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Simla Youngs FC
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.
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 edit
Simla 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 edit
League 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 edit
References edit
- ^ . www.isikkim.com. i-Sikkim. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ . Calcutta Telegraph. 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ . www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. . indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2003). "India - List of Delhi League Champions". RSSSF. from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. . indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). . indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
External links edit
- Simla Youngs website