Madhya Bharat Sports Club is an Indian football club based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.[4] The club last competed in the I-League 2nd Division,[5] the second tier of Indian football league system.[6][7][8] They are also eligible to play in Madhya Pradesh Premier League.
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Full name | Madhya Bharat Sports Club[1] | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Yoddhas[2] | ||
Founded | 2017; 5 years ago (2017) | ||
Ground | Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
CEO | Rishish Dubey[3] | ||
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Madhya Bharat Sports Club was founded in 2017 in collaboration with Celtic F.C. Academy.[9] The club along with Pride Sports FC emerged as the two existing semi-professional clubs in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In 2017, they roped in their first foreign coach José Carlos Hevia from Spain and began the pre-season journey with comfortable win against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC.[10] The 2017–18 season,[11][12] was disastrous for them as they bowed out from group B, without a single win.
On 21 August 2018, All India Football Federation announced that Madhya Bharat will participate in 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division, but they later withdrew.[13]
In the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division, Madhya Bharat finished at the bottom of the Preliminary round group B.[14]
Madhya Bharat plays most of their home matches at the Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex in Bhopal,[15] which has a seating capacity of 20,000 spectators.[16][17]
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2017 | Cosco | AMG |
2018 | D B Corp Ltd. | |
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updated on 28 May 2017
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
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José Carlos Hevia | ![]() |
2017[18] | 2018[19] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 000.00 |
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2018 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
Year | Division | League | Federation Cup | |||||||
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Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |||
2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | Group Stage | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 | 0 | — |
Madhya Bharat Sports Club has joined the Celtic Football Academy’s international partnership programme in a long-term agreement for boosting the football academy and implementing football development model in Bhopal.[20]
According to the official statements from both sides, partnership follows Celtic's previous successful relationships in India with both che Mahindra United FC and two-time national league champions, Salgaocar FC.[21]
The following club is currently affiliated with Madhya Bharat FC:
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