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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]
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 | |||
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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 nominated by the Madhya Pradesh Football Association, but couldn't participate in the I-League 2.[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,[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, teams for the qualifiers were announced, and the club secured a spot.[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]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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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