2016–17 BDFA Super Division
| Season | 2016–17 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Madras Engineer Group (2nd title) | 
| Relegated | AGORC DYES | 
| Top goalscorer | Dada Nabeel (8 goals) | 
| ← 2015–16  2017–18 →  | |
The 2016–17 BDFA Super Division was the fourteenth 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 23 January 2017 and ended on 19 March.[1] Ozone FC were the defending champions. AGORC were promoted to Super Division after winning 'A' Division in 2015–16.[2]
Madras Engineer Group (MEG) won the league securing 22 points in the league. MEG also won George Hoover cup defeating the runner-up Students Union 2–0. Dada Nabeel of Accountants General's Office Recreation Club, with eight goals, emerged as the top-scorer of the season. In the awards at the end of the season, Nardesh of Students Union was named the Best goalkeeper and MEG's Sukesh Leon, the Best playmaker.[3] AGORC and DYES were relegated to A division for the next season.
Teams
| Club | 
|---|
| Accountants General's Office Recreation Club (AGORC) | 
| Army Service Corps (ASC) | 
| Bengaluru FC | 
| Controllerate of Inspection Electronics (CIL) | 
| Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) | 
| Madras Engineer Group (MEG) | 
| Ozone FC | 
| Railway Wheel Factory (RWF) | 
| South United | 
| Students Union | 
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEG (C) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 22 | Champions | 
| 2 | Students Union | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 20 | |
| 3 | Ozone FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 17 | |
| 4 | ASC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 17 | |
| 5 | Bengaluru FC | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 15 | |
| 6 | South United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 12 | |
| 7 | CIL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 10 | |
| 8 | RWF | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 6 | |
| 9 | AGORC (R) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 4 | Relegated to A Division | 
| 10 | DYES (R) | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 1 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Fixtures
| Students Union | 2–0 | DYES | 
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel  43' Praveen  45+2' | Report | 
| CIL | 3–0 | AGORC | 
|---|---|---|
| Edjique Landry  1', 45+2', 77' | Report | 
| South United | 2–2 | RWF | 
|---|---|---|
| Magesh  14' Subhash  51' | Report | Nandakumar  34', 81' | 
| Bengaluru FC | 1–3 | ASC | 
|---|---|---|
| Vignesh  80' | Report | Jotin Singh  11', 54', 71' | 
| South United | 1–2 | MEG | 
|---|---|---|
| Subhash  70' | Report | Mutath  13' Surai Singh  89' | 
| Bengaluru FC | 2–2 | RWF | 
|---|---|---|
| Sourav  47', 86' | Report | Jayavandan  69' (pen.) Madan  71' | 
| ASC | 2–0 | DYES | 
|---|---|---|
| Jotin Singh  19', 30' | Report | 
| Bengaluru FC | 3–2 | South United | 
|---|---|---|
| Vignesh  13' Sourav  45' Ajay Chetri  88' (pen.) | Report | Subhash  18' (pen.) Manivannan  27' | 
| Students Union | 3–1 | RWF | 
|---|---|---|
| Praveen  50' Nanda  58' Michael  81' | Report | Samanth  74' | 
| CIL | 1–1 | ASC | 
|---|---|---|
| Lokesh  71' | Report | Jotin Singh  27' | 
| MEG | 2–0 | DYES | 
|---|---|---|
| Ramu  7' Chiranjeevi  27' | Report | 
| RWF | 1–4 | ASC | 
|---|---|---|
| Prakash  81' | Report | Neeraj  17', 52', 78' Jotin Singh  31' | 
