Delhi Football Club is an Indian professional

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club based in

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. Founded in 1994, the club competes in both

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and

Delhi Premier League 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 ...

. The club will compete in

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, the second tier of Indian football, following

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after winning

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season.

History

Delhi FC was founded in 1994 and competed in lower local divisions until 2009, when it was promoted to FD Senior Division. Affiliated with

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, the club is regularly participating in the top division of

Delhi Football League 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 ...

system, Delhi Premier League. In August 2020,

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owner Ranjit Bajaj took over Delhi FC by buying 90% stake in the club after selling

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to RoundGlass completely. Delhi FC participated in the 130th edition of

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and reached the quarter-finals, after beating ISL side

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in their final group match. In May 2023, the club clinched their first ever I-League 2 title and gained promotion to the I-League for the first time, becoming the first team from Delhi to achieve promotion to this league on sporting merit. The club appointed

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as head coach for their debut season in I-League.

Stadium

Ambedkar Stadium Dr. Ambedkar Stadium is a football stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium is named in honour of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, famous social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution. It was earlier known as the Corporation Stadium. It also hel ...

, located in

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, is the home ground of Delhi FC. The club also plays some matches at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Supporters

A group, known as Dynamos Ultras (former ''Delhi Dynamos FC'' fans) supports this Delhi-based club.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Players

Out on loan

Personnel

Statistics and records

Seasons

; Key * Tms. = Number of teams * Pos. = Position in league * Attendance/G = Average league attendance

Honours

Domestic leagues

* I-League 2nd Division/I-League 2 **Champions (1):

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**Third place (1):

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* FD Senior Division/Delhi Premier League **Champions (1): 2021–22 **Runners-up (1): 2022-23 **Runners-up (1):

(Delhi 2nd Division Qualifiers) *DSA A Division **Runners-up (1): 2009 *DSA B Division **Champions (1): 2001

Domestic cups

Bordoloi Trophy The Bordoloi Trophy, also known as the Bharat Ratna Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy, is a premier annual Indian football tournament held in Guwahati and organized by Guwahati Sports Association (GSA). The tournament was first started in 1952 ...

**Champions (1): 2022 *Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial Tournament **Champions (1): 2022 *Shandar Football Tournament **Champions (1): 2021 *Shaheed Bhagat Singh Cup **Champions (1): 2022 *Chakradhar Deka Memorial Cup **Champions (1): 2022 *All Open Football Tournament **Champions (1): 2022

Futsal

Domestic leagues

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**Champions (1): 2021–22 *Football Delhi Futsal League **Champions (1): 2021

Affiliated club(s)

The following clubs are currently affiliated with Delhi FC: * Minerva Academy FC (2020–present) * Techtro Lucknow FC (2020–present) *

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(2020–present)

Futsal

The club's

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team takes part in the Delhi Futsal League, and won the 2021 edition. They also won the

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edition of the

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, becoming the first Indian team to qualify for AFC Futsal Club Championship, which was eventually cancelled.

References

External links

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History

Stadium

Supporters

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Players

Out on loan

Personnel

Statistics and records

Seasons

Honours

Domestic leagues

Domestic cups

Futsal

Domestic leagues

Affiliated club(s)

Futsal

References

Further reading

External links