2023–24 Delhi FC season

Delhi FC
2023–24 season
Owner	Ranjit Bajaj
Head coach	Yan Law
Stadium	Ambedkar Stadium
I-League	6th
Durand Cup	Group Stage
Federation Cup	TBD
	2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was the first season for Delhi FC in the I-League.

In May 2023, the club clinched their first ever I-League 2 title, and gained promotion to I-League, and became the first team from Delhi to get promoted to I-League on sporting merit.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The club appointed Yan Law as the head coach on 26 June 2023.^[5] On 30 June, it was confirmed that Delhi would participate in the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup.^[6]

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position	Name
Owner	Ranjit Bajaj
Team manager	Anish Shetty
Head coach	Yan Law
Assistant coach	Israil Gurung
Assistant coach	Anwar Ali Sr.
Goalkeeping coach	Mannu Rao
Physio	Bhusan Dahikar

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IND	Pawan Kumar
3	DF	IND	Gurtej Singh
4	DF	TJK	Alisher Kholmurodov
6	MF	IND	Vanlalhriatzuala K.
7	FW	JPN	Takuto Miki
8	MF	IND	Dhruv Sharma
9	MF	IND	Vinil Poojary
10	FW	BRA	Sérgio Barboza
11	FW	IND	Himanshu Jangra
12	MF	SEN	Pape Gassama
15	FW	IND	Balwant Singh
16	FW	BRA	Hudson Jesus
17	DF	IND	Kitboklang Khyriem
21	GK	IND	Nitish Mehra
22	FW	IND	Bali Gagandeep


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	FW	UZB	Shokhrukhbek Muratov
26	MF	IND	Gaurav Rawat
27	FW	IND	Ankit Singh
28	MF	IND	Naorem Tondomba Singh (on loan from Mumbai City)
32	GK	IND	Naveen Kumar
33	DF	IND	Munmun Lugun
47	DF	IND	Raju Gaikwad
49	MF	IND	Girik Khosla
60	MF	IND	Suprodip Hazra
67	MF	IND	Rahul Rawat
84	MF	IND	Bhupinder Singh
—	MF	IND	Fahad Temuri

Reserve players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	MF	IND	Kartik Kanojia
14	FW	IND	Krishna Pandit
18	MF	IND	Abhay Gurung
24	DF	IND	Koushik Sarkar
55	MF	IND	Akash Tirkey
—	MF	IND	Kuntal Pakhira
—	MF	IND	Lalengmawia
—	GK	IND	Calvin Abhishek
—	FW	IND	Tarun Slathia

Contract extension

Date	No	Pos	Player	Ref
21 June 2023	33	DF	Munmun Lugun	^[7]
22 June 2023	15	FW	Balwant Singh	^[8]
23 June 2023	03	DF	Gurtej Singh	^[9]
28 June 2023	05	MF	Suprodip Hazra	^[10]
30 June 2023	06	MF	Vanlalhriatzuala	^[11]
1 July 2023	12	MF	Fahad Temuri	^[12]
7 July 2023	32	DF	Kitboklang Khyriem
7 July 2023	19	MF	Dhruv Sharma
7 July 2023	67	MF	Rahul Rawat
8 July 2023	18	MF	Abhay Gurung	^[13]
8 July 2023		MF	Kuntal Pakhira	^[14]
9 July 2023	26	MF	Gaurav Rawat	^[15]
10 July 2023		MF	Kartik Kanojia	^[16]
10 July 2023		MF	Gwgwmsar Gayari	^[17]
11 July 2023	84	MF	Bhupinder Singh	^[18]
11 July 2023	23	GK	Nitish Mehra
26 July 2023		FW	Krishna Pandit	^[19]

