PKL 2015 winners U Mumba are set to begin their journey at the Pro Kabaddi League 2023/24. The Mumbai-based franchise is desperate to come back to their popular dominant shape in the PKL 10.
U Mumba played three straight finals in the first three PKL seasons, where they won their only PKL trophy in 2015. Although they played one Semi-Final (2019) since then, they never experienced another PKL final.
In the last two PKL seasons, U Mumba finished in 10th place and 9th place, respectively.
UP Yoddhas Coach 2023
Gholamreza Mazandarani
UP Yoddhas Team 2023
Raider
Guman Singh, Shivam, Rohit Yadav, Jai Bhagwan, Rupesh, Pranay Rane, Heidarali Ekrami, Kunal (left raider), Saurav Parthe (left raider), Alireza Mirzaeian
Defender
Girish Maruti Ernak (left corner), Mahender Singh (left cover), Surinder Singh, Gokulakannan M (right cover), Rinku (right corner), Shivansh Thakur (right cover), Bittu (right corner), Sombir (left corner), Mukilan Shanmugam (left cover)
All-rounder
Visvanath V, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh
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UP Yoddhas Captain 2023
Surinder Singh
Foreign players
Heidarali Ekrami (Iran)
Alireza Mirzaeian (Iran)
Amirmohammad Zafardanesh (Iran)
Retained Players for PKL 2023/24
Elite players: Surinder Singh, Jai Bhagwan, Rinku, Heidarali Ekrami
Retained young players: Shivam
Existing young players: Shivansh Thakur, Pranay Vinay Rane, Rupesh, Sachin
Top Buy in PKL 2023/24
Guman Singh – INR 85 lakhs
U Mumba PKL Records:
Season | Final Table Position | Final Status |
2014 | 2 | Runners-up |
2015 | 1 | Champions |
2016 (January-March) | 1 | Runners-up |
2016 (June-July) | 5 | 5th place |
2017 | 4 (Zone A) | 4th place (Zone A) |
2018/19 | 2 (Zone A) | Eliminator 1 |
2019 | 4 | Semi-Finalists |
2021/22 | 10 | 10th place |
2022 | 9 | 9th place |
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