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| Full name | Bengaluru FC B | |||
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| Nickname | The Blue Colts | |||
| Founded | October 12, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-10-12)[1] | |||
| Ground | Bangalore Football Stadium,Bengaluru | |||
| Capacity | 8,400 | |||
| Owner | JSW Group | |||
| Chairman | Sajjan Jindal | |||
| Head coach | Bibiano Fernandes | |||
| League | BDFA Super Division Reliance Foundation Development League Youth League | |||
| Website | www | |||
Bengaluru FC Reserves and Academy, also known asBengaluru FC B, isBengaluru FC's most senior youth team, and also acting as areserve team. It participates inBDFA Super Division andReliance Foundation Development League.Bengaluru FC Academy is the youth setup ofBengaluru FC. Its teams participate inYouth League, Junior League and Sub Junior League tournaments.
In July 2020,Asian Football Confederation conferred two-star Academy status to Bengaluru FC Academy, one of only two academies in India.[2]
In October 2017, Bengaluru FC announced 28-member squad, which would act as a reserve side called Bengaluru FC 'B', led byNaushad Moosa and would compete inI-League 2nd Division for 2017–18 season. Reserve team would also act as a bridge between the BFC Academy and the first team.[1] Reserves team made their first appearance in the annual G.V. Raja football tournament inThiruvananthapuram.[3]
The reserves team participated in2017–18 BDFA Super Division and were placed fourth in the league, following the conclusion of the tournament, the team also participated in2017–18 I-League 2nd Division and finished second in the group stage. Bengaluru FC 'B' won their first trophy under Naushad Moosa when they won 2018 Puttaiah Memorial Cup.[4] The same season reserves team also won2018–19 BDFA Super Division for the first time, and remained undefeated with 7 wins and 1 draw in2018–19 I-League 2nd Division.[5][6] In 2023–24 season of BDFA Super Division League, they emerged as unbeaten champion.[7][8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Season | Tournament | Zone | Final result |
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| 2017–18 | BDFA Super Division | — | 4th |
| 2nd Division | Group C | Group stage – 2nd | |
| 2018–19 | Puttaiah Memorial Cup | — | Winners |
| BDFA Super Division | — | Winners | |
| 2nd Division | Group A | Group stage – 1st | |
| 2019–20 | BDFA Super Division | — | Winners |
| 2nd Division | Group B | League suspended | |
| 2020–21 | BDFA Super Division | — | Runners-up |
| 2021–22 | BDFA Super Division | — | 4th |
| RF Development League | — | Winners | |
| Next Gen Cup | Midlands | 4th | |
| 2022–23 | |||
| Puttaiah Memorial Cup | Group B | Semifinals | |
| BDFA Super Division | — | 5th | |
| 2023 Stafford Challenge Cup | Group C | Group stage – 4th | |
| I-League 2 | Group C | Group stage – 3rd | |
| RF Development League | — | Winners | |
| Next Gen Cup | Group A | 7th[10] | |
| 2023–24 | |||
| Puttaiah Memorial Cup | — | Round of 16 | |
| BDFA Super Division | — | Winners | |
| 2024-25 | |||
| Puttaiah Memorial Cup | — | Runners-up | |
| BDFA Super Division | — | 5th |
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach |  Kaizad Ambapardiwalla |
| Physiotherapist | Rahul CR |
| Video analyst | Prateek Chopra |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Parshuram Salwadi |
| S&C Coach | Nishad Nagaraj |
| Kit Manager | Krishna Khati |
| Kit Manager | Ravi |
| U 15 coach |  Jason Brindley |
| Goalkeeper coach | Rashid Nalakath |
| Coach U13 | Jeevan Jayaraj |
| S&C Coach | Dhruv Balaram |
| Physiotherapist | Girish Raj |
| Asst. Physiotherapist | Roy |
Naushad Moosa (2017–2022)
