DSK Shivajians FC

File:Players, officials and coaching staffs of DSK Shivajians in March 2016, photographed in Pune, Maharashtra.jpg

The club was formed on 6 August 1987, under the name Shivajians Sports Club,{{cite web|first=Hans|last=Schöggl|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiafound.html|title=India — List of Foundation Dates|website=RSSSF|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023194819/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiafound.html|archive-date=23 October 2021}} by the Late. Ashok Vanjari, Manoj Walvekar, Emanuel Jeevan, Moreshwar (Appa) Dhumal, Viju Deshmukh and Frank Norman.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/dsk-shivajians-look-to-set-heights-in-football/63687|access-date=19 April 2021|website=The Herald Goa|title=DSK Shivajians look to set heights in football|date=3 April 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419152746/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/dsk-shivajians-look-to-set-heights-in-football/63687|url-status=live}} A community club, it served as a platform for competition, entertainment and engagement for locals from the Shivajinagar area in Pune.{{cite web|url=http://shivajians.com/Ahmednagar/history/|title=Shivajian Sports Club: The History|website=shivajians.com|publisher=DSK Shivajians Football Club Ahmednagar|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423092633/http://shivajians.com/Ahmednagar/history/}} The club was affiliated with Pune District Football Association.[https://soccertrac.com/organization_controller/view_organization_profile/40# Pune Football League: organization and tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112133649/https://soccertrac.com/organization_controller/view_organization_profile/40 |date=12 November 2021 }} soccertrac.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021

In 1987 itself, the club organized the first ever All India Floodlight Football Tournament, which was held in Pune in the memory of Shri B. B. Walvekar. Teams such as Central Railway zone – Bombay, Madras Tukes, Bank Of India – Bombay, Sesa Goa, State Bank of India – Hyderabad, Salsete Goa, Kampti Colonies – Nagpur, Bangalore Eleven, Kerala Police and Cochin Customs which were forces to be reckoned with in the country at the time, all participated in the tournament.

From 1990 until 2010, the club had dominated the Pune football scene. In this period, the club won all the prestigious tournaments held in Pune, including the Dr. Hedgewar Football Tournament, Raja Shiv Chhatrapati Football Tournament, Rupmay Chatterjee Football Tournament, Dada Saheb Chavan Memorial Cup and Guru Teg Bahadur Football Tournament. The club also won many state level and all India level football tournaments held in the nearby cities of Kolhapur, Gadhinglaj, Miraj, Indore and Akola.

Staying true to their goal of engaging the community, the Club organised many training programmes and provided scholarships to players from the economically weaker sections of society.

On 30 April 2010, Shirish Kulkarni, executive director of the DSK Group and former Shivajians SC player, was appointed as the president of the club. This was a prelude to the DSK Group's takeover of the club in 2013, which led to it being renamed as "DSK Shivajians FC".{{cite web|title=After Shillong United shut shop, a look at clubs that withdrew from the I-League in the last 5 years|url=https://scroll.in/field/888836/after-shillong-united-shut-shop-a-look-at-clubs-that-withdrew-from-the-i-league-in-the-last-5-years|website=scroll.in|publisher=Scroll|date=1 August 2018|access-date=26 November 2022|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228071930/https://scroll.in/field/888836/after-shillong-united-shut-shop-a-look-at-clubs-that-withdrew-from-the-i-league-in-the-last-5-years}}

File:DSK SHIVAJIANS & LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL ACADEMY.jpg

The DSK Group has invested heavily in developing infrastructure for the Club at the DSK Dream City Football Fields in Pune,{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/dsk-shivajians-all-set-to-make-debut-in-hero-i-league-2015-16_1821318.html|title=DSK Shivajians to play the I-League|website=zeenews.india.com|publisher=Zee News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113135402/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/dsk-shivajians-all-set-to-make-debut-in-hero-i-league-2015-16_1821318.html|archive-date=13 November 2015|access-date=13 November 2017|url-status=dead}} where they created a state-of-the-art fully residential training facility which also houses the DSK Shivajians FC Academy,{{Cite news|url=http://www.dskdreamcity.com/premium-residential-projects-in-pune-near-hadapsar-sports/|title=DSK Sport City, Pune {{!}} DSK Dreamcity Integrated Township Pune|newspaper=DSK Dream City – Best Integrated Residential Township in Pune near Hadapsar|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-13|archive-date=21 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121172932/http://www.dskdreamcity.com/premium-residential-projects-in-pune-near-hadapsar-sports/}} which is run in association with Liverpool FC.{{Cite news|first=Joe|last=Williams|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-shirish-kulkarni-talks-about-liverpool-dsk-tie-up-football-in-the-country-and-more-1996333|title=Shirish Kulkarni talks about Liverpool-DSK tie up, football in the country and more {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=18 June 2014|website=dnaindia.com|publisher=DNA India|language=en-US|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702173226/https://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-shirish-kulkarni-talks-about-liverpool-dsk-tie-up-football-in-the-country-and-more-1996333|archive-date=2 July 2014}}

