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 name	U Mumba
Sport	Kabaddi
Founded	2014
First season	2014
Last season	2019
League	PKL
Based in	Mumbai
Location	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Stadium	Dome @NSCI Mumbai (Capacity: 5,000)
Colors	Orange, Gold, Black
Owner	Unilazer Ventures (Owned by Ronnie Screwvala)
Head coach	Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan
Captain	Fazel Atrachali
Playoff berths	5
Website	www.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.

In season 7, they went out in the semi-finals losing to Bengal Warriors

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		29 March 1992	Defender, Left Corner	6 ft
-	Abhishek Singh		21 April 1995	Raider	5 ft 11in
-	Arjun Deshwal		24 June 1997	Raider	5 ft 8in
-	Athul MS		10 September 1988	Raider	6 ft
-	Dong Geon Lee		7 February 1999	Raider	6 ft 1in
-	Gaurav Kumar		17 September 1995	Raider	6 ft 1in
-	Rohit Baliyan		11 April 1990	Raider	6 ft
-	Navneet		11 April 1990	Raider	-
-	Vinoth Kumar		26 May 1995	All-Rounder	5 ft 9in
-	Rajguru Subramanian		29 June 1992	Defender, Right Cover	5 ft 10in
-	Harsh Vardhan		26 July 1989	Defender, Right Corner	5 ft 6in
-	Anil		26 July 1989	Defender, Left Cover	5 ft 9in
-	Harendra Kumar		20 April 1992	Defender, Left Cover	-
-	Young Chang Ko		11 July 1986	Defender, Left Cover	5 ft 5in
-	Surinder Singh		23 July 1998	Defender	5 ft 9in
-	Ajinkya Kapre		1 April 1992	All-Rounder	5 ft 8in
-	Mohit Baliyan		4 June 1997	All-Rounder	5 ft 9in
-	Sandeep Narwal		5 April 1993	All Rounder	5 ft 11in
Source: Pro Kabaddi[8]

Seasons

Season I

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)	14	10	3	1	100	54
U Mumba (R)	14	8	3	3	59	51
Bengaluru Bulls (4)	14	8	5	1	36	47
Patna Pirates (3)	14	7	5	2	18	45
Telugu Titans	14	6	5	3	26	42
Dabang Delhi KC	14	5	8	1	-27	32
Bengal Warriors	14	4	9	1	-85	24
Puneri Paltan	14	2	12	0	-127	17

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

This season U Mumba finished the league as the Champions.

Team	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
U Mumba (C)	14	12	2	0	40	60
Telugu Titans (3)	14	8	3	3	85	50
Bengaluru Bulls (R)	14	9	5	0	55	48
Patna Pirates (4)	14	7	6	1	-18	41
Jaipur Pink Panthers	14	6	7	1	43	38
Bengal Warriors	14	4	9	1	-63	27
Dabang Delhi KC	14	4	9	1	-68	27
Puneri Paltan	14	2	11	1	-74	21

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)	14	10	4	0	14	52
Telugu Titans	14	8	4	2	67	50
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R)	14	8	5	1	22	47
Puneri Paltan	14	6	6	2	23	42
U Mumba	14	7	6	1	-18	42
Bengaluru Bulls	14	5	8	1	-55	32
Dabang Delhi KC	14	4	9	1	7	29
Bengal Warriors	14	3	9	2	-60	26

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

Team	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
Patna Pirates (C)	14	10	4	0	14	52
Telugu Titans	14	8	4	2	67	50
Jaipur Pink Panthers (R)	14	8	5	1	22	47
Puneri Paltan	14	6	6	2	23	42
U Mumba	14	7	6	1	-18	42
Bengaluru Bulls	14	5	8	1	-55	32
Dabang Delhi KC	14	4	9	1	7	29
Bengal Warriors	14	3	9	2	-60	26

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

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	22	15	4	3	126	87
Puneri Paltan	22	15	7	0	91	80
Haryana Steelers	22	13	5	4	40	79
U Mumba	22	10	12	0	-50	56
Jaipur Pink Panthers	22	8	13	1	-91	51
Dabang Delhi KC	22	5	16	1	-134	29

Zone B

Team	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
Bengal Warriors	22	11	5	6	19	77
Patna Pirates (C)	22	10	7	5	60	71
UP Yoddha	22	8	10	4	2	60
Bengaluru Bulls	22	8	11	3	10	57
Telugu Titans	22	7	12	3	-2	52
Tamil Thalaivas	22	6	14	2	-71	46

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

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	22	17	3	2	117	93
U Mumba	22	15	5	2	189	86
Dabang Delhi KC (R)	22	11	9	2	-1	68
Puneri Paltan	22	8	12	2	-45	52
Jaipur Pink Panthers	22	6	13	3	-69	43
Haryana Steelers	22	6	14	2	-91	42

Zone B

Team	Pld	W	L	D	SD	Pts
Bengaluru Bulls (C)	22	13	7	2	104	78
Bengal Warriors	22	12	8	2	2	69
UP Yoddha	22	8	10	4	-45	57
Patna Pirates	22	9	11	2	-36	55
Telugu Titans	22	8	13	1	-55	51
Tamil Thalaivas	22	5	13	4	-70	42

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)	22	15	4	3	66	85
Bengal Warriors (C)	22	14	5	3	71	83
UP Yoddha	22	13	7	2	9	74
U Mumba	22	12	8	2	47	72
Haryana Steelers	22	13	8	1	15	71
Bengaluru Bulls	22	11	10	1	16	64
Jaipur Pink Panthers	22	9	11	2	-13	58
Patna Pirates	22	8	13	1	29	51
Gujarat Forunte Giants	22	7	13	2	18	51
Puneri Paltan	22	7	12	3	-72	48
Telugu Titans	22	6	13	3	-67	45
Tamil Thalaivas	22	4	15	3	-119	37

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

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%
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 I	16	9	4	3	56.25%	2
Season II	16	14	2	0	87.50%	1
Season III	16	13	3	0	81.25%	2
Season IV	14	7	6	1	50.00%	5
Season V	22	10	12	0	45.45%	4
Season VI	23	15	6	1%	2

By opposition

Opposition	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn
Puneri Paltan	8	7	1	0
Dabang Delhi	8	7	1	0
Telugu Titans	8	3	3	2
Bengal Warriors	9	8	1	0
Bengaluru Bulls	10	8	2	0
Jaipur Pink Panthers	9	5	3	1
Patna Pirates	10	5	4	1
TOTAL	62	43	15	4

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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