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{{Short description|2016–17 season of Bengaluru FC}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2016}}
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  | club               = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
  | logo               =
  | season             = 2016–17
  | manager            = [[Albert Roca]]
  | mgrtitle    = Head Coach
  | chairman           = [[Parth Jindal]]
  | chrtitle    = CEO
  | stadium            = {{nobreak|[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]}}
  | league             = [[I-League]]
  | league result      = [[2016–17 I-League|4th]]
  | cup1               = [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]
  | cup1 result        = [[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|Winners]]
  | cup2               = [[AFC Cup]]
  | cup2 result        = 2016: [[2016 AFC Cup|Runners-up]]<br/>2017: [[2017 AFC Cup#Inter-zone play-off final|Inter-zone Play-off]]{{efn-ua|Bengaluru FC advanced to the inter-zone play-off semi-finals, played during [[2017–18 Bengaluru FC season|2017–18 season]]}}
  | cup3                = [[AFC Champions League]]
  | cup3 result         = [[2017 AFC Champions League#Preliminary round 2|Preliminary Round 2]]
  | league topscorer   = <br/>[[C.K. Vineeth]]<br/>[[Sunil Chhetri]]<br/>(7 goals each)
  | season topscorer   = <br/>[[Sunil Chhetri]]<br/>(12 goals)
  | average attendance = 8,752
  | highest attendance = 12,642 vs. [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/857_Match_Summary_V1_1488038553.pdf|title=Bengaluru Football Club vs Kingfisher East Bengal|date=25 February 2017|work=[[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]}}</ref><br/>(25 February 2017)
  | lowest attendance  = 2,012 vs. [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10728&stageid=422&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|title=JSW Bengaluru FC vs Abahani Dhaka Limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830155825/http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10728&stageid=422&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary|archive-date=30 August 2017|url-status=dead|work=the-afc.com}}</ref><br/>(18 April 2017)
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The '''2016–17 season''' was the fourth in the history of [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru Football Club]]. It began on 1 July 2016 and concluded on 30 June 2017, with competitive matches occurring between September and May. The season was a historic one for the club as they became the first Indian club to reach the final of the [[AFC Cup]] – suffering defeat against [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]]. The club also won their second [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]], while in the league, Bengaluru ended their final [[I-League]] campaign in fourth place.

This season would be Bengaluru's first with head coach [[Albert Roca]], who stepped in for [[Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1976)|Ashley Westwood]]. Coming into the season, Bengaluru were the reigning [[I-League]] champions and in the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup for the first time in their history. The season would see the departures of original players such as [[Curtis Osano]], [[N.S. Manju]], [[Thoi Singh Khangebam|Thoi Singh]], and [[Siam Hanghal]], as well as foreign recruits [[Michael Collins (footballer, born 1986)|Michael Collins]] and [[Kim Song-yong]]. Players such as [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]], [[Juanan]], [[Álvaro Rubio]], and [[Marjan Jugović]] were brought in as replacements. Club captain [[Sunil Chhetri]] meanwhile returned to the club on a permanent basis, along with goalkeeper [[Amrinder Singh]].

Since the I-League did not start until January, Bengaluru began their season in September in the AFC Cup. The club managed to get past [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] before defeating [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]] in the semi-finals. In the final against [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] the club were defeated 1–0. In the league, Bengaluru began strongly, taking nine points from their opening three matches, conceding 0 goals while scoring 8. However, the club then went on to suffer a run of seven games without a victory as Bengaluru slipped to fifth place. The club would then go on to win five of their last eight matches but it would only be enough to finish in fourth. Consolation came for the club when they went on to win their second [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]. A brace from [[C.K. Vineeth]] in extra-time was enough to beat [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] in the [[2017 Indian Federation Cup final|2017 final]].

34 different players represented the club in four competitions and there were 19 different goalscorers. Bengaluru's top goalscorer for the fourth year running was [[Sunil Chhetri]], who scored 12 goals in 30 appearances. The [[India national football team|India international]] would go on to be named as the Hero of the League. This season would be Bengaluru's last in the I-League as the club would bid successfully for a spot in the [[Indian Super League]].

==Background==
{{see also|2015–16 Bengaluru FC season}}

After narrowly missing out on the title during the [[2014–15 Bengaluru FC season|2014–15 season]], Bengaluru claimed their second [[I-League]] title in three years on 17 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-salgaocar/2177601/report|title=I-League: Bengaluru FC 2–0 Salgaocar FC: Cakewalk for the Blues as they lift second title in three years|date=17 April 2016|work=goal.com|first1=R.|last1=Jeevan|first2=Swapnaneel|last2=Parasar}}</ref> As a result, the club qualified to participate in the [[2017 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League qualifiers]]. However, in the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]], Bengaluru were unable to reclaim their title. The club were knocked-out by [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-aizawl/2231267/report|title=Federation Cup: Bengaluru FC 2–3 Aizawl FC: Reds eliminate stunned champions|work=goal.com|date=3 May 2016|first1=Brendon|last1=Netto|first2=Swapnaneel|last2=Parasar}}</ref> In Asian competition, Bengaluru managed to qualify for the knock-out round of the [[AFC Cup]] for the second season running with the club finishing second in Group H.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}} The club then managed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition for the first time after they defeated [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] in the Round of 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/kitchee-vs-bengaluru/2233883/report|title=AFC Cup: Kitchee SC 2–3 Bengaluru FC: Sunil Chhetri scores two as Blues progress to quarter-finals|date=25 May 2016|work=goal.com|first=Brendon|last=Netto}}</ref>

A few days after Bengaluru defeated Kitchee, it was announced that head coach [[Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1976)|Ashley Westwood]] would leave the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/football/india/story/2883558/ashley-westwood-leaves-bengaluru-fc-after-contract-ends|title=Ashley Westwood leaves Bengaluru FC after contract ends|work=[[ESPN]]|date=1 June 2016}}</ref> A month later, on 6 July 2016, it was announced that former [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]] head coach [[Albert Roca]] would take over as Bengaluru's second coach.<ref name="Roca">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Bengaluru-FC-appoint-Champions-League-winner-Roca-as-head-coach/articleshow/53084652.cms|title=Bengaluru FC appoint Champions League-winner Roca as head coach|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 July 2016}}</ref> On his arrival, Roca said:<ref name="Roca"/>
{{cquote|I’m very satisfied to have signed with Bengaluru FC. They are the champions of India, have fantastic supporters and most importantly, have a great support system and a management that is always hands on and wants to stay at the top. I want to assure our supporters that we will always give it our best. I want the supporters to be happy about the way we play.}}

===Squad movement===
Following the [[2015–16 Bengaluru FC season|2015–16 season]], Bengaluru made a few changes to the squad. On 31 May, 2016, [[Curtis Osano]], [[N.S. Manju]], [[Thoi Singh Khangebam|Thoi Singh]], [[Siam Hanghal]], [[Kim Song-yong]], [[Michael Collins (footballer, born 1986)|Michael Collins]], and [[Nikhil Bernard]] were released by the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-09 |title=Osano parts ways with Bengaluru FC |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/556818/osano-parts-ways-bengaluru-fc.html |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Nine days later, Bengaluru confirmed that their captain, [[Sunil Chhetri]], would be returning to the club on a permanent basis, after spending the previous season with [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]].<ref name="Chhetri">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/prodigal-son-returns-home-bengaluru-fc-retain-sunil-chhetri-in-a-one-year-deal-2825752.html|title=Prodigal son returns home: Bengaluru FC retain Sunil Chhetri in a one-year deal|date=9 June 2016|work=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|publisher=Firstpost}}</ref> A week later, the club announced the signing of goalkeeper [[Amrinder Singh]] from [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]. Singh was previously also on loan with Bengaluru and would now join the club permanently.<ref name="Amrinder Alwyn">{{cite web|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/bfc-retain-amrinder-alwyn-115006189.html|title=BFC retain Amrinder, Alwyn|work=[[Indo Asian News Service|IANS]]|publisher=[[Yahoo]]|date=16 June 2016}}</ref> In August, Bengaluru announced the additions of three foreigners: midfielders [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]] and [[Álvaro Rubio]], and defender [[Juanan]].<ref name="watson">{{cite web|url=http://www.bengalurufc.com/bengaluru-fc-sign-australian-midfielder-cameron-watson|title= Bengaluru FC sign Cameron Watson|date=5 August 2016|work=Bengalurufc.com}}</ref><ref name="rubio and juanan">{{cite web|url=http://www.bengalurufc.com/bengaluru-fc-add-to-armoury-sign-rubio-gonzalez/|title=Former Valladolid Midfielder, Real Madrid B Defender Complete I-League Champions' Foreigner Slots|date= 8 August 2016|work=Bengalurufc.com}}</ref> The club then concluded the month with the signings of young defender [[Gursimrat Singh Gill]] and midfielder [[Darren Caldeira]].<ref name="Gursimrat">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/08/23/26801502/i-league-bengaluru-fc-sign-young-defender-gursimrat-singh|title=I-League: Bengaluru FC sign young defender Gursimrat Singh|first=Ramchandran|last=Sriram|work=Goal.com|date=23 August 2016}}</ref>

With a few of the [[AFC Cup]] matches occurring at the same time as the beginning of the [[Indian Super League]], Bengaluru managed to secure loans for their players to various ISL clubs while retaining them until after the AFC Cup final in November.<ref name="isl loan">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/05/28/23985602/bengaluru-fc-players-to-join-indian-super-league-franchises|title=Bengaluru FC players to join Indian Super League franchises after AFC Cup commitment|first=Atanu|last=Mitra|date=28 May 2016|work=Goal.com}}</ref>

Once the club's AFC Cup campaign had ended, Bengaluru began preparations for the [[I-League]] campaign that would begin in January. On 30 November, the club announced that Rubio, alongside [[Vishal Kumar]] and Darren Caldeira, would depart.<ref name="Rubio out">{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/3008192/spanish-midfielder-alvaro-rubio-leaves-bengaluru-fc|title=Midfielder Alvaro Rubio leaves Bengaluru FC|date=30 November 2016|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> Bengaluru then spent December bringing in players on loan from Indian Super League clubs. Defender [[Harmanjot Khabra]] was the first to be brought in from [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] on 12 December while midfielder [[Lenny Rodrigues]] soon followed from [[FC Pune City|Pune City]] three days later.<ref name="khabra">{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/3017892/bengaluru-fc-sign-midfielder-harmanjot-khabra-on-season-long-loan|title=BFC sign midfielder Harmanjot Khabra on loan|date=12 December 2016|work=[[ESPN]]|author=ESPN staff}}</ref><ref name="lenny">{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/3020399/bengaluru-sign-midfielder-lenny-rodrigues|title=Bengaluru sign midfielder Lenny Rodrigues|date=15 December 2016|work=[[ESPN]]|author=ESPN staff}}</ref> Goalkeeper [[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]], defender [[Sena Ralte]], and midfielder [[Mandar Rao Dessai]] were then all signed on 20 December from Pune City, [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]], and Goa respectively.<ref name="sena">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/12/20/30681912/i-league-bengaluru-fc-add-sena-ralte-mandar-rao-dessai-and|title=I-League: Bengaluru FC add Sena Ralte, Mandar Rao Dessai and Arindam Bhattacharya to their arsenal|work=Goal.com|date=20 December 2016}}</ref> The club then ended preparations for the upcoming season with the addition of Honduran forward [[Roby Norales]] from [[Platense F.C.|Platense]].<ref name="Roby">{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/sports/football/070117/i-league-the-blues-look-to-hit-ground-running.html|title=I-League: The Blues look to hit ground running|first=Sandeep|last=Menon|work=[[The Asian Age]]|date=7 January 2017}}</ref>

