Namdhari FC

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]

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
League	I-League Punjab State Super Football League (Reserves)
Website	namdharisports.in
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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] In the 2024–25 season, the club ended their league campaign in seventh place.^[11]

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[12]	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 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 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	22	8	5	9	28	31	32	7th				De‘	12

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^[13]

See also

• List of football clubs in India