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{{short description|Indian sports entrepreneur and engineer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kamal Singh Saroha
| image = Kamal Singh Saroha holding I-League Qualifiers Trophy.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|08|21}}
| birth_place = [[Jaipur]], [[India]]
| education = Civil Engineering from JECRC Foundation and MBA from SKIT Jaipur
| occupation = Sports Entrepreneur
}}

'''Kamal Singh Saroha''' (born 21 August 1995) is the founder and director of the team [[Rajasthan United FC]] which plays in [[I-League]].He also works as a Sports Director of Football for [[Rajasthan United FC]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murarka |first=Harsh |date=2021-10-23 |title=Rajat Mishra- "Rajasthan United wants to reach ISL on merit basis" |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-rajat-mishra-rajasthan-united-wants-reach-isl-merit-basis |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519070857/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/news-rajat-mishra-rajasthan-united-wants-reach-isl-merit-basis |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Being first I-League club from our state is big responsibility, says RUFC Director Saroha |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/being-first-i-league-club-from-our-state-is-big-responsibility-says-rufc-director-saroha20211217160912/}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Kamal Singh Saroha obtained a degree in [[civil engineering]] in the year of 2018. Like many, he had a craze for the sport of [[association football|football]]. He formed a team inside his college, JECRC (Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre), which did not have its own football team.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-10-28 |title=Rajasthan United: An unbelievable journey from a college team to qualifying for I-League |url=https://footballexpress.in/rajasthan-united-an-unbelievable-journey-from-a-college-team-to-qualifying-for-i-league/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Football Express India |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519070855/https://footballexpress.in/rajasthan-united-an-unbelievable-journey-from-a-college-team-to-qualifying-for-i-league/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After graduation, Kamal fell prey to the corporate world as he took up a job in [[Gurgaon]]. But, his heart was always with football. So, to follow his passion he went back to [[Jaipur]] to open a sporting apparel company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saha |first=Rajdeep |date=2022-09-05 |title='Need to cancel return tickets', says Rajasthan United owner after quarter-final qualification |url=https://thebridge.in/football/we-had-booked-return-tickets-5th-september-says-rajasthan-united-owner-kamal-saroha-35165 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=thebridge.in |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519070906/https://thebridge.in/football/we-had-booked-return-tickets-5th-september-says-rajasthan-united-owner-kamal-saroha-35165 |url-status=live }}</ref>

AU Rajasthan FC, now [[Rajasthan Perfect FC]], one of their clients, were hopeful of participating in the [[I-League 2|I League 2nd Division]]. In 2018, an AU Rajasthan representative approached Saroha, requesting him to put out a team in the state league in the upcoming year as there were shortage of team. Later on, Saroha fielded the team JECRC FC (Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre FC).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-10-28 |title=Rajasthan United: An unbelievable journey from a college team to qualifying for I-League |url=https://footballexpress.in/rajasthan-united-an-unbelievable-journey-from-a-college-team-to-qualifying-for-i-league/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Football Express India |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519070855/https://footballexpress.in/rajasthan-united-an-unbelievable-journey-from-a-college-team-to-qualifying-for-i-league/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-26 |title=Engineer builds a football club: Rajasthan United's rise from being a college team to an I-league side |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/from-footballs-backwater-rajasthan-a-club-started-by-an-engineer-makes-it-to-i-league-7592125/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519071622/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/from-footballs-backwater-rajasthan-a-club-started-by-an-engineer-makes-it-to-i-league-7592125/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Rajasthan United Football Club ==
In 2020, Kamal Singh Saroha along with Rajat Mishra and Swapnil Dhaka as the co-founders, rebranded the JECRC FC (Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre FC) to [[Rajasthan United FC]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=All you need to know about new I-League entrant Rajasthan United FC |url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-rajasthan-united-fc-all-you-need-to-know |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Khel Now |language=English |archive-date=2021-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211084811/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-rajasthan-united-fc-all-you-need-to-know |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, [[Rajasthan United FC]] qualified for the [[I-League]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-23 |title=I-League Qualifiers 2021: Rajasthan United crowned champions {{!}} Goal.com India |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-qualifiers-2021-rajasthan-united-crowned-champions/1t9n2qopxvljb1oiuflvxtfcc1 |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=www.goal.com |language=en-IN |archive-date=2023-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330065412/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-qualifiers-2021-rajasthan-united-crowned-champions/1t9n2qopxvljb1oiuflvxtfcc1 |url-status=live }}</ref> being the first ever club in [[Rajasthan]] to qualify for the [[I-League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-23 |title=Rajasthan United becomes first team for Rajasthan to make it to the I-League |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/rajasthan-united-becomes-first-team-for-rajasthan-to-make-it-to-the-i-league-indian-football-updates/article37141919.ece |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519070903/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/rajasthan-united-becomes-first-team-for-rajasthan-to-make-it-to-the-i-league-indian-football-updates/article37141919.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |date=2021-12-17 |title=Rajasthan United FC's Kamal Singh Saroha: As first I-League club from our state is big responsibility! |url=https://www.arunfoot.com/rajasthan-united-fcs-kamal-singh-saroha-as-first-i-league-club-from-our-state-is-big-responsibility/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Arunava about Football |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519070913/https://www.arunfoot.com/rajasthan-united-fcs-kamal-singh-saroha-as-first-i-league-club-from-our-state-is-big-responsibility/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1995 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Meerut]]
[[Category:Entrepreneurship in India]]
[[Category:Rajasthan United FC]]
[[Category:Indian sports executives and administrators]]

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