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South United
Full nameSouth United Football Club
NicknameSUFC
Founded16 August 2012; 13 years ago (2012-08-16)
GroundSouth United Football Club, Ulsoor
OwnerSharan Parikh[1]
LeagueBDFA Super Division
Websitehttp://www.sufcindia.com

South United Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka,[2][3] that competes in the BDFA Super Division. They have also competed in the I-League 2nd Division,[4][5] then second tier of Indian football league system.[6]

History

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South United Football Club was founded on 16 August 2012 in Bangalore with the long-term goal of providing a base for youngsters in the southern region to take up football as a professional career.[7] In 2013, South United roped in Raman Vijayan as new head coach and Noel Wilson as their mentor.[8] They began their league journey on 6 December 2012 in the 2012–13 BDFA Super Division,[9] at the Bangalore Football Stadium against Army Service Corps, where the club won by 2–0. The former I-League player Gunashekar Vignesh scored the first ever goal for the club.[10] South United then competed for the first time in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division. They started their journey in the country's second division by 3–4 loss to Luangmual FC on March 11.[11] This followed by two 1–0 defeats against Vasco S.C. and Southern Samity.[12] South United won their first match in the second division by beating Hindustan F.C. 2–0 on March 20.[13] The club failed to go further, finishing fifth with two wins, a draw and four losses in qualifying group C. South United pulled out of second division next season after AIFF decided to end financial support.[14] South United was the runner-up of the 2014–15 BDFA Super Division. In April 2015, the club was taken over by Sharan Parikh, a Mumbai-based businessman.[15] They returned to the second division in the 2018–19 season.[4] In August 2019, former Manchester City player Terry Phelan was appointed as technical director.[16]

Home ground

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New Bengaluru Football Stadium in Karnataka, used as home ground of South United.

South United plays its home matches at the Bangalore Football Stadium,[17] an astroturf stadium located in the Garden City.[18] South United also has its own state-of-the-art facility in Ulsoor.

Records

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Season Division Teams Position Federation Cup/Super Cup AFC Champions League Elite AFC Cup
2013 2 26 17 DNQ DNQ DNQ
2014–2018 Did not participate DNQ DNQ
2018–19 2 16 Group stage DNQ DNQ
Key
  • DNQ = did not qualify
  • DNP = Did not play
  • TBD = To be decided
  • TBA = To be added
  • PR = Preliminary Round

Season

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As of 13 January 2018
Year Division League League
Cup		 Top scorer(s)
Pos. P W D L GF GA Pts Player(s) Goals
2013 2 PR 721412127 DNQ India Amoes Do 5
2014–18 Did not participate
2018–19 2 4th 81436125

Managerial history

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As of 9 October 2023
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%Ref.
Raman Vijayan  India 2012 2014 72141212028.57 [19]
Miki Lladó  Spain 2018 2019 5023512000.00 [20]

Noel Wilson

  India 2019 2019 312010033.33 [21]

Alfred Fernandes

  India 2019 2020 [22]
Sachin Badadhe  India 2022 present

Honours

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League

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Others

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  • Kedari Redekar Football Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2012[27]
  • South Indian Inter-state Invitational Cup
    • Champions (1): 2015[28]
  • Gadhinglaj United Cup
    • Third place (1): 2015[28]

References

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Cited sources

  1. ↑ "Sharan Parikh". businessworld.in. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Ferrao, Christal (18 May 2018). "How a Bengaluru football club is helping the underprivileged by sourcing local talent". www.thenewsminute.com. The News Minute. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "South United lose to ONGC, bows out of Gadhinglaj United Cup". gcsstars.com. Bengaluru: GCS Stars – Football in Bengaluru. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "League Committee Meets at AIFF HQ in New Delhi". AIFF. 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "South United FC launches jersey ahead of 2019/20 season". Sportskeeda. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. ↑ Bhutani, Rahul (29 March 2013). "I-League Division 2 : Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Tigers Start As Favorites". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Sridhar, Shrivathsa. "Bangalore gets new pro football club". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "SUFC rope in Wilson as team mentor". Deccan Herald. 5 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "BDFA Super Division Fixtures and Results – 2012–13". GardenCity Soccer Stars. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "South United start in promising style". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Luangmual FC has the last laugh". The Hindu. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "I-League division II round-up: South United FC and Southern Samity at opposite ends". Goal.com. 17 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "South United keep hopes alive". Deccan Herald. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Delhi's only club Hindustan FC says it can't bear expenses in I-League 2". Times of India. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "South United in new hands". The Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Bengaluru's South United FC gets Manchester City player Terry Phelan as Director". ibtimes.co.in. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "South United FC start 2018-19 BDFA Super Division season with win over ADE". sportskeeda.com. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Defending Champions Bengaluru FC all set for BDFA Super Division League". BengaluruFC.com. 12 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  19. ↑ "Raman Vijayan to use his wealth of experience". The Hindu. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  20. ↑ South United Football Club unveils Spaniard Miquel Llado as coach. Archived 14 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine. mykhel.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  21. ↑ Noel Wilson joins South United FC.Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. thesportsmirror.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  22. ↑ South United FC appoint Alfred Fernandes as new head coach. Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Arunfoot.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  23. ↑ "Bangalore Super Division 2013–14". dreamunited.org. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "BDFA Super Division League 2014-15 - Fixture & Results". gcsstars.com. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  25. ↑ "ASC wins its first-ever Super Division title". The Hindu. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  26. ↑ "Points Table: BDFA A Division - 2014-15". gcsstars.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  27. ↑ "Kedari Redekar Football Tournament: South United emerges as the winner". gcsstars.com. Bengaluru: GCS Stars. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  28. 1 2 "9 Years of South United". sufcindia.com. Bengaluru: South United Football Club. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

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