Almost a week after the club played their first I-League match, Bengaluru announced the signing of defender [[Sandesh Jhingan]] on loan from [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]].<ref name="Jhingan">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2017/01/12/31423402/i-league-201617-bengaluru-fc-fortify-defence-with-the-capture-of-|title=I-League 2016/17: Bengaluru FC fortify defence with the capture of Sandesh Jhingan|first=Ashwin|last=Muralidharan|date=12 January 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref> Then, a few weeks later, on 2 February, after playing in just four matches, Norales was loaned out to [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]] club [[Ozone F.C.|Ozone]].<ref name="Roby loaned out">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2017/02/03/32264532/i-league-2017-bengaluru-fc-loan-out-roby-norales-to-ozone-fc|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC loan out Roby Norales to Ozone FC|first=Ashwin|last=Muralidharan|date=3 February 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref> Twenty days later, the club would sign Serbian forward [[Marjan Jugović]] as Norales' replacement.<ref name="mirjan">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2017/02/27/33118022/i-league-bengaluru-fc-sign-marjan-jugovi%C4%87-halfway-through|title=I-League: Bengaluru FC sign Marjan Jugović halfway through the season|work=Goal.com|date=27 February 2017}}</ref> Finally, after the conclusion of the I-League season and prior to the [[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]], Bengaluru announced the signing of forward [[Cornell Glen]] on loan from Ozone.<ref name="glen">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2017/05/01/35118512/indian-football-bengaluru-fc-rope-in-trinidad-tobago-striker|title=Indian Football: Bengaluru FC rope in Trinidad & Tobago striker Cornell Glen for Federation Cup|date=1 May 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref>

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'''In'''
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!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Last club
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
|FW
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|{{dts|9 June 2016}}
|<ref name="Chhetri"/>
|-
|GK
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Amrinder Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Pune F.C.|Pune]]
|{{dts|16 June 2016}}
|<ref name="Amrinder Alwyn"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]]
|{{dts|5 August 2016}}
|<ref name="watson"/>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juanan]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rayo OKC]]
|{{dts|8 August 2016}}
|<ref name="rubio and juanan"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Álvaro Rubio]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Valladolid]]
|{{dts|8 August 2016}}
|<ref name="rubio and juanan"/>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gursimrat Singh Gill]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
|{{dts|23 August 2016}}
|<ref name="Gursimrat"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Darren Caldeira]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|{{dts|23 August 2016}}
|<ref name="Gursimrat"/>
|-
|GK
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} Calvin Abhishek
|[[Bengaluru FC Reserves and Academy|Academy]]
|{{dts|5 November 2016}}
|<ref name="calvin">{{cite web|url=http://www.bengalurufc.com/a-brush-with-the-big-stage/|title=A brush with the big stage|work=bengalurufc.com|date=18 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|FW
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|HON}} [[Roby Norales]]
|{{flagicon|HON}} [[Platense F.C.|Plantense]]
|{{dts|7 January 2017}}
|<ref name="Roby"/>
|-
|FW
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Marjan Jugović]]
|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley|Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli]]
|{{dts|27 February 2017}}
|<ref name="mirjan"/>
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|-
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|New club
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
|GK
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Nikhil Bernard]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ozone F.C.|Ozone]]
|31 May 2016
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/footballnext/news/dsk-cup-2016-salgaocar-fc-and-ozone-fc-bengaluru-complete-the-semi-final-line-up-1312771.html|title=DSK Cup 2016: Salgaocar FC and Ozone FC Bengaluru Complete the semi-final Line-Up|date=17 November 2016|publisher=[[News18.com]]}}</ref>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Curtis Osano]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Farnborough F.C.|Farnborough]]
|31 May 2016
|<ref name="osano">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/07/04/25327102/curtis-osano-joins-new-club|title=I-League: Curtis Osano parts ways with Bengaluru FC, joins Hayes & Yeading United|date=4 July 2016|work=Goal.com}}</ref>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[N.S. Manju]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ozone F.C.|Ozone]]
|31 May 2016
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|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Michael Collins (footballer, born 1986)|Michael Collins]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]]
|31 May 2016
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37804584|title=Michael Collins: Leyton Orient sign former Huddersfield Town midfielder|date=28 October 2016|work=[[BBC]]}}</ref>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Siam Hanghal]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|31 May 2016
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/chennaiyin-fc-sign-siam-hanghal-2950099/|title=Chennaiyin FC sign Siam Hanghal|date=2 August 2016|work=[[The Indian Express]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]}}</ref>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Thoi Singh Khangebam|Thoi Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|31 May 2016
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2016/07/15/25658872/indian-super-league-chennaiyin-fc-retain-karanjit-singh|title=Indian Super League: Chennaiyin FC retain Karanjit Singh, Mehrajuddin Waddo and Thoi Singh|date=15 July 2016|work=Goal.com}}</ref>
|-
|FW
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|PRK}} [[Kim Song-yong]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
|31 May 2016
|<ref name="dsk preseason">{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/08/26/26901892/bengaluru-fc-1-2-dsk-shivajians-kim-song-yong-scores-to|title=Bengaluru FC 1–2 DSK Shivajians: Kim Song Yong scores to haunt former team|work=Goal.com|date=26 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vishal Kumar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
|30 November 2016
|<ref name="Rubio out"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Álvaro Rubio]]
|Retired
|30 November 2016
|<ref name="Rubio out"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Darren Caldeira]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|30 November 2016
|<ref name="Rubio out"/>
|}
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'''Loans in'''
[[File:Fernández, Juan Antonio González DÜS 12-13 WP.JPG|thumb|right|Spanish defender [[Juanan]] was signed on a one-year deal]]
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!Position
!Player
!Loaned from
!Loan start
!Ref
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Harmanjot Khabra]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|12 December 2016
|<ref name="khabra"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lenny Rodrigues]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|15 December 2016
|<ref name="lenny"/>
|-
|GK
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|20 December 2016
|<ref name="sena"/>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sena Ralte]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|20 December 2016
|<ref name="sena"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mandar Rao Dessai]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|20 December 2016
|<ref name="sena"/>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sandesh Jhingan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|12 January 2017
|<ref name="Jhingan"/>
|-
|FW
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Cornell Glen]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ozone F.C.|Ozone]]
|1 May 2017
|<ref name="glen"/>
|}

'''Loans out'''
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|-
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Loaned to
!scope="col"|From
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
|GK
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Amrinder Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Keegan Pereira (footballer)|Keegan Pereira]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[ATK (football club)|Atlético de Kolkata]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalchhuanmawia]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rino Anto]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|DF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Salam Ranjan Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Alwyn George]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[C.K. Vineeth]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Pune City|Pune City]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Malsawmzuala]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|MF
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Udanta Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|FW
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Daniel Lalhlimpuia]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|FW
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sunil Chhetri]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|6 November–18 December 2016
|<ref name="isl loan"/>
|-
|FW
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|HON}} [[Roby Norales]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ozone F.C.|Ozone]]
|2 February–31 May 2017
|<ref name="Roby loaned out"/>
|}

==Pre-season and friendlies==
Despite the [[I-League]] not beginning until January 2017, Bengaluru FC played a series of friendlies in August in preparation of their [[AFC Cup]] matches. Their first match was on 13 August 2016 against [[Army Green (football club)|Army Green]]. The club won 3–0 through a brace from [[Nishu Kumar]] and a goal from [[Sunil Chhetri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/08/13/26481102/i-league-club-update-bengaluru-fc-win-pre-season-friendly|title=I-League Club Update: Bengaluru FC win pre-season friendly against Army Green|date=13 August 2016|work=Goal.com}}</ref> A week later, on 20 August, the club played another [[behind closed doors (sport)|closed doors practice game]] against MEG and won 4–0. [[Daniel Lalhlimpuia]] scored a brace for Bengaluru FC while Chhetri and trialist [[Gursimrat Singh Gill]] scored the other two goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/08/20/26706712/i-league-club-update-bengaluru-beat-local-side-meg-4-0-in|title= I-League Club Update: Bengaluru beat local side MEG 4–0 in friendly|work=Goal.com|date=20 August 2016|first=Shashank|last=Gupta}}</ref> Bengaluru FC suffered their first defeat of pre-season in their next match against [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]. [[Juanan]] scored the consolation goal for Bengaluru FC as the match ended 1–2.<ref name="dsk preseason"/>

The club played their final match of pre-season on 28 August 2016 against [[Ozone FC]]. The result was a 1–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/08/29/26974782/i-league-club-update-bengaluru-fc-slump-to-yet-another|title=AFC Cup Update: Bengaluru FC slump to yet another friendly defeat|first=Shashank|last=Gupta|date=29 August 2016}}</ref>

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==Competitions==
=== Overview ===
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|lm1= 5 November 2016
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|fp1= Final
|w1= 2
|l1= 1
|d1= 2
|f1= 5
|a1= 3
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|fm2= 31 January 2016
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|fp2= –
|w2= 0
|l2= 1
|d2= 0
|f2= 1
|a2= 2
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|lm3= 29 April 2017
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|fp3= 4th place
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|l3= 4
|d3= 6
|f3= 30
|a3= 15
|c4=[[2017 AFC Cup]]
|fm4= 14 March 2017
|lm4= 31 May 2017
|sr4= Group stage
|fp4= Qualified
|w4= 4
|l4= 2
|d4= 0
|f4= 7
|a4= 6
|c5=[[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]]
|fm5= 8 May 2017
|lm5= 21 May 2017
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|fp5= Champions
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|l5= 1
|d5= 1
|f5= 7
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===I-League===
{{main|2016–17 I-League}}

====Summary====

=====January=====
[[File:Bengaluru FC vs Shillong Lajong, 7 January 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Banner unfurled before the game against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]]]
Bengaluru FC kicked off their title defense on 7 January 2017 at home against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefield.scroll.in/824256/i-league-2016-17-bengaluru-fc-to-kick-off-title-defence-against-shillong-lajong-on-january-7|title=I-League 2016–'17: Bengaluru FC to kick off title defence against Shillong Lajong on January 7|date=15 December 2016|author=Scroll staff|work=Scroll.in}}</ref> Roca handed starts to new signings, [[Lenny Rodrigues]], [[Harmanjot Khabra]] and [[Sena Ralte]]. Before the game, fans unfurled one of the largest [[tifo]]s in Asia, measuring at 6,500 square feet. After starting tentatively, Bengaluru took a lead in 27th minute with a goal from [[Udanta Singh]]. In the second half, Udanta scored again before [[Sena Ralte]] scored his first goal for the club. Thus Bengaluru FC wrapped up a 3–0 win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://outsideoftheboot.com/2017/01/08/bengaluru-fc-3-0-shillong-lajong-three-things-we-learned/|title=Bengaluru FC 3–0 Shillong Lajong: Three things we learned|first=Sami|last=Faizullah|date=8 January 2017|work=Outside of the boot}}</ref> Bengaluru FC played the next game against I-League debutant [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]. Bengaluru FC continued their attacking game, but they were thwarted by the Chennai City defense and close saves from man of the match, [[Karanjit Singh]]. However, the game turned when Roca substituted debutant [[Roby Norales]] and [[C.K. Vineeth]] in quick succession. The substitutes scored two goals in a span of three minutes and the club came out with a 2–0 win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-chennai-city/2383743|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC 2–0 Chennai City FC: Blues leave it late in the South Indian derby|date=14 January 2017|first=Swapnaneel|last=Parasar|work=Goal.com}}</ref> In the final home game of the month on 18 January 2017, Bengaluru played [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]. [[C.K. Vineeth]] scored the first ever hat-trick for the club in any competition and Bengaluru FC won 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-mumbai/2383748/report|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC 3–0 Mumbai FC: CK Vineeth's hat-trick propels Blues back to summit|first1=Swapnaneel|last1=Parasar|first2=Siddhant|last2=Patni|date=18 January 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref> Playing the next game against Kolkata rivals [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]], Bengaluru FC took a lead in 23rd minute with C.K. Vineeth's goal, but East Bengal quickly equalized through [[Ivan Bukenya]] five minutes later. In the second half, East Bengal exploited Bengaluru's vulnerable defense and finally, the substitute and former Bengaluru FC player [[Robin Singh (footballer)|Robin Singh]] scored the winner in 79th minute, thus handing Bengaluru FC their first defeat of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/east-bengal-vs-bengaluru/2383754/report|title=I-League 2017: East Bengal 2–1 Bengaluru FC: Robin Singh strikes condemns The Blues to first defeat|first=Kaustav|last=Bera|date=22 January 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref> Bengaluru FC lost the subsequent away game against former champions [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]. [[Sunil Chhetri]] opened the lead for the team, but the defense could not contain attacks from the Goan team and conceded a goal each in both the halves, losing the game 1–2. Bengaluru FC defender [[John Johnson (footballer)|John Johnson]] was sent-off in the closing minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/churchill-brothers-vs-bengaluru/2383756/report|title=I-League 2017: Churchill Brothers 2–1 Bengaluru FC: Ten-men Blues handed a lesson in Goa|date=27 January 2017|work=Goal.com|first=Anselm|last=Noronha}}</ref>

