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Delhi
Full nameDelhi Football Club
Short nameDFC
Founded1994;30 years ago(1994)
GroundAmbedkar Stadium
Capacity35,000
OwnerRanjit Bajaj
Head coachYan Law
LeagueI-League
Delhi Premier League
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Departments of Delhi FC
Football
(Men's) 		Futsal
(Men's) 		Football
(Reserves & academy)

Delhi Football Clubis an Indian professionalfootballclub based inDelhi.[1]Founded in 1994, the club competes in bothI-LeagueandDelhi Premier League.[2][3]The club debuted in2023–24 I-League,the second tier ofIndian football,followingpromotionafter winning2022–23 I-League 2season.

History[edit]

Delhi FC was founded in 1994 and competed in lower local divisions until 2009, when it was promoted to FD Senior Division.[4]Affiliated withFootball Delhi,[5]the club is regularly participating in the top division ofDelhi Football Leaguesystem, Delhi Premier League.[6]

In August 2020,Minerva Academyowner Ranjit Bajaj took over Delhi FC by buying 90% stake in the club after sellingPunjab FCto RoundGlass completely.[7][8][9]

Delhi FC players in training, April 2023

Delhi FC participated in the130thedition ofDurand Cupand reached the quarter-finals, after beatingISLsideKerala Blastersin their final group match.[10][11]

In May 2023, the club clinched their first ever I-League 2 title and gained promotion to the I-League for the first time, becoming the first team from Delhi to achieve promotion to I-League on sporting merit.[12][3][13][14]The club appointedYan Lawas head coach for their debut season in I-League.[15]In September 2023, the club took part in the inaugural edition of Climate Cup inLadakh,in which they clinched title, defeating Tibet National Sports Association 6–0 in final.[16][17]

Stadium[edit]

Ambedkar Stadium

Ambedkar Stadium,located inFeroz Shah Kotla,is the home ground of Delhi FC. The club also plays some matches atJawaharlal Nehru Stadium.However, the club played the home matches of theirinaugural seasoninI-Leagueat Namdhari Stadium inPunjab.[18][19]

Kit manufacturers & shirt sponsors[edit]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2021—2023 Spartan —
2023 Astro Colordesign India[20]
2023—present Nivia Sports[21] Forza Football

Players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK IndiaIND Pawan Kumar
3 DF IndiaIND Gurtej Singh
4 DF TajikistanTJK Alisher Kholmurodov
6 MF IndiaIND Vanlalhriatzuala K.
7 FW JapanJPN Takuto Miki
8 MF IndiaIND Dhruv Sharma
10 FW BrazilBRA Sérgio Barboza
11 FW IndiaIND Himanshu Jangra
12 MF SenegalSEN Pape Gassama
15 FW IndiaIND Balwant Singh
16 FW BrazilBRA Hudson Jesus
17 DF IndiaIND Kitboklang Khyriem
21 GK IndiaIND Nitish Mehra
22 FW IndiaIND Bali Gagandeep
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW UzbekistanUZB Shokhrukhbek Muratov
26 MF IndiaIND Gaurav Rawat
27 FW IndiaIND Ankit Singh
28 MF IndiaIND Naorem Tondomba Singh(on loan fromMumbai City)
32 GK IndiaIND Naveen Kumar
33 DF IndiaIND Munmun Lugun
47 DF IndiaIND Raju Gaikwad
49 MF IndiaIND Girik Khosla
60 MF IndiaIND Suprodip Hazra
67 MF IndiaIND Rahul Rawat
84 MF IndiaIND Bhupinder Singh
— MF IndiaIND Fahad Temuri


Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF IndiaIND Anwar Ali(atMohun Bagan SGuntil July 2024)

Personnel[edit]

Current technical staff
Position Name
Owner IndiaRanjit Bajaj
Head coach IndiaYan Law
Assistant coach IndiaIsrail Gurung
Technical director IndiaSurinder Singh
Goalkeeping coach IndiaMannu Rao
Physio IndiaBhusan Dahikar

Statistics and records[edit]

Seasons[edit]

Season League
League Level P W D L GF GA Points Position
2021 Delhi 2nd Division Qualifiers III 6 4 1 1 25 9 10 2nd
2021 I-League Qualifiers II 7 5 1 1 18 4 16 3rd
2021-22 FD Senior Division III 16 13 1 2 62 11 40 1st
2022-23 Delhi Premier League IV 20 12 3 5 47 28 39 2nd
2022-23 I-League 2 III 12 7 2 3 26 9 23 1st
2023-24 I-League II 24 11 2 11 44 40 35 6th

Honours[edit]

Football[edit]

Domestic leagues[edit]

Domestic cups[edit]

  • Bordoloi Trophy
    • Champions (1): 2022[24]
  • Climate Cup
    • Champions (1): 2023[16]
  • Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2022[25]
  • Shandar Football Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2021[26]
  • Shaheed Bhagat Singh Cup
  • Chakradhar Deka Memorial Cup
    • Champions (1): 2022[29]
  • All Open Football Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2022[30]

Futsal[edit]

Affiliated clubs[edit]

The following clubs are currently affiliated with Delhi FC:

Futsal[edit]

Delhi FC player in action during the 2021 AIFF Futsal Club Championship

The club'sfutsalteam takes part in the Delhi Futsal League,[32][33]and won the 2021 edition.[34][35]They also won theinauguraledition of theAIFF Futsal Club Championship,[36][37][38][39]becoming the first Indian team to qualify forAFC Futsal Club Championship,which was eventually cancelled.[40][41]

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