{{short description|Indian association football club disbanded in 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Mahindra United | nickname = Jeepmen | image = Mahindra United FC.svg | upright = 0.8 | fullname = Mahindra United Football Club | short name = MUFC | founded = {{Start date and age|1962}} (as ''Mahindra & Mahindra'') | dissolved = {{End date and age|2010}} | ground = [[Cooperage Ground]], [[Mumbai]] | capacity = 5,000 | chairman = | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = | league = [[I-League]] <br/> [[Mumbai Football League|MDFA Senior Division]] | season = | position = | pattern_la1=_black_stripes_thin1|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1= | leftarm1=CE2029|body1=CE2029|rightarm1=CE2029|shorts1=000000|socks1=000000 | pattern_la2=_black_stripes_thin1|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2= | leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF | website = | owner=[[Mahindra Group]] }}
'''Mahindra United Football Club''' (formerly known as '''Mahindra & Mahindra''')<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |title=Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=6 August 2006 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301202832/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |journal=Soccer & Society |volume=6:2–3 |issue=2–3 |pages=227–256 |doi=10.1080/14660970500106410 |s2cid=216862171 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Hans|last=Schöggl|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiafound.html|title=India — List of Foundation Dates|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023194819/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiafound.html|archive-date=23 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Josef|last=Bobrowsky|title=India tournaments 1991 – Calcutta Premier League|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india91.html|date=22 March 2002|access-date=20 December 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030707094528/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india91.html|archive-date=7 July 2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html#nfl1|title=India 1996/97 – List of Champions: National Football League|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=13 February 2014|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Mikael|last2=Jönsson|first3=Josef|last3=Bobrowsky|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018092132/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india97.html}}</ref> was an Indian professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/seasons/2006-07nl.html|title=11th "ONGC Cup" National Football League 2006/07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121024030/http://www.indianfootball.com/seasons/2006-07nl.html|archive-date=21 January 2021|website=indianfootball.com|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mahindra United held to a 1–1 draw by Churchill Brother SC|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=989|access-date=11 December 2017|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=1 October 2009|archive-date=12 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212050934/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=989}}</ref> Founded in 1962, the club competed in the [[I-League]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|title=Viva's sweet revenge against Salgaocar in I — League|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823101258/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|archive-date=23 August 2021}}</ref> then the top tier of the [[Indian football league system]], before closing down at the end of [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10 season]].<ref name="footballkerala">{{cite web|url=http://footballkerala.com/2010/05/28/rafi-is-mahindra-uniteds-player-of-the-season/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408174336/http://footballkerala.com/2010/05/28/rafi-is-mahindra-uniteds-player-of-the-season/|archive-date=8 April 2011|title=I League: Rafi is Mahindra United's Player Of The Season — Kerala football news|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=MUFC0709>{{cite web|title=Mahindra United FC 2007–2009|url=http://arataizumi.com/news/season_mahindra.html|work=Arata Izumi|access-date=25 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301175252/http://arataizumi.com/news/season_mahindra.html|archive-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> Affiliated with [[Mumbai Football Association]], the club participated in both the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saxena |first1=Siddharth |title=Bhutia slams 5 past Mahindras |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970210/04050793.html |access-date=19 October 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=10 February 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970421113016/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970210/04050793.html |archive-date=21 April 1997}}</ref> and [[Mumbai Football League|MDFA Elite League]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Chaudhuri|last=Arunava|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m199805.html|title=News for the month of May: 1998|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815071050/http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m199805.html|archive-date=15 August 2021}}</ref>
Nicknamed "Jeepmen",<ref>{{cite web|first=Bharat|last=Sundaresan|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jeepmen-on-track-after-uturn/376011|title=Jeepmen on track after U-turn|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=6 August 2021|date=21 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214164127/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/jeepmen-on-track-after-u-turn/|archive-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> the club was popularly referred as India's MU after the [[Premier League|English Premier League]] powerhouse [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mahindra United end pro football stint on winning note|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Mahindra-United-end-pro-football-stint-on-winning-note/articleshow/5982010.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033322/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-05-27/top-stories/28310623_1_mahindra-coach-jct-steven-dias|archive-date=11 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 May 2010 |url-status=live|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="financial express">{{Cite web|first=Sukalp|last=Sharma|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/indias-biggest-league/626797/|title=Indias biggest league|date=31 May 2010|access-date=16 July 2021|website=financialexpress.com|publisher=The Financial Express|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718090105/https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/indias-biggest-league/626797/}}</ref> It was one of the most popular football clubs in the country and was known for its consistent good performance in the last four decades of its existence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebridge.in/featured/look-back-dysfunctional-clubs-past-decade-indian-football/|title=A look back into the dysfunctional clubs in the past decade of Indian football|website=The Bridge|date=11 April 2019 |access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512070750/https://thebridge.in/featured/look-back-dysfunctional-clubs-past-decade-indian-football|url-status=live}}</ref> The club had won many major tournaments in [[India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-nova.com/2020/05/26/glorytales-of-indian-football-mahindra-united-and-their-success-story-under-derek-pereira/|title=Glorytales of Indian Football: Mahindra United and their success story under Derek Pereira|website=sports-nova.com|access-date=16 February 2021|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711021500/https://www.sports-nova.com/2020/05/26/glorytales-of-indian-football-mahindra-united-and-their-success-story-under-derek-pereira/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/9/13/the-death-of-mahindra-united.html|title=THE DEATH OF MAHINDRA UNITED|website=inbedwithmaradona.com|date=13 September 2011 |publisher=IBWM|access-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173318/http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/9/13/the-death-of-mahindra-united.html|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> and also clinched an international tournament, [[2003 POMIS Cup]] in the [[Maldives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maledcuphist.html|title=Maldives — List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625104120/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/maledcuphist.html|archive-date=25 June 2018|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=1997|access-date=1 March 2021|author=Hoodh Ali |author2=Mikael Jönsson |author3=Hans Schöggl }}</ref>
==History== ===Formation and journey=== [[File:RemusGomes Salgaocar 1.jpg|thumb|Mahindra United players (in red) in action during an [[I-League]] match against [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]] in 2007]] The club was founded in 1962 as the "Mahindra & Mahindra Allied Sports Club" under the patronage of [[Mahindra Group]].<ref name="financial express"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/football/kenkre-fcs-i-league-dreams-21-years-in-the-making|title=Kenkre FC's I-League dreams: 21 years in the making|website=freepressjournal.in|publisher=The Free Press Journal|first=Anil|last=Dias|location=Mumbai|date=8 December 2021|access-date=28 November 2022|archive-date=8 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208150044/https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/football/kenkre-fcs-i-league-dreams-21-years-in-the-making}}</ref> They secured admission into [[Bombay]]'s [[Mumbai Football League|Harwood League]] in 1964 and won their first title in 1970. Players like renowned goalkeeper [[E.N. Sudhir]] appeared with the club at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-Indian goalkeeper Sudhir passes away |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/07/04/ex-indian-goalkeeper-sudhir-dies.html |date=4 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=OnManorama |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707060304/https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/07/04/ex-indian-goalkeeper-sudhir-dies.html |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] }}</ref> The club later lifted its first knock-out tournament, [[Bandodkar Gold Trophy]] in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How did the Bandodkar Gold Trophy lose its glitter?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/how-did-the-bandodkar-gold-trophy-lose-its-glitter/articleshow/65181389.