| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Parth Jindal | |||
| Manager | Albert Roca | |||
| Stadium | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | |||
| Indian Super League | Runner-up | |||
| AFC Cup | ||||
| Super Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Miku(15 goals) All: Sunil Chhetri(24 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 25,373 vsKerala Blasters (1 March 2018) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,051 vsDhaka Abahani (14 March 2018) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 19,053 | |||
The2017–18 season wasBengaluru FC's fifth season as club since its establishment in 2013. This was club's first season inIndian Super League.
In2016–17 season Bengaluru FC got mixed results. Club failed to defend their league title, finished fourth in theI-League.[1] The club did well in theFederation Cup, won their second cup title in four years by defeatingMohun Bagan 2–0 in final.[2] Bengaluru FC finished the season well by advancing toAFC cup knock–out stage by beatingMaziya S&RC in a must win game and keeping hope alive to better their previous seasons record inAFC Cup where Bengaluru FC finished runners–up.[3]
On 11 May 2017, it was announced by theIndian Super League organizers,Football Sports Development, that they would be inviting bids for new teams to join the league for the upcoming season. Bengaluru FC had submitted a bid fromBengaluru.[4] On 12 June, it was officially announced thatBengaluru FC (forBengaluru) andTata Group (forJamshedpur) had won the bids for the new teams.[5]
Due to theIndian Super League regulation each club is allowed to retain a maximum of two Indian players over the age of twenty-one (21). On 30 June, Bengaluru FC announced they are retaining the captainSunil Chhetri andUdanta Singh.[6] Bengaluru FC also retained defendersJohn Johnson andJuanan.[7] GoalkeeperAmrinder Singh parted ways with the club. He was retained byMumbai City.[8] Bengaluru FC announced signing of Australian midfielderErik Paartalu on 5 July.[7] WingerC.K. Vineeth switched the side. He joinedKerala Blasters.[9] On 11 July Bengaluru FC announced signing of Spanish midfielderDimas Delgado who last played forA-League sideWestern Sydney Wanderers.[10] On 17 July Spanish wingerAntonio Dovale was signed for a season.[11] On 21 July, the club announced retention of under-22 players, defenderNishu Kumar, midfielderMalsawmzuala and strikerDaniel Lalhlimpuia for a season.[12]
In ISL draft held on 23 July 2017, Bengaluru FC retained goalkeepersLalthuammawia Ralte and Calvin Abhishek, midfieldersLenny Rodrigues,Alwyn George andHarmanjot Khabra.Bengaluru FC added eight new players from draft, goalkeeperAbhra Mondal, defendersJoyner Lourenco,Rahul Bheke,Subhasish Bose,Zohmingliana Ralte andCollin Abranches, midfielderBoithang Haokip and strikerThongkhosiem Haokip.[13]
Eight players from Bengaluru FC were signed by other clubs in the draft. GoalkeeperArindam Bhattacharya signed byMumbai City. DefenderKeegan Pereira, midfieldersEugeneson Lyngdoh andShankar Sampingiraj were signed byAtlético de Kolkata. DefendersRino Anto andLalchhuan Mawia were signed byKerala Blasters andPune City respectively. StrikerSeminlen Doungel and defenderGursimrat Singh were signed byNorthEast United.[14]
Bengaluru FC announced signing of midfieldersBidyananda Singh andRobinson Singh for two years on 31 July.[15] On 7 August the club announced signing of Spanish forwardBraulio Nóbrega for a season.[16] Bengaluru fc added their academy graduates defender Prashanth Kalinga and forward Leon Augustine to the squad for2017 AFC Cup knockout rounds.[17] On 17 August Bengaluru FC announced signing ofIndia national football team goalkeeperGurpreet Singh Sandhu from Norwegian sideStabæk FC for an undisclosed transfer amount.[18]
On 29 August Bengaluru FC announced signing of Venezuelan international strikerMiku for two years.[19] The club announced signing of Spanish wingerEdu García for one year on 3 September.[20]
During winter transfer window, Bengaluru FC released injured strikerBraulio Nóbrega and signed another SpaniardDaniel Segovia on 15 February 2018, in a short-term deal till the end of the season.[21] Bengaluru also agreed to the transfer forEdu García toChina League One sideZhejiang Greentown for an estimated transfer fee for $150,000. In the process, Bengaluru FC became the first club receive a transfer fee from a foreign club.[22][23] Bengaluru signed Spanish midfielderVíctor Pérez Alonso as a replacement on a short team deal for the rest of the season.[24]
| No. | Position | Player | New club | Transfer fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Amrinder Singh | Mumbai City | N/A | 1 July 2017 | [8] |
| 26 | MF |  Cameron Watson |  Madura United | N/A | 12 July 2017 | [25] |
| 31 | FW | C.K. Vineeth | Kerala Blasters | N/A | 5 July 2017 | [9] |
| 14 | MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | Atlético de Kolkata | N/A | 23 July 2017 | [14] |
| 13 | DF | Rino Anto | Kerala Blasters | N/A | 23 July 2017 | [14] |
| 23 | DF | Lalchhuan Mawia | Pune City | N/A | 23 July 2017 | [14] |
| 27 | GK | Arindam Bhattacharya | Mumbai City | N/A | 23 July 2017 | [14] |
| 5 | DF | Keegan Pereira | Atlético de Kolkata | N/A | 23 July 2017 | [14] |
| 16 | MF | Shankar Sampingiraj | Atlético de Kolkata | N/A | 23 July 2017 | [14] |
