Top 5 teams that made a mark in Elite Football League of India (EFLI) Season 1

#3 Bangalore Warhawks

The Bangalore outfit were the top team in qualifying as they lost just one round-robin game, finishing with a 5-1 record, that one loss coming to Pune.

In their seven games overall, they scored 98 points and conceded 66.

Running Back Roshan Lobo led the team during the campaign with his sparkling performances and deservedly picked up the top prize of the Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy in the inaugural season. Apart from that, he also won the Most Outstanding Running Back and Most Valuable Indian Player awards.

Navaneeth ‘Chamber’ Shanta was the other star performer. Navaneeth was the Wide Receiver and the Kicker for the Warhawks. He took home the award for Most Outstanding Wide Receiver.

Fixtures:

Week 1 – July 25, Pakistan vs Bangalore – Bangalore won 26-6

Week 2 – July 30, Colombo vs Bangalore – Bangalore won 10-7

Week 3 – August 2, Pune vs Bangalore – Pune won 10-7

Week 4 – August 5, Delhi vs Bangalore – not played

Week 5 – August 9, Kandy vs Bangalore – Bangalore won 13-7

Week 6 – August 12, Mumbai vs Bangalore – Bangalore won 16-0

Week 7 – August 15, Kolkata vs Bangalore – Bangalore won 28-0

Semi-finals – August 19, (1) Bangalore vs (4) Delhi – Delhi won 22-14