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
27 June 2023	FW	Himanshu Jangra	East Bengal	Loan Return	^[20]
29 June 2023	FW	Azharuddin Mallick	Mohammedan	Free Agent	^[21]
30 June 2023	MF	Vinil Poojary	Bengaluru United	Free Agent	^[22]
7 July 2023	GK	James Kithan	Gokulam Kerala	Free Agent	^[23]
7 July 2023	DF	Raju Gaikwad	Churchill Brothers	Free Agent	^[24]
9 July 2023	DF	Koushik Sarkar	Bhawanipore	Free Agent	^[25]
9 July 2023	MF	Prakash Sarkar	Real Kashmir	Free Agent	^[26]
14 July 2023	MF	Lalengmawia		Free Agent	^[27]
17 July 2023	MF	Girik Khosla	Real Kashmir	Free Agent	^[28]
27 July 2023	FW	Ankit Singh	Techtro Swades United	Free Agent
30 July 2023	DF	Alaa Nasr	TC Sports	Free Agent
3 August 2023	GK	Calvin Abhishek	Peerless	Free Agent	^[29]
3 August 2023	GK	Pawan Kumar	East Bengal	Free Agent	^[30]
14 August 2023	FW	Sérgio Barboza	Nona FC	Free Agent	^[31]
18 August 2023	MF	Pape Gassama	Nona FC	Free Agent	^[32]
23 August 2023	FW	Hudson Jesus	Trem	Free Agent	^[33]
26 August 2023	FW	Tarun Slathia	Jagat Singh Palahi FC	Free Agent	^[34]
31 August 2023	GK	Naveen Kumar	FC Goa	Free Agent	^[35]
22 December 2023	MF	Joseba Beitia		Free Agent
31 January 2024	FW	Shokhrukhbek Muratov	FC Alay Osh	Free Transfer
31 January 2024	FW	Takuto Miki		Free Agent
31 January 2024	DF	Alisher Kholmurodov	Regar-TadAZ	Free Agent

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Ref
19 June 2023	MF	Naorem Tondomba Singh	Mumbai City

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee
1 June 2023	DF	Bikram Pradhan	Bhawanipore	Free Agent
9 June 2023	GK	Susnata Malick	Diamond Harbour	Free Agent
1 July 2023	FW	Nirmal Singh Bisht	Garhwal FC	Loan Return
7 July 2023	DF	Karandeep Singh	Mohammedan	Free Agent
18 July 2023	MF	Muhammed Inayath		Free Agent
18 July 2023	MF	Neeraj Bhandari	Garhwal FC	Free Agent
18 July 2023	MF	Jibin Devassy		Free Agent
18 July 2023	FW	Ajay Singh		Free Agent
18 July 2023	FW	Manvir Singh}		Free Agent
18 July 2023	MF	Thingnam Radhakanta Singh		Free Agent
18 July 2023	GK	Vigneshwaran Baskaran		Free Agent
14 September 2023	DF	Wangkhei Olen Singh	NEROCA	Free Agent
14 September 2023	MF	Prakash Sarkar	Bhawanipore	Free Transfer
15 September 2023	MF	Azharuddin Mallick	Bhawanipore	Free Transfer
05 January 2024	FW	Aroldo DA SILVA	Marsa	Free Transfer
18 January 2024	MF	Joseba Beitia	UMECIT FC	Free Transfer
25 January 2024	GK	James Kithan	Mohammedan	Free Transfer
31 January 2024	DF	Alaaeldin Nasr		Free Agent

Loaned out

Start Date	End Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Fee	Ref
9 July 2023	31 May 2027	DF	Anwar Ali	Mohun Bagan SG	Undisclosed

Pre-season

2 August 2023 Friendly	Namdhari	3–5	Delhi FC	Bhaini
08:00 IST			Fahad Temuri Alaaeldin Nasr Vinil Poojary ?	Stadium: Namdhari Football Ground

1 September 2023 Climate Cup	Tibetan NFA	2–4	Delhi FC	Leh
08:30 IST			Himanshu Jangra 15' Gaurav Rawat 26' Kartik Kanojia 66' Girik Khosla 90+4'	Stadium: Spituk Football Stadium

3 September 2023 Climate Cup	Delhi FC	2–1	1 Ladakh FC	Leh
15:30 IST	Himanshu Jangra 38' Akash Tirkey 79'			Stadium: Spituk Football Stadium