=====February=====
Benglauru FC began February with a game against [[DSK Shivajians F.C.]] on 5 February 2017. Bengaluru looked to be heading for another defeat when DSK Shivajians were leading 2–0 in the second half with a brace from [[Holicharan Narzary]], but a goal from [[Sunil Chhetri]] and a last gasp header from the defender [[Salam Ranjan Singh]] ensured a point for the visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/shivajians-vs-bengaluru/2383766/report|title=I-League 2017: DSK Shivajians 2–2 Bengaluru FC – The Blues still in search of the elusive victory|first=Nikhil|last=Jitendran|date=5 February 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref> Bengaluru's winless run continued against the debutant [[Minerva Punjab F.C.]] when in spite of taking the lead in the second half with [[Sunil Chhetri]]'s goal, [[Sandesh Jhingan]]'s own goal meant 1–1 draw for Bengaluru. The game extended Bengaluru FC's winless run to five games across all competitions, their worst run since team's inception in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-minerva-punjab/2383773/report|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC 1–1 Minerva Punjab – Warriors break the hosts perfect home run|work=Goal.com|first=Anselm|last=Noronha|date=11 February 2017}}</ref> Facing [[Aizawl F.C.]] next, Bengaluru FC had to endure another draw when they had to settle for 1–1. After conceding the lead, [[Sunil Chhetri]] equalized but missed the penalty in the second half and subsequently could not find a winner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/aizawl-vs-bengaluru/2383776/report|title=I-League 2017: Aizawl FC 1–1 Bengaluru FC – Sunil Chhetri avoids defeat for the Blues|first=Anselm|last=Noronha|date=15 February 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref> With his goal, Chhetri also became the highest Indian goal scorer in [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] and [[I-League]] combined, surpassing [[Bhaichung Bhutia]], who scored 89 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2017/02/16/32717152/i-league-chhetri-breaks-scoring-record|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC skipper Sunil Chhetri becomes all time top scorer in Indian top-flight football|date=16 February 2017|work=Goal.com|first=Ashwin|last= Muralidharan}}</ref> Bengaluru further failed to win against [[Mumbai F.C.]] in the away game, when they failed to break the deadlock against defensive home team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mumbai-vs-bengaluru/2391581/report|title=I-League 2017: Mumbai FC 0–0 Bengaluru FC – Stuttering Blues fail to break Cooperage jinx|work=Goal.com|first=Manasi|last=Pathak|date=18 February 2017}}</ref> Playing the next game against table toppers [[East Bengal F.C.]], Bengaluru lost the home game 1–3 with their former player [[Robin Singh (footballer)|Robin Singh]] scoring a brace and [[C.K. Vineeth]] scoring Bengaluru FC's only goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-east-bengal/2391586|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC 1–3 East Bengal: Red and Golds dismantle Blues in home parish|first=Nikhil|last=Jitendran|date=25 February 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref>

=====March=====
Bengaluru FC ended their nine games winless streak on 5 March 2017 when they defeated [[Minerva Punjab F.C.]] by a solitary goal from [[Lenny Rodrigues]] in 17th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/minerva-punjab-vs-bengaluru/2391593/report|title=I-League 2017: Minerva Punjab 0–1 Bengaluru FC: Lenny Rodrigues' strike helps Blues reverse winless slump|first=Joy|last=Gabriel|work=Goal.com|date=5 March 2017}}</ref> The blues further dropped the points playing against [[Chennai City F.C.]] when [[John Johnson (footballer)|John Johnson]]'s own goal in the second half was compensated by [[Daniel Lalhlimpuia]], but Bengaluru failed to find the winner and had to settle for a point, in spite of being the dominant team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/chennai-city-vs-bengaluru/2391597/report|title=I-League 2017: Chennai City FC 1–1 Bengaluru FC: John Johnson's own goal helps Blues drop points|work=Goal.com|first=Ashwin|last=Muralidharan|date=8 March 2017}}</ref> Before heading for the international break, Bengaluru faced [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] Mohun Bagan were reduced to 10-men after [[Subhasish Bose]] was sent off in the second half, but Bengaluru could not find the winner and had to be content with another draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-mohun-bagan/2391599/report|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC 0–0 Mohun Bagan – Referee takes centre-stage as Blues hold Mariners|work=Goal.com|first=Ramchandran|last=Sriram|date=11 March 2017}}</ref>

=====April=====
[[File:Bengaluru FC vs Aizawl before the kick-off.jpg|thumb|left|Bengaluru FC and Aizawl F.C. lining up before the kick-off]]
Having faced [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] in March, Bengaluru FC faced Kolkata rivals again in the reverse fixture on 1 April 2017. Bengaluru rested [[Sunil Chhetri]] and [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]] for the upcoming AFC fixture. With a brace from [[Katsumi Yusa]], Mohun Bagan routed the defending champions 3–0 and officially put the title out of Bengaluru's hands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/football/india/story/3093901/bengaluru-fall-apart-in-kolkata-as-title-dream-ends|title=Bengaluru fall apart in Kolkata as title dream ends|first=Debayan|last=Sen|work=[[ESPN]]|date=1 April 2017}}</ref> With the season approaching the end, Bengaluru FC faced the title contenders [[Aizawl F.C.]] on 9 April 2017. Aizawl led other title contender, East Bengal by 3 points at the time and a win would strengthen their position at the top of the table. However, after the hard-fought game, Bengaluru FC earned a free-kick right outside the box in the injury time. [[Sunil Chhetri]]'s kick was converted by [[Marjan Jugović]]'s header into the last minute goal, thus earning full 3 points for the home team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-aizawl/2391607/report|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC 1–0 Aizawl FC – Late Marjan goal blows title race wide open|first=Ramchandran|last=Sriram|work=Goal.com|date=9 April 2017}}</ref> Aiming to finish the season on a high, Bengaluru FC travelled to [[Shillong]] on 15 April 2017. After insipid start, Bengaluru FC controlled the game and took the lead in 26th minute when [[Sunil Chhetri]] scored a goal. Bengaluru strengthened their lead in the second half with [[Harmanjot Khabra]] scored his first goal for the club. With the win, Bengaluru regained the fourth position in the table.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/shillong-lajong-vs-bengaluru/2391613/report|title=I-League 2017: Shillong Lajong 0–2 Bengaluru FC – Mighty Blues register win against sloppy Lajong|work=Goal.com|first= Worngachan|last= Shatsang|date=15 April 2017}}</ref> In the penultimate game of the season, the blues faced [[DSK Shivajians F.C.]] at home. In a clinical display, Bengaluru scored 7 goals and maintained a clean sheet. Man of the match, [[Sunil Chhetri]] scored a brace and assisted in three goals, where as [[Alwyn George]], [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]], [[Seminlen Doungel]], [[C.K. Vineeth]], and [[Sandesh Jhingan]] pitched in with a goal each. This was also the biggest margin of win for Bengaluru FC since their inception in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-shivajians/2433183/report|title=I-League 2017: REPORT: Bengaluru FC 7–0 DSK Shivajians: Sunil Chhetri show as Shivajians overrun by seven-star Blues|first=Swapnaneel|last=Parasar|date=22 April 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref> The blues finished season on a high note, scoring a dominant 3–0 win against former champions, [[Churchill Brothers S.C.]] Roca rested key players ahead of AFC cup game and fielded the reserve team. [[Daniel Lalhlimpuia]], [[Udanta Singh]] and [[Mandar Rao Desai]] scored a goal each to secure 4th position for Bengaluru FC, the lowest for the club since its inception.<ref>{{cite web|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC 3–0 Churchill Brothers: Youngsters impress as Blues cement a top-four finish|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-churchill-brothers/2442845/report|date=29 April 2017|first=Ramachandran|last=Sriram|work=Goal.com}}</ref>

