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Revision as of 01:39, 8 September 2021

Madan Maharaj
File:Madan Maharaj FC logo.png
Full nameMadan Maharaj Football Club Bhopal
Short nameMMFC
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Head coachAmit Kumar Jaiswal
LeagueMadhya Pradesh Premier League
I-League Second Division
2021MPPL, Champions

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 I-League Second Division.[2][3][4]

History

The club was founded in 1992. MMFC participated in the 24th Bodofa Upen Brahma All India Gold Cup Football Tournament and reached the semi-finals.[5] In 2018 Madan Maharaj FC was keen to participate in the 2nd Division and was nominated by the 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.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Sayan Roy
— GK India IND Iprotip Das
— GK India IND Sumit Haldar
— GK India IND Shubham Rajeshkumar Chauhan
— DF India IND Hitendra Singh Thakur
— DF India IND N Mikel Singh
— DF India IND Harsh Safique
— DF India IND Dolendra Singh
— DF India IND Achal Raj Mishra
— DF India IND Shorayav Bhardwaj
— DF Nigeria NGA Loveday Enyinnaya
— MF India IND Ganesh Beshra
— MF India IND Mehtab Hossain
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF India IND Omahang Limboo
— MF India IND Rabi Kumar
— MF India IND Nikhil Patil
— MF India IND Pramendra Thakur
— MF India IND Samson Singh
— FW India IND Ishaan Sahi
— FW India IND Rupesh Kaushal
— FW India IND Sanjoy Biswas
— FW India IND Faizal Ali
— FW India IND Jiten Murmu

Personnel

As of 27 July 2021[citation needed]
Position Name
Head coach India Amit Kumar Jaiswal
Director India Subrata Jha
Technical Director IndiaDebjit Ghosh

Honours

Leagues

Cups

  • State Gold Cup (Madhya Pradesh): Champion (2018)[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh gets their first "Professional Football Club"". Voice Of Indian Sports. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. ^ a b c Scroll Staff. "Football: State associations nominate 23 teams for second division of I-League". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. ^ Aug 7, Marcus Mergulhao /; 2021; Ist, 00:51. "I-League Qualifiers: AIFF to use financial criteria as tie-breaker to select teams | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-09. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Aug 4, Updated; 2021; Ist, 11:40. "States nominate 29 teams for I-League Qualifiers, AIFF to select 10 | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-09. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Correspondent (15 September 2010). "Salbagan thrash MP team to enter final". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-27. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  7. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Sports News: मदन महाराज एफसी भोपाल ने जीता भेल एमपी प्रीमियर लीग फुटबॉल". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  8. ^ Sportstar, Team. "Hero I-League Qualifiers 2021 to begin on October 4, complete fixtures announced". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  9. ^ IANS (2021-08-30). "10 teams to compete in I-League Qualifiers 2021 in Bengaluru". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  10. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Football tourney: Blue Line, Madan Maharaj in semis". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  12. ^ "फुटबाल गोल्ड कप का मदन महाराज भोपाल बना सिरमौर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-07-27.

Category:Football clubs in Madhya Pradesh Category:Association football clubs established in 1992 Category:1992 establishments in India

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