2022–23 BDFA Super Division

The 2022–23 BDFA Super Division was the 20th season of the BDFA Super Division, the fourth tier league in India, and Karnataka's top-tier football league.[3] Bengaluru United were the defending champions.[4]

BDFA Super Division
Season2022–23
DatesAugust – December 2022[1]
ChampionsSC Bengaluru (1st title)[2]
PromotedSC Bengaluru
Kickstart FC
RelegatedBangalore Eagles
ADE
Matches played6
Goals scored29 (4.83 per match)
Biggest away winJawahar Union 0–17 Bengaluru United
Highest scoringJawahar Union 0–17 Bengaluru United

Changes from last season

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Relegated to A Division

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  • ADE (reinstated for league expansion)
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  • Rebels FC[5]
  • Friends United FC[5]

Direct entrants

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Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SC Bengaluru (C, P) 18 15 1 2 53 11 +42 46 Champions and Qualification to 2023-24 I-League 3
2 Bengaluru United 18 14 3 1 66 12 +54 45
3 Kickstart (P) 18 13 3 2 54 17 +37 42 Qualification to 2023-24 I-League 3
4 Rebels 18 11 3 4 41 17 +24 36
5 Bengaluru B 18 10 3 5 52 16 +36 33
6 Students Union 18 9 4 5 33 24 +9 31
7 Deccan 18 8 5 5 31 19 +12 29
8 Bangalore Independents 18 9 1 8 35 29 +6 28
9 MEG 18 8 4 6 25 20 +5 28
10 ASC 18 5 7 6 33 29 +4 22
11 Friends United 18 5 7 6 28 36 −8 22
12 Bangalore Dream United 18 6 4 8 24 41 −17 22
13 Agniputhra 18 6 3 9 29 35 −6 21
14 Kodagu 18 5 5 8 23 20 +3 20
15 Roots 18 5 5 8 18 23 −5 20
16 Bangalore United FC 18 4 3 11 18 47 −29 15
17 Young Challengers 18 4 1 13 13 56 −43 13
18 Bangalore Eagles (R) 18 1 4 13 11 50 −39 7 Relegation to 2023-24 BDFA A Division
19 ADE (R) 18 0 0 18 7 92 −85 0
20 Jawahar Union (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) ?

Matches

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August
Match Date Home Result Away Ref.
1 23 August Jawahar Union 0–17* Bengaluru United [6]
2 Bangalore Eagles 0–2 Bangalore United FC
3 MEG 0–1 Roots
4 24 August ADE 0–2 Students Union
5 ASC 1–1 Friends United
6 Rebels FC 2–3 SC Bengaluru
7 26 August Kickstart 1–0 Deccan
8 Bangalore Dream United 1–1 Kodagu
9 27 August Bengaluru B 8–0 Young Challengers
10 Bangalore Independents 2–1 Agniputhra
11 28 August Bengaluru United 0–0 MEG
12 30 August Kickstart 6–0 Bangalore United
13 Roots 1–1 Deccan
14 Kodagu Postponed Jawahar Union
15 31 August Rebels 2–1 Bengaluru B
16 Young Challengers 2–2 Bangalore Eagles
17 Students Union 2–1 Bangalore Independents
September
Match Date Home Result Away Ref.
18 1 September SC Bengaluru 0–1 Friends United [6]
19 ADE 0–5 Bangalore Dream United
20 6 September Agniputhra 2–1 ASC
21 Bengaluru United 6–0 Bangalore United FC

*Jawahar Union withdrew

See also

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References

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  1. ^ @SandynoneM (19 August 2022). "Kickstart FC won the C Puttaiah Memorial Trophy. Beat Bangalore Eagles 3-1 in the final. BDFA Super Division will start on 23 and run till December. 20 team league this time. Puttaiah Memorial tournament started in 1949, the trophy is pure silver" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Debutants SCB champions". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Bengaluru: The Times of India. TNN. 11 December 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ "FC Bengaluru retain Super Division crown". The Times of India. 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "FC Bengaluru United retain BDFA Super Division League title". aninews.in. Asian News International (ANI). 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e @IMinnows (23 August 2022). "BDFA Super Division League 2022-23 with 20 participating teams kicks off today, Aug. 23. Rebels FC & Friends United FC have been promoted from A-Division whereas Roots FC, FC Agniputhra & SC Bengaluru are the new teams (direct entry)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b "BDFA Super Division League". The Away End.