Namdhari Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bhaini Sahib, Punjab. Part of the multi-sports Namdhari Sports Academy, it competes in the Punjab State Super League.[2][3] Namdhari FC bid and joined the I-League,[4] current second division of the Indian football league system.[5]
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| Full name | Namdhari Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Namdharis | |||
| Short name | NFC | |||
| Founded | 2018 (as Namdhari Football Academy)[1] | |||
| Ground | Namdhari Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 1,000 | |||
| Owner | Namdhari Seeds | |||
| Head coach | Fernando Capobianco | |||
| League | I-League Punjab State Super Football League | |||
| Website | http://namdharisports.in/ | |||
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History
editThe field hockey team, Namdhari XI was first formed in 1975.[6] In 2004, the Namdhari Sports Academy was built in Sri Bhaini Sahib, near Ludhiana. With growing interest in football, the Namdharis established its first football academy in 2018.[7][8]
In their I-League debut season, the club was managed by Spanish tactician Francesc Bonet.[9] He is currently in charge of the team as head coach, the Argentine Fernando David Capobianco
Club crest and kits
editThe primary colour of Namdhari Football club has been white with red stripes from its debut I-League season
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
edit| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2023—present | SPS Hospitals[10] | Namdharis |
Stadiums
editThe home stadium of Namdhari FC in its inaugural I-League season is Namdhari stadium located in Bhaini Sahib, Ludhiana, Punjab.
Players (2023)
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Records and statistics
editSeason by season
edit| Season | League | Playoffs | Super Cup | Other competitions | Top scorer(s) | |||||||||
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| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Durand Cup | Player(s) | Goals | |||
| 2023–24 | I-League | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 27 | 10th | – | Did not participate | Did not participate |  Harmanpreet Singh Akashdeep Singh
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| 2024–25 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |||
Managerial record
edit| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Francesc Bonet |  Spain
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6 October 2023 | 25 November 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20.00 |
| Harpreet Singh (interim) | India
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26 November 2023 | 14 December 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Harpreet Singh | India
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15 December 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 40.00 |
| Fernando Capobianco |  Argentina
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25 September 2024 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Honours
edit- Punjab State Super Football League
- Champions (1): 2023–24[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Namdhari Football Club from Punjab to bid for a spot in I-League 2023-24". www.sportskeeda.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "33rd JCT Punjab State Super Football League 2019". indiafooty.com. 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ @minervapunjabfc (29 September 2018). "A quick look at the latest #PunjabFootballLeague table 📈 #chakdephatte" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Minerva Punjab 0–5 East Bengal". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Guha, Sayantan (2 May 2023). "Namdhari Football Club from Punjab to bid for a spot in I-League 2023-24". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Namdhari Hockey". www.srisatgurujagjitsingh.com. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Famous hockey club Namdhari XI now eyes football glory, hires coach from Serbia". The Times of India. 20 July 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "फुटबॉल टूर्नामेंट:नामधारी अकादमी ने माहिलपुर को 2–1 और जेसीटी ने मिनर्वा अकादमी को 4–3 से हराया" [Football Tournament: Namdhari Academy beat Mahilpur 2–1 and JCT beat Minerva Academy 4–3.]. bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Banga City: Dainik Bhaskar. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Mallick, Ankush (28 January 2024). "Churchill Brothers FC Announce Francesc Bonet as Head Coach for the Remainder of the I-League 2023–24 Season". technosports.co.in. Techno Sports India. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Saha, Rahul (3 November 2023). "I-league Commercial Guide: A Complete List of the 2023/24 I-League Team Sponsors". sportskhabri.com. Sports Khabri. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Punjab State Super Football League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.