CleanupBot at 05:06, 11 December 2022

2022-12-11T05:06:03Z

New page

{{short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{infobox football club
| clubname = Lonestar Kashmir FC
| image = Official Lonestar Kashmir FC Logo.png
| image_size = 240px
| fullname = Lonestar Kashmir Football Club<ref>[https://khelnow.com/football/team/lonestar-kashmir-football-club Lonenstar Kashmir football club profile] ''Khel Now''. Retrieved 28 February 2021</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|2013}}
| nickname = Lonestar<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shukla|first1=Kaushal|title=Gritty LoneStar Kashmir FC thwart spirited Kenkre FC|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2015/gritty-lonestar-kashmir-fc-thwart-spirited-kenkre-fc/|access-date=29 January 2017|work=FootballCounter|date=16 November 2015}}</ref>
| short name = LKFC
| ground = [[TRC Turf Ground]]<ref>[https://www.goal.com/en-in/team/lonestar-kashmir/6ae6jq17qv7r31mgqz7o8z949b Lonestar Kashmir football club home stadium] ''Goal.com''. Retrieved 28 February 2021</ref>
| capacity = 11,000
| current =
| pattern_la1 =
| pattern_b1 =
| pattern_ra1 =
| pattern_sh1 =
| pattern_so1 =
| leftarm1 = FFEF00
| body1 = FFEF00
| rightarm1 = FFEF00
| shorts1 = FFEF00
| socks1 = FFEF00
| pattern_la2 =
| pattern_b2 =
| pattern_ra2 =
| pattern_sh2 =
| pattern_so2 =
| leftarm2 = FFFFFF
| body2 = FFFFFF
| rightarm2 = FFFFFF
| shorts2 = FFFFFF
| socks2 = FFFFFF
| league = JKFA Professional League
| position =
| website = http://lonestarkashmirfc.com/
}}

'''Lonestar Kashmir Football Club''' (also known as '''Lone Star''' or '''LKFC''') is an [[India]]n professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]],<ref>[https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/second-division-i-league-chhinga-veng-lonestar-kashmir/1bf0j1rs1f3z61408oko1lllja 2nd Division League: Chhinga Veng rout LoneStar Kashmir FC] ''Goal.com''. Retrieved 30 July 2021</ref> that previously competed in the [[I-League 2nd Division]],<ref>{{cite news |title=2nd Division I-League: Delhi Dynamos beat Lone Star 1-0 |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/sports/2nd-division-i-league-delhi-dynamos-beat-lone-star-1-0/ |access-date=17 May 2020 |work=Greater Kashmir |date=21 March 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://www.firstpost.com/sports/eighteen-teams-including-7-reserve-sides-of-isl-clubs-to-contest-in-revamped-2017-18-second-division-league-4359635.html?_gl=1*1d31hhe*_ga*enY1UGRrLW11UFlRTUo0NEg5bmhSQ2twbjNZR2pwOHNlcTlTcEMxMnptWWpDeVRTaFdKVVg1bDVpYmdpR1hlNw.. Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league] ''First Post''. Retrieved 28 July 2021</ref><ref>[http://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/ Results & Fixtures: 2nd Division I-League] ''i-league.org''. Retrieved 24 April 2021</ref> and currently participates in [[JKFA Professional League 2021|JKFA Professional League]]. The club first competed professionally when they were part of [[2015 I-League 2nd Division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=I-League and Fed Cup Committee Meeting held at Football House|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6064|website=The All India Football Federation|accessdate=28 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404105305/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6064|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
===Formation and journey===
[[File:Hamza-lonestar.jpg|thumb|Lonestar Kashmir players during an [[I-League 2nd Division]] match at the [[EKA Arena]] in [[Ahmedabad]], 2019.]]
Lonestar Kashmir was founded in 2013 and is affiliated with the [[Jammu & Kashmir Football Association]]. The club participates in various state and regional tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/lonestar-kashmir-fc-the-beginning-of-a-new-era-in-jk-football|title=LoneStar Kashmir FC - The beginning of a new era in J&K football|website=Sportskeeda|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref> In 2013, LoneStar Group became a primary sponsor of the team, and registered it as a private company to fulfil [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] club licensing criteria.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/team-profile-lonestar-kashmir-fc/|title=Team profile: Lonestar KFC|website=i-league.org}}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> At the end of the 2013 season, ''LoneStar'' Group registered KFC under the [[Companies Act 2013|Companies Act]] as per the AIFF Club licensing criteria.
Popularly known as Kashmir FC, Lonestar Kashmir Football Club is a dream project of ''Iftikhar Ahmed Lone'', its founder and chairman.

