# 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. Namdhari FC bid and joined the I-League, current second division of the Indian football league system.

## History

The field hockey team, Namdhari XI was first formed in 1975. 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.
In their I-League debut season, the club was managed by Spanish tactician Francesc Bonet. Currently the Argentine Fernando David Capobianco is in charge of the team as head coach.

## 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 | 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 | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Playoffs | Super Cup | Other competitions | Top scorer(s) | Top scorer(s) |
| Season | Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Playoffs | Super Cup | 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 | – | – | Did not participate | Did not participate | – | – |

### 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