Namdhari FC

Namdhari

Full name	Namdhari Football Club
Nickname	The Namdharis
Short name	NFC
Founded	2018;8 years ago (2018) (as Namdhari Football Academy) [1]
Ground	Namdhari Stadium
Capacity	2,000
Owner	Namdhari Seeds
Head coach	Harpreet Singh
League	Indian Football League
2024–25	I-League, 7th of 12
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, the club competes in the Indian Football League, the second division of the Indian football league system and the Punjab State Super League. ^{[2] [3]}

History

The field hockey team, Namdhari XI was first formed in 1975. ^[4] 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. ^{[5] [6]}

In their I-League debut season, the club was managed by Spanish tactician Francesc Bonet. ^[7] Currently the Argentine Fernando David Capobianco is in charge of the team as head coach. ^[8] In the 2024–25 season, the club ended their league campaign in seventh place. ^[9]

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 [10]	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 2026

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 Balkaran Singh 4 DF   IND Manbir Singh 5 DF   IND Akashdeep Singh Kahlon 6 DF   IND Gurshan Singh 7 FW   IND Manvir Singh 8 DF   IND Chanpreet Singh 9 FW   GHA Najib Fuseini 10 MF   IND Dharmpreet Singh 11 FW   IND Karandeep Singh 12 FW   IND Seilenthang Lotjem(on loan from Mumbai City) 13 MF   IND Ajmer Singh 14 MF   IND Adersh Mattummal

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF   IND Emanuel Lalchhanchhuaha 16 FW   SEN Abdoulaye Diallo 17 FW   IND Jaskaranpreet Singh 19 MF   GHA Francis Addo 23 GK   IND Niraj Kumar 24 FW   IND Aatma Singh 25 DF   GHA Lamine Moro (captain) 29 DF   IND Karan Kumar Sharma 31 DF   IND Ravinder Singh 32 DF   IND Kamalpreet Singh Grewal 33 MF   IND Seigougin Chongloi 55 GK   IND Jaita Singh 84 FW   IND Bhupinder Singh

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 25 August 2025

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

Records and statistics

As of 6 August 2025

Season by season

Season	League									Domestic cup(s)		Top scorer(s)
	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos
I-League										Super Cup	Durand Cup	Player(s)	Goals
2023–24	2nd	24	7	6	11	29	40	27	10th	Did not participate	Did not participate	Harmanpreet Singh Akashdeep Singh	5
2024–25	2nd	22	8	5	9	28	30	29	7th			Dé	12
Indian Football League
2025–26	2nd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	Did not participate	Group stage	Dé	2

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	31 December 2024	6	2	2	2	5	5	033.33
Harpreet Singh	India	1 January 2025	present	19	8	3	8	29	28	042.11

Honours

• Punjab State Super Football League
  • Champions (1): 2023–24 ^[11]

See also

• List of football clubs in India

References

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4. "Namdhari Hockey". www.srisatgurujagjitsingh.com. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. 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.
8. Rawat, Akhil (21 November 2024). "I-League 2024–25: A glance at all 12 contenders". New Delhi: I-League. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
9. "I-League 2024–25 final points table: Which team getting ISL promotion, which teams are relegated?". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 6 April 2025. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
10. 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.
11. "Punjab State Super Football League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.