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The 2013–14 Churchill Brothers S.C. season is the club's sixteenth season in I-League, the top flight of Indian football and the twenty-fifth season in the clubs history.

Pre-season
In preparation for their first season Bengaluru started to make flurry of signings which included midfielder Thoi Singh, goalkeeper Bruno Colaço, and midfielders Keegan Pereira, Gurtej Singh, and local player Shankar Sampingiraj. Then on 2 July 2013 it was announced that Bengaluru had signed their first ever head coach in former Manchester United youth player and former Blackburn Rovers assistant manager Ashley Westwood.

On 16 July 2013 it was announced that Bengaluru had signed their first two foreigners in their history when they signed former Premier League and Middlesbrough defender John Johnson and former Football League Two and AFC Wimbledon defender Curtis Osano for the season. The club then continued their signing spree when they signed former Liberia captain and former USL First Division midfielder Johnny Menyongar. The club then signed completed a double swoop when they signed current India international forwards Robin Singh and current national captain Sunil Chhetri for the season.

Then, once the club was officially launched, the following players were unveiled by the club: goalkeepers Pawan Kumar and Ricardo Cardozo, defenders Vishal Kumar, Lalrozama Fanai, Rino Anto, and Don Bosco Andrew, midfielders Malemngamba Meetei, Darren Caldeira, and Sampath Kuttimani, and forward Karan Sawhney. The next month, in August, Bengaluru confirmed their fourth and final foreign signing of the pre-season when they signed Australian and former A-League forward Sean Rooney.

The club then played their first friendly of the season against the India national football team on 25 August 2013 in their preparation for the 2013 SAFF Championship in which Bengaluru drew the match 1–1 with Johnny Menyongar scoring the first goal of the match before India equalized through Lenny Rodrigues.

Management

 * As of August 2013.

International Caps
Players called for senior international duty during the 2013–14 season while under contract with Bengaluru FC.