Sudeva Delhi FC

Sudeva as a sporting organization, was incorporated in 2014 in Delhi by two young entrepreneurs, Anuj Gupta, a solicitor in England and Vijay Hakari, an environmentalist, sharing a common passion for raising the standards of football training in the country.

[16] Sudeva Moonlight debuted in I-League 2nd Division during the 2016–17 season,[17][18] and appointed Carlton Chapman as head coach.

[27] Ahead of the 2020–21 I-League season, Sudeva Delhi appointed Chencho Dorji as their head coach.

[30][31][32] The club began their very first top flight competitive season on 9 January with a match against Mohammedan Sporting, which ended as their 1–0 loss.

[33][34] After struggling in lots of matches, they managed to win against teams like Chennai City,[35] NEROCA and Indian Arrows.

They managed to get 18 points from 14 games, which includes five wins, six losses and there draws and finished in eighth position of the league table.

[40][41][42] Sudeva began their 2021–22 season with 2021 Durand Cup in Kolkata, and bowed out of the tournament from group stages.

[46] In September 2022, the club roped in Japanese manager Atsushi Nakamura as new head coach, who was replaced in the mid-season by Sankarlal Chakraborty.

[55][56] In November 2024, the club took part in the 2024 edition of Sikkim Gold Cup, in which they bowed out facing a penalty shoot-out defeat to local side Gangtok Himalayan in pre-quarterfinals.

[69] In previous editions of I-League, due to COVID-19 pandemic in India, played league games in centralized venues in West Bengal.

[105] Sudeva Delhi participated in 2023 Reliance Foundation Development League, in which they moved to "National championship stage", and ended up as runners-up.

[120] The club then roped in Disha Malhotra Julka as head coach, who is India's first female FA license holder.

Ansh Gupta of Sudeva Delhi in action during a DSA Premier Division League match in May 2014
Sudeva Delhi players (in red) in action against Mohammedan Sporting during an I-League match at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on January 9, 2021.
Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi