Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club (often abbreviated as HAL, or HASC) is an Indian institutional multi-sports club based in Bangalore, known for its association football team. 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.
| Full name | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sporting Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Pilots | ||
| Short name | HAL, HASC | ||
| Founded | 1950 (originally founded) 2006 (revived) | ||
| Ground | Bangalore Football Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 8,400 | ||
| Owner | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | ||
| League | Bangalore Super Division | ||
|
| |||
As 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 tier of Indian football league system.
The club was originally founded in 1950s, with having hockey, football and other sections. They were revived in 2006. Nicknamed "the pilots", HAL used Bangalore Football Stadium as their home ground. In 2014, following poor performance in 2013–14 season, the club announced of "temporary shutting down... activities".