Pride Sports Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in

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. Pride Sports competed as a member of the

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, the then second tier of

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. They also played in the

Madhya Pradesh Premier League The Madhya Pradesh Premier League is the top-tier state 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 t ...

. The club played their home matches at Ravishankar Shukla Stadium in

History

Pride Sports FC was founded in Jabalpur with a vision to promote football in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. In 2016, the club debuted in the I-League 2nd Division. They became the second club from Madhya Pradesh to participate in any national level football tournament of

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, after

Madhya Bharat SC Madhya Bharat Sports Club is an Indian football club based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The club last competed in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football league system. They are also eligible to play in Madhya Pradesh Premi ...

. In

2016–17 I-League 2nd Division The 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division was the tenth season of the I-League 2nd Division, the second-tier Indian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2008. The season began on 21 January 2017 and featured 12 teams whi ...

preliminary rounds, Pride Sports finished at the bottom of group C.

Rivalries

Their main rival was Madhya Bharat, whom they played the ''"Madhya Derby"''.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Players

Final squad

Managerial record

updated on 28 May 2017

Team records

Seasons

References

External links

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