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|last1=Mergulhao|first1=Marcus|date=29 July 2018|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107053147/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/how-did-the-bandodkar-gold-trophy-lose-its-glitter/articleshow/65181389.cms|archive-date=7 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The club later became [[Durand Cup]] champion in 1998,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianfootball.de/news/m199810.html|title=NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF October 1998 – Durand Cup – final: Mahindra&Mahindra 2–1 East Bengal|website=www.indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=31 October 1998|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=4 November 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104200748/http://indianfootball.de/news/m199810.html|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}</ref> under coaching of legendary football manager [[Syed Shahid Hakim]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportslounge.co.in/ss-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-and-son-of-syed-abdul-rahim-dies-at-82/|title=SS Hakim, 1960 Rome Olympian and son of Syed Abdul Rahim, dies at 82|date=22 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|first=Press Trust of India|last=Football News|website=sportslounge.co.in|publisher=Sports Lounge|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019202439/https://sportslounge.co.in/ss-hakim-1960-rome-olympian-and-son-of-syed-abdul-rahim-dies-at-82/|archive-date=19 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|title=Syed Shahid Hakim, a Rome 1960 Olympian, dies at 82|first=Aarish|last=Ansari|date=22 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|website=olympics.com|publisher=The Olympics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026115941/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-footballer-olympics-syed-shahid-hakim-died|archive-date=26 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pragativadi.com/former-olympian-and-fifa-referee-syed-shahid-hakim-passes-away/|title=Former Olympian And FIFA Referee Syed Shahid Hakim Passes Away|first=Haraprasad|last=Das|date=22 August 2021|access-date=17 February 2023|website=pragativadi.com|publisher=Pragativadi|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217085751/https://pragativadi.com/former-olympian-and-fifa-referee-syed-shahid-hakim-passes-away/|archive-date=17 February 2023}}</ref> and went on to clinch the title again in 2001–02.<ref>{{Cite web|title=rediff.com sports: Mahindra United win Durand Cup|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/feb/16durand.htm|access-date=2021-08-04|website=rediff.com|archive-date=2005-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050223061942/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2002/feb/16durand.htm}}</ref>
====In leagues of Mumbai==== Since their inception, Mahindra became a member of [[Western India Football Association]] (WIFA) and later in 1983, became affiliated with [[Mumbai District Football Association]] (formerly ''BDFA''). They participated in later editions of [[Mumbai Football League|Bombay Harwood League]] alongside Maharashtra Football League, and won the Harwood League four times in 1970, 1982, 1984 and 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wifa.in/history/|title=History: The Harwood League|website=wifa.in|access-date=17 August 2021|publisher=Western India Football Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423142617/https://wifa.in/history/|archive-date=23 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=RSSSF>{{cite web|author=Neil Morrison|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html|title=India — List of Mumbai (Bombay) League Champions|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927020500/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html|archive-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
Mahindra later participated in [[Western India Football Association|W.I.F.A. Super Division]] from 1990 to 1999 and clinched WIFA title in 1995.
They later participated in [[MDFA Elite Division]] and lifted trophies consecutively from 2000 to 2004 and 2006 to 2009.<ref name=RSSSF/>
===NFL and other domestic competitions=== From 2002 to 2003, [[Czechs|Czech]] coach [[Karel Stromšík]] managed the club in the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://p2k.itbu.ac.id/ind/2-3057-2950/Strom-K_47397_itbu_strom-k-itbu.html|title=Karel Stromšík manager profile|website=p2k.itbu.ac.id|access-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214164701/http://p2k.itbu.ac.id/ind/2-3057-2950/Strom-K_47397_itbu_strom-k-itbu.html|archive-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> In the summer of 2006, it was renamed ''Mahindra United''. The shirt colour was also changed from orange to red.
The team played its NFL home matches at the [[Cooperage Ground]] in [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite news |title=India File — Starry opening to National Soccer League |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961214/34950942.html |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=14 December 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970422182702/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961214/34950942.html |archive-date=22 April 1997}}</ref><ref name="JCTwin">{{cite news |last1=Menon |first1=Ravi |title=JCT wins inaugural Philips NFL title |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970317/07650773.html |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 March 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970420235957/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19970317/07650773.html |archive-date=20 April 1997}}</ref><ref name="begin">{{cite news |last1=Bose |first1=Saibal |title=National League all set for kick-off |url=http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961217/35250552.html |access-date=18 October 2018 |work=The Indian Express |date=17 December 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970422194435/http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/19961217/35250552.html |archive-date=22 April 1997}}</ref> but due to the bad state of the stadium, as of February 7, 2006, they had to play almost all of their NFL games at away venues.
Mahindra were crowned champions of NFL Premier Division for the first time in the club's history in the 2005–06 season, with two games to spare.<ref name="rediff">{{cite web |title=NFL Champions and Goalscorers |url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/nflroll.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220719/http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflroll.htm }}</ref> They followed it up by beating their arch-rivals, [[Air India F.C.|Air India]] for the first time in the season. They are also two-time winners of the [[Federation Cup (India)|Indian Federation Cup]], having won the title in 2003 and 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2002-03s.html|title=2002/03 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107085227/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2002-03s.html|archive-date=7 November 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network}}</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mahindra-united-lift-federation-cup/articleshow/1280276.cms Mahindra United lift Federation Cup]. [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mahindra-united-lift-federation-cup/articleshow/1280276.cms]. ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 20 July 2021.</ref><ref name=fedcup>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiacuphist.html India – List of Federation Cup Winners]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217082516/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiacuphist.html |date=17 February 2014 }}. RSSSF.com.</ref> The win in 2005 ensured that Mahindra became the first club in the history of Indian football to win both the Federation Cup and National Football League in the same season.<ref name="iloveindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/clubs/mahindra-united.html|title=Mahindra United – Mahindra United Indian Football Club – Mahindra United Club Football India|publisher=I Love India|website=iloveindia.com|access-date=24 January 2011|archive-date=13 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213180047/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/clubs/mahindra-united.html}}</ref><ref name="ileague">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiachamp.html |title=India — List of National Champions |first1=Atsushi |last1=Fujioka |first2=Arunava |last2=Chaudhuri |access-date=18 January 2015 |archive-date=26 October 2021 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026112338/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiachamp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They did however lose the NFL Super Cup to [[East Bengal Club|East Bengal]] by a margin of 1–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india06.html#supcup|title=India 2005/06}}</ref>
===Later years=== [[File:Arata.JPG|thumb|170px|[[Arata Izumi]] is the first ever naturalized Indian footballer, who played for both Mahindra United and the [[India men's national football team|India national team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Arata Izumi becomes first foreign national to be selected for Indian football team|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/202674-arata-izumi-becomes-first-foreign-national-to-be-selected-for-indian-football-team|work=NDTV Sport|access-date=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221161316/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/202674-arata-izumi-becomes-first-foreign-national-to-be-selected-for-indian-football-team|archive-date=21 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://footballexpress.in/arata-izumi-becomes-the-assistant-coach-of-the-new-entity-inter-kashi/|title=Arata Izumi becomes the assistant coach of the new entity, Inter Kashi Football Club|date=4 August 2023|access-date=12 September 2023|first=Shibashis|last=Das|website=footballexpress.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914141327/https://footballexpress.in/arata-izumi-becomes-the-assistant-coach-of-the-new-entity-inter-kashi/|archive-date=14 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wim Koevermans names India squad for SAFF Championship|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/213001-wim-koevermans-names-india-squad-for-saff-championship|work=NDTV Sports|access-date=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111015152/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/213001-wim-koevermans-names-india-squad-for-saff-championship|archive-date=11 January 2014}}</ref>]] In the 2006 edition of [[IFA Shield]], Mahindra United emerged as champions, defeating [[Mohun Bagan AC]] by 1–0 in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=India Cup Tournaments 2006/07|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiacup07.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195428/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiacup07.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07s.html|title=2006/07 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123174000/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07s.html|archive-date=23 November 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network}}</ref> They also participated in the [[Federation Cup (India)|2006 Federation Cup]] and achieved third place, defeating [[Dempo SC]] 4–2 in the penalty-shootout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=28th Federation Cup 2006|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07fedcup.html#:~:text=28th%20Federation%20Cup%202006&text=The%2028th%20Federation%20Cup%20was,12th%20title%20in%20the%20end.|access-date=14 June 2021|website=indianfootball.de|archive-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701182300/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2006-07fedcup.html#:~:text=28th%20Federation%20Cup%202006&text=The%2028th%20Federation%20Cup%20was,12th%20title%20in%20the%20end.|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2008 edition of IFA Shield, they defeated the South African side [[Santos F.C. (South Africa)|Santos FC]] by 3–1 to win the title.
