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Churchill Brothers
2013–14 season
Technical DirectorSukhwinder Singh
Head CoachMariano Dias
GroundTo Be Announced
I-LeagueTBA
Federation CupTBA
← 2012–13

The 2013–14 Churchill Brothers S.C. season is the club's sixteenth season in I-League, the top flight of Indian football and the twenty-fifth season in the clubs history.

Background

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Pre-season

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In preparation for their first season Bengaluru started to make flurry of signings which included midfielder Thoi Singh,[1] goalkeeper Bruno Colaço,[2] and midfielders Keegan Pereira,[2] Gurtej Singh,[3] and local player Shankar Sampingiraj.[3] Then on 2 July 2013 it was announced that Bengaluru had signed their first ever head coach in former Manchester United youth player and former Blackburn Rovers assistant manager Ashley Westwood.[4]

On 16 July 2013 it was announced that Bengaluru had signed their first two foreigners in their history when they signed former Premier League and Middlesbrough defender John Johnson and former Football League Two and AFC Wimbledon defender Curtis Osano for the season.[5] The club then continued their signing spree when they signed former Liberia captain and former USL First Division midfielder Johnny Menyongar.[6] The club then signed completed a double swoop when they signed current India international forwards Robin Singh and current national captain Sunil Chhetri for the season.[7][8]

Then, once the club was officially launched, the following players were unveiled by the club: goalkeepers Pawan Kumar and Ricardo Cardozo, defenders Vishal Kumar, Lalrozama Fanai, Rino Anto, and Don Bosco Andrew, midfielders Malemngamba Meetei, Darren Caldeira, and Sampath Kuttimani, and forward Karan Sawhney.[9] The next month, in August, Bengaluru confirmed their fourth and final foreign signing of the pre-season when they signed Australian and former A-League forward Sean Rooney.[10]

The club then played their first friendly of the season against the India national football team on 25 August 2013 in their preparation for the 2013 SAFF Championship in which Bengaluru drew the match 1–1 with Johnny Menyongar scoring the first goal of the match before India equalized through Lenny Rodrigues.[11]


I-League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 26 August 2013.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Ground
Result
Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2013. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Player information

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Squad Information

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No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth Previous Club
Goalkeepers
19 Lalit Thapa India GK (1984-08-12) August 12, 1984 (age 40) None
Arindam Bhattacharya India GK (1989-05-20) May 20, 1989 (age 35) India Mohun Bagan
Presley Mascarenhas India GK (1991-03-04) March 4, 1991 (age 33) India SESA Football Academy
Defenders
6 Sudhakaran Kumar India DF (1988-09-01) September 1, 1988 (age 36) India Mohun Bagan
12 Denzil Franco India DF (1986-06-30) June 30, 1986 (age 38) India Mahindra United
13 Dharmaraj Ravanan India DF (1987-07-27) July 27, 1987 (age 37) India Mahindra United
18 Thangjam Singh India DF (1987-03-01) March 1, 1987 (age 37) None
26 Yumnam Raju India DF (1989-07-03) July 3, 1989 (age 35) None
29 Satish Singh India DF Youth team
32 Lionel Rodrigues India DF
39 Lionel Rodrigues India Defender (1984-05-11) May 11, 1984 (age 40)
Eurípedes Amoreirinha Portugal CB (1984-08-05) August 5, 1984 (age 40) Portugal Vitória
Midfielders
Johnny Menyongar Liberia AM (1980-06-26) June 26, 1980 (age 44) India Shillong Lajong
Thoi Singh India MF (1990-10-05) October 5, 1990 (age 34) India Mumbai Tigers
Gurtej Singh India MF (1990-05-02) May 2, 1990 (age 34) India Churchill Brothers
Malemngamba Meetei India MF (1992-01-05) January 5, 1992 (age 32) India Salgaocar
Darren Caldeira India MF (1987-09-19) September 19, 1987 (age 37) India Mumbai
Sampath Kuttimani India MF (1986-09-28) September 28, 1986 (age 38) India Mumbai
Shankar Sampingiraj India MF India Pailan Arrows
Attackers
Sean Rooney Australia ST (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35) Australia South Coast Wolves
Sunil Chhetri India ST (1984-08-03) August 3, 1984 (age 40) Portugal Sporting Portugal B
Robin Singh India ST (1990-05-09) May 9, 1990 (age 34) India East Bengal
Karan Sawhney India ST (1992-05-23) May 23, 1992 (age 32) India Salgaocar

