NorthEast United FC

NorthEast United
Full nameNorthEast United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Highlanders[1]
Short nameNEUFC
Founded13 April 2014 (2014-04-13)
GroundIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
Capacity30,000 ISL
Owner(s)John Abraham[2]
Jaya Balan
ChairpersonPriya Runchal[3]
Head coachJuan Pedro Benali
LeagueIndian Super League
2022–23Indian Super League, 11th of 11
Playoffs: DNQ
WebsiteClub website
Current season

NorthEast United Football Club (commonly referred to as NorthEast United) is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL),[4] the top flight of Indian football.[5] The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Super League. NorthEast United represents the 8 states of North East India, consisting of Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram.[6][7]

  1. ^ NorthEast United FC team profile Archived 2 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine Sportskeeda. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "About Us". www.neutdfc.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. ^ "John Abraham: From Bollywood star to the football boardroom at NorthEast United". BBC. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC Record Classic 4-2 Win Against NorthEast United". Outlook India. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. ^ Basu, Saumyajit. "Stars embrace football through Indian Super League". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ^ "John Abraham: From Bollywood star to the football boardroom at NorthEast United". 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Sports in Meghalaya — Association football (NEUFC)". meghalayaonline.in. The Meghalaya Online. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.