Madan Maharaj FC
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| Full name | Madan Maharaj Football Club Bhopal |
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| Short name | MMFC |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Head coach | Ibrahim Baksh |
| League | Madhya Pradesh Premier League I-League Second Division |
| 2021 | MPPL, 1st (champions) |
Madan Maharaj FC is an Indian professional football club based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. It is also the first professional football club from the state.[1] They compete in Madhya Pradesh Premier League, and are also nominated for the upcoming I-League Second Division.[2]
History[edit]
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.[3] In 2018 Madan Maharaj FC was keen to participate in the 2nd Division League and was nominated by the Madhya Pradesh Football Association but couldn't participate in the league.[2] Madan Maharaj became champions of the inaugural season of Madhya Pradesh Premier League in 2021, by defeating Lions Club FC of Jabalpur in the final match, [4]by a margin of 2–0. Madan Maharaj scored the first goal in the 34th minute and increased the lead again in the 88th minute.[5] In July, the club was nominated for 2021–22 I-League 2nd division by Madhya Pradesh Football Association.[2]
Stadium[edit]
Madam Maharaj played their MP Premier League matches at Barkatullah Khan University's Ground in Bhopal.[6] Maharaj FC play their home matches at Tatya Tope Stadium and Sports Complex Bhopal.[7]
Ownership[edit]
MMFC is owned by a private college Madan Maharaj College Bhopal.[8]
Squad[edit]
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[edit]
- As of 27 July 2021
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| Head coach |  Amit Kumar Jaiswal
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| Director of Football | Subrata Jha
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Honours[edit]
Leagues[edit]
- Madhya Pradesh Premier League: Champion (1) (2021)
Cups[edit]
- State Gold Cup (Madhya Pradesh): Champion (2018)[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Madhya Pradesh gets their first "Professional Football Club"". Voice Of Indian Sports. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Staff, Scroll. "Football: State associations nominate 23 teams for second division of I-League". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ↑ Correspondent (15 September 2010). "Salbagan thrash MP team to enter final". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Sports News: मदन महाराज एफसी भोपाल ने जीता भेल एमपी प्रीमियर लीग फुटबॉल". Nai Dunia (in हिन्दी). 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ↑ "Madan Maharaj". 26 July 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help);|Authors list=missing|1=(help) - ↑ "Football tourney: Blue Line, Madan Maharaj in semis". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ↑ "Madhya Pradesh Premier League kicks off|American stories". OC2O. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ↑ "फुटबाल गोल्ड कप का मदन महाराज भोपाल बना सिरमौर". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 2021-07-27.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
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