Pride Sports Football Club was an Indian professional

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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

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. 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. In

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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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