Jan Van Loon (2022–2023)Bibiano Fernandes (2023–2025)With the inception ofBengaluru FC in 2013, Bengaluru FC also started youth academy with the aim of "nurturing talent within the lower age groups with the possibility of creating players who are fit to represent the Blues’ first team." under Richard Hood as Head of Youth Development.[11] Three years later in July 2016, Bengaluru FC started a residential academy at Vijaynagar, nearBellary under John Killa.[12]
Bengaluru FC youth team first participated in2014 I-League U19, in Rest of India zone along withHindustan,Aizawl, andGarhwal, where they placed second in the group stage and could not advance. In2014–15 I-League U19 season, they were placed last in the group stage of Rest of India zone. In2015–16 I-League U18, they were placed third in the group stage.After the set up of residential academy, U18 team convincingly won their group in Rest of India zone in2016–17 season defeatingOzone FC andFateh Hyderabad, while remaining unbeaten.[13] In final round the U18 team finished third in the group failed to advance to the semifinals.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Bengaluru FC participated in the first ever U15 Youth League tournament and were placed in Rest of India II zone withOzone FC,Fateh Hyderabad, Boca Juniors FS, Kovalam FC, Mahogany FC. Bengaluru finished second behind Ozone to qualify for national finals. In final round Bengaluru U15 drawn into Group A along withUnited,Aizawl andSporting Goa. Bengaluru U15 placed third in the group stage and failed to advance.[15]In 2016–17 season Under–16 team, playing in Rest of India zone (Goa) also won the group stage, winning all three games againstDempo,Salgaocar andSporting Goa,[16] however they lost to eventual champions,Minerva Punjab in the semifinals.
In 2017–18 season Under–15 team, won the Karnataka zone to qualify for national finals. In final round the team was clubbed with MSP FA, SAI Guwahati andFC Goa. Bengaluru topped the group and entered the semifinals, where they lost inpenalty shoot-out toDSK Shivajians.
In November 2016, Calvin Abhishek became the first academy graduate to be selected for the senior team.[17] In August 2017 Bengaluru FC added two academy graduates, defender Prashanth Kalinga and forwardLeon Augustine, to the squad for2017 AFC Cup knockout rounds.[18]
| Name | Position | Bengaluru Career | League Appearances | League Goals |
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| Calvin Abhishek | Goalkeeper | 2016–2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Prashanth Kalinga | Defender | 2015–2017 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Augustine | Forward | 2017–present | 14 | 2 |
| Paikhomba Meitei Khumanthem | Midfielder | 2021–present | ||
| Lalpekhkua | Forward | 2021–present |
In April 2014, the academy also started the initiative ofSoccer schools to conduct summer camps, provide training and scout young talents. Soccer schools are currently operated at 5 locations in various parts ofBengaluru.[19][20]
| Season | Tournament | Zone | Final Result |
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| 2014 | Under-19 | Rest of India | Zonal Group stage |
| 2014–15 | Under-19 | Rest of India | Zonal Group stage |
| 2015–16 | Under-15 | Rest of India II (Bengaluru) | Group stage[15] |
| Under-18 | Rest of India | Zonal Group stage | |
| 2016–17 | Under-16 | Rest of India (Goa) | Semi–finals |
| Under-18 | Rest of India | Group Stage | |
| 2017–18 | Under-13 | Karnataka | Disqualified |
| Under-15 | Karnataka | Semi–finals | |
| Under-18 | Chennai–Karnataka | Final round | |
| 2018–19 | Sub-Junior | Bengaluru Group B | Runners Up |
| Junior | Bengaluru Group A | Runners Up | |
| Elite | Karnataka–Andhra | Final round | |
| 2019–20 | Sub-Junior | Bengaluru Group A | Suspended due toCOVID-19 pandemic in India |
| Junior | Karnataka Group B | ||
| Elite | Chennai & Bengaluru | ||
| 2022–23 | Elite | Group J | Group stage |
| 2023–24 | Elite | Group F | TBD |
