U Mumba (MUMBAI) is a
Kabaddi team based in
Mumbai,
Maharashtra
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that plays in the
Pro Kabaddi League.
The franchise is currently led by
Surinder singh, and will be coached by
Anil Chaprana
Anil or Anıl may refer to:
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, coach of Army Kabbadi team. The team is owned by Unilazer Ventures Pvt. Ltd with co - founders in
Ronnie Screwvala and
Supratik Sen. U Mumba play their home matches at the
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium,
Mumbai.
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. In
2015
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, they were out to make up for their mistakes and successfully won the tournament after defeating
Bengaluru Bulls
Bengaluru Bulls (BGB) is a Kabaddi team based in Bengaluru that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team were champions in Season 6 and are led by Mahender singh and coached by Randhir Singh. The team is owned by Kosmik Global Media. Bulls p ...
in the Final. 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
June 2016 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
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. 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.
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 2nd semi-final losing to the eventual champions Bengal Warriors, by a score of 35-37.
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.
The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India.
U Mumba is a
Mumbai based franchise owned by Unilazer sports promoted by
Ronnie Screwvala.
Current squad
Seasons
Season I
U Mumba finished runners-up in the first season after losing to
Jaipur Pink Panthers in the finals.
Season II
This season U Mumba finished the league as the Champions.
Season III
Season IV
Season V
Season VI
Season VII
Season VIII
Season IX
Head coach record
Records
Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season
By opposition
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Sponsors
U Mumba announced
TATA Motors will continue as their principle sponsor for Season 4, 2016. Associate sponsors ar
Enerzal TVS Tyres,
Adidas
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Killer Jeans
Amul Macho
Prayag
Red FM 93.5, Courtyard by Marriott
Smaaash
and Wockhardt Hospitals
References
{{Pro Kabaddi League
Pro Kabaddi League teams
Sport in Mumbai
2014 establishments in Maharashtra
Kabaddi clubs established in 2014