Bangalore Muslims FC

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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,[1] the second oldest football tournament in India,[2] defeating Mohammedan SC 1–0 in the final.[3] 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.[3] Veteran players like Mohammad Abdus Sattar,[4] Ahmed Khan,[5][6][7] Mariappa Kempaiah have played for the club.[8][9] It was Bangalore Muslims that challenged the hegemony of Hyderabad City Police achieving success continuously as a non-Kolkata club.[10]

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ Chakrabarty, Kushal (12 July 2012). "Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon | IFA Shield archive". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Rovers Cup". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b Nirwane, Sarwadnya (18 January 2022). "Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India". thesportslite.com. Mumbai: The Sports Lite. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ Former football star Abdus Sattar passes away Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 24 April 2011
  5. ^ Banerjee, Ritabrata (12 April 2020). "Indian Football: Down the memory lane – East Bengal's 'Golden era' of 1970s". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ Dev, Arun (24 October 2018). "Bangalore's Forgotten Heroes Who Beat the Brits at Their Own Game". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Indian football: Legends from Karnataka | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ Dev, Arun (24 October 2018). "Bangalore's Forgotten Heroes Who Beat the Brits at Their Own Game". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Indian football: Legends from Karnataka | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ^ Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution of Indian Football (Part Two): Revolution Under Rahim Saab". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  11. ^ Morrison, Neil (2002). "India – List of Rovers Cup Finals". www.rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  12. ^ Chittu Shetty (11 August 2019). "Why this would be the right time to bring back 'Rovers Cup'". footballcounter.com. Football Counter. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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