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{{short description|Indian association football club}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Rajasthan United FC
| image = Rajasthan United FC.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| current = 2021–22 Rajasthan FC season
| fullname = Rajasthan United Football Club
| short name = RUFC
| founded = {{Start date and age|2018}} (as ''Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre FC'')
| ground = Rajasthan University Sports Complex
| capacity = 6,000
| owner = RUFC Sports Private Limited
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Fransesc Bonet<ref name="RU"/>
| league = [[I-League]]
| season = [[2021 I-League Qualifiers|2021]]
| position = [[I-League Qualifiers]], champions (promoted)
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'''Rajasthan United Football Club''' is an [[India]]n professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref>[https://spotik.in/rajasthan-united-fc-trials-at-jaipur/ Rajasthan United FC trials at Jaipur] ''spotik.in''. Retrieved 29 July 2021</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Rajasthan United FC, AIFF club lisence|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/club/13472|url-status=live}}</ref> Founded in 2018 as ''JECRC FC'', the club participated in [[R-League A Division]] 2019, and were inaugural winner of the league. In 2020, ''JECRC FC'' was rebranded as Rajasthan United FC.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-26|title=JECRC FC rebrands to Rajasthan United FC {{!}} Football India|url=https://footballindia.co.in/jecrc-fc-rebrands-to-rajasthan-united-fc/|access-date=2021-06-06|language=en-US}}</ref> The club currently competes in [[I-League]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=I-League Qualifiers 2021: Rajasthan United crowned champions {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-bn/news/i-league-qualifiers-2021-rajasthan-united-crowned-champions/1t9n2qopxvljb1oiuflvxtfcc1|access-date=2021-10-23|website=www.goal.com|language=en}}</ref> one of the top tiers of [[Football in India|Indian football]]. Rajasthan United won the [[2021 I-League Qualifiers]] and thus became the first ever club from the state to qualify for I-League.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I-League qualifiers: Rajasthan United FC crowned champions, gain promotion in tournament|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/i-league-qualifiers-rajasthan-united-fc-crowned-champions-gain-promotion-in-tournament20211023210822|access-date=2021-10-23|website=www.aninews.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-23|title=Rajasthan United earn promotion to I-League after winning 2nd division Qualifiers|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-qualifiers-2021-rajasthan-united-kenkre-fc-match-report/|access-date=2021-10-23|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==
'''Rajasthan United FC''' is the premier professional football club office based in [[Jaipur]] and academy based out of [[Bhilwara]], [[Rajasthan]]. The club was founded in 2018 by an engineering student name Kamal Singh Saroha with his colleagues and friends as JECRC CF ''(Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre)'' and re-branded as Rajasthan United FC in 2020 after joining of the co founders Swapnil Dhaka and Rajat Mishra .<ref name=":1" /> It comes under the banner of RUFC SPORTS PRIVATE LIMITED. In its first year of inception, they managed to win [[R-League A Division|Rajasthan State Men's League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=First Ever Rajasthan State Men's League 2019 Started|url=https://udaipurkiran.com/first-ever-rajasthan-state-mens-league-2019-started/amp/|work=udaipurkiran|date=21 September 2019}}</ref> In the 2nd season United came out as runners-up and qualified for the I League qualifiers on sporting merit.

In collaboration with '''Witty International School''', they set up its residential football academy in [[Bhilwara district|Bhilwara]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-21|title=Rajasthan United FC set up Residential Academy -|url=https://footballindia.co.in/rajasthan-united-fc-set-up-residential-academy/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Football India|language=en-US}}</ref> The club plans to train players with the use of global training methodology. RUFC is one of the few clubs in Rajasthan to set up a fully functional residential academy.

In 2021, United were crowned champions of the [[2021 I-League Qualifiers]], thus becoming the first club from Rajasthan to qualify for the I-League.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-23|title=Rajasthan United FC Crowned Champions of the I-League Qualifiers 2021|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/rajasthan-united-fc-crowned-champions-of-the-i-league-qualifiers-2021-4357031.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> In December, the club appointed Spanish manager Fransesc Bonet as new head coach.<ref name="RU">Harigovind Thoyakkat (3 December 2021). [https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-rajasthan-united-head-coach-francesc-bonet Rajasthan United appoint Francesc Bonet as head coach] ''Khel Now''. Retrieved 6 December 2021.</ref>

On 26 December,2021 they made their I-League debut against Roundglass Punjab FC with only nine players which they lost 2-0.

== Stadiums ==

Rajasthan United is using the Witty Sports Club and Rajasthan University Sports Complex in Jaipur as their home grounds.

== Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
|-
|2019—2020
|rowspan="2" |AIO Sports<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan United FC on Instagram: "We are delighted to announce that @aiosports is our Apparel Partner for the upcoming Season. • • • #rajasthanunited #aiosports #rufc…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CLs_ywKjXov/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CLs_ywKjXov |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|Fire1on1<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fire1on1|url=https://fire1on1.com/|access-date=2021-06-06|website=fire1on1.com}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|MISTK
|-
|2021–
|Ambition Sportswear
|Purnima University
|}

== Players ==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Vishal Joon}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Gurumukh Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Floyd John Dharmai}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Aravind Sharma}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Mehul Bisht}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Aman Thapa}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Inder Mohan Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Sukhjit Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Raja Musharaf}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Harpreet Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Rudra Pratap Singh Bisht}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Dilliram Sanyasi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=Akeem Abioye}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Apoorv Sirohi}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Shreyansh Choudhary}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Harmanjot Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Surag Chettri}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Sanjay Lamba}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Kanad Meena}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Ayush Jena}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Nitesh Sharma}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Prashant Choudhary}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=Mukul Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=Gyamar Nikum}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=Gaurav Kumar Singh}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Ravi Kumar Punia]]}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=Maneshwar Mushahary}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=GK|name=[[Bhaskar Roy]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Abhishek Ambekar]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=DF|name=[[Hardik Bhatt]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Ningthoujam Pritam Singh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=[[Diego Bielkiewicz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Marcelinho Leite Pereira]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Pintu Mahata]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Anuj Sharma]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=FW|name=[[Aman Chetri]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IND|pos=MF|name=[[Shilton D'Silva]]}}
{{Fs player|nat=TJK|pos=FW|name=[[Komron Tursunov]]}}
{{Fs player|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=[[Fabiano Alves]]}}
{{Fs end}}

== Current technical staff ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current technical staff ({{As of|2021|12|16|lc=y}})
!Position
!Name
|-
|CEO
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Dinesh Negi
|-
|Team manager
|{{flagicon|IND}} Gabriel B Gomes
|-
|Technical director
|{{flagicon|IND}} Vikrant Sharma<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Magan Singh Rajvi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CPr3cg7jz9k/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CPr3cg7jz9k |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|Head coach
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Fransesc Bonet
|-
|Assistant coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} Pushpender Kundu
|-
|-
|U-18 Coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} Himanshu Bisht
|-
|Physio
|{{flagicon|IND}} Dr.Varun Khergamker
|-
|-
|Team Analyst
|{{flagicon|IND}} Pankaj Tyagi
|-
|}

== Team record ==
{{updated|5 June 2021}}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
!
!colspan=8 class="unsortable" | League
!scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | Federation<br/>Cup
!scope="col" colspan=3 class="unsortable" | Top Scorer(s)

|-
!
!{{tooltip|P|Games played}}
!{{tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{tooltip|Pts|Points}}
!{{tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
!class="unsortable" | Player(s)
!colspan="2" class="unsortable" | Goals
|-
|[[Rajasthan State Men's League|2018-19]]
|RL
|7
|6
|0
|1
|29
|7
|18
|bgcolor=Gold|'''Champions'''
|DNQ
|align=left|Anuj Sharma
| 17
|
|-
|[[R-League A Division 2021|2021]]
|RL
|7
|5
|1
|1
|17
|9
|16
|Runners-up
|DNP
|
|
|
|}

;Key

*Tms. = Number of teams
*Pos. = Position in league
*Attendance/G = Average league attendance

=== AIFF competitions ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Season
!League
!Tier
!{{Abbr|Pos.|Position in league}}
!Attendance
![[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
![[Durand Cup]]
|-
|align=center|[[2021 I-League Qualifiers|2020–21]]
|2nd Division League
|align="center" |2nd
|align=center bgcolor= gold |'''1st''' of 10
|align=center|
|align=center| ''DNP''
|align=center| ''–''
|-
|align=center| [[2021–22 I-League|2021–22]]
|I-League
|align="center" |1st
|align=center bgcolor=|'''''' of 13
|align=center| –{{efn|Matches were played behind closed doors due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].}}
|align=center| –
|align=center| –
|}
{{Notelist}}

=== Head coaching record ===
<small>updated on 23 October 2021 </small>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Name!!Nationality!!From!!class="unsortable"|To!!P!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!Win%!!class="unsortable"|Honours
|-
|scope=row style=text-align:left| Vikrant Sharma
|align=left|{{IND}}
|align=left| 2020
|align=left|2021
{{WDL|6|3|3|0|for=8|against=4}}
|align=left style="font-size: 80%"|1 [[I-League 2nd Division]]
|-
|scope=row style=text-align:left| Fransesc Bonet
|align=left|{{ESP}}
|align=left| 2021
|align=left|present
{{WDL| | | | |for= |against= }}
|}

== Honours ==
*'''I-League 2nd Division'''
**Champions (1): [[2021 I-League Qualifiers|2021]]
* '''Rajasthan State Men's League'''
**Champions (1): [[Rajasthan State Men's League 2019|2019]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiafooty.com/rajasthan-state-mens-league-2019/|title = Rajasthan State Men's League 2019|date = 19 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theawayend.co/rajasthan-state-mens-league/|title = Rajasthan State Men's League}}</ref>
**Runners-up (1): [[R-League A Division 2021|2021]]

== Affiliated club(s) ==
The following club is currently affiliated with Rajasthan United FC:

* {{Flagicon|IND}} Silvassa United FC (2021–present)

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:Football clubs in Rajasthan]]

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