Bengaluru FC

Inception

In January 2013, it was reported Mumbai Tigers (then known as Dodsal FC) had failed to register for the upcoming I-League 2nd Division. It was also rumoured the club could instead enter the I-League, India's top football league, directly through cash payment to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and a promise to build a new football stadium. On 12 January, it was announced the AIFF had called for an executive meeting to decide whether to allow teams to enter directly the I-League for the 2013–14 season. At around the same time, uncertainty whether institutional clubs Air India, ONGC and then-suspended Mohun Bagan would be allowed to play in the league that season arose. During the AIFF executive meeting on 15 January, it was officially announced the federation, in an effort to make the I-League more pan-Indian, would accept bids for two new, direct-entry clubs for the 2013–14 season from corporate groups. Corporate groups could bid to create teams outside Kolkata and Goa, and would have to create new infrastructure in their cities. The winning bids would be announced in March 2013 and the new clubs would be replacements for Air India and ONGC. On 8 March 2013, it was reported JSW Group, which had previously considered forming a football club in Bangalore, was interested in bidding for a spot in the I-League. It was also reported AR Khaleel, the President of the Karnataka State Football Association and a senior official of the AIFF, had suggested…

Trophies

Continental

AFC Champions League 2 Runner-up (1): 2016

Awards

AFC Champions League 2 Fair Play Award: 2016

Youth team

Reliance Foundation Development League Champions (3): 2022, 2023, 2025–26 BDFA Super Division Champions (3): 2018–19, 2019–20, 2023–24 Puttaiah Memorial Cup Champions (1): 2018