With the inception of Bengaluru FC in 2013, Bengaluru FC also started youth academy with the aim of "nurturing talent within the lower age groups with the possibility of creating players who are fit to represent the Blues' first team."
After the set up of residential academy, the team convincingly won their group in Rest of India zone in 2016-17 season defeating Ozone FC and Fateh Hyderabad, while remaining unbeaten [REF].