4 Best Moments for Bengaluru FC under Albert Roca

#4 AFC Cup Final 2017

Albert Roca.

Bengaluru FC was started with an aim to put India on the footballing world map, and since then they have always hunted for continental glory. Ashley Westwood had led BFC to the round of 16 in the AFC Cup, but Albert Roca did the unthinkable.

The club had started to make a name for themselves in the continent with consistent performances in the AFC Cup. In 2017 when BFC beat Johor Darul Ta'zim(JDT) 4-2 on aggregate, they became the first Indian team to qualify for the AFC Cup final.

This feat achieved by Bengaluru FC was a moment of pride for Indian Football, and the man behind this was Albert Roca. AFC Cup was always something he never sidelined, he went all guns blazing for continental glory. The final did not go in their favor, they lost the match 1-0 to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in Doha but they had already reached a historic milestone. The club only being 3 years old (in 2017) had achieved something that no other football club had done before.

It was the last AFC Cup home game in 2018 against Aizwal when the fans were heard chanting "We want you to stay, Albert Roca, we want you to stay"; he had become a fan favorite and no one wanted him to leave. His last game in charge was a 0-4 away win in Bangladesh against Dhaka Abahani, which ensured that BFC go through to the next stages of the AFC Cup.

Albert Roca was a fan favorite, and the club had to bid an emotional goodbye to him. He has left his legacy behind, and it will be a difficult task for the incoming BFC manager to replace him.