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Full name | Madhya Bharat Sports Club [1] | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Yoddhas [2] | ||
Founded | 2017 | ||
Ground | Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
CEO | Rishish Dubey [3] | ||
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Madhya Bharat Sports Club was an Indian professional 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 played in the Madhya Pradesh Premier League.
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]
Madhya Bharat played 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]
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2017 | Cosco | AMG |
2018 | D B Corp Ltd. |
Position | Name |
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Head coach / Technical director |
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Assistant coach |
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Phsio |
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Team manager |
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updated on 28 May 2017
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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José Carlos Hevia | ![]() |
2017 [18] | 2018 [19] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 0.00 |
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2018 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Year | Division | League | Federation Cup | |||||||
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Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | Group Stage | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 0 | — |
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] [21]
According to the official statements from both sides, partnership followed Celtic's previous successful relationships in India with both Mahindra United FC and two-time national league champions, Salgaocar FC. [22]
The following club is currently affiliated with Madhya Bharat FC:
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Full name | Madhya Bharat Sports Club [1] | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | The Yoddhas [2] | ||
Founded | 2017 | ||
Ground | Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
CEO | Rishish Dubey [3] | ||
|
Madhya Bharat Sports Club was an Indian professional 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 played in the Madhya Pradesh Premier League.
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]
Madhya Bharat played 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]
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2017 | Cosco | AMG |
2018 | D B Corp Ltd. |
Position | Name |
---|---|
Head coach / Technical director |
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Assistant coach |
![]() |
Phsio |
![]() |
Team manager |
![]() |
updated on 28 May 2017
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
José Carlos Hevia | ![]() |
2017 [18] | 2018 [19] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 0.00 |
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2018 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Year | Division | League | Federation Cup | |||||||
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Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | Group Stage | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 0 | — |
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] [21]
According to the official statements from both sides, partnership followed Celtic's previous successful relationships in India with both Mahindra United FC and two-time national league champions, Salgaocar FC. [22]
The following club is currently affiliated with Madhya Bharat FC: