Namdhari FC

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Namdhari
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Full nameNamdhari Football Club
NicknameThe Namdharis
Short nameNFC
Founded2018; 8 years ago (2018) (as Namdhari Football Academy)[1]
GroundNamdhari Stadium
Capacity2,000
OwnerNamdhari Seeds
LeagueI-League
Punjab State Super Football League (Reserves)
Websitenamdharisports.in

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

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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

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

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2023—present SPS Hospitals[12] Namdharis

Stadiums

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

Players

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First-team squad

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As of August 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
4 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Manbir Singh
5 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Akashdeep Singh Kahlon
6 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Gurshan Singh
7 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Manvir Singh
8 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Chanpreet Singh
9 FW File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA Dé
10 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Dharmpreet Singh
11 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Karandeep Singh
12 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Amandeep Singh
15 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Daljinder Singh
16 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Nimratpal Singh
17 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Jaskaranpreet Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Jassa Singh
23 GK File:Flag of India.svg IND Niraj Kumar
24 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Aatma Singh
25 DF File:Flag of Ghana.svg GHA Lamine Moro (captain)
27 GK File:Flag of India.svg IND Avtar Singh
28 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Sehnaj Singh
29 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Karan Kumar Sharma
30 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Rohit
32 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Kamalpreet Singh Grewal
33 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Seilenthang Lotjem (on loan from Mumbai City)
84 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Bhupinder Singh

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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As of 25 September 2024
Role Name
Head coach India Duke Boi Sneedon
Assistant coach India Harpreet Singh
Team manager Thailand Pramukh Sethapanpanich
Assistant team manager India Jodhbir Singh

Records and statistics

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Season by season

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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 India Harmanpreet Singh
India Akashdeep Singh 		5
2024–25 I-League 22 8 5 9 28 31 32 7th De‘ 12

Managerial record

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

Honours

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See also

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References

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