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 ChampionshipTierDivisionIJunior Boys' NFC Tier 1IIJunior Boys' NFC Tier 2
Results The following is the list of winners and runners-up of the championship:
Tier 1 Season Host Winner Score Runner-up 1962 Burnpur Bengal 5–0 Orissa 1963 Allahabad Delhi and Mysore (joint winners), 2–2 1964 Ajmer Rajasthan 3–1 Assam 1965 Cuttack Delhi 1–0 1966 Bengaluru 2–0 Mysore 1967 Kozhikode Bengal 1–1, 2–0 Maharashtra 1968 Jabalpur 2–0 Andhra Pradesh 1969 Cuttack Orissa and Kerala (joint winners), 0–0 1970 Jorhat Bengal 2–0 Assam 1972 Kollam Kerala 4–0 Karnataka 1973 Krishnanagar 2–0 Andhra Pradesh 1974 Coimbatore Bengal 1–0 Kerala 1975 Imphal 1–0 1976 Srinagar Andhra Pradesh 1–0 Bengal 1977 Cuttack Bengal 1–0 Orissa 1978 Agartala 2–1 Andhra Pradesh 1979 Cuttack Karnataka 1–0 1980 Ernakulam Goa 2–0 Kerala 1981 Agartala Bengal and Railways (joint winners), 0–0 1982 Pondicherry Bengal 1–0 Kerala 1983 Goa Goa 2–0 Punjab 1984 Jorhat Bengal Goa 1985 Agartala 3–1 Assam 1986 Coimbatore Punjab Kerala 1987 Dibrugarh Bengal 2–0 Railways 1988 Palghat Railways 1–0 Bengal 1989 Shillong Railways and Meghalaya (joint winners), 0–0 1990 Sambalpur Bengal 2–1 Goa 1992 Aizawl Karnataka 0–0 Manipur 1993 Jammu Punjab Andhra Pradesh 1994–95 Shillong Bengal 2–0 Punjab 1995–96 Midnapore 4–0 Mizoram 1996–97 Mandi Bihar 0–0 Assam 1998–99 Imphal Manipur 4–1 Sikkim 1999–00 Bengaluru 1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.) Bengal 2000–01 Thiruvananthapuram Bihar 3–1 Manipur 2001–02 Jaipur/Jodhpur Punjab 1–0 Goa 2002–03 Thrissur Karnataka 1–0 (a.s.d.e.t.) 2003–04 Giridih Bengal 2–0 Karnataka 2004–05 Aizawl Jharkhand 2–1 Manipur 2005–06 Varanasi 1–1 Goa 2006–07 Bhilai 1–1, 1–0 West Bengal 2007–08 Gurgaon/Faridabad Haryana 1–0 2008–09 Bhilai Jharkhand 2–1 Manipur 2009–10 Kolkata Chandigarh 1–1 West Bengal 2010–11 1–1 2015–16 Hoshiarpur Punjab 1–1 Mizoram 2016–17 Bhilai 3–0 2017–18 Hoshiarpur Uttar Pradesh 1–0 West Bengal 2018–19 Cuttack Mizoram 1–0 Punjab 2019–20 Shillong 1–1 2020–23 Not held 2023–24 Bhubaneswar Uttar Pradesh 2–1 West Bengal 2024–25 Narayanpur West Bengal 2–0 Odisha 2025–26 Amritsar Manipur 3–0 West Bengal
Tier 2 Season Host Winner Score Runner-up 2023–24 Jabalpur Delhi 3–2 Chandigarh 2024–25 Nagaon Telangana 1–1 Manipur 2025–26 Amritsar Uttar Pradesh 3–0 Assam
See also Elite League RFD Youth League Subroto Cup Indian Arrows AIFF Elite Academy Football in India Indian football league system History of Indian football State football leagues in India
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