2025–26 BDFA Super Division

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by Digitalvivek
Last edited May 6, 2026

BDFA Super Division
Bangalore Football Stadium on a matchday in May 2023.
Season2025–26
Dates10 September 2025 — 24 November 2025
ChampionsKickstart FC
PromotedKickstart FC
RelegatedStudents Union FC and Bharat Bengaluru FC
Matches played171
Goals scored528 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorerNgairangbam Rakesh Singh (20 goals; Kickstart FC)
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2026.

The 2025–26 BDFA Super Division was the 23rd season of the BDFA Super Division, the fifth-tier league in the Indian football system, and Karnataka's top-tier football league. FC Agniputhra were the defending champions, having won the 2024-25 BDFA Super Division.[1] Nineteen teams competed in the league in the 2025-26 season, one more than the previous season.[2]

After being runners-up of 2020–21 and 2024–25 seasons, this season saw Kickstart FC clinching their first ever Super Division title.[3]

Changes from previous season[edit | edit source]

Relegated to A Division[edit | edit source]

  • Bangalore United FC
  • Real Chikkamagaluru

Withdrew[edit | edit source]

  • Bangalore Independents

[edit | edit source]

  • Bangalore Dream United
  • Bangalore City FC

Direct entrants[edit | edit source]

  • Bharat Bengaluru FC
  • United Stars FC

Teams[edit | edit source]

Lua error in Module:OSM_Location_map at line 1984: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Competing teams in the 2025-26 BDFA Super Division League
Team Location Region Stadium
ASC & C FC Dommaluru[4] Central Bangalore Football Stadium
Bangalore City FC Kasturinagara[5] East
Bangalore Dream United FC Unknown[6] N/A
Bengaluru FC B Halasuru[7] Central
Bharat Bengaluru FC Fraser Town[8] North
FC Agniputhra Basavanagara[9] East
FC Bengaluru United Unknown[10] N/A
FC Real Bengaluru Yemaluru[11] East
HAL SC Vibhutipura[12] East
Kickstart Horamavu[13] East
Kodagu FC Kushalanagar, Kodagu district[14] N/A
MEG & C FC Kasturinagara[15] Central
Parikrma FC Byatarayanapura[16] North
Rebels FC Mahalakshmi Layout[17] West
Roots FC Dommaluru[18] Central
SC Bengaluru VV puram[19] Central
South United Halasuru[20] Central
Students Union FC Unknown[21] N/A
United Stars FC Malleshwaram[22] West

Regular season[edit | edit source]

League table[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kickstart (C) 18 15 3 0 43 8 +35 48 Champions and promotion to 2026–27 I-League 3
2 FC Bengaluru UnitedIL2 18 13 3 2 40 3 +37 42
3 Kodagu FC 18 12 3 3 52 16 +36 39
4 Bengaluru BISL 18 11 5 2 45 16 +29 38
5 South United 18 10 4 4 36 16 +20 34
6 SC BengaluruIL2 18 10 4 4 27 19 +8 34
7 FC AgniputhraIL3 18 7 4 7 33 23 +10 25
8 United Stars 18 7 4 7 30 35 −5 25
9 MEG & C FC 18 6 6 6 32 33 −1 24
10 Parikrma FC 18 6 5 7 23 28 −5 23
11 FC Real Bengaluru 18 6 4 8 23 33 −10 22
12 Rebels FC 18 7 1 10 21 31 −10 22
13 Bangalore City 18 6 3 9 20 27 −7 21
14 ASC & C FC 18 5 6 7 21 30 −9 21
15 Roots FC 18 5 5 8 13 18 −5 20
16 HAL SC 18 4 3 11 16 27 −11 15
17 Bangalore Dream United 18 4 2 12 22 47 −25 14
18 Students Union (R) 18 3 1 14 21 58 −37 10 Relegation to 2026–27 BDFA A Division
19 Bharat Bengaluru (R) 18 1 0 17 10 60 −50 3
Source: The Away End
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Awards[edit | edit source]

Champions Kickstart FC were awarded the George Hoover Trophy while the Runners-up FC Bengaluru United were presented with thw GMH Basha Cup.[23] Individual awards for the season are as follows:[2]

Award Winner Team
Best Goalkeeper Srijith R FC Bengaluru United
Best Defender Arjun Gouda M SC Bengaluru
Best Midfielder Shreyas Ketkar Bengaluru FC B
Top Scorer Nagairangbam Rakesh Singh (20 Goals) Kickstart FC

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "FC Agniputhra win BDFA Super Division League Championship". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bangalore/BDFA Super Division League Table".
  3. ↑ Bharadwaj, Vignesh (20 November 2025). "Kickstart FC crowned KSFA Super Division champions". Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "ASC Football Club". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Bangalore City FC". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bangalore Dream United". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "We are Official Bengaluru Football Club - BFC". www.bengalurufc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "BHARAT BENGALURU FOOTBALL CLUB". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Agniputhra". fcagniputhra.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "FC Bengaluru United". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "FC Real Bengaluru". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "HAL Sports Club". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Kickstart FC Karnataka". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Kodagu FC". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Johnson, Maisy. "Royal Engineers Memorial, at Madras Engineers Group, Bangalore, India". www.geocities.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Parikrma Football Club – parikrmafoundation.org". Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "RFC Football Academy | Rebels FC". rfcfootballacademy.in. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "About - Roots Football | Coaching across Bangalore, Delhi NCR | Youth League, Senior Super Division Team - Men & Women". www.rootsfootball.in. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Sporting Club Bengaluru". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "South United FC". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Student Union FC". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "UNITED STARS FOOTBALL CLUB". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Karnataka Super Divn Football League 2025". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.

Template:2025–26 in Indian football

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=2025–26_BDFA_Super_Division&oldid=483463"
Discover more