File:DSK Shivajians captain Saša Kolunija and head coach Dave Rogers at the press conference in 2016, photographed in Pune, Maharashtra, India.jpg and head coach Dave Rogers at the press conference in 2016]]

In 2013, the Club played the I-League 2nd Division under Coach Pradhyum Reddy,{{cite web|last=Choudhuri|first=Arunava|title=DSK Shivajians FC announce squad for 2nd Division I-League|url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2013/03/dsk-shivajians-fc-announce-squad-for.html|work=Arunfoot|access-date=24 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024030529/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2013/03/dsk-shivajians-fc-announce-squad-for.html|archive-date=24 October 2013|df=dmy-all}} but missed out on the Final Round by a point. They have also participated in the 2016 Durand Cup and reached the semifinals after finishing on top of the Group A with 10 points.{{cite news|title=Lallianzuala & Jerry Would Provide DSK Shivajians The Added Advantage|url=http://i-league.org/u18-news/lallianzuala-jerry-would-provide-dsk-shivajians-the-added-advantage/|access-date=13 January 2017|website=i-league.org|publisher=I-League|date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204171215/https://i-league.org/lallianzuala-jerry-would-provide-dsk-shivajians-the-added-advantage/|archive-date=4 December 2021}}{{cite news|title=Durand Cup 2016: Neroca ends DSK Shivajians' campaign at the semi-final stage|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/durand-cup-2016-neroca-ends-dsk-shivajians-campaign-semi-final-stage|access-date=13 January 2017|work=SportsKeeda|date=9 September 2016|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118081114/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/durand-cup-2016-neroca-ends-dsk-shivajians-campaign-semi-final-stage}}{{cite news|title=Durand Cup 2016: New-Look DSK Shivajians FC Squad Gear Up For Challenge|url=http://www.dskshivajians.com/news-detail.aspx?newsid=25|access-date=13 January 2017|work=DSK Shivajians Football Club|date=27 August 2016|archive-date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221075849/https://dskshivajians.com/news-detail.aspx?newsid=25|url-status=dead}} Their campaign came to an end after losing to NEROCA FC by 3–0 in the first semifinals.{{cite news |title=Durand Cup 2016, Rd-1: Sporting Clube De Goa 1–2 DSK Shivajians |url=http://www.dskshivajians.com/news-detail.aspx?newsid=26 |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=DSK Shivajians Football Club |date=28 August 2016 |archive-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118065747/http://www.dskshivajians.com/news-detail.aspx?newsid=26 }}{{cite news |title=Rohit double helps DSK Shivajians overcome Gangtok Himalayan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Rohit-double-helps-DSK-Shivajians-overcome-Gangtok-Himalayan/articleshow/53948446.cms |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=The Times of India |date=31 August 2016 |archive-date=14 August 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814220345/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/rohit-double-helps-dsk-shivajians-overcome-gangtok-himalayan/articleshow/53948446.cms }}{{cite news |title=Shivajians draw match with a fighting Navy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Shivajians-draw-match-with-a-fighting-Navy/article14620211.ece |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=The Hindu |date=2 September 2016 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108105658/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Shivajians-draw-match-with-a-fighting-Navy/article14620211.ece }}

File:Spanish striker Juan Quero Barraso with DSK Shivajians during an I-League match against Sporting Clube de Goa, photographed on March 6, 2016.jpg with DSK Shivajians during an I-League match against Sporting Clube de Goa in 2016]]