| 7 | FW | Seminlen Doungel | NorthEast United | N/A | 23 July 2017 | [14] |
| 33 | DF | Gursimrat Singh | NorthEast United | N/A | 23 July 2017 | [14] |
| 9 | FW |  Braulio Nóbrega | Released | 15 February 2018 | [21] | |
| 13 | MF | Edu García |  Zhejiang Greentown | $150,000 | 23 February 2018 | [22] |
Bengaluru FC, having completed the squad selection at2017–18 ISL Players Draft, arranged a 10-day pre-season training camp inMurcia,Spain before facingNorth Korean sideApril 25 Sports Club. During the tour, the blues were scheduled to faceSegunda División B sideUCAM Murcia CF andUAE Pro League sideBaniyas Club in the friendlies.[26] Later, a friendly againstFC Cartagena was added as well. Bengaluru FC lost all three friendlies. During the AFC cup campaign, Bengaluru FC playedIndia national under-19 football team and won with a solitary goal fromDaniel Lalhlimpuia.
After the conclusion of2017 AFC Cup and before2017–18 Indian Super League, Bengaluru FC played two games against the former I-League rivalsEast Bengal F.C.,behind closed doors. The first game on 25 October 2017 ended in a draw withSurabuddin Mollick andMiku scoring a goal each for their respective teams. Bengaluru FC won the second friendly 3–1.Udanta Singh scored a brace, whereasMiku scored the third goal. Bengaluru FC then played two friendlies againstI-League debutant,Gokulam FC, winning both games 2–0 and 3–1, respectively. Before the international break, Bengaluru FC played two more friendlies withChennai City F.C., drawing the first 2–2, and winning the second friendly 6–1. In the final friendly before ISL, Bengaluru FC played yet another I-League sideMinerva Punjab F.C., and lost the game 2–3.
| 9 August 2017Friendly | UCAM Murcia CF | 4–2 | Bengaluru FC | Murcia,Spain |
| 19:00CET | Chevi 33'Isi Ros 49'Arroyo 55'Victor Garcia 85' | Report | Chhetri 8',56' | Stadium:Pinatar Arena |
| 12 August 2017Friendly | FC Cartagena | 3–0 | Bengaluru FC | Murcia,Spain |
| 19:00CET | Kuki Zalazar 44' Aketxe 52',55' | Report | Stadium:La Manga Stadium |
| 15 August 2017Friendly | Baniyas Club | 3–0 | Bengaluru FC | Murcia,Spain |
| 19:00CET | Novillo 17' Hamad 38'Mubarak Al–Mansoori 76' | Report | Stadium:Pinatar Arena |
| 1 September 2017Friendly | Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | India U-19 | Bengaluru |
| 15:00IST | Lalhlimpuia | Report | Stadium:Bangalore Football Stadium |
| 25 October 2017Friendly | Bengaluru FC | 1–1 | East Bengal | Bengaluru |
| 10:00IST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 27 October 2017Friendly | Bengaluru FC | 3–1 | East Bengal | Bengaluru |
| 10:00IST | Report | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 31 October 2017Friendly | Bengaluru FC | 2–0 | Gokulam FC | Bellary |
| 10:00IST | Report | Stadium:Bengaluru FC residential academy ground |
| 2 November 2017Friendly | Bengaluru FC | 3–1 | Gokulam FC | Bellary |
| 10:00IST | Report | Stadium:Bengaluru FC residential academy ground |
| 4 November 2017Friendly | Bengaluru FC | 2–2 | Chennai City | Bellary |
| 10:00IST | Report | Stadium:Bengaluru FC residential academy ground |
| 5 November 2017Friendly | Bengaluru FC | 6–1 | Chennai City | Bellary |
| 10:00IST | Report | Stadium:Bengaluru FC residential academy ground |
| 8 November 2017Friendly | Bengaluru FC | 2–3 | Minerva Punjab | Bellary |
| 10:00IST | Miku 43',63' | Report | Chencho 9',32',71' | Stadium:Bengaluru FC residential academy ground |
Bengaluru made theirISL debut againstMumbai City on 19 November 2017 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Roca handed starts to new foreign signings,Edu García andMiku. Despite wonderful link up play between the forward duo of Chhetri and Miku, the hosts lacked finishing in the final third in the first half. There was hardly any opportunities created by Mumbai themselves as they chose to sit deep and Bengaluru dominated the game. In the second half, Bengaluru scored their first goal in ISL, courtesy a short corner routine, when Edu Garcia drilled one past former BFC manAmrinder Singh at the near post at the 67th minute. A defensive mix up in added time meant that Chhetri could get his name on the scoresheet and sealed a 2–0 victory for the blues.[27] Bengaluru continued the form againstDelhi Dynamos, whom they defeated 4–1 withErik Paartalu scoring a brace andMiku scoring his first goal for the club. However, they conceded a penalty late in the second half whenJohn Johnson was adjudged to have a handball inside the penalty area.[28] Bengaluru played their first away game of the season againstFC Goa on 30 November 2017. In the action packed first half,Gurpreet Singh Sandhu wassent off and Bengaluru conceded three goals. With the team down to 10-men, Bengaluru managed to equalize score with Miku's brace at 3–3, but once Goa took the lead withCoro's hat-trick in 63rd minute, Bengaluru could not find an equalizer and tasted the first defeat of the season.[29]
