Full name | House of Power Soccer Football Club | ||
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Founded | 2014[1] | ||
Ground | Ambedkar Stadium | ||
Capacity | 35,000 | ||
Owner | Sanjay Yadav | ||
Head coach | Manoj Joshi | ||
League | Indian Women's League | ||
2023–24 | IWL, 5th of 7 | ||
Website | https://www.hopsfc.com/ | ||
House of Power Soccer Football Club, known simply as HOPS FC, (previously known as South West Delhi FC) is an Indian women's professional football club based in New Delhi, that competes in the Indian Women's League and the FD Women's League. It is affiliated with Football Delhi. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name |
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Head coach | Manoj Joshi |
Assistant coach | Jeet Bisht |
Media manager | Krishan Murari |
Team manager | Sonika Vijarnia |
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