Indian association football club based in Bangalore
Football club
HAL
Full name
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club[1]
Nickname(s)
The Pilots
Short name
HAL, HASC
Founded
1950; 74 years ago (1950) (originally founded) 2006; 18 years ago (2006) (revived)
Ground
Bangalore Football Stadium
Capacity
8,400
Owner
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
League
Bangalore Super Division
Home colours
Away colours
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club[2] (often abbreviated as HAL,[3] or HASC)[4][5] is an Indian institutional multi-sports club based in Bangalore, known for its association football team.[4][6] It was named after the company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).[7] The club competed in the top tier of Karnataka football — the Bangalore A Division and from 2001, the Bangalore Super Division.[8][9]
As one of the top clubs from Karnataka, they have also competed in the National Football League till 2007,[10] and subsequently the I-League,[11][12] then top tier of Indian football league system.[13]
The club was originally founded in 1950s, with having hockey, football and other sections. They were revived in 2006.[14] Nicknamed "the pilots",[15][16] HAL used Bangalore Football Stadium as their home ground.[17] In 2014, following poor performance in 2013–14 season, the club announced of "temporary shutting down... activities".[18][19][20]
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^"Vasco rout HAL 8–0". Rediff.com. Press Trust of India. 9 April 2003. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
^"Indian football news 2012: HAL SC hold Prayag United". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^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. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^"Pailan Arrows 1-1 HAL – Hamza Wins A Point For The Away Side". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
^Schöggl, Hans. "India — List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^"Air India 2–0 Dempo: The Pilots Stun The Boys From Goa As They Hand Them Their Third Consecutive Defeat". goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
^"Goan bashing for Mumbai FC". hindustantimes.com. The Hindustan Times. 18 December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018.
^"HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED SC". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^"Football fraternity in shock as HASC shut down temporarily". Deccan Herald. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
^Sengupta, Somnath (8 July 2011). "Indian Club Football: How Financially Sustainable Is Football In India?". www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
^Ajgoankar, Ashlesh (18 January 2013). "Indian Football: Can Kerala Produce Next I.M. Vijayan?". www.thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
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