Kamal Singh Saroha

Kamal Singh Saroha (born 21 August 1995) is the founder and director of the team Rajasthan United FC which plays in I-League.He also works as a Sports Director of Football for Rajasthan United FC.^[1][2]

Kamal Singh Saroha
Born	(1995-08-21) 21 August 1995 (age 29) Jaipur, India
Education	Civil Engineering from JECRC Foundation and MBA from SKIT Jaipur
Occupation	Sports Entrepreneur

Early life

Kamal Singh Saroha obtained a degree in civil engineering in the year of 2018. Like many, he had a craze for the sport of football. He formed a team inside his college, JECRC (Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre), which did not have its own football team.^[3] After graduation, Kamal fell prey to the corporate world as he took up a job in Gurgaon. But, his heart was always with football. So, to follow his passion he went back to Jaipur to open a sporting apparel company.^[4]

AU Rajasthan FC, now Rajasthan Perfect FC, one of their clients, were hopeful of participating in the I League 2nd Division. In 2018, an AU Rajasthan representative approached Saroha, requesting him to put out a team in the state league in the upcoming year as there were shortage of team. Later on, Saroha fielded the team JECRC FC (Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre FC).^[5][6]

Rajasthan United Football Club

In 2020, Kamal Singh Saroha along with Rajat Mishra and Swapnil Dhaka as the co-founders, rebranded the JECRC FC (Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre FC) to Rajasthan United FC.^[7] In 2021, Rajasthan United FC qualified for the I-League,^[8] being the first ever club in Rajasthan to qualify for the I-League.^[9][10]