Bengaluru FC kicked off the month of December with an away game againstNorthEast United on 8 December. Bengaluru FC made multiple changes, including bringing inLalthuammawia Ralte to replaceGurpreet Singh Sandhu, who was suspended for 2 games.Miku scored the only goal of the match to ensure the first away win of the season for Bengaluru FC.[30] Bengaluru played third consecutive away game againstFC Pune City on 14 December. Facing the crowded schedule ahead, Bengaluru FC chose to start withoutJohn Johnson andEdu García. After lack of clear chances initially, Pune City took the lead fromAdil Khan's header. However, after Pune City'sBaljit Sahni was sent-off after second yellow card, Bengaluru FC made the best of the situation and scored 3 goals in the second half withMiku scoring a brace andSunil Chhetri scoring the final goal of the game in stoppage time.[31] Bengaluru FC returned home againstChennaiyin on 17 December 2017. Chennaiyin's stubborn defence contained Bengaluru FC attack and inflicted 1–2 defeat on the home team, withSunil Chhetri scoring the only goal for Bengaluru.[32] Playing against the fellow debutantJamshedpur FC, Bengaluru conceded the late penalty to lose the game 0–1.[33] In a highly anticipated match, Bengaluru FC facedKerala Blasters on the New Year's Eve. The first half remained goalless in the first half, but Bengaluru FC took the lead withSunil Chhetri's penalty in the second half. The stoppage time saw a flurry of goals, including a brace fromMiku and Bengaluru won the game 1–3.[34]
Bengaluru played the first game of 2018 at home againstATK on 7 January 2017 and won it 1–0 courtesy a goal fromSunil Chhetri in first half.[35] With upcoming fixtures of2018 AFC Cup, Bengaluru FC rotated the squad against bottom-placedDelhi Dynamos FC. However, the rotation did not work out as Bengaluru faced 2–0 defeat away from home.[36] Still on the road, Bengaluru facedMumbai City FC on 18 January 2018.Sunil Chhetri scored a brace against his former team and with a goal fromMiku, Bengaluru registered a comfortable 3–1 win and climbed back to the top of the table.[37] Bengaluru secured another win at home against the highlanders,NorthEast United FC in the final game of January.Juanan andSunil Chhetri scored a goal in each half to secure 3 points for the home team.[38]
Once again Bengaluru FC started month playingATK, this time an away match. Bengaluru won the match 0–2.Jordi Figueras Montel scored anown goal to give Bengaluru lead in 3rd minute. At 69th minute Bengaluru reduced ten men, whenRahul Bheke received second yellow of the match and sent off.Miku scored second goal of the match at 83rd minute to keep Bengaluru FC top of the table.[39] In top of the table clash, Bengaluru FC next playedChennaiyin FC away 6 February.Boithang Haokip gave the team an early lead, whileMiku andSunil Chhetri scored the goals in the second half to earn a decisive 3–1 victory in the South India derby and a lead of 7 points at the top.[40] Bengaluru continued the winning run againstFC Goa at home on 9 February 2018.Edu García secured the lead in the first half whileDimas Delgado scored his first goal for the team and sealed the game 2–0 in the second half, extending the team's winning streak to five games. With the win, Bengaluru FC also became the first team to confirm their spot in the semi-finals.[41] In another top of the table clash, Bengaluru FC facedFC Pune City at home on 16 February 2018. After conceding a goal in the first half, Bengaluru equalized withMiku's goal in the second half. Bengaluru were denied a clear penalty opportunity in the dying minutes of the game and settled for their first draw of the season in Indian Super League.[42] In the last away game of the season, Bengaluru FC facedJamshedpur FC on 25 February 2018.Miku andSunil Chhetri secured lead in the first half with a goal each andGurpreet Singh Sandhu made crucial saves in the second half to earn a clean sheet and secured 2–0 win. With the win, Bengaluru FC also secured the top spot for the league stage.[43]
In the final game of the league stage, Bengaluru faced southern rivalsKerala Blasters at the home on 1 March 2018. The game remained deadlocked untilMiku andUdanta Singh scored two goals in injury time to finish the league stage with a win.[44]
Bengaluru FC faced 4th placedFC Pune City in the semi-finals. Playing the first leg at away, Bengaluru had to settle for a goal-less draw.[45] In the return leg played at home, Bengaluru FC defeated Pune City 3–1 to enter final in their debutISL season. CaptainSunil Chhetri scored his firsthat-trick for Bengaluru FC.Jonatan Lucca scored the lone goal for Pune City.[46]
Bengaluru FC facedChennaiyin FC inthe final, played at Bengaluru FC's homeSree Kanteerava Stadium. Owing toSubhasish Bose's suspension, Bengaluru opted to play three at the back withJohn Johnson,Erik Paartalu andJuanan playing in the defence andRahul Bheke andBoithang Haokip playing as wing backs.[47] Bengaluru took an early lead withSunil Chhetri scoring a header fromUdanta Singh's assist in 9th minute. However, Chennaiyin quickly equalized viaMaílson Alves's header in 17th minute from a corner. Bengaluru FC suffered a double blow asDimas Delgado had to be substituted just before the half time due to an injury and Maílson Alves scored the second goal just before the half time. Chennaiyin strengthened their lead asRaphael Augusto scored the third goal on the counter. Bengaluru FC's relentless attack in the dying minutes earned them a second goal byMiku, but Chennaiyin held on to the lead and emerged winner. The loss also ended Bengaluru FC's 15 match unbeaten streak across all tournaments and their first loss since their loss againstDelhi Dynamos FC in January 2018.
Reacting to the defeat,Albert Roca said:[48]
