Mumbai Marines (MM), initially known as Mumbai Warriors, was a professional field hockey team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that played in the World Series Hockey. The team was owned by Ashish Bharatram and Harish Thawani. It was coached by Andrew Meredith. Mahindra Hockey Stadium served as the home ground of Mumbai Marines.
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| Nickname(s) | The Marines | ||
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| Founded | 2011 | ||
| Home ground | Mahindra Hockey Stadium, Mumbai (Capacity 8,250) | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Captain |  Adrian D'Souza | ||
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| Manager | Iqbaltit Singh | ||
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Team was initially named as Mumbai Warriors, but was rebranded to Mumbai Marines to avoid any confusions with the Pune Warriors, IPL team.[1]
Franchise details
editOwnership
editProSport Holdings, a consortium led by Ashish Bharatram and Harish Thawani, was declared as the owner of the franchise.[2][3]
Theme song
editMumbai Marines' theme song Dhin Chak Chak is composed by Shadaab Abhik.
Team composition
edit| Player | Nationality | Goals |
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| Goalkeepers | ||
| Adrian D'Souza (captain) | India
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| Sudhir Dixit | India
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| Strikers | ||
| Aijub Ekka | India
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3 |
| Anup Antony | India
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1 |
| Banmali Xess | India
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3 |
| Connor Grimes |  Canada
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| Manoj Antil | India
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| G. M. Hariprasad | India
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1 |
| Jay Karan | India
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| Joga Singh | India
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7 |
| Juan Martin Lopez |  Argentina
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| Pedro Ibarra | Argentina
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| Pradhan Somanna | India
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| Sandeep Michael | India
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2 |
| S. V. Sunil | India
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| Shashi Topno | India
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| Troy Sutherland |  Australia
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5 |
| Yuvraj Walmiki | India
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| Midfielders | ||
| Conroy Remedios | India
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| Devender Walmiki | India
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4 |
| Errol D’Silva | India
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| Phelie Maguire |  Ireland
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| Prabodh Tirkey | India
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| Rajesh Kumar | India
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| Sung Min Lee |  South Korea
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| Viren Rasquinha | India
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| Defenders | ||
| Ajmer Singh | India
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4 |
| Bimal Lakra | India
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2 |
| Melchior Looijen |  Netherlands
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Fixtures and results
edit2012
edit| Goals for | 32 (2.29 per match) |
| Goals against | 39 (2.79 per match) |
| Most goals | Joga Singh (7) Position: 6th |
| No. | Date | Score | Opponent | Venue | Report |
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| 1 | 1 March | 5 - 7 | Pune Strykers | Mumbai | Match 3 |
| 2 | 2 March | 1 - 0 | Bhopal Badshahs | Mumbai | Match 5 |
| 3 | 4 March | 2 - 5 | Chandigarh Comets | Mumbai | Match 10 |
| 4 | 6 March | 4 - 2 | Chennai Cheetahs | Chennai | Match 13 |
| 5 | 8 March | 2 - 1 | Karnataka Lions | Bangalore | Match 16 |
| 6 | 11 March | 2 - 2 | Delhi Wizards | Mumbai | Match 24 |
| 7 | 14 March | 2 - 3 | Sher-e-Punjab | Mumbai | Match 27 |
| 8 | 16 March | 2 - 4 | Karnataka Lions | Mumbai | Match 32 |
| 9 | 19 March | 1 - 2 | Delhi Wizards | Delhi | Match 36 |
| 10 | 21 March | 1 - 2 | Sher-e-Punjab | Jalandhar | Match 39 |
| 11 | 23 March | 2 - 4 | Pune Strykers | Pune | Match 41 |
| 12 | 25 March | 1 - 2 | Bhopal Badshahs | Bhopal | Match 46 |
| 13 | 28 March | 3 - 4 | Chandigarh Comets | Chandigarh | Match 51 |
| 14 | 30 March | 4 - 1 | Chennai Cheetahs | Mumbai | Match 56 |
| Position in league phase: 8th Failed to qualify for semi-finals | |||||
Statistics
edit| Season | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% |
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| 2012 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 28.57% |
| Home | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.57% |
| Away | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28.57% |
| Overall | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 28.57% |
| Goals for | 32 (2.29 per match) |
| Goals against | 39 (2.79 per match) |
| Most Goals | Joga Singh (7) Position: 6th |
| Opposition | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhopal Badshahs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50.00% |
| Chandigarh Comets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.00% |
| Chennai Cheetahs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 100.00% |
| Delhi Wizards | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Karnataka Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.00% |
| Pune Strykers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0.00% |
| Sher-e-Punjab | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.00% |
Hat-tricks
edit| No. | Player | Opposition | Result | Season | Venue | Report |
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| 1 | Joga Singh
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Pune Strykers | 5 – 7 | 2012 | Mumbai – Mahindra Hockey Stadium | 1 March 2012 |
References
edit- ^ "World Series Hockey Mumbai franchise names team Mumbai Marines". The Fans of Hockey. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Mumbai Warriors is the new WSH team". The Times of India. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Mumbai Warriors: The Mumbai Franchise of WSH". The Fans of Hockey. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://thefansofhockey.com/2011/11/28/dhanraj-to-represent-karnataka-in-wsh-final-teams/