In 2015, the club got corporate entry into the I-League.{{cite news|title=Royal Wahingdoh FC pull out of I-League, 3rd club to do so this year|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/royal-wahingdoh-fc-pull-out-of-i-league-3rd-club-to-do-so-this-year-1167111.html|access-date=21 November 2015|website=news18.com|publisher=CNN News18 Sports|location=New Delhi|agency=Press Trust of India|date=21 November 2015|archive-date=1 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601135013/https://www.news18.com/news/football/royal-wahingdoh-fc-pull-out-of-i-league-3rd-club-to-do-so-this-year-1167111.html}}{{cite news|title=Royal Wahingdoh FC pull out of I-League, 3rd club to do so this year|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/royal-wahingdoh-pull-out-of-i-league-third-club-to-do-so-this-year-1490553|access-date=21 November 2015|website=sports.ndtv.com|publisher=NDTV Sports|location=New Delhi|agency=Press Trust of India|date=21 November 2015|archive-date=1 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601135604/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/royal-wahingdoh-pull-out-of-i-league-third-club-to-do-so-this-year-1490553}} Under the coaching of Derrick Pereira,{{cite web|author=Press Trust of India|title=Derrick to take over as Churchill coach|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/derrick-to-take-over-as-churchill-coach/article17340399.ece|publisher=Sportstar|website=sportstarlive.com|access-date=23 February 2017|date=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130025416/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/derrick-to-take-over-as-churchill-coach/article17340399.ece|archive-date=30 November 2020}} they played in the 2015–16 I-League Season.{{cite news|last1=Shah|first1=Mirir|title=Derrick Pereira – If a player is fit and can add quality, I will sign him|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/02/14/20329342/i-league-derrick-pereira-if-a-player-is-fit-and-can-add|access-date=14 February 2016|website=Goal.com|date=14 February 2016|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310225301/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/02/14/20329342/i-league-derrick-pereira-if-a-player-is-fit-and-can-add}}{{cite news|title=DSK Shivajians sign Jerry Lalrinzuala, Sanju Pradhan|url=http://www.oneindia.com/sports/football/i-league-dsk-shivajians-sign-jerry-lalrinzuala-sanju-pradhan-2295924.html|access-date=20 December 2016|work=One India|date=20 December 2016|archive-date=22 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222204723/http://www.oneindia.com/sports/football/i-league-dsk-shivajians-sign-jerry-lalrinzuala-sanju-pradhan-2295924.html}}{{cite news|title=Sandesh Jhingan joins DSK Shivajians on-loan from KBFC|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/3581-sandesh-jhingan-pens-deal-with-dsk-shivajians|access-date=10 October 2016|work=Indian Super League|date=4 March 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011150942/http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/3581-sandesh-jhingan-pens-deal-with-dsk-shivajians}}{{cite web|title=DSK Shivajians vs. Salgaocar|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/14/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/salgaocar-sports-club/2176907/|website=Soccerway|access-date=4 May 2021|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504115514/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/02/14/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/salgaocar-sports-club/2176907/}} In November 2016, Bosnian international Saša Kolunija was roped in as the first foreign signing.{{cite web|url=http://thefangarage.com/articles/8254-dsk-shivajians-sign-serbian-defender-sasa-kolunija|title=DSK Shivajians sign Serbian defender Sasa Kolunija|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727123710/https://thefangarage.com/articles/8254-dsk-shivajians-sign-serbian-defender-sasa-kolunija|archive-date=27 July 2021|work=thefangarage.com|date=24 November 2016 |access-date=24 November 2016}}{{Cite web|title=I-League 2017: DSK Shivajians 4–4 Minerva Punjab FC: Spoils shared in eight goal thriller|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/shivajians-v-punjab-fc/360xhpndon9m840v9ky6ypre1|access-date=2021-04-02|website=goal.com|first1=Nikhil|last1=Jitendran|date=30 April 2017|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713170032/https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/shivajians-v-punjab-fc/360xhpndon9m840v9ky6ypre1}} They finished 9th on the league table with 15 points.{{cite news|title=Lallianzuala & Jerry Would Provide DSK Shivajians The Added Advantage|url=http://i-league.org/u18-news/lallianzuala-jerry-would-provide-dsk-shivajians-the-added-advantage/|access-date=13 January 2017|work=I-League|date=16 October 2015|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116161320/http://i-league.org/u18-news/lallianzuala-jerry-would-provide-dsk-shivajians-the-added-advantage/}}{{cite news|title=DSK Shivajians sign five Indian players for I-League|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/dsk-shivajians-sign-five-indian-players-for-i-league/articleshow/56000155.cms|access-date=15 December 2016|work=Times of India|date=15 December 2016|archive-date=19 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219073136/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/dsk-shivajians-sign-five-indian-players-for-i-league/articleshow/56000155.cms}}{{cite web|title=Sporting Goa vs. DSK Shivajians|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/17/india/i-league/sporting-club-de-goa/dsk-shivajians/2176880/|website=Soccerway|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419141053/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/01/17/india/i-league/sporting-club-de-goa/dsk-shivajians/2176880/}}{{cite web|title=Pune Football Club Official Website|url=http://punefc.com/|access-date=25 January 2012|archive-date=21 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221185633/http://punefc.com/}}{{cite web|title=DSK Shivajians 2–0 East Bengal|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/06/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/east-bengal-club-fc/2177581/|website=Soccerway|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-date=3 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703055719/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/06/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/east-bengal-club-fc/2177581/}}

