1 Ladakh FC is the first-ever professional football club in the picturesque state of Ladakh. Located at an altitude of 11,000 feet above sea level, the club is chasing green goals off-the-field, aiming to be the cleanest and greenest club in India, with a target to attain Net Zero Carbon by 2025.
Here’s everything you need to know about the club: 1 Ladakh FC
- Eco-Friendly Kit: The players will wear an eco-friendly kit manufactured by Danish brand Hummel. It has a dry-dye concept with zero water consumption and zero waste-water discharges. This will reduce energy consumption by 50 per cent.
- Cycling to Training Ground: The entire squad will have to cycle from the hotel to their training ground in Leh. This is part of the team’s zero plastic policy.
- Customized Aluminum Water Bottles: As part of their Zero Plastic policy, all the players will have their customized aluminum water bottles which they will have to carry everywhere they go.
- Participation in Green Initiatives: As part of their contracts, players will have to participate in initiatives such as cleaning rivulets and community awareness programs in Ladakh.
1 Ladakh FC: Ladakh’s First Professional Football Club
- Home Advantage: Scouting local players, the club aims to have a natural advantage over visiting teams, for whom playing at a high altitude will be a big challenge. Oxygen levels are at an average of 65 per cent and can drop even lower, making it very difficult for people to breathe.
- Green Sponsorship: ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has joined the sustainability cause as the chief sponsor, while Danish brand Hummel has taken the role of eco-friendly kit sponsor.
- Football in Ladakh: Ladakh has received a massive boost in football in the past year. Its first step was being affiliated with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in February last year. Women’s football isn’t far behind.
- League Participation: From May this year, the Ladakh Football Association will start a league in both their districts – Leh and Kargil – and the winner should get into the 2nd Division of the I-League.
- Unique Idea: For the trials of the team, the club is going to call on all the ice hockey players and those who compete in winter sports.
- Green Initiative: “Steps like these will form a very important stepping stone in our plan to become the cleanest and greenest club in India, with a target to attain Net Zero Carbon by 2025,” said the club on Twitter. The goal is to set an example for other clubs across the country.
1 Ladakh FC: Ladakh’s First Professional Football Club
1 Ladakh FC: Ladakh and Ladakhis have always had a special place in their hearts for football, and the green initiative is surely going to draw eyeballs from the world over. The club is preparing for the Leh District Football League in May as well as the inaugural Ladakh Football League expected in the year 2023.
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