Dabang Mumbai

Dabang Mumbai (abbreviated as DBM) is a field hockey team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, that plays in the Hero Hockey India League (HIL). The aim is to build a team for the eight-time Olympic Champions, India be able to compete at the highest level of world hockey. It is owned by DoIT Sports Management. Australia coach Jay Stacy serves as the head coach for the team.

Dabang Mumbai
Full nameDabang Mumbai Hockey Club
Nickname(s)The Alphas
Founded2014
Home groundMahindra Hockey Stadium
Mumbai, India
(Capacity 8,000 plus)
OwnerRadha Kapoor
CoachJay Stacy
WebsiteOfficial Website

Franchisee Details

Ownership

The team is owned by DoIT Sports Management (India) Pvt Ltd, which was incorporated as a part of DoIT Creations Group with the vision of promoting sports, athletes, sports facilities and events across India. The company entered the Indian sports eco-system with its first acquisition in the Pro Kabaddi League 2014 with the purchase of the Delhi franchise – Dabang Delhi KC. DoIT Creations has established the Indian School of Design and Innovation (‘ISDI’) in Mumbai in collaboration with Parsons - The New School for Design, New York City in 2013. DoIT recently acquired a strategic stake in the established Business World (BW) magazine. With Dabang Mumbai, DoIT Sports entered into Hockey India League with the primary focus towards development and growth of Indian Hockey. DoIT Sports is also committed to support women’s sports development programs across the sports demographic dividend of India.

Technical Alliance

Dabang Mumbai HC, a franchise of the Hero Hockey India League (HIL), is the first team in the league to enter into a Technical Partnership with Europe-based and one of the most successful club HC Bloemendaal. This promising partnership is to enhance the grass-root training structure in Mumbai and adjoining regions with an aim to produce future hockey stars for India.

2017 squad

Player Nationality
Goalkeepers
David Harte  Ireland
Krishan Pathak  India
Defenders
Sander de Wijn  Netherlands
Jeremy Hayward  Australia
Gurmail Singh  India
Harmanpreet Singh  India
Emmanuel Stockbroekx  Belgium
Midfielders
Manpreet Jr  India
Tyron Pereira  India
Nilakanta Sharma  India
Vikas Sharma  India
Forwards
Johan Bjorkman  Sweden
Florian Fuchs  Germany
Kieran Govers  Australia
Robbert Kemperman  Netherlands
Roshan Minz  India
Danish Mujtaba  India
Gurjant Singh  India
Nikkin Thimmaiah  India
Affan Yousuf  India

Fixtures

2015

No. Date Opponent Venue
123 JanuaryJPWMumbai
224 JanuaryRRMumbai
328 JanuaryRRRanchi
41 FebruaryDWRDelhi
55 FebruaryDWRMumbai
68 FebruaryKLMumbai
711 FebruaryUPWMumbai
813 FebruaryKLBhubaneswar
915 FebruaryUPWLucknow
1019 FebruaryJPWMohali

Sponsors & Kit Manufacturers

Year Kit Manufacturers Shirt Sponsor
2015 NA Videocon D2H
2016 TK Sports Manipal University
2017

References

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