====Matches====
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|date=7 January 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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|score=3–0
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|team2=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|goals1=[[Udanta Singh|Udanta]] {{goal|27||69}}<br/>[[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{yel|33}}<br/>[[Sena Ralte]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2= [[Rupert Nongrum|Nongrum]] {{yel|89}}
|location=[[Bengaluru]]
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance=10,106
|referee=[[C. R. Srikrishna]]
|result=W
|motm = [[Udanta Singh]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Bengaluru FC v Chennai City"
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|date=14 January 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=2–0
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/blues-super-subs-score-to-maintain-all-win-record/ Report]<br/>[http://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/756_Match_Summary_V1_1484409851.pdf Report]
|team2=[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|goals1=[[Harmanjot Khabra|Khabra]] {{yel|63}}<br/>[[Roby Norales|Norales]] {{goal|77}}<br/>[[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2= 
|location=[[Bengaluru]]
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance=12,397
|referee=R Saha
|result=W
|motm = [[Karanjit Singh]] (Chennai City)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Bengaluru FC v Mumbai"
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|date=18 January 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=3–0
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/vineeths-hat-trick-propels-blues-to-the-top/ Report]<br/>[http://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/761_Match_Summary_V1_1484754551.pdf Report]
|team2=[[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|goals1=[[John Johnson (footballer)|Johnson]] {{yel|31}}<br/>[[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|45+1||57||65}}<br/>[[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Watson]] {{yel|73}}
|goals2= [[Steven Dias|Dias]] {{yel|54}}
|location=[[Bengaluru]]
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance=8,073
|referee=[[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
|result=W
|motm = [[C.K. Vineeth]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="East Bengal v Bengaluru FC"
|round = Round 4
|date=22 January 2017
|time= 16:35 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|score=2–1
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/robin-scores-to-clinch-a-win-against-the-blues/ Report]<br/>[http://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/767_Match_Summary_V1_1485092097.pdf Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=[[Ivan Bukenya|Bukenya]] {{goal|28}}<br/>[[Mehtab Hossain|Hossain]] {{yel|31}}<br/>[[Lalrindika Ralte|Ralte]] {{yel|34}}<br/>[[Robin Singh (footballer)|Singh]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2= [[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|23}}<br/>[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{yel|31}}<br/>[[Sena Ralte|Ralte]] {{yel|78}}
|location=[[Kolkata]]
|stadium=[[Barasat Stadium]]
|attendance=10,263
|referee=Ajit Meetei
|result=L
|motm = [[Ivan Bukenya]] (East Bengal)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Churchill Brothers v Bengaluru FC"
|round = Round 5
|date=27 January 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|score=2–1
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/churchill-brothers-stun-blues-grab-first-win/ Report]<br/>[http://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/769_Match_Summary_V1_1485533407.pdf Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=[[Fulganco Cardozo|Cardozo]] {{yel|21}}<br/>[[Anthony Wolfe|Wolfe]] {{goal|33}}<br/>[[Chesterpoul Lyngdoh|C. Lyngdoh]] {{goal|53}}
|goals2= [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|22|pen.}}<br/>[[Juanan]] {{yel|31}}<br/>[[John Johnson (footballer)|Johnson]] {{sent off|0|84}}
|location=[[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]]
|stadium=[[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance=2,341
|referee=Ranjit Bakshi
|result=L
|motm = [[Chesterpoul Lyngdoh]] (Churchill Brothers)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="DSK Shivajians v Bengaluru FC"
|round = Round 7
|date=5 February 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
|score=2–2
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/holicharans-brace-plunders-a-point-against-champions/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/802_Match_Summary_V1_1486309519.pdf Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1= 
* [[Saša Kolunija|Kolunjia]] {{yel|14}}
* [[Holicharan Narzary|Narzary]] {{goal|41||55}}
* [[Subrata Paul|Paul]] {{yel|76}}
|goals2= 
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|74}}
* [[Salam Ranjan Singh|S. Singh]] {{goal|90}}
|location=[[Pune]]
|stadium=Balewadi Stadium
|attendance=1,472
|referee=Tejas Nagvenkar
|result=D
|motm = [[Holicharan Narzary]] (DSK Shivajians)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Bengaluru FC v Minerva Punjab"
|round = Round 8
|date=11 February 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=1–1
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/minerva-steal-a-point-from-blues-fortress/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/809_Match_Summary_V1_1486828872.pdf Report]
|team2=[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
|goals1=
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|52}}
|goals2=
* [[Arashpreet Singh|A. Singh]] {{yel|31}}
* [[Loveday Enyinnaya|Enyinnaya]] {{yel|45}}
* [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{goal|78|o.g.}}
* [[Nuruddin Sameer|Nuruddin]] {{yel|88}}
* [[Manandeep Singh|Singh]] {{yel|90+1}}
|location=[[Bengaluru]]
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance=7,812
|referee=Venkatesh R
|result=D
|motm = [[Sunil Chhetri]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Aizawl v Bengaluru FC"
|round = Round 9
|date=15 February 2017
|time= 14:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|score=1–1
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/chhetris-record-breaking-strike-denies-aizawl-a-win/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/812_Match_Summary_V1_1487158710.pdf Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
* [[Ashutosh Mehta|Mehta]] {{yel|23}}
* [[Brandon Vanlalremdika|Vanlalremdika]] {{goal|40}}
* [[Lalruatthara]] {{yel|53}}
|goals2=
* [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{yel|21}}
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|45}}
|location=[[Aizawl]]
|stadium=[[Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl|Rajiv Gandhi Stadium]]
|attendance=6,750
|referee=[[Rowan Arumughan]]
|result=D
|motm = [[Albino Gomes]] (Aizawl)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Mumbai v Bengaluru FC"
|round = Round 10
|date=18 February 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|score=0–0
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/mumbai-hold-bengaluru-to-frustrating-draw/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/852_Match_Summary_V1_1487434109.pdf Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
* [[Shilton D'Silva|D'Silva]] {{yel|66}}
* [[Thoi Singh Khangebam|T. Singh]] {{yel|88}}
|goals2=
* [[Udanta Singh|Udanta]] {{yel|3}}
* [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Watson]] {{yel|30}}
|location=[[Mumbai]]
|stadium=[[Cooperage Ground]]
|attendance=3,624
|referee=[[C.R. Srikrishna]]
|result=D
|motm = [[Densill Theobald]] (Mumbai)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Bengaluru FC v East Bengal"
|round = Round 11
|date=25 February 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=1–3
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/east-bengal-pull-off-double-over-blues/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/857_Match_Summary_V1_1488038553.pdf Report]  
|team2=[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|goals1=[[Harmanjot Khabra|Khabra]] {{yel|66}}<br/>[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{yel|69}}<br/>[[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|85}}{{yel|88}}
|goals2=[[Wedson Anselme|Wedson]] {{goal|23}}<br/>[[Robin Singh (footballer)|Singh]] {{goal|54||59}}
|location=[[Bengaluru]]
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance= 12,642
|referee= Venkatesh R
|result= L
|motm = [[Robin Singh (footballer)|Robin Singh]] (East Bengal) 
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Minerva Punjab v Bengaluru FC"
|round = Round 12
|date=5 March 2017
|time= 16:35 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
|score=0–1
|report= [http://i-league.org/i-league/lennys-strike-ends-minervas-unbeaten-run/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/864_Match_Summary_V1_1488720038.pdf Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
* [[Kareem Omolaja|Kareem]] {{yel|65}}
|goals2=
* [[Lenny Rodrigues|Rodrigues]] {{goal|17}}
* [[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{yel|37}}
* [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{yel|47}}
|location=[[Ludhiana]]
|stadium=[[Guru Nanak Stadium]]
|attendance=3,175
|referee=Palmson Raj
|result=W
|motm = [[Lenny Rodrigues]] (Benglauru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Chennai City v Bengaluru FC"
|round = Round 13
|date=8 March 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|score=1–1
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/gutsy-chennai-deny-bengaluru-elusive-away-win/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/868_Match_Summary_V1_1488988046.pdf Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
* [[John Johnson (footballer)|Johnson]] {{goal|53|o.g.}}
|goals2=
* [[Daniel Lalhlimpuia|Lalhlimpuia]] {{goal|58}}
* [[Juanan]] {{yel|61}}
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{yel|90+5}}
|location=[[Chennai]]
|stadium=[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|attendance=1,123
|referee=Umesh Bora
|result=D
|motm = [[Daniel Lalhlimpuia]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Bengaluru FC v Mohun Bagan"
|round = Round 14
|date=11 March 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=0–0
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/10-man-mariners-denied-by-blues-in-bengaluru/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/870_Match_Summary_V1_1489248789.pdf Report]
|team2=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1=
* [[Nishu Kumar|Nishu]] {{yel|27}}
* [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Watson]] {{yel|90}}
|goals2=
* [[Subhasish Bose|Bose]] {{sent off|2|9|69}}
* [[Pritam Kotal|Kotal]] {{yel|90+5}}
|location=[[Bengaluru]]
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance=10,124
|referee=[[C.R. Srikrishna]]
|result=D
|motm = [[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id="Mohun Bagan v Bengaluru FC"
|round=Round 6
|date=1 April 2017
|time=19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|score=3–0
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/katsumis-brace-reignites-mariners-title-hope/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/927_Match_Summary_V1_1491062877.pdf Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
* [[Katsumi Yusa|Katsumi]] {{goal|14||53||}}
* [[Darryl Duffy|Duffy]] {{goal|25}}
|goals2=
* [[Harmanjot Khabra|Khabra]] {{yel|81}}
|location=[[Kolkata]]
|stadium=[[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]]
|attendance=6,420
|result=L
|referee=[[Santosh Kumar (referee)|Santosh Kumar]]
|motm=[[Katsumi Yusa]] (Mohun Bagan)
|note=The match originally scheduled for 1 February 2017; Postponed due to [[2016 AFC Champions League]] and [[2016 AFC Cup]] qualifiers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/01/india/i-league/mohun-bagan-ac/bengaluru/2383762/|title=Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC|access-date=6 February 2017}}</ref>
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Bengaluru FC v Aizawl"
|round = Round 15
|date=9 April 2017
|time= 16:35 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=1–0
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/defending-champions-break-aizawl-fcs-heart/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/879_Match_Summary_V1_1491745360.pdf Report]
|team2=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|goals1=
* [[Juanan]] {{yel|42}}
* [[Marjan Jugovic|Jugovic]] {{yel|63}} {{goal|90+4}}
* [[Lenny Rodrigues|Rodrigues]] {{yel|76}}
|goals2=
* [[Zohmingliana Ralte|Z. Ralte]] {{yel|43}}
* [[Kingsley Obumneme|Obumneme]] {{yel|87}}
* [[Alfred Jaryan|Jaryan]] {{yel|90+3}}
|location=[[Bengaluru]]
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance=6,834
|referee=Venkatesh R
|result=W
|motm = [[Jayesh Rane]] (Aizawl)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Shillong Lajong v Bengaluru FC"
|round = Round 16
|date=15 April 2017
|time= 14:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|score=0–2
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/bengaluru-outshine-lajong-to-rise-to-fourth/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/885_Match_Summary_V1_1492254332.pdf Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
* [[Redeem Tlang|Tlang]] {{yel|80}}
|goals2=
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|26}}
* [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{yel|45}}
* [[Harmanjot Khabra|Khabra]] {{goal|49}} {{yel|80}}
* [[Juanan]] {{yel|73}}
|location=[[Shillong]]
|stadium=[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|attendance=5,400
|referee=Tanmoy Dhar
|result=W
|motm = [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Bengaluru FC v DSK Shivajians"
|round = Round 17 
|date=22 April 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=7–0
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/chhetri-leads-blues-to-biggest-win-this-season/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/1035_Match_Summary_V1_1492876459.pdf Report] 
|team2=[[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
|goals1=
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|20||66}}
* [[Alwyn George|George]] {{goal|22}}
* [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]]  {{goal|25}}
* [[Seminlen Doungel|Doungel]] {{goal|31}}
* [[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|78}}
* [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{goal|90}}
* [[Malsawmzuala]] {{yel|90+3}}
|goals2=
* [[Jerry Mawihmingthanga|Mawihmingthanga]] {{yel|40}}
* [[Shane McFaul|McFaul]] {{yel|56}}
* [[Juan Quero|Quero]] {{yel|85}}
|location=[[Bengaluru]]
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance= 5,472
|referee= Tejas Nagvenkar
|result=W
|motm = [[Sunil Chhetri]] (Bengaluru FC) 
}}
{{Football box collapsible |id="Bengaluru FC v Churchill Brothers"
|round = Round 18
|date= 29 April 2017
|time= 19:05 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=3–0
|report=[http://i-league.org/i-league/bfc-end-campaign-in-style-finish-at-fourth-spot/ Report]<br/>[https://administrator.the-aiff.com/reports/1191_Match_Summary_V1_1493481213.pdf Report] 
|team2=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|goals1=
* [[Daniel Lalhlimpuia|Lalhlimpuia]] {{goal|5}}
* [[Udanta Singh|Udanta]] {{goal|36}}
* [[Mandar Rao Desai|Desai]] {{goal|82}}
* [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{yel|89}}
|goals2=
|location=[[Bengaluru]]
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance=5,311
|referee=Om Prakash Thakur
|result=W
|motm = [[Mandar Rao Desai]] (Bengaluru FC) 
}}

====Table====
{{:2016–17 I-League|showteam=BFC}}

====Results by round====
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b|header=Round

|label1= Ground
| res1=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium|H]]/[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium|H]]/[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium|H]]/[[Barasat Stadium|A]]/[[Tilak Maidan Stadium|A]]/[[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium|A]]/A/[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium|H]]/[[Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl|A]]/[[Cooperage Ground|A]]/[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium|H]]/[[Guru Nanak Stadium|A]]/[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|A]]/[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium|H]]/[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium|H]]/[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|A]]/[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium|H]]/[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium|H]]
|label2= Result
| res2=W/W/W/L/L/L/D/D/D/D/L/W/D/D/W/W/W/W
|label3= Position
| res3=1/1/1/4/4/4/5/5/5/5/5/4/5/5/5/4/4/4
<!-- -->
|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_18-=red1

|updated=29 April 2017
|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bengaluru/25367/ I-League] 
|date=December 2016
}}

===2016 AFC Cup===
{{see also|2015–16 Bengaluru FC season#AFC Cup}}
{{main|2016 AFC Cup knock-out stage}}

In [[2015–16 Bengaluru FC season|previous season]], Bengaluru FC advanced to the quarter-finals of [[2016 AFC Cup]].

====Quarter-finals====
On 9 June 2016, Bengaluru FC were drawn against [[2015 S.League]] runner-up, [[Tampines Rovers FC]] for two-legged quarter final.<ref name="qfdraw">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-cup-2016/holders-jdt-set-to-face-south-china-in-afc-cup-quarter-finals|title=Holders JDT set to face South China in AFC Cup quarter-finals|publisher=AFC|date=9 June 2016}}</ref> Owing to the ongoing disturbances in the city for [[Kaveri river water dispute]], the first game was played [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind the closed doors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/3629/afc-cup/2016/09/13/27457212/bengaluru-will-play-afc-cup-quarter-final-behind-closed|title=OFFICIAL: Bengaluru FC's AFC Cup quarter-final against Tampines Rovers to be held behind closed doors|date=13 September 2016|work=Goal.com|first1=Atanu|last1=Mitra|first2=Shashank|last2=Ghosh}}</ref> Bengaluru FC won the first leg 1–0 with the goal from [[C.K. Vineeth]] in the 7th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-tampines-rovers/2239018/report|title=AFC Cup: Bengaluru FC 1–0 Tampines Rovers – Blues put an impressive show to gain first leg advantage|date=14 September 2016|first= Ramachandran|last=Sriram|work=Goal.com}}</ref> In the return leg, neither team scored a goal and Bengaluru FC advanced to the semi-finals for the first time. Bengaluru became the third team from India after [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] (2008) and [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] (2013) to reach the semi-finals in [[AFC Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/tampines-rovers-vs-bengaluru/2239022/report|title=AFC Cup 2016: Tampines Rovers 0–0 (0–1 on agg.) Bengaluru FC: Blues become third Indian club to reach AFC Cup semi-finals|first=Swapnaneel|last=Parasar|date=21 September 2016|work=Goal.com}}</ref>

{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Bengaluru FC v Tampines Rovers"
|round=[[2016 AFC Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|date={{Start date|2016|9|14|df=y}}
|time={{UTZ|16:00|5:30}}
|team1=Bengaluru FC {{flagicon|IND}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{flagicon|SIN}} [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]]
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10486&stageid=413&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|goals1= [[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|7}}<br/>[[John Johnson (footballer)|Johnson]] {{yel|45+1}}<br/>[[Nishu Kumar|Nishu]] {{yel|53}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|location=[[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[India]]
|attendance=120
|referee=[[Ahmed Al-Kaf]] ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
|result=W
|mvp= [[C.K. Vineeth]] (Bengaluru FC)
|stack=yes
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Tampines Rovers v Bengaluru FC"
|round=[[2016 AFC Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|date={{Start date|2016|9|21|df=y}}
|time={{UTZ|19:30|8}}
|team1=[[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] {{flagicon|SIN}}
|score=0–0
|aggregatescore =0–1
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC
|report=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10490&stageid=413&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]
|goals1=[[Jordan Webb|Webb]] {{yel|36}}
|goals2=[[Amrinder Singh|A. Singh]] {{yel|30}}
|stadium=[[Jalan Besar Stadium]]
|location=[[Singapore]]
|attendance=1,985
|referee=[[Kim Dong-jin (referee)|Kim Dong-jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])
|result=D
|mvp=[[Izwan Mahbud]] (Tampines Rovers)
|stack=yes
}}

====Semi-finals====
Bengaluru FC faced defending champions [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]] in semi finals. In the away leg, Johor took a lead with [[Jorge Pereyra Díaz|Pereyra Diaz]]'s header in 52nd minute, Bengaluru equalized 4 minutes later with [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]]'s goal and the game ended 1–1 with a crucial away goal for Bengaluru FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thefangarage.com/articles/7347-one-step-from-history-eugeneson-strikes-as-bengaluru-hold-johor-1-1-in-afc-cup-semi-1st-leg|title=ONE STEP FROM HISTORY: Eugeneson strikes as Bengaluru hold Johor 1–1 in AFC Cup semi 1st leg|work=The Fan Garage|date=28 September 2016}}</ref>

The second leg was a big fanfare for the home team, as Bengaluru FC could be the first Indian team to advance beyond semi finals in the AFC cup. Even the traditional rival teams like [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]], [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]], as well as other I-League clubs such as [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]], [[Sporting Clube de Goa]] and [[Indian Super League]] clubs extended their support to Bengaluru FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Bengaluru-FC-Ask-Rival-Fans-To-Back-Them-In-Historic-Match-Its-Time-For-India-To-Unite#.34bb3s8x1|title=Fans Unite, Rivals Rally Behind Bengaluru FC on What Is A Massive Day For Indian Football|date=17 October 2016|work=Scoopwhoop}}</ref> In the game, Johor Darul Ta'zim took the early lead in 12th minute against the run of play. Before the half time, Bengaluru restored the parity with [[Sunil Chhetri]]'s header. The home team continued the dominance in the second half with Chhetri scoring a brace and [[Juanan]] scoring a header and his first goal for the team. Bengaluru advanced to the final for the first time with 4–2 aggregate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/3629/afc-cup/2016/10/20/28651382/bengaluru-fc-midfield-dominance-boosts-tactically|title=Bengaluru FC: Midfield dominance boosts tactically intelligent Albert Roca|first=Rahul|last=Bali|work=Goal.com|date=20 October 2016}}</ref>

{{Football box collapsible
|id=Johor Darul Ta'zim v Bengaluru FC
|round=[[2016 AFC Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|date={{Start date|2016|9|28|df=y}}
|time={{UTZ|20:45|8}}
|team1=[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]] {{flagicon|MAS}}
|score=1–1
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC
|report=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10492&stageid=413&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|goals1=[[Marcos Antônio Elias Santos|Antônio]] {{yel|33}}<br/>[[Jorge Pereyra Díaz|Pereyra Diaz]] {{goal|52}} {{yel|55}}<br/>[[Mohd Amri Yahyah|Yahyah]] {{yel|76}}<br/>[[Juan Martín Lucero|Lucero]] {{yel|81}}
|goals2= [[Salam Ranjan Singh|S. Singh]] {{yel|45+1}}<br/>[[Juanan]] {{yel|55}}<br/>[[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{goal|56}}
|stadium=[[Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium|Larkin Stadium]]
|location=[[Johor Bahru]], [[Malaysia]]
|attendance=18,000
|result=D
|stack=yes
|mvp=[[Mohd Safiq Rahim]] (Johor Darul Ta'zim)
|referee=[[Adham Makhadmeh]] ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]])
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id=Bengaluru FC v Johor Darul Ta'zim
|round=[[2016 AFC Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|date={{Start date|2016|10|19|df=y}}
|time={{UTZ|19:00|5:30}}
|team1=Bengaluru FC {{flagicon|IND}}
|score= 3–1
|aggregatescore= 4–2
|team2={{flagicon|MAS}} [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.|Johor Darul Ta'zim]]
|report=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10494&stageid=413&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|goals1=[[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|41||67}}<br />[[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{yel|73}}<br/>[[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{yel|75}}<br/>[[Juanan]] {{goal|76}}<br/>[[Alvaro Rubio|Rubio]] {{yel|77}}<br/>[[Amrinder Singh|A. Singh]] {{yel|90+3}}
|goals2=[[Mohd Safiq Rahim|Safiq]] {{goal|11}}<br/>[[Marcos António Elias Santos|António]] {{yel|25}}<br/>[[Gary Steven Robbat|Robbat]] {{yel|77}}
|stadium=[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|location=[[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], [[India]]
|attendance=21,379
|result=W
|stack=yes
|mvp=[[Sunil Chhetri]] (Bengaluru FC)
|referee=[[Ali Abdulnabi]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
}}

====Final====
{{main|2016 AFC Cup final}}

Bengaluru FC faced Iraqi club [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] on 5 November 2016 in Doha. Bengaluru FC became the first team from India to advance to the AFC Cup Final. After holding off the attacks in the first half, Bengaluru FC committed a defensive mistake that led to the solitary goal of the game by [[Hammadi Ahmad]] and Bengaluru lost the game 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/al-quwa-al-jawiya-vs-bengaluru/2239027|title=AFC Cup Report: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Bengaluru FC: Air Force Club fly in champions orbit as Bengaluru can't span wings to title|first=Rahul|last=Bali|date=5 November 2016}}</ref> In spite of the loss, Bengaluru FC's journey to the final was hailed as one of the top moments in Indian sports and [[Football in India|Indian football]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/espn/story/_/id/18356276/no-4-bengaluru-fc-make-afc-cup-final|title=Top 10 stories of 2016: No. 4 – Bengaluru FC make AFC Cup final|first=Debayan|last=Sen|date=29 December 2016|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/footballnext/news/indian-football-in-2016-bengaluru-fc-shine-in-another-dull-year-1326779.html|title=Indian Football in 2016: Bengaluru FC Shine in Another Dull Year|date=23 December 2016|work=[[News18 India]]}}</ref> Reacting to the loss, Albert Roca said:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/football/afc-champions-league/story/2990151/albert-roca-speaks-after-bengaluru-fc-lose-in-afc-cup-final|title='This is the beginning of a new era' – Roca|date=5 November 2016|work=[[ESPN]]|first=Debayan|last=Sen}}</ref>

{{cquote|I think we have to look forward (about Indian football) and we must be honest. We can say these guys were here in the final because they deserved that, but not enough to win. We must not stop, we must be aware of the reality, and there's a lot to do. A lot of growing up has to be done. As I said, 'not enough'. We have to work hard and be more competitive than today. We have achieved a level that we are not used to in our league. But that's not only on us, it is important to have a more competitive league. You have to be honest about where you are right now. India has never shown an incredible level, but today we have shown that we can. This experience is perfect to accept that there's a long way to go ahead. Let's just go there. I am proud of my players because they tried.}}

{{Football box collapsible
|id=Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya v Bengaluru FC
|round=[[2016 AFC Cup final|Final]]
|date={{Start date|2016|11|5|df=y}}
|time={{UTZ|19:00|3}}
|team1=[[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] {{flagicon|IRQ}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC
|goals1=[[Hammadi Ahmad|Ahmad]] {{goal|70}}<br/>[[Fahad Talib|Talib]] {{yel|90+5}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium]]
|location= [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
|attendance=5,806
|referee=[[Kim Jong-hyeok]] ([[Korea Football Association|South&nbsp;Korea]])
|report=http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10495&stageid=413&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|result=L
|stack=no
|mvp=[[Hammadi Ahmad]] (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya)
}}

===AFC Champions League===
{{main|2017 AFC Champions League}}

The [[AFC Champions League]] is the premier continental football competition organized by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). As the champions of the [[I-League]] the [[2015–16 I-League|previous season]], Bengaluru FC earned a chance to qualify for the tournament. India did not have a direct-entry spot in the AFC Champions League and thus the champion team from India had to qualify for the tournament through the preliminary rounds. Bengaluru FC were put up against [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] of [[Jordan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.in/football/afc-champions-league/story/3013903/bengaluru-fc-to-face-jordans-al-wehdat-in-afc-champions-league-in-preliminary-stage|title=Bengaluru FC to face Jordan's Al Wehdat in AFC Champions League|date=7 December 2017|work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> Unlike previous seasons, India were put back into the Western Zone of Asia by the AFC.

During the match on 21 January 2017, Al-Wehdat started the game aggressively. Despite Al-Wehdat holding most of the momentum, the club were held goalless at halftime by Bengaluru FC. The Jordanian side however scored two goals quickly during the second half, including one from the penalty spot. [[Sunil Chhetri]] pulled one back for Bengaluru FC from a [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]] corner but that proved to be just a consolation as Bengaluru FC were defeated 2–1. The defeat meant that Bengaluru FC would not compete in that season's AFC Champions League and would thus have to compete in the [[2017 AFC Cup]], Asia's secondary competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/al-wihdat-vs-bengaluru/2381494/report|title=AFC Champions League: Al Wehdat 2–1 Bengaluru FC – Jordanians progress at the expense of Blues|work=Goal.com|date=31 January 2017}}</ref>

{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off#Preliminary round 2|PR 2]]
|id         = Al-Wehdat v Bengaluru FC
|date       = {{Start date|2017|1|31|df=y}}
|time       = {{UTZ|18:00|2}}
|team1      = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] {{flagicon|JOR}}
|score      = 2–1
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC
|goals1     =
* [[Ahmad Maher Wridat|Wridat]] {{goal|48}}
* [[Baha' Faisal|Faisal]] {{goal|65|pen.}}
|goals2     = 
* [[Sena Ralte|Ralte]] {{yel|64}}
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium    = [[King Abdullah II Stadium]]
|location = [[Amman]], [[Jordan]]
|attendance =10,000
|referee    = [[Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed]] ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10661&stageid=420&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|result = L
|stack = yes
|mvp = [[Juanan]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}

===2017 AFC Cup===
{{main|2017 AFC Cup}}

Bengaluru FC competed in Group E alongside [[2016 Dhivehi Premier League]] champions [[Maziya S&RC]], [[2016 Bangladesh Federation Cup]] winners [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Dhaka Abahani]], and [[2015–16 Indian Federation Cup]] and South Asia play-off winner, [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]]

====Group stage====
{{main|2017 AFC Cup group stage#Group E}}

Runner-up in the previous edition, Bengaluru FC started their AFC Cup against fellow [[I-League]] team, [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] at home on 14 March 2017. Bengaluru FC were trailing in the first half when [[Sandesh Jhingan]] fouled [[Sony Norde]] inside the box and conceded a penalty, converted by [[Katsumi Yusa]]. However, Bengaluru came back strongly in the second half and scored two quick goals, by Sandesh Jhingan and [[Sunil Chhetri]], enough to earn them three points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-mohun-bagan/2401023/report|title=AFC Cup 2017: Bengaluru FC 2 -1 Mohun Bagan AC – Chhetri strikes as Bengaluru FC stage a comeback|first=Ramchandran|last=Sriram|work=Goal.com|date=14 March 2017}}</ref> Facing [[Maziya S&RC]] next, Bengaluru FC had to wait till 93rd minute for [[John Johnson (footballer)|John Johnson]] winner from [[Marjan Jugovic]] assist to win the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/maziya-vs-bengaluru/2382947/report|title=AFC Cup 2017: Maziya S&RC 0–1 Bengaluru FC – Johnson scores at the death to give the Blues all three points|first=Kaustav|last=Bera|date=4 April 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref> Bengaluru continued their unbeaten run in the cup when they faced [[Dhaka Abahani]] at home. A goal in each half from [[Nishu Kumar]] and [[Marjan Jugović]] ensured the top place in group E at the end of the first round of fixtures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-abahani/2383019/report|title=AFC Cup 2017: Bengaluru FC 2–0 Abahani Limited Dhaka – Blues strengthen grip on top of Group E|date=18 April 2017|first=Ramachandran|last=Sriram|work=Goal.com}}</ref>

Bengaluru FC suffered their first loss in the tournament against [[Dhaka Abahani]] in the reverse fixture, when they failed to overcome 10-men hosts and conceded two goals in the closing minutes.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefangarage.com/articles/10616-bengaluru-suffer-first-loss-in-their-afc-cup-campaign-lose-0-2-to-ten-man-abahani-away-from-|title=Bengaluru suffer first loss in their AFC Cup campaign, lose 0–2 to ten-man Abahani away from home|date=3 May 2017|work=TFG team}}</ref> Bengaluru FC then faced [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] away from home. Due to upcoming [[2017 Indian Federation Cup final|Federation Cup Final]], both teams fielded their reserve teams, with Albert Roca opting for all-Indian eleven. The game ended 3–1 against the blues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mohun-bagan-vs-bengaluru/2401049/report|title=AFC Cup 2017 REPORT: Mohun Bagan 3–1 Bengaluru FC – Mariners secure a morale boosting victory ahead of Fed Cup final|first=Kaustav|last=Bera|work=goal.com|date=17 May 2017}}</ref> Trailing the group leader [[Maziya S&RC]] by 3 points, a win would put Bengaluru FC equal on points, but ahead on head-to-head record, after the final game. Bengaluru enjoyed the lion share of possession in the first half, but could not find a goal. Ten minutes in the second half, Bengaluru were awarded a free-kick just outside the penalty box and [[Sunil Chhetri]] successfully converted it to make it 1–0 for the home team. Bengaluru held on to the lead till the end and handed the fourth defeat to Maldivian opponent in as many games. Bengaluru then played in the knock-out stage in [[2017–18 Bengaluru FC season|2017–18 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-maziya/2383036/report|title=AFC Cup 2017: Bengaluru FC 1–0 Maziya S&RC: Sunil Chhetri freekick sends Eagles through|work=Goal.com|first=Ramachandran|last=Sriram|date=31 May 2017}}</ref>

{{:2017 AFC Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group E|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules|showteam=BFC}}

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|id         = Bengaluru FC v Mohun Bagan
|date       = {{Start date|2017|3|14|df=y}}
|time       = {{UTZ|19:00|5:30}}
|team1      = Bengaluru FC {{flagicon|IND}}
|score      = 2–1
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1     = 
* [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{yel|36}} {{goal|51}}
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|57}}
* [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Watson]] {{yel|58}}
* [[John Johnson (footballer)|Johnson]] {{yel|69}}
* [[Harmanjot Khabra|Khabra]] {{yel|90+2}}
|goals2     = 
* [[Katsumi Yusa|Yusa]] {{goal|36|pen.}}
* [[Sony Norde|Norde]] {{yel|74}}
|location = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
|stadium    = [[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|attendance = 3,692
|referee    = Shukri Al-Hunfush ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi&nbsp;Arabia]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10723&stageid=422&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|result = W
|mvp = [[Sunil Chhetri]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id         = Maziya v Bengaluru FC
|date       = {{Start date|2017|4|4|df=y}}
|time       = {{UTZ|16:00|5}}
|team1      = [[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]] {{flagicon|MDV}}
|score      =0–1
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC
|goals1     =
* [[Hussain Niyaz Mohamed|Niyaz]] {{yel|90+2}}
|goals2     =
* [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{yel|80}}
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{yel|90+2}}
* [[John Johnson (footballer)|Johnson]] {{goal|90+4}}
|location =[[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
|stadium    = [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]]
|attendance =846
|referee    =[[Sultan Al-Marzooqi]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United&nbsp;Arab&nbsp;Emirates]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10726&stageid=422&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|result = W
|mvp = [[John Johnson (footballer)|John Johnson]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id         = Bengaluru FC v Dhaka Abahani
|date       = {{Start date|2017|4|18|df=y}}
|time       = {{UTZ|19:00|5:30}}
|team1      = Bengaluru FC {{flagicon|IND}}
|score      = 2–0
|team2      = {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Dhaka Abahani]]
|goals1     = 
* [[Nishu Kumar|Nishu]] {{goal|40}}
* [[Marjan Jugović|Jugović]] {{goal|82}} 
|goals2     =
* Chowdhury {{yel|43}}
|stadium    = [[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|location = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
|attendance = 2,012
|referee    = Kasimov Sherzod ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10728&stageid=422&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|result = W
|mvp = [[Lalthuammawia Ralte]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id         = Dhaka Abahani v Bengaluru FC
|date       = {{Start date|2017|5|3|df=y}}
|time       = {{UTZ|18:10|6}}
|team1      = [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Dhaka Abahani]] {{flagicon|BAN}}
|score      = 2–0
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC
|goals1     = 
* [[Rubel Miya|Miya]] {{yel|69}} {{goal|90+3}}
* [[Mohammad Chowdhury|Chowdhury]] {{sent off|2|74|81}}
* [[Saad Uddin|Uddin]] {{goal|87}}
|goals2     = 
* [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]]  {{yel|40}}
* [[John Johnson (footballer)|Johnson]] {{yel|52}}
* [[Harmanjot Khabra|Khabra]] {{yel|62}}
* [[Udanta Singh|Udanta]] {{yel|84}}
|location = [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
|stadium    = [[Bangabandhu National Stadium]]
|attendance = 3,200
|referee    = [[Hussein Abo Yehia]] ([[Lebanon Football Association|Lebanon]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10730&stageid=422&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|result = L
|mvp = Saad Uddin ([[Dhaka Abahani]])
}}
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|id         = Mohun Bagan v Bengaluru FC
|date       = {{Start date|2017|5|17|df=y}}
|time       ={{UTZ|19:00|5:30}}
|team1      = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] {{flagicon|IND}}
|score      =3–1
|team2      = {{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC
|goals1     =
* [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Lalpekhlua]] {{goal|9}}
* [[Kean Lewis|Lewis]] {{goal|74}}
* [[Bikramjit Singh|Bikramjit]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2     =
* [[Seminlen Doungel|Len]] {{goal|52}}
* [[Gursimrat Singh Gill|Gill]] {{yel|87}}
|stadium    = [[Rabindra Sarobar Stadium]]
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
|attendance =1,298
|referee    = [[Ammar Mahfoodh]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10731&stageid=422&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|result = L
|mvp = [[Jeje Lalpekhlua]] (Mohun Bagan)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id         = Bengaluru FC v Maziya
|date       = {{Start date|2017|5|31|df=y}}
|time       = {{UTZ|19:15|5:30}}
|team1      = Bengaluru FC {{flagicon|IND}}
|score      =1–0
|team2      = {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]]
|goals1     =
* [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{yel|38}}
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|57}}
* [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{yel|77}}
* [[Nishu Kumar|Nishu]] {{yel|81}}
|goals2     =
* [[Ashad Ali|Ali]] {{yel|62}}
|stadium    = [[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|location = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]
|attendance =3,713
|referee    =[[Lau Fong Hei]] ([[Hong Kong Football Association|Hong Kong]])
|report     = http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=10733&stageid=422&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
|result = W
|mvp = 
}}

