Football Delhi Explained

Football Delhi (Delhi Soccer Association)
Abbrev:	FD
Sport:	Football
Jurisdiction:	Delhi
Aff:	All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters:	New Delhi
President:	Anuj Gupta
Secretary:	Aakash Narula
Url:	https://footballdelhi.com/

The Football Delhi,^[1] also known as Delhi Soccer Association,^{[2] [3]} is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation.^[4] It is the governing body of football-related sports in the National Capital Region (India).^[5] The Delhi football team is also administered by Football Delhi. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

State teams

Men

• Delhi football team
• Delhi under-20 football team
• Delhi under-15 football team
• Delhi under-13 football team

Women

• Delhi women's football team
• Delhi women's under-19 football team
• Delhi women's under-17 football team

Competitions

Club level

Men's

• Delhi Premier League^[6]
• FD Senior Division League^[7]
• FD A-Division
• FD B-Division^[8]
• FD C-Division

Women's

• FD Women's Premier League^[9]
• FD Women's B-Division League

Youth

• Delhi Future Stars Youth / Grassroot / School League^[10]

Futsal

• FD Futsal League^[11]
• FD Women's Futsal League

Other

• Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Cup

Pyramid

Men's

Delhi Football League
Tier	Division
1 (Level 5 on Indian Football pyramid)	Delhi Premier League ↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate
2 (Level 6 on Indian Football pyramid)	FD Senior Division League ↑promote ↓relegate
3 (Level 7 on Indian Football pyramid)	FD A-Division ↑promote↓relegate
4 (Level 8 on Indian Football pyramid)	FD B-Division ↑promote↓relegate
5 (Level 9 on Indian Football pyramid)	FD C-Division ↑promote

Women's

FD Women's League
Tier	Division
I (Level 2 on Indian Women's Football pyramid)	FD Women’s Premier League ↑promote (to Indian Women's League 2) ↓relegate
II (Level 3 on Indian Women's Football Pyramid)	FD Women’s Championship ↑promote

Evolution

Years		1826	1848– 2020	2020–2021	2021–2022	2022–present
Level
Men's
State leagues	1	Formation of Football Delhi (FD) as Delhi Soccer Association(DSA)	FD Senior Division League			Delhi Premier League
	2		None			FD Senior Division League
	3		None		FD A-Division
	4				FD B-Division
	5				FD C-Division
Women's
State leagues	1		None	FD Women’s Premier League

See also

• List of Indian state football associations
• Football in India
• Sport in Delhi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Josh. Sumit. 8 May 2018. Football Delhi: A Complete Revival of The Game in The Capital. 11 December 2021. www.thequint.com. 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.
2. Web site: TNN. Dec 29, 2017. DSA: Delhi Soccer Association to get a new name and logo Football News - Times of India. 2021-12-11. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. en. 11 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211071433/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/delhi-soccer-association-to-get-a-new-name-and-logo/articleshow/62292965.cms. live.
3. Web site: Arunava. Chaudhuri. List of Champions of the Delhi Football League (DSA Senior Division). https://web.archive.org/web/20201024220857/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dfl.html. 24 October 2020. indianfootball.de. 8 May 2021. dead.
4. Web site: AIFF. Football Delhi. AIFF. live. All India Football Federation. 11 December 2021. 11 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211071054/https://www.the-aiff.com/association/491.
5. Web site: Tibetan or Indian footballers? DSA goofs up yet again. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 March 2009. 6 January 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220106061348/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/tibetan-or-indian-footballers-dsa-goofs-up-yet-again/articleshow/4242682.cms. 6 January 2022.
6. Web site: Senior Division Football Delhi. 2021-12-11. en-US. 8 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211108015816/https://www.footballdelhi.com/competitions/senior-division/. live.
7. Web site: Senior Division Football Delhi. 2021-12-11. en-US. 8 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211108015816/https://www.footballdelhi.com/competitions/senior-division/. live.
8. Web site: 'B' Division League Football Delhi. 2021-12-11. en-US. 11 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211074103/https://www.footballdelhi.com/competitions/b-division-league/. live.
9. Web site: Women's League Football Delhi. 2021-12-11. en-US. 13 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200613214730/https://www.footballdelhi.com/womens-league/. live.
10. Web site: , – . twitter.com (FootballDelhi). Football Delhi. 8 February 2023. 8 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230208181758/https://twitter.com/FootballDelhi/status/1623374243151941644. 8 February 2023.
11. Web site: Futsal League Football Delhi. 2021-12-11. en-US. 11 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211192821/https://www.footballdelhi.com/futsal-league/. live.