Rajasthan United FC is a premier professional football club based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, founded in 2018 as JECRC CF. It won the R-League A Division in its first year and later rebranded as Rajasthan United in 2020. In 2021, they became the first club from Rajasthan to qualify for the I-League by winning the I-League Qualifiers.
The club established a residential football academy in collaboration with Witty International School in Bhilwara. Under the guidance of Spanish coach Francesc Bonet, they made their I-League debut in December 2021. In the 2021-22 I-League season, they reached the championship stage and finished sixth in the league table.
Rajasthan United had a successful run-in various tournament in the 2022-23 season. They secured impressive wins in the Durand Cup and the Baji Rout Cup, where they emerged as the champions. In the I-League, they started strong with a victory against Churchill Brothers. Additionally, they were runners-up in the Dausa Gold Cup.
With a promising performance in various competitions, Rajasthan United FC continues to make its mark in Indian football.
The Durand Cup is the oldest football tournament in Asia and the third oldest football tournament in the world. In 1888, the tournament started off as an Army Cup open only to the British Indian Army troops in India but soon it opened up to civilian teams.
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