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Delhi Football Club is an Indian professional football club founded in 1994 in Delhi.[1] The club competes in both the I-League and the Delhi Premier League.[2][3] The club debuted in 2023–24 I-League, the second tier of Indian football, following promotion after winning 2022–23 I-League 2 season.
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| Full name | Delhi Football Club | ||
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| Short name | DFC | ||
| Founded | 1994 | ||
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| Capacity | 35,000 16,000 | ||
| Owner | Ranjit Bajaj | ||
| Head coach | Yan Law | ||
| League | I-League Delhi Premier League (Reserves) | ||
| Website | https://delhifootballclub.com/ | ||
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| Departments of Delhi FC | ||||
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| Football (Men's) |
Football (Women's) |
Futsal (Men's) |
Futsal (Women's) |
Football (Reserves & academy) |
Delhi FC was founded in 1994 and competed in lower local divisions until 2009, when it was promoted to FD Senior Division.[4] Affiliated with Football Delhi,[5] the club is regularly participating in the top division of Delhi Football League system, Delhi Premier League.[6]
In August 2020, Minerva Academy owner Ranjit Bajaj took over Delhi FC by buying 90% stake in the club after selling Punjab FC to RoundGlass completely.[7][8][9]
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Delhi FC participated in the 130th edition of Durand Cup and reached the quarter-finals, after beating ISL side Kerala Blasters in their final group match.[10][11]
In May 2023, the club clinched their first ever I-League 2 title and gained promotion to the I-League for the first time, becoming the first team from Delhi to achieve promotion to I-League on sporting merit.[12][3][13][14] The club appointed Yan Law as head coach for their debut season in I-League.[15] In September 2023, the club took part in the inaugural edition of Climate Cup in Ladakh, in which they clinched title, defeating Tibet National Sports Association 6–0 in final.[16][17]
Ambedkar Stadium, located in New Delhi, is the home ground of Delhi FC for the DPL. The club also plays some matches at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium or Chhatrasal Stadium. However, the club played the home matches of their inaugural I-League season at Namdhari Stadium in Punjab.[18][19] They named Mahilpur Football Stadium as home ground for the second I-League season.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2021—2023 | Spartan | — |
| 2023 | Astro | Colordesign India[20] |
| 2023—2024 | Nivia Sports[21] | Forza Football |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Owner |  Ranjit Bajaj |
| Head coach | Yan Law |
| Technical director | Surinder Singh |
| Goalkeeping coach |  John Burridge |
| Physio | Bhusan Dahikar |
| Season | League | |||||||||
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| League | Level | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Points | Position | |
| 2021 | Delhi 2nd Division Qualifiers | III | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 2nd |
| 2021 | I-League Qualifiers | II | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 3rd |
| 2021-22 | FD Senior Division | III | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 11 | 40 | 1st |
| 2022-23 | Delhi Premier League | IV | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 39 | 2nd |
| 2022-23 | I-League 2 | III | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 1st |
| 2023-24 | I-League | II | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 35 | 6th |
The following clubs are currently affiliated with Delhi FC:
Minerva Academy FC (2020–present)[7][8] Techtro Lucknow FC (2020–present) Techtro Swades United FC (2020–present)
The club's futsal team takes part in the Delhi Futsal League,[32][33] and won the 2021 edition.[34][35] They also won the inaugural edition of the AIFF Futsal Club Championship,[36][37][38][39] becoming the first Indian team to qualify for AFC Futsal Club Championship, which was eventually cancelled.[40][41]
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