Organising body | Madhya Pradesh Football Association (MPFA) |
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Founded | 2020 |
Country | India |
Number of teams | 9 |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Promotion to | I-League 3 |
Current champions | Lake City FC (2nd title) (2023–24) |
TV partners | SportsCast India (YouTube) |
Current: 2024–25 |
The Madhya Pradesh Premier League [1] [2] is the top-tier state club league in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is organised by Madhya Pradesh Football Association (MPFA). [3] [4]
The inaugural season kicked off on 10 January 2021, with 8 teams competing for the maiden title. [5] On 27 January 2021, Madan Maharaj FC became the champions of the inaugural edition by defeating Lion's Club 2–0 in the final. [6]
A total of 9 teams are competing in the league. Each team can sign any number of players outside of Madhya Pradesh, however at least 5 in the playing 11 must be from the district the club belongs. [7] Each team plays home and away round robin format, and top two play the final to decide the winner.
Club | City/Town | Seasons participated | Won |
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Barwani FC | Barwani | 4 | |
Barhampur FC | Barhampur | 4 | |
Indore Warriors | Indore | 2 | |
Lakecity FC | Bhopal | 2 | 2 |
Khel Evam Yuva Kalyan FC | Chhindwara | 2 | |
Lions Club | Jabalpur | 3 | |
YSDA | MHOW | 2 | |
Diamond Rock FA | Balaghat | 4 | |
Madan Maharaj FC | Bhopal | 3 | 1 |
Edition | Years | Winner | Note |
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1st | 2020–21 | Madan Maharaj | Bhopal |
2nd | 2021–22 | Eagles FC | Neemuch [8] |
3rd | 2022–23 | Lakecity FC | Bhopal |
4th | 2023–24 | Lakecity FC | Bhopal |
5th | 2024–25 |
Period | TV/Streaming channel |
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2021– | Sportscast India |
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