Simla Youngs Football Club was an Indian
football
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club from
New Delhi
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. 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
The Indian football league system is the league structure of football club competitions in India. The highest level of men's club football competition in India is the Indian Super League. Indian Women's League, founded in 2016, is the highest l ...
. They also competed in the
DSA Senior Division
The Delhi Football League is organised by Football Delhi (FD) as a ladder-based State football leagues in India, state association football, football competition involving a total of #Competition structure, four divisions and over 80 teams in th ...
.
History
Simla Youngs FC was founded in 1936 in
Simla
Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, the ...
part of Delhi, and have since participated in various amateur tournaments.
In January 2011, they were officially certified by the
All India Football Federation
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the national governing body of football in India. It is a member of FIFA, the international governing body of football and affiliated to Asian Football Confederation.
It is affiliated to Ministry o ...
to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of
football in India
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. They later roped in Japanese manager
Michiteru Mita
is a Japanese former footballer and current manager of the Northern Mariana Islands national football team.
Managerial statistics
References
External links
Mita Michiteruofficial website
Mita Michiteru InterviewFrom the Asian Pitch-JFA ...
as their new head coach.
Honours
League
*
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 ...
**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 Football Club. The tournament was first started in 1978 in the memor ...
**Champions (2): 1979, 1985
See also
*
List of football clubs in Delhi
References
External links
Simla Youngs website
Football clubs in New Delhi
Association football clubs established in 1936
1936 establishments in India
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