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Wikipedia - Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), formerly Royal Challengers Bangalore, are a professional franchise cricket team based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise was founded in 2008 by United Spirits and was named after its liquor brand Royal Challenge. The Royal Challengers play their home matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, which has a capacity of 32,000.
Before the 2024 Indian Premier League, the team changed its name to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The Royal Challengers have finished as runners-up on three occasions between 2009 and 2016. The Royal Challengers are valued at $69.8 million, making them one of the most valuable IPL franchises.
History
In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition to be started in 2008. The teams for the competition, representing 8 different cities of India, including Bangalore, were put up on auction in Mumbai on 20 February 2008. The Bangalore franchise was purchased by Vijay Mallya, who paid US$111.6 million for it. This was the second highest bid for a team, next only to Reliance Industries' bid of US$111.9 million for the Mumbai Indians.
The brand value of Royal Challengers Bangalore was estimated to be ₹595 crore (US$75 million) in 2019, according to a survey conducted by Duff & Phelps.