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DSA Senior Division
The Delhi Football League is organised by Football Delhi (FD) as a ladder-based state football competition involving a total of four divisions and over 80 teams in the Indian state of Delhi. Delhi Premier League is the top-division, started in 1948 as DSA Senior Division. History The first parent body of Delhi football was formed in 1926, with professor Mohammed Zubair Qureishi as secretary. There was no proper local league but the clubs used to participate in private tournaments organised by sport enthusiasts. Due to the violence and upheaval caused by the Partition of India, the Delhi League was suspended after 1946. It resumed in 1948 and the oldest club in the capital Young Men has won it that year. From 1948 onwards, the Delhi League took a particular shape. It had three divisions. The top 10 teams played in the A division, on a double-leg basis, with all matches being held at the Ambedkar Stadium, earlier known as the Delhi Gate Stadium. The B and C division matches took p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Delhi
Football Delhi (formerly Delhi Soccer Association) is one of the 37 Indian state football associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation. It is the state-level governing body of football-related sports in Delhi, India. The Delhi football team is also administered by Football Delhi. Competitions Men's Football Delhi organises Delhi Football League as ladder-based competition, of which Delhi Premier League is the highest state-level competition. Delhi Premier League operates on promotion-relegation with FD Senior Division League. A-Division operates on promotion-relegation with FD B-Division, which operates likewise with FD C-Division. Women's * FD Women's Premier League * FD Women's Championship Futsal * FD Futsal League * FD Futsal League (Women's) Youth * Delhi Youth League (U-13, U-15, U-18) See also *Football in India *Indian football league system *I-League *I-League Second Division *Santosh Trophy *Durand Cup *Futsal Club Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindustan FC
Hindustan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi. Affiliated with Football Delhi (FD), the club last participated in Delhi Premier League. Founded in 1948, Hindustan predominantly participated in I-League 2nd Division, which was then second tier of Indian football league system. They use Ambedkar Stadium as home ground, in addition to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for selected matches. History Formation and early history Hindustan FC was founded in 1948 in New Delhi. Thus it, owned and run by Bengalis, became one of the oldest football clubs in the capital city of India. The club has been affiliated with Delhi Soccer Association (DSA), which is now known as Football Delhi, and participate in the DSA Senior Division league (now named Delhi Premier League). They for the first time lifted the regional league title in 2001–02 season, while club's goalkeeper Salim Ansari was presented the player of the year award. In November 2002, Hindustan partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Delhi Premier League
The 2022–23 Delhi Premier League was the first season of Delhi Premier League as a top-tier football league under the Delhi Football League. The season started on July 15, and ended on September 29, 2022. Delhi FC were the defending champions. Matches were played in Ambedkar Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. Debutants Vatika FC were the winners of the league title. Changes in format Delhi Premier League, which acted as a final round in the previous edition broke away from the FD Senior Division league to became the top tier league in Delhi, while the former became a second tier league. A total of ten clubs from the previous edition were joined by Vatika FC who were the league's first entrants through bidding. For the first time ever, the teams played double round robin matches thereby increasing the number of games to 110 with 20 matches per side. Teams Eleven teams competed in the first edition of Delhi Premier League. Standings Awards Ajay Singh of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 FD Senior Division
The 2021–22 FD Senior Division was the top-tier football season of Delhi Football League. The season started on October 9, 2021, and commenced on January 7, 2022. Previously, a short format tournament was held for the I-League Qualifiers. Format 18 teams are divided in two groups, comprising 10 teams in group A and 8 teams in group B. Group stage matches will be played in robin round basis. Five teams from each group will qualify for the inaugural Delhi Premier League. Premier League will be played in round robin format. 10 teams will play each other once and league leader will be adjudged the winner. Bottom teams could be relegated to lower division. Teams 18 teams took part in the 2021 regular edition of the league: Group A * Indian Air Force FC *Royal Rangers FC *Youngmen SC *City FC *Tarun Sangha FC *Uttarakhand FC *National United SC *Ahbab FC *Jaguar FC *Friends United FC Group B *Delhi FC *Garhwal FC *Delhi United FC *Hindustan FC *Shastri FC *Rangers SC *Sudeva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Delhi 2nd Division Qualifiers
The 2021 Delhi 2nd Division Qualifiers was a qualification tournament for the 2021 I-League Qualifiers organized by Football Delhi. The qualification tournament was originally set to begin from May, but it was postponed and kicked off on July 17. The 10 teams were divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group are advancing to the semi-finals. Delhi FC and Garhwal FC Garhwal Football Club (also known as Garhwal Heroes FC) is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi. The club lifted its first FD Senior Division league title in 1986, which became one of the most successful seasons in their hist ... were nominated for 2021 I-League Qualifiers. Teams A total of 10 teams participates in the league. Teams were divided into groups A and B: Standings Group A Group B Knockout stage Bracket References {{Sports leagues of India Football in Delhi 3 2021–22 in Indian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 FD Senior Division
