I-LEAGUE Media Team

NEW DELHI: Lone Star Kashmir FC takes part in the U-19 I-League from the Rest of India zone. They also start their campaign in the Second Division League 2014/15.

However, not many know about the Club who are going to make their football debut nationally this season.

The Club is registered with the Jammu & Kashmir Football Association and they participate in all the major tournaments of the State.

In the end of the 2013 season, the LoneStar-Group owned Club got registered under the private companies act as per the AIFF Club licensing criteria. The idea was to introduce a Kashmir-based club in the professional football map of the country. The club is based at Srinagar and has its branch office at Jammu as well.

Lone Star is now the sponsor of the Club.

Mr. Iftikhar A. Lone is the owner and Chairman of the Club, while Mr. N A Khan, Former President JKFA is the Executive Director, and Majid Yousuf is the General Manager of the Club.

The current Head Coach of the Team, Hilal Rasool, is an AFC ‘A’ License Coach. He is joined in by former AIFF Academy coach Sajid Dar, who is recently appointed as the Technical Director of the Club.

The Club have also appointed a good panel of Assistant Coaches for various age-group teams and youth development programmes.

The top 22 players from J&K State are contracted with the Club and they are involved in full preparation for making their debut in the Second Division League. The club also have a good combination of Foreign and outside State Players.

Owing to the unprecedented conditions caused by the flood this year, all the activities were suspended in the Valley. However, the Club are gradually getting back to these activities in Jammu this winter.

The Club are currently preparing for the U-19 I-League in full swing.