File:John Andrews as the new Strength and Conditioning Coach of DSK Shivajians FC, photographed in Pune, August 30, 2016.jpg

File:DSK Shivajians players warming up in March 2016, photographed in Pune, Maharashtra, India.jpg

In the 2016–17 I-League, DSK Shivajians participated for the last time before they pulled out their team and ended on 18 points,{{cite web |title=DSK Shivajians 2–1 East Bengal |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/14/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/east-bengal-club-fc/2383742/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=14 August 2021 |archive-date=26 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826070246/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/14/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/east-bengal-club-fc/2383742/ }} finishing on seventh position.{{cite web|title=Mumbai 1–0 DSK Shivajians|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/08/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/dsk-shivajians/2383737/|website=Soccerway|access-date=4 May 2021|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504120159/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/08/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/dsk-shivajians/2383737/}}{{cite web|title=I-League Matches|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2017/regular-season/r35297/matches/?ICID=PL_3N_02|website=Soccerway|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202235023/http://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2017/regular-season/r35297/matches/?ICID=PL_3N_02}}

Shivajians, in existence since 1987, is what the city can, and has, referred to as its legacy team; a team from the grassroots of Pune that went from local division to local division to state and finally to the I-League, India's official premier league of football. Shivajians lasted two seasons in the I-league; 2015–16 and 2016–17 with a seventh place being their highest finish. Then the DSK financial tsunami hit the club and Shivajians could no longer afford to be in the domestic top tier.{{cite web|first=Imtiaz|last=Azad|url=https://thebridge.in/featured/look-back-dysfunctional-clubs-past-decade-indian-football|title=A look back into the dysfunctional clubs in the past decade of Indian football|date=11 April 2019|website=thebridge.in|publisher=The Bridge|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512070750/https://thebridge.in/featured/look-back-dysfunctional-clubs-past-decade-indian-football|archive-date=12 May 2021|url-status=live}}

Head of the academy, Deggie Cardozo, explains that the motivation of players has continued to remain the same. In his words; "The lads are still training with the same level of intensity and are giving it their all to better their performances, and also the team as a whole."{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/shivajians-playing-with-club-legacy-to-survive-dsk-fall/story-im9pyrxH6uCo0Ndz538XJJ.html|title=Shivajians playing with club legacy to survive DSK fall|website=The Hindustan Times|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512070444/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/shivajians-playing-with-club-legacy-to-survive-dsk-fall/story-im9pyrxH6uCo0Ndz538XJJ.html|url-status=live}}

The club got dissolved in 2017 after announcing their pullout from the 2016–17 I-League Season.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/i-league-dsk-shivajians-to-not-be-a-part-of-the-top-division/1w9i7p9pvw8ga1xgm2iu9w8p9d|title=I-League: DSK Shivajians to nt be a part of the top division|website=Goal.com|date=31 August 2017|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419151433/https://www.goal.com/en/news/i-league-dsk-shivajians-to-not-be-a-part-of-the-top-division/1w9i7p9pvw8ga1xgm2iu9w8p9d|archive-date=19 April 2021|url-status=dead}}

