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History of Hindustan Football Club

History

Hindustan Football Club

    • The late Jyotish Chandra Dasgupta who served as the First Secretary of the Delhi Football Association after the partition founded the Hindustan Football club in 1948 and led the charge to re-establish Delhi as a major football power in the country.
    • Hindustan Football Club established in 1948 is North India’s oldest football club with a rich history and legacy.
    • 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.
    • The club is affiliated with the All India Football Federation the Governing Body of Football
    • It is also affiliated with the Delhi Soccer Association
    • It is registered under as a Non Profit Entity under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act of 1956
    • The club has had the services of both International and National coaches like Spanish professional coach Oscar Bruzon
    • Our commitment to help Indian footballers improve standards we over the years, have pushed ourselves to examine several areas of development on and off the field. Our aim is to constantly ensure quality standards to help players develop holistically.
    • Legally retains the name “Hindustan” representing Club’s prominence in India
    • Headquartered in Delhi, India’s capital with a population of ~110 Million people