[[File:Gopal Pathak.jpg|thumb|Lonestar Kashmir players training at the [[TRC Turf Ground]] in July 2018.]]
The club, first of its kind in the state, has been floated to promote football amongst the talented youth of the [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]].
A successful businessman, having established ''Lonestar'' as a global brand of Kashmiri handicrafts and jewellery in the middle-east and many European countries, Iftikhar returned to the valley. In quest for self-actualization, once a college-level footballer had the idea to introduce a Kashmir-based club in the professional football map of the country, thus Lonestar Kashmir FC came into being.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thekashmirmonitor.net/lone-star-kashmir-fc-inculcating-i-league-culture/amp/|title=Lone Star Kashmir FC – Inculcating I-league Culture!|website=The Kashmir Monitor|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>

The club's biggest achievements were emerging as the runners-up of the [[I-League 2nd Division]] in [[2015 I-League 2nd Division|2015]],<ref>{{cite web|title=I-league 2nd Division second phase|url=http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=257|website=Goalie365.com|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> and [[2016 I-League 2nd Division|2015–16]] season,<ref>[http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/change-format-i-league-2nd-division Change in format for I-League 2nd division] Sportskeeda.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015</ref> though they didn't managed the top spot of the league and never qualified for the [[I-League]], one of India's top-flight football leagues. The [[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division|2016–17 season]] was not suitable for them as they bowed out from Group stages, finishing on bottom with 2 points in 9 matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lone Star select 30 players for 2nd Division I-League|url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/lone-star-select-30-players-for-2nd-division-i-league-321312.html|publisher=Lonestar Kashmir|date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, they participated in 15th Police Martyrs Memorial Football Tournament, which was held at the [[TRC Turf Ground]].<ref>[https://news.statetimes.in/15th-police-martyrs-memorial-football-tournament-2017-lone-star-kashmir-fc-ags-xi-jk-bank-dfa-jammu-a-win-ties/ 15th Police Martyrs Memorial Football Tournament 2017: Lone Star Kashmir FC, AG’s XI, J&K Bank, DFA Jammu (A) win ties] ''statetimes.in''. Retrieved 30 July 2021</ref> In October 2018, they took part in another state tournament J&K Invitational Cup but could not succeeded.<ref>[https://khelnow.com/football/jammu-kashmir-invitational-cup-bengaluru-fc-lonestar-kashmir-report Bengaluru FC B thrash Lonestar Kashmir in J&K Invitational Cup] ''Khel Now''. Retrieved 30 July 2021</ref>

===2020–present===
Lonestar Kashmir later participated in the [[J&K Premier Football League]] during its inaugural 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/hero-fc-scripts-win-over-jk-bank-academy-fc/|title=Hero FC scripts win over J&K Bank Academy FC|website=dailyexcelsior.com|access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jksportscouncil.com/sport/football|title=Six Football Matches played in ongoing JKSC Premier League at Jammu|website=jksportscouncil.com|access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref> Later they took part in the [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir Cup]] in 2021 and reached to the semi-finals.<ref>https://kashmirobserver.net/2021/01/02/real-kashmir-cup-wins-for-lonestar-kashmir-fc-kashmir-avengers-fc/</ref>

In May 2021, the club announced that ''Kashmir Observer'' will be their official media partner for the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=sofi|date=2021-05-01|title=Kashmir Observer, LoneStar Kashmir FC Announce Media Partnership|url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2021/05/01/kashmir-observer-lonestar-kashmir-fc-announce-media-partnership/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Kashmir Observer|language=en-US}}</ref> The following season in July 2021, [[:es:Rogelio Juárez|Rogelio Juárez Robinson]] became the first [[Panama]]nian footballer to sign with Lonestar from Jamaican side [[Mount Pleasant Football Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/lonestarkfc|title=Wishing you the best of luck for your future endeavours Rogelio!|website=facebook.com|access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>

In July 2021, the club participates in the innagueal season of [[JKFA Professional League 2021|JKFA Professional League]], the first professional league in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, organised by [[Jammu and Kashmir Football Association]] (JKFA) and J&K Sports Council.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/jammu-kashmir-professional-football-league-2021-fixtures-results-standings|title=Jammu Kashmir Professional Football League 2021: Fixtures, results, standings & more|access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/jkfa-set-to-launch-first-pro-football-league-of-jk|title=JKFA set to launch first Pro Football league of J&K|access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="theawayend.com">{{cite web|url=https://theawayend.co/jkfa-professional-league/|title= JKFA Professional League|access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref> They finished on sixth place.

