New Delhi Heroes FC

New Delhi Heroes

Full name	New Delhi Heroes Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Heroes
Founded	1939;85 years ago (1939)
Ground	Ambedkar Stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity	35,000 60,254
Owner	IOS Sports and Entertainment
Home colours Away colours

New Delhi Heroes FC is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi, that competes in the B-Division League.

History

New Delhi Heroes, Delhi's most successful club, was formed in 1939. The founders opted for green and yellow colours, which soon became a force to reckon within football fields of Delhi. In a time span of just fifteen years they became one of the most formidable teams of North India, winning several prestigious tournaments and producing talented players who have become legends in local football. In 1945 they won the inaugural DCM Football tournament at the Talkatora grounds, overcoming a formidable British regimental team, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) 3–2 in a hard fought match. KOYLI had two players who were war time internationals for England.^{[ citation needed ]}

In the 1950s, an exciting new crop of players emerged to play for ND Heroes and they became supreme team in the capital. They won the Delhi Football Association league four consecutive seasons (1953 ^[1] to 1956). Later they were champions again in 1958 and 1959. After their success in 1954, ND Heroes were sent on Afghan independence celebration in Kabul, and also played Jinnah tournament in Karachi. During this decade they took part in all major national tournaments: IFA Shield, Calcutta Rovers Cup in Bombay, DCM and Durand tournaments in Delhi.^{[ citation needed ]}

Following the success of 119th Osian's Durand Cup in October–November 2006, IOS Sports and Entertainment, India's leading sports and entertainment management company, took over the club in May 2007. ND Heroes won the 2007 Delhi League title, representing the state in I-League 2nd Division.

Honours

League

• Delhi Football League
  • Champions (7): 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 2007–08 ^[2]

Cup

• DCM Trophy
  • Champions (1): 1945 ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup
  • Champions (1): 1980 ^[6]

References

1. "Mohun Bagan's Historic Maiden Durand Win in 1953". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
2. Chaudhuri, Arunava (2003). "India - List of Delhi League Champions". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
3. Defeating King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry by 3–2 margin during the British rule in India.
4. List of winners and runners-ups of the DCM Trophy www.rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
5. Raunak, Majumdar (31 May 2019). "The DCM Trophy- Oldest Indian Tournament with International Exposure". chaseyoursport.com. Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
6. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

External links

• New Delhi Heroes beat Sporting Club