Sudeva Delhi FC

Sudeva Delhi

File:Sudeva Delhi FC logo.svg
Full name	Sudeva Delhi Football Club
Founded	2014 (2014) (as Sudeva Moonlight FC)
Ground	Ambedkar Stadium
Capacity	20,000
Owner	Anuj Gupta Vijay Hakari
President	Anuj Gupta
Head Coach	Chencho Dorji
League	I-League
2020-21	I-League, Inaugural season
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Sudeva Delhi Football Club is an Indian professional football club based out of New Delhi, that competes in the I-League, one of the two coexisting premier football leagues in India. The club was established as Sudeva Moonlight FC in 2014 and is the first and only club from Delhi to participate in the I-League.

History

Sudeva is an organization which was started in 2014 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 years, right up to the senior level.

In 2016, Sudeva acquired Moonlight FC, a Delhi based club playing in DSA Senior Division. Sudeva debuted in I-League 2nd Division in the 2016-17 season. In 2018, Sudeva acquired CD Olímpic de Xàtiva, a club that currently competes in the Spanish Tercera Division, and became the first club in the history of Indian football to acquire a European club.

In June, 2020, All India Football Federation (AIFF) invited bids for a new team to join the I-League. Sudeva was one of the three football clubs that submitted the bid documents and on August 12, 2020, AIFF announced that Sudeva Delhi would take part in the 2020-21 I-League season after winning the bid for direct entry into the competition.

Sudeva Delhi was launched by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on November 27, 2020.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2016–17	None	Chevrolet
2017–2020	T10 Sports	Sudeva
2020-Present	Puma	Liquid Water

Stadium

Main article: Ambedkar Stadium

Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi is the home ground of Sudeva Delhi. It has the capacity of 25,000 spectators.

Dr. Ambedkar Stadium

Capacity	25,000

Current squad

As of 5 December 2020

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	IND	Lovepreet Singh (on loan from Kerala Blasters FC)
—	GK	IND	Sachin Jha
—	GK	IND	Rakshit Dagar
—	DF	IND	Ngaraipam Kasomwung
—	MF	IND	Vanlaltlankima Blakmawla
—	MF	IND	Abhijith Elippatta
—	MF	IND	Aryav Sharma
—	MF	IND	Johny K.v.I Muanpuia
—	MF	IND	Suji Kumar M
—	MF	IND	Amandeep
—	MF	IND	R. Lallawmawma
—	MF	IND	Aneesudheen Abdul Azeez Zeenath
—	DF	IND	Amandeep P Singh

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	IND	Tarun Taneja
—	MF	IND	Kean Lewis
—	MF	IND	Pintu Mahata
—	FW	IND	Ayush Chhikara (on loan from Mumbai City FC)
—	FW	IND	Naorem Mahesh Singh (on loan from Kerala Blasters FC)
—	FW	IND	Shaiborlang Kharpan (on loan from Kerala Blasters)
—	MF	IND	Vikram Singh Gill
—	MF	IND	Waris Rashid
—	MF	IND	Gopi Kannan
—	FW	IND	Manvir Singh
—	MF	IND	H Lalhmingchhuanga
—	MF	IND	Eddie Fung
—	DF	IND	Wallace J Martins

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Chencho Dorji
Assistant Coach	Pushpender Kundu
Technical Director	Afolabi Rabiu
Physiotherapist	Mohammed Arshak. AT
Coach U18	Hakim Ssegendo
Coach U15	PS Lalngaihzuala
Coach U13	Franklin Onalega

Team records

National/International record

Season	Division	Teams	Position	Attendance/G	Federation Cup/Super Cup	AFC Champions League	AFC Cup
2016–17	I-League 2nd	16	2	–	TBD	DNQ	DNQ

Key

• DNQ = Did not qualified
• DNP = Did not play
• TBD = To be decided
• TBA = To be added

Seasons

As of 18 December 2016

Year	League								Federation Cup	Top Scorer(s)
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos.		Player(s)	Goals
2016–17	6	1	2	3	4	5	3	5	TBD	Syed Shoaib Ahmed	2

Affiliated clubs

• CD Olímpic de Xàtiva