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{{Short description|9th season in existence of Bengaluru FC}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = [[Bengaluru FC]]
| logo =
| season = 2021–22
| manager = [[Marco Pezzaiuoli]]
| chairman = [[Parth Jindal]]
| stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]{{efn|[[2021–22 Indian Super League season]] will be played exclusively at [[Goa]] due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]}}
| league = [[Indian Super League]]
| league result = [[2021–22 Indian Super League season|''TBD'']]
| cup1 = [[AFC Cup]]
| cup1 result = [[2021 AFC Cup|Group Stage]]
| cup2 = [[Durand Cup]]
| cup2 result = [[2021 Durand Cup#Group C|''Semi Final'']]
| league topscorer =
| season topscorer =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =

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The '''2021–22 season''' will be [[Bengaluru FC]]'s ninth season as a club since its establishment in 2013.

==Background==
{{main article|2020–21 Bengaluru FC season}}

===Transfers===
During the month of June, Bengaluru FC announced the contract extensions of [[Sunil Chhetri]] and [[Suresh Singh Wangjam]]. Chhetri extended his stay at the club for another two years and Suresh for three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/club-news/sunil-chhetri-signs-bengaluru-football-club/|title=Sunil Chhetri signs on with Bengaluru Football Club|work=Bengalurufc|date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/club-news/suresh-wangjam-commits-future-bengaluru-fc/|title=Suresh Wangjam commits future to Bengaluru FC|work=Bengalurufc|date=23 June 2021}}</ref> On 2 July Bengaluru FC announced that Gabonese defender [[Yrondu Musavu-King]] signed a two-year extension with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/club-news/yrondu-musavu-king-pens-two-year-deal-bengaluru-fc/|title=Yrondu Musavu-King pens two-year deal with Bengaluru FC|work=Bengalurufc|date=2 July 2021}}</ref>

On 29 June Bengaluru FC announced signing of midfielder [[Rohit Kumar]] on a two-year deal.<ref name="Rohit Kumar">{{cite web|url=https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/club-news/midfielder-rohit-kumar-joins-bengaluru-fc/|title=Midfielder Rohit Kumar joins Bengaluru FC|work=Bengalurufc|date=29 June 2021}}</ref> On 6 July Bengaluru FC announced signing of defender [[Alan Costa]] from Brazilian club [[Avaí FC]] on a two-year loan.<ref name="Alan Costa">{{cite tweet|number=1412373848822095872|title=The Blues have signed defender Alan Costa on a two-year loan deal from Brasileiro Série B side Avaí FC.|user=bengalurufc|date= 6 July 2021}}</ref> On 12 July Bengaluru FC announced signing of defender [[Sarthak Golui]] on a two-year deal.<ref name="Sarthak Golui">{{cite tweet|number=1414543483080044547|title=Sarthak Golui is a Blue! 🔵 Bengaluru FC have roped in the young defender on a two-year deal that will see him don the BFC colours until the end of the 2022-23 season.|user=bengalurufc|date= 12 July 2021}}</ref>

At the end of the 2020–21 season defender [[Rahul Bheke]] and midfielders [[Dimas Delgado]] and [[Harmanjot Khabra]] parted ways with the club.<ref name="bheke">{{cite tweet|number=1399285791411429378|title=For a moment that's etched in our history forever, and for so much more. #ThankYouBheke #WeAreBFC|user=bengalurufc|date= 31 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="dimas">{{cite tweet|number=1398868539457433600|title=For the wand, the rabbit, the hat, and a touch that turned everything to gold. Farewell, Dimas Delgado. #GraciasElMago|user=bengalurufc|date= 30 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="khabra">{{cite tweet|number=1398945702495936513|title=Harmanjot Khabra; the plug to every leak, relentless in his pursuit, never backing down and ALWAYS 100 percent. The BFC family wishes our versatile midfielder the best of everything as he moves on in search of a new adventure. Blue circle #ThankYouKhabra #WeAreBFC|user=bengalurufc|date= 30 May 2021}}</ref> On 28 June Bengaluru FC announced release of Spanish defender [[Juanan]] on mutual consent.<ref name="Juanan">{{cite tweet|number=1409438077425127429|title=Bengaluru FC can confirm that the club has mutually agreed to part ways with Spanish defender Juan Gonzalez. The club would like to put on record its immense gratitude for Juanan's contributions over the last five seasons, and we wish him well for the future. #ThankYouJuanan|user=bengalurufc|date= 28 June 2021}}</ref>

=== In ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; text-align:left"
!No.
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Previous club
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Fee
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
| 18
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rohit Kumar]]
| [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| 29 June 2021
| Free agent
| <ref name="Rohit Kumar"/>
|-
| 16
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sarthak Golui]]
| [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
| 12 July 2021
| Free agent
| <ref name="Sarthak Golui"/>
|-
| 9
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|CGO}} [[Prince Ibara]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]]
| 16 July 2021
| Free agent
|
|-
| 14
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Harmanpreet Singh (footballer)|Harmanpreet Singh]]
| [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
| 19 July 2021
| Free agent
|
|-
| 20
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jayesh Rane]]
| [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]]
| 22 July 2021
| Free agent
|
|-
| 12
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Danish Farooq Bhat]]
| [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]
| 25 July 2021
| Free agent
|
|-
| 26
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Bidyashagar Singh]]
| [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| 28 July 2021
|
|
|-
|
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Ramires]]
| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Belenenses SAD|Belenenses]]
| 28 August 2021
| Free agent
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/club-news/bengaluru-fc-sign-brazilian-midfielder-bruno-ramires/|title=Bengaluru FC sign Brazilian midfielder Bruno Ramires|publisher=Bengaluru FC|date=28 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite twitter|number=1431579847432851457|user=bengalurufc|title=HE'S OURS! 🇧🇷 Brazilian midfielder Bruno Ramires has put pen to paper on a two-year-deal that will keep him in Bengaluru Blue until the end of the 2022-23 campaign.}}</ref>
|-
|
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iman Basafa]]
| {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Machine Sazi]]
| 14 September 2021
| Free agent
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bengalurufc.com/2021/club-news/bengaluru-fc-sign-iman-basafa-iranian-midfielder/|title=Bengaluru FC sign Iranian midfielder Iman Basafa|publisher=Bengaluru FC|date=14 September 2021}}</ref>
|}

=== Loan In ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; text-align:left"
!No.
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Previous club
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Fee
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
| 3
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alan Costa]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Avaí FC|Avaí]]
| 6 July 2021
| Undisclosed
| <ref name="Alan Costa"/>
|}

=== Out ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; text-align:left"
!No.
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Outgoing club
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Fee
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
|10
|{{sort|10|MF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Harmanjot Khabra]]
| [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| 30 May 2021
| Free agent
| <ref name="khabra"/>
|-
|14
|{{sort|14|MF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Dimas Delgado]]
|–
| 30 May 2021
| Free agent
| <ref name="dimas"/>
|-
|2
|{{sort|2|DF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Rahul Bheke]]
|[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| 31 May 2021
| Free agent
| <ref name="bheke"/>
|-
|18
|{{sort|18|FW}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Thongkhosiem Haokip]]
|[[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
| 31 May 2021
| Free agent
|
|-
|55
|{{sort|55|DF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Fran González (footballer, born 1989)|Fran González]]
|
| 31 May 2021
| Free agent
|
|-
|
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Xisco Hernández]]
|
| 31 May 2021
| Free agent
|
|-
|4
|{{sort|4|DF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juanan]]
| [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
| 28 June 2021
| Released
| <ref name="Juanan"/>
|-
|24
|{{sort|24|DF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Joe Zoherliana]]
|[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| 26 July 2021
| Released
|
|-
|28
|{{sort|28|GK}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalthuammawia Ralte]]
| [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]]
| 28 August 2021
| Undisclosed
|
|-
|33
|{{sort|33|MF}}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha
|[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| 8 September 2021
| Undisclosed
|
|}

==Competitions==
=== Overview ===
{{Fb overview2
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|lm1={{end date|2022|||df=y}}
|sr1=[[#Matchday|Matchday 1]]
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|w1=0
|l1=0
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|f1=0
|a1=0
|c2=[[AFC Cup]]
|fm2={{end date|2021|8|15|df=y}}
|lm2={{end date|2021|8|24|df=y}}
|sr2= [[2021 AFC Cup|Playoff Round]]
|w2=2
|l2=1
|d2=1
|f2=7
|a2=4
|c3=[[Durand Cup]]
|fm3={{end date|2021|9|15|df=y}}
|lm3={{end date|2021|9|29|df=y}}
|sr3= [[2021 Durand Cup#Group C|Group Stage]]
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|l3=0
|d3=2
|f3=14
|a3=9
|u={{Start date|2021|9|30|df=y}}.
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=== Indian Super League ===
{{Main|2021–22 Indian Super League season}}

==== Summary ====

==== League Table ====
{{:2021-22 Indian Super League season|showteam=BFC}}

==== Result summary ====
{{Fb_rs|hw=0|hd=0|hl=0|hgf=0|hga=0|aw=0|ad=0|al=0|agf=0|aga=0|dp=}}

==== Results by round ====
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|label3= Position
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|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
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|updated=
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==== Matches ====
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|id = "Bengaluru v Northeast"
|round = 1
|date = 20 November 2021
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Bengaluru
|score =
|report =
|team2 = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = "Odisha v Bengaluru"
|round = 2
|date = 24 November 2021
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Odisha FC|Odisha]]
|score =
|report =
|team2 = Bengaluru
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = "Bengaluru v Kerala"
|round = 3
|date = 28 November 2021
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Bengaluru
|score =
|report =
|team2 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = "Bengaluru v Mumbai"
|round = 4
|date = 4 December 2021
|time = 21:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Bengaluru
|score =
|report =
|team2 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = "Hyderabad v Bengaluru"
|round = 5
|date = 8 December 2021
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Hyderabad FC|Hyderabad]]
|score =
|report =
|team2 = Bengaluru
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = "Goa v Bengaluru"
|round = 6
|date = 11 December 2021
|time = 21:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|score =
|report =
|team2 = Bengaluru
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = "Bengaluru v ATKMB"
|round = 7
|date = 16 December 2021
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Bengaluru
|score =
|report =
|team2 = [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = "Jamshedpur v Bengaluru"
|round = 8
|date = 20 December 2021
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|score =
|report =
|team2 = Bengaluru
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = "Chennai v Bengaluru"
|round = 9
|date = 30 December 2021
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|score =
|report =
|team2 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|stadium = [[Tilak Maidan Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = "Bengaluru v Kerala"
|round = 10
|date = 4 January 2022
|time = 19:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Bengaluru
|score =
|report =
|team2 = [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|location = [[Bambolim]]
|stadium = [[GMC Athletic Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result =
|motm = 
}}

===AFC Cup===
{{main|2021 AFC Cup}}

====Qualifying play-offs====
{{main article|2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs}}

;Play-off round
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] Play-off round between Bengaluru FC and [[Club Eagles|Eagles FC]] scheduled for May 2021 postponed to 15 August 2021.
{{Football box collapsible
|id = Bengaluru v Eagles
|date = {{Start date|2021|8|15|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|20:00|5}}
|team1 = Bengaluru {{flagicon|IND}}
|score = 1–0
|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20603
|team2 = {{flagicon|MDV}} [[Club Eagles|Eagles]]
|goals1 =
* {{goal|26}} [[Jayesh Rane|Rane]]
* {{yel|47}} [[Udanta Singh|U. Singh]]
* {{yel|68}} [[Cleiton Silva|Silva]]
|goals2 =
* {{yel|37}} [[Ashad Ali|Ali]]
* {{yel|57}} [[Mohamed Naim|Naim]]
|stadium = [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]]
|location = [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
|attendance = 0
|referee = {{flagicon|JOR}} Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim
|result = W
|mvp = [[Jayesh Rane]] (Bengaluru)
}}