| Students Union | 2–2 | MEG | 
|---|---|---|
| Praveen  55' Akshay  80' | Report | Christopher  7' Dhanji Singh  36' | 
| Bengaluru FC | 1–1 | CIL | 
|---|---|---|
| Beingaichho  82' | Report | Edjique Landry  26' | 
| South United | 6–0 | DYES | 
|---|---|---|
| Subhash  9', 54' Santhosh  17' Satish  31' Senthil  78', 83' | Report | 
| Bengaluru FC | 2–3 | Students Union | 
|---|---|---|
| Beingaichho  15' Sourav  56' | Report | Emmanuel  68', 79' Naveen  89' | 
| AGORC | 1–0 | RWF | 
|---|---|---|
| Pradeep Kumar  34' | Report | 
| South United | 6–0 | ASC | 
|---|---|---|
| Subhash  30', 69' Satish  36', 82' Solaimalai  85' Manivannan  86' | Report | 
| Students Union | 2–1 | CIL | 
|---|---|---|
| Sudhir  9' Michael  29' | Report | Vignesh  90+1' | 
| Bengaluru FC | 2–1 | MEG | 
|---|---|---|
| Sampingiraj  15' (pen.) Beingaichho  71' | Report | Liton Shil  39' | 
| RWF | 3–3 | CIL | 
|---|---|---|
| Satish Kumar  23' Mithun  48', 83' | Report | Stalin  5' Lokesh M.  7' Vignesh  45+1' | 
| Bengaluru FC | 1–1 | Ozone FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Lalhlimpuia  39' | Report | Vivekananda  19' | 
| South United | 2–2 | CIL | 
|---|---|---|
| Magesh  43', 66' | Report | Lokesh M.  39', 70' | 
| Bengaluru FC | 3–0 | AGORC | 
|---|---|---|
| Doungel  30', 45+3' (pen.), 79' | Report | 
| MEG | 3–2 | RWF | 
|---|---|---|
| Liton Shil  47' Ayush  81' Dipan Thapa  84' | Report | Nandakumar  2' Shamanth  79' | 
| Ozone FC | 6–2 | DYES | 
|---|---|---|
| Sabeeth  22' (pen.), 71', 78' Mark Anthory  44' Anup  62' (pen.), 90' | Report | Santosh  50' Sarvana  85' | 
| South United | 2–2 | Students Union | 
|---|---|---|
| Magesh  4' Santhosh  88' | Report | Nanda  11' Akshay  77' | 
| Bengaluru FC | 1–0 | DYES | 
|---|---|---|
| Ajay Chhetri  6' (pen.) | Report | 
| RWF | 2–0 | DYES | 
|---|---|---|
| Nandakumar  44', 48' | Report | 
| ASC | 4–1 | Students Union | 
|---|---|---|
| Sreejith  22' Diwakar  24' Neeraj  83', 90+1' | Report | Nanda  51' | 
| CIL | 3–0 | DYES | 
|---|---|---|
| Stalin  29', 42', 45+1' | Report | 
| South United | 2–1 | AGORC | 
|---|---|---|
| Subhash  54' Pawan  73' | Report | Nabeel  90+1' | 
| ASC | 1–3 | MEG | 
|---|---|---|
| Deepak Singh  21' | Report | Liton Shil  36' Dipan Thapa  67' Christopher  76' (pen.) | 
| Ozone FC | 3–1 | South United | 
|---|---|---|
| Anto Xavier  31' Akshay  35' Vivekananda  42' | Report | Mani Dinho  23' | 
Results table
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dada Nabeel | AGORC | 8 | 
| 2 | Subhash | South United | 7 | 
| Emmanuel | Students Union | ||
| Jotin Singh | ASC | ||
| 5 | Neeraj Singh | ASC | 6 | 
| 6 | Nandakumar | RWF | 5 | 
| 7 | Edjique Landry | CIL | 4 | 
| Magesh | Students Union | ||
| Neeraj Singh | ASC | ||
| Praveen | Students Union | ||
| Liton Shil | MEG | 
Awards
| Award | Recipient | 
|---|---|
| Best Goalkeeper | Nardesh (Students Union) | 
| Best Goal | Nanda (Students Union) | 
| Best Playmaker | Sukesh Leon (Madras Engineer Group) | 
| Top goalscorer | Dada Nabeel (8 goals) | 
References
- ^ "BDFA Super & A Division League kicks off on Jan 23". 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
- ^ "AGORC triumph in 'A' Division". 2 March 2016.
- ^ "Sappers clinch George Hoover Cup". Deccan Herald. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "MEG lift Super Division, Independents are A Division champions". gcsstars.com. 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.