Bangalore Muslims Football Club is a professional football club based inBangalore,Karnataka, that emerged as one of the strongest football teams during the 1930s, 40s and 50s.[1]
Bangalore Muslims became the first Indian club to winRovers Cup in 1937,[2]the second oldest football tournament in India,[3] defeatingMohammedan 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 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 asHindustan 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 theBangalore 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]
^Bhattacharya, Ayan (10 September 2023)."বাংলা ভাগের ক্ষত কিভাবে বিষিয়ে দিল মোহনবাগান আর ইস্টবেঙ্গলকে?" [How did the wound of the partition of Bengal poisoned both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal?].inscript.me (in Bengali). Kolkata: ইনস্ক্রিপ্ট বাংলা নিউজ. Archived fromthe original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved7 November 2023.
