# 2023–24 Bengaluru FC B season

The 2023–24 season was Bengaluru FC B's seventh season as a reserve side of Bengaluru FC since its establishment in 2017. The club began its season with defeat at the Puttaiah Memorial Cup's round of 16 in August, before going on to win the Bangalore Super Division title for the third time in history.
Later in the season, Bengaluru B participated in the Developmental League as defending champions for the second consecutive time, for a place in the Premier League's Next Gen Cup.

## Background

After finishing fifth in the Bangalore Super Division, Bengaluru B then participated in the 2023 Reliance Foundation Development League as defending champions and with only single defeat to their record, they were successful in defending the title after beating Sudeva Delhi in the final on penalties.
In this season, Bengaluru B underwent through changes with the likes of head coach Jan Van Loon departing for the Director of Bengaluru FC Academy role. Replacing him was Bibiano Fernandes who led India national under-17 teams in the two AFC U-17 Asian Cups.

### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Player | Previous club | Date | Fee |
| | DF | Manjot Singh Dhami | Shri Dashmesh Sports Academy | 1 June 2023 | Free |
| 61 | FW | Shashwat Panwar | BBFS U-18 | 1 June 2023 | Free |
| 58 | DF | Suraj Kumar Singh | SAI Guwahati | 1 June 2023 | Free |
| 59 | DF | Ricky Meetei | Eastern Sporting Union | 1 June 2023 | Free |
| 57 | MF | Malemngamba Singh Thokchom | SAI Utlou | 1 June 2023 | Free |

#### Promoted from youth system

| No. | Position | Player | Previous club | Date | Fee |
| 55 | MF | Lalpekhlua | Bengaluru FC U-18 | 1 June 2023 | Internal transfer (Youth system) |

### Transfers out

After the departure of Mandar Tamhane, the former CEO of Bengaluru FC to NorthEast United, the team saw a number of players signing for NorthEast United. Some of the players signed for I-League clubs in search for more game time, while five players were promoted to the senior side.
| No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Date | Fee |
| 9 | FW | Rahul Raju | Gokulam Kerala | 22 June 2023 | Free agent |
| 3 | DF | Harpreet Singh | Namdhari | 1 July 2023 | Free agent |
| 66 | FW | Fredy | NorthEast United | 27 July 2023 | Free agent |
| 12 | MF | Shighil Nambrath | NorthEast United | 27 July 2023 | Undisclosed |
| 6 | MF | Kamalesh P | Bengaluru United | 1 August 2023 | Free agent |
| 1 | GK | Dipesh Chauhan | NorthEast United | 18 August 2023 | Free agent |
| 42 | FW | Akashdeep Singh | Namdhari | 26 August 2023 | Undisclosed |
| 8 | FW | Bekey Oram | NorthEast United | 31 August 2023 | Free agent |

#### Promoted to Bengaluru FC

| No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Date | Fee |
| 44 | DF | Robin Yadav | Bengaluru FC | 1 June 2023 | Internal transfer (Youth system) |
| 38 | FW | Ankith Padmanabhan | Bengaluru FC | 1 August 2023 | Internal transfer (Youth system) |
| 49 | MF | Harsh Patre | Bengaluru FC | 31 August 2023 | Internal transfer (Youth system) |
| 51 | DF | Chingambam Shivaldo Singh | Bengaluru FC | 1 December 2023 | Internal transfer (Youth system) |
| 41 | FW | Monirul Molla | Bengaluru FC | 1 June 2023 | Internal transfer (Youth system) |

## Players

Bengaluru B has 53 players under contract with 28 of them being selected for Super Division and 15 of them for Development League; the following list of players is subject to change during the transfer season.

