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Churchill Brothers
2013–14 season
Technical Director	Sukhwinder Singh
Head Coach	Mariano Dias
Ground	To Be Announced
I-League	TBA
Federation Cup	TBA
Home colours	Away colours
	← 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[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

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[edit]

Results summary[edit]


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[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
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[edit]

Squad Information[edit]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
19	Lalit Thapa	GK	(1984-08-12) August 12, 1984 (age 39)	None
	Arindam Bhattacharya	GK	(1989-05-20) May 20, 1989 (age 34)	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 37)	Mahindra United
13	Dharmaraj Ravanan	DF	(1987-07-27) July 27, 1987 (age 36)	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 34)	None
29	Satish Singh	DF		Youth team
32	Lionel Rodrigues	DF
39	Lionel Rodrigues	Defender	(1984-05-11) May 11, 1984 (age 39)
	Eurípedes Amoreirinha	CB	(1984-08-05) August 5, 1984 (age 39)	Vitória
Midfielders
	Johnny Menyongar	AM	(1980-06-26) June 26, 1980 (age 43)	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 39)	Sporting Portugal B
	Robin Singh	ST	(1990-05-09) May 9, 1990 (age 33)	East Bengal
	Karan Sawhney	ST	(1992-05-23) May 23, 1992 (age 31)	Salgaocar

Pre-season signings[edit]

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[edit]

As of August 2013.

Position	Name
Head Coach	Ashley Westwood
Assistant coach	Pradyum Reddy

Player statistics[edit]

As of 24 August 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		I-League		Federation Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

International Caps[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "JSW signs three youngsters for next season". Business-Standard. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ "Ashley Westwood appointed JSW coach for upcoming I-League season". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "JSW add Premier League touch to squad". I-League. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "JSW sign John Menyongar from Shillong Lajong FC". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Robin Singh signs a two-year deal with JSW". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "India captain Sunil Chhetri signs for I-League new entrants JSW". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Rooney to play for Bengaluru FC!". Indian Football Network. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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[June19th-1] "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.

[June21st-2] "Indian Football Transfer Gossip: Quinton Jacobs holding talks with JSW Bangalore, Arnab Mondal extends contract with EB". Kick Off India. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

[BSJSW8-3] "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.

[Johnson-5] "JSW add Premier League touch to squad". I-League. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[Johnny-6] "JSW sign John Menyongar from Shillong Lajong FC". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[Robin-7] "Robin Singh signs a two-year deal with JSW". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[Sunil-8] "India captain Sunil Chhetri signs for I-League new entrants JSW". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

[JSWLaunch-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.

[RooneySigning-10] "Rooney to play for Bengaluru FC!". Indian Football Network. Retrieved 24 August 2013.

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