Delhi Defenders

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| team = Delhi Defenders

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| founded = 2011

| league = EFLI

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| stadium = Defenders Stadium, 1,000 capacity

| city = Delhi, Capital Territory, India

| colors = Royal Blue, Gold, Black

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| coach = Adesh Kumar

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| website = [http://www.delhidefenders.in/ delhidefenders.in]

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The Delhi Defenders are a professional American football team based in Delhi, India. The Defenders are one of the first eight franchises of the Elite Football League of India (EFLI) and compete in its inaugural season in 2012 as a member of the East Division,{{cite news|title=Gridiron league launched in India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Gridiron-league-launched-in-India/articleshow/9495133.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029033718/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-05/top-stories/29854352_1_gridiron-sport-lukewarm-response|url-status=live|archive-date=29 October 2012|access-date=14 December 2011|newspaper=The Times of India|date=5 August 2011}} where they finished as runners-up after a successful qualifying for the Elite Bowl I.