2018–19 BDFA Super Division

The 2018–19 BDFA Super Division was the sixteenth season of the BDFA Super Division which is the third tier of the Indian association football system and the top tier of the Karnataka football system. The season started on 21 October 2018. Ozone F.C. were the defending champions.[1] The league was contested by top 9 teams from 2017–18 season as well as ADE and Bangalore Eagles who were promoted from 2017–18 BDFA 'A' division. They replaced Jawahar Union and CIL who were relegated to 2019–20 BDFA 'A' Division. Kickstart FC, Bengaluru United and Bangalore Dream United were direct entry teams, thus bringing total number of teams to 14.[2][3]

BDFA Super Division
Season2018–19
ChampionsBengaluru FC 'B' (1st title)
RelegatedJawahar Union
CIL

Bengaluru FC 'B' won their first title with a game to spare.[4] At the end of the season, Jawahar Union and CIL were relegated to 'A' Division.[citation needed]

Teams

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Club
Army Service Corps (ASC)
ADE
Bangalore Dream United
Bangalore Eagles
Bangalore Independents
Bengaluru FC 'B'
Controllerate of Inspection Electronics (CIL)
Bengaluru United
Jawahar Union
Kickstart FC
Madras Engineer Group (MEG)
Ozone FC
South United
Students Union

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bengaluru FC 'B' (C) 13 11 1 1 46 4 +42 34 Champions
2 Ozone 13 9 0 4 20 7 +13 27
3 MEG 13 7 4 2 21 12 +9 25
4 Kickstart FC 13 7 3 3 24 16 +8 24
5 Bengaluru United 13 6 5 2 21 12 +9 23
6 Army Service Corps 13 6 3 4 27 17 +10 21
7 South United 13 6 3 4 22 13 +9 21
8 Students Union 13 5 2 6 21 33 −12 17
9 Bangalore Independents 13 4 3 6 16 21 −5 15
10 Bangalore Eagles 13 4 2 7 12 22 −10 14
11 ADE 13 4 1 8 15 22 −7 13
12 Bangalore Dream United 13 3 2 8 17 21 −4 11
13 Jawahar Union (R) 13 2 5 6 9 17 −8 11 Relegation to 2019–20 BDFA A Division
14 CIL (R) 13 0 0 13 4 58 −54 0
Source: Garden City Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "Ozone on cloud nine". The Hindu. 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Bangalore Dream United Football Club take tiny steps towards big Super Division dream". 3 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Kickstart FC announce BDFA Super Division team on day of second anniversary". 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Bengaluru FC B lifts BDFA Super Division Trophy by beating ASC". 27 December 2018.