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] In the short league season in 2025–26, the club spent most of the time in the bottom half of the table and qualified for the relegation round. On the last matchday, Namdhari sat at 9th place and played 10th place Gokulam Kerala in the relegation decider with a difference of 1 point between the two teams. The match remained tied at 0–0 until the last minute of stoppage time when Gokulam scored a winning goal, relegating the club to the third division for the 2026–27 season.
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 |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Harpreet Singh
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| Assistant coach | |
| Team manager |  Pramukh Sethapanpanich
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| Assistant team manager | Jodhbir Singh
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Records and statistics
- As of 12 May 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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5 |
| 2024–25 | 2nd | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 7th |  Dé
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12 | ||
| Indian Football League | |||||||||||||
| 2025–26 | 2nd | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 10th 
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Did not participate | Group stage | Manvir Singh
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Managerial record
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francesc Bonet |  Spain
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6 October 2023 | 25 November 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20.00 |
| Harpreet Singh (interim) | India
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26 November 2023 | 14 December 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Harpreet Singh | India
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15 December 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 40.00 |
| Fernando Capobianco |  Argentina
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25 September 2024 | 31 December 2024 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 33.33 |
| Harpreet Singh | India
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1 January 2025 | present | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 34.78 |
Honours
- Punjab State Super Football League
- Champions (1): 2023–24[11]
See also
References
- ^ “Namdhari Football Club from Punjab to bid for a spot in I-League 2023-24”. www.sportskeeda.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ “33rd JCT Punjab State Super Football League 2019”. indiafooty.com. 15 September 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ @minervapunjabfc (29 September 2018). “A quick look at the latest #PunjabFootballLeague table 📈 #chakdephatte” (Tweet). Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ “Namdhari Hockey”. www.srisatgurujagjitsingh.com. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ “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.
- ^ “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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ “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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ “Punjab State Super Football League”. The Away End. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2023.