Ambernath United Atlanta FC
Ambernath United Atlanta Football Club, or simply Atlanta FC, is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It currently competes in the MFA Elite Division (top division of Mumbai Football League), and the I-League 2nd Division.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Full name | Ambernath United Atlanta Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2022 | ||
| Ground | Cooperage Ground, Mumbai | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Deepu K. | ||
| Head coach | Steven Dias | ||
| League | MFA Elite Division I-League 2nd Division | ||
| 2022–23 | MFA Elite Division, Champions | ||
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| Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) |
History
Ambernath United Atlanta FC is created by a merger between Deepu K.'s Ambernath United and Allen Contractor's Atlanta FC in 2022.[6] Atlanta FC Mumbai[7] was playing in Elite Division before the merger while Ambernath United was playing in local tournaments.[8] Ambernath United Atlanta won the MFA Elite Division in their first year with a very dominant performance under coach Steven Dias, who was assistant coach of Odisha FC and interim coach of Jamshedpur FC, among others.[9]
Technical staff
| Title | Name |
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| Owner | Deepu K. |
| Co-Owner | Allen Contractor |
| Head coach | Steven Dias |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 16 May 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Women's team
Ambernath United's women team plays in MDFA Women's League, under the name Mumbai Knights FC.[10]
Current squad
- As of 24 April 2023[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Domestic league
Domestic cup
- Nadkarni Cup
- Champions (1): 2023[15]
Women's team
- WIFA Women's Football League
- Champions (1): 2022–23
References
- "IRSC – R.S.F. vs Ambernath Utd - Atlanta FC". Mumbai Football Association. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "MFA Announce First Set Of Fixtures For MFA Elite League | IFTWC - Indian Football Team For World Cup". 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- Maithilesh, Aryalok (31 May 2022). "MFA Elite Premier League: Ambernath United Atlanta FC clinch maiden title". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "15 games, 15 wins and 71 goals: Here's how this Mumbai football team is ruling the Elite Premier League". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- admin, F. C. (1 April 2022). "Anthony, D'Costa shine in Ambernath United big win". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- Maithilesh, Aryalok (29 May 2022). "MFA Elite Premier League: Ambernath United Atlanta FC register a convincing win over The Oranje FC". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- Shetty, Chittu (24 September 2020). "The Atlanta FC story - From fifth tier to Mumbai's top division in a decade". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "डोंबिवली फूटबॉल स्पर्धेत अंबरनाथ युनाटेड अन् ज्युपिटर अकादमीने मारली बाजी". Lokmat (in Marathi). 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "Odisha FC's Steven Dias: I want to prove myself as a coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- "Mumbai Knights Women's Team football trials". Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- "Hero Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- Maithilesh, Aryalok (31 May 2022). "MFA Elite Premier League: Ambernath United Atlanta FC clinch maiden title". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- Shetty, Chittu (11 March 2023). "Atlanta FC secures back-to-back MFA Elite Premier League titles with win over KSA". Football Counter. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- Maithilesh, Aryalok (31 May 2022). "'Invincibles' Ambernath Utd – Atlanta FC lift Harwood Champions League title". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "MFA League: Ambernath United win Nadkarni Cup". freepressjournal.in. 18 April 2023.
External links
- Ambernath United Atlanta FC on Facebook
- Ambernath United Atlanta FC at Sofascore
- Ambernath United Atlanta FC at Flashscore
- Ambernath United Atlanta FC at Global Sports Archive
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