5 September 2023 Climate Cup	UT Ladakh	0–10	Delhi FC	Leh
8:30 IST			Fahad Temuri 3' 45' Kitboklang Khyriem 10' Tarun Slathia 59' 69' 78' Kuntal Pakhira 62' 90+4' Rahul Rawat 72' Himanshu Jangra 90+2'	Stadium: Spituk Football Stadium

8 September 2023 Climate Cup	Tibetan NFA	0–6	Delhi FC	Leh
12:45 IST			Akash Tirkey 36' Tarun Slathia 45+1' OG 45+8' Himanshu Jangra 50' 90+3' Vanlalhriatzuala 74'	Stadium: Spituk Football Stadium

20 September 2023 Chakradhar Cup	Delhi FC	2–0	Assam Police	Nalbari
15:00 IST			Himanshu Jangra 66' Aroldinho 90+5'	Stadium: Nalbari Ground

22 September 2023 Chakradhar Cup	Delhi FC	0–0 (3–1 p)	Indian Oil FC	Nalbari
15:00 IST		Report		Stadium: Nalbari Ground

24 September 2023 Chakradhar Cup	Delhi FC	1–2	Shillong Lajong	Nalbari
15:00 IST	Akash Tirkey 80'	Report		Stadium: Nalbari Ground

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
I-League	30 October 2023	13 April 2024	Match day 1	6th	24	11	2	11	44	40	+4	045.83
Durand Cup	6 August 2023	18 August 2023	Group stage	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Total					27	11	4	12	47	44	+3	040.74

Source: Competitions

I-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Inter Kashi	24	11	8	5	47	41	+6	41
5	Real Kashmir	24	11	7	6	36	19	+17	40
6	Delhi	24	11	2	11	44	40	+4	35
7	Churchill Brothers	24	9	6	9	40	31	+9	33
8	Shillong Lajong	24	8	7	9	36	37	−1	31

Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).

Matches

Note: I-League announced the fixtures for the 2023–24 season on 6 October 2023.^[36]

30 October 2023 (2023-10-30) 1	Delhi	1–1	TRAU	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Balwant Singh 47'	Report	Liton Shil 29'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium

2 November 2023 (2023-11-02) 2	Delhi	4–3	Rajasthan United	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Aroldinho 3', 44' Gurtej Singh 33' Sérgio Barboza 53' (pen.)	Report	Yash Tripathi 13', 66', 68'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Man of the Match: Yash Tripathi (Rajasthan United)

10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) 3	Delhi	1–2	Mohammedan	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Bali Gagandeep 90+8'	Report	Gurtej Singh 4' (o.g.) Lalremsanga Fanai 13'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Man of the Match: Padam Chatri

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) 4	Aizawl	1–5	Delhi	Aizawl
16:30 IST	R Lalthanmawia 46'	Report	Gaurav Rawat 14', 23' Aroldinho 61' Sérgio Barboza 76' Alaaeldin Nasr 86'	Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Man of the Match: Gaurav Rawat

22 November 2023 (2023-11-22) 5	Shillong Lajong	2–1	Delhi	Shillong
16:30 IST	Abdou Karim 24' Phrangki Buam 82'	Report	Gaurav Rawat 60'	Stadium: SSA Stadium Man of the Match: Phrangki Buam (Shillong)

27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) 6	Delhi	3–4	NEROCA	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Aroldinho 81' Sérgio Barboza 85', 90'	Report	Tangva Ragui 16' Balwinder Singh 73' David Singh 77' Aniket Panchal 78'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Man of the Match: David Simbo (NEROCA)

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) 7	Delhi	2–1	Churchill Brothers	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Sérgio Barboza 47' Ponif Vaz 87' (o.g.)	Report	Martín Cháves 24'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Man of the Match: Pape Gassama (Delhi)

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 8	Namdhari	1–2	Delhi	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Sehajdeep Singh 90+9'	Report	Bali Gagandeep 3' Hudson Jesus 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Man of the Match: Bali Gagandeep (Delhi)

11 December 2023 (2023-12-11) 9	Sreenidi Deccan	1–0	Delhi	Hyderabad
19:30 IST	Bali Gagandeep 64' (o.g.)			Stadium: Deccan Arena

