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{{short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Distinguish|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC}}
{{Distinguish|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC}}
{{short description|Indian association football club}}
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| image      = Official Hindustan FC Logo.png
| image      = Official Hindustan FC Logo.png
| image_size  = 250px
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| fullname    = Hindustan Football Club<ref>[https://www.firstpost.com/sports/eighteen-teams-including-7-reserve-sides-of-isl-clubs-to-contest-in-revamped-2017-18-second-division-league-4359635.html?_gl=1*1d31hhe*_ga*enY1UGRrLW11UFlRTUo0NEg5bmhSQ2twbjNZR2pwOHNlcTlTcEMxMnptWWpDeVRTaFdKVVg1bDVpYmdpR1hlNw.. Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league] ''First Post''. Retrieved 28 July 2021</ref>
| fullname    = Hindustan Football Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/eighteen-teams-including-7-reserve-sides-of-isl-clubs-to-contest-in-revamped-2017-18-second-division-league-4359635.html?_gl=1*1d31hhe*_ga*enY1UGRrLW11UFlRTUo0NEg5bmhSQ2twbjNZR2pwOHNlcTlTcEMxMnptWWpDeVRTaFdKVVg1bDVpYmdpR1hlNw..|title=Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league|publisher=First Post|website=firstpost.com|access-date=28 July 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728140329/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/eighteen-teams-including-7-reserve-sides-of-isl-clubs-to-contest-in-revamped-2017-18-second-division-league-4359635.html|date=20 February 2018}}</ref>
| nickname    = ''Hindustan''
| nickname    = ''Hindustan''
| founded    = {{Start date and age|1948}}<ref>[https://khelnow.com/football/team/hindustan-football-club Hindustan Football Club] ''Khel Now''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref>
| short name  = HFC
| founded    = {{Start date and age|1948}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/team/hindustan-football-club|title=Hindustan Football Club|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815061716/https://khelnow.com/football/team/hindustan-football-club|archive-date=15 August 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| ground      = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924095432/http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |archive-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  
| ground      = [[Ambedkar Stadium]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924095432/http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |archive-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  
| capacity    = 35,000
| capacity    = 30,000
| owner        =  
| owner        =  
| chairman     =  
| mgrtutle     = Head coach
| manager      = Abhijoy Basu
| manager      = Abhijoy Basu
| league      = [[DSA Senior Division]]
| league      = [[Football Delhi Senior Division League|FD Senior Division]]
| season       = [[2021 DSA Senior Division|2021]]
| season       = [[2021–22 FD Senior Division|2021–22]]
| position      = [[DSA Senior Division]], TBA
| position      = FD Premier League, runners-up
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'''Hindustan Football Club''' is an [[India]]n professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[New Delhi]].<ref>[https://i-league.org/2nd-division-league-focus-hindustan-fc/ 2nd Division I-League: focus on Hindustan FC] ''i-league.org''. Retrieved 29 June 2021</ref> Founded in 1948, the club usually participated in the [[I-League 2nd Division]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=4115|title=ARA vs Hindustan|access-date=16 January 2019|website=i-league.org}}</ref> the second tier of [[Indian football league system]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707213242/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/sports/story_14965336.jsp | title=5 city teams in the 2nd Division | publisher=Calcutta Telegraph | date=2 January 2012 | access-date=7 January 2012 | location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> alongside [[DSA Senior Division]] league.<ref>[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/football-delhi-news-super-league-legal-notice-hindustan-fc/article27003035.ece Football: Super League gets legal notice by Hindustan FC] ''sportstar.thehindu.com''. Retrieved 29 July 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.footballdelhi.com/competitions/a-division-league/ DSA Senior Division League by Delhi Soccer Association] ''footballdelhi.com''. Retrieved 26 March 2021</ref>
'''Hindustan Football Club''' is an Indian professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/2nd-division-league-focus-hindustan-fc/|title=2nd Division I-League: focus on Hindustan FC|website=i-league.org|date=19 March 2015|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321080925/https://i-league.org/2nd-division-league-focus-hindustan-fc/|archive-date=21 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/scores/result-standings/186/i-league-india-division-2|title=I-League 2nd Division standings|website=www.goal.com|publisher=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420085551/http://www.goal.com/en-india/scores/result-standings/186/i-league-india-division-2|archive-date=20 April 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Founded in 1948, the club usually participated in the [[I-League 2nd Division]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=4115|title=Match report: ARA vs Hindustan|access-date=16 January 2019|website=i-league.org|archive-date=5 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009035810/https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=4115}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=I-League 2nd Division Fixtures|url=http://www.theindianleague.in/2016/12/i-league-2nd-division-fixtures-are-out.html|access-date=18 December 2016|website=theindianleague.in|publisher=The Indian League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728171304/http://www.theindianleague.in/2016/12/i-league-2nd-division-fixtures-are-out.html|archive-date=28 July 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstract.com/neroca-defeats-southern-samity-awaits-win-draw-reach-final-round/|title=NEROCA defeats Southern Samity, awaits for a win or a draw to reach to the final round|publisher=Sportstract|date=27 February 2017|access-date=10 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710133434/http://www.sportstract.com/neroca-defeats-southern-samity-awaits-win-draw-reach-final-round/|archive-date=10 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> the second tier of [[Indian football league system]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707213242/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/sports/story_14965336.jsp | title=5 city teams in the 2nd Division | publisher=Calcutta Telegraph | date=2 January 2012 | access-date=7 January 2012 | location=Calcutta, India | archive-date=12 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712124049/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/sports/story_14965336.jsp | url-status=live }}</ref> They also participate in the [[Football Delhi Senior Division League|FD Senior Division]] league<ref>[https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/football-delhi-news-super-league-legal-notice-hindustan-fc/article27003035.ece Football: Super League gets legal notice by Hindustan FC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729141552/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/football-delhi-news-super-league-legal-notice-hindustan-fc/article27003035.ece |date=29 July 2021 }} ''sportstar.thehindu.com''. [[Sportstar]]. Retrieved 29 July 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.footballdelhi.com/competitions/a-division-league/ DSA Senior Division League by Delhi Soccer Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122165047/https://www.footballdelhi.com/competitions/a-division-league/ |date=22 January 2021 }} ''footballdelhi.com''. Retrieved 26 March 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=DSA Senior Division Open League begins Tuesday|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-21/top-stories/36462157_1_ahbab-garhwal-heroes-air-force-new-delhi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216065221/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-21/top-stories/36462157_1_ahbab-garhwal-heroes-air-force-new-delhi|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=26 January 2013}}</ref> and uses [[Ambedkar Stadium]] as its home ground.