To concede from set-pieces is always disappointing. I don’t blame the defence for this. It is my responsibility to change the system. But, I accept I made a mistake in the formation. Sometimes in football it is not the players who make the mistakes, but the coaches. And perhaps this time I made a mistake. I don’t think we felt pressure, but Mailson scoring from two corners made a big difference. In a few minutes, the game changed. In football, you need players with his kind of experience to rise to the situation.
| 19 November 20171 | Bengaluru FC | 2–0 | Mumbai City | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 17,796 Referee: Aurélien Juenkou Man of the Match:Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) |
| 26 November 20172 | Bengaluru FC | 4–1 | Delhi Dynamos | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 18,248 Referee: R Venkatesh Man of the Match:Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru FC) |
| 30 November 20173 | Goa | 4–3 | Bengaluru FC | Margao |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 18,600 Referee: Palmson Raj Moses Man of the Match:Coro (FC Goa) |
| 8 December 20174 | NorthEast United | 0–1 | Bengaluru FC | Guwahati |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 16,972 Referee:Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match:Miku (Bengaluru FC) |
| 14 December 20175 | Pune City | 1–3 | Bengaluru FC | Pune |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 9,968 Referee: Raul Gupta Man of the Match:Miku (Bengaluru FC) |
| 17 December 20176 | Bengaluru FC | 1–2 | Chennaiyin | Bengaluru |
| 17:30IST | Report | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 21,924 Referee: Raktim Shah Man of the Match:Mailson Alves (Chennaiyin) |
| 21 December 20177 | Bengaluru FC | 0–1 | Jamshedpur | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 12,564 Referee:C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match:Miku (Bengaluru FC) |
| 31 December 20178 | Kerala Blasters | 1–3 | Bengaluru FC | Kochi |
| 17:30IST |
| Report | Stadium:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 37,986 Referee: R Venkatesh Man of the Match:Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) |
| 7 January 20189 | Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | ATK | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 17,942 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match:Juanan (Bengaluru FC) |
| 14 January 201810 | Delhi Dynamos | 2–0 | Bengaluru FC | New Delhi |
| 17:30IST | Report |
| Stadium:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 5,124 Man of the Match:Lallianzuala Chhangte (Delhi Dynamos) |
| 18 January 201811 | Mumbai City | 1–3 | Bengaluru FC | Mumbai |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 6,059 Referee:Santosh Kumar Man of the Match:Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) |
| 26 January 201812 | Bengaluru FC | 2–1 | NorthEast United | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 15,272 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match:Juanan (Bengaluru FC) |
| 3 February 201813 | ATK | 0–2 | Bengaluru FC | Kolkata |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 5,295 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match:Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru FC) |
| 6 February 201814 | Chennaiyin | 1–3 | Bengaluru FC | Chennai |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 12,499 Referee:Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match:Dimas Delgado (Bengaluru FC) |
| 9 February 201815 | Bengaluru FC | 2–0 | Goa | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 14,724 Referee: Ranjit Bakshi Man of the Match:Dimas Delgado (Bengaluru FC) |
| 16 February 201816 | Bengaluru FC | 1–1 | Pune City | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 15,773 Referee: R Venkatesh Man of the Match:Miku (Bengaluru FC) |
| 25 February 201817 | Jamshedpur | 0–2 | Bengaluru FC | Bhubaneswar |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 8,178 Referee: Matt Conger Man of the Match:Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru FC) |
| 1 March 201818 | Bengaluru FC | 2–0 | Kerala Blasters | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 25,373 Referee:Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match:Miku (Bengaluru FC) |
| 7 March 2018Semi-Finals | Pune City | 0–0 | Bengaluru FC | Pune |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 9,284 Referee: Om Prakash Thakur Man of the Match:Marko Stanković (Pune City) |
| 11 March 2018Semi-Finals | Bengaluru FC | 3–1 | Pune City | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 24,214 Referee: Turki Al-Khudair Man of the Match:Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) |
| 17 March 2018Final | Bengaluru FC | 2–3 | Chennaiyin | Bengaluru |
| 20:00IST | Report | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 25,753 Referee:Ali Abdulnabi Man of the Match:Maílson Alves (Chennaiyin FC) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengaluru | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 40 | Qualification forISL play-offs |
| 2 | Chennaiyin[a](C) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 32 | |
| 3 | Goa | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 30 | |
| 4 | Pune City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 30 | |
