Dabang Mumbai

Dabang Mumbai (abbreviated as DM) is a field hockey team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that plays in the Hero Hockey India League (HIL). The aim is to build a team for the eight-time Olympic Champions, India & reckon it with World Hockey once again! It is owned by DoIT Sports Management. Germany coach Valentin Altenburg serves as the head coach for the team.

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. 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 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, 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.

Team Composition

Player	Nationality	Matches	Goals
Goal Keepers
David Harte	Ireland	133	–
Adrian D'souza	India	155	–
Forwards
Tom Boon	Belgium	165	100
Anup Valmiki	India	–	–
Bharat	India	91	10
Glenn Turner	Australia	112	79
Mid-fielders
K. Chinglensana Singh	India	58	3
Vinaya Vokkaliga Swamy	India	14	–
Vikram Vishnu Pillay	India	133	2
Arjun Halappa	India	250	33
Nilakanta Sharma	India	4	–
Rajat Sharma	India	–	–
Matthew Swann	Australia	113	5
Nick Catlin	England	138	14
Vikas Vishnu Pillay	India	20
Floris Evers	Netherlands	230	2
Tyron Pereira	India	2	1
Santa Singh	India	–	–
Defenders
Harmanpreet Singh	India	–	–
Amit Gowda	India	–	–
Conor Harte	Ireland	134	27
Tomas Prochazka	Czech Republic	115	65
Timothy Deavin	Australia	95	5
Jeremy Hayward	Australia	17	7

Fixtures

2015

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