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 deals each with extra season options. On 25 December 2015, Bengaluru signed Pune and Atlético de Kolkata goalkeeper, Amrinder Singh, on loan till the end of the season. After the season began, Bengaluru FC signed Irish midfielder Michael Collins to replace Josh Walker, who would be out for the whole season due to a knee injury. On 3 February 2016, Bengaluru FC further strengthened their goalkeeping roster by adding local player, Nikhil Bernard, from Royal Wahingdoh. Bengaluru FC played two friendlies during pre-season against the India U19 side. Bengaluru FC won both games 5–2, with Daniel Lalhlimpuia scoring a goal