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 26 |
Bengaluru FC advanced to the inter-zone play-off semi-finals during2016–17 season.[3] The draw for the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 6 June 2017. Bengaluru FC was pitted against east Asian zone championsNorth Korean clubApril 25.[49] Bengaluru FC kicked off its 2017–18 season with the home game. Bengaluru FC took the lead against North Korean champions in 33rd minute withSunil Chhetri's penalty. Bengaluru scored two more goals in the second half and took 3–0 lead in the first leg.[50] In the second leg, Bengaluru FC managed to hold April 25 to a goalless draw. The home team was awarded a penalty in 75th minute, howeverGurpreet Singh Sandhu guessed it correctly to keep a clean sheet for Bengaluru FC and the team advanced to Inter-zone play-off finals with 3–0 aggregate.[51]
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April 25| 23 August 2017 (2017-08-23) | Bengaluru FC | 3–0 | April 25 | Bengaluru,India |
| 19:00 UTC+5:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 4,709 Referee:Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) MVP:Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) |
v Bengaluru FC| 13 September 2017 (2017-09-13) | April 25 | 0–0 (0–3agg.) | Bengaluru FC | Pyongyang,North Korea |
| 17:00 UTC+8:30 | Report | Stadium:Rungrado 1st of May Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee:Wang Di (China) MVP:Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru FC) |
Bengaluru facedTajik League championsFC Istiklol in the inter-zone play-off finals. In the first leg, Tajik champions got the better of the visitors and secured 1–0 lead with a goal fromDmitry Barkov in the first half. Bengaluru FC's vocal appeals for a penalty in the injury time were denied by the referee and Bengaluru had to be content without an away goal.[52] In the home leg, Bengaluru FC gave away an early goal by conceding a penalty and an important away goal to Tajik team. Bengaluru came back twice from behind but could not overcome the deficit and the game ended at 2–2, ending their campaign in 2017 AFC Cup.[53]
v Bengaluru FC| 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) | Istiklol | 1–0 | Bengaluru FC | Hisor,Tajikistan |
| 19:00 UTC+5 | Barkov 27' Davronov  73' | Report | Stadium:Hisor Central Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee:Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) MVP:Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev (FC Istiklol) |
vIstiklol| 18 October 2017 (2017-10-18) | Bengaluru FC | 2–2 (2–3agg.) | Istiklol | Bengaluru,India |
| 19:00 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 7,862 Referee:Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) MVP:Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) |
As the winner of2016–17 Indian Federation Cup, Bengaluru FC qualified for AFC cup for fourth consecutive time. They faced the2017 Bhutan National League championsTransport United in the preliminary round. Facing crowded schedule in continental games and domestic league, Bengaluru FC fielded an inexperienced squad in the away leg.Bengaluru FC Academy graduate Prashanth Kalinga made his debut for the senior team. Bengaluru could not capitalize on the chances created and had to settle for a 0–0 draw.[54] However, Bengaluru scored a convincing victory in the home leg, withBoithang Haokip,Daniel Lalhlimpuia, andThongkhosiem Haokip scoring a goal each.[55]
In the play-off round, Bengaluru FC faced2017 Dhivehi Premier League runners-up,T.C. Sports Club. Bengaluru traveled to Malé for the first leg withongoing political crisis in Maldives. The first half remained goalless, but Bengaluru scored two quick goals in the second half to take 0–2 lead with goals fromThongkhosiem Haokip andErik Paartalu, however defensive lapses allowed TC Sports to score two goals and equalize. However, Thongkhosiem Haokip scored again in 78th minute to snatch 2–3 victories for the visitors.[56] In the home leg, Bengaluru FC secured a dominant 5–0 victory against the visitors asToni Dovale scored Bengaluru's first ever hat-trick in an Asian tournament, whileErik Paartalu andRahul Bheke scored other goals.[57]
v Bengaluru FC| 23 January 2018 (2018-01-23) | Transport United | 0–0 | Bengaluru FC | Thimphu,Bhutan |
| 17:30IST | Report | Stadium:Changlimithang Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee:Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand) MVP:Toni Dovale (Bengaluru FC) |
vTransport United| 30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) | Bengaluru FC | 3–0 (3–0agg.) | Transport United | Bengaluru,India |
| 20:00IST | Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 1,167 Referee:Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran) |
v Bengaluru FC| 13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) | TC Sports | 2–3 | Bengaluru FC | Malé,Maldives |
| 21:30IST | Report | Stadium:Rasmee Dhandu Stadium Attendance: 890 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
vTC Sports| 20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) | Bengaluru FC | 5–0 (8–2agg.) | TC Sports | Bengaluru,India |
| 20:00IST | Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Referee:Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) MVP:Toni (Bengaluru FC) |
