U Mumba

U Mumba
Full nameU Mumba
SportKabaddi
Founded2014
First season2014
Last season2023
LeaguePKL
Based inMumbai
StadiumSardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium (5,000)
Colors  
OwnerUnilazer Ventures
Ronnie Screwvala
Head coachIranGholamreza Mazandarani[1]
CaptainSurinder Singh
Championships (2015)
Playoff berths5
Biggest defeat
U Mumba 19–41 Puneri Paltan
26 June 2016, Season 4
Websitewww.usports.in/umumba

U Mumba is a professional kabaddi team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League.[2] The franchise is currently led by Surinder singh, and will be coached by Gholamreza Mazandarani , coach of Iran national 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.[3] In 2015, they were out to make up for their mistakes and successfully won the tournament after defeating Bengaluru Bulls in the Final.[4] 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. 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.[5]

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.[6] The first edition of the tournament was played in 2014 with eight franchises representing various cities in India.[7] U Mumba is a Mumbai based franchise owned by Unilazer sports promoted by Ronnie Screwvala.[8]

Current squad

No Name Nat Position
15 Guman Singh India Raider
Shivam India Raider
Rohit Yadav India Left Raider
21 Jai Bhagwan India Raider
Rupesh India Raider
Sachin India Raider
Pranay Rane India Raider
Heidarali Ekrami Iran Raider
Kunal India Left Raider
Saurav Parthe India Left Raider
Alireza Mirzaeian Iran Raider
08 Girish Maruti Ernak India Defender - Left Corner
04 Mahender Singh India Defender - Left Cover
05 Surinder Singh Captain India Defender
Gokulakannan M India Defender - Right Cover
01 Rinku India Defender - Right Corner
Shivansh Thakur India Defender - Right Cover
Bittu India Defender - Right Corner
Sombir India Defender - Left Corner
Mukilan Shanmugam India Defender - Left Cover
Visvanath V India All- Rounder
11 Amirmohammad Zafardanesh Iran All-Rounder
Source: Pro Kabaddi[9]

Seasons

Season I

U Mumba finished runners-up in the first season after losing to Jaipur Pink Panthers in the finals.[10]

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: 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
  • 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
U Mumba (R) 14 12 2 0 95 60
Patna Pirates (C) 14 10 2 2 104 58
Puneri Paltan (3) 14 7 4 3 92 48
Bengal Warriors (4) 14 9 5 0 26 47
Telugu Titans 14 7 7 0 -10 38
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 4 8 2 -63 28
Bengaluru Bulls 14 2 12 0 -102 14
Dabang Delhi KC 14 1 12 1 -142 11
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 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:www.prokabaddi.com

  •   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 (R) 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 (R) 22 17 3 2 117 93
U Mumba 22 15 5 2 189 86
Dabang Delhi KC 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 6 teams qualify for the playoffs


Season VIII

Season IX


Pos Team
 Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Jaipur Pink Panthers (C) 22 15 6 1 174 82 Qualification to semi finals
2 Puneri Paltan (R) 22 14 6 2 66 80
3 Bengaluru Bulls 22 13 8 1 39 74 Qualification to eliminators
4 UP Yoddha 22 12 8 2 42 71
5 Tamil Thalaivas 22 10 8 4 5 66
6 Dabang Delhi 22 10 10 2 17 63
7 Haryana Steelers 22 10 10 2 16 61
8 Gujarat Giants 22 9 11 2 -16 59
9 U Mumba 22 10 12 0 -28 56
10 Patna Pirates 22 8 11 3 -58 54
11 Bengal Warriors 22 8 11 3 -12 53
12 Telugu Titans 22 2 20 0 -245 15
Source: ProKabaddi
(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up
  • 5 points for a win
  • 3 points for a tied game
  • 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

