Bangalore Muslims FC

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Bangalore Muslims Football Club was a professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was the first Indian club to win Rovers Cup in 1937, the second oldest football tournament in India.[1] Veteran players like Mohammad Abdus Sattar, Ahmed Khan, Mariappa Kempaiah have played for the club.[2][3]

Honours[]

  • Rovers Cup[4]
    • Champions (3): 1937, 1938, 1948
    • Runners-up (2): 1940, 1953

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Rovers Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ Dev, Arun (24 October 2018). "Bangalore's Forgotten Heroes Who Beat the Brits at Their Own Game". TheQuint. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Indian football: Legends from Karnataka | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ "India - List of Rovers Cup Finals". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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