Madhya Pradesh Premier League

Madhya Pradesh Premier League

Founded	2021 (2021)
Country	India
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	3-4
Promotion to	I-League Qualifiers
Domestic cup(s)	Durand Cup (invitational)
Current champions	Madan Maharaj FC
TV partners	SportScast India (YouTube live streaming)
Current: 2021-22

Madhya Pradesh Premier League is the top-tier league in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is organised by Madhya Pradesh Football Association (MPFA).

The inaugural season kicked off on 10 January 2021, with 8 teams competing for the maiden title. On 27 January 2021, Madan Maharaj FC became the champions of the inaugural edition by defeating Lion's Club 2–0 in the final.

Format and regulations

A total of 8 teams compete in the league. Each team can sign a maximum of 4 players outside the state of Madhya Pradesh. A maximum of 2 foreign players are allowed per squad.

Teams

Bhopal

Jabalpur

Seven Strikers FC

Khel Evam Yuva Kalyan FC

Barwani FC

The Diamond Rock FA

Bhopal Teams

• Madan Maharaj FC
• Hazrat Nizamuddin FC

Jabalpur teams

Lions Club

Bharti FC

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Bases

Club	City
Seven Strikers FC	Indore
Madan Maharaj FC	Bhopal
Lion's Club	Jabalpur
Hizrat Nizamuddin FC	Bhopal
The Diamond Rock FA	Balaghat
Bharti FC	Jabalpur
Khel Evem Yuva Kalyan	Chhindwara
Barwani FC	Barwani

2021 league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lion's Club	7	5	1	1	16	2	+14	16	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Madan Maharaj FC	7	5	1	1	16	3	+13	16
3	Seven Strikers FC	7	4	2	1	20	3	+17	14
4	The Diamond Rock FA	7	4	2	1	10	6	+4	14
5	Bharti FC	7	3	1	3	9	5	+4	10
6	Hazrat Nizamuddin FC	7	1	2	4	3	15	−12	5
7	Khel Evem Yuva Kalyan	7	0	2	5	4	17	−13	2
8	Barwani FC	113	-15	91	37	3	30	−27	46

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Knock Out Stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	Lion's Club	1
	A3	Seven Strikers FC	0
						Lion's Club		0
						Madan Maharaj FC		2
	A2	Madan Maharaj FC	4
	A4	The Diamond Rock FA	1