2022–23 Delhi Premier League
{{Short description|Top tier football league in the state of Delhi.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Delhi Premier League
| season = 2022–23
| dates = 15 July – 29 September
| winners = Vatika FC (1st title)
| matches = 110
| total goals = 403
| league topscorer =
| best goalkeeper =
| highest scoring = Friends United 8–0 Hindustan FC
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| prevseason = 2021–22
| nextseason = 2023–24
}}
The 2022–23 Delhi Premier League was the first season of Delhi Premier League as a top-tier football league under the Delhi Football League. The season started on July 15, and ended on September 29, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportstiger.com/news/delhi-premier-league-prize-money-teams-venues-and-all-you-need-to-know|title=Delhi Premier League: Prize Money, Teams, Venues, and All you need to know|publisher=Sports Tiger|date=13 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/delhi-premier-league-2022-schedule-fixture-venues-announced|title=Inaugural Delhi Premier League to kickstart on July 15|publisher=Khel Now|date=12 July 2022}}
Delhi FC were the defending champions. Matches were played in Ambedkar Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. Debutants Vatika FC were the winners of the league title.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-28 |title=Vatika FC - Debutants crowned Delhi Premier League Champions |url=https://www.sportstrumpet.com/vatika-fc-latest-champions-of-delhi-premier-league/ |access-date=2022-10-10 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=वाटिका ने प्रीमियर लीग खिताब जीता |url=https://www.rajexpress.co/sports/vatika-won-the-premier-league-title |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Raj Express |language=hi}}
Changes in format
Delhi Premier League, which acted as a final round in the previous edition broke away from the FD Senior Division league to became the top tier league in Delhi, while the former became a second tier league.
A total of ten clubs from the previous edition were joined by Vatika FC who were the league's first entrants through bidding.
For the first time ever, the teams played double round robin matches thereby increasing the number of games to 110 with 20 matches per side.
Teams
Eleven teams competed in the first edition of Delhi Premier League.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title=First-Ever Delhi Premier League to Kick Off on July 15 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/first-ever-delhi-premier-league-to-kick-off-on-july-15-5539711.html |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=News18 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title=First Delhi Premier League to Kick off on July 15, 2022 |url=https://www.latestly.com/agency-news/sports-news-first-delhi-premier-league-to-kick-off-july-15-3939457.html |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}
| class=wikitable
! Teams ! Venues |
| Delhi FC
|rowspan=11|File:Ambedkar stadium in delhi at morning.jpg]] |
| Hindustan FC |
| Royal Rangers FC |
| Friends United FC |
| Garhwal FC |
| Tarun Sangha FC |
| Rangers SC |
| Sudeva Delhi FC |
| Uttarakhand FC |
| Indian Air Force |
| Vatika FC |
Standings
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|team1=VAT
|team2=DFC
|team3=SUD
|team4=GFC
|team5=ROR
|team6=IAF
|team7=RSC
|team8=FRU
|team9=TSG
|team10=HFC
|team11=UFC
|result1=C |result2=Q
|win_DFC=12 |draw_DFC=3 |loss_DFC=5 |gf_DFC=47 |ga_DFC=26
|win_FRU=6 |draw_FRU=5 |loss_FRU=9 |gf_FRU=44 |ga_FRU=39
|win_GFC=10 |draw_GFC=6 |loss_GFC=4 |gf_GFC=39 |ga_GFC=23
|win_IAF=10 |draw_IAF=1 |loss_IAF=9 |gf_IAF=32 |ga_IAF=31
|win_HFC=3 |draw_HFC=5 |loss_HFC=12 |gf_HFC=21 |ga_HFC=41
|win_RSC=7 |draw_RSC=5 |loss_RSC=8 |gf_RSC=40 |ga_RSC=46
|win_ROR=9 |draw_ROR=5 |loss_ROR=6 |gf_ROR=50 |ga_ROR=32
|win_SUD=11 |draw_SUD=4 |loss_SUD=5 |gf_SUD=38 |ga_SUD=24
|win_TSG=5 |draw_TSG=4 |loss_TSG=11 |gf_TSG=30 |ga_TSG=49
|win_UFC=3 |draw_UFC=0 |loss_UFC=17 |gf_UFC=18 |ga_UFC=71
|win_VAT=14 |draw_VAT=2 |loss_VAT=4 |gf_VAT=39 |ga_VAT=16
|name_IAF=Indian Air Force FC
|name_DFC=Delhi
|name_UFC=Uttarakhand FC
|name_TSG=Tarun Sangha
|name_RSC=Rangers SC
|name_ROR=Royal Rangers FC
|name_FRU=Friends United FC
|name_GFC=Garhwal
|name_SUD=Sudeva Delhi
|name_HFC=Hindustan
|name_VAT=Vatika FC
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
|res_col_header=Q
|col_C=green1 |text_C=Champions and qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
|col_Q=yellow1 |text_Q= Qualification for 2023–24 I-League 3
}}
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Awards
Ajay Singh of Friends United FC won the Player of the tournament award for scoring 24 goals in 20 games.{{Cite web |title=Ajay Singh - Player of the tournament |url=https://twitter.com/footballdelhi/status/1575504062686310404 |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Twitter |language=en}}
See also
References
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{{2022–23 in Indian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 FD Senior Division}}