Mumbai Knights FC

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Mumbai Knights
Full nameMumbai Knights Football Club
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
GroundCooperage Ground, Mumbai
Capacity5,000
OwnerDeepu K.
Head coachPreetam Mahadik
LeagueIndian Women's League 2
WIFA Women's Football League
MFA Women's Premier League
Departments of Ambernath United Atlanta FC
Football (Men's) Football (Women's)

Mumbai Knights Football Club is an Indian professional football club from Mumbai. It forms the women's section of the club Ambernath United Atlanta FC and participates in the Indian Women's League 2.[1]

History[edit]

The Ambernath United women's team has been participating in the MFA Women's League, under the name Mumbai Knights FC.[2] They made their top tier debut in Indian Women's League in the 2022–23 season. They got promoted to the inaugural edition of the second tier Indian Women's League 2, by winning the 2023–24 edition of WIFA Women's Football League.[3]

Technical staff[edit]

As of March 2024
Position Name
Head coach India Preetam Mahadik

Current squad[edit]

As of 24 April 2023[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Kashmira Pednekar
3 FW India IND Riya D'Souza
5 DF India IND V. K. Srutilakshmi Ranjish
6 DF India IND Nidhi Bhupendra Shetty
7 MF India IND Valencia Lourdina D'Mello (Captain)
8 FW India IND Jahnavi Shetty
11 FW India IND Bhumika Mane
15 DF India IND Surbhi Manjrekar
16 DF India IND Pranita Nimkar
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW India IND Mmehak Lobo
18 MF India IND Riya
19 MF India IND Sonali Salvi
20 FW India IND Priyanka
26 FW United States USA Alexandra Marie Eccard
27 MF India IND Velanie Fernandes
29 FW India IND Namrata Thakur
30 GK India IND Babitha Thangaraj Nadar
31 MF India IND Anjitha M.

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MFA ELITE CORPORATE LEAGUE 2023". theaway.co. The Away End. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Mumbai Knights Women's Team football trials". Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Mumbai Knights Clinches WIFA Women's Football League Championships 2023-24". WIFA. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Hero Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Archived from the original on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ Shetty, Chittu (30 September 2022). "Priyanka strikes brace as Mumbai Knights lift WIFA Women's League title". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  6. ^ "MFA Women's Premier League". theaway.co. The Away End. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

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