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{{Short description|Former Indian association football club}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Madhya Bharat
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| fullname = Madhya Bharat Sports Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/madhya-bharat/42490/|title=MADHYA BHARAT SC|access-date=22 February 2021|website=Soccerway.com|archive-date=10 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610195251/https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/madhya-bharat/42490/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| nickname = The Yoddhas<ref>[https://m.facebook.com/mbscbpl/posts/1805036759531832:0 The Yoddhas roped in José Hevia as manager] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728135901/https://m.facebook.com/mbscbpl/posts/1805036759531832:0 |date=28 July 2021 }} ''Facebook.com''. Retrieved 28 July 2021</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|2017}}
| ground = [[Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex]]
| capacity =20,000
| owntitle = CEO
| owner = Rishish Dubey<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/team/madhya-bharat-fc|title=Madhya Bharat SC|access-date=22 February 2021|website=Khel Now|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515205159/https://khelnow.com/football/team/madhya-bharat-fc|url-status=live}}</ref>
| mgrtitle = Head coach
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'''Madhya Bharat Sports Club''' was an [[India|Indian]] professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>[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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728135949/https://www.goal.com/en-in/amp/news/i-league-second-divison-madhya-bharat-what-went-wrong/1q1uxysgpg4tb13ntvke32hypt |date=28 July 2021 }} ''Goal.com''. Retrieved 28 July 2021</ref> The club last competed in the [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]],<ref>{{cite web|url=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..|title=Eighteen teams, including 7 reserve sides of ISL clubs to contest in revamped 2017-18 Second Division league|publisher=First Post|website=firstpost.com|access-date=28 July 2021|archive-date=28 July 2021|archive-url=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|date=20 February 2018}}</ref> the second tier of [[Indian football league system]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://madhyabharatsportsclub.com/index.php/the-club/|title=The Club|website=madhyabharatsportsclub.com|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831021629/http://madhyabharatsportsclub.com/index.php/the-club/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://madhyabharatsportsclub.com/index.php/2018/02/26/mbscs-new-signings-do-well-in-friendly-against-hazrat-nizamuddin-fc/|title=MBSC’s new signings do well in friendly against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC|date=26 February 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/madhya-bharat-sc/35727/ Madhya Bharat Football Club profile and archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428181948/https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/madhya-bharat-sc/35727/ |date=28 April 2021 }} ''globalsportsarchive.com/team''. Retrieved 28 April 2021</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/madhya_bharat_celtic_fc_soccer_academy_trials_results|title=Madhya Bharat Sports Club publishes list of players selected from first round of trials|website=Khel Now|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-date=22 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044039/https://khelnow.com/news/article/madhya_bharat_celtic_fc_soccer_academy_trials_results|url-status=live}}</ref> The club along with [[Pride Sports FC]] emerged as the two existing semi-professional clubs in the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. In 2017, they roped in their first foreign coach [[José Hevia|José Carlos Hevia]] from Spain and began the pre-season journey with comfortable win against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://madhyabharatsportsclub.com/index.php/2018/02/26/mbscs-new-signings-do-well-in-friendly-against-hazrat-nizamuddin-fc/|title=MBSC’s new signings do well in friendly against Hazrat Nizamuddin FC|date=26 February 2018|access-date=28 April 2021|archive-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=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/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division|2017–18 season]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Squad|url=http://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/|work=I-league.org|access-date=16 May 2018|archive-date=18 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318210756/http://i-league.org/second-division-league/results-fixtures-2nd-division/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FC Pune City 'B' share spoils with Real Kashmir, FC Kerala defeat Madhya Bharat |url=https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/i-league-2nd-division-pune-city-real-kashmir-fc-kerala/1du7b5ad821zh13zs3ro7b6ezc |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=Goal.com |date=21 March 2018 |archive-date=16 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916125806/https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/i-league-2nd-division-pune-city-real-kashmir-fc-kerala/1du7b5ad821zh13zs3ro7b6ezc |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>[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] {{Webarchive|url=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 |date=28 July 2021 }} ''First Post''. Retrieved 28 July 2021</ref>

