Full name | Madan Maharaj Football Club | |||
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Short name | MMFC | |||
Founded | 1992 | |||
Ground | TT Nagar Stadium | |||
Capacity | 20,000 | |||
Head coach | Amit 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]
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]
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]
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]
MMFC is owned by Madan Maharaj College, a private college in Bhopal.
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2021—present | Rocky Sports | - |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name |
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Head coach | Amit Kumar Jaiswal |
Team director | Subrata Jha |
Physiotherapist | Sayed Anvar |
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]
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