====Group stage====
{{Main articles|2021 AFC Cup group stage}}
{{2021 AFC Cup group tables|Group D|show_matches=yes|showteam=BFC}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id = D1 v D4
|date = {{Start date|2021|08|18|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|16:00|5}}
|team1 = [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]] {{fbaicon|IND}}
|score = 2–0
|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20633
|team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Bengaluru
|goals1 =
* [[Roy Krishna|Krishna]] {{goal|39}}
* [[Subhasish Bose|Bose]] {{goal|46}}
* [[Hugo Boumous|Boumous]] {{yel|64}}
* [[Sumit Rathi|Rathi]] {{yel|77}}
|goals2 =
* [[Cleiton Silva|Silva]] {{yel|10}}
* [[Suresh Singh Wangjam|Wangjam]] {{yel|90+4}}
|location = [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
|stadium = [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]]
|attendance = 0
|referee ={{fbaicon|JOR}} MOHAMMAD HASAN MAHMOUD ARAFAH
|result = L
|motm =[[Roy Krishna]] (ATK Mohun Bagan)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id = D4 v D2
|date = {{Start date|2021|08|21|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|16:00|5}}
|team1 = Bengaluru {{fbaicon|IND}}
|score = 0–0
|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20635
|team2 = {{fbaicon|BAN}} [[Bashundhara Kings]]
|goals1 =
* [[Yrondu Musavu-King|King]] {{yel|21}}
* [[Parag Shrivas|Shrivas]] {{yel|41}}
|goals2 =
* [[Tariq Kazi|Kazi]] {{yel|45}}
* [[Khaled Shafiei|Shafiei]] {{yel|47}}
|location = [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
|stadium = [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]]
|attendance =0
|referee = {{fbaicon|INA}} [[Thoriq Alkatiri]]
|result =D
|motm =[[Sunil Chhetri]] (Bengaluru)
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id = D3 v D4
|date = {{Start date|2021|08|24|df=y}}
|time = {{UTZ|21:00|5}}
|team1 = [[Maziya S&RC|Maziya]] {{fbaicon|MDV}}
|score =2–6
|report = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/20638
|team2 = {{fbaicon|IND}} Bengaluru
|goals1 =
*[[Hussain Nihan]] {{yel|44}}
*[[Aisam Ibrahim]] {{yel|58}}
*[[Hamza Mohamed|Mohamed]] {{goal|67}}
*[[Takashi Odawara]] {{yel|69}}
*[[Asadhulla Abdulla|Abdulla]] {{goal|82}}
|goals2 =
*[[Udanta Singh|U. Singh]] {{goal|6}}
*[[Rohit Kumar]] {{yel|19}}
*[[Cleiton Silva|Silva]] {{goal|19}}
*[[Sivasakthi Narayanan|Narayanan]] {{goal|36}}
* [[Suresh Singh Wangjam|Wangjam]] {{yel|45+1}}
*[[Leon Augustine|Augustine]] {{goal|70}}
*[[Bidyashagar Singh|B. Singh]] {{goal|85||90+2}}
*[[Ajay Chhetri]] {{yel|90}}
|location = [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
|stadium = [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]]
|attendance =0
|referee = [[Thoriq Alkatiri]] ([[Football Association of Indonesia|Indonesia]])
|result =W
|motm =
}}

===Durand Cup===
{{Main|2021 Durand Cup#Group C}}

;Group stage
{{#section-h:2021 Durand Cup|Group C}}

{{Football box collapsible
|id = C1 v C4
|date = {{Start date|2021|09|15|df=y}}
|time = 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Bengaluru
|score = 2–0
|report =
|team2 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|goals1 = *[[Namgyal Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|45}}
*[[Leon Augustine|Augustine]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2 = *[[Sandeep Singh (footballer)|Sandeep Singh]] {{sent off|2|42|83}}
*[[Ruivah Hormipam|Hormipam]] {{sent off|2|48|62}}
*[[Denechandra Meitei|Meitei]] {{Sent off|2|83|85}}
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = W
|motm = [[Lara Sharma]] ([[Bengaluru FC]])
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id = C2 v C1
|date = {{Start date|2021|09|18|df=y}}
|time = 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Delhi FC|Delhi]]
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team2 = Bengaluru
|goals1= *[[Willis Plaza|Plaza]] {{goal|58||62}}
|goals2= *[[Sivasakthi Narayanan|Narayanan]] {{goal|27}}
*[[Bidyashagar Singh|B. Singh]] {{goal|75}}
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|stadium = [[Mohun Bagan Ground]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = D
|motm =
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id = C1 v C3
|date = {{Start date|2021|09|21|df=y}}
|time = 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Bengaluru
|score = 5–3
|report =
|team2 = [[Indian Navy (football club)|Indian Navy]]
|goals1 = * [[Leon Augustine|Augustine]] {{goal|52|}}
*[[Harmanpreet Singh (footballer)|H. Singh]] {{goal|60||80}}
*[[Ajay Chhetri|A. Chhetri]] {{goal|73|}}
*[[Thoi Singh|Thoi]] {{goal|90+1|}}
|goals2= *Jijo {{goal|18|}}
*Sreyas {{goal|29|}}
*Vijay {{goal|90+3|}}
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = W
|motm =
}}

