South United F.C.
South United Football Club is a professional football club based out of Bangalore. The club plays in the Bangalore Super Division and has also participated in the I-League Division 2. They were the Runners Up of the Bangalore Super Division League in their first year (2012–13) itself. The team's members are all Indians with the average age being 20 years.
The club was formed with the aim of becoming a platform for India’s young footballers making it the club of choice for the Indian football fan.
History
South United Football Club was founded on 16 August 2012 in Bangalore bwith 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[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
Players
First-team squad
- As of April 2015.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. |
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Position |
Player
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| 1 |
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MF |
Mani Vannan
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| 2 |
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MF |
Sunil Kumar Muthu
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| 3 |
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MF |
Solaimalai Nataranjan
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| 4 |
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FW |
Subhash Rajamani
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| 5 |
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FW |
Senthil Kumar
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| 6 |
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DF |
Keith Raymond
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| 7 |
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MF |
Narendra Prasad
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| 8 |
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MF |
Sarath Mohan
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| 9 |
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DF |
Akash Narshima
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| 10 |
|
DF |
Diwakar Manohar
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| 11 |
|
FW |
Pravruth Byaravalli |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player
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| 12 |
|
FW |
Edwin Rossario
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| 13 |
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GK |
Kabir Thaufiq
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| 14 |
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DF |
Neela Lohith
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| 15 |
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DF |
Tony Luiz Robert
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| 16 |
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FW |
Dinesh David
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| 17 |
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DF |
John Peter
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| 18 |
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MF |
Shanthosh Kumar
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| 19 |
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FW |
Mithun Uthappa
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| 20 |
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DF |
Sudarshan Veerappa
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| 21 |
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GK |
Mrutunjaya Lingaraj
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| 22 |
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DF |
Abilash Narashima |
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Current Technical Staff
- As of April 2015.[5]
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Santosh Kiran |
| Manager | Ramaiah Gopal |
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Footnotes
External links
Official Website
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