### Players under contract

| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | Until | Picked for BSD | Picked for RFDL |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 30 | Sahil Poonia | GK | (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18) | 2023 | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| 33 | Vikram Lakhbir Singh | GK | (1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 31) | 2023 | 2024 | Yes | No |
| 60 | Ishan Gyan | GK | | | | Yes | Yes |
| 72 | Rohen Narengbam | GK | (2008-02-01) 1 February 2008 (age 16) | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| 85 | Shuhaid Koya Thangal | GK | | | | No | Yes |
| 88 | Prithviraj Dash | GK | | | | No | Yes |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 42 | Clarence Fernandes | DF | (2004-07-25) 25 July 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| 43 | Felixson Conny Fernandes | CB | (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| 50 | Vinith Venkatesh | DF | (2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 19) | 2023 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| 51 | Chingambam Shivaldo Singh | CB | (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20) | 2023 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| 53 | Ashik Adhikari | DF | (2007-01-17) 17 January 2007 (age 17) | 2022 | 2024 | No | Yes |
| 58 | Suraj Kumar Singh | DF | (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18) | 2023 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| 59 | Ricky Meetei | DF | (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 18) | 2023 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| 62 | Manjot Singh Dhami | DF | (2006-10-25) 25 October 2006 (age 18) | 2023 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| 67 | Niwash Limbu | DF | (2008-06-29) 29 June 2008 (age 16) | | | No | Yes |
| 73 | Newton Ningthoujam | DF | (2008-02-28) 28 February 2008 (age 16) | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| 79 | Atharv Ranadevi | DF | | | | No | Yes |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 28 | Amay Morajkar | DMF | (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 24) | 2019 | 2024 | Yes | No |
| 45 | Lalremtluanga Fanai | DMF | (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 20) | 2020 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| 46 | Sai Yashwant Reddy Panthy | RMF | (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| 47 | Rashid CK | AMF | (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| 49 | Harsh Shailesh Patre | DMF | (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 21) | 2023 | 2025 | No | Yes |
| 52 | Lalhmingchhuanga Fanai | MF | (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 18) | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| 54 | Basudev CM | MF | (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17) | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| 55 | Lalpekhlua | MF | (2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 (age 17) | 2023 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| 56 | Oinam Ronex Meitei | MF | (2007-07-25) 25 July 2007 (age 17) | 2019 | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| 57 | Malemngamba Singh Thokchom | MF | (2007-10-15) 15 October 2007 (age 17) | 2023 | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| 64 | Aarav Gharat | MF | (2008-01-26) 26 January 2008 (age 16) | 2022 | 2024 | No | Yes |
| 69 | Bankitlyngkor Diengdoh | MF | (2007-12-16) 16 December 2007 (age 16) | 2022 | 2024 | No | Yes |
| 78 | Arnav Raghavan | MF | | | | No | Yes |
| 83 | Swastik Chand | MF | | | | No | Yes |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 24 | Rohit Danu | CF | (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 (age 22) | 2023 | 2026 | No | Yes |
| 29 | Ashish Jha | LW | (1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 25) | 2023 | 2025 | Yes | No |
| 37 | Taorem Kelvin Singh | FW | (2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 19) | 2023 | 2024 | No | Yes |
| 38 | Ankith Padmanabhan | CF | (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 23) | 2023 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| 41 | Monirul Molla | CF | (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19) | 2023 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| 48 | Satendra Yadav | CF | (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| 61 | Shashwat Panwar | CF | (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 17) | 2023 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| 63 | Cyrus Abhilash | CF | (2008-12-31) 31 December 2008 (age 15) | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| 68 | Tomthinganba Sanjenbam | CF | (2007-12-28) 28 December 2007 (age 16) | 2022 | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
| 70 | Vivaan Dey | FW | (2007-03-09) 9 March 2007 (age 17) | | | No | Yes |
| 74 | Muhammad Zahan | FW | | | | No | Yes |
| 82 | Saarang Srinivasan Chary | FW | | | | No | Yes |

## Personnel

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Bibiano Fernandes |
| Assistant coach | Kaizad Ambapardiwalla |
| Physiotherapist | Rahul CR |
| Video analyst | Prateek Chopra |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Parshuram Salwadi |
| S&C Coach | Nishad Nagaraj |
| Kit Manager | Krishna Khati |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super Division | 1 September 2023 | 21 November 2023 | Matchday 1 | Champions | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 9 | +48 | 088.89 |
| Puttaiah Memorial Cup | 5 August 2023 | | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| RFDL | 19 February 2024 | TBD | Regional qualifiers | TBD | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 071.43 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 19 | +74 | 078.79 |
Last updated: 21 April 2024 Source: Competitions

### Bangalore Super Division
#### League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bengaluru B (C) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 9 | +48 | 50 | Champions |
| 2 | SC Bengaluru | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 7 | +54 | 48 | |
| 3 | Bengaluru United | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 45 | |
| 4 | HAL SC | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 33 | Eligible for 2024-25 I-League 3 |
| 5 | Roots | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 | |
* ↑ Bengaluru FC B being a reserve side are ineligible for promotion and will instead participate in the RFDL.
* ↑ SC Bengaluru have qualified for the 2023–24 I-League 2 via finishing in the top three of 2023–24 I-League 3 play-offs round.
* ↑ FC Bengaluru United are in the 2023–24 I-League 2, the third tier of Indian football league system.

#### Results by round

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### Reliance Foundation Development League
#### South zone

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bengaluru | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 6 | +22 | 22 | Advance to National group stage |
| 2 | Roots FC | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | Advance to National group stage |
| 3 | Chennaiyin | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 19 | Advance to National group stage |
| 4 | Sreenidi Deccan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 17 | |
| 5 | Kickstart FC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 9 | |
| 6 | Snipers FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 1 | |
| 7 | Rebels FC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 1 | |

#### Nationals

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BFC | RYC | DEM | CFC | KRB |
| 1 | Bengaluru (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 10 | Advance to National championship stage | — | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | — |
| 2 | RFYC (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | | — | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | — |
| 3 | Dempo SC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | | 0–2 | — | — | 1–0 | — |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | | — | — | — | — | 2–1 |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | — |

##### Championship stage
## Statistics
### Goalscorer

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | BSD | PMC | RFDL | Total |
| 1 | 57 | MF | | Malemngamba Thokchom | 11 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | 41 | CF | | Monirul Molla | 1 | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | 48 | CF | | Satendra Yadav | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 48 | DMF | | Amay Morajkar | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 47 | AMF | | Rashid CK | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 38 | CF | | Ankith Padmanabhan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 37 | FW | | Kelvin Singh | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 42 | DF | | Clarence Fernandes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 26 | CF | | Oinam Ronex | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 55 | MF | | Lalpekhlua | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 51 | CB | | Chingambam Shivaldo Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 50 | DF | | Vinith Venkatesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 61 | CF | | Shashwat Panwar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 24 | FW | | Rohit Danu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 73 | DF | | Newton Singh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 58 | MF | | Suraj Kumar Singh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 57 | 0 | 36 | 93 |
Updated: 21 April 2024

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | BSD | PMC | RFDL | Total |
| 1 | 30 | GK | | Sahil Poonia | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 46 | GK | | Rohen Narengbam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 88 | GK | | Prithviraj Dash | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 48 | GK | | Vikram Lakhbir Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
Updated: 21 April 2024