NorthEast United FC

NorthEast United FC
Basic data
Surname	NorthEast United Football Club
Seat	Guwahati , Assam
founding	15th August 2014
owner	John Abraham Shillong Lajong
First soccer team
Head coach	Robert Jarni
Venue	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Places	35,000
league	Indian Super League
2018/19	Season: 4th place play-offs: semi-finals
Away Alternatively

NorthEast United Football Club is an Indian soccer franchise based in Guwahati , Assam . The team plays in the Indian Super League , one of the two highest leagues in the country.

History and owner

In early 2014, the All India Football Federation, in collaboration with Reliance and the International Management Group, announced the establishment of a new football league in India. The licenses for the eight participants from designated cities were auctioned. On April 13, 2014 it was announced that the order for the Guwahati location had been jointly awarded to Bollywood actor, film producer and former photo model John Abraham and the I-League club Shillong Lajong from Shillong , Meghalaya .

Stadion

The club plays its home games at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Sarusajai . The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 spectators.

Coordinates: 26 ° 6 ′ 56 ″  N , 91 ° 45 ′ 37 ″  E

Coat of arms, motto and hymn

The Northeast United crest is red, black and white. Above the shield and the name of the club in black capital letters, eight red stars symbolize the eight states of the Indian northeast .

The association's motto ( 8 states. 1 united. ) And its anthem ( We are the 8! ) Also refer to the claimed catchment area, the seven sister states and Sikkim .

We are the 8! was composed and produced by Papon and sung by numerous musicians from the region, including Soulmate , Alobo Naga and the Tetseo Sisters .

player

No. position Surname 1 TW Pawan Kumar 2 FROM Wayne Vaz 3 ST Asamoah Gyan 4th FROM Provat Lakra 5 FROM Pawan Kumar 6th MF José David Leudo ( team captain ) 7th MF Ninthoinganba Meetei 8th MF Milan Singh 11 ST Martín Cháves 12 FROM Reagan Singh 13 MF Fanai Lalrempuia 14th FROM Kai Heerings 15th FROM Mislav Komorski

No. position Surname 16 TW Soram Poirei 10 ST Federico Gallego 21st MF Panagiotis Triadis 22nd MF Redeem Tlang 23 MF Nikhil Kadam 26th FROM Shouvik Ghosh 29 FROM Nim Dorjee Tamang 30th MF Alfred Lalruotsanga 32 MF Lalthathanga khawl ring 33 FROM Rakesh Pradhan 45 MF Lalengmawia 24 TW Subhasish Roy Chowdhury

Trainer

Surname	from	to
Ricki Herbert	19th August 2014	20th December 2014
César Farías	July 1, 2015	20th December 2015
Nelo Vingada	July 16, 2016	May 14, 2017
João de Deus	July 10, 2017	2nd January 2018
Avram Grant	January 3, 2018	May 31, 2018
Eelco Schattorie	17th August 2018	May 31, 2019
Robert Jarni	5th August 2019	today

Best goal scorers since 2014

season	Surname	Gates
2014	Koke	4th
2015	Nicolás Vélez	5
2016	Emiliano Alfaro	5
2017/2018	Seiminlen Doungel Marcinho	4th
2018/2019	Bartholomew Ogbeche	12
2019/2020

Web links

• NorthEast United FC on facebook
• NorthEast United FC on the Indian Super League website
• NorthEast United FC on transfermarkt.de
• NorthEast United FC on soccerway.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Saumyajit Basu: Stars embrace football through Indian Super League . In: Times of India . April 14, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
2. ↑ John Abraham enters Bollywood with Jism . In: Times of India . January 10, 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
3. ↑ We are the 8! (on Youtube , published October 1, 2014, accessed October 2, 2014)