Bangalore Muslims FC

Bangalore Muslims Football Club is a professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that emerged as one of the strongest football teams during the 1930s, 40s and 50s. ^[1]

History

Bangalore Muslims became the first Indian club to win Rovers Cup in 1937, ^[2] the second oldest football tournament in India, ^[3] defeating Mohammedan SC 1–0 in the final. ^[4] The club again emerged champions winning the title in 1938, becoming the first civilian team to defeat a British regimental side in the final. In that edition, they defeated the Argyll and Scottish Highlanders by 3–2. ^[4]

In 1941, the club clinched Stafford Challenge Cup title and became first Indian club to do so. ^[5] Ahmed Khan, ^{[6] [7]} Mohammad Abdus Sattar, ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} Mariappa Kempaiah, have played for the club. ^{[12] [7]} It was Bangalore Muslims that challenged the hegemony of Hyderabad City Police achieving success continuously as a non-Kolkata club. ^[13]

In the 1960s, the trust that ran the team sold its share of the club to Mumtaz Ali Khan whose trust, the Al-Ameen trust took over the club. During the 1960s and 70s, domestic football in Bangalore was dominated by the PSU teams such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Indian Telephone Industries (ITI), Electronic Radar Development Establishment (ERDE) and thus drew over the talent from the rest of the clubs. This led to the decline of the football clubs in Bangalore, which also affected Bangalore Muslims. ^{[12] [14]}

The team continues to exist in the lower divisions of the Bangalore Football League. It participates in the Bangalore District Football Association C Division Championship. ^{[15] [16]} The Al-Ameen college football team also participates as the Bangalore Muslims team. ^[12]

Honours

• Rovers Cup ^{[17] [18]}
  • Champions (3): 1937, 1938, 1948
  • Runners-up (2): 1940, 1953
• Stafford Challenge Cup ^{[ citation needed ] [19] [20]}
  • Champions: 1941

See also

• List of football clubs in India
• History of Indian football

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Further reading

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Others

• Sarkar, Dhiman (25 March 2018). "India's football past gasping for survival". hindustantimes.com. Kolkata: Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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