==Rivalry==
Lonestar Kashmir has a rivalry with their fellow Jammu & Kashmir-based club [[Real Kashmir FC]]. The team has also participated in the inaugural 2020–21 Real Kashmir Cup, which was actually hosted by [[Real Kashmir FC]] at the [[TRC Turf Ground]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Real Kashmir Cup |url= https://www.kashmirindepth.com/18-premier-division-teams-from-jk-ladakh-other-states-participating-in-rkfc-cupjammu-unites-jk-bank-jkspdc-kashmir-avengers-fc-win-matches|website=kashmirindepth|access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.kashmirobserver.net/2021/01/02/real-kashmir-cup-wins-for-lonestar-kashmir-fc-kashmir-avengers-fc/amp/|title=Real Kashmir Cup: Wins For Lonestar Kashmir FC, Kashmir Avengers FC|website=Kashmir Observer|access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>

==Stadium==
Lonestar Kashmir uses the [[TRC Turf Ground|TRC Polo Synthetic Turf Ground]] in [[Srinagar]] for their home matches, which has a seating capacity of 11,000 spectators.<ref>[https://www.outlookindia.com/website/amp/sports-news-i-league-real-kashmirs-trc-turf-ground-becomes-the-first-ground-in-jammu-and-kashmir-to-receive-floodlights/332551 Real Kashmir's TRC Turf Ground becomes the first group in Jammu and Kashmir to receive floodlights] ''Outlook India''. Retrieved 6 May 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/lkfc-1-1-dufc-i-lg-2 Lonestar Kashmir held Delhi United 1-1 at TRC Turf Ground] ''Sportskeeda''. Retrieved 31 July 2021</ref> Since 2015, the ground is being used in [[I-League 2nd Division]] for Lonestar, and [[I-League]] for [[Real Kashmir FC|Real Kashmir]]. It is operated by [[Jammu & Kashmir Football Association]], and was renovated in 2015.<ref name="opening">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/JK-gets-its-first-synthetic-turf-football-stadium/articleshow/41620486.cms|title=J&K gets its first synthetic turf football stadium|date=3 September 2014}}</ref>

During the [[2018–19 I-League 2nd Division]], Lonestar briefly moved to [[Vaishno Devi Temple|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board]] sports complex in [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]], due to security reasons.<ref>[http://brighterkashmir.com/i-league-2nd-division-2018-19-lone-star-kashmir-fcs-home-games-shifted-to-jammu- I-League 2nd Division 2018-19: Lone Star Kashmir FC's home games shifted to Jammu] ''Brighter Kashmir''. Retrieved 31 July 2021</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-2nd-division-2019-lonestar-kashmir-participation/92bwz5x6muyo1u8z97oid3wls|title=I-League 2nd Division 2019: Uncertainty over Lone Star Kashmir FC's participation in final round|website=Goal.com|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-2nd-division-2018-19-lone-star-kashmir-home-games/1fasf2rs1jn7l1o2uvu4skq5j0|title=I-League 2nd Division 2018-19: Lone Star Kashmir FC's home games shifted to Jammu|website=Goal.com|access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>

==Players==
===Senior team squad===
{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Sk. Moiduk Islam}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Rahul Baishnab Jaydebdas}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Basalt Javaid Shah}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Farzaan Fayaz}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Atinder Mani}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Muhammad Asrar Rehbar}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=India|pos=MF|name=Zubair Bashir}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Waqar Ahmad Malik}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Karun Raina}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Faisal Rashid}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=PAN|pos=FW|name=Rogelio Juárez}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Vivek Gulati}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Mir Abdul Hanan|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Gagandeep Singh Ghattaura}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Muzammil Muzhar Khan}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Faisal Wangnoo}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Muhammad Rashid Nalakath}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Gulshan Kumar}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=India|pos=DF|name=Sowban Hilal Sidiqui}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Paviter Singh}}
{{fs end}}