[[File:I League Daniel of Chirag United SC Mahindra United Salt Lake Kolkata.jpg|right|thumb|Mahindra United players blocking a freekick in an [[I-League]] match against [[ONGC FC|ONGC]].]] Head coach of the team was [[Derrick Pereira]]. Players like Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, [[Manjit Singh (footballer)|Manjit Singh]] and [[Surojit Bose]] have been associated with the team. The club also tried forming under-15 and under-19 teams in order to nurture the young talent in the country.<ref name="iloveindia1"/>
==Stadium== {{Main|Cooperage Ground}}
[[File:Cooperage Football Ground.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Cooperage Ground|Cooperage Football Ground]] before renovation]] Mahindra United mainly used [[Cooperage Ground|Cooperage Football Ground]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/apr/26nfl1.htm|title=Akakpo brace in Mahindra's win|work=Rediff.com|access-date=19 September 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173316/https://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/apr/26nfl1.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/newcomers-kenkre-fc-put-mumbai-back-on-the-i-league-map-101640453818579.html|title=Newcomers Kenkre FC put Mumbai back on the I-League map|date=25 December 2021|access-date=1 February 2023|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]|location=Mumbai|first=Rutvick|last=Mehta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206122858/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/newcomers-kenkre-fc-put-mumbai-back-on-the-i-league-map-101640453818579.html|archive-date=6 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |title=Stadiums in India |publisher=World Stadiums |access-date=2014-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924095432/http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml |archive-date=24 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is located in [[Nariman Point]], Mumbai,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688 | title=A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground | publisher=DNA | date=11 June 2011 | first=Rosy | last=Sequeira | access-date=20 June 2018 | archive-date=21 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621071505/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688 }}</ref> The stadium hosted home matches of both the National Football League and I-League, alongside [[Mumbai Football League|MDFA Elite League]]; It had a seating capacity of nearly 12,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025|title=FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage|publisher=DNA India|website=dnaindia.com|date=15 April 2011|first=Mihir|last=Vasavda|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621094538/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025|archive-date=21 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Rosy|last=Sequeira|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688|title=A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground|publisher=DNA|date=11 June 2011|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621071505/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688|archive-date=21 June 2018}}</ref>
==Rivalry== During their existence and playing days, Mahindra United shared rivalry in the NFL, predominantly with fellow [[Mumbai]]-based club [[Air India FC|Air India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/mahindra-waste-penalty-air-india-snatch-draw-in-derby-clash-047022.html|title=Mahindra waste penalty, Air India snatch draw in 'Derby clash'|first1=Mikhil|last1=Bhat|website=mykhel.com|publisher=MyKhel News|date=24 August 2017|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104094100/https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/mahindra-waste-penalty-air-india-snatch-draw-in-derby-clash-047022.html|agency=UNI|archive-date=4 January 2024|access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Mario|last1=Rodrigues|url=https://m.rediff.com/sports/2008/nov/14air-india-hold-mahindra-united.htm|title=Air India hold Mahindra United|website=rediff.com|publisher=Rediff Mail|date=14 November 2008|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104093505/https://www.rediff.com/sports/2008/nov/14air-india-hold-mahindra-united.htm|archive-date=4 January 2024|access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-air-india-continue-to-haunt-mahindra-1022576|title=Air India continue to haunt Mahindra|first1=Ankita|last1=Pandey|website=dnaindia.com|publisher=DNA India|date=6 April 2006|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104092850/https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-air-india-continue-to-haunt-mahindra-1022576|archive-date=4 January 2024|access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2007/jan/19nfl.htm|title=Mahindra United, Air India show class|website=rediff.com|publisher=Rediff Mail|date=19 January 2007|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315134122/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2007/jan/19nfl.htm|archive-date=15 March 2008|access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/nfl-mahindra-united-beat-air-india/articleshow/1669948.cms|title=NFL: Mahindra United beat Air India|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 February 2007|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830143420/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/nfl-mahindra-united-beat-air-india/articleshow/1669948.cms|archive-date=30 August 2022|access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-day-after-mahindra-united-break-a-jinx-1028623|title=A day after, Mahindra United break a jinx|first1=Mikhil|last1=Bhat|website=rediff.com|publisher=Rediff Mail|date=10 May 2006|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104093813/https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-day-after-mahindra-united-break-a-jinx-1028623|archive-date=4 January 2024|access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref>
==Disbanding the club== In 2010, it was announced that the club will be disbanded after the end of the [[2009–10 I-League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mahindra-United-to-disband-team/H1-Article1-537699.aspx |title=Mahindra United to disband team |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2010-04-30 |access-date=2011-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504014823/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Mahindra-United-to-disband-team/H1-Article1-537699.aspx |archive-date=2010-05-04 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|title=Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005-06 season|website=Football Counter|date=3 April 2020 |access-date=7 May 2021|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923182700/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Agni Pandey|date=5 August 2011|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/bengal-mumbai-fc-to-shut-shop/130526|title=Bengal Mumbai to shut down their club|website=midday.com|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419000947/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/bengal-mumbai-fc-to-shut-shop/130526|archive-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/08/02/institutional-clubs-will-die-a-slow-death/|title='Institutional Clubs will die a slow death'|date=2 August 2011|access-date=29 September 2022|website=indianfootballnetwork.com|publisher=India Footy (Indian Football Network)|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419063831/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/08/02/institutional-clubs-will-die-a-slow-death/|first=Armstrong|last=Vaz}}</ref> The decision was a major blow for football in [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Chittu Shetty|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2019/why-this-would-be-the-right-time-to-bring-back-rovers-cup/|title=Why this would be the right time to bring back 'Rovers Cup'|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter|date=11 August 2019|access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627133540/https://www.footballcounter.com/2019/why-this-would-be-the-right-time-to-bring-back-rovers-cup/|url-status=live}}</ref> and financial reasons were one of the main factors behind it.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sengupta|first1=Somnath|title=Indian Club Football: How Financially Sustainable Is Football In India?|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/indian-club-football-how-financially-sustainable-is-football-in-india/|website=www.thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=8 July 2011|access-date=11 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114125910/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/indian-club-football-how-financially-sustainable-is-football-in-india/|archive-date=14 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ganguly|first1=Abhishek |title=AIFF disbands Pailan Arrows outfit|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/AIFF-disbands-Pailan-Arrows-outfit/articleshow/22149611.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|date=30 August 2013|access-date=11 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920163058/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/AIFF-disbands-Pailan-Arrows-outfit/articleshow/22149611.cms|archive-date=20 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ajgoankar|first1=Ashlesh|title=Indian Football: Can Kerala Produce Next I.M. Vijayan?|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-can-kerala-produce-next-i-m-vijayan/|website=www.thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=18 January 2013|access-date=11 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101110236/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-can-kerala-produce-next-i-m-vijayan/|archive-date=1 November 2014}}</ref> Alan Durante, the chairman of Mahindra United, who had been with the team since 1991 and under whom Mahindra have won almost everything in Indian football, said it wasn't about costs.
