Madan Maharaj FC

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Madan Maharaj
Madan Maharaj FC logo.jpg
Full nameMadan Maharaj Football Club
Short nameMMFC
Founded1992; 30 years ago (1992)
GroundTT Nagar Stadium
Capacity20,000
Head coachAmit Kumar Jaiswal
LeagueMadhya Pradesh Premier League
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 were part of 2021 I-League Qualifiers.[2][3][4]

History[]

Formation and journey[]

The club was founded in 1992. MMFC participated in the 24th Bodofa Upen Brahma All India Gold Cup football tournament and reached to 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
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Sayan Roy
— GK India IND Calvin Abhishek
— GK India IND Kaushik Das
— GK India IND Sumit Haldar
— DF India IND Achal Raj Mishra
— DF India IND Abhishek Das
— DF India IND Vivek Kumar
— DF Nigeria NGA Loveday Enyinnaya
— DF India IND Shorayav Bharadwaj
— DF India IND Monotosh Chakladar
— DF India IND Lijo Francis
— DF India IND Sourav Das
— MF India IND N Mikel Singh
— MF India IND Harsh Safique
— MF India IND Dolendra Singh
— MF India IND Ganesh Beshra
— MF India IND Jockson Dhas
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF India IND Bishnu Bordoloi
— MF India IND Hitendra Singh Thakur
— MF India IND Mehtab Hossain
— MF India IND Siam Hanghal
— MF India IND Abhinas Ruidas
— MF India IND Omahang Limboo
— MF India IND Longjam Swami
— MF India IND Hirak Mondal
— MF India IND C.Rabi Kumar
— MF India IND Mehtab Mehtab
— MF India IND Samson Singh
— MF India IND Rupesh Kaushal
— MF India IND Srinjoy Chatterjee
— FW India IND Akash solanki
— FW India IND Jiten Murmu
— FW South Africa RSA William Twala

Personnel[]

As of 27 July 2021[citation needed]
Position Name
Head coach India Amit Kumar Jaiswal
Team director India Subrata Jha
Physiotherapist India Sayed Anvar

Honours[]

League[]

Cup[]

  • State Gold Cup (Madhya Pradesh)
    • Champions (1): 2018[12]

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}}: 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}}: 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.
  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.

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