Madhya Bharat SC explained

Clubname:Madhya Bharat
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Fullname:Madhya Bharat Sports Club[1]
Nickname:The Yoddhas[2]
Ground:Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex
Capacity:20,000
Owntitle:CEO
Owner:Rishish Dubey[3]
Mgrtitle:Head coach
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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 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

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2017CoscoAMG
2018D B Corp Ltd.

Last registered staff

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

Coaching history

updated on 28 May 2017

Team records

Seasons

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MADHYA BHARAT SC. 22 February 2021. Soccerway.com. 10 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610195251/https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/madhya-bharat/42490/. live.
  2. https://m.facebook.com/mbscbpl/posts/1805036759531832:0 The Yoddhas roped in José Hevia as manager
  3. Web site: Madhya Bharat SC. 22 February 2021. Khel Now. 15 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515205159/https://khelnow.com/football/team/madhya-bharat-fc. live.
  4. https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/i-league-second-divison-madhya-bharat-what-went-wrong/1q1uxysgpg4tb13ntvke32hypt Madhya Bharat SC's harsh introduction to the I-League Second Division
  5. Web site: Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league. First Post. firstpost.com. 28 July 2021. 28 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728140329/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/eighteen-teams-including-7-reserve-sides-of-isl-clubs-to-contest-in-revamped-2017-18-second-division-league-4359635.html. 20 February 2018.
  6. Web site: The Club. madhyabharatsportsclub.com. 23 February 2021. 31 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180831021629/http://madhyabharatsportsclub.com/index.php/the-club/. live.
  7. Web site: MBSC’s new signings do well in friendly against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC. 26 February 2018.
  8. https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/madhya-bharat-sc/35727/ Madhya Bharat Football Club profile and archive
  9. Web site: Madhya Bharat Sports Club publishes list of players selected from first round of trials. Khel Now. 23 February 2021. 22 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044039/https://khelnow.com/news/article/madhya_bharat_celtic_fc_soccer_academy_trials_results. live.
  10. Web site: MBSC’s new signings do well in friendly against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC. 26 February 2018. 28 April 2021. 28 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428174131/http://madhyabharatsportsclub.com/index.php/2018/02/26/mbscs-new-signings-do-well-in-friendly-against-hazrat-nizamuddin-fc/. live.
  11. Web site: Squad. I-league.org. 16 May 2018. 18 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190318210756/http://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/. live.
  12. News: FC Pune City 'B' share spoils with Real Kashmir, FC Kerala defeat Madhya Bharat . 18 May 2020 . Goal.com . 21 March 2018 . 16 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916125806/https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/i-league-2nd-division-pune-city-real-kashmir-fc-kerala/1du7b5ad821zh13zs3ro7b6ezc . live .
  13. https://www.firstpost.com/sports/eighteen-teams-including-7-reserve-sides-of-isl-clubs-to-contest-in-revamped-2017-18-second-division-league-4359635.html?_gl=1*1d31hhe*_ga*enY1UGRrLW11UFlRTUo0NEg5bmhSQ2twbjNZR2pwOHNlcTlTcEMxMnptWWpDeVRTaFdKVVg1bDVpYmdpR1hlNw.. Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league
  14. Web site: 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division results Soccerway.com . 23 February 2021 . 30 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830114359/https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2018/preliminary-round/group-b/g11559/ . live .
  15. Web site: EIGHTEEN TEAMS WILL CONTEST IN SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE 2017-18. aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 18 March 2018. 21 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215074831/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/eighteen-teams-will-contest-in-second-division-league-2017-18. 15 December 2021. dead.
  16. Web site: Scorecard Madhya Pradesh v Vidarbha. 22 February 2021. cricketarchive.com. 8 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114537/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/938_f.html. live.
  17. News: भोपाल जिला बास्केटबॉल टीम को कांस्य . Indian Sports Era . 2012-04-28 . 13 March 2021 . Hindi . 8 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120508000427/http://www.indiansportsera.com/bhopal-district-basketball-team-bronze/ . live .
  18. https://mobile.twitter.com/mbscbpl/status/973335003324080129 José Hevia joins Madhya Bharat SC
  19. Web site: Lajong to part ways with technical director Jose Hevia. The Shillong Times. 18 August 2020. 24 January 2021. 29 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129181428/https://theshillongtimes.com/2020/08/18/lajong-to-part-ways-with-technical-director-jose-hevia/. live.
  20. Web site: Celtic FC's Soccer Academy sign a six-year deal with Madhya Bharat SC. 22 February 2021. thedrum.com. 12 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171112202623/http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/21/celtic-fcs-soccer-academy-sign-six-year-deal-with-madhya-bharat-sc.
  21. Web site: I-League 2020–21: Mohammedan Sporting appoint Jose Hevia as head coach. Goal.com. 24 October 2020. 24 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129144132/https://www.goal.com/en/news/i-league-2020-21-mohammedan-sporting-jose-hevia/1e62q86474qhl1vq28jotlyl9y. 29 January 2021.
  22. http://anglianmanagementgroup.com/anglian-introduce-first-celtic-international-soccer-academy-india/ AMG facilitates tie up between Celtic F.C. & Madhya Bharat Sports Club
  23. Web site: Celtic Soccer Academy sign six-year deal with Madhya Bharat SC. Celtic Football Club. 22 February 2021. 16 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220416091250/https://www.celticfc.com/news/12451.
  24. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann. Benjamin. NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dorji, Tshering. National Football Teams. 18 November 2022. 5 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211005153756/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45878/Tshering_Dorji.html. national-football-teams.com.