Delhi Soccer Association
Association football governing body in Delhi
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The Delhi Soccer Association,[1] also known as Football Delhi,[2][3] is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation.[4] It is the governing body of football-related sports in the National Capital Region (India).[5] The Delhi football team is also administered by Football Delhi. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction |  Delhi |
| Abbreviation | DSA |
| Founded | 1926 (as Delhi Football Association) |
| Affiliation | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| President | Anuj Gupta |
| Secretary | Aakash Narula |
| Official website | |
| footballdelhi | |
History
The DSA was originally founded as the Delhi Football Association in 1926. The parent organisation was founded by Professor Mohammed Zubair Qureshi, along with Sardar Sabha Singh and Youngmen FC secretary RB Sen. Qureshi also served as the first secretary of Delhi FA.[6] In the 1980s, due to the deep factions, rebel leagues and dual teams emerging for Santosh Trophy from Delhi football environment, the Delhi Soccer Association was formed in order to bring the factions under a single umbrella and reach a compromise following a court ruling in 1992–93. The organisation and logo were rebranded by the then elected President Shaji Prabhakaran to Football Delhi in 2017.[7] This was reversed in 2023, following the election of the President Anuj Gupta.
State teams
Men
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Women
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Club competitions
Men's |
Women's
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Youth
- Delhi Future Stars Youth / Grassroot / School League[12]
Futsal
- FD Futsal League[13]
- FD Women's Futsal League
Other
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Cup
Pyramid
Men's
| Delhi Football League | |
|---|---|
| Tier | Division |
| 1 (Level 5 on Indian Football pyramid) |
Delhi Premier League ↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate |
| 2 (Level 6 on Indian Football pyramid) |
FD Senior Division League ↑promote ↓relegate |
| 3 (Level 7 on Indian Football pyramid) |
FD A-Division ↑promote↓relegate |
| 4 (Level 8 on Indian Football pyramid) |
FD B-Division ↑promote↓relegate |
| 5 (Level 9 on Indian Football pyramid) |
FD C-Division ↑promote |
Women's
| FD Women's League | |
|---|---|
| Tier | Division |
| I (Level 2 on Indian Women's Football pyramid) |
FD Women’s Premier League ↑promote (to Indian Women's League 2) ↓relegate |
| II (Level 3 on Indian Women's Football Pyramid) |
FD Women’s Championship ↑promote |
Evolution
| Years | 1826 | 1848– 2020 | 2020–2021 | 2021–2022 | 2022–present | |
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| Level | ||||||
| Men's | ||||||
| State leagues | 1 | Formation of Football Delhi (FD) as Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) |
FD Senior Division League | Delhi Premier League | ||
| 2 | None | FD Senior Division League | ||||
| 3 | None | FD A-Division | ||||
| 4 | FD B-Division | |||||
| 5 | FD C-Division | |||||
| Women's | ||||||
| State leagues | 1 | None | FD Women’s Premier League | |||