;Knockout stage
{{Main|2021 Durand Cup knockout stage}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id = C1 v B2
|date = {{Start date|2021|09|25|df=y}}
|time = 15:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = Bengaluru
|score = 3–2
|report =
|team2 =[[Army Green (football team)|Army Green]]
|goals1 =
*[[Wungngayam Muirang|Muirang]] {{goal|20}}
*[[Leon Augustine|Augustine]] {{goal|46}}
*[[Namgyal Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2 =
*Lalawmkima {{goal|9|p}}
*Vibin {{goal|89|p}}
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = W
|motm =
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|id = QF3 v QF4
|date = {{Start date|2021|09|29|df=y}}
|time = 18:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
|score = 2–2
|penaltyscore = 7–6
|report =
|team2 = Bengaluru
|goals1=* [[Devendra Murgaonkar|Murgaonkar]] {{goal|8}}
* [[Leander D'Cunha|D'Cunha]] {{yel|32}}
* [[Redeem Tlang|Tlang]] {{goal|71}}
* [[Christy Davis|Davis]] {{yel|104}}
|goals2= * [[Sivasakthi Narayanan|Narayanan]] {{goal|1||83}}
* [[Ajith Kumar|Kumar]] {{yel|74}}
* [[Lara Sharma|Sharma]] {{yel|75}}
* [[Akashdeep Singh|Singh]] {{yel|87}}
|penalties1=* [[Aibanbha Dohling|Dohling]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Redeem Tlang|Tlang]] {{penmiss}}
* [[Sanson Pereira|Pereira]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Leander D'Cunha|D'Cunha]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Edu Bedia|Bedia]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Makan Chote|Chote]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Lalhmangaihsanga]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Christy Davis|Davis]] {{pengoal}}
|penalties2=* {{pengoal}} [[Wungngayam Muirang|Muirang]]
* {{penmiss}} [[Akashdeep Singh|Singh]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Ajay Chhetri|Chhetri]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Parag Shrivas|Shrivas]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Namgyal Bhutia|Bhutia]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Ajith Kumar|Kumar]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Bekey Oram|Oram]]
* {{penmiss}} [[Damait Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]]
|location = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
|stadium = [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|attendance =
|referee = {{fbaicon|IND}} [[All India Football Federation|Rowan Arumugan]]
|result = D
|motm = [[Edu Bedia]] ([[FC Goa]])
}}

