Simla Youngs Football Club was an Indian football club from New Delhi, India. Formed in 1936, it has been an amateur team, but in January 2011 they participated in the 2nd Division,[1] then second tier of Indian football league system. They also competed in the DSA Senior Division.
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| Full name | Simla Youngs Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Youngs |
| Short name | SYFC |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Ground | Ambedkar Stadium |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| League | FD A Division League |
History
editSimla Youngs FC was founded in 1936 in Simla part of Delhi, and have since participated in various amateur tournaments.[citation needed]
In January 2011, they were officially certified by the All India Football Federation to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, then second tier of football in India.[2] They later roped in Japanese manager Michiteru Mita as their new head coach.[3]
Honours
editLeague
edit- Delhi Football League[4][5]
- Champions (6): 1950, 1952, 1972, 1973, 1976, 2005
- Runner-up (3): 1985, 1991, 1993
Cup
edit- Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup[6]
- Champions (2): 1979, 1985
- Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup
- Champions (1): 2003[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Northeast starts positively in I-League Div II". www.isikkim.com. i-Sikkim. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "5 city teams in the 2nd Division". Calcutta Telegraph. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "際交流・アジア貢献活動 MITA Michiteru". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Champions of the Delhi Football League (DSA Senior Division)". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2003). "India - List of Delhi League Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
External links
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