Bangalore Football League

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Template:Infobox football league The Bangalore Football League is organised by the Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA),[1] which is affiliated to the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) as a ladder-based state football competition involving a total of four divisions and over 130 teams in the Indian state of Karnataka. BDFA Super Division is the top-division, started in 2001.[2] The winner is awarded George Hoover trophy. Prior to 2001, the BDFA A Division was the top tier, which currently act as 2nd tier of the state leagues ladder.[3][4]

League structure

Bangalore Football League
Tier Division
I
(5 on Indian Football Pyramid) 		BDFA Super Division
↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate
II
(6 on Indian Football Pyramid) 		BDFA A Division
↑promote ↓relegate
III
(7 on Indian Football Pyramid) 		BDFA B Division
↑promote ↓relegate
IV
(8 on Indian Football Pyramid) 		BDFA C Division
↑promote

BDFA Super Division

BDFA Super Division is the top state-level football league in the Indian state of Karnataka, started in 2001.[2] The winner is awarded George Hoover Cup. Prior to 2001, the BDFA A Division was the top tier.[3][4]

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Teams

Eighteen teams will participate in the 2024-25 BDFA Super Division.[5]

Winners

Season Champion Runners-up
2001 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Karnataka State Police
2002 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
2003 Controllerate of Inspection Electronics
2004 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
2005 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
2006–07 Madras Engineer Group
2007 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
2008–09 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
2011–12 Madras Engineering Group Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC
2012–13 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited South United FC
2013–14 Aeronautical Development Establishment South United FC
2014–15 Army Service Corps South United FC
2015–16 Ozone South United FC
2016–17 Madras Engineer Group Students Union
2017–18 Ozone Students Union
2018–19 Bengaluru FC B Ozone FC
2019–20 Bengaluru FC B Kickstart FC
2020–21 FC Bengaluru United Bengaluru FC B
2021–22 FC Bengaluru United Kickstart FC
2022–23 SC Bengaluru FC Bengaluru United
2023–24 Bengaluru FC B[6][7] SC Bengaluru
2024–25 FC Agniputhra[8] Kickstart FC
2025–26 Kickstart FC[9]

Most successful clubs

Club Titles Winning years
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 7 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008–09, 2012–13
Bengaluru FC B 3 2018–19, 2019–20, 2023–24
Madras Engineer Group 2 2006–07, 2016–17
Ozone 2015–16, 2017–18
Bengaluru United 2020–21, 2021–22
Controllerate of Inspection Electronics 1 2003
KGF Academy 2011–12
ADE 2013–14
Army Service Corps 2014–15
Sporting Bengaluru 2022–23

BDFA A Division

Template:Infobox football league BDFA A Division is the third tier football league in the Indian state of Karnataka. Prior to 2001, it was the top-tier league.[10] The league has 10–12 teams contesting and the top two teams gain promotion to the BDFA Super Division.[11][12]

League champions

Season Champions Template:Tooltip
1994–95 Indian Telephone Industries [13]
1995–96 Indian Telephone Industries [14]
1996–97 Indian Telephone Industries [15]
1997–98 Indian Telephone Industries [16]
1998–99 Indian Telephone Industries [17]
1999–00 Indian Telephone Industries [18]
2000 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited [19]
2005–06 Postal Department [20]
2006–07 Army Service Corps [21]
2007–08 Rail Wheel Factory [22]
2008–09 Dharmaraja Union [23]
2011–12 District Youth Sports Hostel [24]
2012–13 Jawahar Union [25]
2013–14 Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports [26]
2014–15 Income Tax [27]
2015–16 Accountants General's Office Recreation Club [28]
2016–17 Bangalore Independents [29]
2017–18 Bangalore Eagles [30]
2018–19 AGORC
2019–20 FC Deccan [31]
2020–21 Bangalore United FC [32]
2023–24 Bangalore Eagles [33]

BDFA B Division

Template:Infobox football league The BDFA B Division is the fourth tier football league in the Indian state of Karnataka.

A total of 14 teams feature in this division, while the best 2 teams qualify for BDFA A Division.[34]

League champions

Season Champions Ref.
2018–19 Bangalore Gunners
2019–20
2020–21 HAL [35]
2023–24 Vijayanagara FC [36]

BDFA C Division

Template:Infobox football league BDFA C Division is the fourth tier football league in the Indian State of Karnataka.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA). ksfa.in. Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 BDFA Super Division League. The Away End. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 BDFA - Bangalore 'A' Division 2000. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 BDFA - Bangalore Super Division 2001. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  5. ↑ Bangalore/BDFA Super Division League Table, Away End. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  6. ↑ BDFA Bangalore Men's Super Division 2023–24 Table. gcsstars.com. GCS Stars Bengaluru. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ↑ BDFA Bangalore Men's Super Division 2023–24 Leaderboard/Table. ksfa.in. Karnataka State Football Association. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  8. ↑ FC Agniputhra win BDFA Super Division League Championship. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  9. ↑ Kickstart FC crowned KSFA Super Division champions, Bharadwaj, Vignesh(20 November 2025). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  10. ↑ BDFA - Bangalore 'A' Division 2000. indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  11. ↑ All you need to know about the football league structure in Karnataka. Goal. goal.com(5 October 2018). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  12. ↑ [{{{url}}} FC Deccan 'A' Div champs]. The Times of India(12 December 2019).
  13. ↑ 1994/95 Season in Indian Football. indianfootball.de.
  14. ↑ 1995/96 Season in Indian Football. indianfootball.de.
  15. ↑ 1996/97 Season in Indian Football. indianfootball.de.
  16. ↑ 1997/98 Season in Indian Football. indianfootball.de.
  17. ↑ 1998/99 Season in Indian Football. indianfootball.de.
  18. ↑ 1999/2000 Season in Indian Football. indianfootball.de.
  19. ↑ BDFA - Bangalore 'A' Division 2000. indianfootball.de.
  20. ↑ BDFA - Bangalore 'A' Division 2005/06. indianfootball.de.
  21. ↑ BDFA - Bangalore 'A' Division 2006/07. indianfootball.de.
  22. ↑ BDFA - Bangalore 'A' Division 2007. indianfootball.de.
  23. ↑ BDFA - Bangalore 'A' Division 2008. indianfootball.de.
  24. ↑ BDFA Bangalore A Division 2011-12. Bangalore Dream United.
  25. ↑ BDFA Bangalore A Division 2012-13. Bangalore Dream United.
  26. ↑ BDFA Bangalore A Division 2013-14. Bangalore Dream United.
  27. ↑ BDFA Bangalore A Division 2014-15. Bangalore Dream United.
  28. ↑ BDFA Bangalore A Division Football League 2015-2016. Bangalore Dream United.
  29. ↑ BDFA Bangalore A Division 2016-2017. Bangalore Dream United.
  30. ↑ Fixture & Points Table - BDFA A Division League 2017-18. gcsstars.com.
  31. ↑ [{{{url}}} FC Deccan champs]. Deccan Herald(12 December 2019).
  32. ↑ HAL wins BDFA B division, BUFC are crowned champions of A division. Football in Bangalore(20 July 2021). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  33. ↑ BDFA A Division 2023-24 - Results & Table. gcsstars.com.
  34. ↑ All you need to know about Karnataka football. Goal. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  35. ↑ BDFA League B Division 2020-21 - Schedule & Fixtures. GCS Stars. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  36. ↑ BDFA B Division 2023-24 - Results & Table. gcsstars.com.

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