===Federation Cup===
{{main|2016–17 Indian Federation Cup}}

====Group stage====
Bengaluru FC were drawn with [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]], [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]], and [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]] in Group B. Bengaluru started the campaign with a 3–2 win against [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]. Bengaluru led 1–0 at the half time with a goal from [[Udanta Singh]]. Bengaluru FC conceded two penalties, but managed to save one and total four goals were scored in the second half, but Bengaluru managed to scrape a win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-shillong-lajong/2447664/report|title=Federation Cup 2017: Bengaluru FC 3–2 Shillong Lajong – Blues scrape past persistent Lajong|first=Ashwin|last=Muralidharan|date=8 May 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref> In the next game against [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]], Bengaluru started the game as the dominant team, but were unable to convert chances in the first half, DSK Shivajians however converted a penalty and a freekick in the second half to register their first win against Bengaluru FC and won the game 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/shivajians-vs-bengaluru/2447666/live-commentary|title=Federation Cup 2017: DSK Shivajians 2–0 Bengaluru FC – Defiant Shivajians ride Quero's brace to cut down the Blues|date=10 May 2017|first=Ashwin|last=Muralidharan|work=Goal.com}}</ref> Bengaluru faced [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] in the final game of the group stage. After DSK Shivajians lost to Shillong Lajong earlier in the day, Bengaluru needed a draw to advance to semi-finals. Bengaluru took the lead with [[Alwyn George]]'s goal in the 11th minute, but [[Sony Norde]] equalized in the second half from 20 yards, when the defence failed to contain him. Both the teams earned a point and made it to the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2017/05/12/35456332/federation-cup-2017-mohun-bagan-1-1-bengaluru-fc-the-blues|title=Federation Cup 2017: Mohun Bagan 1–1 Bengaluru FC – The Blues set up encounter against Aizawl|work=Goal.com|date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
;Group B
{{:2016–17 Indian Federation Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B|showteam=BFC}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Bengaluru FC v Shillong Lajong"
|date=8 May 2017
|time= 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=3–2
|report=[https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8147 Report] 
|team2=[[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|goals1=
* [[Udanta Singh|Udanta]] {{goal|35}}
* [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{goal|46}} {{yel|82}}
* [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Watson]] {{yel|54}}
* [[Sandesh Jhingan|Jhingan]] {{yel|70}}
* [[Aiborlang Khongjee|Khongjee]] {{goal|74|o.g.}}
* [[Salam Ranjan Singh|Ranjan]] {{yel|83}}
|goals2= 
* [[Yuta Kinowaki|Kinowaki]] {{goal|72}}
* [[Samuel Lalmuanpuia|S.Lalmuanpuia]] {{goal|84|pen.}}
|location=[[Cuttack]]
|stadium=[[Barabati Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
|motm = [[Udanta Singh]] (Bengaluru FC) 
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Bengaluru FC v Shillong Lajong"
|date=10 May 2017
|time= 16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
|score=2–0
|report=[https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8152 Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
* [[Juan Quero|Quero]] {{goal|71|pen.|76}}
|goals2= 
* [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{yel|58}}
* [[Udanta Singh|Udanta]] {{yel|75}}
|location=[[Cuttack]]
|stadium=[[Barabati Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
|motm = [[Juan Quero]] (DSK Shivajians)
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Bengaluru FC v Shillong Lajong"
|date=12 May 2017
|time= 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8159 Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
* [[Sony Norde|Norde]] {{goal|50}}
|goals2= 
* [[Alwyn George|George]] {{goal|11}}
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{yel|38}}
* [[Seminlen Doungel|Doungel]] {{yel|75}}
|location=[[Cuttack]]
|stadium=[[Barabati Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=D
|motm = [[Raju Gaikwad]] (Mohun Bagan)
}}

====Semi-finals====
In the semi-finals, Bengaluru faced Group A winner and [[2016–17 I-League]] champions Aizawl. Bengaluru took the lead in 8th minute when [[Alwyn George]] was fouled inside the box and Bengaluru were awarded the penalty and [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]] successfully converted the penalty. Bengaluru had more scoring opportunities but could not extend their lead. Aizawl were given the penalty seconds before the final whistle, but [[Amrinder Singh]] saved [[Lalramchullova]]'s shot and sent the team to the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/aizawl-vs-bengaluru/2451702/report|title=Federation Cup 2017: Aizawl FC 0–1 Bengaluru FC – Watson's strike sends Blues to the finale|first=Manasi|last=Pathak|date=14 May 2017|work=Goal.com}}</ref>
{{Football box collapsible
|date=14 May 2017
|time=16:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]]
|score=0–1
|report=[https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8162 Report]
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
|goals2=
* [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Watson]] {{goal|8|pen.}} {{yel}}
* [[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{yel|50}}
* [[Amrinder Singh|Amrinder]] {{yel|90}}
|stadium=[[Barabati Stadium]]
|location=[[Cuttack]]
|attendance=
|referee=Rahul Gupta
|result=W
|motm=[[John Johnson (footballer)|John Johnson]] (Bengaluru FC)
}}

====Final====
[[File:Bengaluru FC crowned 2016–17 Indian Federation Cup champions.jpg|Bengaluru FC won the second Federation Cup title|thumb|left]]
{{main|2017 Indian Federation Cup final}}
Bengaluru FC played the defending champions [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] in the final on 21 May 2017. After the injury of the captain [[Sunil Chhetri]] in the group stage, due to harsh weather conditions and cramped schedule, Bengaluru FC requested to postpone the match to 24 May, but the request was denied.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/conditions-not-ideal-to-play-quality-football-parth-jindal-tells-aiff/articleshow/58666889.cms|title=Conditions not ideal to play quality football: Parth Jindal tells AIFF|first=Maxin|last=Mathew|work=TNN|date=14 May 2017}}</ref> Before the match, Roca remarked, "I would say Bagan are the favourites with some big names on their roster and the availability of all four foreigners for this fixture. We have no problem being the underdogs." In the match, Bengaluru created flurry of chances, but two of their goals were declared offside and neither team scored a goal in the regulation team. However, [[C.K. Vineeth]], coming off the bench, scored two goals in the extra time and led the team to second triumph in Federation Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-mohun-bagan/2452790/report|title=Federation Cup 2017: Bengaluru FC 2–0 Mohun Bagan – CK Vineeth seals championship victory for the Blues in extra time|first=Manasi|last=Pathak|work=Goal.com|date=21 May 2017}}</ref> As the winner, Bengaluru FC also qualified for [[2018 AFC Cup]], their fourth consecutive appearance in the tournament.
{{Football box collapsible
|date=21 May 2017
|time=19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Bengaluru FC
|score=2–0
|aet=yes
|report=[https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8178 Report]
|team2=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1=
* [[Harmanjot Khabra|Khabra]] {{yel|10}}
* [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{yel|13}}
* [[C.K. Vineeth|Vineeth]] {{goal|107||119}}
|goals2=
* [[Sony Norde|Norde]] {{yel|10}}
* [[Sehnaj Singh|Sehnaj]] {{yel|79}}
* [[Pritam Kotal|Kotal]] {{yel|100}}
|stadium=[[Barabati Stadium]]
|location=[[Cuttack]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[C.R. Srikrishna]]
|result=W
|motm=[[Amrinder Singh]] (Bengaluru FC) 
}}

==Accolades==
[[Sunil Chhetri]] won Hero of the league award for [[2016–17 I-League]], voted by coaches and captains of the participating teams. Bengaluru FC also won the best organizers award along with [[DSK Shivajians]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefangarage.com/articles/10600-sunil-chhetri-wins-the-hero-of-the-league-award|title=Sunil Chhetri wins the 'Hero of the League' award|date=2 May 2017}}</ref> [[Udanta Singh]] won players' player of the season as well as fans' player of the season at the annual Bengaluru FC awards, where as [[Nishu Kumar]] was adjudged most improved player of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/winger-udanta-named-bengaluru-fc-s-footballer-of-the-year-117060201058_1.html|title=Winger Udanta named Bengaluru FC's footballer of the year|date=2 June 2016|work=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}</ref> C.K. Vineeth was adjudged [[Football Players' Association of India|FPAI]] Player of the year and Udanta Singh was awarded Young player of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thefangarage.com/articles/11324-fpai-awards-vineeth-grabs-fans-player-award-best-indian-player-award-goes-to-anas|title=FPAI Awards: Vineeth grabs fans' player award; best Indian player award goes to Anas|date=1 July 2017|work=The Fangarage}}</ref>

==Player information==

===Management===
[[File:Albert-Roca-FC-Barcelona-00.jpg|thumb|right|Albert Roca, Bengaluru FC's head coach for 2016–17 season]]
:''As of June 2016.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=222 |title=Bengaluru FC fortify first team staff |date=9 December 2015 |work=Bengaluru FC |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222163120/http://bengalurufc.com/detailclubnews.php?id=222 |archivedate=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/06/13/24587172/i-league-news-bengaluru-fc-appoint-john-kila-as-new-head-of|title=I-League News: Bengaluru FC appoint John Kila as new Head of Youth Development|date=13 June 2016|work=Goal.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Head coach
| {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Albert Roca]]
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carles Cuadrat]]
|-
| Goalkeeping coach
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ali Uzunhasanoglu
|-
| Head of Youth Development
| {{flagicon|NED}} John Killa
|-
| Under-18 coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} John Kenneth Raj
|-
| Head physiotherapist
| {{flagicon|RSA}} Timothy Vadachalam
|-
| Head of sports sciences
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Donavan Pillai
|}
{{clear}}

==Player statistics==

===Appearances and goals===
{{Efs start|[[2016–17 I-League|I-League]]|[[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]]|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]}}
|-
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
{{Efs player|no=1|name=[[Amrinder Singh]]|pos=GK|nat=IND|12+0|0|3+0|0|8+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=27|name=[[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]]|pos=GK|nat=IND|5+1|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=28|name=[[Lalthuammawia Ralte]]|pos=GK|nat=IND| 1+0|0|2+0|0|3+0|0 }}
{{Efs player|no=32|name=Calvin Abhishek|pos=GK|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
|-
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
|-
{{Efs player|no=4|name=[[Juanan]]|pos=DF|nat=ESP|15+0|0|5+0|0|11+0|1}}
{{Efs player|no=5|name=[[Keegan Pereira (footballer)|Keegan Pereira]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|1+1|0|0+0|0|1+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=6|name=[[John Johnson (footballer)|John Johnson]]|pos=DF|nat=ENG|12+0|0|5+0|0|11+0|1}}
{{Efs player|no=10|name=[[Harmanjot Khabra]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|12+2|1|5+0|0|4+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=13|name=[[Rino Anto]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0|5+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=15|name=[[Sandesh Jhingan]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|10+1|1|5+0|0|4+0|1}}
{{Efs player|no=19|name=[[Sena Ralte]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|6+1|1|0+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=22|name=[[Nishu Kumar]]|pos=DF|nat=IND| 9+0|0|2+2|0|8+1|1 }}
{{Efs player|no=23|name=[[Lalchhuan Mawia]]|pos=DF|nat=IND| 0+0|0|0+0|0|0+2|0 }}
{{Efs player|no=24|name=[[Salam Ranjan Singh]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|9+2|1|3+1|0|5+3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=33|name=[[Gursimrat Singh]]|pos=DF|nat=IND| 1+0|0|0+0|0|1+1|0 }}
|-
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
|-
{{Efs player|no=8|name=[[Lenny Rodrigues]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|14+0|1|3+1|0|4+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=14|name=[[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|12+3|1|4+0|1|10+1|1}}
{{Efs player|no=16|name=[[Shankar Sampingiraj]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+1|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=17|name=[[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]]|pos=MF|nat=AUS|16+0|0|4+0|1|10+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20|name=[[Alwyn George]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|6+6|1|3+1|1|6+3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=37|name=[[Mandar Rao Desai]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|3+6|1|0+0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=18|name=[[Beikhokhei Beingaichho]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+1|0|0+0|0|0+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=29|name=[[Malsawmzuala]]|pos=MF|nat=IND| 2+3|0|1+1|0|1+3|0 }}
|-
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
|-
{{Efs player|no=7|name=[[Seminlen Doungel]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|1+4|1|2+0|0|2+3|1 }}
{{Efs player|no=9|name=[[Cornell Glen]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+4|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=11|name=[[Sunil Chhetri]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|16+0|7|3+0|0|11+0|5}}
{{Efs player|no=21|name=[[Udanta Singh]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|15+2|3|3+2|1|4+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=25|name=[[Daniel Lalhlimpuia]]|pos=FW|nat=IND| 9+6|2|2+0|0|4+3|0 }}
{{Efs player|no=31|name=[[C.K. Vineeth]]|pos=FW|nat=IND| 8+7|7|1+2|2|10+0|1 }}
{{Efs player|no=36|name=[[Marjan Jugovic]]|pos=FW|nat=SRB| 2+4|1|0+0|0|0+2|1 }}
|-
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
|-
{{Efs player|no=<s>9</s>|name=[[Álvaro Rubio]]|pos=MF|nat=ESP|0+0|0|0+0|0|5+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=<s>9</s>|name=[[Roby Norales]]|pos=FW|nat=HON|1+3|1|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=<s>15</s>|name=[[Vishal Kumar]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+2|0}}
{{Efs player|no=—|name=[[Darren Caldeira]]|pos=MF|nat=IND| 0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0 }}
{{Efs end|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bengaluru/25367/squad/ soccerway]}}

