Namdhari FC

Namdhari

Full name	Namdhari Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Namdharis
Short name	NFC
Founded	2018;7 years ago (2018) (as Namdhari Football Academy) [1]
Ground	Namdhari Stadium
Capacity	2,000
Owner	Namdhari Seeds
Head coach	Fernando Capobianco
League	I-League Punjab State Super Football League (Reserves)
Website	namdharisports.in
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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]

History

The 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] Currently the Argentine Fernando David Capobianco is in charge of the team as head coach. ^[10]

Club crest and kits

The primary colour of Namdhari Football club has been white with red stripes from its debut I-League season

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2023—present	SPS Hospitals [11]	Namdharis

Stadiums

The home stadium of Namdhari FC in its inaugural I-League season is Namdhari stadium located in Bhaini Sahib, Ludhiana, Punjab.

Players

First-team squad

As of February 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   IND Nishan Singh 2 DF   IND Gursimrat Singh 3 DF   IND Harpreet Singh 4 DF   IND Manbir Singh 5 DF   IND Akashdeep Singh Kahlon 7 FW   IND Manvir Singh(captain) 8 DF   IND Chanpreet Singh 9 FW   BRA Dé 10 MF   BRA Vicente 11 FW   IND Karandeep Singh 12 MF   IND Manish Chaudhary 13 FW   IND Rohit 15 DF   IND Davinder Singh 17 MF   IND Ajmer Singh

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF   IND Simranjeet Singh 20 MF   GHA Joseph Gordon 21 MF   IND Peter Seiminthang Haokip 22 FW   IND Akashdeep Singh 23 MF   IND Dharmpreet Singh 25 MF   GHA Francis Addo 27 GK   IND Jaspreet Singh 29 DF   IND Karan Kumar Sharma 36 FW   IND Mandeep Singh Multani 38 MF   IND Ganga Singh 84 MF   IND Bhupinder Singh 90 DF   IND Calvin Rosario Baretto 99 FW   IND Jaskaranpreet Singh

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 25 September 2024

Role	Name
Head coach	Duke Boi Sneedon
Assistant coach	Harpreet Singh
Team manager	Pramukh Sethapanpanich
Assistant team manager	Jodhbir Singh

Records and statistics

Season by season

Season	League									Playoffs	Super Cup	Other competitions	Top scorer(s)
	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	5
2024–25	I-League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–				–	–

Managerial record

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
Francesc Bonet	Spain	6 October 2023	25 November 2023	5	1	1	3	4	9	020.00
Harpreet Singh (interim)	India	26 November 2023	14 December 2023	4	0	1	3	3	7	000.00
Harpreet Singh	India	15 December 2023	31 May 2024	15	6	4	5	22	24	040.00
Fernando Capobianco	Argentina	25 September 2024	Present	1	0	1	0	0	0	000.00

Honours

• Punjab State Super Football League
  • Champions (1): 2023–24 ^[12]

See also

• List of football clubs in India

References

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