==History==
==History==
Hindustan FC was founded in 1948 in [[Delhi]].<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiafound.html India - List of Foundation Dates] ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref> Thus it became the oldest [[association football]] club from the capital city of India. The club has been affiliated with [[DSA Senior Division|Delhi Soccer Association]] (DSA), and participated in the [[DSA Senior Division]] league.<ref>{{cite web|last=Choudhuri |first=Arunava |title=Delhi Senior Division to kick-off July 30 |url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/delhi-senior-division-to-kick-off-july.html |work=Arunava |access-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702190121/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/delhi-senior-division-to-kick-off-july.html |archive-date=2 July 2013 }}</ref> They are one time champion of the league and lifted the title in 2001–02 season.
===Formation and early history===
Hindustan FC was founded in 1948 in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Hans|last=Schöggl|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiafound.html|title=India - List of Foundation Dates|website=rsssf.com|publisher=[[RSSSF|Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023194819/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiafound.html|archive-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> Thus it became one of the oldest [[association football]] club from the capital city of India. The club has been affiliated with [[Football Delhi|Delhi Soccer Association]] (DSA),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdelhi.com/division/all-clubs/|title=Football Delhi Senior Division League: All clubs|website=footballdelhi.com|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108022024/https://www.footballdelhi.com/division/all-clubs/|archive-date=8 November 2021}}</ref> which is now known as [[Football Delhi]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Josh|first=Sumit|date=8 May 2018|title=Football Delhi: A Complete Revival of The Game in The Capital|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/football-delhi-a-complete-revival-of-the-game-in-the-capital|access-date=11 December 2021|website=www.thequint.com|publisher=[[The Quint]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211074618/https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/football-delhi-a-complete-revival-of-the-game-in-the-capital|archive-date=11 December 2021|language=en}}</ref> and participated in the [[DSA Senior Division]] league (now [[FD Senior Division]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Choudhuri |first=Arunava |title=Delhi Senior Division to kick-off July 30 |url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/delhi-senior-division-to-kick-off-july.html |website=arunfoot.blogspot.com |publisher=Arunava about Football |access-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702190121/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/delhi-senior-division-to-kick-off-july.html |archive-date=2 July 2013 }}</ref> They are one time champion of the league and lifted the title in 2001–02 season.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Arunava Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2001-02s.html|title=2001/02 Season in Indian Football:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628084429/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2001-02s.html|archive-date=28 June 2002|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
In November 2002, Hindustan participated in the inaugural edition of Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup and reached to the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chaudhuri|last=Arunava|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2002ltgovernorscup.html|title=1st Lt. Governor's Cup 2002:|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718222324/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2002ltgovernorscup.html|archive-date=18 July 2017|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, Hindustan FC roped in their first foreign coach, Bernard Operanozie from Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200709.html|title=NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF September 2007|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205010129/http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200709.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Hindustan clinched their second DSA Senior Division title in 2009 season as co-winners with Indian National FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/tibetan-or-indian-footballers-dsa-goofs-up-yet-again/articleshow/4242682.cms|title=Tibetan or Indian footballers? DSA goofs up yet again|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=|date=9 March 2009|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106061348/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/tibetan-or-indian-footballers-dsa-goofs-up-yet-again/articleshow/4242682.cms|archive-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>