<small>Updated: 31 May 2017</small>

===Top scorers===
[[File:C.K. Vineeth, man of the match against Mumbai F.C.jpg | thumb | right | [[C.K. Vineeth]] scored a hat-trick against [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] on 18 January 2017]]

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="1" !width=15|'''{{Abbr|Rank|Rank}}'''
!rowspan="1" !width=15|'''{{Abbr|No.|Squad Number}}'''
!rowspan="1" !width=15|'''{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}'''
!rowspan="1" !width=15|'''{{Tooltip| Nat | Nationality}}'''
!width=150|Player
!width=80|I-League
!width=80|AFC
!width=80|Federation Cup
!width=80|'''Total'''
|-
| rowspan=1|'''1'''
| 11
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
|  align=left| [[Sunil Chhetri]]
| 7
| 5
| 0
|'''12'''
|-
| rowspan=1|'''2'''
| 31
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[C.K. Vineeth]]
| 7
| 1
| 2
| '''10'''
|-
|rowspan=1|'''3'''
| 21
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Udanta Singh]]
| 3
| 0
| 1
|'''4'''
|-
|rowspan=1|'''4'''
| 14
| [[Midfielder|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
|  align=left| [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]]
| 1
| 1
| 1
|'''3'''
|-
|rowspan=5|'''5'''
| 25
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left | [[Daniel Lalhlimpuia]]
| 2
| 0
| 0
| '''2'''
|-
| 36
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|SRB}}
| align=left | [[Marjan Jugovic]]
| 1
| 1
| 0
| '''2'''
|-
| 15
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left | [[Sandesh Jhingan]]
| 1
| 1
| 0
| '''2'''
|-
| 20
| [[Midfielder|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
|  align=left| [[Alwyn George]]
| 1
| 0
| 1
|'''2'''
|-
| 7
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
|  align=left| [[Seminlen Doungel]]
| 1
| 1
| 0
|'''2'''
|-
|rowspan=10|'''10'''
| 4
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}}
| align=left | [[Juanan]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
| '''1'''
|-
| 6
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}}
| align=left | [[John Johnson (footballer)|John Johnson]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
| '''1'''
|-
| 8
| [[Midfielder|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
|  align=left| [[Lenny Rodrigues]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
|'''1'''
|-
| 9
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|HON}}
| align=left | [[Roby Norales]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| '''1'''
|-
| 10
| [[Midfielder|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
|  align=left| [[Harmanjot Khabra]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
|'''1'''
|-
| 17
| [[Midfielder|MF]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}}
|  align=left| [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
|'''1'''
|-
| 22
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left | [[Nishu Kumar]]
| 0
| 1
| 0
| '''1'''
|-
| 19
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left | [[Sena Ralte]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| '''1'''
|-
| 24
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left | [[Salam Ranjan Singh]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| '''1'''
|-
| 37
| [[Midfielder|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left | [[Mandar Rao Desai]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| '''1'''
|-
|colspan=5| [[Own goal]]s
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|-
|colspan="5"|'''TOTALS'''
| '''30'''
| '''13'''
| '''7'''
| '''50'''
|}

<small>Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bengaluru/25367/squad/ soccerway]<br/>
Updated: 31 May 2017</small>

===Clean sheets===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="1" !width=15|'''{{Abbr|Rank|Rank}}'''
!rowspan="1" !width=15|'''{{Abbr|No.|Squad Number}}'''
!rowspan="1" !width=15|'''{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}'''
!rowspan="1" !width=15|'''{{Tooltip| Nat | Nationality}}'''
!width=150|Player
!width=80|I-League
!width=80|AFC
!width=80|Federation Cup
!width=80|'''Total'''
|-
|rowspan=1|'''1'''
|1
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Amrinder Singh]]
|5
|4
|2
|'''11'''
|-
|rowspan=1|'''2'''
|27
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]]
|3
|0
|0
|'''3'''
|-
|rowspan=1|'''3'''
|28
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Lalthuammawia Ralte]]
|1
|1
|0
|'''2'''
|-
|colspan="5"|'''TOTALS'''
| '''9'''
| '''5'''
| '''2'''
| '''16'''
|}

<small>Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bengaluru/25367/squad/ soccerway]<br/>
Updated: 31 May 2017</small>

===Disciplinary record===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2" !width=15|'''{{Abbr|Rank|Rank}}'''
!rowspan="2" !width=15|'''{{Abbr|No.|Squad Number}}'''
!rowspan="2" !width=15|'''{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}'''
!rowspan="2" !width=15|'''{{Tooltip| Nat | Nationality}}'''
!rowspan="2" !width=120|'''Player'''
!colspan="2"|'''[[2016–17 I-League|I-League]]'''
!colspan="2"|'''[[2016–17 Indian Federation Cup|Federation Cup]]'''
!colspan="2"|'''[[2017 AFC Cup|AFC]]'''
!colspan="2"|'''Total'''
!rowspan="2"|'''Notes'''
|-
!width=34; background:#fe9;"|{{yel}}
!width=34; background:#ff8888;"|{{sent off}}
!width=34; background:#fe9;"|{{yel}}
!width=34; background:#ff8888;"|{{sent off}}
!width=34; background:#fe9;"|{{yel}}
!width=34; background:#ff8888;"|{{sent off}}
!width=34; background:#fe9;"|{{yel}}
!width=34; background:#ff8888;"|{{sent off}}
|-
|rowspan=1|'''1'''
| 10
| MF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Harmanjot Khabra]]
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 0
|<small>Missed a game, against [[Aizawl F.C.|Aizawl]] (4 yellow cards)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/i-league/bengaluru-face-acid-test-against-aizawl-at-fortress/|title=Bengaluru Face Acid Test Against Aizawl at Fortress|date=8 April 2017|work=[[I-League]] Media Team}}</ref><br/>(9 April 2017)</small>
<small>Missed a game, against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] in [[2017 AFC Cup]] (2 yellow cards)<ref name ="AC suspension">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mohun-bagan-vs-bengaluru/2401049/preview |title=AFC Cup 2017: Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru Preview – Southern Eagles look to stake their claim to top of Group E |date=16 May 2017|work=Goal.com|first=Nikhil|last=Jitendran}}</ref><br/>(17 May 2017)</small>
|-
|rowspan=3|'''2'''
| 14
| MF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]]
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
|<small>Missed a game, against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] (2 yellow cards)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/mohun-bagan-vs-bengaluru/2447669/preview|title=Federation Cup 2017 Preview: Mohun Bagan vs Bengaluru FC – Marauding Mariners looking to maintain winning run|work=Goal.com|first=Nisanth V|last=Easwar|date=11 May 2017}}</ref><br/>(12 May 2017)</small>
|-
| 15
| DF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Sandesh Jhingan]]
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 0
| <small>Missed a game, against [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Dhaka Abahani]] (2 yellow cards)<ref name="dhaka preview"/><br/>(18 April 2017)</small>
|-
| 17
| MF
| {{flagicon|AUS}}
| [[Cameron Watson (footballer)|Cameron Watson]]
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 0
| <small>Missed a game, against [[Abahani Limited Dhaka|Dhaka Abahani]] (2 yellow cards)<ref name="dhaka preview">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-abahani/2383019/preview|title=AFC Cup 2017: Bengaluru FC vs Abahani Limited Preview: The Blues look to continue their winning run|date=17 April 2017|first=Ramachandran|last=Sriram}}</ref><br/>(18 April 2017)<br/>Missed a game, against [[Mohun Bagan]] (2 yellow cards)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-mohun-bagan/2452790/preview|title=Federation Cup 2017 Final : Mighty Mariners meet relentless Blues in the grand finale|work=Goal.com|date=20 May 2017|first=Nisanth V|last=Easwar}}</ref><br/>(21 May 2017)</small>
|-
|rowspan=4|'''5'''
| 4
| DF
| {{flagicon|ESP}}
| [[Juanan]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
|<small>Missed a game, against [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]] (4 yellow cards)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-shivajians/2433183/preview|title=I-League 2017: Bengaluru FC vs DSK Shivajians – The Pune based team looking for their first win against Blues|first=Ramchandran|last=Sriram|date=22 April 2017}}</ref><br/>(22 April 2017)</small>
|-
| 6
| DF
| {{flagicon|ENG}}
| [[John Johnson (footballer)|John Johnson]]
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 1
| <small>Missed a game, against [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]] (red card)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/shivajians-vs-bengaluru/2383766/preview|title=I-League 2017 DSK Shivajians vs. Bengaluru FC Preview – Southern Eagles aim to give the Reds the blues|work=Goal.com|date=5 February 2017|first=Nikhil|last=Jitendran}}</ref><br/>(5 February 2017)</small>
<small>Missed a game, against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] in [[2017 AFC Cup]] (2 yellow cards)<ref name ="AC suspension" /><br/>(17 May 2017)</small>
|-
| 11
| FW
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Sunil Chhetri]]
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
|-
| 31
| FW
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[C.K. Vineeth]]
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
|-
| rowspan=3 |'''9'''
| 1
| GK
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Amrinder Singh]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| <small>Missed a game, against [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] (2 yellow cards)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Bengaluru-FC-to-miss-keeper-Amrinder-in-AFC-Cup-final/articleshow/54962074.cms|title=Bengaluru FC to miss keeper Amrinder in AFC Cup final|date=20 October 2016}}</ref><br/>(5 November 2016)</small>
|-
| 21
| FW
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Udanta Singh]]
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
|-
| 22
| DF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Nishu Kumar]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
|-
|rowspan=2|'''12'''
| 19
| DF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Sena Ralte]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
|-
| 24
| DF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Salam Ranjan Singh]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
|-
|rowspan=6|'''14'''
|7
| FW
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Seminlen Doungel]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 8
| MF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Lenny Rodrigues]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 9
| MF
| {{flagicon|ESP}}
| [[Alvaro Rubio]]
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 30
| MF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Malsawmzuala]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 33
| DF
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| [[Gursimrat Singh Gill]]
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 36
| FW
| {{flagicon|SRB}}
| [[Marjan Jugovic]]
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
|colspan=5|'''TOTALS'''
|'''28'''
|'''1'''
|'''12'''
|'''0'''
|'''26'''
|'''0'''
|'''66'''
|'''1'''
|
|}

<small>Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bengaluru/25367/squad/ soccerway]<br/>
Updated: 31 May 2017</small>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist|25em}}

==See also==
* [[2016–17 in Indian football]]

{{Bengaluru FC}}
{{2016–17 in Indian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Bengaluru FC Season}}
[[Category:2016–17 I-League by team|Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC seasons]]
[[Category:2010s in Bengaluru]]