Delhi United FC explained

Clubname:Delhi United
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Fullname:Delhi United Football Club[1]
Nickname:Delhi-Red
Capacity:35,000
Owner:United Soccer Pvt. Ltd.
Chairman:Krishna Nand Tripathi
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Ayush Bhuttan
League:FD A-Division
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Website:https://delhiunitedfc.com/

Delhi United FC (formerly Delhi United Soccer Club)[2] is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi,[3] that competes in the FD A-Division.[4] They play most of their home games at Ambedkar Stadium.[5]

The club also operate a youth football academy, headquartered in Dwarka.[6]

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 (also known as Delhi Soccer Association).[7] 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 match which is still the highest scoring game in Delhi's top flight. In 2010–11, the club focused its attention to I-League 2nd Division and strengthened their squad by signing some top Delhi players. Their hard work finally paid off and they became champions of the Senior Division by defeating Shahdara FC in final with a score of 3–2. Delhi United gave the best performance in Durand Cup 2012, qualifying for quarterfinals by defeating Indian Navy and Army Green in qualifying rounds. Winning the Senior Division finally confirmed their participation in I-League 2nd Division for the 2012–13 campaign. They performed well in the I-League's second tier and were the best team from North India.

Delhi United again participated in I-League 2nd Division in 2016–17 season, and secured third spot in the final round. In April 2017, Shaji Prabhakaran was appointed president, also serving as director of the club.[8] [9] Ahead of the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division season, they roped in Portuguese manager Hugo Martins.[10] Their campaign ended in the Group stages after finishing fourth with 9 points.[11] In 2018, the club took part in J&K Invitational Cup in Srinagar.[12] [13]

I-League

On 21 September 2018, it was revealed that both Mumbai FC and Delhi United FC had submitted documents for direct-entry into the I-League. On 27 January 2020, a Delhi based fan club of former Indian Super League outfit Delhi Dynamos, Dynamos Ultras were handed over operational activities of the club.[14] Aditya Raghav was appointed as the new team manager, and Ayush Bhuttan was appointed as the new head coach. Under the new management, club played 3 matches, before season was put on hold due to coronavirus pandemic outbreak.

Stadium

Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi used to be the clubs' home ground for the DSA Senior Division. It has also hosted I-League 2nd Division matches for the club.[15] It has a capacity of 30,000 spectators.

Players

First team squad

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Current staff

[17]

PositionName
Owner Krishnanand Tripathi
Head coach Ayush Bhuttan
Team manager Aditya Raghav
Technical director Varun Batra

Managerial record

updated on 7 April 2020

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
scope=row style=text-align:leftClebson Duarte Da Silva20162017
scope=row style=text-align:leftHugo Martins[18] 20182019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Delhi Senior Division League: All clubs. footballdelhi.com. 6 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211108022024/https://www.footballdelhi.com/division/all-clubs/. 8 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Mumbai's Kenkre FC name squad for 2nd Division I-League. 5 March 2013. 7 March 2023. Arunava. Chaudhuri. sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. 7 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230307142309/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/mumbais-kenkre-fc-name-squad-for-2nd-division-i-league.
  3. Web site: एनआरटीले विदेशी कोटामा भित्र्यायो ३ क्यामरुनी र २ भारतीय खेलाडी. NRT has brought in 3 Cameroonian and 2 Indian players in the foreign quota. 20 February 2023. sabaikhel.com. ne. 28 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230228125412/https://sabaikhel.com/football/nrt-team/. 28 February 2023.
  4. Web site: Delhi Senior Division League . 1 January 2021 . 8 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108015816/https://www.footballdelhi.com/competitions/senior-division/ .
  5. Web site: International Journal of Yoga, Physiotherapy and Physical Education. 4 February 2012. 5 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003228/http://www.sportsjournal.in/index.php/football/f-feature/460-delhi-united-football-club.
  6. Web site: No Money, More Problems. Rinchen. Norbu. millenniumpost.in. The Millennium Post India. New Delhi. 5 January 2014. 29 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210615131943/https://www.millenniumpost.in/no-money-more-problems-193271. 15 June 2021.
  7. News: Josh. Sumit. 8 May 2018. Football Delhi: A Complete Revival of The Game in The Capital. 11 December 2021. Thequint. The Quint. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211074618/https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/football-delhi-a-complete-revival-of-the-game-in-the-capital. 11 December 2021. en.
  8. Web site: Interview: Shaji Prabhakaran ventures into his latest project – Delhi United FC. 2020-10-12. validate.perfdrive.com. 2022-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904101253/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/interview-shaji-prabhakaran-ventures-latest-project-delhi-united-fc.
  9. News: Mullick. Sudipto. 2017-09-11. Interview: Shaji Prabhakaran ventures into his latest project – Delhi United FC. 2020-10-10. www.sportskeeda.com. en-us. 2022-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904101253/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/interview-shaji-prabhakaran-ventures-latest-project-delhi-united-fc.
  10. News: Hugo Martins named Delhi United Football Club coach. Business Standard India. 1 February 2018. 28 February 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006235052/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/hugo-martins-named-delhi-united-football-club-coach-118020100982_1.html. live.
  11. Web site: Delightful Neroca Desperate To Break Second Division Jinx. i-league.org. 18 April 2021. 24 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180924184509/http://i-league.org/2nd-division-league/delightful-neroca-desperate-to-break-second-division-jinx/. live.
  12. Web site: Abid. Khan. J&K Invitational Cup-2018: Real Kashmir FC, Minerva Punjab FC joint winners. 24 October 2018. 28 September 2021. greaterkashmir.com. Greater Kashmir. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928114155/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/amp/story/sports/jk-invitational-cup-2018-real-kashmir-fc-minerva-punjab-fc-joint-winners. 28 September 2021.
  13. Web site: J&K Invitational Cup-2018: Real Kashmir FC and Minerva Punjab FC declared joint winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20200714122945/https://theawayend.co/2018/10/25/jk-invitational-cup-2018-real-kashmir-fc-and-minerva-punjab-fc-declared-joint-winners/. Nehal. 25 October 2018. 14 July 2020. theawayend.co. The Away End India. 26 February 2022.
  14. News: Dynamos Ultras, Defunct-Delhi Dynamos Supporter Group, to Manage Delhi United FC . News18 . 9 February 2020 . 8 December 2020 . 6 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200406200851/https://www.news18.com/news/football/dynamos-ultras-defunct-delhi-dynamos-supporter-group-to-manage-delhi-united-fc-2493063.html . live .
  15. https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/2nd-division-i-league-delhi-united-pune-city-reserves/jpi8erdjl7z1o050ovkmcg4w 2nd Division I-league: Delhi United and Pune City reserves play out 3-3 draw
  16. Web site: Delhi United FC on Instagram: "Our squad for the ongoing DSA Senior Division. #DelhiUnited #DynamosUltras #FootballDelhi #DUFC" .
  17. Web site: The Management & Members−Delhi United SC. delhiunitedfc.com. 7 April 2020. 26 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170826134636/http://delhiunitedfc.com/the-management/. live.
  18. News: Hugo Martins named Delhi United Football Club coach. Business Standard India. 1 February 2018. 28 February 2021. 6 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211006235052/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/hugo-martins-named-delhi-united-football-club-coach-118020100982_1.html. live.

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