NorthEast United FC

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NorthEast United
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Full name NorthEast United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Highlanders
Founded 15 August 2014; 9 years ago (2014-08-15)
Ground Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Ground Capacity 35,000
Owner John Abraham
Head coach Sérgio Farias
League Indian Super League
2015 5th
Website Club home page
Current season

NorthEast United Football Club is an Indian Super League football franchise based in Guwahati, Assam.[1] The club claims to represent the 8 states of India known as North East India: Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram. The team is owned and operated by Bollywood actor John Abraham.[1] Its manager is Brazilian Sérgio Farias and its marquee player is former Portugal international winger Simão Sabrosa.

History

Joan Capdevila, seen here lifting the FIFA World Cup Trophy in 2010, was signed as the club's first marquee player

In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.[2] On 13 April 2014, it was announced that Bollywood actor John Abraham and Shillong Lajong Football Club had won the bidding for the franchise.[1]

On 16 July 2014, the club signed Joan Capdevila, a European Championship and World Cup winning defender with Spain, as its marquee player. He said: "India is a huge country and it should be a privilege for me to be a small part in popularising this global game here and working with the young talented footballers of North East India".[3]

On 19 August the club hired its first manager, New Zealander Ricki Herbert, who had represented and managed his nation at World Cups.[4]

On 13 October 2014, the team won their first ISL match at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, Spaniard Koke scoring the only goal of the game to defeat the Kerala Blasters.[5] The team did not make the end-of-season play-offs, finishing in last place among the eight teams.

For their second season, NorthEast United signed former Portugal international Simão Sabrosa as their new marquee signing.[6] On 1 July 2015 the team announced their manager for the 2015 season, former Venezuela national coach, César Farías. The team lost all three of their opening matches with Simão absent through injury, but then earned a 2–0 home win over Chennaiyin FC in which the marquee player won and dispatched an added-time penalty kick to open the scoring.[7]

Crest

The crest of Northeast United is featured with 8 stars at the top representing each state of North-east India. The crest is designed with red, black and white applications, with the club name written in bold letters between the main crest and the stars.

Stadium

North East United FC play their home matches at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati. To meet FIFA regulations, it was renovated and its capacity was increased from 12,000 to 35,000.

Ownership

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See also: John Abraham (actor)

NEUFC is owned by John Abraham, who is an Indian Bollywood actor, producer and former model.[8] It is the only ISL club that is not owned by any company or corporation.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
India GK Rehenesh TP
India GK Subrata Pal
India DF Robin Gurung
India DF Shouvik Ghosh
India DF Reagan Singh
India DF Nirmal Chettri
Brazil DF Mailson Alves
India MF Lallianzuala Chhangte (on loan from DSK Shivajians)
No. Position Player
Brazil MF Manoel Morais Amorim
India MF Seityasen Singh
India MF Rowllin Borges
Japan MF Katsumi Yusa
India FW Jerry Mawihmingthanga (on loan from DSK Shivajians)
India FW Holicharan Narzary
India FW Sumeet Passi

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Brazil Sérgio Farias

Head coach record

Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Ricki Herbert  New Zealand 13 October 2014 20 December 2014 14 3 6 5 11 13 21.43
César Farías  Venezuela 30 June 2015 20 December 2015 14 6 2 6 18 23 42.86

Sponsors

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2014 Adidas HTC
2015 Performax

References

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External links

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