'''Hindustan Football Academy''' was started by the former club chairman D.K. Bose,<ref>[https://www.footballdelhi.com/club_division/hindustan-football-club/ Hindustan Football Club from Delhi, home page] ''footballdelhi.com''. Retrieved 28 February 2021</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/top-stories/32550771_1_hfa-u-14-ropes | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126071209/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/top-stories/32550771_1_hfa-u-14-ropes | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | website=[[The Times of India]] | title=HFA ropes in Spanish coach for football enthusiasts of Delhi
===Present years===
'''Hindustan Football Academy''' was started by the former club chairman D. K. Bose,<ref>[https://www.footballdelhi.com/club_division/hindustan-football-club/ Hindustan Football Club from Delhi, home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729072600/https://www.footballdelhi.com/club_division/hindustan-football-club/ |date=29 July 2021 }} ''footballdelhi.com''. Retrieved 28 February 2021</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/top-stories/32550771_1_hfa-u-14-ropes | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126071209/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-05/top-stories/32550771_1_hfa-u-14-ropes | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2013 | website=[[The Times of India]] | title=HFA ropes in Spanish coach for football enthusiasts of Delhi
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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.<ref name="IL">{{cite news|title=Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18|url=http://i-league.org/interviews-and-features/eighteen-teams-will-contest-in-second-division-league-2017-18/|access-date=22 February 2018|work=I-League|date=20 February 2018}}</ref> Though their biggest achievement is finishing as the Runners-up in the [[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division]] under the coaching of Vikrant Sharma.<ref>{{cite news|title=Real Kashmir makes history after booking I-League berth |url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/3513670/real-kashmir-make-history-after-booking-i-league-berth|access-date=30 May 2018|work=espn.in|date=30 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/i-league-2nd-division-hindustan-fc-stuns-trau/article23978697.ece|title=I-League 2nd Division: Hindustan FC stuns TRAU|website=Sportstarlive.com|access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2nd Division I-League: Real Kashmir promoted to I-League|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/second-division-i-league-real-kashmir-fc-hindustan-fc/12w0a2fi1q7kd1a36kg3ulm35c|access-date=30 May 2018|work=goal.com|date=30 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2nd-division-2017-18-delhi-dynamos-hindustan-match-report|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Khel Now|title=Delhi Dynamos go down fighting to Hindustan FC}}</ref>
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.<ref name="IL">{{cite news|title=Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18|url=http://i-league.org/interviews-and-features/eighteen-teams-will-contest-in-second-division-league-2017-18/|access-date=22 February 2018|work=I-League|date=20 February 2018|archive-date=23 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223163218/http://i-league.org/interviews-and-features/eighteen-teams-will-contest-in-second-division-league-2017-18|url-status=live}}</ref> They also participated in the [[2014 I-League 2nd Division]] and moved to the [[2014 I-League 2nd Division Final Round|Final Round]] of [[I-League|I-League Qualifiers]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?p=10459|title=2nd Division League Starts in Feb ’14|access-date=2014-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111052218/http://i-league.org/?p=10459|archive-date=2014-01-11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wahingdoh prove 'two' good for Kalighat MS|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/stateassociation_newsdetails.htm?id=5601|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=10 April 2014|access-date=15 July 2019|first=Sayantan|last=Maitra|location=[[Aizawl]]|archive-date=22 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422160859/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/wahingdoh-prove-two-good-for-kalighat-ms}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kalighat drub United Sikkim|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/mdetails.asp?id=mar3014/sports07|work=assamtribune.com|access-date=15 July 2019}}{{Dead link|date=April 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> finishing on fifth position<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?p=10459|title=2nd Division League Starts in Feb ’14|access-date=2014-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111052218/http://i-league.org/?p=10459|archive-date=2014-01-11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?p=11137|title=2nd Div League: Teams Qualified|access-date=2014-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221184619/http://i-league.org/?p=11137|archive-date=2014-02-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> with four points in eight matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?p=12667|title=ROYAL WAHINGDOH ARE SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS|date=11 April 2014|work=[[I-League]]|access-date=2014-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123202/http://i-league.org/?p=12667|archive-date=2014-04-13|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/i-league-2nd-division-2014/final-round/3482/|title=2014 I-League 2nd Division final round|website=globalsportsarchive.com|publisher=Global Sports Archive|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118220552/https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/i-league-2nd-division-2014/final-round/3482/|archive-date=18 November 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Though their biggest achievement is finishing as the runners-up in the [[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division]],<ref>{{cite web|title=EIGHTEEN TEAMS WILL CONTEST IN SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE 2017-18|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8775|website=aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|access-date=18 March 2018|date=21 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215074831/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/eighteen-teams-will-contest-in-second-division-league-2017-18|archive-date=15 December 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> under the coaching of Vikrant Sharma.<ref>{{cite news|title=Real Kashmir makes history after booking I-League berth|url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/3513670/real-kashmir-make-history-after-booking-i-league-berth|access-date=30 May 2018|work=espn.in|date=30 May 2018|archive-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602200358/http://www.espn.in/football/story/3513670/real-kashmir-make-history-after-booking-i-league-berth|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/i-league-2nd-division-hindustan-fc-stuns-trau/article23978697.ece|title=I-League 2nd Division: Hindustan FC stuns TRAU|website=Sportstarlive.com|access-date=25 March 2021|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415172251/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/i-league-2nd-division-hindustan-fc-stuns-trau/article23978697.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2nd Division I-League: Real Kashmir promoted to I-League|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/second-division-i-league-real-kashmir-fc-hindustan-fc/12w0a2fi1q7kd1a36kg3ulm35c|access-date=30 May 2018|website=goal.com|date=30 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605221741/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/second-division-i-league-real-kashmir-fc-hindustan-fc/12w0a2fi1q7kd1a36kg3ulm35c|archive-date=5 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2nd-division-2017-18-delhi-dynamos-hindustan-match-report|access-date=25 March 2021|website=Khel Now|title=Delhi Dynamos go down fighting to Hindustan FC|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415172317/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2nd-division-2017-18-delhi-dynamos-hindustan-match-report|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2018–19 I-League 2nd Division]], Hindustan finished at the bottom of the Group A and bowed out of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/i-league-2nd-division-hindustan-fcs-match-against-lonestar-kashmir-in-doubt/article26388199.ece|title=I-League 2nd division: Hindustan FC’s match against Lonestar Kashmir in doubt|access-date=25 March 2021|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126132103/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/i-league-2nd-division-hindustan-fcs-match-against-lonestar-kashmir-in-doubt/article26388199.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2019/preliminary-round/group-a/g12900/|title=I-League 2nd Division 2018-19, prilimenary round summary|website=Soccerway.com|access-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912191036/https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2019/preliminary-round/group-a/g12900/|archive-date=12 September 2020}}</ref>


