India Delhi Premier League | 12/24 06:00 | - | Hindustan FC v Vatika FC | - | View | |
India Delhi Premier League | 10/10 10:00 | - | Hindustan FC v Garhwal FC | L | 1-2 | |
India Delhi Premier League | 10/02 10:30 | - | National United SC v Hindustan FC | L | 3-1 | |
India Delhi Premier League | 09/30 07:30 | - | Royal Rangers FC v Hindustan FC | L | 3-0 | |
India Delhi Premier League | 09/27 10:30 | - | Vatika FC v Hindustan FC | W | 0-1 | |
India Delhi Senior Division | 05/31 10:30 | - | Hindustan FC v Shastri FC | W | 2-0 | |
India Delhi Senior Division | 05/26 06:00 | - | Indian Air Force v Hindustan FC | W | 1-4 | |
India Delhi Senior Division | 05/23 03:30 | - | National United SC v Hindustan FC | L | 4-2 | |
India Delhi Senior Division | 05/06 05:30 | - | National United SC v Hindustan FC | D | 2-2 | |
India Delhi Senior Division | 04/29 05:30 | - | City FC New Delhi v Hindustan FC | L | 2-1 | |
India Delhi Senior Division | 04/24 10:00 | - | Ajmal FC v Hindustan FC | W | 1-2 | |
India Delhi Senior Division | 04/17 10:00 | - | Hindustan FC v Uttrakhand | W | 3-0 |
Total | Home | Away | |
---|---|---|---|
Matches played | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Wins | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Draws | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Losses | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Goals for | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Goals against | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Clean sheets | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Failed to score | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hindustan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi. Affiliated with the Football Delhi (FD), the club currently participates in the Delhi Premier League.
Founded in 1948, Hindustan predominantly participated in the I-League 2nd Division, which was then second tier of the Indian football league system.
Hindustan FC was founded in New Delhi Chittaranjan Park area. Owned and run by Bengalis, it is one of the oldest football clubs in the capital city of India. 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, but were not granted the permission of joining the newly formed I-League 2nd Division. 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.
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. The club ended their campaign finishing on fifth position, earning 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.