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Competitions Overview I-League Summary was the season's leading scorer for Bengaluru FC with 15 goals, including 14 in the league. Bengaluru played their first ever official match in the
I-League on 22 September 2013 against
Mohun Bagan A.C. at the
Bangalore Football Stadium. After a scoreless first-half Bengaluru scored their first ever official goal in the 49th minute to take the lead through
Sean Rooney. The club then entered the month of October with their second victory in a row against
United S.C. on 6 October 2013 at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which an early 4th-minute goal from John Johnson saw Bengaluru come out as the 1–0 winners. Then only four days later, the club won its third game in a row against
Mohammedan S.C. at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which goals from John Johnson and Sean Rooney were enough to secure a 2–1 victory. The streak was then extended to four games on 23 October when Bengaluru FC won 3–1 over
Dempo S.C. at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which goals from
Siam Hanghal and Sean Rooney were enough for Bengaluru to finish off their five-game home-stand end in style. However, that is where the streak would end as Bengaluru lost their next match, which also happened to be their first away match of the season, against
East Bengal F.C. at the
Kalyani Stadium in
Kalyani,
West Bengal in which an own goal by
Robin Singh and a goal from
James Moga led to the loss. The club then opened the month of November with their second away match of the season against
Mumbai F.C. at the
Balewadi Sports Complex in
Pune,
Maharashtra on 2 November 2013. The match ended in a 2–2 draw for Bengaluru with Sean Rooney and Sunil Chhetri scoring for Bengaluru and
Hashmatullah Barakzai and
Climax Lawrence scoring for Mumbai. The match ended 1–0 to Pune with
James Meyer scoring for the hosts. Despote holding the majority of possession Bengaluru FC succumbed to a 0–0 draw. A goal each from
Johnny Menyongar and
Beikhokhei Beingaichho helped Bengaluru FC earn a 2–1 victory which not only was their first victory away from home this season but also their first away victory ever. The win also took the club to 2nd in the table on goal-difference. The month of the December started early for Bengaluru FC as the club took on
Shillong Lajong on 1 December 2013 at the Bangalore Football Stadium. Bengaluru FC eventually came out as the victors in the match after two early goals from captain
Sunil Chhetri in the 7th and 34th minute (from a penalty) sealed a 2–1 win for the team. Bengaluru FC took an early second half lead of 2–0 thanks to strikes from Sean Rooney and Sunil Chhetri. Churchill Brothers brought a goal back with a strike from
Balwant Singh before Chhetri sealed the match for Bengaluru FC by scoring his second goal of the match as Bengaluru FC won 3–1. After taking an early 21st-minute lead through Johnny Menyongar it was Josimar who scored the equalizer for Mohammedan in first-half stoppage time. Sunil Chhetri then restored the lead for Bengaluru FC in the 48th minute before Josimar once again equalized for Mohammedan in the 57th minute but in the 71st minute it was Sunil Chhetri who scored his second goal of the match and the eventual winner for the Bangalore side. Both goals for East Bengal were scored by
James Moga and
Chidi Edeh. Despite the loss though, Bengaluru FC still managed to end the month of December and the year 2013 with a victory on 21 December 2013 against Salgaocar at the Bangalore Football Stadium in which penalty goals from Sunil Chhetri and Robin Singh (his first of the season) sealed a 2–1 win for the team. Bengaluru FC resumed their campaign in the second phase by playing
Mumbai at home. Having received four yellow cards in the season, the captain
Sunil Chhetri was suspended in the game and
Rino Anto led the team. After goalless first half, Bengaluru were trailing 0–1 after Ebi Sukore scored for Mumbai in 47th minute.
Robin Singh equalized in 55th minute and salvaged draw for Bengaluru. In round 19, the battle between top and bottom of the table, Bengaluru FC played away game against
Rangdajied United F.C. After trailing 0–2 in the first half, Bengaluru equalized at 2–2 after quick goals by Chhetri and Rooney in 60th and 61st minutes, but after
Ranti Martins' goal in 76th minutes, the match ended as a loss for Bengaluru. Bengaluru FC returned to form in the penultimate home game, when they defeated defending champions
Churchill Brothers 3–0, courtesy three second half goals, two by
Sunil Chhetri and one by
Robin Singh. Bengaluru FC opened up 7 points lead at the top of table when they defeated
United S.C. 1–3 in the away game. In the next game, Bengaluru FC could not score a goal and ended up losing 3–0 to
Shillong Lajong. Two Bengaluru players
Pawan Kumar and
Curtis Osano were handed red cards in closing minutes and as a result, would miss the next game. In the last home game, Bengaluru FC played another title contender
Pune FC. Bengaluru FC took the lead in 25th minute by a goal from
Thoi Singh, but Pune FC equalized in the second half in 73rd minute and the game ended in 1–1. This match broke the highest attendance record at
Bangalore Football Stadium with 8,347 people attending the game. During the game, coach
Ashley Westwood was sent off from the technical area for showing continuous dissent. With
East Bengal closing in on Bengaluru FC, the team needed a win in the game against
Dempo in the next game to ensure the title. Bengaluru FC lead 0–1 at the end of the first half as
Sean Rooney scored early in the 2nd minute. They consolidated their lead as
Robin Singh and
Johnny Menyongar scored a goal each. Dempo threatened with two quick goals in the closing minutes, but
Sunil Chhetri's goal, 4 minutes into the additional time ensured 2–4 victory for Bengaluru FC. Bengaluru FC created the history by being the first team to win
I-League in its debut year.
Matches Table Results summary Results by round Celebrations Bengaluru FC celebrated the victory organizing a parade with players and fans in the city, where the coach and the captain hailed fans as the important part of their campaign.
Federation Cup On 29 August 2013 the groups for the
2013 Indian Federation Cup were announced by the
All India Football Federation. Bengaluru FC were placed in Group B along with
East Bengal,
Rangdajied United, and
Sporting Goa. Bengaluru FC then began their second match against
Rangdajied United in the best possible way with a 2nd-minute goal from
Thoi Singh before Rangdajied United equalized in the 80th minute from
Lamine Tamba to end the game 1–1. The club's campaign in the tournament then finally came to an end three days later when a brace from
Chidi Edeh saw Bengaluru FC lose 2–0 to
East Bengal, the third time this entire season Bengaluru FC lost to East Bengal 2–0.
Table ;Group B ==Accolades==