{{quote box |width=250px |bgcolor=#c6dbf7 |align=right|quote=''We have decided to get out of competitive football and get into it at the school level. From the end of the I-League (2009–10 season), we will not take part in any competitive football. The players have promised to give their best in our remaining three I-League matches. We will then try to defend our title in the [[MDFA Elite Division]], before closing down. Nobody in Indian football makes money and had that been the reason, we would have shut shop five years ago.''|source=— '''Alan Durante''', chairman of Mahindra United FC, after taking the decision of disbanding the club<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahindra United to disband team|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/mahindra-united-to-disband-team/story-Osks0xmRvB5DlManz0AVSK.html|website=Hindustan Times|date=30 April 2010 |access-date=7 May 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507103746/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/mahindra-united-to-disband-team/story-Osks0xmRvB5DlManz0AVSK.html}}</ref>}}
Ruzbeh Irani, executive vice-president of the club, said: "It was in line with our group's philosophy and shift, from taking part in professional sport to developing it. We feel we can make much difference to sport in India at the school level in football, instead of running a professional team."<ref>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/mahindra-united-to-be-disbanded-owners-shift-focus-to-the-grassroot-level-coach-david-booth-shocked/cid/524430 Mahindra United to be disbanded – Owners shift focus to the grassroot level; Coach david Booth shocked]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507104118/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/mahindra-united-to-be-disbanded-owners-shift-focus-to-the-grassroot-level-coach-david-booth-shocked/cid/524430 |date=7 May 2021 }}. ''The Telegraph India''. Retrieved 7 May 2021.</ref> Due to the dysfunction of Mahindra United, the All India Football Federation allowed [[Indian Arrows|AIFF XI]] to take part in I-League directly.<ref>{{cite web|title=I-League to start in November with 14 teams|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/i-league-to-start-in-november-with-14-teams_100407215.html|work=Tha Indian|access-date=25 August 2012|archive-date=16 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016093359/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sports/i-league-to-start-in-november-with-14-teams_100407215.html}}</ref>
==Achievements== ===Overall=== Mahindra United had won almost all the major competitions in India until its dissolution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-clubs-we-wish-still-existed|title=Five Indian football clubs fans wish were still in existence|website=Khel Now|date=13 April 2021 |access-date=14 July 2021|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714173058/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-clubs-we-wish-still-existed}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Carlyle|last=Laurie|title=They dared to dream and achieved it|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/They-dared-to-dream-and-achieved-it/articleshow/1205582.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 August 2005|access-date=19 August 2013|archive-date=11 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311170036/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/They-dared-to-dream-and-achieved-it/articleshow/1205582.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Arjun |last=Wadwha |url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/200805197/introduction-to-football/history-indian-football |title=History of Football in India |website=thesportscampus.com |publisher=TheSportsCampus |date=19 May 2008 |access-date=15 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825015957/http://www.thesportscampus.com/200805197/introduction-to-football/history-indian-football |archive-date=2012-08-25 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/9/13/the-death-of-mahindra-united.html|title=THE DEATH OF MAHINDRA UNITED|access-date=21 March 2021|website=inbedwithmaradona.com|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173318/http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2011/9/13/the-death-of-mahindra-united.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribuna.com/en/match/101474287/|title=Mahindra United – Al Nejmeh: AFC Cup 2007 Quarter Finals (09/18/2007)|website=Tribuna.com|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328182628/https://tribuna.com/en/match/101474287/}}</ref> The club was one-time winner of the National Football League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/xnKJleyLIrReFHjpIYSx9M/Suspects-vs-outsiders.html|date=19 October 2011|access-date=8 January 2023|title=Indian football: Suspects vs outsiders|first1=Mario|last1=Rodrigues|website=livemint.com|publisher=LiveMint News|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601004022/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/xnKJleyLIrReFHjpIYSx9M/Suspects-vs-outsiders.html|archive-date=1 June 2018}}</ref> It was also the first team from [[Maharashtra]] to win the Harwood League and Nadkarni Cup three times in a row, and also first team from the state to compete in domestic highest division.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 September 2017|first1=Joe|last1=Williams|url=https://khelnow.com/football/goa-maha-derby-i-league|title=The Goa and Maha Derby: A thing past in I-League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720065558/https://khelnow.com/football/goa-maha-derby-i-league|archive-date=20 July 2021|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now News|access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref> The club has also been two-time winner of [[IFA Shield]] and [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/ja/article/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade-3/|title=クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来|trans-title=The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket|language=ja|website=vice.com|publisher=Vice Japan|first=Kit|last=Caless|date=19 February 2017|access-date=28 February 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128164820/https://www.vice.com/ja/article/ywqwyj/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade|archive-date=28 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|title=India – List of IFA Shield Finals|access-date=23 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929112913/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html|archive-date=29 September 2022|work=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri}}</ref> There are several other championships like Mammen Mappillai Cup, [[Rovers Cup]], Chief Minister's Cup and Super Cup where Mahindra United has registered victories.<ref name="iloveindia1"/>
On an international level, Mahindra United achieved success through lifting the [[2003 POMIS Cup]] trophy in the [[Maldives]], beating [[Club Valencia (Maldives)|Club Valencia]] 3–1.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 September 2003|title=Local teams struggle while foreign teams confirm participation in POMIS Cup|work=Haveeru Daily|url=http://www.haveeru.com.mv/sports/2196|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231813/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/sports/2196|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maled03.html 2003 POMIS Cup Maldives] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720132123/http://rsssf.com/tablesm/maled03.html |date=20 July 2021 }}. ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 10 October 2021.</ref> They also became the first Indian club to reach the quarter-finals of the [[2007 AFC Cup]], but their journey ended with an aggregate 4–5 defeat to [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] side [[Nejmeh SC|Al-Najmeh SC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/sports/2007/may/23afc.htm|title=Mahindra United FC in AFC Cup last eight|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173317/https://m.rediff.com/sports/2007/may/23afc.htm|archive-date=28 December 2021|website=Rediff.com|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|title=Indian clubs in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup tournament|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|archive-date=15 April 2021|website=Goal.com|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2007/09/18/asia/afc-cup/mahindra-united/nejmeh-sporting-club-beirut/458466/|title=AFC Cup: Mahindra United vs Najmeh Sporting club Beirut|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173316/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2007/09/18/asia/afc-cup/mahindra-united/nejmeh-sporting-club-beirut/458466/|archive-date=28 December 2021|website=Soccerway.com|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200709.html|title=NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF September 2007|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=September 2007|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=5 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205010129/http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200709.html|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}</ref> In 2003, Debjit Ghosh of Mahindra United, won the ''IndianFootball.com'' 'player of the Year' award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianfootball.de/data/ifc_awards/results2003.html|title=India — ''indianfootball.com'' AWARDS 2003 winners|archive-date=10 June 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030610034651/http://indianfootball.de/data/ifc_awards/results2003.html|date=2008|access-date=26 November 2016|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network}}</ref>
