The Junior Boys' National Football Championship, also known as BC Roy Trophy, is an Indian football tournament held for players under-15 years of age representing the states of India. It was formerly held for the U-19 age group before being converted into an U-15 tournament from the 2023-24 edition. The participants in the annual competition are teams representing state associations of India under the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The tournament was instituted by the AIFF in 1962, with the Indian Football Association presenting the trophy in memory of former West Bengal Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy.

Championship structure

The NFC structure was converted into a two tiered championship format from the 2023–24 season. The state associations are eligible to participate in the championship through the two tiers of the competition played across the country.

Junior Boys' National Football Championship
TierDivision
IJunior Boys' NFC Tier 1
IIJunior Boys' NFC Tier 2

Results

The following is the list of winners and runners-up of the championship:

Tier 1

SeasonHostWinnerScoreRunner-up
1962BurnpurBengal5–0Orissa
1963AllahabadDelhi and Mysore (joint winners), 2–2
1964AjmerRajasthan3–1Assam
1965CuttackDelhi1–0Andhra Pradesh
1966BangaloreAndhra Pradesh2–0Mysore
1967KozhikodeBengal1–1, 2–0Maharashtra
1968Jabalpur2–0Andhra Pradesh
1969CuttackOrissa and Kerala (joint winners), 0–0
1970JorhatBengal2–0Assam
1972QuilonKerala4–0Karnataka
1973Krishnanagar2–0Andhra Pradesh
1974CoimbatoreBengal1–0Kerala
1975Imphal1–0
1976SrinagarAndhra Pradesh1–0Bengal
1977CuttackBengal1–0Orissa
1978Agartala2–1Andhra Pradesh
1979CuttackKarnataka1–0
1980ErnakulamGoa2–0Kerala
1981AgartalaBengal and Railways (joint winners), 0–0
1982PondicherryBengal1–0Kerala
1983GoaGoa2–0Punjab
1984JorhatBengal(4–3 p)Goa
1985Agartala3–1Assam
1986CoimbatorePunjab(5–4 p)Kerala
1987DibrugarhBengal2–0Railways
1988PalghatRailways1–0Bengal
1989ShillongRailways and Meghalaya (joint winners), 0–0
1990SambalpurBengal2–1Goa
1992AizawlKarnataka0–0 (5–3 p)Manipur
1993JammuPunjab(4–2 p)Andhra Pradesh
1994–95ShillongBengal2–0Punjab
1995–96Midnapore4–0Mizoram
1996–97MandiBihar0–0 (5–4 p)Assam
1998–99ImphalManipur4–1Sikkim
1999–00Bangalore1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.)Bengal
2000–01ThiruvananthapuramBihar3–1Manipur
2001–02Jaipur/JodhpurPunjab1–0Goa
2002–03ThrissurKarnataka1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.)
2003–04GiridihBengal2–0Karnataka
2004–05AizawlJharkhand2–1Manipur
2005–06Varanasi1–1 (4–2 p)Goa
2006–07Bhilai1–1, 1–0 (a.e.t.)West Bengal
2007–08Gurgaon/FaridabadHaryana1–0
2008–09BhilaiJharkhand2–1Manipur
2009–10KolkataChandigarh1–1 (6–5 p)West Bengal
2010–111–1 (6–5 p)
2015–16HoshiarpurPunjab1–1 (4–2 p)Mizoram
2016–17Bhilai3–0
2017–18HoshiarpurUttar Pradesh1–0West Bengal
2018–19CuttackMizoram1–0Punjab
2019–20Shillong1–1 (5–4 p)
2020–23Not held
2023–24BhubaneswarUttar Pradesh2–1West Bengal
2024–25NarayanpurWest Bengal2–0Odisha
2025–26AmritsarManipur3–0West Bengal

Tier 2

SeasonHostWinnerScoreRunner-up
2023–24JabalpurDelhi3–2Chandigarh
2024–25NagaonTelangana1–1 (4–2 p)Manipur
2025–26AmritsarUttar Pradesh3–0Assam

See also

External links

  • . The Hindu. 11 January 2010. Archived from on 14 January 2010.
  • . The Hindu. 14 November 2007.
  • . The Indian Express. 4 August 1991.