U Mumba

U Mumba (MUMBAI) is a Kabaddi team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League.[1] The team is currently led by Fazel Atrachali. The team is owned by Unilazer Ventures Pvt. Ltd owned by Ronnie Screwvala. U Mumba play their home matches at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai.

U Mumba ( यु मुम्बा )
Full nameU Mumba
SportKabaddi
Founded2014
First season2014
Last season2019
LeaguePKL
Based inMumbai
LocationMumbai, Maharashtra
StadiumDome @NSCI Mumbai
(Capacity: 5,000)
ColorsOrange, Gold, Black
OwnerUnilazer Ventures (Owned by Ronnie Screwvala)
Head coach Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan
CaptainFazel Atrachali
Playoff berths5
Websitewww.usports.in/umumba

In the inaugural season of the PKL, U Mumba were one of the most dominant teams in the league but lost the ultimate match of the competition, thus ending as runner's up to the Jaipur Pink Panthers.[2] In 2015, they were out to make up for their mistakes and successfully won the tournament after defeating Bengaluru Bulls in the Final.[3] Later next season in 2016(January), U Mumba lived up to the tag of the best team in PKL history and made their third successive PKL final before eventually ending as runner's up, as they were defeated by the Patna Pirates by a narrow margin despite a lion hearted comeback in the second half of the final.

Ahead of the 2016(June) season, in the PKL auction, U Mumba lost many of their key players who were a part of the squad that reached three consecutive finals. The team wasn't able to deal with the changes as they failed to make the playoffs in the following two seasons- 2016(June) season and 2017. An inspired change of personnel by the owners ahead of the 2018-19 season, saw U Mumba regain their lost touch and qualified for the playoffs after two failed attempts. In the process U Mumba once again became the force they once were, and ended the league stage with dominant wins and the most highest score difference than any other team. But inability to peak in big games with narrow margins, saw them getting knocked out by the UP Yoddha in the playoffs.[4]

U Mumba contest the Maharashtra derby against state rivals Puneri Paltan and have the bragging rights as well by winning 9 of the 15 encounters between the two teams.

U Mumba plays the semi-final of PKL season 7 but it lose match against Bengal Warriors by 2 points.

Franchise history

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is a professional kabaddi league in India, based on the format of the Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament.[5] The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India.[6] U Mumba is a Mumbai based franchise owned by Unilazer sports promoted by Ronnie Screwvala.[7]

Current Squad
Jersey No Name Nationality Date of Birth Position Height
-Fazel Atrachali (1992-03-29) 29 March 1992Defender, Left Corner6 ft
-Abhishek Singh (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995Raider5 ft 11in
-Arjun Deshwal (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997Raider5 ft 8in
-Athul MS (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988Raider6 ft
-Dong Geoen Lee (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999Raider6 ft 1in
-Gaurav Kumar (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995Raider6 ft 1in
-Rohit Baliyan (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990Raider6 ft
-Navneet (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990Raider-
-Vinoth Kumar (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995All-Rounder5 ft 9in
-Rajguru Subramanian (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992Defender, Right Cover5 ft 10in
-Harsh Vardhan (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989Defender, Right Corner5 ft 6in
-Anil (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989Defender, Left Cover5 ft 9in
-Harendra Kumar (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992Defender, Left Cover-
-Young Chang Ko (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986Defender, Left Cover5 ft 5in
-Surinder Singh (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998Defender5 ft 9in
-Ajinkya Kapre (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992All-Rounder5 ft 8in
-Mohit Baliyan (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997All-Rounder5 ft 9in
-Sandeep Narwal (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993All Rounder5 ft 11in
Source: Pro Kabaddi[8]

Seasons

Season I
Main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League season

U Mumba finished runners-up in the first season after losing to Jaipur Pink Panthers in the finals.[9]

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) 14103110054
U Mumba (R) 148335951
Bengaluru Bulls (4) 148513647
Patna Pirates (3) 147521845
Telugu Titans 146532642
Dabang Delhi KC 14581-2732
Bengal Warriors 14491-8524
Puneri Paltan 142120-12717
Source: https://www.prokabaddi.com/standings

(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

  •      Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top 4 teams qualified for the semifinals

Season II
Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season

This season U Mumba finished the league as the Champions.

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
U Mumba (C) 1412204060
Telugu Titans (3) 148338550
Bengaluru Bulls (R) 149505548
Patna Pirates (4) 14761-1841
Jaipur Pink Panthers 146714338
Bengal Warriors 14491-6327
Dabang Delhi KC 14491-6827
Puneri Paltan 142111-7421

Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up; (3) Third Place; (4) Fourth Place.

  •      Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season III
Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Patna Pirates (C) 1410401452
Telugu Titans 148426750
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) 148512247
Puneri Paltan 146622342
U Mumba 14761-1842
Bengaluru Bulls 14581-5532
Dabang Delhi KC 14491729
Bengal Warriors 14392-6026

Source:prokabaddi.com[10]

  •      Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season IV
Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)
Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Patna Pirates (C) 1410401452
Telugu Titans 148426750
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R) 148512247
Puneri Paltan 146622342
U Mumba 14761-1842
Bengaluru Bulls 14581-5532
Dabang Delhi KC 14491729
Bengal Warriors 14392-6026

Source:prokabaddi.com[10]

  •      Advanced to the Playoff Stage
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season V
Main article: 2017_Pro_Kabaddi_League_season

The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Gujarat Fortune Giants 22154312687
Puneri Paltan 22157091 80
Haryana Steelers 2213544079
U Mumba 2210120-5056
Jaipur Pink Panthers 228131-9151
Dabang Delhi KC 225161-13429

