Hindustan FC
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Hindustan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi. Affiliated with Football Delhi (FD), the club last participated in Delhi Premier League.
Founded in 1948, Hindustan predominantly participated in I-League 2nd Division, which was then second tier of Indian football league system. They use Ambedkar Stadium as home ground, in addition to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for selected matches.
History
Formation and early history
Hindustan FC was founded in 1948 in New Delhi. Thus it, owned and run by Bengalis, became one of the oldest football clubs in the capital city of India. The club has been affiliated with Delhi Soccer Association (DSA), which is now known as Football Delhi, and participate in the DSA Senior Division league (now named Delhi Premier League). They for the first time lifted the regional league title in 2001–02 season, while club's goalkeeper Salim Ansari was presented the player of the year award.
In November 2002, Hindustan participated in the inaugural edition of Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup and reached to the semi-finals. The club later competed in the National Football League Second Division continuously in 2004–05, 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, but were not granted the permission of joining the newly formed I-League II (then second-tier) for not fulfilling the AFC club licensing criteria. In 2007, Hindustan FC roped in their first foreign coach, Bernard Operanozie from Nigeria. Hindustan clinched their second DSA Senior Division title in 2009 season as co-winners with Indian National FC.
Present years
Hindustan Football Academy was started by the former club chairman D. K. Bose, and they roped in Spanish professional coach Óscar Bruzón on board for a period of two years to train Delhi's budding footballers in the age group of under-12 and under-16. Hindustan FC, founded just after the independence of India, have been the flag bearers from the capital in the second tier of Indian football, having participated for a record 14 times. They also participated in the 2014 I-League 2nd Division and moved to the final round of I-League Qualifiers, finishing on fifth position with four points in eight matches.
Though their biggest achievement is finishing as the runners-up in the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division, under the coaching of Vikrant Sharma. In the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division, Hindustan finished at the bottom of the Group A and bowed out of the tournament. The club has participated in the 2021 FD Senior Division, and finished as runners-up.
La squadra fu fondata nel 1947, un anno dopo l'indipendenza dell'India dal dominio britannico. Il club è di proprietà della All India Football Federation (AIFF), la federazione calcistica indiana.
L'Hindustan FC è una delle squadre più titolate della storia del calcio indiano, avendo vinto sette campionati nazionali, nove Coppe d'India e tre Supercoppe d'India. Il club ha anche rappresentato l'India in numerosi tornei internazionali, tra cui la Coppa dei Campioni d'Asia e la Coppa del Mondo per Club FIFA.
L'Hindustan FC è una squadra molto popolare in India e ha un vasto seguito di tifosi. Il club gioca le sue partite casalinghe allo Stadio Jawaharlal Nehru di Nuova Delhi, che può ospitare fino a 60.000 spettatori.
I colori sociali dell'Hindustan FC sono il blu e il bianco. Lo stemma del club raffigura un elefante bianco, simbolo di forza e saggezza.
L'Hindustan FC è una squadra di grande tradizione e ha contribuito in modo significativo allo sviluppo del calcio in India. Il club è un simbolo del calcio indiano e rappresenta l'impegno e la passione dei tifosi indiani per questo sport.