In the [[2018–19 I-League 2nd Division]], Hindustan finished at the bottom of the Group A and bowed out of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/i-league-2nd-division-hindustan-fcs-match-against-lonestar-kashmir-in-doubt/article26388199.ece|title=I-League 2nd division: Hindustan FC’s match against Lonestar Kashmir in doubt|access-date=25 March 2021|website=sportstar.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>[https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2019/preliminary-round/group-a/g12900/ I-League 2nd Division 2018-19, prilimenary round summary] ''Soccerway.com''. Retrieved 25 March 2021</ref>
The club has participated in the [[2021 FD Senior Division]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senior Division {{!}} Football Delhi|url=https://www.footballdelhi.com/competitions/senior-division/|access-date=2021-12-11|language=en-US|website=footballdelhi.com|publisher=Football Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108015816/https://www.footballdelhi.com/competitions/senior-division/|archive-date=8 November 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=The Groups for the Football Delhi Senior Division 2021 are out!|url=https://twitter.com/footballdelhi/status/1445400230774587408|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Twitter.com|archive-date=10 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010010722/https://twitter.com/footballdelhi/status/1445400230774587408|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi (DSA) Senior Division League|url=https://theawayend.co/delhi-dsa-senior-division-league/|access-date=2 November 2021|website=theawayend.co|publisher=The Away End|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102053854/https://theawayend.co/delhi-dsa-senior-division-league/|archive-date=2 November 2021}}</ref> and finished as runners-up.


==Stadium==
==Stadium==
[[File:Ambedkar stadium in delhi at morning.jpg|thumb|[[Ambedkar Stadium]] in [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], home ground of Hindustan FC]]
{{Main|Ambedkar Stadium}}
[[Ambedkar Stadium]] in [[Delhi]] used to be the clubs' home ground of for the [[DSA Senior Division]].<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/hindustan-fc-win-dsa-senior-division-league/articleshow/5600719.cms Hindustan FC wins DSA Senior Division League] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 1 August 2021</ref><ref>[https://i-league.org/hindustan-fc-hammer-bengaluru-fc-4-0/ Hindustan FC hammer Bengaluru FC 4–0] ''i-league.org''. Retrieved 7 September 2021</ref> It has also hosted [[I-League 2nd Division]] matches for the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?p=12667|title=ROYAL WAHINGDOH ARE SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS|date=11 April 2014|work=[[I-League]]|access-date=2014-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123202/http://i-league.org/?p=12667|archive-date=2014-04-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a capacity of 35,000 spectators.
[[File:Ambedkar stadium in delhi at morning.jpg|thumb|Ambedkar Stadium in [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], home ground of Hindustan.]]
[[Ambedkar Stadium]] in [[Delhi]] used to be the clubs' home ground for the [[DSA Senior Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/hindustan-fc-win-dsa-senior-division-league/articleshow/5600719.cms|title=Hindustan FC wins DSA Senior Division League|website=m.timesofindia.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|date=21 February 2010|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803233059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/hindustan-fc-win-dsa-senior-division-league/articleshow/5600719.cms|archive-date=3 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/musibau-does-the-trick-for-hindustan/578366/|title=Musibau does the trick for Hindustan|first=Siddhartha|last=Sharma|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=11 February 2010|access-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115022841/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/musibau-does-the-trick-for-hindustan/578366/|archive-date=15 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/hindustan-fc-hammer-bengaluru-fc-4-0/|title=Hindustan FC hammer Bengaluru FC 4–0|website=i-league.org|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=6 February 2015|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907074312/https://i-league.org/hindustan-fc-hammer-bengaluru-fc-4-0/|archive-date=7 September 2021}}</ref> It has also hosted [[I-League 2nd Division]] matches for the club.<ref>{{cite news|first=Rahul|last=Bhutani|title=I-League Division 2 : Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Tigers Start As Favorites|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/i-league-division-2-mohammedan-sporting-mumbai-tigers-start-as-favorites/|date=29 March 2013|access-date=30 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522073914/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/i-league-division-2-mohammedan-sporting-mumbai-tigers-start-as-favorites/|archive-date=22 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?p=12667|title=ROYAL WAHINGDOH ARE SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS|date=11 April 2014|work=[[I-League]]|access-date=2014-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413123202/http://i-league.org/?p=12667|archive-date=2014-04-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a capacity of 35,000 spectators.


