Bengaluru FC Head Coach Albert Roca said his stint with the champions of India would be a big challenge but one that he was confident of working hard towards and succeeding at, as the Spaniard interacted with the media for the first time since landing in the city on Tuesday. …
Read More »Bengaluru FC to hold U-16 & U-18 trials for their new Residential Academy!
I-League champions Bengaluru FC recently announced that the club would set-up its own Residential Football Academy at the JSW Township in Vijayanagar, Bellary in Karnataka. To select players for the Residential Football Academy, the club will conduct trials in five different locations across the country – Bengaluru, Kerala, Mizoram, Punjab …
Read More »JSW Bengaluru FC announces plans for Residential Academy!
JSW Bengaluru FC, on Wednesday, revealed its plans of a full-fledged residential academy at the JSW Township in Vijayanagar, Bellary, at a press conference addressed by club COO Mustafa Ghouse, CTO Mandar Tamhane and new Head of Youth Development John Kila at the club offices at the Bangalore Football Stadium. …
Read More »Spain’s Albert Roca appointed as new Bengaluru FC coach!
I-League champions Bengaluru FC have appointed Spaniard Albert Roca as the club’s new coach. The 53-year-old has signed a two-year deal that keeps him with the Blues till the end of the 2017/18 season. Roca brings with him a wealth of coaching experience at the highest level having served as …
Read More »John Johnson signs new two-year deal with Bengaluru FC!
Defending I-League champions Bengaluru FC have signed defensive mainstay John Johnson on a new two-year deal that keeps with the champions of India till the end of the 2017/18 season, the club announced on Monday. Johnson had signed with the Blues since the club’s inception before going on to spend …
Read More »Amrinder Singh & Alwyn George both extend Bengaluru FC deals!
Bengaluru FC earlier today announced that goalkeeper Amrinder Singh and Alwyn George had signed new one-year deals, which would keep them with the Blues until the end of the 2016/17 season. Amrinder, having joined Bengaluru FC at the beginning of 2016, makes his loan move from Pune FC permanent while …
Read More »Dutchman Kila to take over as Bengaluru FC’s Head of Youth Development!
Bengaluru FC have appointed former West African Football Association Under-19s Head Coach John Kila to head the Blues’ Youth Development Program, the club announced over the weekend. The Dutchman will head the BFC Academy and Youth Teams. Kila has covered coaching assignments in Holland, Japan, New Zealand and most recently …
Read More »Bengaluru FC to play Singapore’s Tampines Rovers in two-legged AFC Cup quarterfinals!
I-League champions Bengaluru FC will be up against Tampines Rovers FC in the quarterfinals of the 2016 AFC Cup, the draws of which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, June 9. The first of the two-legged tie will take place at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on the September 14, …
Read More »India captain Sunil Chhetri pens new deal with Bengaluru FC!
Bengaluru FC today, June 9 announced the extension of Sunil Chhetri’s by one-year deal that keeps the club’s top scorer with the Blues till the end of the 2016/17 season. The India and Bengaluru FC skipper spent two seasons with the I-League champions before signing with ISL team Mumbai City …
Read More »2016 AFC Cup Quarterfinals: Bengaluru FC to face Tampines Rovers!
Lone Indian side left, Bengaluru FC in the quarterfinals of the 2016 AFC Cup will have to face Tampines Rovers FC of Singapore, who in the pre-quarterfinals had won in extra-time against Mohun Bagan AC. Meanwhile reigning champions Johor Darul Ta’zim will face Hong Kong’s South China in the AFC …
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