Delhi FC

Delhi Football Club is an Indian professional football club founded in 1994 in Delhi.^[1] The club competes in both the I-League 2 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.

Delhi

Full name	Delhi Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Warriors
Short name	DFC
Founded	1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Ground	Ambedkar Stadium Chhatrasal Stadium
Capacity	35,000 16,000
Owner	Ranjit Bajaj
League	I-League 2 Delhi Premier League
Website	delhifootballclub.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Departments of Delhi FC
Football (Men's)	Football (Women's)	Futsal (Men's)	Futsal (Women's)	Football (Reserves & academy)

History

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 Durand Cup and reached the quarter-finals, after beating 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

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

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)

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  IND Pawan Kumar 3 DF  IND Gurtej Singh 5 DF  CMR Jérôme Onguéné 6 MF  IND Vanlalhriatzuala K. 8 MF  IND Dhruv Sharma 11 FW  IND Himanshu Jangra 12 GK  IND Lalmuansanga 17 DF  BHU Dawa Tshering 21 GK  IND Nitish Mehra 22 FW  IND Bali Gagandeep 26 MF  IND Gaurav Rawat 27 FW  IND Ankit Singh

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  IND Naorem Tondomba Singh (on loan from Mumbai City) 31 MF  GHA Stephen Acquah 32 GK  IND Naveen Kumar 42 DF  ZIM Victor Kamhuka (captain) 47 DF  IND Raju Gaikwad 49 MF  IND Girik Khosla 50 FW  NGA Nelson Okwa 60 MF  IND Suprodip Hazra 65 FW  IND Hridaya Jain 67 MF  IND Rahul Rawat 84 MF  IND Bhupinder Singh

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Owner	Ranjit Bajaj
Head coach
Technical director	Surinder Singh
Goalkeeping coach	John Burridge
Physio	Bhusan Dahikar

Statistics and records

Seasons

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

Football

Domestic leagues

• I-League 2nd Division/I-League 2
  • Champions (1): 2022–23
  • Third place (1): 2021
• FD Senior Division/Delhi Premier League
  • Champions (1): 2021–22
  • Runners-up (1): 2022–23
  • Runners-up (1): 2021 (Delhi 2nd Division Qualifiers)
• DSA A Division
  • Runners-up (1): 2009^[26]
• DSA B Division
  • Champions (1): 2001^[27]

Domestic cups

• 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
  • Champions (1): 2022^[31][32]
• Chakradhar Deka Memorial Cup
  • Champions (1): 2022^[33]
• All Open Football Tournament
  • Champions (1): 2022^[34]

Futsal

• Futsal Club Championship
  • Champions (1): 2021–22
• Football Delhi Futsal League
  • Champions (1): 2021^[35]

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are currently affiliated with Delhi FC:

• Minerva Academy FC (2020–present)^[9][10]
• Techtro Lucknow FC (2020–present)
• Techtro Swades United FC (2020–present)

Futsal

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]