==Player statistics==
{{Updated|23 August 2021}}

===Appearances and goals===
{{Efs start|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|ISL]]|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]}}
|-
! colspan=12 style=background:#2545A0;color:white; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
{{Efs player|no=1|name=[[Gurpreet Singh Sandhu]]|pos=GK|nat=IND|0+0|0|4+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=30|name=Lara Sharma|pos=GK|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=43|name=Sharon Padattil|pos=GK|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
|-
! colspan=12 style=background:#2545A0;color:white; text-align:center| Defenders
|-
{{Efs player|no=3|name=[[Alan Costa]]|pos=DF|nat=BRA|0+0|0|4+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=4|name=[[Pratik Chaudhari]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|0+0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=15|name=[[Wungngayam Muirang]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=16|name=[[Sarthak Golui]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|0+0|0|3+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=19|name=[[Ajith Kumar (footballer)|Ajith Kumar]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=25|name=[[Namgyal Bhutia]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=27|name=[[Parag Shrivas]]|pos=DF|nat=IND|0+0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=29|name=[[Yrondu Musavu-King]]|pos=DF|nat=GAB|0+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=35|name=Biswa Kumar Darjee|pos=DF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
|-
! colspan=12 style=background:#2545A0;color:white; text-align:center| Midfielders
|-
{{Efs player|no=7|name=[[Suresh Singh Wangjam]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|4+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=12|name=[[Danish Farooq Bhat]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|1+3|0}}
{{Efs player|no=13|name=[[Ajay Chhetri]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|1+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=18|name=[[Rohit Kumar]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|2+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=20|name=[[Jayesh Rane]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|4+0|1}}
{{Efs player|no=22|name=[[Ashique Kuruniyan]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|1+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=31|name=[[Leon Augustine]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|1+3|1}}
{{Efs player|no=32|name=[[Roshan Singh (footballer)|Roshan Singh]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|3+1|0}}
{{Efs player|no=33|name=Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=36|name=Huidrom Thoi Singh|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=37|name=[[Amay Morajkar]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=41|name=Muhammad Inayath|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Damaitphang Lyngdoh]]|pos=MF|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Bruno Ramires]]|pos=MF|nat=BRA|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Iman Basafa]]|pos=MF|nat=IRN|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
|-
! colspan=12 style=background:#2545A0;color:white; text-align:center| Forwards
|-
{{Efs player|no=11|name=[[Sunil Chhetri]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|0+0|0|3+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=14|name=[[Harmanpreet Singh (footballer)|Harmanpreet Singh]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=17|name=[[Edmund Lalrindika]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=21|name=[[Udanta Singh]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|0+0|0|3+0|1}}
{{Efs player|no=23|name=[[Cleiton Silva]]|pos=FW|nat=BRA|0+0|0|4+0|1}}
{{Efs player|no=26|name=[[Bidyashagar Singh]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|0+0|0|1+3|2}}
{{Efs player|no=39|name=[[Sivasakthi Narayanan]]|pos=FW|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+2|1}}
{{Efs player|no=42|name=Akashdeep Singh|pos=FW|nat=IND|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=[[Prince Ibara]]|pos=FW|nat=CGO|0+0|0|0+0|0}}
|-
{{Efs end|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bengaluru/25367/squad/ soccerway]}}

Updated: 28 August 2021

===Goal scorers===
{| 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|ISL
!width=80|AFC
!width=80|Total
|-
| rowspan=1|'''1'''
| 26
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Bidyashagar Singh]]
| 0
| 2
|'''2'''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''2'''
| 8
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Leon Augustine]]
| 0
| 1
|'''1'''
|-
| 20
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Jayesh Rane]]
| 0
| 1
|'''1'''
|-
| 21
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Udanta Singh]]
| 0
| 1
|'''1'''
|-
| 23
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| align=left| [[Cleiton Silva]]
| 0
| 1
|'''1'''
|-
| 39
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Sivasakthi Narayanan]]
| 0
| 1
|'''1'''
|-
|colspan="5"|'''Total'''
| '''0'''
| '''7'''
| '''7'''
|}
Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bengaluru/25367/squad/ soccerway] 
Updated: 28 August 2021

===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|ISL
!width=80|AFC
!width=80|Total
|-
|rowspan=1|'''1'''
|1
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Gurpreet Singh Sandhu]]
|0
|2
|'''2'''
|-
|colspan="5"|'''TOTALS'''
| '''0'''
| '''2'''
| '''2'''
|}
Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bengaluru/25367/squad/ soccerway] 
Updated: 28 August 2021

===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"|Player
!colspan="2"|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|ISL]]
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
!rowspan="2" style="width: 350px;"|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}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1
| 7
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Suresh Singh Wangjam]]
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
|-
| 23
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Cleiton Silva]]
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
|-
|rowspan=5|2
| 13
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Ajay Chhetri]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 18
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Rohit Kumar]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 21
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Udanta Singh]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 27
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Parag Shrivas]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 21
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|GAB}}
| style="text-align:left;" |[[Yrondu Musavu-King]]
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
|}
Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/bengaluru/25367/squad/ soccerway] 
Updated: 28 August 2021

==See also==
* [[2021–22 in Indian football]]

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

==Notes==
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