Bangalore Muslims Football Club was a professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that emerged as one of the strongest football teams during the 1930s, 40s and 50s.

History

Bangalore Muslims became the first Indian club to win Rovers Cup in 1937, the second oldest football tournament in India, defeating Mohammedan SC 1–0 in the final. 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. Veteran players like Mohammad Abdus Sattar, Ahmed Khan, Mariappa Kempaiah have played for the club. It was Bangalore Muslims that challenged the hegemony of Hyderabad City Police achieving success continuously as a non-Kolkata club.

Honours

* Rovers Cup **Champions (3): 1937, 1938, 1948 **Runners-up (2): 1940, 1953

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