[1] Bangalore Muslims became the first Indian club to win Rovers Cup in 1937,[2] the second oldest football tournament in India,[3] defeating Mohammedan SC 1–0 in the final.
[4] The club again emerged champions winning the title in 1938, becoming the first civilian team to defeat a British regimental side in the final.
[5] Ahmed Khan,[6][7] Mohammad Abdus Sattar,[8][9][10][11] Mariappa Kempaiah, have played for the club.
[12][7] It was Bangalore Muslims that challenged the hegemony of Hyderabad City Police achieving success continuously as a non-Kolkata club.
During the 1960s and 70s, domestic football in Bangalore was dominated by the PSU teams such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Indian Telephone Industries (ITI), Electronic Radar Development Establishment (ERDE) and thus drew over the talent from the rest of the clubs.