* Delhi Football League started in 1948.
* League could not be finished on 12 occasions.
* New format for the league was formed in 1985.
* There were 12-15 grounds in the vicinity of Delhi Gate from ISBT to ITO. Now only one Dr. Ambedkar Stadium left and that too is nor under the control of DSA.
* Rashtrapati Bhavan had two grounds where matches were held regularly. But due to security reasons it was barred to the public.
* DSA has to pay Rs.2000 per day plus Rs.10,000 security if they charge for tickets during a match and Rs.500 plus security if otherwise.
* Sources of income for DSA – sponsors like Steel Authority of India, ONGC, Cosco India; department entry fee – Rs.1,000; affiliation fee – Rs.500
* DSA has around 80 affiliated teams – 22 departmental teams and 60 clubs which play in three divisions – B, A and Senior.
* DSA has selection coaching camps for nine categories – three for women U-13, U-16, senior and six for men – U-10, U-13, U-16, U-19, u-21, senior.
* Some of the famous Delhi’s player in National Football League (NFL) are : Sunil Chetri (JCT), Prashant Jaggi (HAL), Vinay Singh (Churchill), Sunil Thapar (Air India).
* Recently Delhi CM Sheila Dixit sanctioned Rs 4 crore for the flood lights at Ambedkar Stadium.
* Delhi is part of a pilot project named with Manipur, which was launched with the help of Asian Football Federation and Delhi Soccer Association. The basic aim of the programme is to improve football and bring it to a level where Delhi can really be known as a force to reckon with. Its aim is to take football to every nook and corner of Delhi through different youth programmes starting at the grass-root-level.
Compiled by Harish…
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