Madhya Bharat SC

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Madhya Bharat
Madhya Bharat Logo.png
Full nameMadhya Bharat Sports Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Yoddhas[2]
Founded2017; 5 years ago (2017)
GroundTatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex
Capacity20,000
CEORishish Dubey[3]

Madhya Bharat Sports Club is an Indian football club based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.[4] The club last competed in the I-League 2nd Division,[5] the second tier of Indian football league system.[6][7][8] They are also eligible to play in Madhya Pradesh Premier League.

History[]

Madhya Bharat Sports Club was founded in 2017 in collaboration with Celtic F.C. Academy.[9] The club along with Pride Sports FC emerged as the two existing semi-professional clubs in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In 2017, they roped in their first foreign coach José Carlos Hevia from Spain and began the pre-season journey with comfortable win against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC.[10] The 2017–18 season,[11][12] was disastrous for them as they bowed out from group B, without a single win.

On 21 August 2018, All India Football Federation announced that Madhya Bharat will participate in 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division, but they later withdrew.[13]

In the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division, Madhya Bharat finished at the bottom of the Preliminary round group B.[14]

Stadium[]

Madhya Bharat plays most of their home matches at the Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex in Bhopal,[15] which has a seating capacity of 20,000 spectators.[16][17]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2017 Cosco AMG
2018 D B Corp Ltd.

Last registered staff[]

Position Name
Head coach / Technical director Spain José Carlos Hevia
Assistant coach India Amit Rana
Phsio India Neeraj Mahorekar
Team manager India Utkarsh Kaithwas

Managerial history[]

updated on 28 May 2017

Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
José Carlos Hevia  Spain 2017[18] 2018[19] 10 0 0 10 3 39 000.00

Dave Mackay

 Scotland 2018 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Team records[]

Seasons[]

As of 29 April 2018
Year Division League Federation
Cup
Pos. P W D L GF GA Pts
2017–18 I-League 2nd Division Group Stage 10 0 0 10 3 39 0 —

Partnership[]

Madhya Bharat Sports Club has joined the Celtic Football Academy’s international partnership programme in a long-term agreement for boosting the football academy and implementing football development model in Bhopal.[20]

According to the official statements from both sides, partnership follows Celtic's previous successful relationships in India with both che Mahindra United FC and two-time national league champions, Salgaocar FC.[21]

Affiliated clubs[]

The following club is currently affiliated with Madhya Bharat FC:

  • Scotland Celtic FC (2017–present)[22]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "MADHYA BHARAT SC". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ The Yoddhas roped in José Hevia as manager Facebook.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021
  3. ^ "Madhya Bharat SC". Khel Now. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ Madhya Bharat SC's harsh introduction to the I-League Second Division Goal.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021
  5. ^ "Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league". firstpost.com. First Post. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "The Club". madhyabharatsportsclub.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ "MBSC's new signings do well in friendly against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC". 26 February 2018.
  8. ^ Madhya Bharat Football Club profile and archive globalsportsarchive.com/team. Retrieved 28 April 2021
  9. ^ "Madhya Bharat Sports Club publishes list of players selected from first round of trials". Khel Now. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ^ "MBSC's new signings do well in friendly against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC". 26 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Squad". I-league.org.
  12. ^ "FC Pune City 'B' share spoils with Real Kashmir, FC Kerala defeat Madhya Bharat". Goal.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  13. ^ Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league First Post. Retrieved 28 July 2021
  14. ^ 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division results Soccerway.com
  15. ^ "EIGHTEEN TEAMS WILL CONTEST IN SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE 2017-18". aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  16. ^ "Scorecard Madhya Pradesh v Vidarbha". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  17. ^ "भोपाल जिला बास्केटबॉल टीम को कांस्य" (in Hindi). Indian Sports Era. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  18. ^ José Hevia joins Madhya Bharat SC Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021
  19. ^ "Lajong to part ways with technical director Jose Hevia". The Shillong Times. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Celtic FC's Soccer Academy sign a six-year deal with Madhya Bharat SC". thedrum.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  21. ^ AMG facilitates tie up between Celtic F.C. & Madhya Bharat Sports Club anglianmanagementgroup.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021
  22. ^ "Celtic Soccer Academy sign six-year deal with Madhya Bharat SC". Celtic Football Club. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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