Sudeva Delhi FC
association football club based in Delhi, India
Sudeva Delhi Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Delhi. The club competed in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league system, after getting relegated from the second tier I-League in 2022–23. It mainly competes in the Delhi Premier League.
Founded as Sudeva Moonlight FC in 2014, and affiliated with Football Delhi (FD). They joined I-League in 2020–21 season and became the first club from the capital city to do so. Paul Williams, local English publican, has brought a 20% stake in the club.
History
The beginning
Sudeva as a sporting organization, was incorporated in 2014 in Delhi by two young entrepreneurs, Anuj Gupta, a solicitor in England and Vijay Hakari, an environmentalist, sharing a common passion for raising the standards of football training in the country. The organization runs grassroots programs for potential talent, starting from the age of 9, right up to the senior level.
As Sudeva Moonlight
In 2016, Sudeva acquired "Moonlight Football Club", a Delhi-based club that appeared in DSA Senior Division (now known as Football Delhi Senior Division League) and DCM Trophy, having clinched league title twice in 1985 and 1990 (alongside runner-up finishes in 1988 and 1999). The club had submitted its bid in 2016 to center into the I-League, but it eventually failed through.
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