New Delhi: A keen tussle is on cards when 20 top affiliated clubs will vie for top honours in the annual DLF - ONGC- Delhi Soccer Association (DSA ) Football League Champions - 2013 scheduled to commence from Sunday, October 20 at DDA CWG Sports Complex, Akshardham.
The highlight of this years.s league will be that apart from local recruits many outstation and foreign national players will be seen in action. As many as 70 outstation players had sought inter - state transfers from states like West Bengal, Goa, Punjab, Haryana, U.P, Uttrakhand, Jharkhand, North - East, Odisha etc. in the 1st window of All India Football Federation (AIFF ) Inter - State transfers of players.
Three foreign national can be registered but only two players are eligible to play. The groupings of participating teams were decided by draw of lots in the club secretaries meeting held in DSA office on September 30. The teams have been divided in three groups at the preliminary stage.
The two top teams of each preliminary league group will qualify for super six league. Top two teams of super six league will be promoted to Senior Division league from next season.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Soccer Association (DSA ) has constituted a league sub - committee headed by H. V. Chauhan as chairman, Magan Singh Patwal as convenor for smooth conduct of the league.
DLF and ONGC will once again be sponsoring the championship while leading sport goods manufacturnig company ' COSCO' India. are the co-sponsors and Cosco Balls has been appointed as the official ball of the league championship.
The participating teams have been directed to complete all their necessary requisite formalities including submission of 30 players registration list alongwith their photographs latest by October 15..
Group - A - Royal Rangers FC, IAF ( Palam ), Young Boys FC, Utrakhand FC, , Garhwal Diamond, Ashoka FC, Cosmos FC.
Group - B - Shastri FC, Young Sports, Royal FC, Collegians FC, Bangadarshan FC, Friends United, Youngsters FC.
Group - C - N. D. Heroes FC, Moonlight FC, Delhi Cantt. FC, Frontier FC, Ajmal FC, Rohini FC, Victory FC, Delhi Students FC