[1][2] BBFS was launched on 30 October 2010, in a press conference held at the Shangrila hotel in New Delhi by Bhaichung Bhutia and Tiago Lopes (CEO, FBCQ).
These residential academies provide an opportunity to budding student athletes to pursue professional football training along with their academics within these schools.
Admission to the residential academies are done through a series of scouting programmes[5][6] conducted throughout the country by the BBFS Technical and Management personnel.
In December 2019 BBFS also initiated the 'Prince of Football' project in association with the Sports and Youth Affairs (S&YA) Department, Government of Sikkim.
The Snow Lion Cup for under-14 kids was incorporated, and coaching camps with grassroot framework in the areas of Sikkim, Kalimpong and Darjeeling were set up by the club, with partnership of State Bank of India and BBFS.