search for more game time, while five players were promoted to the senior side.[8]

No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Ref
9 FW India Rahul Raju India Gokulam Kerala 22 June 2023 Free agent [9]
3 DF India Harpreet Singh India Namdhari 1 July 2023 Free agent [10]
66 FW India Fredy India NorthEast United 27 July 2023 Free agent [11]
12 MF India Shighil Nambrath India NorthEast United 27 July 2023 Undisclosed [11]
6 MF India Kamalesh P India Bengaluru United 1 August 2023 Free agent
1 GK India Dipesh Chauhan India NorthEast United 18 August 2023 Free agent [12]
42 FW India Akashdeep Singh India Namdhari 26 August 2023 Undisclosed [10]
8 FW India Bekey Oram India NorthEast United 31 August 2023 Free agent [13]
No. Position Player Outgoing club Date Fee Ref
44 DF India Robin Yadav India Bengaluru FC 1 June 2023 Internal transfer
(Youth system)		 [14]
38 FW India Ankith Padmanabhan 1 August 2023
49 MF India Harsh Patre 31 August 2023 [15]
51 DF India Chingambam Shivaldo Singh 1 December 2023
41 FW India Monirul Molla 1 June 2023

Players

Bengaluru B has 28 players under contract; the following list of players is subject to change during the transfer season. The final squad for the RFDL will be officially announced by the club later.

Players under contract

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Since Until Picked for BSD Picked for RFDL
Goalkeepers
30 Sahil Poonia India GK 8 March 2006 2023 2024 Yes TBD
33 Vikram Lakhbir Singh India GK 6 July 1993 2023 2024 Yes TBD
Rohen Narengbam India GK 1 February 2008 2022 2024 Yes TBD
Ishan Gyan India GK Yes TBD
Defenders
42 Clarence Fernandes India DF 25 July 2004 2022 2025 Yes TBD
43 Felixson Conny Fernandes India CB 28 January 2003 2022 2025 Yes TBD
50 Vinith Venkatesh India DF 31 July 2005 2023 2025 Yes TBD
51 Chingambam Shivaldo Singh India CB 13 June 2004 2023 2025 Yes TBD
58 Suraj Kumar Singh India DF 28 June 2006 2023 2026 Yes TBD
59 Ricky Meetei India DF 30 August 2006 2023 2026 Yes TBD
Newton Ningthoujam India DF 28 February 2008 2022 2024 Yes TBD
Manjot Singh Dhami India DF 25 October 2006 2023 2026 Yes TBD
Midfielders
26 Oinam Ronex Meitei India MF 25 July 2007 2019 2024 Yes TBD
28 Amay Morajkar India DMF 20 June 2000 2019 2024 Yes TBD
45 Lalremtluanga Fanai India DMF 17 September 2004 2020 2026 Yes TBD
46 Shreyas Ketkar India RMF 1 November 2003 2022 2025 Yes TBD
47 Rashid CK India AMF 12 June 2004 2022 2026 Yes TBD
52 Lalhmingchhuanga Fanai India MF 11 January 2006 2022 2024 Yes TBD
55 Lalpekhlua India MF 30 April 2007 2023 2026 Yes TBD
57 Malemngamba Singh Thokchom India MF 15 October 2007 2023 2024 Yes TBD
Basudev CM India MF 30 January 2007 2022 2024 Yes TBD
Forwards
29 Ashish Jha India LW 15 July 1999 2023 2025 Yes TBD
32 Tomthinganba Sanjenbam India CF 28 December 2007 2022 2024 Yes TBD
38 Ankith Padmanabhan India CF 16 August 2001 2023 2025 Yes TBD
41 Monirul Molla India CF 1 May 2005 2023 2026 Yes TBD
48 Satendra Yadav India CF 30 March 2003 2022 2025 Yes TBD
49 Cyrus Abhilash India CF 31 December 2008 2022 2024 Yes TBD
61 Shashwat Panwar India CF 21 December 2006 2023 2026 Yes TBD

