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.
В Премьер-лиге Дели участвуют 10 клубов:
* Дели Динамос
* Дели Хумаюнса
* Дели Патриотс
* Дели Юнайтед
* Ист Бенгал
* Калькутта Куштия
* Мохун Баган
* NEROCA
* Райсангпур
* Shillong Lajong
Матчи лиги проходят на стадионе имени Джавахарлала Неру в Дели. Это самый большой стадион в Индии, вмещающий более 100 000 зрителей.
Премьер-лига Дели является важным событием в индийском футболе. Она привлекает большое количество болельщиков и помогает развивать этот вид спорта в стране.