File:Balewadi Athletics Stadiums Interior.jpg

The club used Balewadi Sports Complex Stadium as their home ground for the matches of I-League,{{Cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html|title=ileague 2nd divn -2013 | LIVE Indian Football News | LIVE kolkatafootball.com | Indian Football | I-LEAGUE LIVe SCORE | Live Indian Football News | Live Indian Soccer News | Football in India | Soccer of India. | KOLKATA FOOTBALL NEWS|website=www.kolkatafootball.com|access-date=13 September 2021|archive-date=6 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006205537/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=DSK Shivajians 4–4 Minerva Punjab|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/30/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/india-minerva-fc/2442844/|website=Soccerway|archive-date=15 May 2017|access-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515055841/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/30/india/i-league/dsk-shivajians/india-minerva-fc/2442844/}} and Pune Football League.{{cite web|title=SHREE SHIV CHHATRAPATI SPORTS COMPLEX STADIUM, PUNE|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-pune-city/venue|website=www.indiansuperleague.com|publisher=Indian Super League|access-date=7 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927050540/http://www.indiansuperleague.com/fc-pune-city/venue|archive-date=27 September 2015|url-status=dead}} The stadium has a capacity of nearly 10,000 spectators.

File:Players of DSK Shivajians during an I-League match at the Balewadi Stadium in 2016, photographed in Pune, Maharashtra, India.jpg

The club trained at the DSK Dream City Football Fields in Loni Kalbhor.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dskshivajians.com/facilities.aspx|title=Facilities {{!}} DSKShivajians.com|website=www.dskshivajians.com|access-date=2016-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216134336/https://dskshivajians.com/facilities.aspx|archive-date=16 December 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|first=Rahul|last=Bhutani|title=I-League Division 2 : Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Tigers Start As Favorites|website=thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/i-league-division-2-mohammedan-sporting-mumbai-tigers-start-as-favorites/|date=29 March 2013|access-date=30 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522073914/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/i-league-division-2-mohammedan-sporting-mumbai-tigers-start-as-favorites/|archive-date=22 May 2013}}

File:Sanju Pradhan and Jerry Lalrinzuala in the home kit of DSK Shivajians in March 2016, photographed in Pune, Maharashtra.jpg

For all current and former notable players of DSK Shivajians with a Wikipedia article, see: DSK Shivajians FC players.

The following foreign player(s) of DSK Shivajians, have been capped at senior/youth international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.

• {{flagicon|LBR}} Melvin Tarley (2012–2013){{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/8467/Melvin_Tarley.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Tarley, Melvin|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=18 January 2021|archive-date=28 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128223928/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/8467/Melvin_Tarley.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=104520&epoca_id=0|title=Player profile — Club career: Melvin Tarley|website=playmakerstats.com|publisher=PlaymakerStats|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326143205/https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=104520&epoca_id=0}}
• {{flagicon|NKO}} Kim Song-yong (2014–2015){{Cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/dsk-shivajians-fc-signs-north-korean-international-striker-kim-song-yong/1|title=DSK Shivajians FC signs North Korean International striker Kim Song-Yong|date=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116155046/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/dsk-shivajians-fc-signs-north-korean-international-striker-kim-song-yong|archive-date=16 November 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/dsk-shivajians-sign-north-korean-striker-kim-song-yong/articleshow/53913014.cms|title=DSK Shivajians Sign North Korean Striker Kim Song-yong|work=The Times of India|date=29 August 2016|access-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927195411/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/dsk-shivajians-sign-north-korean-striker-kim-song-yong/articleshow/53913014.cms|archive-date=27 September 2021|url-status=live}}
• {{flagicon|AFG|2013}} Zohib Islam Amiri (2015–2016){{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/dsk-shivajians-announces-itself-as-ninth-i-league-team-2571252.html|title=DSK Shivajians announces itself as ninth I-League team|date=5 January 2016|work=firstpost.com|access-date=11 April 2017|archive-date=24 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124051217/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/dsk-shivajians-announces-itself-as-ninth-i-league-team-2571252.html}}{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12453/Zohib_Islam_Amiri.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Amiri, Zohib Islam|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=18 January 2022|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209012837/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12453/Zohib_Islam_Amiri.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Labor (2016)
• {{cite web|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/3757-tfgtake--old-candy-in-new-wrapper-dsk-shivajians-have-got-basics-right-but-lack-excitement|title=Old Candy in New Wrapper: DSK Shivajians have got basics right but lack excitement|date=20 January 2016|access-date=16 February 2024|website=thefangarage.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128101957/https://thefangarage.com/articles/3757-tfgtake--old-candy-in-new-wrapper-dsk-shivajians-have-got-basics-right-but-lack-excitement|archive-date=28 January 2023|location=Pune}}
• {{cite news |title=Troisième victoire pour les U19 (1–0) |url=http://www.planete-asm.fr/actualite/6357-troisieme-victoire-pour-les-u19-1-0.html |work=Planete-ASM |date=13 October 2010 |access-date=7 March 2012 |language=French |archive-date=7 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207123014/http://www.planete-asm.fr/actualite/6357-troisieme-victoire-pour-les-u19-1-0.html }}
• {{flagicon|IRL}} Shane McFaul (2016–2017){{cite web|title=I-League: Former Irish youth international Shane McFaul joins DSK Shivajians|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/08/17/26608042/i-league-former-irish-youth-international-shane-mcfaul-joins-dsk-|website=Goal.com|publisher=Goal|access-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108215310/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2016/08/17/26608042/i-league-former-irish-youth-international-shane-mcfaul-joins-dsk-|archive-date=8 November 2020|url-status=dead}}

