Sunil Chhetri is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC and the India national team. He is known for his link-up play, goal scoring abilities, and leadership. He is the third-highest international goalscorer among active players, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, fourth overall, and is also the most-capped player and the all-time top goalscorer of the India national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian footballers of all time for his contributions for the country.
Roy Krishna is a Fijian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Odisha and the Fiji national team, which he captains. He is the most-capped and highest-scoring Fijian footballer of all time. In 2022, he became the first player to have ever reached 50 caps for the Fiji national team.
Harmanjot Singh Khabra is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the Indian Super League club East Bengal. A versatile player, Khabra has played in multiple positions, including on the wing, in midfield, at full-back and centre-back.
Khangebam Thoi Singh is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Kashmir in the I-League.
Eugeneson Lyngdoh is a member of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly representing the Mawphlang constituency. He is also a former Indian footballer who lastly played as a midfielder for Indian Super League side East Bengal.
Bengaluru Football Club ( ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began its first competitive season in the I-League on 22 September the same year. Since its inception, the club has won two I-League titles including one in its debut season, two Federation Cup titles, one Indian Super League title, and a Super Cup championship making it fourth-most successful club in Indian football.
Rino Anto is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back.
The 2013–14 Bengaluru FC season was the club's inaugural season in I-League, the top flight of Indian football, and the first season in the club's entire history.
The 2014–15 season was Bengaluru FC's second season in the I-League since its establishment in 2013. This season was the first season that Bengaluru FC competed in Asian competition.
Udanta Singh Kumam is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Goa and the India national team.
Nim Dorjee Tamang is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Goa.
The 2015–16 season was the third in the history of Bengaluru Football Club. It began on 1 June 2015 and concluded on 31 May 2016, with competitive matches occurring between January and May. The club ended their I-League campaign as champions for the second time, only winning by two points ahead of second placed Mohun Bagan. In the Federation Cup, Bengaluru were eliminated early in the first round, suffering defeat to Aizawl. In the AFC Cup, Bengaluru managed to make it past the Round of 16, defeating Kitchee. The victory had qualified the club for the quarter-finals which would take place the next season.
The 2015–16 Indian Federation Cup, also known as 2015–16 Hero Federation Cup due to sponsorship reasons was the 37th edition of the Federation Cup, the main national football cup competition in India. The tournament was held from 30 April 2016 to 21 May 2016. Top 8 teams from 2015–16 I-League participated in the tournament. Ten Sports Network, the Official Broadcaster of Hero Federation Cup 2016 will telecast only the Semi-finals and the Final match while Knockout stage matches will be streamed live on I-league website.
The 2016–17 season was the fourth in the history of 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, while in the league, Bengaluru ended their final I-League campaign in fourth place.
The 2017–18 season was Bengaluru FC's fifth season as club since its establishment in 2013. This was club's first season in Indian Super League.
The 2018 Indian Super Cup Final was the final match of the 2018 Indian Super Cup, the inaugural edition of the Super Cup, replacing the Federation Cup as the national knockout football competition in India. It was played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on 20 April 2018 between East Bengal and Bengaluru.
Lalengmawia Ralte, commonly known by the nickname Apuia, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City and the India national team.
The AIFF Player of the Year Awards are the annual football awards presented to the best footballers in India by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The AIFF first announced the award for Men's Player of the Year in 1992; I. M. Vijayan was the inaugural winner. Sunil Chhetri has won the award a record seven times. No winner was announced in 1998 and 1999. It was re-introduced in 2000.
Damaitphang Lyngdoh is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru.
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