Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC

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HAL S.C.
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Full nameHindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Pilots[2]
Founded2006; 15 years ago (2006) (Revived)[3]
GroundBangalore Football Stadium[4]
Capacity40,000
OwnerHindustan Aeronautics Limited
LeagueBangalore Super Division[5][6]

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club, often abbreviated as HAL or HASC,[7] was an institutional Indian football club based in Bangalore.[8][9] It was named after the company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The club competed in the top tier of Karnataka football — the Bangalore A Division and from 2001, the Bangalore Super Division. One of the top clubs from Karnataka, they have also competed in the National Football League till 2007 and subsequently the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system.[10][11]

In 2014, following a poor performance in the 2013–14 season, the club announced of "temporary shutting down... activities".[12]

History[]

2006–2010[]

HAL SC players and support staffs in 2013.

After finishing third in the NFL Second Division in 2006, HASC were promoted to the Premier Division. Although only the top two teams from the Second Division gain promotion, Tata Football Academy who finished first in the standings were not able to form a professional team for the Premier Division. Therefore, HASC were promoted to the 11th NFL Premier Division along with runners up Churchill Brothers.

Malemngamba Meetei with HAL during the 2010–11 I-League at the New Bangalore Football Stadium.[13]

In 2010, the club emerged as the runners-up of the 2010 I-League 2nd Division after the end of final round, hosted in Bengaluru. With 16 points in 7 matches, HAL finished on 2nd as ONGC FC clinched title.[14]

2010–2014[]

HAL SC players (in green) in action against Prayag United during the 2010–11 I-League

HASC qualified for 2010–11 I-League season after finishing second in the 2010 I-League 2nd Division.[15] They were the second South Indian team in I-League after Viva Kerala.[16] In the last match of the season they defeated defending champions Dempo 4–2 to starve off relegation to I-League 2nd Division, with Xavier Vijay Kumar scoring two goals.[17]

HAL's first ever Nepalese recruit Rohit Chand warming up in 2011, during the 2010–11 I-League.[18][19]

In the 2013–14 edition of the Bangalore Super Division, HASC finished eighth among nine teams. This prompted the club to shut down their activities "temporarily" in December 2014. The coach H. Chnadrashekhar said, "We will not field a team temporarily (in the Cups and the league) and to that effect HASC's management had sent a letter to BDFA secretary ST Bhoopal."[12] Reports of the club resuming operations and fielding their team emerged after they held selection trials in 2019.[20]

Crest[]

The HASC crest was different from the crest its parent company. For instance the Hindustan Company logo has a picture of the earth with a plane going around and has the word HAL written as well as the Hindi way of writing HAL while the HASC just has a crest with the word HAL in green letters.

Home ground[]

Main article: Bangalore Football Stadium

HASC used the Bangalore Football Stadium as its home ground for league matches since 2006,[21] which previously had a capacity of 45,000 spectators.[22][23] Built in 1967, the stadium has Artificial turf[24] and currently has a capacity of 8,400.[25][26]

Ownership and finances[]

The ownership of HASC has been from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).[27] The company HAL were not so influential when running the club at first, as shown from their poor record before the 2010 I-League 2nd Division season in which the club achieved promotion.[28]

Honours[]

Main article: List of Hindustan Aeronautics S.C. managers

Domestic[]

1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 2000–01[29]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1): 2005–06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2010[30]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (7): 2001,[31] 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008–09,[32] 2012–13[33]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (3): 1952, 1953, 1954[34]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club team profile and archive Soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021
  2. ^ "Air India 2-0 Dempo: The Pilots Stun The Boys From Goa As They Hand Them Their Third Consecutive Defeat". goal.com. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. ^ India - List of Foundation Dates RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021
  4. ^ "HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED SC". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "BDFA - Bangalore 'A' Division 2000". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. ^ "BDFA - Bangalore Super Division 2001". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. ^ "A look back into the dysfunctional clubs in the past decade of Indian football". The Bridge. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ^ "A look back into the dysfunctional clubs in the past decade of Indian football". The Bridge. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ Noronha, Anselm. "HAL Bangalore 1–2 Pailan Arrows: Allwyn scores late in his side's second successive win". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  10. ^ Indian football news 2012: HAL SC hold Prayag United kolkatafootball.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021
  11. ^ Dubey, Sarthak (22 October 2011). "I-League: HAL Bangalore 0-1 Chirag United Kerala - Goalkeeping Howler Gifts Keralites A Shaky Win At Bangalore". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Football fraternity in shock as HASC shut down temporarily". Deccan Herald. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Speed & endurance must be maintained properly to overcome disadvantage of height : Malem". Indian Football Network. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  14. ^ 2010 I-League 2nd Division final round table www.gcsstars.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "I-League Second Division: HAL Go Through To I-League While Vasco Finish Third". Goal.com. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  17. ^ "I-League: Dempo SC 2-4 HAL SC – Xavier Vijay Kumar Inspires The Bangaloreans To Save Their Season, JCT Are Relegated". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  18. ^ "A star in the making: interview with Nepal international sensation Rohit Chand". AsianOceanFootball. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  19. ^ "Kettering beat Arsenal and Spurs in race for Nepal star". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Selection Trials for HAL Football team". HAL. hal-india.co.in. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  21. ^ "A happy homecoming for stars". The Hindu. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  22. ^ Bangalore, 31 July, DHNS (31 July 2011). "HASC end campaign with a win". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 11 July 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ Chowdhury, Aniruddha. "The Bangalore Football Stadium is probably the oldest in an incomplete state". Bangalore Buzz. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  24. ^ Munjunath, Akash. "Bengaluru FC's Home Support: Their 12th man!". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  25. ^ Sharma, Aabhas. "A sports club succeeds with professionalism: Mustafa Ghouse". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  26. ^ Ashok, Kalyan. "Where the fast-paced action is afoot". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  27. ^ "Institutional Sides In Indian Football: The Story Of ONGC FC, Air India FC and HAL SC". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Mumbai FC vs HAL Bangalore Lineups and Statistics". goal.com. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  29. ^ "National Football League Second Division". indianfootball.de.
  30. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  31. ^ "BDFA – Bangalore Super Division 2001". indianfootball.de. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  32. ^ "Easy for MEG". 10 May 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  33. ^ "BDFA Super Division Fixtures and Results – 2012–13". GardenCity Soccer Stars. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  34. ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy:". INDIANFOOTBALL.DE. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

External links[]

  • HAL SC at Worldfootball.net
  • HAL SC at globalsportsarchive.com
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