Football Delhi Senior Division League

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FD Senior Division
Organising bodyFootball Delhi
CountryIndia
Number of teams10 (Premier League)
Level on pyramid4 (Indian football league system)
Promotion toI-League 2nd division
Relegation toFD A Division
Domestic cup(s)Durand Cup (invitational)
Current championsDelhi
(1st title)
Most championshipsIndian Air Force (8 titles)
TV partnersSportsCast India
(YouTube live streaming)
Websitehttps://www.footballdelhi.com/
Current: 2021–22

Football Delhi Senior Division League (FD Senior Division),[1] previously known as DSA Senior Division, is the top state-level football league in Delhi, India.[2] It is the highest level inter-city league played in the capital. Competition is conducted by Football Delhi,[3] official governing body of Delhi region under AIFF. From this league, players are selected to represent Delhi in Santosh Trophy.

History[]

The first parent body of Delhi football was formed in 1926, with professor Mohammed Zubair Qureishi as secretary. There was no proper local league but the clubs used to participate in private tournaments organised by sport enthusiasts. Due to the violence and upheaval caused by the Partition of India, the Delhi League was suspended after 1946. It resumed in 1948 and the oldest club in the capital Young Men has won it that year. From 1948 onwards, the Delhi League took a particular shape. It had three divisions. The top 10 teams played in the A division, on a double-leg basis, with all matches being held at the Ambedkar Stadium, earlier known as the Delhi Gate Stadium. The B and C division matches took place at either the nearby Crescent Ground or the President’s Estate Ground. Except for transport allowance, kit and refreshment, there was no payment to the players. However, club officials would strive to get their top players jobs in leading public sector concerns like Delhi Audit, Northern Railway, State Bank of India, Central Secretariat Service, Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking (DESU), Food Corporation of India (FCI) and so on. A competitive institutional league was also held annually.[4]

Structure[]

After the preliminary stage, top teams from each group move on to the final round, Delhi Premier League. Top team at the end of final round shall be declared the champion. The last two teams are usually relegated to A Division.[5]

Current teams[]

Venues[]

Usually most of league matches are played at Ambedkar Stadium or Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex, both of which are located in New Delhi.[5]

Top division results by year[]

The Delhi League was started in 1948, but has not been finished on twelve occasions. From 1985, a new format, Super League (two groups followed by knock-out semifinals and final), was adopted.[6][7]

Year Winner Runners-up Note
1948 Youngmen SC Data not available
1949 Raisina Sporting
1950 Simla Youngs FC
1951 Youngmen SC
1952 Simla Youngs FC
1953 New Delhi Heroes FC
1954 New Delhi Heroes FC
1955 New Delhi Heroes FC
1956 New Delhi Heroes FC
1957 Youngmen SC
1958 New Delhi Heroes FC
1959 New Delhi Heroes FC
1960 City Club
1961 Raisina Sporting
1962 Raisina Sporting
1963 City Club
1964 City Club
1965 Youngmen SC
1966 President's Estate
1967 President's Estate
1968 None Unfinished
1969 Youngmen SC
1970 None Unfinished
1971 Indian Air Force
1972 Simla Youngs FC
1973 Simla Youngs FC
1974 None Unfinished
1975 Indian Air Force
1976 Simla Youngs FC
1977–1981 None Unfinished due to fractionalism
1982 Not held
1983 None Unfinished
1984 None Unfinished
1985 Moonlight FC Simla Youngs FC
1986 Garhwal Heroes Youngsters FC
1987 None Unfinished
1988 Shastri FC and Moonlight FC Joint Winners
1989 Shastri FC and Moonlight FC Joint Winners
1990 Moonlight FC
1991 Students Club Simla Youngs FC
1992 Shastri FC Special Area Games
1993 South India FC Simla Youngs FC
1994 Shastri FC Indian National FC
1995 Mughals SC Shastri FC
1996 Shastri FC Hindustan FC
1997 City Club Indian Air Force
1998 Indian Air Force Hindustan FC
1999 Indian National FC Shastri FC
2000 Indian National FC Hindustan FC
2001–2002 Hindustan FC Indian National FC
2002 Indian Air Force Hindustan FC
2003 Indian Air Force Tarun Sangha FC
2004 Indian Air Force, Palam Indian Air Force
2005 Simla Youngs FC Hindustan FC
2006-07 Indian Air Force Indian National FC
2007-2008 New Delhi Heroes FC Indian National FC
2008-2009 Indian National FC Hindustan FC
2009 Hindustan FC and Indian National FC Joint winners
2010 Not known
2011-12 Delhi United FC Shahadra FC
2013 Garhwal Heroes FC Goodwill FC
2013-2014 Indian National FC Garhwal Heroes FC
2014-2015
2016 Not held
2017
2018 Indian Air Force
2019 Garhwal FC Indian Air Force
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Indian Air Force Delhi FC
2021–22 Delhi FC

References[]

  1. ^ "Senior Division | Football Delhi". Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ Choudhuri, Arunava. "Delhi Senior Division to kick-off July 30". arunfoot.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ^ "The history and the current status of football in Delhi". chaseyoursport.com. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ Kapadia, Novy. "Delhi Football - A trip down memory lane". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "DSA Senior Division Open League begins Tuesday". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  6. ^ "India - List of Delhi League Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  7. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Champions of the Delhi Football League (DSA Senior Division)". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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