Madhya Pradesh Premier League

Madhya Pradesh Premier League[1][2] is the top-tier league in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is organised by Madhya Pradesh Football Association (MPFA)[3][4].

Madhya Pradesh Premier League
Organising bodyMadhya Pradesh Football Association (MPFA)
Founded2020 (2020)
CountryIndia
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid4 (Indian football league system)
Promotion toI-League Qualifiers
Domestic cup(s)Durand Cup (invitational)
Current championsMadan Maharaj FC
TV partnersSportScast India (YouTube live streaming)
Current: 2021-22

The inaugural season kicked off on 10 January 2021, with 8 teams competing for the maiden title.[5] On 27 January 2021, Madan Maharaj FC became the champions of the inaugural edition by defeating Lion's Club 2–0 in the final.[6]

Format and regulations

A total of 8 teams compete in the league. Each team can sign a maximum of 4 players outside the state of Madhya Pradesh. A maximum of 2 foreign players are allowed per squad.[7]

Teams
Seven Strikers FC
Khel Evam Yuva Kalyan FC
Barwani FC
The Diamond Rock FA
Bhopal Teams
Jabalpur teams
  • Lions Club
  • Bharti FC
Bases
Club City/Town
Barwani FC Barwani
Bharti FC Jabalpur
Chamunda FC Dewas
Eagles FC Neemuch
Khel Evam Yuva Kalyan FC Chindwada
Lions Club Jabalpur
Madan Maharaj FC Bhopal
Ratlam City FC Ratlam
Sehore Boys FC Sehore
SWS Shivaji FC Betul
Social Warrior FC Betul

2021 league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lion's Club 7 5 1 1 16 2 +14 16 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Madan Maharaj FC 7 5 1 1 16 3 +13 16
3 Seven Strikers FC 7 4 2 1 20 3 +17 14
4 The Diamond Rock FA 7 4 2 1 10 6 +4 14
5 Bharti FC 7 3 1 3 9 5 +4 10
6 Hazrat Nizamuddin FC 7 1 2 4 3 15 −12 5
7 Khel Evem Yuva Kalyan 7 0 2 5 4 17 −13 2
8 Barwani FC 113 -15 91 37 3 30 −27 46
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Knock Out Stage
Semi-finals Final
      
A1 Lion's Club 1
A3 Seven Strikers FC 0
Lion's Club 0
Madan Maharaj FC 2
A2 Madan Maharaj FC 4
A4 The Diamond Rock FA 1

References
  1. "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. "Madhya pradesh premier league, Football league season". Lokmat English. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. KhelNow. "Madhya Pradesh Football Association Archives". Khel Now. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. "AIFF > Madhya Pradesh Football Association".
  5. "BHEL Madhya Pradesh Premier League football's thrill in Bhopal from 10 January: Naidunia". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. @madhyapfootball (28 January 2021). "Madan Maharaj FC Bhopal Won the 1st TitleMadhya Pradesh Premier Football League 2021New Challenges New Champion'…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. @IMinnows (8 January 2021). "Madhya Pradesh Premier League will be played between January 10th and January 27th 2021.8 clubs from the state wi…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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