===Ranking=== Mahindra United emerged as the top ranked Indian team, and 464th universally, in the international rankings of clubs during the first ten years of the 21st century (2001–2010), issued by the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffhs.de/iffhs-history-the-best-world-club-of-the-first-decade-2001-2010/|title=IFFHS HISTORY: THE WORLD'S BEST CLUB OF THE FIRST DECADE (2001–2010)|website=iffhs.de|publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics|location=Bonn, Germany|date=2010|access-date=26 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328212957/https://iffhs.de/iffhs-history-the-best-world-club-of-the-first-decade-2001-2010/|archive-date=28 March 2019}}</ref>
===Individual=== In three consecutive seasons, Indian players (while representing Mahindra United) have been awarded the [[AIFF Player of the Year]]: S Venkatesh in 2004, [[Climax Lawrence]] in 2005, and Surkumar Singh in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|title=AIFF PLAYER OF THE YEAR — FROM STARTING |publisher=Kolkata Football|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823101258/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|archive-date=23 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |publisher=AIFF |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227132308/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |archive-date=27 December 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=All India Football Federation Awards: Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi win Player of the Year Trophy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |access-date=26 September 2020 |newspaper=[[India Today]] |date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926234124/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |archive-date=26 September 2020 }}</ref>
==Honours== ===Invitational=== * {{flagicon|MDV}} '''[[POMIS Cup]]'''<ref group="note">The POMIS Cup (''President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup''), an international club football tournament incorporated in 1987, is the only international club tournament held in [[the Maldives]], organized by the [[Football Association of Maldives]] (FAM).</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Mohamed|last=Shahyb|date=21 September 2003|title=Local teams struggle while foreign teams confirm participation in POMIS Cup|website=haveeru.com|publisher=Haveeru Daily|url=http://www.haveeru.com.mv/sports/2196|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231813/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/sports/2196|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> **Champions (1): [[2003 POMIS Cup|2003]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/sports/8816 | title=Referees and foreign teams to arrive Male' tomorrow | publisher=Haveeru Online | language=Divehi | date=12 October 2003 | access-date=23 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123161948/http://www.haveeru.com.mv/dhivehi/sports/8816 | archive-date=23 January 2015 }}</ref>
===Continental=== *'''[[AFC Cup]]''' **Quarter-final (1): [[2007 AFC Cup|2007]]<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200709.html|title=NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF September 2007|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=13 November 2021|archive-date=5 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205010129/http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m200709.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Domestic=== *'''[[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]''' **Champions (1): [[2005–06 National Football League (India)|2005–06]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nayak|first=Nicolai|title=Rise of a new champion: When Mahindra United became the first Mumbai team to win the NFL title|url=https://scroll.in/field/963917/rise-of-a-new-champion-when-mahindra-united-became-the-first-mumbai-team-to-win-the-nfl-title|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Scroll.in|date=8 June 2020 |language=en-US|archive-date=6 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106135913/https://scroll.in/field/963917/rise-of-a-new-champion-when-mahindra-united-became-the-first-mumbai-team-to-win-the-nfl-title|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiachamp.html|title=India - List of National Champions|author=Atsushi Fujioka & Arunava Chaudhuri|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026112338/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiachamp.html|archive-date=26 October 2021}}</ref> **Third place (2): 2003–04, 2006–07 *'''[[Durand Cup]]''' **Champions (3): 1998,<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/1998-99s.html|title=1998/99 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020316111658/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/1998-99s.html|archive-date=16 March 2002|publisher=Indian Football Network}}</ref> 2001–02,<ref> * {{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2001-02s.html|title=2001/02 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628084429/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2001-02s.html|archive-date=28 June 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india02.html|title=India 2001/02: Cup Tournaments|date=16 May 2006|work=RSSSF|access-date=28 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204034454/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india02.html|archive-date=4 December 2024|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri}}</ref> 2008<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09s.html|title=2008/09 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109183532/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09s.html|archive-date=9 January 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729142839/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html |date=29 July 2014 }}. ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 7 May 2021.</ref> **Runners-up (3): 1990, 2000, 2007<ref>{{Cite web|title=Churchill beat Mahindra, lift Durand Cup|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/football/churchill-beat-mahindra-lift-durand-cup-1608633|access-date=2021-07-30|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730134944/https://sports.ndtv.com/football/churchill-beat-mahindra-lift-durand-cup-1608633|url-status=live}}</ref> *'''[[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiacuphist.html|title=India – List of Federation Cup Winners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217082516/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiacuphist.html|access-date=12 December 2021|archive-date=17 February 2014|website=[[RSSSF]]|url-status=live}}</ref> **Champions (2): 2003, 2005<ref name=Fed>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6148|title=From the history book, roll of honour|date=10 January 2015|access-date=12 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109234522/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6148|archive-date=9 January 2015|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation}}</ref> **Runners-up (3): 1991, [[1993 Indian Federation Cup|1993]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Menon |first1=Ravi |title=Bagan keep Federation Cup |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=29 April 1993 |page=16}}</ref> 2007 *'''[[Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)|Indian Super Cup]]''' **Champions (1): 2003<ref>{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2003-04s.html|title=2003/04 Season in Indian Football|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117042721/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2003-04s.html|archive-date=17 January 2020|publisher=Indian Football Network}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Super Cup |url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2748|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|access-date=22 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925102945/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2748 |archive-date=2011-09-25 }}</ref> **Runners-up (1): 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/clubs/mahindra-united.html|title=Mahindra United|website=iloveindia.com|access-date=16 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130112443/https://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/clubs/mahindra-united.html|archive-date=30 November 2021}}</ref> *'''[[IFA Shield]]'''<ref group="note">[[List of oldest football competitions|Fourth oldest football tournament]], organized by the [[Indian Football Association|IFA]] ([[West Bengal|W.B.]]), and played between the local clubs of [[West Bengal]] and other invited ones.