15 December 2023 (2023-12-15) 10	Inter Kashi	2–0	Delhi	Kalyani
19:30 IST	Md. Asif 14' Jordon Lamela 36'	Report		Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Man of the Match: Jordon Lamela (Inter Kashi)

24 December 2023 (2023-12-24) 11	Delhi	1–0	Real Kashmir	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Jesus 77'	Report		Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 918 Referee: Tanmoy Dhar Man of the Match: Hudson Jesus (Delhi)

11 February 2024 (2024-02-11) 13	TRAU	5–3	Delhi	Kalyani
19:00 IST	Liton Shil 5', 73' Danish Aribam 64', 71' (pen.) Robinson 75'	Report	Balwant Singh 2' Shokhrukhbek Muratov 41' Sérgio Barboza 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 128 Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Danish Aribam (TRAU)

15 February 2024 (2024-02-15) 14	Delhi	1–0	Aizawl	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Barboza 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Jehrul Islam Man of the Match: Sérgio Barboza (Delhi)

19 February 2024 (2024-02-19) 12	Delhi	1–2	Gokulam Kerala	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Nidhin 85' (o.g.)	Report	Álex Sánchez 85' (pen.) Lalliansanga Renthlei 90+3'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Lalliansanga Renthlei (Gokulam Kerala)

23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) 15	NEROCA	1–2	Delhi	Shillong
19:00 IST		Report	Shokhrukhbek Muratov 4' Rahul Rawat 21'	Stadium: SSA Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Jatinder Singh Man of the Match: Shokhrukhbek Muratov (Delhi)

27 February 2024 (2024-02-27) 16	Churchill Brothers	2–0	Delhi	Vasco
19:00 IST	Louis 12' (pen.), 20'	Report		Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: 921 Referee: Arvind Sekhar A. Man of the Match: Ogana Louis (Churchill Brothers)

3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) 17	Delhi	2–3	Namdhari	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST	Alisher Kholmurodov 75' Bali Gagandeep 90'		Harpreet Singh 73' Iván Garrido 76' Akashdeep Singh 90+2'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: K. Ramdasan Man of the Match: Akashdeep Singh (Namdhari)

10 March 2024 (2024-03-10) 18	Delhi	0–1	Sreenidi Deccan	Bhaini Ala
14:00 IST		Report	Lalromawia 23'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: K. Lyngdoh Nongum Man of the Match: Lalromawia (Sreenidi Deccan)

13 March 2024 (2024-03-13) 19	Delhi	0–2	Inter Kashi	Bhaini Ala
15:30 IST		Report	Haobam 76' Hartley 79'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Referee: Surojit Das Man of the Match: Peter Hartley (Delhi)

17 March 2024 (2024-03-17) 20	Real Kashmir	1–1	Delhi	Srinagar
14:00 IST	Gurtej Singh 52'	Report	Anwar Ali Sr 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: TRC Turf Ground Attendance: 1,635 Referee: Jatinder Singh Man of the Match: Gurtej Singh (Real Kashmir)

23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 21	Gokulam Kerala	0–2	Delhi	Kozhikode
19:00 IST		Report	Barboza 59', 87'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: I. Jamal Mohamed Man of the Match: Sérgio Barboza (Delhi)

28 March 2024 (2024-03-28) 22	Delhi	3–1	Shillong Lajong	Bhaini Ala
15:30 IST	Barboza 65' (pen.), 75', 90+3'	Report	Lyngdoh 90+5'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Mrutyunjay Amatya Man of the Match: Sérgio Barboza (Delhi)

5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) 23	Rajasthan United	3–6	Delhi	Bhaini Ala
15:30 IST	Denzell 20', 73' Gupta 90+3'	Report	Poojary 8' Kholmurodov 39' NT Singh 44' A. Singh 65' (o.g.), 87' (o.g.) Dias 89'	Stadium: Namdhari Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Akashkumar Mehta Man of the Match: Hudson Jesus (Delhi)

