Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.
Hindustan Aeronautics Sporting Club, often abbreviated as HASC, was an institutional Indian football club from Bangalore. 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.
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| Full name | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Pilots |
| Founded | 2006 (Revived); Founded in the 1940s |
| Ground | New Bangalore Football Stadium |
| Capacity | 45,000 |
| Owner | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| League | Bangalore Super Division |
In 2014, following a poor performance in the 2013–14 season, the club announced of "temporary shutting down... activities".[1]
History
2006–2010
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.
2010–2014
HASC qualified for 2010–11 I-League season after finishing second in the 2010 I-League 2nd Division. They were the second South Indian team in I-League after Viva Kerala.[2] 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.
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."[1] Reports of the club resuming operations and fielding their team emerged after they held selection trials in 2019.[3]
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.
Stadium
HASC used the Bangalore Football Stadium as its home ground for league matches since 2006.[4]
Players
Last registered squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Ownership and finances
The ownership of HASC is from HAL. 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. After promotion the company began doing a little more in the club. The first thing they did, and are still doing, is making the club a professional one by filling out the AFC Club Criteria.
Honours
See also
References
- "Football fraternity in shock as HASC shut down temporarily". Deccan Herald. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "I-League Second Division: HAL Go Through To I-League While Vasco Finish Third". Goal.com. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- "Selection Trials for HAL Football team". HAL. hal-india.co.in. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- 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)