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sengupta |first1=Somnath |title=The Glorious History Of IFA Shield |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |website=thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |date=8 March 2011 |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181925/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/the-glorious-history-of-ifa-shield/ |url-status=live }}</ref> **Champions (2): 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|title=India Cup Tournaments 2006/07|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiacup07.html|access-date=2021-06-14|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195428/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiacup07.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/mahindra-strikes/article29704051.ece/|title=Mahindra strikes|website=Sportstar.theHindu.com|date=28 March 2008 |access-date=16 March 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173316/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/mahindra-strikes/article29704051.ece/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> *'''[[Rovers Cup]]''' **Champions (1): 1993<ref>{{Cite web|title=India – List of Rovers Cup Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html|access-date=2020-12-20|website=[[RSSSF]]|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=2002|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164532/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html}}</ref> **Runners-up (2): 1970–71, 1990<ref>{{Cite web|first=Josef|last=Bobrowsky|title=India 1991|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india91.html|access-date=20 December 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030707094528/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india91.html|archive-date=7 July 2003}}</ref> *'''[[Mumbai Football League|Mumbai Harwood League]] ([[MDFA Elite Division]])''' **Champions (13): 1970, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1995, 2000,<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/local/msd2000.html|title=Mumbai Harwood League: statistics, league standings|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926031710/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/msd2000.html|archive-date=26 September 2021}}</ref> 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09<ref>{{Cite web|title=India - List of Mumbai (Bombay) League Champions|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927020500/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-mahindra-united-clinch-mumbai-football-league-title-1374481|title=Mahindra United clinch Mumbai Football League title|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905112211/https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-mahindra-united-clinch-mumbai-football-league-title-1374481|archive-date=5 September 2021|website=dnaindia.com|publisher=DNA India|access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref> * '''[[Nadkarni Cup]]''' **Champions (3): 1986, 2001, 2002<ref>{{cite web|author=Neil Morrison|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indianadkarnicuphist.html|title=India — List of Nadkarni Cup Finals|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129033202/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indianadkarnicuphist.html|archive-date=29 November 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> **Runners-up (4): 1968, 1971, 1974, 2005 *'''Mammen Mappillai Trophy''' **Champions (1): 1999<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/mammenmappillaitrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Mammen Mappillai Trophy: Kottayam, Kerala|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022073024/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/mammenmappillaitrophy.html|archive-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> *'''[[Bandodkar Gold Trophy]]''' **Champions (1): 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/tag/bandodkar-trophy/|title=Triviela – Beyond Trivia: Bandodkar Gold Trophy|website=goaldentimes.org|publisher=Golden Times|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021203213/http://www.goaldentimes.org/tag/bandodkar-trophy/|archive-date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bandodkartrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bandodkar Gold Trophy: Goa|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023211801/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bandodkartrophy.html|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> **Runners-up (1): 1988 *'''[[Sait Nagjee Football Tournament|Sait Nagjee Trophy]]''' **Runners-up (1): 1975<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|website=www.indianfootball.de|access-date=7 September 2015|archive-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928211306/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sait Nagjee Trophy|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nagjee.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054535/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nagjee.html}}</ref>
===Others=== *'''Chief Ministers Cup''' **Champions (1): 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|title=Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005–06 season|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=The Football Counter|first=Raunak|last=Majumder|date=3 April 2020|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518212123/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|archive-date=18 May 2020}}</ref>
==Performance in AFC competitions== {{See also|Indian football clubs in Asian competitions}} *'''[[AFC Cup]]: 3 appearances'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|title=Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005-06 season|website=Footballcounter.com|date=3 April 2020 |access-date=16 February 2021|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923182700/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/sports/2007/may/23afc.htm|title=Mahindra United in AFC Cup last eight|website=Rediff.com|access-date=16 February 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173317/https://m.rediff.com/sports/2007/may/23afc.htm}}</ref><ref name="AFC">{{cite web|author=Soham Mukherjee|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|title=How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?|date=1 April 2020|access-date=23 March 2021|website=Goal.com|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz}}</ref> ::[[AFC Cup 2004|2004]]: Group stage ::[[AFC Cup 2006|2006]]: Group stage ::[[AFC Cup 2007|2007]]: Quarter-finals
===Continental record=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Country ! Club ! Home ! Away |- |rowspan="2"|[[2004 AFC Cup|2004]] |rowspan="2"|[[AFC Cup]] |rowspan="2"|Group stage |{{flagicon|OMN}} |[[Dhofar Club|Dhofar]] | style="background:#dfd;"|2–1 | style="background:#fdd;"|2–4 |- |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Wahda SC (Syria)|Al-Wahda]] | 0–0 | style="background:#fdd;"|1–5 |- |rowspan="3"|[[2006 AFC Cup|2006]] |rowspan="3"|[[AFC Cup]] |rowspan="3"|Group stage |{{flagicon|LBN}} |[[Al Ahed FC|Al Ahed]] | style="background:#dfd;"|2–1 | 2–2 |- |{{flagicon|BAN}} |[[Brothers Union]] | style="background:#dfd;"|1–0 | 2–2 |- |{{flagicon|BHR}} |[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]] | style="background:#fdd;"|0–1 | 1–1 |- |rowspan="4"|[[2007 AFC Cup|2007]] |rowspan="4"|[[AFC Cup]] |rowspan="3"|Group stage |{{flagicon|SIN}} |[[Singapore Armed Forces FC|Singapore Armed Forces]] | style="background:#fdd;"|0–1 | style="background:#dfd;"|2–0 |- |{{flagicon|MDV}} |[[New Radiant S.C.|New Radiant]] | style="background:#dfd;"|1–0 | style="background:#dfd;"|2–0 |- |{{flagicon|HKG}} |[[Happy Valley AA]] | style="background:#dfd;"|3–1 | style="background:#fdd;"|1–2 |- |Quarter-final |{{flagicon|LBN}} |[[Nejmeh SC|Al-Najmeh]] | style="background:#fdd;"|1–2 | 3–3 |}
==Notable players== ''For all former or notable Mahindra United players with a Wikipedia article, see: [[:Category:Mahindra United FC players|Mahindra United FC players]]''.
