Delhi FC

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Not to be confused with SC Delhi.
Delhi
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Full nameDelhi Football Club
NicknameThe Warriors
Short nameDFC
Founded1994; 32 years ago (1994)
GroundAmbedkar Stadium
Chhatrasal Stadium
Capacity35,000
16,000
OwnerRanjit Bajaj
LeagueI-League
Delhi Premier League
2024–25I-League, 13th of 13
Websitedelhifootballclub.com

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][4] The club debuted in the 2023–24 I-League, the second tier of Indian football, following promotion from the 2022–23 I-League 2.[5] Their supporters are called The Warrior Ultras.

History

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Delhi FC was founded in 1994 and competed in lower local divisions until 2009, when it was promoted to the FD Senior Division.[6] Affiliated with Football Delhi,[7] the club is regularly participating in the top division of the Delhi Football League system, the Delhi Premier League.[8]

In August 2020, Minerva Academy owner Ranjit Bajaj took over Delhi FC after selling Punjab FC to RoundGlass completely.[9][10][11] Delhi FC participated in the 130th edition of the Durand Cup and reached the quarter-finals, after beating the ISL side Kerala Blasters in their final group match.[12][13]

In May 2023, Delhi FC clinched its first I-League 2 title and gained promotion to the I-League, becoming the first club from Delhi to achieve it on sporting merit.[14][3][15][16] The club appointed Yan Law as head coach for their debut I-League season.[17] In September 2023, the club took part in the inaugural edition of the Climate Cup in Ladakh, in which they clinched title, defeating Tibetan National Sports Association 6–0 in the final.[18][19] The club got relegated to the I-League 2, after a disastrous I-League season, in April 2025.[20]

Stadium

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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.[21][22]

They named Mahilpur Football Stadium (Coach Ali Hasan Stadium) as home ground for the second I-League season.[23]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2021—2023 Spartan —
2023 Astro Colordesign India[24]
2023—2024 Nivia Sports[25] Forza Football
2024— King Sports PSSC

Players (2025)

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of India.svg IND Pawan Kumar
3 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Gurtej Singh
5 DF File:Flag of Cameroon.svg CMR Jérôme Onguéné
6 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Vanlalhriatzuala K.
8 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Dhruv Sharma
11 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Himanshu Jangra
12 GK File:Flag of India.svg IND Lalmuansanga
17 DF File:Flag of Bhutan.svg BHU Dawa Tshering
21 GK File:Flag of India.svg IND Nitish Mehra
22 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Bali Gagandeep
26 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Gaurav Rawat
27 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Ankit Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Naorem Tondomba Singh (on loan from Mumbai City)
31 MF File:Flag of Ghana.svg GHA Stephen Acquah
32 GK File:Flag of India.svg IND Naveen Kumar
42 DF File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg ZIM Victor Kamhuka (captain)
47 DF File:Flag of India.svg IND Raju Gaikwad
49 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Girik Khosla
50 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Nelson Okwa
60 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Suprodip Hazra
65 FW File:Flag of India.svg IND Hridaya Jain
67 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Rahul Rawat
84 MF File:Flag of India.svg IND Bhupinder Singh

Personnel

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Current technical staff
Position Name
Owner India Ranjit Bajaj
Head coach
Technical director India Surinder Singh
Goalkeeping coach England John Burridge
Physio India Bhusan Dahikar

Statistics and records

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Seasons

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Season League
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
2024–25 22 3 5 14 21 44 14 12th

Honours

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Football

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Domestic leagues

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Domestic cups

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  • Bordoloi Trophy
    • Champions (1): 2022[28]
  • Climate Cup
    • Champions (1): 2023[18]
  • Principal Harbhajan Singh Memorial Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2022[29]
  • Shandar Football Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2021[30]
  • Shaheed Bhagat Singh Cup
  • Chakradhar Deka Memorial Cup
    • Champions (1): 2022[33]
  • All Open Football Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2022[34]

Futsal

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Affiliated clubs

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The following clubs are currently affiliated with Delhi FC:

Futsal

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The club's futsal team takes part in the Delhi Futsal League,[36][37] and won the 2021 edition.[38][39] They also won the inaugural edition of the AIFF Futsal Club Championship,[40][41][42][43] becoming the first Indian team to qualify for AFC Futsal Club Championship, which was eventually cancelled.[44][45]

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Further reading

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  • Delhi FC at Global Sports Archive
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