Personnel

Bibiano Fernandes with a youth player.
Position Name
Head coach India Bibiano Fernandes[2]
Assistant coach India Kaizad Ambapardiwalla
Physiotherapist India Rahul CR
Video analyst India Prateek Chopra
Goalkeeping Coach India Parshuram Salwadi
S&C Coach India Nishad Nagaraj
Kit Manager India Krishna Khati

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super Division 1 September 2023 21 November 2023 Matchday 1 Champions 18 16 2 0 57 9 +48 088.89
Puttaiah Memorial Cup 5 August 2023 Round of 16 Round of 16 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
RFDL TBD TBD Zonal Round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 19 16 2 1 57 12 +45 084.21

Last updated: 27 December 2023
Source: Competitions

Bangalore Super Division

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bengaluru B[lower-alpha 1] (C) 18 16 2 0 57 9 +48 50 Champions
2 SC Bengaluru[lower-alpha 2] 18 16 0 2 61 7 +54 48
3 Bengaluru United[lower-alpha 3] 18 14 3 1 51 16 +35 45
4 HAL SC[lower-alpha 4] 18 10 3 5 31 19 +12 33
5 Roots 18 10 2 6 30 19 +11 32 Eligible for 2024-25 I-League 3
Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Bengaluru FC B being a reserve side are ineligible for promotion and will instead participate in the RFDL.
  2. ↑ SC Bengaluru have qualified for the 2023–24 I-League 2 via finishing in the top three of 2023–24 I-League 3 play-offs round.
  3. ↑ FC Bengaluru United are in the 2023–24 I-League 2, the third tier of Indian football league system.
  4. ↑ Being an institutional team, HAL are ineligible for promotion as they would be participating in the newly formed national Institutional League.

Results by round

Matchday123456789101112131415161718
ResultWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWWWD
Position1595776211111111111
Source: KSFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 September 2023 (2023-09-01) 1 MEG 0–1 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
15:30 IST Report Lalpekhlua 90' Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) 2 Bengaluru B 2–1 HAL SC Bengaluru
13:30 IST
  • Clarence 14'
  • Satendra 59'
 Report Austin 51' (p) Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) 3 Bengaluru B 6–0 Deccan Bengaluru
13:30 IST
  • Rashid 24', 29', 32'
  • Lalpekhlua 65'
  • Monirul 74'
  • Amay 80'
 Report Austin 51' (p) Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) 4 Bengaluru B 2–2 South United Bengaluru
13:30 IST
  • Rashid 21'
  • Satendra 90+4'
 Report
  • Suraj 30'
  • Altab 72'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 5 Kickstart 0–2 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
15:30 IST Report
  • Shivaldo 53'
  • Satendra 83'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 6 ASC & CFC 0–3 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
13:30 IST Report
  • Satendra 8'
  • Rashid 16'
  • Amay 90+5'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) 7 SC Bengaluru 1–2 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
13:30 IST
  • Shaikh 45+1'
 Report
  • Ankith 13'
  • Ronex 83'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
9 October 2023 (2023-10-09) 8 Bengaluru B 4–0 Bangalore Dream United Bengaluru
13:30 IST
  • Ankith 1'
  • Thockhom 30'
  • Amay 51'
  • Satendra 90+1'
 Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) 9 Real Chikkamagaluru 1–4 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Praful 15'
 Report
  • Thockhom 45+2', 54', 74'
  • Rashid 81'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) 10 FC Agniputhra 0–2 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
13:30 IST Report
  • Amay 2', 42'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
19 October 2023 (2023-10-19) 11 Bengaluru B 2–0 Roots FC Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Thokchom 3'
  • Amay 28'
 Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
25 October 2023 (2023-10-25) 12 Bangalore United FC 1–2 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
13:30 IST
  • Konthoujam 90+3'
 Report
  • Satendra 10'
  • Thokchom 13'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
30 October 2023 (2023-10-30) 13 Bengaluru B 2–1 Students Union Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Satendra 18'
  • Clarence 62'
 Report
  • Pratik 45+6'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
3 November 2023 (2023-11-03) 14 Kodagu FC 1–4 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
13:30 IST
  • Shlok 45+2'
 Report
  • Satendra 6'
  • Thokchom 11', 46'
  • Vinith 17'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
9 November 2023 (2023-11-09) 15 Bengaluru B 6–0 Young Challengers Bengaluru
9:30 IST
  • Satendra 27', 47'
  • Shreyas 36'
  • Amay 38'
  • Thokchom 40', 65'
 Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
14 November 2023 (2023-11-14) 16 Bangalore Independents 1–2 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
13:30 IST
  • Pradison 63'
 Report
  • Thokchom 19'
  • Rashid 74'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) 17 Bengaluru B 11–0 Rebels FC Bengaluru
15:30 IST
  • Ankith 17', 39', 59'
  • Clarence 26'
  • Amay 34', 69'
  • Thokchom 44'
  • Lalpekhlua 76'
  • Ronex 78'
  • Shashwat 87'
 Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 18 Bengaluru B 0–0 Bengaluru United Bengaluru
15:30 IST Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium

