Madan Maharaj FC
File:Madan Maharaj FC official logo.png | ||||
Full name | Madan Maharaj Football Club | |||
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Short name | MMFC | |||
Founded | 1992 | |||
Ground | TT Nagar Stadium | |||
Capacity | 20,000 | |||
Head coach | Amit Kumar Jaiswal | |||
League | Madhya Pradesh Premier League | |||
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Madan Maharaj FC is an Indian professional football club based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It is also first professional football club from the state.[1] They currently compete in Madhya Pradesh Premier League and were part of 2021 I-League Qualifiers.[2][3][4]
History
Formation and journey
The club was founded in 1992. They participated in the 24th Bodofa Upen Brahma All India Gold Cup football tournament and reached the semi-finals.[5]
Present years
In 2018, Madan Maharaj FC was keen to participate in the 2nd Division and was nominated by Madhya Pradesh Football Association, but couldn't participate in the league.[2] Madan Maharaj became champions of Madhya Pradesh Premier League onaugural season in 2021, by defeating Lions Club FC of Jabalpur in the final match,[6] by a margin of 2–0. They scored first goal in 34th minute and increased the lead in 88th minute.[7] In July, the club was nominated for 2021–22 I-League 2nd division or 2021 I-League Qualifiers, by Madhya Pradesh Football Association.[2] In August, the teams for the qualifiers were announced, and the club secured a spot in it.[8][9]
Stadium
Madam Maharaj played their MP Premier League matches at Barkatullah Khan University's ground in Bhopal.[10] They also play some home matches at Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex.[11]
Ownership
MMFC is owned by Madan Maharaj College, a private college in Bhopal.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2021—present | Rocky Sports | - |
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
- As of 27 July 2021[citation needed]
Position | Name |
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Honours
League
- I-League 2nd Division
- Fourth place (1): 2021
- Madhya Pradesh Premier League
- Champions (1): 2021
Cup
- State Gold Cup (Madhya Pradesh)
- Champions (1): 2018[12]
Youth section
Madan Maharaj has its youth men's football team, while club's U17 team took part in the group stages of 2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh gets their first "Professional Football Club"". Voice Of Indian Sports. 2021-07-20. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ a b c Scroll Staff. "Football: State associations nominate 23 teams for second division of I-League". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Marcus Mergulhao (Aug 7, 2021). "I-League Qualifiers: AIFF to use financial criteria as tie-breaker to select teams | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "States nominate 29 teams for I-League Qualifiers, AIFF to select 10 | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Aug 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ Correspondent (15 September 2010). "Salbagan thrash MP team to enter final". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Sports News: मदन महाराज एफसी भोपाल ने जीता भेल एमपी प्रीमियर लीग फुटबॉल". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 2021-01-28. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "Hero I-League Qualifiers 2021 to begin on October 4, complete fixtures announced". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ IANS (2021-08-30). "10 teams to compete in I-League Qualifiers 2021 in Bengaluru". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ "Arera Football Club lifted the trophy of the district football league organised at Barkatullah University. In the final, Arera defeated team of Madan Maharaj Club 4-1". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Football tourney: Blue Line, Madan Maharaj in semis". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "फुटबाल गोल्ड कप का मदन महाराज भोपाल बना सिरमौर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "49 teams to participate in AIFF Elite Youth League 2022–23". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
External links
- Team profile at the-aiff.com
- Team info at Global Sports Archive