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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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Further information: 2012–13 I-League

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   GK (1984-08-12) August 12, 1984 (age 40) None
Arindam Bhattacharya   GK (1989-05-20) May 20, 1989 (age 35)   Mohun Bagan
Presley Mascarenhas   GK (1991-03-04) March 4, 1991 (age 33)   SESA Football Academy
Defenders
6 Sudhakaran Kumar   DF (1988-09-01) September 1, 1988 (age 35)   Mohun Bagan
12 Denzil Franco   DF (1986-06-30) June 30, 1986 (age 38)   Mahindra United
13 Dharmaraj Ravanan   DF (1987-07-27) July 27, 1987 (age 37)   Mahindra United
18 Thangjam Singh   DF (1987-03-01) March 1, 1987 (age 37) None
26 Yumnam Raju   DF (1989-07-03) July 3, 1989 (age 35) None
29 Satish Singh   DF Youth team
32 Lionel Rodrigues   DF
39 Lionel Rodrigues   Defender (1984-05-11) May 11, 1984 (age 40)
Eurípedes Amoreirinha   CB (1984-08-05) August 5, 1984 (age 40)   Vitória
Midfielders
Johnny Menyongar   AM (1980-06-26) June 26, 1980 (age 44)   Shillong Lajong
Thoi Singh   MF (1990-10-05) October 5, 1990 (age 33)   Mumbai Tigers
Gurtej Singh   MF (1990-05-02) May 2, 1990 (age 34)   Churchill Brothers
Malemngamba Meetei   MF (1992-01-05) January 5, 1992 (age 32)   Salgaocar
Darren Caldeira   MF (1987-09-19) September 19, 1987 (age 36)   Mumbai
Sampath Kuttimani   MF (1986-09-28) September 28, 1986 (age 37)   Mumbai
Shankar Sampingiraj   MF   Pailan Arrows
Attackers
Sean Rooney   ST (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35)   South Coast Wolves
Sunil Chhetri   ST (1984-08-03) August 3, 1984 (age 40)   Sporting Portugal B
Robin Singh   ST (1990-05-09) May 9, 1990 (age 34)   East Bengal
Karan Sawhney   ST (1992-05-23) May 23, 1992 (age 32)   Salgaocar

Pre-season signings

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Pos. Player Transferred From Source
MF   Thoi Singh   Mumbai Tigers [1]
GK   Bruno Colaço   Sporting Goa [2]
DF   Keegan Pereira   Mumbai [2]
MF   Gurtej Singh   Churchill Brothers [3]
MF   Shankar Sampingiraj   Pailan Arrows [3]
DF   John Johnson   Northampton Town [5]
DF   Curtis Osano   AFC Wimbledon [5]
MF   Johnny Menyongar   Shillong Lajong [6]
FW   Robin Singh   East Bengal [7]
FW   Sunil Chhetri   Sporting Portugal B [8]
DF   Vishal Kumar   Pailan Arrows [9]
DF   Don Bosco Andrew   SESA Football Academy [9]
DF   Lalrozama Fanai   Mohun Bagan [9]
GK   Ricardo Cardozo   Tata Football Academy [9]
GK   Pawan Kumar   Salgaocar [9]
MF   Malemngamba Meetei   Salgaocar [9]
FW   Karan Sawhney   Salgaocar [9]
MF   Darren Caldeira   Mumbai [9]
DF   Rino Anto   Mohun Bagan [9]
MF   Sampath Kuttimani   Mumbai [9]
FW   Sean Rooney   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   Ashley Westwood
Assistant coach   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   IND Bruno Colaço 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   IND Pawan Kumar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   IND Ricardo Cardozo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG John Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   KEN Curtis Osano 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IND Keegan Pereira 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IND Vishal Kumar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IND Lalrozama Fanai 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IND Rino Anto 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IND Don Bosco Andrew 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   LBR Johnny Menyongar 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IND Thoi Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IND Gurtej Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IND Malemngamba Meetei 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IND Darren Caldeira 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IND Sampath Kuttimani 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   IND Shankar Sampingiraj 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   AUS Sean Rooney 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   IND Sunil Chhetri 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   IND Robin Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   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 FW Sunil Chhetri Friendly 14 August 2013 v Tajikistan
  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
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