Pre-season signings

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Pos. Player Transferred From Source
MF India Thoi Singh India Mumbai Tigers [1]
GK India Bruno Colaço India Sporting Goa [2]
DF India Keegan Pereira India Mumbai [2]
MF India Gurtej Singh India Churchill Brothers [3]
MF India Shankar Sampingiraj India Pailan Arrows [3]
DF England John Johnson England Northampton Town [5]
DF Kenya Curtis Osano England AFC Wimbledon [5]
MF Liberia Johnny Menyongar India Shillong Lajong [6]
FW India Robin Singh India East Bengal [7]
FW India Sunil Chhetri Portugal Sporting Portugal B [8]
DF India Vishal Kumar India Pailan Arrows [9]
DF India Don Bosco Andrew India SESA Football Academy [9]
DF India Lalrozama Fanai India Mohun Bagan [9]
GK India Ricardo Cardozo India Tata Football Academy [9]
GK India Pawan Kumar India Salgaocar [9]
MF India Malemngamba Meetei India Salgaocar [9]
FW India Karan Sawhney India Salgaocar [9]
MF India Darren Caldeira India Mumbai [9]
DF India Rino Anto India Mohun Bagan [9]
MF India Sampath Kuttimani India Mumbai [9]
FW Australia Sean Rooney Australia South Coast Wolves [10]

Management

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Ashley Westwood, the head coach Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 season.
As of August 2013.
Position Name
Head Coach England Ashley Westwood
Assistant coach Scotland Pradyum Reddy

Player statistics

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As of 24 August 2013
No. Pos Nat Player Total I-League Federation Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK India IND Bruno Colaço 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK India IND Pawan Kumar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK India IND Ricardo Cardozo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG John Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Kenya KEN Curtis Osano 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF India IND Keegan Pereira 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF India IND Vishal Kumar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF India IND Lalrozama Fanai 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF India IND Rino Anto 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF India IND Don Bosco Andrew 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Liberia LBR Johnny Menyongar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Thoi Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Gurtej Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Malemngamba Meetei 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Darren Caldeira 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Sampath Kuttimani 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF India IND Shankar Sampingiraj 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Australia AUS Sean Rooney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW India IND Sunil Chhetri 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW India IND Robin Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW India IND Karan Sawhney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

International Caps

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Players called for senior international duty during the 2013–14 season while under contract with Bengaluru FC.

Nationality Position Player Competition Date Opponent
India India FW Sunil Chhetri Friendly 14 August 2013 v Tajikistan
India India FW Robin Singh Friendly 14 August 2013 v Tajikistan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Indian Football Transfer Gossip: Thoi Singh makes a move from Mumbai Tigers to JSW Bangalore, East Bengal to rope in Malswamtulunga from Bagan". Kick Off India. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Indian Football Transfer Gossip: Quinton Jacobs holding talks with JSW Bangalore, Arnab Mondal extends contract with EB". Kick Off India. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "JSW signs three youngsters for next season". Business-Standard. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Ashley Westwood appointed JSW coach for upcoming I-League season". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "JSW add Premier League touch to squad". I-League. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b "JSW sign John Menyongar from Shillong Lajong FC". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Robin Singh signs a two-year deal with JSW". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  8. ^ a b "India captain Sunil Chhetri signs for I-League new entrants JSW". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Rooney to play for Bengaluru FC!". Indian Football Network. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  11. ^ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=397026320398827&id=383479951753464