2021–22 FD Senior Division
Top tier football league in the state of Delhi
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The 2021–22 FD Senior Division[1] was the top-tier football season of Delhi Football League. The season started on October 9, 2021, and commenced on January 7, 2022. Previously, a short format tournament was held for the I-League Qualifiers.[2]
Format
18 teams are divided in two groups, comprising 10 teams in group A and 8 teams in group B.[3] Group stage matches will be played in robin round basis. Five teams from each group will qualify for the inaugural Delhi Premier League.
Premier League will be played in round robin format. 10 teams will play each other once and league leader will be adjudged the winner. Bottom teams could be relegated to lower division.[2]
Teams
18 teams took part in the 2021 regular edition of the league:[3][4]
Group A
- Indian Air Force FC
- Royal Rangers FC
- Youngmen SC
- City FC
- Tarun Sangha FC
- Uttarakhand FC
- National United SC
- Ahbab FC
- Jaguar FC
- Friends United FC
Group B
- Delhi FC
- Garhwal FC
- Delhi United FC
- Hindustan FC
- Shastri FC
- Rangers SC
- Sudeva Delhi FC
- Garhwal Diamond FC
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi FC |  Sérgio Barboza |
 Arthur Kouassi |
 Aser Pierrick Dipanda |
| City FC |  Adeyemi Wahab Lasisi |
Major Bangaly Coulibaly |
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| Rangers SC | Bema Coulibaly |
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| Garhwal FC | Oumar Cisse |
 Hamidou Dieye |
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| Hindustan FC | Cheick Hamza Bamba |
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| Tarun Sangha FC | Stanley Ifeanyi Eze |
Lassine Karamoko |
Standings
Group stage
Source: The Away End
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Rangers FC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 22 | Advanced to Premier League |
| 2 | Indian Air Force FC | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 22 | |
| 3 | Friends United FC | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19 | |
| 4 | Uttarakhand FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 17 | |
| 5 | Tarun Sangha FC | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 15 | |
| 6 | Youngmen SC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 | |
| 7 | City FC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 9 | |
| 8 | Ahbab FC | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 6 | |
| 9 | National United SC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 4 | |
| 10 | Jaguar FC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 3 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi FC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | +37 | 18 | Advanced to Premier League |
| 2 | Garhwal FC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 17 | |
| 3 | Hindustan FC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 13 | |
| 4 | Rangers SC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 12 | |
| 5 | Sudeva Delhi FC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | |
| 6 | Delhi United FC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 30 | -22 | 6 | |
| 7 | Garhwal Diamond FC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 22 | -18 | 2 | |
| 8 | Shastri FC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 36 | -33 | 1 | |
Premier League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 22 | Champions and possible qualification for 2022–23 I-League 2[a] |
| 2 | Hindustan | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 19 | Possible qualification for 2022–23 I-League 2[a] |
| 3 | Friends United FC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 16 | |
| 4 | Royal Rangers FC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 16 | |
| 5 | Garhwal | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 14 | |
| 6 | Indian Air Force FC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 7 | |
| 7 | Sudeva Delhi | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
| 8 | Rangers SC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 | |
| 9 | Uttarakhand FC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 6 | |
| 10 | Tarun Sangha | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
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