Indian association football club based in Jaipur
Football club
Rajasthan United Full name Rajasthan United Football Club Nickname Desert Warriors[ 1] Short name RUFC Founded 2018; 8 years ago (2018 ) (asJaipur Engineering College and Research Centre CF ) Ground Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium Capacity 3,000 Owner Vertak Group[ 2] Head coach Vikas Rawat League I-League 2024–25 I-League , 5th of 12Website rajasthanunitedfc .in Current season
Rajasthan United Football Club is an Indian professionalfootball club based inJaipur ,Rajasthan . Founded in 2018 asJECRC CF , the academy team participated in inaugural edition ofR-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 theI-League , the second tier ofIndian football league system .[ 4]
Rajasthan United won the2021 I-League Qualifiers and thus became the first ever club from the state to qualify for the I-League.[ 5] [ 6]
Rajasthan United FC is the premier professional football club based inJaipur . The club was founded in 2018 by an engineering studentKamal Singh Saroha , with his colleagues and friends as JECRC CF (Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre ), and re-branded as Rajasthan United in 2020,[ 3] [ 7] after the introduction of Rajat Mishra and Swapnil Dhaka as the co-founders.[ 8] In its first year of inception, they managed to win the R-League A Division.[ 9] [ 10] In the second season, United came out as runners-up and earned a spot for the I-League qualifiers.
In collaboration withWitty International School , they set up its residential football academy inBhilwara .[ 11] In 2021, United were crowned champions of the I-League Qualifiers, thus becoming the first club from Rajasthan to qualify for the I-League.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] In December, the club appointed Spanish managerFrancesc Bonet as new head coach.[ 15] [ 16]
Rajasthan United player (in red), in action againstAizawl on a matchday of I-League, at theKishore Bharati Krirangan in March 2022. On 26 December 2021, they made their I-League debut againstRoundGlass Punjab with only nine players, in which they were defeated by 2–0. United later roped in formerLa Liga playerMauro dos Santos of Argentina.[ 17] The club reached championship stage of2021–22 I-League and ended their campaign as sixth in league table.
Rajasthan United began their 2022–23 season campaign at the131st edition ofDurand Cup [ 18] [ 19] on 20 August with a magnificent 3–2 win againstIndian Super League sideATK Mohun Bagan .[ 20] The club moved to the quarter-finals, defeating Indian Navy in the final group game, but was eliminated losing 3–1 toHyderabad at the end.[ 21] In November, the club reached final of Baji Rout Cup inOdisha , in which they clinched title defeatingChurchill Brothers in penalty shootout.[ 22] [ 23] When the2022–23 I-League began, the club again faced Churchill Brothers in their first match, and earned three points with 2–1 win.[ 24] In December, the club participated in Dausa Gold Cup in Rajasthan,[ 25] in which they finished as runners-up after 1–0 defeat toFC Kerala .[ 26] In October 2024, the club roped in UruguayanWalter Caprile ashead coach .[ 27] In the 2024–25 season, the club ended their league campaign with fifth place finish, securing 33 points.[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Rajasthan United FC uses Rajasthan University Sports Complex in Jaipur as their home ground, and sometimes the Witty Sports Club ground.[ 31] In October 2022, the club announced that they will useAmbedkar Stadium inNew Delhi for matches of2022–23 I-League , as the traditional home and away games format was reinstalled.[ 32] Before 2021, in few matches of the state league, they used Sawai Mansingh Stadium.[ 33]
In April 2023, Rajasthan United announced that the club will use Vidyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur in the2023–24 I-League season.[ 34] The club hosted all their league home matches at the stadium.[ 35]
The club's crest features historical monuments of Rajasthan,Maharana Pratap andThar desert in the background with R.U.F.C. monogram.[ 36] It symbolises rich royal culture and heritage of Rajasthan.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors [ edit ] Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor 2019–2020 AIO Sports[ 37] Fire1on1[ 38] 2021 MISTK 2021–2022 Ambition Sportswear Purnima University[ 39] 2022–2023 Omtex Sports[ 40] 2023–2024 AIO Sports[ 41] AU Small Finance Bank 2024–present King Sports Vertak Group
As of 1 October 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules ; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current technical staff [ edit ] As of 22 November 2024 Role Name Head coach Vikrant SharmaAssistant coach Vikas RawatGoalkeeping coach Sandip Nandy Neeraj SharmaStrength and conditioning coach Himanshu BishtPhysio Ashwin Kumar P.Team manager Hrishi Kharat
Records and statistics [ edit ] As of 2 September 2024 As of 2 September 2024 ⭐ Top scorer in division 🇮🇳 Top Indian scorer in division
As of 2 September 2024 Past and present internationals [ edit ] The foreign players below havesenior/youth international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Rajasthan United.[ 46]
Youth football is practiced in Rajasthan United FC, and their under-17 team for the first time, took part in the2022–23 U-17 Youth Cup in January 2023.[ 66] [ 67] The club launched a residential football academy inBhilwara , Rajasthan, in 2021, collaborating withPoornima University .[ 68] [ 69] The academy of Rajasthan United gained an 'elite category' accreditation by theAll India Football Federation in December 2023.[ 70] Clubs under-17 team took part in Administrator's Challenge Cup inChandigarh in 2022.[ 71]
Honours
Rajasthan U-17 Senior Open Tournament Runners-up (1): 2022–23[ 72] The following clubs are affiliated with Rajasthan United FC:
^ The tournament is known fully as "All India Late Captain Pratap Singh Memorial Football Tournament; The Reserve team of Rajasthan United FC finished as runner-up in 2023 Cited sources
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