FC Pune City back who has previously played at ATK and Mumbai City FC, Ashutosh came in with a wealth of experience. FC Pune City started their season 5 campaign with away games at Delhi Dynamos and Mumbai City FC. Diego Carlos scored FC Pune City's first goal of season 5 of the Hero Indian Super League. The season did not start as expected, with FC Pune City registering only one win and two draws in their first nine games. As a result of this poor showing in the beginning of the season, the club decided to part ways with coach Miguel Angel
2015–16 Bengaluru FC season good form and finished the first month on top of the table. Defeat to the previous season league champions Mohun Bagan in February saw the club slip into second place until the final month of the season. However, the club then went seven games unbeaten to return to the top of the table by April. The title was secured on 17 April when Bengaluru FC defeated Salgaocar at home. After the I-League season, the club were knocked out of the Federation Cup in the first round of the competition by Aizawl. The club started their AFC Cup campaign slowly, losing