Abbreviation | FD DSA |
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Formation | 1926 |
Headquarters | New Delhi |
Region served | Delhi, India |
President | Anuj Gupta |
Secretary | Aakash Narula |
Parent organization | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
Website | footballdelhi.com |
The Football Delhi, [1] also known as Delhi Soccer Association, [2] [3] is one of the 37 Indian state football associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation. [4] It is the governing body of football-related sports in Delhi, 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.
Football Delhi organises Delhi Football League as ladder-based competition, of which Delhi Premier League [6] is the highest state-level competition. Delhi Premier League operates on promotion-relegation with FD Senior Division League. [7] A-Division operates on promotion-relegation with FD B-Division, which operates likewise with FD C-Division. [8]
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