Season X

Pos Team
 Pld W L T SD Pts
1 Puneri Paltan (C) 22 17 2 3 253 96 Qualification to semi finals
2 Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 16 3 3 141 92
3 Dabang Delhi 22 13 6 3 53 79 Qualification to eliminators
4 Gujarat Giants 22 13 9 0 32 70
5 Haryana Steelers (R) 22 13 8 1 -13 70
6 Patna Pirates 22 11 8 3 50 69
7 Bengal Warriors 22 9 11 2 -43 55
8 Bengaluru Bulls 22 8 12 2 -67 53
9 Tamil Thalaivas 22 9 13 0 32 51
10 U Mumba 22 6 13 3 -79 45
11 UP Yoddhas 22 4 17 1 -116 31
12 Telugu Titans 22 2 19 1 -243 21
Source: ProKabaddi
Rules for classification:
  • 5 points for a win
  • 3 points for a tied game
  • 1 point for a loss by 7 points or fewer

(C) Champion; (R) Runners Up

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 2019 23 13 2 8 056.52
Rajaguru Subramanian  India 2020 2022 22 7 10 5 031.82
Anil Chaprana  India 2022 2023 22 10 12 0 045.45
Gholamreza Mazandarani  Iran 2023 present


Records

Overall results Pro Kabbaddi season

Seasons Total Wins Tied Losses % Win Position
Season 1 16 9 3 4 65.63% Runners-Up
Season 2 16 14 0 2 87.50% Champions
Season 3 16 13 0 3 81.25% Runners-Up
Season 4 14 7 1 6 53.57% 5/8
Season 5 22 10 0 12 45.45% 7/12
Season 6 23 15 2 6 69.57%

3/12

Season 7 24 13 2 9 58.33%

4/12

Season 8 22 7 10 5 40% 10/12
Season 9 22 10 12 9
Season 10

By opposition

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Opposition Played Won Lost Drawn % Win
Bengal Warriors 20 14 5 1 70.0%
Bengaluru Bulls 20 14 6 0 70.0%
Dabang Delhi 22 12 9 1 54.5%
Gujarat Fortune Giants 14 4 9 1 28.5%
Haryana Steelers 15 7 6 2 46.6%
Jaipur Pink Panthers 23 10 11 2 43.4%
Patna Pirates 20 11 8 1 55.0%
Puneri Paltan 22 10 9 3 45.4%
Tamil Thalaivas 11 7 3 1 63.6%
Telugu Titans 18 10 5 3 55.5%
UP Yoddha 12 5 6 1 41.6%
Total 197 104 77 16 52.7%

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, Amul Macho, Prayag, Red FM 93.5, Courtyard by Marriott, Smaaash and Wockhardt Hospitals

Year Season Kit Manufacturer Main Sponsor Back Sponsor Sleeve Sponsor
2014 I TYKA U Sports Lenskart
2015 II Nise Gel Enerzal Amul Macho
2016 III Adidas Tata Xenon Amul Macho Enerzal
IV
2017 V Zandu Gel Manforce Amul Macho
2018 VI Indigo Paints Syska Xiaomi
2019 VII Haldiram's Fingers
2021 VIII Puma Sansui Macho Hint UpGrad
2022 IX Parimatch News Surya
2023 X Nivia MelBat GreatWhite

References

  1. ^ "Meet Gholamreza Mazandarani: Coach behind Iran's historic Asiad gold joins U Mumba for PKL 10". ESPN. 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ G, Viswanath (27 July 2014). "U Mumba starts with win". Mumbai: The Hindu. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Pro Kabaddi League 2014 Points Table: PKL 2014 Team Standings and Positions". India. 1 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Pro Kabaddi League: U Mumba crowned 2015 champions after thrilling win over Bengaluru Bulls in final". The Indian Express. 24 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Pro Kabaddi 2018 Playoffs Highlights: Dabang Delhi, UP Yoddha win Eliminators". The Indian Express. 30 December 2018.
  6. ^ "'Patna Pirates' Join Pro Kabaddi League; Team Logo Unveiled". PatnaDaily.com. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  7. ^ Monday, 26 May 2014 (21 May 2014). "Pro Kabaddi League auction sees big spends on national players". Business Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Official Website for the Pro Kabaddi League". ProKabaddi.com. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  9. ^ "U Mumba Full Squad". Pro Kabbaddi.
  10. ^ "Jaipur Pink panthers, champions". sportskeeda.com. 22 June 2015.
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