B. C. Roy Trophy

{{Short description|Indian football tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football tournament | name = Junior Boys' National Football Championship | logo = | founded = {{Start date and age|1962}} | region = India | number of teams = 36 | related comps = | current champions = Manipur (3rd title) | most successful team = West Bengal<br />(18 titles) | broadcasters = SportsKPI (YouTube) | website = {{URL|https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/junior-nfc|Junior NFC}} | current = 2025–26 }}

The '''Junior Boys' National Football Championship''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero Junior NFC|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/junior-nfc|access-date=2021-12-05|website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref> 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.<ref name="inft" />

== 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.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! colspan="2" |Junior Boys' National Football Championship |- !Tier !Division |- !I |Junior Boys' NFC Tier 1 |- !II |Junior Boys' NFC Tier 2 |}

==Results== The following is the list of winners and runners-up of the championship:<ref name="inft" >{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy (Under-19) |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/drbcroy.html |access-date=8 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023211758/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/drbcroy.html |archive-date=23 October 2020 }}</ref>

===Tier 1=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Host !style="background:gold"|Winner ! Score !style="background:silver"|Runner-up |- | 1962 ||align=left|Burnpur || '''Bengal''' || 5–0 || Orissa |- | 1963 ||align=left|Allahabad ||colspan="3"| '''Delhi''' and '''Mysore''' (joint winners), 2–2 |- | 1964 ||align=left|Ajmer || '''Rajasthan''' || 3–1 || Assam |- | 1965 ||align=left|Cuttack || '''Delhi''' || 1–0 || {{nowrap|Andhra Pradesh}} |- | 1966 ||align=left|Bangalore || '''{{nowrap|Andhra Pradesh}}''' || 2–0 || Mysore |- | 1967 ||align=left|Kozhikode || rowspan="2" | '''Bengal''' || 1–1, 2–0 || Maharashtra |- | 1968 ||align=left|Jabalpur || 2–0 || Andhra Pradesh |- | 1969 ||align=left|Cuttack ||colspan="3"| '''Orissa''' and '''Kerala''' (joint winners), 0–0 |- | 1970 ||align=left|Jorhat || '''Bengal''' || 2–0 || Assam |- | 1972 ||align=left|Quilon || rowspan="2" | '''Kerala''' || 4–0 || Karnataka |- | 1973 ||align=left|Krishnanagar || 2–0 || Andhra Pradesh |- | 1974 ||align=left|Coimbatore || rowspan="2" | '''Bengal''' || 1–0 || rowspan="2" | Kerala |- | 1975 ||align=left|Imphal || 1–0 |- | 1976 ||align=left|Srinagar || '''Andhra Pradesh''' || 1–0 || Bengal |- | 1977 ||align=left|Cuttack || rowspan="2" | '''Bengal''' || 1–0 || Orissa |- | 1978 ||align=left|Agartala || 2–1 || rowspan="2" | Andhra Pradesh |- | 1979 ||align=left|Cuttack || '''Karnataka''' || 1–0 |- | 1980 ||align=left|Ernakulam || '''Goa''' || 2–0 || Kerala |- | 1981 ||align=left|Agartala ||colspan="3"| '''Bengal''' and '''Railways''' (joint winners), 0–0 |- | 1982 ||align=left|Pondicherry || '''Bengal''' || 1–0 || Kerala |- | 1983 ||align=left|Goa || '''Goa''' || 2–0 || Punjab |- | 1984 ||align=left|Jorhat || rowspan="2" | '''Bengal''' || {{pso|4–3}} || Goa |- | 1985 ||align=left|Agartala || 3–1 || Assam |- | 1986 ||align=left|Coimbatore || '''Punjab''' || {{pso|5–4}} || Kerala |- | 1987 ||align=left|Dibrugarh || '''Bengal''' || 2–0 || Railways |- | 1988 ||align=left|Palghat || '''Railways''' || 1–0 || Bengal |- | 1989 ||align=left|Shillong || colspan="3"| '''Railways''' and '''Meghalaya''' (joint winners), 0–0 |- | 1990 ||align=left|Sambalpur || '''Bengal''' || 2–1 || Goa |- | 1992 ||align=left|Aizawl || '''Karnataka''' || 0–0 {{pso|5–3}} || Manipur |- | 1993 ||align=left|Jammu || '''Punjab''' || {{pso|4–2}} || Andhra Pradesh |- | 1994–95 ||align=left|Shillong || rowspan="2" | '''Bengal''' || 2–0 || Punjab |- | 1995–96 ||align=left|Midnapore || 4–0 || Mizoram |- | 1996–97 ||align=left|Mandi || '''Bihar''' || 0–0 {{pso|5–4}} || Assam |- | 1998–99 ||align=left|Imphal || rowspan="2" | '''Manipur''' || 4–1 || Sikkim |- | 1999–00 ||align=left|Bangalore || 1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.) || Bengal |- | 2000–01 ||align=left|Thiruvananthapuram || '''Bihar''' || 3–1 || Manipur |- | 2001–02 ||align=left|Jaipur/Jodhpur || '''Punjab''' || 1–0 || rowspan="2" | Goa |- | 2002–03 ||align=left|Thrissur || '''Karnataka''' || 1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.) |- | 2003–04 ||align=left|Giridih || '''Bengal''' || 2–0 || Karnataka |- | 2004–05 ||align=left|Aizawl || rowspan="3" | '''Jharkhand''' || 2–1 || Manipur |- | 2005–06 ||align=left|Varanasi || 1–1 {{pso|4–2}} || Goa |- | 2006–07 ||align=left|Bhilai || 1–1, 1–0 {{aet}} || rowspan="2" | West Bengal |- | 2007–08 ||align=left|Gurgaon/Faridabad || '''Haryana''' || 1–0 |- | 2008–09 ||align=left|Bhilai || '''Jharkhand''' || 2–1 || Manipur |- | 2009–10 || rowspan="2" align="left" |Kolkata || rowspan="2" | '''Chandigarh''' || 1–1 {{pso|6–5}} || rowspan="2" | West Bengal |- | 2010–11 || 1–1 {{pso|6–5}} |- | 2015–16 ||align=left|Hoshiarpur || rowspan="2" | '''Punjab''' || 1–1 {{pso|4–2}} || rowspan="2" | Mizoram |- | 2016–17 ||align=left|Bhilai || 3–0 |- | 2017–18 ||align=left|Hoshiarpur || '''Uttar Pradesh''' || 1–0 || West Bengal |- | 2018–19 ||align=left|Cuttack || rowspan="2" | '''Mizoram''' || 1–0 || rowspan="2" | Punjab |- | 2019–20 ||align=left|Shillong || 1–1 {{pso|5–4}} |- | 2020–23 ||colspan=4|''Not held'' |- | 2023–24 ||align=left|Bhubaneswar || '''Uttar Pradesh''' || 2–1 || West Bengal |- | 2024–25 ||align=left|Narayanpur || '''West Bengal''' || 2–0 || Odisha |- | 2025–26 ||align=left|Amritsar || '''Manipur''' || 3–0 || West Bengal |}

===Tier 2=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Host !style="background:gold"|Winner ! Score !style="background:silver"|Runner-up |- | 2023–24 ||align=left|Jabalpur || '''Delhi''' || 3–2 || Chandigarh |- | 2024–25 ||align=left|Nagaon || '''Telangana''' || 1–1 {{pso|4–2}} || Manipur |- | 2025–26 ||align=left|Amritsar || '''Uttar Pradesh''' || 3–0 || Assam |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/11/stories/2010011155791500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114070518/http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/11/stories/2010011155791500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2010|title=Karnataka regains B.C. Roy Trophy |date=11 January 2010|work=The Hindu|access-date=18 August 2013}} *{{cite web| url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/article2803884.ece| title=Dr. B.C. Roy Trophy from Jan. 18 |work=The Hindu|date=14 November 2007| access-date=18 August 2007}} *{{cite web| url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ioRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=935,1790897&dq=bc+roy+trophy&hl=en | title=Bengal claim title| date=4 August 1991|access-date= 18 August 2013|work = The Indian Express}}

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