==Rivalries==
==Rivalries==
Hindustan FC have nurtured rivalries with other [[DSA Senior Division]] clubs, predominantly with [[Garhwal FC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/The-history-and-the-current-status-of-football-in-Delhi/685|title=The history and the current status of football in Delhi|website=chaseyoursport.com|access-date=4 October 2021|date=29 April 2019}}</ref> [[Simla Youngs FC|Simla Youngs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/sports/story_14965336.jsp|title=5 city teams in the 2nd Division|newspaper=The Telegraph (Kolkata)|date=2 January 2012|access-date=7 January 2012}}</ref> [[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force FC]],<ref>{{cite web|title=126th Durand Cup|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/126durand_cup_2013/index.html|website=KolkataFootball|access-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125532/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/126durand_cup_2013/index.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Delhi Senior Division League Update|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/delhi-senior-division-league-update|access-date=1 July 2016|work=SportsKeeda|date=27 November 2015}}</ref> [[New Delhi Heroes FC|New Delhi Heroes]], [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Moonlight]]. Besides the state league, they faced one another in prestigious [[Durand Cup]] tournament, organized by the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name=DodsalDurandCup2012>{{cite web|title=Durand Cup will be a success even sans sponsor: Organiers|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-18/top-stories/33260819_1_quarter-final-league-durand-cup-pune-fc|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127035804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-18/top-stories/33260819_1_quarter-final-league-durand-cup-pune-fc|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://durandcup.in/about/|title=The Durand Cup – About|website=durandcup.in|access-date=2021-08-02|archive-date=2021-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305165925/https://durandcup.in/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Hindustan FC have nurtured rivalries with other [[DSA Senior Division]] clubs, predominantly with [[Garhwal FC]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/The-history-and-the-current-status-of-football-in-Delhi/685|title=The history and the current status of football in Delhi|website=chaseyoursport.com|access-date=4 October 2021|date=29 April 2019|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001951/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/The-history-and-the-current-status-of-football-in-Delhi/685|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Simla Youngs FC|Simla Youngs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/sports/story_14965336.jsp|title=5 city teams in the 2nd Division|newspaper=The Telegraph (Kolkata)|date=2 January 2012|access-date=7 January 2012|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712124049/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/sports/story_14965336.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force FC]],<ref>{{cite web|title=126th Durand Cup|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/126durand_cup_2013/index.html|website=KolkataFootball|access-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125532/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/126durand_cup_2013/index.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Delhi Senior Division League Update|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/delhi-senior-division-league-update|access-date=1 July 2016|work=SportsKeeda|date=27 November 2015|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921081743/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/delhi-senior-division-league-update|url-status=live}}</ref> [[New Delhi Heroes FC|New Delhi Heroes]], [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Moonlight]]. Besides the state league, they faced one another in prestigious [[Durand Cup]] tournament, organized by the [[Indian Armed Forces]].<ref name=DodsalDurandCup2012>{{cite web|title=Durand Cup will be a success even sans sponsor: Organiers|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-18/top-stories/33260819_1_quarter-final-league-durand-cup-pune-fc|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127035804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-18/top-stories/33260819_1_quarter-final-league-durand-cup-pune-fc|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=19 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://durandcup.in/about/|title=The Durand Cup – About|website=durandcup.in|access-date=2021-08-02|archive-date=2021-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305165925/https://durandcup.in/about/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors==
==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors==
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|1998—2000
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|[[Lohia Machinery|LML]]<ref name="ecn">{{cite web|title=Company History - LML Ltd|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/lml-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-13452.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|access-date=13 January 2019}}</ref>
|[[Lohia Machinery|LML]]<ref name="ecn">{{cite web|title=Company History - LML Ltd|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/lml-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-13452.cms|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=13 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203171353/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/lml-ltd/infocompanyhistory/companyid-13452.cms|archive-date=3 December 2012}}</ref>
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|[[G4S|Group 4 Securicor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/Sahafat-Ahbab-FC-Hindustan-FC-register-win-in-DSA-League/articleshow/3931800.cms|title=Sahafat Ahbab FC, Hindustan FC register win in DSA League|website=The Times of India|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>
|[[G4S|Group 4 Securicor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/Sahafat-Ahbab-FC-Hindustan-FC-register-win-in-DSA-League/articleshow/3931800.cms|title=Sahafat Ahbab FC, Hindustan FC register win in DSA League|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106073117/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/sahafat-ahbab-fc-hindustan-fc-register-win-in-dsa-league/articleshow/3931800.cms|archive-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
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|2008—2010
|2008—2010
|[[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|ONGC]]<ref>[https://in.linkedin.com/company/hindustan-football-club Hindustan Football Club overview] ''linkedin.com''. Retrieved 29 July 2021</ref>
|[[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|ONGC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://in.linkedin.com/company/hindustan-football-club|title=Hindustan Football Club overview|website=linkedin.com|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106073409/https://in.linkedin.com/authwall?trk=bf&trkInfo=bf&originalReferer=&sessionRedirect=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20220106073409%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fin.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fhindustan-football-club|archive-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
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|2010—2012
|2010—2012
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|2012—2014
|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|Solutrean<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/barthwal-brace-solutrean-hindustan-city-f-c-4-1 DSA Senior Division League 2013: Barthwal’s brace helps Solutrean-Hindustan F.C. thump City FC 4-1] ''Sportskeeda.com''. Retrieved 29 July 2021</ref>
|Solutrean<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/barthwal-brace-solutrean-hindustan-city-f-c-4-1|title=DSA Senior Division League 2013: Barthwal’s brace helps Solutrean-Hindustan F.C. thump City FC 4-1|website=Sportskeeda.com|date=2 January 2014|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729155253/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/barthwal-brace-solutrean-hindustan-city-f-c-4-1|archive-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>
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|2014—2020
|2014—2020
|[[Cosco (India) Limited|Cosco]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cosco Products|url=http://cosco.in/india.htm|publisher=cosco limited|access-date=23 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828043605/http://cosco.in/india.htm|archive-date=28 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Cosco (India) Limited|Cosco]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Cosco Products|url=http://cosco.in/india.htm|publisher=cosco limited|access-date=23 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828043605/http://cosco.in/india.htm|archive-date=28 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Hero MotoCorp|Hero]]<ref>[https://i-league.org/2nd-division-league-focus-hindustan-fc/ Second Division I-League focus: Hindustan FC] ''i-league.org''. Retrieved 29 July 2021</ref>
|[[Hero MotoCorp]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/2nd-division-league-focus-hindustan-fc/|title=Second Division I-League focus: Hindustan FC|website=www.i-league.org|publisher=[[I-League]]|date=19 March 2015|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230061339/https://i-league.org/2nd-division-league-focus-hindustan-fc/|archive-date=30 December 2021}}</ref>
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==Women's team==
==Women's team==
On 29 November 2012, Hindustan FC launched its women's team with the unveiling of team jersey. At a press conference, Hindustan president Sushil Pandit said that the decision to launch the team was in line with the club philosophy to support women’s football.<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/delhis-hindustan-fc-launches-womens-team Delhi's Hindustan FC launches women's team] ''Sportskeeda.com''. Retrieved 29 June 2021</ref> ''"Delhi Soccer Association is looking to start its women's league and Hindustan FC would not want to be left behind,"'' Pandit said.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hindustan-fc-launches-women-s-team/story-uONkaA3o2DioXOP8VvKfAP_amp.html|title=Hindustan FC launches women’s team|website=The Hindustan Times|access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref>
On 29 November 2012, Hindustan FC launched its women's team with the unveiling of team jersey. At a press conference, Hindustan president Sushil Pandit said that the decision to launch the team was in line with the club philosophy to support women’s football.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/delhis-hindustan-fc-launches-womens-team|title=Delhi's Hindustan FC launches women's team|publisher=Sportskeeda|website=sportskeeda.com|access-date=29 June 2021|date=1 December 2012|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629155702/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/delhis-hindustan-fc-launches-womens-team}}</ref>
{{Quote box | width=30% | align=right | quote="Delhi Soccer Association is looking to start its women's league and Hindustan FC would not want to be left behind,"|source= <small>'''Sushil Pandit''', President of Hindustan FC, after launching their women's team ahead of the Delhi Women's League in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hindustan-fc-launches-women-s-team/story-uONkaA3o2DioXOP8VvKfAP_amp.html|title=Hindustan FC launches women’s team|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=[[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217092551/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/hindustan-fc-launches-women-s-team/story-uONkaA3o2DioXOP8VvKfAP_amp.html|archive-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> </small> }}


