| Competition: | Delhi Premier League |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Dates: | 15 July – 29 September |
| Winners: | Vatika FC (1st title) |
| Matches: | 110 |
| Total Goals: | 403 |
| Best Player: | Ajay Singh |
| Highest Scoring: | Friends United 8–0 Hindustan FC |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
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.[1] [2]
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.[3] [4]
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.[2]
A total of ten clubs from the previous edition were joined by Vatika FC who were the league's first entrants through bidding.[2]
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.[2]
Eleven teams competed in the first edition of Delhi Premier League.[5] [6]
| Teams | Venues |
|---|---|
| Delhi FC | |
| Hindustan FC | |
| Royal Rangers FC | |
| Friends United FC | |
| Garhwal FC | |
| Tarun Sangha FC | |
| Rangers SC | |
| Sudeva Delhi FC | |
| Uttarakhand FC | |
| Vatika FC |
Ajay Singh of Friends United FC won the Player of the tournament award for scoring 24 goals in 20 games.[7]