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| Full name | Ramakrishna Mission Football Academy | |||
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| Short name | RKMFA | |||
| Founded | 2017 | |||
| Ground | Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex | |||
| Capacity | 1,000 | |||
| League | Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship I-League 3 | |||
Ramakrishna Mission Football Academy derived as RKM FA is an Indian professional football club and academy based in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh. It is also the first football club from the state to participate in the U17 Youth Cup and the I-League 2. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
RKM Football Academy became the champion of the inaugural season of Chhattisgarh State Men's Club Championship and qualified for the 2022–23 I-League 2. [7] They retained their title in 2023 and qualified for the inaugural season of the I-League 3.
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