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{{Infobox football league<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
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| teams = 10 <br />
| promotion = [[I-League Qualifiers]]<br />
| relegation = DSA A Division<br />
| levels = [[Indian football league system|3-4]] <br />
| domest_cup = [[Durand Cup]] (invitational)<br />
| league_cup = <br />
| confed_cup =<br />
| champions = [[Indian Air Force (football team)|Indian Air Force]]<br />
| tv = SportsCast India ([[livestreaming|live streaming]])<br />
| current = [[2021 DSA Senior Division|2021]]<br />
| website = https://www.footballdelhi.com/<br />
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'''Delhi Soccer Association Senior Division''' is the top state-level [[association football|football]] and [[futsal]] league in [[Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Choudhuri |first=Arunava |title=Delhi Senior Division to kick-off July 30|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/delhi-senior-division-to-kick-off-july.html |work=Arunava |access-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702190121/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2011/07/delhi-senior-division-to-kick-off-july.html |archive-date=2 July 2013 }}</ref> It is the most popular among all inter-city leagues played in the capital. Competition is conducted by '''DSA''' (also known as '''Football Delhi'''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/The-history-and-the-current-status-of-football-in-Delhi/685|title=The history and the current status of football in Delhi|website=chaseyoursport.com|access-date=4 October 2021|date=29 April 2019}}</ref> official governing body of Delhi region under [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]. From this league, players are selected to represent Delhi in [[Santosh Trophy]].<br />
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==Structure==<br />
For the 2017 DSA Senior Division, the league had been competed between 18 teams, split into two groups of nine.<ref name=2017DSA>{{cite web|title=DSA Senior Division Open League begins Tuesday|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-21/top-stories/36462157_1_ahbab-garhwal-heroes-air-force-new-delhi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216065221/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-21/top-stories/36462157_1_ahbab-garhwal-heroes-air-force-new-delhi|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=26 January 2013}}</ref> After the preliminary stage, top 4 teams from each group move on to the final round, which thus consists of 8 teams.<ref name="2017DSA" /> Top team at the end of final round shall be declared the champion. The last two teams were relegated to A Division.<ref name="2017DSA" /><br />
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==Venues==<br />
Usually most of league matches are played at [[Ambedkar Stadium]] or [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex]], both of which are located in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="2017DSA" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Football in India}}<br />
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