Bengaluru FC competed in Group E alongside2016–17 I-League championsAizawl F.C.,2017 Dhivehi Premier League championsNew Radiant S.C., and2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League championsDhaka Abahani.
Bengaluru kicked off their campaign againstDhaka Abahani on 14 March 2018. With upcomingIndian Super League final, Roca rested the key players and fielded the reserve side.Daniel Lalhlimpuia's goal in the second half proved sufficient as Bengaluru won the game 1–0.[58] Bengaluru's game againstAizawl F.C. was originally scheduled on the first match day, however it was postponed to 5 April due to scheduling conflicts withIndian Super League andI-League games. Aizawl took the early lead when they capitalized on the defensive lapse of Bengaluru. However, Bengaluru equalized when they were awarded a penalty just before the half-time. Bengaluru made the most of their possession in the second half and scored two more goals, in spite of missing a penalty, and registered 3–1 win.[59] Bengaluru then facedNew Radiant S.C. at home on 10 April 2018. Having rested many key players, Bengaluru failed to find many scoring opportunities and Roca was forced introduceSunil Chhetri late in the second half and that turned out to be significant as Chhetri managed to shake off his marker in the dying minutes and created an assist toNishu Kumar and Bengaluru won the close game 1–0.[60]
Bengaluru's qualification chances were dealt a blow when they lost 2–0 toNew Radiant in the reverse leg. Both the teams being equal on the points, New Radiant topped the group based on their head-to-head record, leaving Bengaluru's qualification dependent on New Radiant's results.[61] Bengaluru stayed in contention for the knockout stage with a convincing 5–0 win againstAizawl F.C. that included a brace fromDaniel Segovia.[62] In the final game of the group stage, Bengaluru FC scored a convincing 4–0 victory againstDhaka Abahani, with a brace from the defenderNishu Kumar and goals fromDaniel Lucas Segovia andSunil Chhetri. AsNew Radiant S.C. failed to overcomeAizawl F.C. on the final match day, Bengaluru advanced to the knock-out stage of the tournament for the fourth consecutive year, played in2018–19 season.[63]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BFC | RAD | ABD | AIZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengaluru | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Inter-zone play-off semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | New Radiant | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | 2–0 | — | 5–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 |  Abahani Limited Dhaka | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Aizawl | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4[a] | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | — |
vDhaka Abahani| 14 March 2018 (2018-03-14) | Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | Dhaka Abahani | Bengaluru,India |
| 20:00 UTC+5:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 1,051 Referee:Yaqoub Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) |
v Bengaluru FC| 5 April 2018 (2018-04-05) | Aizawl | 1–3 | Bengaluru FC | Guwahati,India |
| 18:30 UTC+5:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 879 Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan) |
vNew Radiant| 10 April 2018 (2018-04-10) | Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | New Radiant | Bengaluru,India |
| 20:00 UTC+5:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria) |
v Bengaluru FC| 25 April 2018 (2018-04-25) | New Radiant | 2–0 | Bengaluru FC | Malé,Maldives |
| 21:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium:Rasmee Dhandu Stadium Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari (Qatar) |
vAizawl| 2 May 2018 (2018-05-02) | Bengaluru FC | 5–0 | Aizawl | Bengaluru,India |
| 20:00 UTC+5:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq) |
v Bengaluru FC| 16 May 2018 (2018-05-16) | Dhaka Abahani | 0–4 | Bengaluru FC | Dhaka,Bangladesh |
| 19:15 UTC+6 |
| Report | Stadium:Bangabandhu National Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee:Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia) |
As one of the top six teams inIndian Super League, Bengaluru FC qualified for the main round in2018 Indian Super Cup. Bengaluru FC met the qualifierI-League side,Gokulam Kerala F.C. in Round of 16 match. Determined Gokulam Kerala side took the lead in the first half asHenry Kisekka beat the offside trap to score the goal. Bengaluru's attack in the second half paid off whenMiku scored the equalizer fromUdanta Singh's assist in the 70th minute. When the game destined to be heading for the extra time, man of the match Udanta Singh scored the goal in the 5th minute of injury time to secure the spot for Bengaluru in quarter-finals.[64] In quarter-finals game, Bengaluru faced another I-League side,NEROCA F.C.Sunil Chhetri scored his second hat-trick of the season to manage a convincing 3–1 victory and set up the semi-final game against their I-League rival,Mohun Bagan A.C.[65] Bengaluru suffered a setback when Mohun Bagan took the lead just before the half-time andNishu Kumar was sent-off soon after the restart. However, Bengaluru continued the attack and staged a convincing 4–2 comeback that included a hat-trick forMiku.[66]