Puttaiah Memorial Cup

Round of 16

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) Round of 16 South United 3–0 Bengaluru B Bengaluru
13:45 IST
  • Hussain 45'
  • Ronex 62' (o.g.)
  • Zimik 88'
 Report Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium

Relaince Foundation Development League

TBD, March 2024

Statistics

Goalscorer

Rank No. Pos Nat Player BSD PMC RFDL Total
157MFIndiaMalemngamba Thokchom110011
248CFIndiaSatendra Yadav100010
348DMFIndiaAmay Morajkar9009
447AMFIndiaRashid CK7007
538CFIndiaAnkith Padmanabhan5005
642DFIndiaClarence Fernandes3003
755MFIndiaLalpekhlua2002
726CFIndiaOinam Ronex2002
841CFIndiaMonirul Molla1001
851CBIndiaChingambam Shivaldo Singh1001
850DFIndiaVinith Venkatesh1001
861CFIndiaShashwat Panwar1001
Own goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 57 0 0 57

Updated: 28 December 2023

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Player BSD PMC RFDL Total
130GKIndiaSahil Poonia7007
246GKIndiaRohen Narengbam2002
348GKIndiaVikram Lakhbir Singh1001
TOTALS 10 0 0 10

Updated: 28 December 2023

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bengaluru FC Owners". Bengaluru FC.
  2. 1 2 3 Media, Bengaluru FC (5 July 2023). "Bibiano Fernandes named Head Coach of BFC Reserves". Bengaluru FC Official Website. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ↑ @bengalurufc (17 November 2023). "Alexa, play 'We are the Champions!'" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. 1 2 Bharadwaj, Sathvik. "Victorious Blue colts target bigger things". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bengaluru FC crowned RFDL Champion after a thrilling title defence against Sudeva Delhi FC". indiansuperleague.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bengaluru FC name Jan van Loon as Head of Youth Development". Khel Now. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Desk, The Bridge (5 July 2023). "National U17 coach Bibiano Fernandes steps down, joins Bengaluru FC". thebridge.in. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mandar Tamhane interview: Want to change people's perception of NorthEast United FC". www.indiansuperleague.com. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala FC Signs Rahul Raju On Loan From Bengaluru FC". 28 August 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  10. 1 2 TheSportsGrail (28 October 2023). "Namdhari FC I-League new team owner, players list, logo, coach, stadium and state". The SportsGrail. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  11. 1 2 ANI (29 July 2023). "NorthEast United FC add Fredy Chawngthansanga, Shighil Nambrath".
  12. ↑ "FC Goa and Alvaro Vazquez part ways; NorthEast United FC sign Dipesh Chauhan". www.indiansuperleague.com. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "ISL - Bekey Oram Signs For Northeast United". 31 August 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  14. ↑ @bengalurufc (6 April 2023). "Following his heroic exploits for Karnataka in the Santosh Trophy, Robin Yadav has been selected for the Blues' travelling squad for the #HeroSuperCup! Go well, Robin!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ @bengalurufc (23 February 2023). "The Blues are delighted to announce the signing of Shreyas Ketkar, Harsh Patre and Satendra Singh, who will be part of the squad for the Stafford Challenge Cup, starting on Thursday at the BFS! Welcome to the club, boys!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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