U Mumba (MUMBAI) is a
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...
team based in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
that plays in the
Pro Kabaddi League.
The franchise is currently led by
Surinder singh, and will be coached by
Anil Chaprana, coach of Army Kabbadi team. The team is owned by Unilazer Ventures Pvt. Ltd with co - founders in
Ronnie Screwvala
Rohinton Soli "Ronnie" Screwvala (born 8 September 1956) is an Indian entrepreneur.
He has been named on Esquire's List of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century and ranked 78 among the 100 most influential people in the world on t ...
and
Supratik Sen. U Mumba play their home matches at the
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The facility seats 5,000 people. Originally an outdoor stadium, it was established in 1957 and the foundation stone was laid by the former Chief Mini ...
,
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
.
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
Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional kabaddi team which belongs to Pink City of India Jaipur, competes in Pro Kabaddi League which is a professional Kabaddi league in India. The team is currently led by Sunil Kumar Malik and coached by ...
. In
2015
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, they were out to make up for their mistakes and successfully won the tournament after defeating
Bengaluru Bulls 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
Patna Pirates (PTP) is a kabaddi team based in Patna, Bihar that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is led by Neeraj Kumar and coached by Ravi Shetty. Their home ground is the Patliputra Sports Complex. The Pirates are the most succes ...
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
UP Yoddhas is a kabbadi franchise of Pro Kabaddi League based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It is owned by GMR Group. It was found in 2017. In season 8 franchise bought Pardeep Narwal for a record price of 1.65 Cr.
The Yoddhas play their home ma ...
in the playoffs.
U Mumba contest the Maharashtra derby against state rivals
Puneri Paltan
Puneri Paltan is a kabaddi team which represents the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team, coached by BC Ramesh, plays at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. Puneri Paltan, a founding member of the Pro Ka ...
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
Kabaddi is a contact team sport. Played between two teams of seven players, the objective of the game is for a single player on offence, referred to as a "raider", to run into the opposing team's half of the court, touch out as many of their ...
league in India, based on the format of the
Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 franchise cricket league of India. It is annually contested by ten teams based out of seven Indian cities and three Indian states. The leagu ...
T20 cricket
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tournament.
The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India.
U Mumba is a
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
based franchise owned by Unilazer sports promoted by
Ronnie Screwvala
Rohinton Soli "Ronnie" Screwvala (born 8 September 1956) is an Indian entrepreneur.
He has been named on Esquire's List of the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century and ranked 78 among the 100 most influential people in the world on t ...
.
Current squad
Seasons
Season I
U Mumba finished runners-up in the first season after losing to
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional kabaddi team which belongs to Pink City of India Jaipur, competes in Pro Kabaddi League which is a professional Kabaddi league in India. The team is currently led by Sunil Kumar Malik and coached by ...
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
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company, headquartered in Mumbai, India, which is part of the Tata Group. The company produces passenger cars, trucks, vans, coaches, buses.
Formerly known as Tata En ...
will continue as their principle sponsor for Season 4, 2016. Associate sponsors ar
Enerzal TVS Tyres,
Adidas
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Killer Jeans Amul MachoPrayag Red FM 93.5
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,
Courtyard by Marriott
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Smaaashand
Wockhardt Hospitals
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References
{{Pro Kabaddi League
Pro Kabaddi League teams
Sport in Mumbai
2014 establishments in Maharashtra
Kabaddi clubs established in 2014