Lakecity Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The club currently competes in the Madhya Pradesh Premier League. After winning the 2023–24 MPPL season, they earned promotion to the I-League 3.[1]
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| Full name | Lakecity Football Club | |||
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| Short name | LFC LCFC | |||
| Founded | 2022 | |||
| Ground | Jagran Lakecity University Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 1,800 | |||
| Owner | HMG Centre for Sports Excellence | |||
| Chairman | Abhishek Mohan Gupta | |||
| Head coach | Mangesh Desai | |||
| League | Madhya Pradesh Premier League I-League 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | MPPL, Champions | |||
| Website | https://hmgsports.org/football/ | |||
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History
editLakecity Football Club was founded in 2022 by Jagran Lakecity University. In 2023, Lakecity was nominated by the Madhya Pradesh Football Association for the 2023–24 I-League 3 season as being the champions of the Madhya Pradesh Premier League. Lakecity finished 2nd in group A, thus failing to qualify for the playoffs.[2][3][4][5]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
edit| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2022—present | Nivia Sports | Jagran Lakecity University |
Players (2023)
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
edit| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  Abhishek Mohan Gupta
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| Head coach | Mangesh Desai
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| Assistant coach | Raj Hans
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| Team manager | Aman Solanki
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| Physio | Roopesh Gurjar
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| Operational officer | Sourabh Velvanshi
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Honours
editLeague
edit- Madhya Pradesh Premier League
- Champions (1): 2022–23
- Champions (1): 2023-24
- Bhopal League
- Champions (1): 2022
- Runners up (1): 2023
- U19 DFA Bhopal League
- Champions (1): 2024
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pioneer, The. "Lakecity Football Club wins Bhopal League". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Sarath (22 December 2023). "Lake City FC: Bringing Football Fever to Bhopal". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Points Table | I-League". Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ "Jagran Lakecity University announces launch of Central India's Groundbreaking Football Talent Development Programme". www.aninews.in.
- ^ "Jagran Lakecity University announces launch of Central India's Groundbreaking Football Talent Development Programme". www.business-standard.com.
Further reading
edit- "Major AIFF Decisions: 15 Clubs Nominated In 3rd Division; Youth Quota In I League Teams". thefangarage.com. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- "AIFF League Committee: Youth quota for I-League, State FAs nominate 3rd Division League clubs". The Away End. 22 August 2023. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- Lopes, Flavio (25 September 2023). "THIRD DIVISION: Dempo to play at home, Sporting away". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.