Mumbai Tigers FC explained

Clubname:Mumbai Tigers
Upright:2
Fullname:Mumbai Tigers Football Club
Founded: (as Dodsal FC)[1]
Owner:Dodsal Group[2]
Chairman:Rajen Kilachand
Manager:Bimal Ghosh
League:I-League 2nd Division[3]
Season:2013
Position:First 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

See main article: Fr. Agnel 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

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Honours

Cup tournaments

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dodsal FC. Live Indian Football. 15 July 2021. 8 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808013952/http://liveindianfootball.netne.net/1_71_Dodsal-FC-Indian-Football.html. live.
  2. Web site: About Dodsal. Dodsal Group. 29 February 2012. 26 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200626002318/http://www.dodsal.com/aboutus/the-dodsal-group.shtml. live.
  3. Web site: Mumbai Tigers not to take part in I-League 2013-14. AIFF. 4 September 2013. 7 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130907014132/http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5187. live.
  4. News: Rahul. Bhutani. I-League Division 2 : Mohammedan Sporting, Mumbai Tigers Start As Favorites. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. 29 March 2013. 30 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20130522073914/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/i-league-division-2-mohammedan-sporting-mumbai-tigers-start-as-favorites/. 22 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 Updated. 3 December 2012. 15 July 2022. sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Arunava. Chaudhuri. 21 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321155010/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-updated.
  6. Web site: Majgaonkar. Kunaal. Multi-crore Dodsal Group to kick-start team in Mumbai. Times of India. 19 August 2012. 30 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120530042707/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Multi-crore-Dodsal-Group-to-kick-start-team-in-Mumbai/articleshow/13547883.cms. live.
  7. Web site: 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. 14 August 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203527/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html. live.
  8. Web site: Puneet. Dodsal FC – Rumoured to be going the Manchester City way. SportsKeeda. 19 August 2012. 13 June 2012. 22 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120822005657/http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/06/13/dodsal-fc-rumoured-to-be-going-the-manchester-city-way/. live.
  9. Web site: Durand Cup will be a success even sans sponsor: Organiers. https://archive.today/20130127035804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-18/top-stories/33260819_1_quarter-final-league-durand-cup-pune-fc. dead. 27 January 2013. The Times of India. 19 August 2012.
  10. News: Andrew is Sesa Goa's hero. The Hindu. 7 March 2013. 26 August 2012. 28 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120828020522/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/article3821593.ece. live.
  11. Web site: Air India win Durand Cup. https://archive.today/20130103124019/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-02/top-stories/33548200_1_durand-cup-dodsal-mumbai-air-india. dead. 3 January 2013. The Times of India. 21 October 2012.
  12. Web site: Dodsal are now Mumbai Tigers. Indian Express. 7 March 2013. 13 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221013082938/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/dodsal-are-now-mumbai-tigers/. live.
  13. Web site: Mumbai Tigers football club shut shop - Times of India. The Times of India. 2019-02-12. 13 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190213065739/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Mumbai-Tigers-football-club-shut-shop/articleshow/28567100.cms. live.
  14. Web site: Madaan. Sachin. Dodsal FC – Money Is Finally Getting Pumped Into Indian Football. The Hard Tackle. 19 August 2012. 3 August 2012. 7 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120807050233/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/dodsal-fc-money-is-finally-getting-pumped-into-indian-football/. live.
  15. Web site: Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, July 18th. The Hard Tackle. 19 August 2012. 18 July 2012. 22 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120822075752/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-july-18th/. live.
  16. Web site: List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Durand Cup. 22 February 2021. Arunava. Chaudhuri. Indianfootball.de. 27 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627235237/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/durandcup.html. dead.
  17. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups
  18. Web site: Choudhury. Arunava. 125th Durand Cup: Problems at the start of India's oldest tournament. Sportskeeda. 16 August 2012. 16 August 2012. 16 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220416055818/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/125th-durand-cup-problems-at-the-start-of-indias-oldest-tournament.
  19. Web site: Dodsal FC enters Durand Cup final. Yahoo. 10 July 2013. 16 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220416055753/https://in.search.yahoo.com/?fr2=inr. live.
  20. Web site: India - List of Nadkarni Cup Finals. 1 August 2021. Rsssf.com. 29 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129033202/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indianadkarnicuphist.html. live.
  21. News: Air India beat Mumbai Tigers in tie-breaker to lift the 1st Kalina MLA Cup. 1 December 2015. Afternoon DC. 24 December 2013. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095755/http://www.afternoondc.in/sports/air-india-beat-mumbai-tigers-in-tie-breaker-to-lift-the-1st-kalina-mla-cup/article_99222. live.

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