Indian Air Force (football team)

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Indian Air Force
Indian Air Force FC Logo.png
Full nameIndian Air Force football team
Short nameIAFFT
Ground Ambedkar Stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity35,000
60,254
Owner Services Sports Control Board
Indian Air Force
Head coachPriya Darshan
League Delhi Premier League

Indian Air Force Sports, also known as Indian Air Force football team, serves as a football section of Indian Air Force, New Delhi. The team regularly participates in Delhi Premier League and Durand Cup. [1] [2] [3] [4] The team is affiliated with Football Delhi (formerly Delhi Soccer Association). [5]

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Honours

Association football

Indian Navy beat Indian Air Force (3-0) in a keenly contested finals of the 68th Inter Services Football Championship 2016-17 conducted at the Naval Base, Kochi. Rear Admiral R J Nadkarni, VSM, Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command, chief guest presented the Services Football Trophy for the Year 2016-17 to the Indian Navy Team and gave away the medals to the team members of the winners and runners-up. The finals of Inter Service Football Championship 2016 in progress.jpg
Indian Navy beat Indian Air Force (3–0) in a keenly contested finals of the 68th Inter Services Football Championship 2016–17 conducted at the Naval Base, Kochi. Rear Admiral R J Nadkarni, VSM, Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command, chief guest presented the Services Football Trophy for the Year 2016–17 to the Indian Navy Team and gave away the medals to the team members of the winners and runners-up.

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