2022–23 Delhi Premier League
Top-tier football league in Delhi, India
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The 2022–23 Delhi Premier League was the first season of Delhi Premier League as a top-tier football league under the Delhi Football League. The season started on July 15, and ended on September 29, 2022.[2][3]
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 July – 29 September |
| Champions | Vatika FC (1st title) |
| Matches | 110 |
| Goals | 403 (3.66 per match) |
| Best player | Ajay Singh[1] |
| Highest scoring | Friends United 8–0 Hindustan FC |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
Delhi FC were the defending champions. Matches were played in Ambedkar Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. Debutants Vatika FC were the winners of the league title.[4][5]
Changes in format
Delhi Premier League, which acted as a final round in the previous edition broke away from the FD Senior Division league to became the top tier league in Delhi, while the former became a second tier league.[3]
A total of ten clubs from the previous edition were joined by Vatika FC who were the league's first entrants through bidding.[3]
For the first time ever, the teams played double round robin matches thereby increasing the number of games to 110 with 20 matches per side.[3]
Teams
Eleven teams competed in the first edition of Delhi Premier League.[6][7]
| Teams | Venues |
|---|---|
| Delhi FC |   |
| Hindustan FC | |
| Royal Rangers FC | |
| Friends United FC | |
| Garhwal FC | |
| Tarun Sangha FC | |
| Rangers SC | |
| Sudeva Delhi FC | |
| Uttarakhand FC | |
| Indian Air Force | |
| Vatika FC |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatika FC | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 44 | Champions and qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3 |
| 2 | Delhi | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 39 | Qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3 |
| 3 | Sudeva Delhi | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 37 | |
| 4 | Garhwal | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 36 | |
| 5 | Royal Rangers FC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 32 | |
| 6 | Indian Air Force FC | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Rangers SC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 26 | |
| 8 | Friends United FC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 23 | |
| 9 | Tarun Sangha | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 19 | |
| 10 | Hindustan | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 14 | |
| 11 | Uttarakhand FC | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 71 | −53 | 9 |
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
Awards
Ajay Singh of Friends United FC won the Player of the tournament award for scoring 24 goals in 20 games.[1]