Madhya Bharat
Full nameMadhya Bharat Sports Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Yoddhas[2]
Founded2017 (2017)
GroundTatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex
Capacity20,000
CEORishish Dubey[3]

Madhya Bharat Sports Club was an Indian professional 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 played in the Madhya Pradesh Premier League.

History

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]

Stadium

Madhya Bharat played 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]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2017 Cosco AMG
2018 D B Corp Ltd.

Last registered staff

Position Name
Head coach / Technical director Spain José Carlos Hevia
Assistant coach India Amit Rana
Phsio India Neeraj Mahorekar
Team manager India Utkarsh Kaithwas

Managerial history

updated on 28 May 2017

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
José Carlos Hevia  Spain 2017[18] 2018[19] 10 0 0 10 3 39 000.00

Dave Mackay

  Scotland 2018 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Team records

Seasons

As of 29 April 2018
Year Division League Federation
Cup
Pos. P W D L GF GA Pts
2017–18 I-League 2nd Division Group Stage 1000103390 —

Partnership

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][21]

According to the official statements from both sides, partnership followed Celtic's previous successful relationships in India with both Mahindra United FC and two-time national league champions, Salgaocar FC.[22]

Affiliated clubs

The following club is currently affiliated with Madhya Bharat FC:

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MADHYA BHARAT SC". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ↑ The Yoddhas roped in José Hevia as manager Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Facebook.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021
  3. ↑ "Madhya Bharat SC". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Madhya Bharat SC's harsh introduction to the I-League Second Division Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Goal.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021
  5. ↑ "Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league". firstpost.com. First Post. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "The Club". madhyabharatsportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "MBSC's new signings do well in friendly against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC". 26 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Madhya Bharat Football Club profile and archive Archived 28 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com/team. Retrieved 28 April 2021
  9. ↑ "Madhya Bharat Sports Club publishes list of players selected from first round of trials". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "MBSC's new signings do well in friendly against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC". 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Squad". I-league.org. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "FC Pune City 'B' share spoils with Real Kashmir, FC Kerala defeat Madhya Bharat". Goal.com. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine First Post. Retrieved 28 July 2021
  14. ↑ "2018–19 I-League 2nd Division results Soccerway.com". Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "EIGHTEEN TEAMS WILL CONTEST IN SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE 2017-18". aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "Scorecard Madhya Pradesh v Vidarbha". cricketarchive.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "भोपाल जिला बास्केटबॉल टीम को कांस्य" (in Hindi). Indian Sports Era. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  18. ↑ José Hevia joins Madhya Bharat SC Archived 16 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021
  19. ↑ "Lajong to part ways with technical director Jose Hevia". The Shillong Times. 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "Celtic FC's Soccer Academy sign a six-year deal with Madhya Bharat SC". thedrum.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  21. ↑ "I-League 2020–21: Mohammedan Sporting appoint Jose Hevia as head coach". Goal.com. 24 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  22. ↑ AMG facilitates tie up between Celtic F.C. & Madhya Bharat Sports Club Archived 3 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine anglianmanagementgroup.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021
  23. ↑ "Celtic Soccer Academy sign six-year deal with Madhya Bharat SC". Celtic Football Club. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  24. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dorji, Tshering". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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