Women's team competes in the [[Delhi Women's Football League]].<ref>[https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/sports/football/hindustan-fc-thrash-ahbab-fc-22-0-in-delhi-womens-football-league-692921 Hindustan FC thrash Ahbab FC 22-0 in Delhi Women's Football League] ''www.indiatvnews.com''. Retrieved 1 August 2021</ref>
The women's team competes in the [[Delhi Women's Football League]], organised by Football Delhi (formerly known as [[DSA Senior Division|Delhi Soccer Association]] (DSA)).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballdelhi.com/womens-league/|title=Football Delhi Women's League|website=footballdelhi.com|publisher=Football Delhi|access-date=6 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613214730/https://www.footballdelhi.com/womens-league/|archive-date=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/sports/football/hindustan-fc-thrash-ahbab-fc-22-0-in-delhi-womens-football-league-692921|title=Hindustan FC thrash Ahbab FC 22-0 in Delhi Women's Football League|website=indiatvnews.com|access-date=1 August 2021|date=23 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801172959/https://www.indiatvnews.com/amp/sports/football/hindustan-fc-thrash-ahbab-fc-22-0-in-delhi-womens-football-league-692921|archive-date=1 August 2021}}</ref> Its U17 women's team has been participating in the ''Khelo India Women's League'' since 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1735981823213345&substory_index=0&id=129378813873662|title=Hindustan FC U17 girls are in Khelo India Women's League|website=Facebook (Hindustan FC)|access-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226125728/https://m.facebook.com/login.php?next=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fstory.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D1735981823213345%26substory_index%3D0%26id%3D129378813873662&refsrc=deprecated&_rdr|archive-date=26 December 2021}}</ref>


