New Delhi: Former champions New Delhi Heroes Football Club will open its campaign against Delhi Students FC in ' A'' DIVISION group- III preliminary league inaugural match of the DLF - ONGC - DELHI SOCCER ( DSA ) Annual Football League Championship - 2013 beginning from Sunday at CWG Village Sports Complex, Akshardham, New Delhi.

Later on, in other matches of group - III, Moonlight FC take on newly promoted Victory FC at 9.00 AM. Delhi Cantt. will meet Rohini FC while Frontier FC play agains Ajmal FC in group - III at 11.00 am and 1.30 pm respectively . In the last match of group- I, Uttrakhand FC meets Garhwal Diamond FC at 3. 30 pm.

As many as 22 top affiliated clubs are in the fray of this year's league championship. They have been divided in the three group at the preliminary stage. The top two clubs of each group will qualify for the super- six league. The top two teams of super league will be promoted to the senior division from next year. The groupings of the participating teams are as :- Group - I :

Royal Rangers FC, I.A. F( Palam ), Young Boys FC, Uttrakhand FC, Cosmos FC, Garhwal Diamond, Ashoka FC, Group- II : Shastri FC, Young Sports , Royal FC, Collegians Fc, Bangadarshan FC, Friends United FC, Youngsters FC, Group -III : New Delhi Heroes , Moonlight FC, Delhi cantt., Frontier Fc, Ajmal Fc, Rohini FC, Victory FC, Delhi Students FC.

The championship is being sponsored by DLF and ONGC once again. 'Cosco' India is the co- sponsors