The 2019 FD Senior Division is the top tier football league in the state of Delhi. The season started on Saturday, 10th March 2019. Format 16 teams are divided in two groups, comprising 8 teams in group A and 8 teams in group B. Group stage matches will be played in robin round basis. Four teams from each group will qualify for super 8. Premier League will be played in round robin format. 8 teams will play each other once and league leader will be adjudged the winner. Bottom teams could be relegated to lower division. Teams 16 teams took part in the 2021 regular edition of the league: Group A * Indian Air Force FC * Delhi FC * Garhwal FC * National United FC * Sudeva Delhi FC * Hindustan FC * Ahbab FC * Jaguar FC Group B * Youngmen SC * City FC * Tarun Sangha FC * Delhi United FC Delhi United FC (formerly Delhi United Soccer Club) is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi, that competes in the FD A-Division. They play most of their home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi United FC
Delhi United FC (formerly Delhi United Soccer Club) is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi, that competes in the FD A-Division. They play most of their home games at Ambedkar Stadium. The club was established in 1995. They have previously participated in the 2012 Durand Cup. History Delhi United Football Club, earlier named as ''Gorkha Heroes'', was founded in 1995 by Lal Bahadur Basnet. The club is affiliated with Football Delhi (formerly known as ''Delhi Soccer Association''). Gorkha Heroes were playing in lower division of DSA League till 2007, until B. S. Mehra took over the club management. In 2007, Gorkha Heroes became champions of B Division without losing a single match, and got promoted to A Division. Their superb form continued as they were crowned overall champions in 2008–09, keeping unbeaten record intact. In 2009, the name was changed to Delhi United FC. In Senior Division 2009–10 season, they defeated City FC with a score of 13–0 in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simla Youngs FC
Simla Youngs Football Club was an Indian football club from New Delhi. Formed in 1936, it has been an amateur team, but in January 2011 they participated in the 2nd Division, then second tier of Indian football league system. They also competed in the DSA Senior Division. History Simla Youngs FC was founded in 1936 in Simla part of Delhi, and have since participated in various amateur tournaments. In January 2011, they were officially certified by the All India Football Federation to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of football in India. They later roped in Japanese manager Michiteru Mita as their new head coach. Honours League *Delhi Football League **Champions (6): 1950, 1952, 1972, 1973, 1976, 2005 **Runner-up (3): 1985, 1991, 1993 Cup *Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup, also known as the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Football Tournament, is an Indian association football tournament held in Delhi and organized by Shastri Footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSSSF
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) is an international organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football. The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around the world. History This enterprise, according to its founders, was created in January 1994 by three regulars of the Rec.Sport.Soccer (RSS) Usenet newsgroup: Lars Aarhus, Kent Hedlundh, and Karel Stokkermans. It was originally known as the "North European Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation", but the geographical reference was dropped as its membership from other regions grew. The RSSSF has members and contributors from all around the world and has spawned seven spin-off projects to more closely follow the leagues of that project's home country. The spin-off projects are dedicated to Albania, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Poland (90minut.pl), Romania, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, and the Supreme Court of India. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the NDMC, which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district. Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with both the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part of the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire NCT along with adjoining districts in neighbouring states, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. The foundation stone of New Delhi was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-sports stadium located in New Delhi, India. It is named after the first Prime Minister of India. Primarily a venue for football and athletics, it is an all-seated 60,254 capacity stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It is the fourth largest stadium in India, 27th largest stadium in Asia and the 103rd largest stadium in the world, in terms of seating capacity. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was originally constructed by the Government of India to host the athletic events and ceremonies of the 1982 Asian Games. It also hosted the 1989 Asian Championships in Athletics. The stadium was substantially renovated and modernised for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, hosting all the track and field events and opening and closing ceremon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
