2014–15 Bengaluru FC season
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.
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) | |||
Highest home attendance | 21,786 vs Mohun Bagan (31 May 2015) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 3,148 vs Persipura Jayapura (12 May 2015) | |||
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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.