Rajasthan United Football Club is an Indian professional

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club based in

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. Founded in 2018 as ''JECRC CF'', the club academy participated in

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2019, and was the inaugural winner. In 2020, ''JECRC CF'' was rebranded as Rajasthan United FC. The club currently competes in

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. Rajasthan United won the

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and thus became the first ever club from the state to qualify for the then top flight of Indian football.

History

Rajasthan United FC is the premier professional football club based in

. The club was founded in 2018 by an engineering student Kamal Singh Saroha, with his colleagues and friends as JECRC CF (''Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre''), and re-branded as Rajasthan United in 2020, after the introduction of Rajat Mishra and Swapnil Dhaka as the co-founders. In its first year of inception, they managed to win the R-League A Division. In the second season, United came out as runners-up and earned a spot for the I-League qualifiers. In collaboration with ''Witty International School'', they set up its residential football academy in Bhilwara. In 2021, United were crowned champions of the I-League Qualifiers, thus becoming the first club from Rajasthan to qualify for the I-League. In December, the club appointed Spanish manager

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as new head coach. On 26 December 2021, they made their I-League debut against

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with only nine players, in which they were defeated by 2–0. United later roped in former

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player

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of Argentina. The club reached championship stage of

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and ended their campaign as sixth in league table. Rajasthan United began their 2022–23 season campaign at the 131st edition of Durand Cup on 20 August with a magnificent 3–2 win against

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side

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. The club moved to the quarter-finals, defeating Indian Navy in the final group game, but was eliminated losing 3–1 to

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at the end. In November, the club reached final of Baji Rout Cup in

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, in which they clinched title defeating

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in penalty shootout. When the

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began, the club again faced Churchill Brothers in their first match, and earned three points with 2–1 win. In December, the club participated in Dausa Gold Cup in Rajasthan, in which they finished as runners-up after 1–0 defeat to

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Stadiums

Rajasthan United FC use Rajasthan University Sports Complex in Jaipur as their home ground, and sometimes the Witty Sports Club ground. In October 2022, the club announced that they will use

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for matches of

, as the traditional home and away games format was reinstalled.

Crest

The club's crest features historical monuments of Rajasthan, Maharana Pratap and

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in background with R.U.F.C. monogram. It symbolises rich and royal culture and heritage of Rajasthan.

Kit manufacturer and shirt sponsors

Players

First-team squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

Team records

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

AIFF competitions

Head coaching record

Notable players

Past and present internationals

The players below have senior/youth international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for ''Rajasthan United FC''. *

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(2021–2022) *

(2022) *

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(2022–) * Youssef Atriss (2022–2023) *

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(2022–2023) * Nuha Marong (2022–2023) *

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(2022–)

Honours

* I-League 2nd Division **Champions (1):

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**Champions (1):

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**Runners-up (1):

* Baji Rout Cup **Champions (1): 2022 *Dausa Gold Cup **Runners-up (1): 2022

References

External links

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at Global Sports Archive * *{{Facebook, 100063881450642
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at WorldFootball.net
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at Sofascore Football clubs in Rajasthan Association football clubs established in 2018 2018 establishments in Rajasthan I-League clubs Rajasthan United FC