Namdhari FC
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| Full name | Namdhari Football Club | |||
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| Nickname | The Namdharis | |||
| Short name | NFC | |||
| Founded | 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 | |||
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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]
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 March 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.
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Personnel
Current technical staff
- As of 25 August 2025
| Role | Name |
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| Head coach |  Harpreet Singh |
| Assistant coach | |
| Team manager |  Pramukh Sethapanpanich |
| Assistant team manager | Jodhbir Singh |
Records and statistics
- As of 19 March 2026
Season by season
| Season | League | Domestic cup(s) | Top scorer(s) | ||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 2024–25 | 2nd | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 7th |  Dé |
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| 2025–26 | 2nd | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | – | Did not participate | Group stage | Dé Manvir Singh |
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Managerial record
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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| Francesc Bonet |  Spain |
6 October 2023 | 25 November 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20.00 |
| Harpreet Singh (interim) | India |
26 November 2023 | 14 December 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Harpreet Singh | India |
15 December 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 40.00 |
| Fernando Capobianco |  Argentina |
25 September 2024 | 31 December 2024 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 33.33 |
| Harpreet Singh | India |
1 January 2025 | present | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 34.78 |