Football Delhi Senior Division Championship begins on Sunday

NEW DELHI: Eighteen clubs, including defending champions

Garhwal Heroes FC

, will vie for top honours in the

Football Delhi Senior Division Championship

which begins at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.


The participating teams have been divided into two groups of nine teams each.

Garhwal Heroes will open their campaign against City FC in a Group A match on Sunday. The second match of the day -- also of Group A -- will be played between Youngmen SC and Hindustan FC.

National United, Delhi United,

Friends United

, Tarun Sangha and

Royal Rangers

are the other teams in Group A.

Group B has Indian Air Force (New Delhi), Delhi FC,

Indian National FC

, Rangers SC, Sudeva Moonlight, Ahbab FC, Shastri FC, Jaguar FC.

Four foreigners can figure in the 30-player team list but only three can play in a match.