Hindustan FC

Hindustan
Full nameHindustan Football Club
Nickname(s)Hindustan
Short nameHFC
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948)
GroundVarious
Head coachAbhijoy Basu
LeagueDelhi Premier League
2021–22Delhi Premier League, runners-up
Websitehttps://hindustanfc.in/

Hindustan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi.[1][2] Affiliated with Football Delhi (FD), the club last participated in Delhi Premier League.[3][4][5]

Founded in 1948, Hindustan predominantly participated in I-League 2nd Division,[6][7][8] which was then second tier of Indian football league system.[9][10] They use Ambedkar Stadium as home ground, in addition to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for selected matches.

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