Bengaluru Football Club
(aka BFC) that caught the imagination of Football loving crowd not only in Bangalore
but in India after winning I-League in their 1st appearance has got
a new technical partner in SAP Labs India. SAP Labs, the giant in IT space has
created a new state of the art mobile application especially for BFC and its
fans. This new app will be available both for Android and IPhone user fans from
19th January along with the launch of I-League 2.
SAP Labs members along with BFC members |
This new multi-featured app is card based content sharing app and has smooth navigation among different screens. This app is totally dedicated for fans with features such as real-time BFC news updates related with match schedules, score updates and other related information that fans need to know. Through this App Users can create BFC fan events and attend events created by other BFC fans and it will help in enticing new people to join BFC fan club. With a new and unique feature called Swarm, the users will have access to real time visualization of fans coverage during BFC matches and other BFC events including match day hangouts in Arbor Brewing Pub. Apart from these features, users will also have “Share-a Ride” feature that will connect fans in doing carpooling and other ride shares during BFC matches.
BFC App SnapShot |
During the event from BFC group present were Coach of BFC Ashley Westwood, Captain of BFC Sunil Chhetri and COO of BFC. Mustafa Ghouse, who said “As a club based in India’s technology capital and aiming to be the best in Asia, we are constantly researching new and emerging ways to provide our fans with opportunities to connect with Bengaluru FC. Partnering with SAP, which provides innovative software solutions, will only deepen the connect and engagement that we wish to have with our growing fan-base.”
Coach Ashley Westwood and Captain Sunil Chhetri |
During the event Dilipkumar Khandelwal, MD, SAP Labs India, EVP & Head of Suite Engineering, Products and Innovation. Shared his thoughts and said “SAP is transforming the sports and entertainment industry across the world through new technologies and platforms. In this instance, our technology is enabling Bengaluru FC to deliver a consistent and engaging fan experience.”
As
SAP has worked with many big giants of sports like the German Football
Association, The InternationalCricket Council (ICC), TSG 1899Hoffenheim, the Women’s TennisAssociation, the National Football League
(NFL), the National Basketball Association
(NBA), and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
, being a BFC fan I think this is going to be a be a great association not only
for Bengaluru football club but also for BFC fans.