Delhi Soccer Association

Delhi Soccer Association
(Football Delhi)

Sport	Football
Jurisdiction	Delhi
Abbreviation	DSA
Founded	1926 (1926)
Affiliation	All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters	New Delhi
President	Anuj Gupta
Secretary	Aakash Narula
Official website
footballdelhi.com

Former logo for Football Delhi (2017–23)

The Delhi Soccer Association, ^[1] also known as Football Delhi, ^{[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 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.

History

The DSA was originally founded as the Delhi Football Association in 1926. The parent organisation was founded by Professor Mohammed Zubair Qureshi, along with Sardar Sabha Singh and Youngmen FC secretary RB Sen. Qureshi also served as the first secretary of Delhi FA. ^[6] In the 1980s, due to the deep factions, rebel leagues and dual teams emerging for Santosh Trophy from Delhi football environment, the Delhi Soccer Association was formed in order to bring the factions under a single umbrella and reach a compromise following a court ruling in 1992-93. The organisation and logo were rebranded by the then elected President Shaji Prabhakaran to Football Delhi in 2017. ^[7] This was reversed in 2023, following the election of the President Anuj Gupta.

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

Club competitions

Men's Delhi Premier League [8] FD Senior Division League [9] FD A-Division FD B-Division [10] FD C-Division

Women's FD Women's Premier League [11] FD Women's B-Division League

Youth

• Delhi Future Stars Youth / Grassroot / School League ^[12]

Futsal

• FD Futsal League ^[13]
• 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

References

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2. "DSA: Delhi Soccer Association to get a new name and logo | Football News - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. TNN. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
3. 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.
4. AIFF, Football Delhi. "AIFF". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
5. "Tibetan or Indian footballers? DSA goofs up yet again". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
6. "Delhi Football - A trip down memory lane". Sportskeeda. 17 November 2012.
7. "DSA: Delhi Soccer Association to get a new name and logo". The Times of India. 29 December 2017.
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10. "'B' Division League | Football Delhi". Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
11. "Women's League | Football Delhi". Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
12. "𝐒𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐀 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐘 👑 | 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🏆 𝗢𝗙 𝗨𝟭𝟴, 𝗨𝟭𝟱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝟭𝟯 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗛𝗜 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮–𝟮𝟯 👊". twitter.com (FootballDelhi). Football Delhi. 8 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
13. "Futsal League | Football Delhi". Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.