==Hindustan FC U19==
==Hindustan FC U19==
In 2013, Hindustan FC launched it's U19 team to participate in the [[Elite League (India)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AIFF Moots U-15 & U-18 I-League For Clubs & Academies|url=http://i-league.org/aiff-moots-u-15-u-18-i-league-for-clubs-academies/|work=I-League.org|access-date=30 October 2015}}</ref> The U19 team was from Delhi zone and first participated in the league during the [[2014–15 I-League U19]] season (group D – ''rest of India'') and moved to final round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/hindustan-fc-in-final-round/article6867066.ece|title=Hindustan FC in final round|date=7 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-kolkata-zone-finalists-confirmed/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20150118183737/http://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-kolkata-zone-finalists-confirmed/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2015 |title=U-19 I-League Kolkata zone finalists confirmed |date=8 January 2015 }}</ref><ref name=Captain>{{cite news|last1=I league|first1=U-19|title=U-19 I-League Focus: Hindustan FC|url=https://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-focus-hindustan-fc/|access-date=20 January 2021|work=i-league.org|date=30 January 2015}}</ref>
In 2013, Hindustan FC launched it's U19 team to participate in the [[Elite League (India)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=AIFF Moots U-15 & U-18 I-League For Clubs & Academies|url=http://i-league.org/aiff-moots-u-15-u-18-i-league-for-clubs-academies/|website=I-League.org|access-date=30 October 2015|archive-date=8 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108155113/http://i-league.org/aiff-moots-u-15-u-18-i-league-for-clubs-academies/|url-status=dead|publisher=Hero I-League}}</ref> The U19 team was from Delhi zone and first participated in the league during the [[2014–15 I-League U19]] season (group D – ''rest of India'') and moved to final round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/hindustan-fc-in-final-round/article6867066.ece|title=Hindustan FC in final round|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|date=7 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815054031/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/hindustan-fc-in-final-round/article6867066.ece|archive-date=15 August 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-kolkata-zone-finalists-confirmed/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150118183737/http://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-kolkata-zone-finalists-confirmed/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 January 2015 |title=U-19 I-League Kolkata zone finalists confirmed |date=8 January 2015 }}</ref><ref name=Captain>{{cite news|last1=I league|first1=U-19|title=U-19 I-League Focus: Hindustan FC|url=https://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-focus-hindustan-fc/|access-date=20 January 2021|website=i-league.org|date=30 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909172429/https://i-league.org/u-19-i-league-focus-hindustan-fc/|archive-date=9 September 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
===League===
===League===
* '''[[I-League 2nd Division]]'''
* '''[[I-League 2nd Division]]'''
**Runners-up (1): [[2017-18 I-League 2nd Division|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Real Kashmir makes history after booking I-League berth |url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/3513670/real-kashmir-make-history-after-booking-i-league-berth|access-date=30 May 2018|work=espn.in|date=30 May 2018}}</ref>
**Runners-up (1): [[2017-18 I-League 2nd Division|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Sharda|last=Ugra|title=Real Kashmir makes history after booking I-League berth |url=http://www.espn.in/football/story/3513670/real-kashmir-make-history-after-booking-i-league-berth|access-date=30 May 2018|website=espn.in|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=30 May 2018|archive-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602200358/https://www.espn.in/football/story/3513670/real-kashmir-make-history-after-booking-i-league-berth}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2nd Division I-League: Real Kashmir promoted to I-League|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/second-division-i-league-real-kashmir-fc-hindustan-fc/12w0a2fi1q7kd1a36kg3ulm35c|access-date=30 May 2018|website=Goal.com|date=30 May 2018|archive-date=5 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605221741/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/second-division-i-league-real-kashmir-fc-hindustan-fc/12w0a2fi1q7kd1a36kg3ulm35c|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''[[DSA Senior Division]]'''
* '''[[DSA Senior Division|DSA]]''' / '''[[Football Delhi Senior Division League|FD Senior Division League]]'''
**Champions (1): 2001–02<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dfl.html List of Champions of the Delhi Football League (DSA Senior Division)] ''Indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 8 May 2021</ref>
**Champions (2): 2001–02,<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dfl.html|title=List of Champions of the Delhi Football League (DSA Senior Division)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024220857/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dfl.html|archive-date=24 October 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=8 May 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2009<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09s.html|title=2008/09 Season in Indian Football: Local League champions from all over India 2008/09|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109183532/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09s.html|archive-date=9 January 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**Runners-up (5): 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002–03, 2005<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadelhichamp.html India - List of Delhi League Champions] ''RSSSF.com''. Retrieved 8 May 2021</ref>
**Runners-up (7): 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002–03, 2005, 2008–09,<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadelhichamp.html India - List of Delhi League Champions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218121437/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadelhichamp.html |date=18 December 2021 }} ''RSSSF.com''. Retrieved 8 May 2021.</ref> [[2021–22 FD Senior Division|2021–22]]
 
===Cup===
===Cup===
*'''Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup'''
*'''Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup'''
**Runners-up (2): 1998<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup:] ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref>
**Runners-up (1): 1995<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315014206/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html|archive-date=11 December 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Notable former players==
==Notable former players==
''For current and former notable Hindustan FC players with a Wikipedia article see [[:Category:Hindustan FC players|Hindustan FC players]]''.
''For current and former notable Hindustan FC players with a Wikipedia article, see: [[:Category:Hindustan FC players|Hindustan FC players]]''.
 
==Managerial history==
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*{{flagicon|NGA}} Bernard Operanozie (2007–2008)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200709.html|title=NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF September 2007 - Nigerian Bernard Operanozie signs as Delhi's Hindustan FC coach|website=www.indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=21 September 2007|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=13 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205010129/http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200709.html|url-status=dead|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|IND}} [[Monoranjan Bhattacharya]] (2008–2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-calling-manoranjan-all-set-to-coach-hindustan-football-club/372040/|title=Delhi calling: Manoranjan all set to coach Hindustan Football Club|date=10 October 2008|website=Indian Express|access-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201094049/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/delhi-calling-manoranjan-all-set-to-coach-hindustan-football-club/372040/|archive-date=1 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Michiteru Mita]] (2012–2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jfa.jp/social_action_programme/international_exchange/dispatch_member/MITA_Michiteru.html|title=際交流・アジア貢献活動 MITA Michiteru|access-date=10 January 2019|website=www.jfa.jp|publisher=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815131621/http://www.jfa.jp/social_action_programme/international_exchange/dispatch_member/MITA_Michiteru.html|archive-date=15 August 2021}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|IND}} Abhijoy basu (2015–2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=I-league 2nd Division second phase|url=http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=257|website=Goalie365.com|date=7 June 2015|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202055/http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=257|archive-date=16 September 2018}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|IND}} Vikrant Sharma (2017–2018)
*{{flagicon|IND}} Sena Sena (2018–2020)
*{{flagicon|IND}} Pushpender Kundu (2021–present)