===Foreign players=== ''The following players of Mahindra United either represented their respective countries in senior/youth international level or appeared with the club in top-tier domestic league of India.'' *{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Narendra Man Singh]] (1986–1989)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former footballer Singh passes away |url=http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=12241 |work=[[Republica]] |date=27 November 2009 |access-date=9 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111033/http://archives.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=12241 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/89063/Narendra_Man_Singh.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Man Singh, Narendra|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224145621/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/89063/Narendra_Man_Singh.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref> *{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Monwar Hossain Munna]] (1997–1998)<ref>{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/92364/Monwar_Hossain_Munna.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Munna, Monwar Hossain|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=8 February 2024|archive-date=8 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208102741/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/92364/Monwar_Hossain_Munna.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref> *{{flagicon|JOR}} Sameer Jameel (1999–2000)<ref name="1999–2000">{{cite web|date=1999|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1999.html|title=Season ending Transfers 1999: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1999.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> *{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Bassam Al-Khatib]] (1999–2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribuneindia.com/2000/20000212/sports.htm|title=Mahindras trounce JCT 3–0|first=Amardeep|last=Bhattal|website=tribuneindia.com|publisher=The Tribune Online|agency=Tribune News Service|date=11 February 2000|access-date=31 October 2022|location=Ludhiana, Punjab|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030055344/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000212/sports.htm|archive-date=30 October 2022}}</ref> * {{flagicon|IRN}} Davood Hosseini (2000–2001)<ref>{{cite web|date=2000|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2000.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2000: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504154717/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2000.html|archive-date=4 May 2019|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 January 2022}}</ref> *{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Hari Khadka]] (2001)<ref>{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4603/Hari_Khadka.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Khadka, Hari|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=18 May 2018|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118230750/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4603/Hari_Khadka.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref> * {{flagicon|BRA}} {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Gil Paulista|Gilmar Tadeu da Silva]] (2001–2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/mogi-das-cruzes-suzano/futebol/times/uniao-mogi/noticia/2013/12/tecnico-do-uniao-conta-sobre-copa-do-mundo-e-acesso-elite-ucraniana.html|title=Técnico do União conta sobre Copa do Mundo e acesso a elite ucraniana|trans-title=União coach talks about the World Cup and access to the Ukrainian elite|website=globoesporte.globo.com|language=pt|publisher=UNION MOGI|first=Thiago|last=Fidelix|date=21 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503111216/https://globoesporte.globo.com/sp/mogi-das-cruzes-suzano/futebol/times/uniao-mogi/noticia/2013/12/tecnico-do-uniao-conta-sobre-copa-do-mundo-e-acesso-elite-ucraniana.html|archive-date=3 May 2023}}</ref> *{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Bal Gopal Maharjan]] (2001–2002)<ref>{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4619/Bal_Gopal_Maharjan.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Maharjan, Bal Gopal|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=18 January 2022|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019184347/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4619/Bal_Gopal_Maharjan.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref> * {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Sergey Andreyev (footballer, born 1970)|Sergey Andreyev]] (2001–2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://footballfacts.ru/person/1103|title=Андреев Сергей Николаевич — ИГРОВАЯ КАРЬЕРА|trans-title=Andreev Sergey Nikolaevich — PLAYING CAREER|website=FootballFacts.ru|language=ru|access-date=24 November 2020|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925231107/https://footballfacts.ru/person/1103}}</ref> *{{flagicon|CZE}} Štrandel Petr (2002–2003)<ref>{{cite web|date=2002|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2002.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2002: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504154718/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2002.html|archive-date=4 May 2019|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> *{{flagicon|GHA}} Odartey Lawson (2002–2004)<ref>{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35877/Odartey_Lawson.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Odartey Lawson|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-date=1 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501222539/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35877/Odartey_Lawson.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}</ref> *{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Felix Aboagye]] (2003–2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6309/Felix_Ahmed_Aboagye.html|title=Felix Ahmed Aboagye (Player) – National Team Appearances – Club Appearances|website=www.national-football-teams.com|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428164331/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6309/Felix_Ahmed_Aboagye.html|archive-date=28 April 2022|author=Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Togo}} [[Raphaël Patron Akakpo]] (2003–2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/player/162/raphael-patron-akakpo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215133315/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/player/162/raphael-patron-akakpo|archive-date=15 December 2013|title=Raphael Patron Akakpo – Soccer Player – Mumbai club|date=15 December 2013}}</ref> *{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Charles Asamoah]] (2004–2005)<ref>{{cite web|date=2004|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2004: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Ramirez Barreto]] (2005–2006)<ref>{{cite web|author=Somnath Sengupta|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-rewind-fransa-pax-how-mickky-pachecos-ego-destroyed-a-football-club/|title=Indian Football Rewind: Fransa Pax – How Mickky Pacheco's Ego Destroyed A Football Club|website=Thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=19 March 2012|access-date=11 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108013609/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-rewind-fransa-pax-how-mickky-pachecos-ego-destroyed-a-football-club/|archive-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> *{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Yusif Yakubu]] (2005–2008)<ref name="aiff">{{cite web |title= From the History Book|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=1965 |website=All India Football Federation |publisher=the-aiff.com |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717033518/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=1965 |archive-date=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Leading Goal Scorers |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflsco04.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828213707/http://www.rediff.com/sports/nflsco04.htm |archive-date=28 August 2004 |date=14 May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/985042/indian-football-fred-pugsley-chima-okorie-ranti-martins-the-foreign-strikers-who-shone-in-india|title=Indian football: Fred Pugsley, Chima Okorie, Ranti Martins – the foreign strikers who shone in India|website=Scroll.in|date=25 January 2021 |access-date=1 July 2021|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514105606/https://scroll.in/field/985042/indian-football-fred-pugsley-chima-okorie-ranti-martins-the-foreign-strikers-who-shone-in-india}}</ref> * {{flagicon|RSA}} Mbaka Dady (2006–2007)<ref name="WorldFootball">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te18851/all-players/|title=Mahindra United » Players from A–Z|website=WorldFootball.net|access-date=28 March 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027091629/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/mahindra-united/10/|archive-date=27 October 2013}}</ref> *{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tony Menezes]] (2006–2007)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/mahindra-sign-up-canada-born-brazilian-meneze/430317|title=Mahindra sign up Canada-born Brazilian Meneze|website=Outlook India|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=28 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328182629/https://www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mahindra-united-sign-on-third-foreigner/story-EDmaS10Ih0rCeFi90zS8eJ_amp.html|title=Defending champions Mahindra United signed Tony Menezes as their 3rd foreigner|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328182632/https://www.hindustantimes.com/amp|archive-date=2023-03-28|work=he Hindustan Times|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Filipe Azevedo]] (2006–2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe91028/philippe-de-azevedo/|title=Player profile: Filipe De