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2022–23 Delhi Premier League

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Delhi Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates15 July – 29 September
ChampionsVatika FC (1st title)
Matches played110
Goals scored403 (3.66 per match)
Best PlayerAjay Singh[1]
Highest scoringFriends United 8–0 Hindustan FC
2023–24

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.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

Changes in format

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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.[3]

A total of ten clubs from the previous edition were joined by Vatika FC who were the league's first entrants through bidding.[3]

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.[3]

Teams

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Eleven teams competed in the first edition of Delhi Premier League.[6][7]

Teams Venues
Delhi FC
Ambedkar Stadium


Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vatika FC 20 14 2 4 39 16 +23 44 Champions and qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
2 Delhi 20 12 3 5 47 26 +21 39 Qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
3 Sudeva Delhi 20 11 4 5 38 24 +14 37
4 Garhwal 20 10 6 4 39 23 +16 36
5 Royal Rangers FC 20 9 5 6 50 32 +18 32
6 Indian Air Force FC 20 10 1 9 32 31 +1 31
7 Rangers SC 20 7 5 8 40 46 −6 26
8 Friends United FC 20 6 5 9 44 39 +5 23
9 Tarun Sangha 20 5 4 11 30 49 −19 19
10 Hindustan 20 3 5 12 21 41 −20 14
11 Uttarakhand FC 20 3 0 17 18 71 −53 9
Source: The Away End[8]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

Awards

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Ajay Singh of Friends United FC won the Player of the tournament award for scoring 24 goals in 20 games.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ajay Singh - Player of the tournament". Twitter. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Delhi Premier League: Prize Money, Teams, Venues, and All you need to know". Sports Tiger. 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Inaugural Delhi Premier League to kickstart on July 15". Khel Now. 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Vatika FC - Debutants crowned Delhi Premier League Champions". 28 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ "वाटिका ने प्रीमियर लीग खिताब जीता". Raj Express (in Hindi). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ "First-Ever Delhi Premier League to Kick Off on July 15". News18. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  7. ^ "First Delhi Premier League to Kick off on July 15, 2022". LatestLY. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Delhi Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.