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. They currently compete in Madhya Pradesh Premier League and were part of 2021 I-League Qualifiers.
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.
Present years In 2018, Madan Maharaj FC was nominated by the Madhya Pradesh Football Association, but couldn't participate in the I-League 2. Madan Maharaj became champions of Madhya Pradesh Premier League inaugural season in 2021, by defeating Lions Club FC of Jabalpur in the final match, by a margin of 2–0. They scored first goal in 34th minute and increased the lead in 88th minute. In July, the club was nominated for 2021–22 I-League 2nd division or 2021 I-League Qualifiers, by Madhya Pradesh Football Association. In August, teams for the qualifiers were announced, and the club secured a spot.
Stadium Madam Maharaj played their MP Premier League matches at Barkatullah Khan University's ground in Bhopal. They also play some home matches at Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex.
Players (2022)
Personnel
Position Name Head coach Amit Kumar Jaiswal Team director Subrata Jha Physiotherapist Sayed Anvar
Honours League I-League 2nd Division Fourth place (1): 2021 Madhya Pradesh Premier League Champions (1): 2021
Cup State Gold Cup (Madhya Pradesh) Champions (1): 2018
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.
See also Lakecity FC
References
External links Team profile at the-aiff.com Team info at Global Sports Archive