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of football clubs in India|List of football clubs in Delhi]]
* [[List of football clubs in India#Delhi|List of football clubs in Delhi]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/hindustan-fc/14571/ Hindustan Football Club profile and statistics] at ''Global Sports Archive''
*[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/hindustan-fc/14571/ Hindustan Football Club profile and statistics] at Global Sports Archive
*[https://m.facebook.com/hindustanfootballclub/ Hindustan FC official] at ''Facebook''
*{{Twitter|hindustan_fc}}
*{{Facebook|hindustanfootballclub/}}
*[https://www.scorebing.com/team/12760 Hindustan FC fixtures and results] at Scorebing
*[https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/hindustan-fc/193218 Hindustan FC fixtures and results] at Sofascore
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Hindustan FC
File:Official Hindustan FC Logo.png
Full nameHindustan Football Club[1]
Nickname(s)Hindustan
Short nameHFC
Founded1948; 77 years ago (1948)[2]
GroundAmbedkar Stadium[3]
Capacity30,000
ManagerAbhijoy Basu
LeagueFD Senior Division
2021–22FD Premier League, runners-up

Hindustan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi.[4][5] Founded in 1948, the club usually participated in the I-League 2nd Division,[6][7][8] the second tier of Indian football league system.[9][10] They also participate in the FD Senior Division league[11][12][13] and uses Ambedkar Stadium as its home ground.

History[edit]

Formation and early history[edit]

Hindustan FC was founded in 1948 in Delhi.[14] Thus it became one of the oldest association football club from the capital city of India. The club has been affiliated with Delhi Soccer Association (DSA),[15] which is now known as Football Delhi,[16] and participated in the DSA Senior Division league (now FD Senior Division).[17] They are one time champion of the league and lifted the title in 2001–02 season.[18]

In November 2002, Hindustan participated in the inaugural edition of Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup and reached to the semi-finals.[19] In 2007, Hindustan FC roped in their first foreign coach, Bernard Operanozie from Nigeria.[20]

Hindustan clinched their second DSA Senior Division title in 2009 season as co-winners with Indian National FC.[21]

Present years[edit]

Hindustan Football Academy was started by the former club chairman D. K. Bose,[22] 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.[23]

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.[24] They also participated in the 2014 I-League 2nd Division and moved to the Final Round of I-League Qualifiers,[25][26][27] finishing on fifth position[28][29] with four points in eight matches.[30][31]

Though their biggest achievement is finishing as the runners-up in the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division,[32] under the coaching of Vikrant Sharma.[33][34][35][36] In the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division, Hindustan finished at the bottom of the Group A and bowed out of the tournament.[37][38]

The club has participated in the 2021 FD Senior Division,[39][40][41] and finished as runners-up.

Stadium[edit]

Ambedkar Stadium in Feroz Shah Kotla, home ground of Hindustan.

Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi used to be the clubs' home ground for the DSA Senior Division.[42][43][44] It has also hosted I-League 2nd Division matches for the club.[45][46] It has a capacity of 35,000 spectators.

Rivalries[edit]

Hindustan FC have nurtured rivalries with other DSA Senior Division clubs, predominantly with Garhwal FC,[47] Simla Youngs,[48] Indian Air Force FC,[49][50] New Delhi Heroes, Sudeva Moonlight. Besides the state league, they faced one another in prestigious Durand Cup tournament, organized by the Indian Armed Forces.[51][52]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1996—1998 Phoenix Shoes
1998—2000 LML[53]
2000—2003 Electrolux
2003—2005 Coca-Cola India
2005—2006
2006—2008 Group 4 Securicor[54]
2008—2010 ONGC[55]
2010—2012 SAIL
2012—2014 Lotto Solutrean[56]
2014—2020 Cosco[57] Hero MotoCorp[58]

Women's team[edit]

On 29 November 2012, Hindustan FC launched its women's team with the unveiling of team jersey. At a press conference, Hindustan president Sushil Pandit said that the decision to launch the team was in line with the club philosophy to support women’s football.[59]

"Delhi Soccer Association is looking to start its women's league and Hindustan FC would not want to be left behind,"

Sushil Pandit, President of Hindustan FC, after launching their women's team ahead of the Delhi Women's League in 2012.[60]

The women's team competes in the Delhi Women's Football League, organised by Football Delhi (formerly known as Delhi Soccer Association (DSA)).[61][62] Its U17 women's team has been participating in the Khelo India Women's League since 2019.[63]

Hindustan FC U19[edit]

In 2013, Hindustan FC launched it's U19 team to participate in the Elite League (India).[64] The U19 team was from Delhi zone and first participated in the league during the 2014–15 I-League U19 season (group D – rest of India) and moved to final round.[65][66][67]

Honours[edit]

League[edit]

Cup[edit]

  • Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1995[73]

Notable former players[edit]

For current and former notable Hindustan FC players with a Wikipedia article, see: Hindustan FC players.

Managerial history[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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