Bengaluru FC faced yet another I-League side and rivalEast Bengal F.C. in the final. East Bengal drew the first blood whenAnsumana Kromah scored a goal from the corner kick, but East Bengal were reduced to 10-men before the half time whenSamad Ali Mallick was sent-off for the violent conduct. Bengaluru dominated the proceedings in the second half as they scored four goals, a brace fromSunil Chhetri and a goal each fromMiku andRahul Bheke, and won the inaugural Super Cup 4–1. Super Cup also marked Bengaluru FC's fifth trophy in as many years.[67]
| 1 April 2018Round of 16 | Bengaluru FC | 2–1 | Gokulam Kerala | Bhubaneswar |
| 17:00IST | Report | Stadium:Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar Man of the Match:Udanta Singh (Bengaluru FC) |
| 13 April 2018Quarter-final | Bengaluru FC | 3–1 | NEROCA | Bhubaneswar |
| 16:00IST | Report | Stadium:Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match:Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) |
| 17 April 2018Semi-final | Mohun Bagan | 2–4 | Bengaluru FC | Bhubaneswar |
| 16:00IST | Report | Stadium:Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match:Miku (Bengaluru FC) |
| 20 April 2018Final | East Bengal | 1–4 | Bengaluru FC | Bhubaneswar |
| 16:00IST | Report | Stadium:Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 9,500 Referee:C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match:Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) |
Midway through the season, Bengaluru FC parted ways with the assistant coachCarles Cuadrat owing to health concerns. He was replaced by formerFC Barcelona youth coach, Marc Huguet.[68]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Albert Roca |
| Assistant coach | Marc Huguet |
| Assistant coach (India) | Naushad Moosa |
| Goalkeeping coach | Edu Gasol |
| Head of Youth Development |  John Killa |
| Under-18 coach | John Kenneth Raj |
| Head physiotherapist |  Timothy Vadachalam |
| Head of sports sciences |  Donavan Pillai |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | ISL | AFC | Super Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IND | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 27 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | IND | Abhra Mondal | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | IND | Lalthuammawia Ralte | 12 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | IND | Calvin Abhishek | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | IND | Rahul Bheke | 32 | 4 | 19+0 | 0 | 9+1 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | IND | Collin Abranches | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IND | Zohmingliana Ralte | 9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Juanan | 30 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 9+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | John Johnson | 22 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | IND | Harmanjot Khabra | 23 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IND | Subhasish Bose | 34 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IND | Nishu Kumar | 26 | 3 | 3+6 | 0 | 14+0 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IND | Joyner Lourenco | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IND | Prashanth Kalinga | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IND | Asheer Akhtar | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 8 | MF | IND | Lenny Rodrigues | 28 | 2 | 13+4 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Dimas Delgado | 21 | 1 | 16+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Erik Paartalu | 33 | 5 | 15+3 | 3 | 11+0 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IND | Boithang Haokip | 21 | 2 | 6+4 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Toni | 25 | 3 | 6+7 | 0 | 7+1 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IND | Alwyn George | 16 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | IND | Myron Mendes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IND | Malsawmzuala | 12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | IND | Robinson Singh | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | IND | Leon Augustine | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ESP | Víctor Pérez Alonso | 11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| MF | IND | Bidyananda Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | IND | Ragav Gupta | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  VEN | Miku | 24 | 20 | 20+0 | 15 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 5 |
| 11 | FW | IND | Sunil Chhetri | 33 | 24 | 21+0 | 14 | 7+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 6 |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Daniel Segovia | 10 | 4 | 0+5 | 0 | 4+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | IND | Thongkhosiem Haokip | 11 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 7+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | IND | Udanta Singh | 32 | 4 | 16+3 | 1 | 8+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 25 | FW | IND | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | 15 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+8 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | IND | Cletus Paul | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||
