DSK Shivajians F.C.
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| Full name | DSK Shivajians Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | DSK Shivajians |
| Founded | 1987; 29 years ago as Shivajians Sports Club |
| Ground | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
| Capacity | 11,900 |
| Owner | DSK Group |
| Chairman | Shirish Kulkarni |
| Manager | Dave Rogers |
| League | I-League |
| 2016–17 | I-League, 7th |
| Website | Club home page |
DSK Shivajians Football Club, founded as Shivajians Sports Club is an Indian football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The Club is owned by the DSK Group and play in the I-League.
The club was founded in 1987 in Shivajinagar, Pune by Ashok Vanjari, Manoj Walvekar, Emanuel Jeevan, Moreshwar Dhumal, Viju Deshmukh and Frank Norman as a platform for entertainment and community engagement for the residents of the locality. The Club have played in the top tier of the Pune Football League since their formation in 1987, and have played the I-League from the 2016. A Direct Entry into the League they are immune to relegation for until 2018.. The Club is known for its Youth Development Policy, and is the first Professional Football Club in India to have tied up with a major international football club in Liverpool FC along with whom they run their Academy.
The Club play their Home Games at the Shree Shiv Chattrapati Sports Complex in Pune, while they train at the DSK Dream City Football Fields in Loni.
The Club was formed on 6 August 1987, under the name Shivajians Sports Club, by the Late. Ashok Vanjari, Manoj Walvekar, Emanuel Jeevan, Moreshwar (Appa) Dhumal, Viju Deshmukh and Frank Norman. A community club, it served as a platform for competition, entertainment and engagement for locals from the Shivajinagar area in Pune.
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 - 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 til 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.
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