Madhya Pradesh Premier League

Madhya Pradesh Premier League
Organising body	Madhya Pradesh Football Association (MPFA)
Founded	2020; 4 years ago
Country	India
Number of teams	9
Level on pyramid	5
Promotion to	I-League 3
Current champions	Lake City FC (2nd title) ; (2023–24)
TV partners	SportsCast India (YouTube)
	Current: 2024–25

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

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 9 teams are competing in the league. Each team can sign any number of players outside of Madhya Pradesh, however at least 5 in the playing 11 must be from the district the club belongs.^[7] Each team plays home and away round robin format, and top two play the final to decide the winner.

Teams

Club	City/Town	Seasons participated	Won
Barwani FC	Barwani	4
Barhampur FC	Barhampur	4
Indore Warriors	Indore	2
Lakecity FC	Bhopal	2	2
Khel Evam Yuva Kalyan FC	Chhindwara	2
Lions Club	Jabalpur	3
YSDA	MHOW	2
Diamond Rock FA	Balaghat	4
Madan Maharaj FC	Bhopal	3	1

Winners

Edition	Years	Winner	Note
1st	2020–21	Madan Maharaj	Bhopal
2nd	2021–22	Eagles FC	Neemuch^[8]
3rd	2022–23	Lakecity FC	Bhopal
4th	2023–24	Lakecity FC	Bhopal
5th	2024–25

Media coverage

Period	TV/Streaming channel
2021–	Sportscast India

References

^ "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "Madhya pradesh premier league, Football league season". Lokmat English. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ KhelNow. "Madhya Pradesh Football Association Archives". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "AIFF > Madhya Pradesh Football Association". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "BHEL Madhya Pradesh Premier League football's thrill in Bhopal from 10 January: Naidunia". 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^ @madhyapfootball (28 January 2021). "Madan Maharaj FC Bhopal Won the 1st TitleMadhya Pradesh Premier Football League 2021New Challenges New Champion'…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @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.
^ "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[1] "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[2] "Madhya pradesh premier league, Football league season". Lokmat English. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[3] KhelNow. "Madhya Pradesh Football Association Archives". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[4] "AIFF > Madhya Pradesh Football Association". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[tribuneindia-5] "BHEL Madhya Pradesh Premier League football's thrill in Bhopal from 10 January: Naidunia". 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. 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.

[mp-8] "Madhya Pradesh Premier League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

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