Madhya Bharat SC

Madhya Bharat Sports Club was founded in 2017 in collaboration with Celtic F.C. Academy. 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. The 2017–18 season, 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. In the 2018–19 I-League 2nd Division, Madhya Bharat finished at the bottom of the Preliminary round group B. ==Stadium==

Madhya Bharat played most of their home matches at the Tatya Tope Nagar Sports Complex in Bhopal, which has a seating capacity of 20,000 spectators. ==Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors==

updated on 28 May 2017 ==Team records==

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. 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. ==Affiliated clubs==

The following club is currently affiliated with Madhya Bharat FC: • Celtic FC (2017–present) ==Notable players==

• Tshering Dorji (2018–2019) ==See also==