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The 2022–23 Delhi Premier League was the first season of Delhi Premier League as a top-tier football league under the Delhi Football League. The season started on July 15, and ended on September 29, 2022.[1][2]
Delhi FC were the defending champions. Matches were played in Ambedkar Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. Debutants Vatika FC were the winners of the league title.[3][4]
Changes in format
Delhi Premier League, which acted as a final round in the previous edition broke away from the FD Senior Division league to became the top tier league in Delhi, while the former became a second tier league.[2]
A total of ten clubs from the previous edition were joined by Vatika FC who were the league's first entrants through bidding.[2]
For the first time ever, the teams played double round robin matches thereby increasing the number of games to 110 with 20 matches per side.[2]
Teams
Eleven teams competed in the first edition of Delhi Premier League.[5][6]
| Teams | Venues |
|---|---|
| Delhi FC |   |
| Hindustan FC | |
| Royal Rangers FC | |
| Friends United FC | |
| Garhwal FC | |
| Tarun Sangha FC | |
| Rangers SC | |
| Sudeva Delhi FC | |
| Uttarakhand FC | |
| Indian Air Force | |
| Vatika FC |
Standings
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Awards
Ajay Singh of Friends United FC won the Player of the tournament award for scoring 24 goals in 20 games.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Delhi Premier League: Prize Money, Teams, Venues, and All you need to know. Sports Tiger(13 July 2022).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Inaugural Delhi Premier League to kickstart on July 15. Khel Now(12 July 2022).
- ↑ Vatika FC - Debutants crowned Delhi Premier League Champions(2022-09-28). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ वाटिका ने प्रीमियर लीग खिताब जीता. Raj Express. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ↑ First-Ever Delhi Premier League to Kick Off on July 15. News18(2022-07-12). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ↑ First Delhi Premier League to Kick off on July 15, 2022. LatestLY(2022-07-12). Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ Ajay Singh - Player of the tournament. Twitter. Retrieved 2022-10-10.