| FW | ESP | Braulio Nóbrega | 10 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP | Edu García | 14 | 2 | 12+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Updated: 16 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | AFC | Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | FW | | Sunil Chhetri | 14 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | 7 | FW |  | Miku | 15 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | 16 | MF | | Erik Paartalu | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | DF | | Rahul Bheke | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | FW | | Daniel Lucas Segovia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 21 | FW | | Udanta Singh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 25 | FW | | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | 18 | FW | | Thongkhosiem Haokip | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | | Toni | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 22 | DF | | Nishu Kumar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11 | 8 | MF | | Lenny Rodrigues | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | MF | | Edu García | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 | MF | | Boithang Haokip | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | 5 | DF | | Juanan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Dimas Delgado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| TOTALS | 40 | 29 | 13 | 82 | ||||
Source:soccerway
Updated: 16 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | AFC | Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | GK | | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | GK | | Lalthuammawia Ralte | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 23 | GK | | Abhra Mondal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 8 | 9 | 0 | 17 | ||||
Source:soccerway
Updated: 16 May 2018
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | AFC | Super Cup | Total | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | | | | | | | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Harmanjot Khabra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Missed a game, againstATK (4 yellow cards)[72] (3 February 2018) |
| 2 | 15 | DF | | Subhasish Bose | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Missed a game, againstMumbai City (red card)[73] (18 January 2018) MissedISL Final, againstChennaiyin (2 yellow cards in playoffs)[47] (17 March 2018) |
| 3 | 4 | DF | | Juanan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Missed a game, againstKerala Blasters (4 yellow cards)[74] (1 March 2018) |
| 6 | DF | | John Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Missed a game, againstKerala Blasters (4 yellow cards)[74] (1 March 2018) | |
| 17 | MF | | Boithang Haokip | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 1 | GK | | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Suspended for 2 games (red card)[75] (December 2017) |
| 11 | FW | | Sunil Chhetri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | | Dimas Delgado | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 2 | DF | | Rahul Bheke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Missed a game, againstChennaiyin (red card)[76] (6 February 2018) |
| 8 | MF | | Lenny Rodrigues | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 7 | FW | | Miku | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | | Erik Paartalu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | | Nishu Kumar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | MissedSuper Cup Final, againstEast Bengal (red card)[77] (20 April 2018) | |
| 14 | 18 | FW | | Thongkhosiem Haokip | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | GK | | Abhra Mondal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | | Joyner Lourenco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 28 | GK | | Lalthuammawia Ralte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | | Asheer Akhtar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF | | Víctor Pérez Alonso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 49 | MF | | Toni | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TOTALS | 33 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 5 | |||||
Source:soccerway
Updated: 16 May 2018
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting
| Month | Player | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| November | Erik Paartalu | 57%[78] |
| December | Miku | 66%[79] |
| January | Sunil Chhetri | 58%[80] |
| February | Dimas Delgado | 41%[81] |
| March | Udanta Singh | 41%[82] |
| April | Víctor Pérez Alonso | 33%[83] |
Bengaluru FC's Annual Awards Night for the 2017–18 season, held at the JW Marriott, in Bengaluru, on 17 May 2018.[84]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Top scorer | Sunil Chhetri |
| Players' Player of the year | Sunil Chhetri |
| Fans' Player of the Year | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu |
| Goal of the Season | Miku |
| Upcoming Player of the Year | Asheer Akhtar |
| U18 Player of the Year | Biswa Darjee |
| U15 Player of the Year | Bekey Oram |
Football Players Association of India's Annual Awards for the 2017–18 season, held at the Calkutta Sports Journalist Club, in Kolkata, on 12 June 2018.
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Coach of the year | Albert Roca[85] |
| Indian Player of the year | Sunil Chhetri[86] |
| Foreign Player of the Year | Miku[87] |
