South United Football Club is an Indian professional

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club based in

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, that competes in the

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. They have also competed in the

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, then second tier of

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History

South United Football Club was founded on 16 August 2012 in

with the long-term goal of providing a base for youngsters, not only in the city but entire southern region, to take up football as a professional career. In 2013, South United roped in

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as new head coach and

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as their team mentor. They began their league journey on 6 December 2012 in the 2012–13 BDFA Super Division, at the

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against Army Service Corps where the club won 2–0 with former

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player,

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, scoring the first ever goal for the club in the 47th minute, ending campaign as runners-up. South United competed for the first time in

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. They started their journey in the country's second division by 3–4 loss to

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on March 11, 2013. This followed by two 1–0 defeats against

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and

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. South United won their first match in the second 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

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'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 BDFA Super Division. In April, 2015, the club was taken over by Sharan Parikh, a Mumbai-based businessman. They returned to second division in 2018–19 season. In August 2019, Manchester City legend

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was appointed as Technical Director. South United were the Champions of the BDFA 'A' Division 2022-23 Season.

Home ground

Enhanced photo of the New Bengaluru Football Stadium on a matchday

South United plays its home matches at the

, an

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stadium located in the Garden city. South United also has its own state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Bangalore in Ulsoor.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Players

First-team squad

(on loan from Kerala Blasters FC (B) ) (on loan from Kerala Blasters FC (B)) (on loan from ATK)

Records

;Key *DNQ = did not qualify *DNP = Did not play *TBD = To be decided *TBA = To be added *PR = Preliminary Round

Season

Managerial history

Honours

League

**Runners-up (4):

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *Bangalore 'A' Division **Champions: 2022–23

Others

*Kedari Redekar Football Tournament **Champions (1): 2012 *South Indian Inter-state Invitational Cup **Champions (1): 2015 *Gadhinglaj United Cup **Third place (1): 2015

References

Cited sources Further reading *

External links

South United FC profile
at Soccerway.
Official team page
at Facebook. {{Football in Karnataka Association football clubs established in 2012 Football clubs in Bengaluru 2012 establishments in Karnataka I-League 2 clubs