Zone B

Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengal Warriors 2211561977
Patna Pirates (C) 22107560 71
UP Yoddha 228104260
Bengaluru Bulls 2281131057
Telugu Titans 227123-252
Tamil Thalaivas 226142-7146

Source: ProKabaddi

  •      advanced to Qualifier 1
  •      advanced to Eliminators
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs

Season VI

The teams are divided into two zones with each zone having six teams based on their geographical proximity. Each team will play 15 intra-zonal matches and 7 inter-zonal matches.
Zone A

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Gujarat Fortune Giants 22173211793
U Mumba 22155218986
Dabang Delhi KC (R) 221192-168
Puneri Paltan 228122-4552
Jaipur Pink Panthers 226133-6943
Haryana Steelers 226142-9142

Zone B

Team Pld W L D SD Pts
Bengaluru Bulls (C) 22137210478
Bengal Warriors 2212822 69
UP Yoddha 228104-4557
Patna Pirates 229112-3655
Telugu Titans 228131-5551
Tamil Thalaivas 225134-7042
Source: ProKabaddi
  •      advanced to Qualifier 1
  •      advanced to Eliminators
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs

Season VII
Team
Pld W L D SD Pts
Dabang Delhi KC (R) 2215436685
Bengal Warriors (C) 2214537183
UP Yoddha 221372974
U Mumba 2212824772
Haryana Steelers 2213811571
Bengaluru Bulls 22111011664
Jaipur Pink Panthers 229112-1358
Patna Pirates 2281312951
Gujarat Forunte Giants 2271321851
Puneri Paltan 227123-7248
Telugu Titans 226133-6745
Tamil Thalaivas 224153-11937
Source: ProKabaddi
  •      advanced to Finals
  •      advanced to Eliminators
  • Five (5) points for a win
  • Three (3) points each for a drawn game
  • One (1) point for a loss by 7 points or fewer
  • Top three teams from each zone qualify for the playoffs

Head Coach Record
NameNationalityFromToPWDLWin%
Bhaskaran Edachery  India 2014 2017 32 23 3 6 071.88
Gholamreza Mazandarani  Iran 2018 2018 23 15 6 2 065.22
Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan  India 2019 present 23 13 2 8 056.52

Sponsors

U Mumba announced TATA Motors will continue as their principle sponsor for Season 4, 2016. Associate sponsors are Enerzal, TVS Tyres, Adidas, Killer Jeans, Lawman pg3, Macho, Prayag, Red FM 93.5, Courtyard by Marriott, Smaaash and Wockhardt Hospitals

Year Season Kit Manufacturers Shirt Sponsor
2014 I TYKA U Sports
2015 II Nise Gel
2016 III Adidas Tata Xenon
IV
2017 V Zandu Gel
2018 VI Indigo Paints
2019 VII

Records

Overall Results Pro Kabbaddi season
Seasons Total Wins Losses Drawn % Win Position
Season I1694356.25%2
Season II16142087.50%1
Season III16133081.25%2
Season IV1476150.00%5
Season V221012045.45%4
Season VI231561%2

By opposition
Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn
Puneri Paltan8710
Dabang Delhi8710
Telugu Titans8332
Bengal Warriors9810
Bengaluru Bulls10820
Jaipur Pink Panthers9531
Patna Pirates10541
TOTAL6243154

2016 January Season Performance[11]
Match Date Opponent Venue Score
1 30 Jan 2015 U Mumba vs Telugu Titans VIZAG 27-25[12]
3 31 Jan 2015 U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers VIZAG 18-27[13]
11 5 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi BENGALURU 30-17[14]
13 6 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Patna Pirates BENGALURU 26-40[15]
20 10 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls KOLKATA 29-28[16]
26 13 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan PUNE 29-27[17]
27 14 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Bengal Warriors PUNE 32-31[18]
35 19 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Patna Pirates PATNA 34-28[19]
41 23 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Bengal Warriors JAIPUR 30-17[20]
44 25 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls DELHI 39-18[21]
50 28 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers MUMBAI 35-21[22]
52 29 Feb 2016 U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan MUMBAI 30-27[23]
54 1 Mar 2016 U Mumba vs Telugu Titans MUMBAI 38-22[24]
56 2 Mar 2016 U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi MUMBAI 36-20[25]
Semi-Final 4 Mar 2016 U Mumba vs Bengal Warriors DELHI 41-29[26]
Final 5 Mar 2016 U Mumba vs Patna Pirates DELHI 31-28[27]

2016 Season 4
Match Date Opponent Venue Score
2 25 Jun 2016 U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers Mumbai 36-34[28]
4 26 Jun 2016 U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan Mumbai 19-41[29]
9 29 Jun 2016 U Mumba vs Patna Pirates Jaipur 34-36[30]
11 1 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi Jaipur 27-25[31]
16 3 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Bengal Warriors Hyderabad 26-18[32]
21 6 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Telugu Titans Hyderabad 30-35[33]
23 8 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls Patna 24-23[34]
32 14 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers Bengaluru 29-23[35]
37 16 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Patna Pirates Kolkata 34-24[36]
43 20 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan Mumbai 34-31[37]
45 21 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Telugu Titans MUMBAI 25-25[38]
47 22 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Bengal Warriors MUMBAI 27-31[39]
49 23 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls MUMBAI 27-28[40]
56 27 Jul 2016 U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi Delhi 38-34[41]

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