The following club was formerly affiliated with DSK Shivajians:

• {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool FC (2013–2015){{Cite web|title=Indian Football: ISL and I-League clubs and their tie-ups with foreign clubs|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/indian-football-isl-i-league-clubs-tie-ups-foreign-clubs/1pw2yk8hdfo6oz5draur8lrex#h77q76xqpgqh1hawjr8gud77t|website=www.goal.com|publisher=Goal|access-date=6 February 2021|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124094432/https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/indian-football-isl-i-league-clubs-tie-ups-foreign-clubs/1pw2yk8hdfo6oz5draur8lrex#h77q76xqpgqh1hawjr8gud77t|date=14 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://footballexpress.in/isl-and-i-league-clubs-their-tie-ups-with-foreign-sides/|title=FEATUREDISL and I-League Clubs, Their Tie-ups With Foreign Sides|date=3 February 2021|access-date=26 January 2022|website=footballexpress.in|publisher=Football Express|first=Manas Ranjan|last=Pandab|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117005759/https://footballexpress.in/isl-and-i-league-clubs-their-tie-ups-with-foreign-sides/|archive-date=17 November 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/10-partnerships-between-indian-and-european-football-clubs-which-broke-down|title=10 Partnerships between Indian and European football clubs which broke down|date=28 June 2019|access-date=15 January 2022|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first1=Abhishek|last1=Kundu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229133036/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/10-partnerships-between-indian-and-european-football-clubs-which-broke-down|archive-date=29 December 2023}}

File:DSK Shivajians reserves squad in March 2016, photographed in Pune, Maharashtra.jpg

File:DSK Shivajians players in red, in action against Mumbai FC U18 during an U18 I-League match in DSK Academy Ground in March 2016, photographed in Pune, Maharashtra.jpg

English club Liverpool announced a partnership with DSK Shivajians in India to start their international football academy,{{cite news|title=LFC-DSK Academy bow out of Bandodkar Gold Cup|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/LFC-DSK-Academy-bow-out-of-Bandodkar-Gold-Cup/articleshow/52483982.cms|access-date=12 December 2017|work=Times of India|date=28 May 2016|archive-date=13 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213014952/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/LFC-DSK-Academy-bow-out-of-Bandodkar-Gold-Cup/articleshow/52483982.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=NEUFC Signs Jerry & Zuala, Country's most promising Football Talent|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/3667-neufc-signs-jerry-zuala-country-s-most-promising-football-talent|access-date=7 October 2016|work=Indian Super League|date=16 May 2016|archive-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010044451/http://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/3667-neufc-signs-jerry-zuala-country-s-most-promising-football-talent}} with the partnership pertinent in the academy setup only, with academy players trained by coaches representing Liverpool playing for DSK Shivajians U18s.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/liverpool-launches-football-academy-in-india/article5240470.ece|title=Liverpool launches football academy in India|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115104048/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/liverpool-launches-football-academy-in-india/article5240470.ece|archive-date=15 November 2020|date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |title=PDFA LEAGUE 1st DIVISION – DSK SHIVAJIANS B VS ROOPALI FC |url=http://lfc-dskacademy.co.in/news-article.php?id=386 |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=DSK Academy |date=8 March 2016 |archive-date=16 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116171236/http://lfc-dskacademy.co.in/news-article.php?id=386 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/newly-installed-floodlights-inaugurated-at-the-mohun-bagan-ground-5019|url-status=dead|title=Newly installed floodlights inaugurated at the Mohun Bagan ground|website=mohunbaganac.com|first1=Narayan|last1=Dasgupta|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310142242/http://www.mohunbaganac.com/news-detail/newly-installed-floodlights-inaugurated-at-the-mohun-bagan-ground-5019}} DSK Shivajians' U18 team played in the I-League U18,{{cite web

