DELHI LEAGUE 2009-10
Dec 16, 2009
New Delhi Heroes FC to open the Delhi League 2009-10
Former Delhi League Champions New Delhi Heroes Football Club shall open the
campaign in DLF – SAIL- ONGC DSA Annual Senior Division League Championship-
2009 against Shastri Football Club on 20th December, 2009 at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium,
Delhi.
The team which is being backed by IOS Pvt. Ltd., a professional sports management group
has reshaped its squad for the campaign ahead. The new draft has eminent key players like
Harvinder Singh, former National Player, Amjad Ali, Jiten Rai, Rashid Mehdi, Manish
Khatri and Bhuvan Chander Joshi to name a few.
RC Deswal (GM, ND Heroes FC) said, “The team looks a lot more balanced side and the
squad has depth. We have players challenging for every position and that is really
important. The new players have added strength to the team. We hope to do well in this
championship”.
The league matches will also be played at Air Force Football ground, situated at Race
Course, New Delhi. Top 14 clubs of Delhi will be battling it out for the top honor. The
league will be played on a round robin format and the ranking of each team will be decided
on the basis of points earned in the round robin league. The two bottom teams will be
relegated to ‘A’ division next year.
DLF Group, India’s largest real estate company is supporting the DSA Senior Division
League Championship as a title sponsor. COSCO being the official partner will bring
forward the official match ball.
The other participating clubs this season are - Hindustan FC, Indian Nationals FC, Tarun
Sangha FC, Ahbbab FC, Garhwal Heroes, Simla Youngs , Shahdra FC, City FC, Shastri
FC, Moghuls SC, Royal Rangers, Youngmen SC, Gorkha Heroes F.C.
About ND Heroes FC:
ND Heroes Football Pvt. Ltd.
Established in 1939, Delhi’s premiere football club is a wholly owned subsidiary company of IOS Pvt. Ltd. It is an II Division I league licensed club from New Delhi and is also one of the few clubs from Delhi to represent some of the premiere tournaments like Federation Cup and Durand Cup.
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For further details please contact:
Nidhi Rao
M: + 91 9971073322
T: + 91 11 46018571/72/73
Email: rao.ios@gmail.com
