Bangalore: Delhi Dynamos FC was awarded ‘The Muthoot Group Fair Play Award’ at the conclusion of the maiden season of the Hero Indian Super League 2014. The team topped The 
Muthoot Group Fair Play standings with 77.6 points ahead of Mumbai City FC at 76.8 points and Kerala Blasters FC at 75 points.
The Muthoot Group Fair Play award trophy was presented to Sameer Manchanda, Chairman & Managing Director, DEN Networks Limited and owner of the Delhi Dynamos FC team by Alexander George Muthoot, Director, The Muthoot Group and the sponsors of the referees and the Fair Play award. Alessandro Del Piero, Captain Delhi Dynamos FC was also present to receive the award.
The Delhi Dynamos team consistently exuded the spirit of the game through values like integrity, reliability, respect and teamwork during the 10 week football league. Based on the number of Fair play points earned, the team secured the top position amongst the participating teams. Securing 77.6, the team earned the highest position in The Muthoot Group Fair Play Award Standings list. With an aim to encourage the players to adopt fair practice during the football league, The Muthoot Group had announced ‘The Muthoot Group Fair Play award’ for the team that upholds team spirit and fair play during the series.
Speaking at the occasion, Alexander George Muthoot, Director, The Muthoot Group said: “It gives me great pleasure to present this special award – The Muthoot Group Fair Play award to Delhi Dynamos FC. The team has lived and reflected the innate values of the game and the values espoused by our group throughout the tournament. On behalf of The Muthoot Group, I congratulate each member of the team and DEN Network Limited for this win and being an inspirational role model for displaying the values both on and off the field.”
The football league kicked off from 12 October 2014 to 20 December 2014 featuring 8 teams – Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, Atlético de Kolkata, Kerala Blasters FC, Delhi Dynamos FC, FC Pune City, Mumbai City FC, NorthEast United FC comprising of international and Indian players with 61 matches played in 8 cities across the country. The Hero Indian Super League, one of the popular football series in India was founded in 2013 in an effort to make football a popular sport in the country and to make Indian football a major player worldwide.