In the [[2018–19 I-League 2nd Division]], Madhya Bharat finished at the bottom of the Preliminary round group B.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2018/preliminary-round/group-b/g11559/ |title=2018–19 I-League 2nd Division results Soccerway.com |access-date=23 February 2021 |archive-date=30 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830114359/https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2018/preliminary-round/group-b/g11559/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Stadium==
Madhya Bharat played most of their home matches at the [[Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex]] in [[Bhopal]],<ref>{{cite web|title=EIGHTEEN TEAMS WILL CONTEST IN SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE 2017-18|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8775|website=aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|access-date=18 March 2018|date=21 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215074831/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/eighteen-teams-will-contest-in-second-division-league-2017-18|archive-date=15 December 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> which has a seating capacity of 20,000 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/938_f.html|title=Scorecard Madhya Pradesh v Vidarbha|access-date=22 February 2021|website=cricketarchive.com|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114537/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/938_f.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.indiansportsera.com/bhopal-district-basketball-team-bronze/ | title = भोपाल जिला बास्केटबॉल टीम को कांस्य | publisher = Indian Sports Era | date = 2012-04-28 | access-date = 13 March 2021 | language = Hindi | archive-date = 8 May 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120508000427/http://www.indiansportsera.com/bhopal-district-basketball-team-bronze/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
|-
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
|-
|2017
|rowspan=2|[[Cosco (India) Limited|Cosco]]
|AMG
|-
|2018
|[[D B Corp Ltd.]]
|-
|}

==Last registered staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Head coach / Technical director
| {{Flagicon|ESP}} [[José Hevia|José Carlos Hevia]]
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{Flagicon|IND}} Amit Rana
|-
| Phsio
| {{Flagicon|IND}} Neeraj Mahorekar
|-
| Team manager
| {{Flagicon|IND}} Utkarsh Kaithwas
|}

==Coaching history==
<small>updated on 28 May 2017 </small>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Name!!Nationality!!From!!class="unsortable"|To!!P!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Win%
|-
|scope=row style=text-align:left| [[José Hevia|José Carlos Hevia]]
|align=left|{{ESP}}
|align=left| 2017<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/mbscbpl/status/973335003324080129 José Hevia joins Madhya Bharat SC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416091241/https://mobile.twitter.com/mbscbpl/status/973335003324080129 |date=16 April 2022 }} ''Twitter.com''. Retrieved 28 April 2021</ref>
|align=left| 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theshillongtimes.com/2020/08/18/lajong-to-part-ways-with-technical-director-jose-hevia/|title=Lajong to part ways with technical director Jose Hevia|publisher=[[The Shillong Times]]|date=18 August 2020|access-date=24 January 2021|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129181428/https://theshillongtimes.com/2020/08/18/lajong-to-part-ways-with-technical-director-jose-hevia/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{WDL|10|0|0|10|for=3|against=39}}
|}

==Team records==
===Seasons===
{{updated|29 April 2018}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division
! colspan=8 class="unsortable" | League
! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Federation<br/>Cup
|-
!{{tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
!{{tooltip|P|Games played}}
!{{tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-

| [[2017–18 I-League 2nd Division|2017–18]]
| [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]]
|Group Stage
|10||0||0||10||3||39||0
| —
|}

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/21/celtic-fcs-soccer-academy-sign-six-year-deal-with-madhya-bharat-sc|title=Celtic FC's Soccer Academy sign a six-year deal with Madhya Bharat SC|access-date=22 February 2021|website=thedrum.com|archive-date=12 November 2017|archive-url=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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/i-league-2020-21-mohammedan-sporting-jose-hevia/1e62q86474qhl1vq28jotlyl9y|title=I-League 2020–21: Mohammedan Sporting appoint Jose Hevia as head coach|work=Goal.com|date=24 October 2020|access-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129144132/https://www.goal.com/en/news/i-league-2020-21-mohammedan-sporting-jose-hevia/1e62q86474qhl1vq28jotlyl9y|archive-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>

According to the official statements from both sides, partnership followed Celtic's previous successful relationships in [[Football in India|India]] with both [[Mahindra United FC]] and two-time national league champions, [[Salgaocar FC]].<ref>[http://anglianmanagementgroup.com/anglian-introduce-first-celtic-international-soccer-academy-india/ AMG facilitates tie up between Celtic F.C. & Madhya Bharat Sports Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003075312/http://anglianmanagementgroup.com/anglian-introduce-first-celtic-international-soccer-academy-india/ |date=3 October 2018 }} ''anglianmanagementgroup.com''. Retrieved 28 July 2021</ref>

==Affiliated clubs==
The following club is currently affiliated with Madhya Bharat FC:
* {{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Celtic FC]] (2017–present)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Celtic Soccer Academy sign six-year deal with Madhya Bharat SC|url=https://www.celticfc.com/news/12451|website=Celtic Football Club|access-date=22 February 2021|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416091250/https://www.celticfc.com/news/12451}}</ref>

==Notable players==
*{{flagicon|BHU}} [[Tshering Dorji]] (2018–2019)<ref>{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45878/Tshering_Dorji.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Dorji, Tshering|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=18 November 2022|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005153756/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45878/Tshering_Dorji.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Pride Sports FC]]
* [[List of football clubs in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://khelnow.com/football/team/madhya-bharat-fc Madhya Bharat SC] at ''Khel Now''

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imported>MarceloCoode04 at 02:23, 12 February 2026