Rajasthan United FC

Rajasthan United
Full nameRajasthan United Football Club
Nickname(s)Desert Warriors[1]
Short nameRUFC
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
(as Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre CF)
GroundVidhyadhar Nagar Stadium
Capacity3,000
OwnerVertak Group[2]
Head coachWalter Caprile
LeagueI-League
2023–24I-League, 11th of 13
Websiterajasthanunitedfc.in
Current season

Rajasthan United Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Founded in 2018 as JECRC CF, the academy team participated in inaugural edition of R-League A Division in 2019, and clinched the title. In 2020, JECRC CF was rebranded as Rajasthan United.[3] The club is currently competing in the I-League, the second tier of Indian football league system.[4]

Rajasthan United won the 2021 I-League Qualifiers and thus became the first ever club from the state to qualify for the I-League.[5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pushpender Kundu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  6. ^ "Rajasthan United earn promotion to I-League after winning 2nd division Qualifiers". Khel Now. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.