| title = I-League U18

| url = http://www.dskshivajians.com/under18-player.aspx

| publisher= DSK Shivajians

| access-date = 5 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217001811/https://dskshivajians.com/under18-player.aspx|archive-date=17 December 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|date=13 December 2016|title=Mumbai FC go down after a spirited second half showing against DSK Shivajians|url=http://www.mumbaifc.com/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=525|website=Mumbai FC|access-date=15 January 2021|archive-date=6 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006062007/http://mumbaifc.com/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=525}} and the 2014–15 U19 I-League was the first time they were involved in national-level youth team football. Club's U-19 team participated in Maharashtra zone of 2014 I-League U19.{{cite web|url=http://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/dsk-shivajians-u19/32564/|title=DSK SHIVAJIANS FC UNDER 19 — Matches — U19 I-League|website=int.soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121184721/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/dsk-shivajians-u19/32564/|archive-date=21 November 2017}} partnering Liverpool, and played in the Maharashtra Zone of the league.{{cite web|url=https://soccerschools.liverpoolfc.com/news/player-development-centre-launches-in-india|title=Player Development Centre launches in India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419152035/https://soccerschools.liverpoolfc.com/news/player-development-centre-launches-in-india|archive-date=19 April 2021|publisher=Liverpool Football Club|website=soccerschools.liverpoolfc.com|access-date=19 April 2021}} Their U15 team competed in Nike Premier Cup.{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/16-teams-to-compete-in-nike-premier-cup-2018-national-finals/|title=16 Teams To Compete In Nike Premier Cup 2018 National Finals|location=New Delhi|website=i-league.org|publisher=All India Football Federation|date=27 January 2018|access-date=27 January 2019|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727142024/https://i-league.org/16-teams-to-compete-in-nike-premier-cup-2018-national-finals/}}

File:Playing grounds within the DSK Shivajians Dream City complex, photographed on March 6, 2016.jpg

File:Swimming pool within the DSK Shivajians Dream City complex, photographed on March 6, 2016.jpg

DSK Shivajians had its reserve side that participated in the PDFA 1st Division League.{{cite news |title=International call-ups for five LFC-DSK Academy players |url=http://soccerschools.liverpoolfc.com/news/international-call-ups-for-five-lfc-dsk-academy-players |access-date=14 January 2017 |work=Liverpool Football Club |date=24 August 2015 |archive-date=18 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118145658/http://soccerschools.liverpoolfc.com/news/international-call-ups-for-five-lfc-dsk-academy-players }} They also took part in 2012 edition of Kedari Redekar Football Tournament in Bengaluru.{{cite news|title=Kedari Redekar Football Tournament: South United emerges as the winner|url=http://www.gcsstars.com/2012/11/|access-date=22 March 2018|website=gcsstars.com|publisher=GCS Stars|date=19 November 2012|archive-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092344/http://www.gcsstars.com/2012/11/|location=Bengaluru}} The club also incorporated DSK Cup for youth development, and hosted the tournament in DSK Dream City.{{Cite web|last=Selvaraj|first=Jonathan|title=Minerva FC set for the big leap ahead of I-league debut|url=https://www.espn.in/football/story/3033245/minerva-fc-set-for-the-big-leap-ahead-of-i-league-debut|website=espn.in|publisher=ESPN|language=en-US|access-date=26 August 2020|date=6 January 2017|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710172042/https://www.espn.in/football/story/3033245/minerva-fc-set-for-the-big-leap-ahead-of-i-league-debut}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bengaluru-fc-bow-out-of-dsk-cup|title=Bengaluru FC bow out of DSK Cup|website=the-aiff..com|publisher=All India Football Federation|location=New Delhi|date=31 October 2015|access-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827032231/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bengaluru-fc-bow-out-of-dsk-cup|archive-date=27 August 2023}}{{cite news|title=Former India international Deepak Mondal joins Ozone, team to play in DSK Cup|url=http://www.gcsstars.com/2016/11/former-india-international-deepak.html|access-date=8 November 2016|work=GCS Stars|date=8 November 2016|archive-date=30 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530110520/https://www.gcsstars.com/2016/11/former-india-international-deepak.html|location=Bengaluru}}

