Bangalore Super Division

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{{Infobox football league
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| country = India
| founded = {{Start date and age|2001}}
| teams = 10
| promotion = [[I-League Second Division]]
| relegation = [[Bangalore A Division]]
| levels = 3 (currently)
| confed_cup =
| champions = [[FC Bengaluru United]]
| tv =
| season =
| current = [[2020–21 Bangalore Super Division]]
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'''Bangalore Super Division''' is the top-division football league in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]], started in 2001. The winner is awarded George Hoover trophy. Prior to 2001, the [[Bangalore A Division]] was the top tier.<ref>{{cite web |title=BDFA - Bangalore 'A' Division 2000 |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/local/bad2000.html |publisher=indianfootball.de |access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BDFA - Bangalore Super Division 2001 |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/local/bsd2001.html |publisher=indianfootball.de |access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref>

==Structure==
The Bangalore Super Division features the ten to fourteen teams of [[Bangalore]] affiliated to the Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA) competing for the George Hoover Trophy. Clubs can enter the Super Division by adopting two different ways — either by gaining promotion from the [[Bangalore A Division|A Division]], the second tier of the system, or by paying an amount of {{INR}}10 [[lakh]] to the BDFA, gaining direct entry.<ref name="goal1">{{cite web |last1=Muralidharan |first1=Ashwin |title=All you need to know about the football league structure in Karnataka |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-karnataka-football/11vwt69nc7jtr1llbm47ep2sk7 |website=Goal |publisher=goal.com |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220071135/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-karnataka-football/11vwt69nc7jtr1llbm47ep2sk7 |archive-date=20 December 2019 |date=5 October 2018}}</ref>

The league is played in a single-leg format where all the teams play against each other at least once. All the matches are played at [[Bangalore Football Stadium]] in the Ashok Nagar suburb of Bangalore.<ref name="goal1"/> Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season, a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, [[goal difference]], and goals scored.

The [[Bangalore A Division|A Division]] forms the second tier of the Bangalore football league system which has 10–12 teams participating while the [[Bangalore B Division|B Division]], the third tier, features 14 teams. The bottom-tier is the C division which features almost 90–100 teams. The teams in this division are divided into groups and the winners play another round-robin league before entering a knockout phase. Four teams qualify for the B division while there is no relegation from C division.<ref name="goal1"/>

==History==
{| class="wikitable"
! Season !! Champion
|-
| 2001 || [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]
|-
| 2002 || [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]
|-
| 2003 || Controllerate of Inspection Electronics
|-
| 2004 || [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]
|-
| 2005 || [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]
|-
| 2006–07 || [[Madras Engineer Group]]
|-
| 2007 || [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]
|-
| [[2008–09 Bangalore Super Division|2008–09]] || [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]
|-
| [[2011–12 Bangalore Super Division|2011–12]] || [[KGF Academy]]
|-
| [[2012–13 Bangalore Super Division|2012–13]] || [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]
|-
| [[2013–14 Bangalore Super Division|2013–14]] || [[Aeronautical Development Establishment (football club)|Aeronautical Development Establishment]]
|-
| [[2014–15 Bangalore Super Division|2014–15]] || Army Service Corps
|-
| [[2015–16 Bangalore Super Division|2015–16]] || [[Ozone F.C.|Ozone]]
|-
| [[2016–17 Bangalore Super Division|2016–17]] || [[Madras Engineer Group]]
|-
| [[2017–18 Bangalore Super Division|2017–18]] || [[Ozone F.C.|Ozone]]
|-
| [[2018–19 Bangalore Super Division|2018–19]] || [[Bengaluru FC |Bengaluru FC ]]
|-
| [[2019–20 Bangalore Super Division|2019–20]] || [[Bengaluru FC |Bengaluru FC ]]
|-
| [[2020–21 Bangalore Super Division|2020–21]]
|[[FC Bengaluru United]]
|}

==Most successful clubs==

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="740px"
|-
! width=200px| Club
! width=40px| Titles
! width=500px| Winning years
|-
|[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.]]|| align="center" | 7 || 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, [[2008–09 Bangalore Super Division|2008–09]], [[2012–13 Bangalore Super Division|2012–13]]
|-
|[[Madras Engineer Group]]||rowspan="3" align=center| 2 || 2006–07, [[2016–17 Bangalore Super Division|2016–17]]
|-
|[[Ozone FC]] || [[2015–16 Bangalore Super Division|2015–16]], [[2017–18 Bangalore Super Division|2017–18]]
|-
|[[Bengaluru FC]] || [[2018–19 Bangalore Super Division|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Bangalore Super Division|2019–20]]
|-
|Controllerate of Inspection Electronics||rowspan="5" align=center| 1 || 2003
|-
|[[KGF Academy]] || [[2011–12 Bangalore Super Division|2011–12]]
|-
|[[Aeronautical Development Establishment (football club)|ADE FC]] || [[2013–14 Bangalore Super Division|2013–14]]
|-
|[[Indian Army Service Corps|Army Service Corps]]|| [[2014–15 Bangalore Super Division|2014–15]]
|-
|[[FC Bengaluru United]] || [[2020–21 Bangalore Super Division|2020–21]]
|}

==Current teams==
Thirteen teams competed in the [[2020–21 Bangalore Super Division|2020–21]] edition of the league.<ref>{{cite news |title=Defending Champions Bengaluru FC all set for BDFA Super Division League |url=https://www.bengalurufc.com/2019/bfc-b/defending-champions-bengaluru-fc-set-bdfa-super-division-league/ |accessdate=12 December 2019 |work=BengaluruFC.com |date=12 November 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212133235/https://www.bengalurufc.com/2019/bfc-b/defending-champions-bengaluru-fc-set-bdfa-super-division-league/ |archivedate=12 December 2019}}</ref>

[[Ozone FC]] and [[South United FC]] withdrew from the league. Hence, Students Union who were supposed to be relegated along with last placed AGORC FC were allowed to continue in the top division, while Young Challengers and FC Deccan joined after gaining promotion from [[Bangalore A Division]] league.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Club
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Indian Army Service Corps|Army Service Corps]] (ASC)
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Aeronautical Development Establishment (football club)|ADE]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Www.bangaloredreamunited.com|Bangalore Dream United]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Bangalore Eagles
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Bangalore Independents
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Bengaluru FC |Bengaluru FC
]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]]
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|FC Deccan
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Income Tax
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Kickstart
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Madras Engineer Group]] (MEG)
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Students Union
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Young Challengers
|}

==See also==
*[[Goa Professional League]]
*[[Calcutta Football League]]
*[[Kerala Premier League]]
*[[Mizoram Premier League]]
*[[DSA Senior Division]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

{{Football in India}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}
{{Football in Bangalore}}

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