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Sports-Football: First Delhi Premier League kicks off on 15 July
The tournament will carry a record prize money of Rs 7 lakh in its inaugural edition. Read more on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: The first ever “Delhi Premier League” football tournament will commence at the Ambedkar Stadium on 15 July. The league will be played in a double round robin format with all 11 teams playing 20 matches each.
A total of 110 matches will be played over the duration of more than two months. The tournament will carry a record prize money of Rs 7 lakh in its inaugural edition.
All the matches will be held at two venues -- Ambedkar Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
The participating clubs are Delhi FC, Hindustan FC, Royal Rangers FC, Friends United FC, Garhwal FC, Tarun Sangha FC, Rangers SC, Sudeva Delhi FC, Uttarakhand FC, Indian Air Force and Vatika FC.
Football Delhi President Shaji Prabhakaran said, "Clubs participating in the Delhi Premier League will be playing a vital role in taking Delhi's football forward and more of our clubs from Delhi will be seen competing at the top leagues of India in the coming seasons." (with Agency inputs)