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Madan Maharaj
Full nameMadan Maharaj Football Club
Short nameMMFC
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Ground TT Nagar Stadium
Capacity20,000
Head coachAmit Kumar Jaiswal
League Madhya Pradesh Premier League

Madan Maharaj Football Club 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
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 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 Bishnu Bordoloi
— MF India  IND Hitendra Singh Thakur
No. Pos. Nation Player
— 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
— FW India  IND Manvendra singh Sisodiya
— FW India  IND Akash solanki(Akashsolankioffical)
— 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]

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

  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh gets their first "Professional Football Club"". Voice Of Indian Sports. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Scroll Staff. "Football: State associations nominate 23 teams for second division of I-League". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ Marcus Mergulhao (7 August 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 19 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "States nominate 29 teams for I-League Qualifiers, AIFF to select 10 | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ Correspondent (15 September 2010). "Salbagan thrash MP team to enter final". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Sports News: मदन महाराज एफसी भोपाल ने जीता भेल एमपी प्रीमियर लीग फुटबॉल". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ^ Sportstar, Team. "Hero I-League Qualifiers 2021 to begin on October 4, complete fixtures announced". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  9. ^ IANS (30 August 2021). "10 teams to compete in I-League Qualifiers 2021 in Bengaluru". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Football tourney: Blue Line, Madan Maharaj in semis". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  12. ^ "फुटबाल गोल्ड कप का मदन महाराज भोपाल बना सिरमौर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  13. ^ "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

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Madan_Maharaj_FC&oldid=1220079750"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Madan Maharaj
Full nameMadan Maharaj Football Club
Short nameMMFC
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Ground TT Nagar Stadium
Capacity20,000
Head coachAmit Kumar Jaiswal
League Madhya Pradesh Premier League

Madan Maharaj Football Club 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
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 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 Bishnu Bordoloi
— MF India  IND Hitendra Singh Thakur
No. Pos. Nation Player
— 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
— FW India  IND Manvendra singh Sisodiya
— FW India  IND Akash solanki(Akashsolankioffical)
— 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]

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

  1. ^ "Madhya Pradesh gets their first "Professional Football Club"". Voice Of Indian Sports. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Scroll Staff. "Football: State associations nominate 23 teams for second division of I-League". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ Marcus Mergulhao (7 August 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 19 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "States nominate 29 teams for I-League Qualifiers, AIFF to select 10 | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ Correspondent (15 September 2010). "Salbagan thrash MP team to enter final". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Madhya Pradesh Sports News: मदन महाराज एफसी भोपाल ने जीता भेल एमपी प्रीमियर लीग फुटबॉल". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  8. ^ Sportstar, Team. "Hero I-League Qualifiers 2021 to begin on October 4, complete fixtures announced". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  9. ^ IANS (30 August 2021). "10 teams to compete in I-League Qualifiers 2021 in Bengaluru". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  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. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Football tourney: Blue Line, Madan Maharaj in semis". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  12. ^ "फुटबाल गोल्ड कप का मदन महाराज भोपाल बना सिरमौर". Patrika News (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  13. ^ "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

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