Wikipedia - Delhi Football League

The Delhi Football League is a ladder-based state football competition organised by Football Delhi (FD), involving a total of five divisions with over 80 teams in the Indian state of Delhi. Delhi Premier League is the top-division, started in 1948 as DSA Senior Division.

History

The first parent body of Delhi football was formed in 1926, with professor Mohammed Zubair Qureishi as secretary. There was no proper local league but the clubs used to participate in private tournaments organised by sport enthusiasts. Due to the violence and upheaval caused by the Partition of India, the Delhi League was suspended after 1946. It resumed in 1948 and the oldest club in the capital Young Men has won it that year. From 1948 onwards, the Delhi League took a particular shape. It had three divisions. The top 10 teams played in the A division, on a double-leg basis, with all matches being held at the Ambedkar Stadium, earlier known as the Delhi Gate Stadium. The B and C division matches took place at either the nearby Crescent Ground or the President's Estate Ground. Except for transport allowance, kit and refreshment, there was no payment to the players. However, club officials would strive to get their top players jobs in leading public sector concerns like Delhi Audit, Northern Railway, State Bank of India, Central Secretariat Service, Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking (DESU), Food Corporation of India (FCI) and so on. A competitive institutional league was also held annually.

**India - Delhi Senior Division**

De India - Delhi Senior Division is een voetbalcompetitie in Delhi, India. Het is het hoogste niveau van voetbal in de stad en wordt georganiseerd door de Delhi Soccer Association. De competitie werd opgericht in 1948 en wordt sindsdien jaarlijks gehouden.

Er zijn 12 teams die deelnemen aan de India - Delhi Senior Division. De teams spelen een dubbele ronde-robin, met in totaal 22 wedstrijden voor elk team. De bovenste twee teams promoveren naar de I-League 2nd Division, terwijl de onderste twee teams degraderen naar de Delhi Premier League.

De meest succesvolle club in de geschiedenis van de India - Delhi Senior Division is Mohun Bagan, die de titel 16 keer heeft gewonnen. Andere succesvolle clubs zijn East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting en JCT Mills.

De India - Delhi Senior Division is een belangrijke competitie in het Indiase voetbalsysteem. Het biedt een platform voor jonge spelers om zich te ontwikkelen en te strijden voor een plaats in de nationale ploeg. De competitie is ook populair bij fans, die in grote aantallen komen opdagen om hun favoriete teams aan te moedigen.