• Pune Football League{{cite news|title=Durand Cup 2016: New-Look DSK Shivajians FC Squad Gear Up For Challenge|url=http://www.dskshivajians.com/news-detail.aspx?newsid=25|access-date=14 January 2017|publisher=DSK Shivajians Football Club|website=dskshivajians.com|date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221075849/https://dskshivajians.com/news-detail.aspx?newsid=25|archive-date=21 December 2016|url-status=dead}}
• Champions (Record 22): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016

• B.B. Walvekar All India Floodlight Football Tournament
• Champions (1): 1987
• Guru Teg Bahadur Football Tournament{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/at-pune-s-first-divisional-football-tournament-providing-players-of-the-beautiful-game-the-gestures-they-deserve/story-5CD5NackPKP9xken3956tO_amp.html|title=Tegh Bahadur football tourney: Giving Pune's first divisional football a shot in right direction|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=The Hindustan Times|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003113331/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/at-pune-s-first-divisional-football-tournament-providing-players-of-the-beautiful-game-the-gestures-they-deserve/story-5CD5NackPKP9xken3956tO_amp.html|archive-date=3 October 2021|url-status=dead}}
• Champions (4): 1990, 1992, 1993, 2000
• VOBA Invitational Tournament (Div II)
• Champions (1): 2014{{cite news|title=Rovers clinch title in style — DSK Shivajians emerge victorious in the second and third division category|url=http://www.sakaaltimes.com/sakaaltimesbeta/20140411/4919242736217018232.htm|location=Pune, Maharashtra|access-date=17 January 2016|website=sakaaltimes.com|publisher=Sakaal Times Sports Desk|date=11 April 2014|archive-date=28 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128201732/http://www.sakaaltimes.com/sakaaltimesbeta/20140411/4919242736217018232.htm|url-status=usurped}}
• VOBA Invitational Tournament (Div III)
• Champions (1): 2014
• Gadhinglaj United Cup
• Champions (1): 2015{{cite news|title=South United lose to ONGC, bows out of Gadhinglaj United Cup|url=https://www.gcsstars.com/2015/11/south-united-lose-to-ongc-bows-out-of.html?m=1|website=gcsstars.com|publisher=GCS Stars – Football in Bengaluru|date=21 November 2015|archive-date=21 August 2023|access-date=23 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821082849/https://www.gcsstars.com/2015/11/south-united-lose-to-ongc-bows-out-of.html?m=1|location=Bengaluru}}
• DSK Invitational Cup
• Champions (2): 2014, 2015{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/dsk-submits-bid-set-to-become-i-leagues-10th-club/articleshow/49698372.cms|title=DSK submits bid, set to become I-League's 10th club|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|date=7 November 2015|access-date=26 January 2017|first=Debayan|last=Mukherjee|location=Jaipur|agency=TNN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113111122/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/DSK-submits-bid-set-to-become-I-Leagues-10th-club/articleshow/49698372.cms|archive-date=13 November 2015}}
• Cantonment Trophy
• Runners-up (1): 1990
• PCMC Mayor's All India Football Trophy
• Third Place (2): 1987, 1989

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• List of football clubs in Maharashtra
• Sports in Maharashtra

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• {{cite news |title=Rohit double helps DSK Shivajians overcome Gangtok Himalayan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Rohit-double-helps-DSK-Shivajians-overcome-Gangtok-Himalayan/articleshow/53948446.cms |access-date=14 January 2017 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India |agency=PTI |date=31 August 2016 |archive-date=14 August 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814220345/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/rohit-double-helps-dsk-shivajians-overcome-gangtok-himalayan/articleshow/53948446.cms}}
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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150401195652/http://lfc-dskacademy.co.in/ LFC International Football Academy – DSK Shivajians]

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