13 April 2024 (2024-04-13) 24	Mohammedan	1–3	Delhi	Naihati
18:00 IST	Mirjalol Kasimov 90+9'	Report	Kholmurodov 7' Goyary 31' Barboza 90+8'	Stadium: Naihati Stadium Attendance: 24,678 Referee: Jehrul Islam Man of the Match: Alisher Kholmurodov (Delhi)

Durand Cup

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CHN	HYD	DEL	TRI
1	Chennaiyin	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9	Qualify for the knockout stage	—	—	—	3–0
2	Hyderabad	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4		1–3	—	—	3–0
3	Delhi	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2		1–2	1–1	—	1–1
4	Tribhuvan Army	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1		—	—	—	—

Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

6 August 2023 (2023-08-06)	Delhi	1–1	Hyderabad	Guwahati
14.30 IST	Jangra 6'	Report	Ramhlunchhunga 57'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 1,253 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Ramhlunchhunga (Hyderabad)

9 August 2023 (2023-08-09)	Delhi	1–1	Tribhuvan Army	Kokrajhar
14.30 IST	Khosla 88'	Report	D. Henjan 39'	Stadium: SAI Stadium Referee: Ashwin

18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)	Delhi	1–2	Chennaiyin	Guwahati
15.00 IST	Pape Gassama 54'	Report	Rafael Crivellaro 38' Vincy Barretto 51'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Man of the Match: Vanlalhriatzuala K (Delhi FC)

Super Cup

Statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	I League	Durand Cup	Total
1	10	FW	Sérgio Barboza	12	0	12
2	13	FW	Aroldo DA SILVA	3	0	3
2	26	MF	Gaurav Rawat	4	0	4
4	4	DF	Alisher Kholmurodov	3	0	3
	16	FW	Hudson Jesus	3	0	3
	22	FW	Bali Gagandeep	3	0	3
7	3	DF	Gurtej Singh	2	0	2
	15	FW	Balwant Singh	2	0	2
	25	FW	Shokhrukhbek Muratov	2	0	2
10	9	FW	Vinil Poojary	1	0	1
	11	FW	Himanshu Jangra	0	1	1
	12	MF	Pape Gassama	0	1	1
	19	DF	Alaaeldin Nasr	1	0	1
	28	MF	Naorem Tondomba Singh	1	0	1
	67	MF	Rahul Rawat	1	0	1
	49	FW	Girik Khosla	0	1	1
		MF	Gwgwmsar Gayary	1	0	1
Own Goals				4	0	4
Totals				41	3	44

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^ @Delhi_FC (30 June 2023). "Vanlalhriatzuala pens down a one year extension with us!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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^ @Delhi_FC (8 July 2023). "we're excited to have 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠 continuing his journey for yet another season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (8 July 2023). "The depth and quality down the flanks are extended as 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚 stays with us for one more season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (9 July 2023). "A Promising Future Extended: 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐯 𝐑𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭 commits to another year of triumph!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (10 July 2023). "From Breakthrough to Brilliance: 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣𝐢𝐚 secures future with #DelhiFC as he pens down a year extension with us" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (11 July 2023). "𝐆𝐰𝐠𝐰𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐲 has extended his stay at #DelhiFC for one more season!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (12 July 2023). "A promising talent stays put! Thrilled to announce 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 signs a one-year contract extension." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (26 August 2023). "𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭 is here to stay!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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^ @Delhi_FC (29 June 2023). "Say hello 👋 to our prolific and intelligent striker! ⚡⚽ Welcome aboard, 𝐀𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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^ @Delhi_FC (7 July 2023). "Experience, Grace and Ability combined together as we welcome, 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐮 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐝 to add solidity to our back line" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Delhi FC signs Koushik Sarkar". 7 July 2023.
^ "I-League: Delhi FC set to sign former East Bengal player Prakash Sarkar".
^ "Delhi FC set to sign Lalengmawia and Girik Khosla – Halfway Football". 9 July 2023.
^ "Delhi FC set to sign Lalengmawia and Girik Khosla – Halfway Football". 9 July 2023.
^ @Delhi_FC (3 August 2023). "The hands of steel is here! 🧤 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (3 August 2023). "We are elated to announce the arrival of 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (14 August 2023). "WELCOME BACK, 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐙𝐀! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (18 August 2023). "WELCOME TO, Delhi fc! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (23 August 2023). "Presenting Our Brazilian Striker to India! ⚽️🇧🇷🌍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (26 August 2023). "We're excited to announce the signing of 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚, a young prodigy who's set to shine on the field" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @Delhi_FC (31 August 2023). "Welcoming Naveen Kumar to the #Warriors den on Deadline Day!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ https://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/

