Simla Youngs FC

{{infobox football club

| clubname = Simla Youngs

| image = Simla Youngs FC.svg

| upright = 0.85

| fullname = Simla Youngs Football Club

| nickname = The Youngs

| short name = SYFC

| founded = {{Start date and age|1936}}

| ground = Ambedkar Stadium

| capacity = 35,000

| league = FD A Division League

| season =

| position =

| pattern_b1 =

| pattern_la1 =

| pattern_ra1 =

| pattern_sh1 =

| pattern_so1 =

| leftarm1 =

| body1 =

| rightarm1 =

| shorts1 =

| socks1 =

| pattern_b2 =

| pattern_la2 =

| pattern_ra2 =

| pattern_sh2 =

| leftarm2 =

| body2 =

| rightarm2 =

| shorts2 =

| socks2 =

| pattern_b3 =

| pattern_la3 =

| pattern_ra3 =

| pattern_so3 =

| leftarm3 =

| body3 =

| rightarm3 =

| shorts3 =

| socks3 =

| website =

}}

Simla Youngs Football Club is 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,{{Cite web|url=http://www.isikkim.com/2011-04-northeas-start-positively-in-i-league-div-ii-010/|title=Northeast starts positively in I-League Div II|website=www.isikkim.com|publisher=i-Sikkim|archive-date=4 April 2011|date=1 April 2011|access-date=26 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404112255/http://www.isikkim.com/2011-04-northeas-start-positively-in-i-league-div-ii-010/|url-status=dead}} then second tier of Indian football league system. They also competed in the DSA Senior Division.

History

Simla Youngs FC was founded in 1936 in Simla part of Delhi, and have since participated in various amateur tournaments.{{cn|date=February 2023}}

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.{{cite web | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/sports/story_14965336.jsp | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927195204/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120105/jsp/sports/story_14965336.jsp | url-status=dead | archive-date=27 September 2013 | title=5 city teams in the 2nd Division | publisher=Calcutta Telegraph | date=2 January 2012 | access-date=7 January 2012 }} They later roped in Japanese manager Michiteru Mita as their new head coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.jfa.jp/social_action_programme/international_exchange/dispatch_member/MITA_Michiteru.html|title=際交流・アジア貢献活動 MITA Michiteru|access-date=10 January 2019|website=www.jfa.jp|publisher=Japan Football Association|language=Japanese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815131621/http://www.jfa.jp/social_action_programme/international_exchange/dispatch_member/MITA_Michiteru.html|archive-date=15 August 2021}}

Honours

=League=

Delhi Football League{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dfl.html|title=List of Champions of the Delhi Football League (DSA Senior Division)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024220857/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/dfl.html|archive-date=24 October 2020|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=8 May 2021|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=India - List of Delhi League Champions|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadelhichamp.html|date=2003|access-date=2021-12-18|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|website=RSSSF|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218121437/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadelhichamp.html|url-status=live}}
Champions (6): 1950, 1952, 1972, 1973, 1976, 2005
Runner-up (3): 1985, 1991, 1993

=Cup=

Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Cup:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315014206/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/lalbahadurshastricup.html|archive-date=15 March 2016|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}
Champions (2): 1979, 1985
Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup
Champions (1): 2003{{Cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Arunava|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ltgovernorscup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Delhi Lt. Governor's Cup|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=2008|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903180048/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/ltgovernorscup.html|archive-date=3 September 2018|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

[http://www.shimlayoungsfc.com/index.php Simla Youngs website]

Category:Football clubs in New Delhi

Category:Association football clubs established in 1936

Category:1936 establishments in India