==Managerial history==
<small>updated on 14 February 2020 </small>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Name!!Nationality!!From!!class="unsortable"|To!!P!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Win%
|-
|rowspan="1" align="left" |Hilal Rasool
|rowspan="1" align="left" | {{IND}}
|align=left|2015<ref>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/a-licence-to-coach-a-first-from-j-k/story-8b8qwXsJwDipU0KoJuy4aN_amp.html A license to coach, first from the Jammu & Kashmir] ''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 28 February 2021</ref>
|align=left|2017
{{WDL|14|8|3|3|for=22|against=14}}
|-
|rowspan="1" align="left" |Clebson Duarte da Silva
|rowspan="1" align="left" | {{BRA}}
|align=left|2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/sports/two-kashmir-i-league-clubs-get-foreign-coaches/?amp|title=Two Kashmir I-League clubs get foreign coaches|website=Greater Kashmir|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Clebson Duarte da Silva new coach of Lonestar Kashmir|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1210630492401075&id=577602115703919|work=Lonestar Kashmir|access-date=8 March 2018|date=8 March 2018}}</ref>
|align=left|2019
{{WDL|9|0|2|7|for=9|against=18}}
|-
|rowspan="1" align="left" |Miquel Llado Plana
|rowspan="1" align="left" | {{ESP}}
|align=left|2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/mikillado?lang=en|title=Miquel Llado Plana|website=Twitter.com|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>
|align=left|2019
{{WDL|7|1|2|4|for=8|against=13}}
|-
|rowspan="1" align="left" |[[Kenichi Yatsuhashi]]
|rowspan="1" align="left" | {{JPN}}
|align=left|2019<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.indianfootballnetwork.com/discussion/2144/indian-football-transfer-news-2019-20-rumours-gossips-signings/p191|title=Indian Football Transfer News 2019-20, Rumours, Gossips, Signings|website=forum.indianfootballnetwork.com|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>
|align=left|2020
{{WDL|7|1|2|4|for=8|against=13}}
|-
|}

==Former players==
===Foreign players===
* {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Lancine Touré]] (2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=LoneStar Kashmir hold Fateh Hyderabad in I-league 2nd Division|url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/lonestar_kashmir_hold_fateh_hyderabad_in_second_division|work=khelnow.com |accessdate= 25 November 2018}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Tabillon (2017–2018)<ref>[https://www.footballcounter.com/2017/kenkre-fc-split-points-lonestar-kashmir-1-1-draw/ Kenkre FC split points with Lonestar Kashmir in 1-1 draw] ''Football Counter''. Retrieved 25 October 2021.</ref>
* {{flagicon|BHU}} [[Lhendup Dorji (footballer)|Lhendup Dorji]] (2019)<ref>{{cite web|title=Lhendup Dorji to play with Lonestar Kashmir FC in India|url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/lhendup-dorji-to-play-with-lonestar-kashmir-fc-in-india/|website=kuenselonline.com |access-date= 9 January 2019}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|NGA}} Adeyemi Wahab Lasisi (2019)<ref>[https://theawayend.co/2019/04/07/2nd-division-league-matchday-13/ 2nd Division League: Matchday 13 [30/03-06/04]] ''The Away End''. Retrieved 30 October 2021.</ref>
* {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Jagaba Hamza]] (2019–2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/sports/2nd-division-i-league-lone-star-kashmir-fc-start-campaign-with-3-2-win-over-ara-fc|title=2nd Division I-League: Lone Star Kashmir FC start campaign with 3-2 win over ARA FC|website=Greater Kashmir|access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Maxwell Ellon (2019–2020)<ref>[https://www.kolkatafootball.com/aiff_2nd_divn_ileague_2019-20/result.html 13th AIFF HERO I-LEAGUE 2019-20: FIXTURES AND RESULTS] Kolkata Football. ''kolkatafootball.com''. Retrieved 30 October 2021.</ref>
* {{flagicon|PAN}} [[Rogelio Juárez]] (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/lonestarkfc|title=Wishing you the best of luck for your future endeavours Rogelio!|publisher=facebook.com|access-date=25 October 2021}}</ref>

==Honours==
===League===
*'''[[I-League 2nd Division]]'''
**Runners-up (2): [[2015 I-League 2nd Division|2014–15]],<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2015/regular-season/r31010/ 2015 I-League 2nd Division results and statistics] ''Soccerway'' Retrieved 23 February 2021</ref> [[2016 I-League 2nd Division|2015–16]]<ref>[http://i-league.org/second-division-league/statistics-2nd-division/ Statistics: 2nd Division I-League] ''I-League.org'' Retrieved 22 February 2021</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of football clubs in India]]
*[[Sports in Jammu and Kashmir]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://khelnow.com/football/team/lonestar-kashmir-football-club Lonestar Kashmir Football Club] at ''Khel Now''
*[https://www.the-aiff.com/club/10721 Lonestar Kashmir FC profile] at ''the-aiff.com''
*[https://betsapi.com/t/1771/Lonestar-Kashmir-FC/p.1 Lonestar Kashmir FC fixtures and results] at ''betsapi.com''

{{I-League 2nd Division}}
{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Lonestar Kashmir FC]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 2013]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division clubs]]
[[Category:Football in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Sport in Srinagar]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Jammu and Kashmir]]

Lonestar Kashmir FC - Revision history

CleanupBot at 05:06, 11 December 2022