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[5] "Yan Cheng Law returns to Indian Football as Delhi FC head coach". thebridge.in. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[6] "Durand Cup 2023 football tournament to start on August 3 - full list of teams". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

[7] ttps://twitter.com/Delhi_FC/status/1671498629922582530?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[8] ttps://twitter.com/Delhi_FC/status/1671836029752418306?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[9] ttps://twitter.com/Delhi_FC/status/1672213804187303936?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[10] @Delhi_FC (28 June 2023). "An Unbreakable Anchor, 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐩 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐫𝐚 extends his stay at the club!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[11] @Delhi_FC (30 June 2023). "Vanlalhriatzuala pens down a one year extension with us!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[12] @Delhi_FC (1 July 2023). "Ready to score more as we ratain the service of fahad temuri!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[13] @Delhi_FC (8 July 2023). "we're excited to have 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐠 continuing his journey for yet another season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[14] @Delhi_FC (8 July 2023). "The depth and quality down the flanks are extended as 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚 stays with us for one more season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[15] @Delhi_FC (9 July 2023). "A Promising Future Extended: 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐯 𝐑𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐭 commits to another year of triumph!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[16] @Delhi_FC (10 July 2023). "From Breakthrough to Brilliance: 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣𝐢𝐚 secures future with #DelhiFC as he pens down a year extension with us" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[17] @Delhi_FC (11 July 2023). "𝐆𝐰𝐠𝐰𝐦𝐬𝐚𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐫𝐲 has extended his stay at #DelhiFC for one more season!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[18] @Delhi_FC (12 July 2023). "A promising talent stays put! Thrilled to announce 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 signs a one-year contract extension." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[19] @Delhi_FC (26 August 2023). "𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭 is here to stay!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[20] @Delhi_FC (27 June 2023). "𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐮 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚 returns to #DelhiFC with renewed vigor and refined abilities" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[21] @Delhi_FC (29 June 2023). "Say hello 👋 to our prolific and intelligent striker! ⚡⚽ Welcome aboard, 𝐀𝐳𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[22] @Delhi_FC (30 June 2023). "Welcome aboard, Vinil Poojary!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[23] @Delhi_FC (7 July 2023). "The Guardian of our Goal, a picture of strength and quality, we're delighted to welcome back 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[24] @Delhi_FC (7 July 2023). "Experience, Grace and Ability combined together as we welcome, 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐮 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐰𝐚𝐝 to add solidity to our back line" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[25] "Delhi FC signs Koushik Sarkar". 7 July 2023.

[26] "I-League: Delhi FC set to sign former East Bengal player Prakash Sarkar".

[27] "Delhi FC set to sign Lalengmawia and Girik Khosla – Halfway Football". 9 July 2023.

[28] "Delhi FC set to sign Lalengmawia and Girik Khosla – Halfway Football". 9 July 2023.

[29] @Delhi_FC (3 August 2023). "The hands of steel is here! 🧤 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐤!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[30] @Delhi_FC (3 August 2023). "We are elated to announce the arrival of 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[31] @Delhi_FC (14 August 2023). "WELCOME BACK, 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐙𝐀! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[32] @Delhi_FC (18 August 2023). "WELCOME TO, Delhi fc! 🤩" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[33] @Delhi_FC (23 August 2023). "Presenting Our Brazilian Striker to India! ⚽️🇧🇷🌍" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[34] @Delhi_FC (26 August 2023). "We're excited to announce the signing of 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚, a young prodigy who's set to shine on the field" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[35] @Delhi_FC (31 August 2023). "Welcoming Naveen Kumar to the #Warriors den on Deadline Day!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[36] ttps://i-league.org/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-i-league-iwl/feed/

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