# Bangalore Football League

The Bangalore Football League is organised by the Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA), 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. 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.

## League structure

Bangalore Football League :
| Tier | Division |
| I $_{(Level5onIndianFootballPyramid)}$ | BDFA Super Division $_{↑promote(toI-League3)↓relegate}$ |
| II $_{(Level6onIndianFootballPyramid)}$ | BDFA A Division $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| III $_{(Level7onIndianFootballPyramid)}$ | BDFA B Division $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| IV $_{(Level8onIndianFootballPyramid)}$ | 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. The winner is awarded George Hoover Cup. Prior to 2001, the BDFA A Division was the top tier.

## Teams

Eighteen teams will participate in the 2024-25 BDFA Super Division.
* ASC & C FC
* FC Agniputhra
* Bangalore Independents
* Bengaluru B
* Bangalore United FC (BUFC)
* Real Chikkamagaluru
* FC Bengaluru United
* FC Real Bengaluru
* HAL SC
* Kickstart
* Kodagu FC
* MEG & C FC
* Parikrma FC
* Rebels FC
* Roots FC
* SC Bengaluru
* South United
* Students Union

### 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 | KGF Academy | 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 | SC Bengaluru |
| 2024-25 | FC Agniputhra | Kickstart FC |

### 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 | 2 | 2015–16, 2017–18 |
| Bengaluru United | 2 | 2020–21, 2021–22 |
| Controllerate of Inspection Electronics | 1 | 2003 |
| KGF Academy | 1 | 2011–12 |
| ADE | 1 | 2013–14 |
| Army Service Corps | 1 | 2014–15 |
| Sporting Bengaluru | 1 | 2022–23 |

## BDFA A Division

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

### League champions

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

## BDFA B Division

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.

### League champions

| Season | Champions |
| 2018–19 | Bangalore Gunners |
| 2019–20 | |
| 2020–21 | HAL |
| 2023–24 | Vijayanagara FC |

## BDFA C Division

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