Dabang Mumbai

Dabang Mumbai
Full name Dabang Mumbai Hockey Club
Nickname(s) The Alphas
Founded 2014
Head Coach Jay Stacy
Assistant Coach Greg Nicol
Captain Matthew Swann
Home ground Mahindra Hockey Stadium
Mumbai, India
(Capacity 8,000 plus)
Owner DoIT Sports Management
Official Website Official Website

Dabang Mumbai Hockey Club (abbreviated as DM HC) 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 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.

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 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.

Team Composition

Ireland GK David Harte

India GK Krishan Pathak

Spain GK Xavi Trenches

Sweden FW Johann Bjorkman

Germany FW Florian Fuchs

India FW Nikkinn Thimmaiah

India FW Affan Yousuf

India FW Roshan Minz

India FW Gurjant Singh

Australia FW Dylan Wotherspoon

India MF Danish Mujtaba

India MF Nilkanta Sharma

Australia MF Kieran Govers

India MF Tyron Pereira

India MF Vikas Sharma

India MF Manpreet singh

New Zealand MF Shea McAleese

India DF Harmanpreet Singh

Australia DF Jeremy Hayward

Australia DF Matthew Swann

India DF Gurmail Singh

Australia DF Andrew Philpott

India DF Diwakar Ram

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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