South United F.C.


South United Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru which plays in the I-League 2nd Division and Bangalore Super Division.

History

South United Football Club was founded on 16 August 2012 in Bangalore with the long-term goal of providing a base for youngsters, not only in Bangalore but the entire Southern India region, to take up football as a professional career
South United started their league history on 6 December 2012 in the 2012–13 Bangalore Super Division at the Bangalore Football Stadium against Army Service Corps where the club won 2–0 with former I-League player, Gunashekar Vignesh, scoring the first ever goal for the club in the 47th minute. South United were the Runners-up of the Bangalore Super Division League in their first year itself.
South United competed in 2013 I-League 2nd Division in their first season as club. They started their journey in the country's second division by 3–4 loss to Luangmual FC on March 11, 2013. This followed by two 1–0 defeats against Vasco S.C. and Southern Samity. South United won their first match in the secon division by beating Hindustan F.C. 2–0 on March 20, 2013. The club failed to go further in the league 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's decided to end financial support to second division clubs.
The club won their premier victory at Kolhapur with the prestigious Kedari Redekar United Cup by beating Pune FC.
South United were the runners up of the 2014–15 Bangalore Super Division.
In April, 2015, the club was taken over by Sharan Parikh, a Mumbai-based businessman.
South United returned to second division in 2018–19 season.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Players

First-team squad

Current Technical staff

PositionName
Head Coach Alfred Fernandes
Assistant Coach Christopher Mendis

National/International record

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Head coach's record

updated on 28 May 2017
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%

Raman Vijayan		20122014
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Miquel Llado Plana20182019
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Noel Wilson		20192019
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Alfred Fernandes		2019Present
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Honours

League