Mumbai Tigers
Full nameMumbai Tigers Football Club
Founded2012 (2012) (as Dodsal FC)[1]
Dissolved2014 (2014)
OwnerDodsal Group[2]
ChairmanRajen Kilachand
ManagerBimal Ghosh
LeagueI-League 2nd Division[3]
2013First Season

Mumbai Tigers Football Club (formerly known as Dodsal FC)[4][5] was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[6] The club were formed in May 2012 as Dodsal Football Club with the aim of becoming the biggest football club in India and one of the biggest in Asia.[6] They have completed in the I-League 2nd Division alongside Mumbai Football League.[7]

History

Towards the end of May 2012 it was announced that Indian owned company Dodsal Group wanted to start a football club in the city of Mumbai and name it Dodsal Football Club.[6] The club registered with the Mumbai District Football Association and quickly outlined that their main goal would be to qualify for the I-League, which is India's top football competition, by 2013.[6] The club is supposed to be run in the same way Manchester City F.C. of the Premier League is run, as company chairman Rajen Kilachand is in touch with City owner Sheikh Mansour.[8]

On 18 August 2012, it was announced that Dodsal would play in the 2012 Durand Cup and thus their first ever professional tournament at the national stage.[9] The club played their first ever official game on 25 August 2012 against Army Red at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi in which the club won the match 3–0 with Thoi Singh becoming the first player to ever score for the club in the 66th minute.[10] The club then went on to the 2012 Durand Cup Final in which they lost 3–2 on penalties to then-current I-League club Air India FC.[11]

In January 2013, it was officially announced that the club would participate in the 2013 I-League 2nd Division with the goal of winning and gaining promotion to the I-League and while doing so the club also changed their name to the Mumbai Tigers Football Club so they could potentially form a connection between them and the city of Mumbai.[12] Tigers gained direct entry to the I-League by bidding for a spot but a week before the 2013-14 season began they pulled out of the league and shut their senior team operations.[13]

Stadium

The club do not have an official stadium yet as the Mumbai Football League and the Durand Cup are played at neutral venues but the club has already set up a training ground at the Fr. Angel High School sports complex.[14] The Sports Complex is well known for its artificial turf field.[14] The Sports Complex is also known for its fitness gym and swimming pool.[6]

Last registered squad

As of 26 Dec 2013.[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF India IND Henry Gangte
5 DF India IND Rahul Kumar
7 FW Senegal SEN Demba Diakhaté
8 DF India IND Rabindra Ghosh
12 DF India IND Loukik Jadhav
16 DF India IND Sunil Kumar
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Prasenjit Ghosh
— DF India IND Ningthoujam Samananda
— DF India IND Anthony Fernandes
— MF India IND Royston Dsouza
— MF India IND Chhangte Malsawmkima
— MF India IND Pradeep Mohanraj
— MF India IND Abhishek Ambedkar
— GK India IND Arnab Das Sharma
— FW India IND Pritam Singh
— MF India IND S Sanju Kumar
— MF India IND Raju Sohail Haque

Honours

Cup tournaments

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "About Dodsal". Dodsal Group. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Mumbai Tigers not to take part in I-League 2013-14". AIFF. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Bhutani, Rahul (29 March 2013). "I-League Division 2 : Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Tigers Start As Favorites". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava (3 December 2012). "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 Updated". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Majgaonkar, Kunaal. "Multi-crore Dodsal Group to kick-start team in Mumbai". Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "ileague 2nd divn -2013 | LIVE Indian Football News | LIVE kolkatafootball.com | Indian Football | I-LEAGUE LIVe SCORE | Live Indian Football News | Live Indian Soccer News | Football in India | Soccer of India. | KOLKATA FOOTBALL NEWS". www.kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Puneet (13 June 2012). "Dodsal FC – Rumoured to be going the Manchester City way". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Durand Cup will be a success even sans sponsor: Organiers". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Andrew is Sesa Goa's hero". The Hindu. 26 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Air India win Durand Cup". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Dodsal are now Mumbai Tigers". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "Mumbai Tigers football club shut shop - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  14. 1 2 Madaan, Sachin (3 August 2012). "Dodsal FC – Money Is Finally Getting Pumped Into Indian Football". The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, July 18th". The Hard Tackle. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  16. ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  17. ↑ List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine. rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  18. ↑ Choudhury, Arunava (16 August 2012). "125th Durand Cup: Problems at the start of India's oldest tournament". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "Dodsal FC enters Durand Cup final". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  20. ↑ "India - List of Nadkarni Cup Finals". Rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "Air India beat Mumbai Tigers in tie-breaker to lift the 1st Kalina MLA Cup". Afternoon DC. 24 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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