Azevedo|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214160706/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/philippe-de-azevedo/|url-status=live}}</ref> *{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Andrews Pomeyie Mensah]] (2006–2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/mensah-a-big-hit-in-mahindra/cid/1066788|title=Mensah a big hit in Mahindra|date=9 January 2007|access-date=26 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901064523/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/mensah-a-big-hit-in-mahindra/cid/1066788|work=The Telegraph India|archive-date=1 September 2025|location=New Delhi}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Caswain Mason]] (2007)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/33165/Caswain_Mason.html|title=Player profile – Career statistics: Caswain Mason|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=national-football-teams.com|language=en|access-date=2017-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514173921/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/33165/Caswain_Mason.html|archive-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> *{{flagicon|CGO}} [[Edson Minga|Edson Dico Minga]] (2007)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=NFT Player – National Team & Club Appearances: Minga, Edson Dico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/old/player/1548/Edson_Dico_Minga.html|access-date=13 November 2022|website=national-football-teams.com|publisher=National Football Teams|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225054421/https://www.national-football-teams.com/old/player/1548/Edson_Dico_Minga.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe74490/edson-dico-minga/|title=Edson Dico Minga|website=WorldFootball.net|access-date=15 January 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101172600/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/edson-dico-minga/|archive-date=1 November 2020}}</ref> *{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Douhou Pierre]] (2007–2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Douhou Pierre back in Pune FC fold|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-03/top-stories/30109703_1_chirag-tanna-mandjou-keita-pune-fc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227042707/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-03/top-stories/30109703_1_chirag-tanna-mandjou-keita-pune-fc|archive-date=27 December 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Douche Pierre|url=http://punefc.com/?player=douhou-pierre|work=Pune Football Club|access-date=25 December 2013|archive-date=28 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228095319/http://punefc.com/?player=douhou-pierre}}</ref> *{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Lamine Tamba]] (2007–2010)<ref>{{cite web|author=V Anand|date=23 March 2010|title=I-League: Lamine Tamba saves point for Mahindra United|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/i-league-tamba-saves-point-for-mahindra-united/articleshow/5713648.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211122927/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/i-league-tamba-saves-point-for-mahindra-united/articleshow/5713648.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live|archive-date=11 December 2021|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> *{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Bello Razaq]] (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/others/mahindra-stand-united-against-eb/articleshow/15769598.html|title=Mahindra stand united against EB|date=24 December 2007|access-date=26 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901065830/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/sport/others/mahindra-stand-united-against-eb/articleshow/15769598.html|work=The Mumbai Mirror|archive-date=1 September 2025|location=Mumbai}}</ref> * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Svetozar Mijin]] (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/1235/svetozar-mijin.htm|title=Player profile: Svetozar Mijin|work=Romanian Soccer Network|access-date=30 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101110413/https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/1235/svetozar-mijin.htm|archive-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>
==Personnel history== ===Final staff=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Role ! Name |- | Head coach |{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Booth (football manager)|David Booth]] |- | Assistant coach | {{flagicon|IND}} Arshad Hussain |- | Team manager | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Henry Menezes]] |- | Physio |{{flagicon|IND}} Sandeep Kurale |- | Medical head | {{flagicon|IND}} N. N. Shingornikar |}
==Youth teams== ===Mahindra United under-19===
In an attempt to nurture young talent and promote football in Mumbai, Mahindra United fielded an under-19 team from 2003.<ref name="Mahindra to shut down">{{cite web|first=Kunaal|last=Majgaonkar|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mahindra-to-shut-down-football-club-mahindra-united/articleshow/5877373.cms|title=Mahindra to shut down football club Mahindra United|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 May 2010|access-date=16 February 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504062442/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mahindra-to-shut-down-football-club-mahindra-united/articleshow/5877373.cms|archive-date=4 May 2010}}</ref> The team was managed by Santosh Kashyap,<ref>{{cite web|title=Wahingdoh appoints Kashyap as new coach|url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/10/25/wahingdoh-appoints-kashyap-as-new-coach/|date=25 October 2014|website=theshillongtimes.com|location=Shillong|publisher=The Shillong Times|access-date=29 December 2014|archive-date=30 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630190252/http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2014/10/25/wahingdoh-appoints-kashyap-as-new-coach/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and performed extremely well in the [[National Football League (Under-19)]] and reached the semi-finals, beating teams like [[Churchill Brothers]] and [[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Santosh Kashyap, lone Indian selected for FIFA/AFC Futsal Instructor Course |url=http://www.kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=637:santosh-kashyap-lone-indian-selected-for-fifaafc-futsal-instructor-course&catid=47:state&Itemid=112 |work=Kick off India |date=18 October 2010 |access-date=2 August 2011 |archive-date=28 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328105241/http://www.kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=637:santosh-kashyap-lone-indian-selected-for-fifaafc-futsal-instructor-course&catid=47:state&Itemid=112 }}</ref>
Mahindra United participated in [[Elite League (India)|U19 I-League]], held since 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09ilj.html|title=I-League (under-19) 2008/09|work=indianfootball.de|date=2008|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718223024/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09ilj.html|archive-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>
===Under-15 and 17===
Spurred by the success of its U-19 team, Mahindra United fielded both U-15 and U-17 teams from 2006.<ref>{{cite web|first=Atanu|last=Mitra|url=https://scroll.in/field/822605/delhi-dynamos-much-travelled-kean-lewis-has-finally-found-himself-at-home-in-isl-2016|title=Delhi Dynamos' much travelled Kean Lewis has finally found himself at home in ISL 2016|website=Scroll.in|date=27 November 2016|access-date=11 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108091123/https://scroll.in/field/822605/delhi-dynamos-much-travelled-kean-lewis-has-finally-found-himself-at-home-in-isl-2016|archive-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> The U-15 team played ''Manchester United Premier Cup Asian Qualifiers'' held at Kolkata, where top NFL clubs also participated.
Youth setup has also participated in the [[Manchester United Premier Cup]] in 2010.<ref name="Lajong Signs">{{cite news|title=Shillong Lajong FC sign three players|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Shillong-Lajong-FC-sign-three-players/articleshow/50443927.cms|access-date=11 January 2016|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|location=Shillong|date=4 January 2016|archive-date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106044455/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Shillong-Lajong-FC-sign-three-players/articleshow/50443927.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Honours''' * '''[[Manchester United Premier Cup|Manchester United Premier Cup: India]]''' **Runners-up (2): 2006–07,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2007mupc-u15.html|title=Manchester United Premier Cup (U15) India Finals 2007 — From 10 upto 13 January 2007 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|date=2007|work=IndianFootball.de|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726030555/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2007mupc-u15.html}}</ref> 2007–08<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianfootball.de/seasons/2008mupc-u15.html|title=Manchester United Premier Cup (U15) India Finals 2008|work=indianfootball.de|access-date=26 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912000159/http://indianfootball.de/seasons/2008mupc-u15.html|archive-date=12 September 2016}}</ref>
==Managerial history== ''Note'': ''The following list may not be complete'' <!-- Don't rename the section to "Head coaching history" -->
[[File:Syed Nayeemuddin - South 24 Parganas 2016-02-14 1242.JPG|thumb|170px|''[[Dronacharya Award|Dronacharya]]'' coach [[Syed Nayeemuddin]] was manager of Mahindra United from 2004 to 2005.<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/nayeemuddin_syed.html|title=Indian Football Hall of Fame: Syed Nayeemuddin|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181625/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/nayeemuddin_syed.html|archive-date=9 July 2021}}</ref>]] *{{Flagicon|IND}} Dereyk D'Souza (1981–1982)<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Football "HALL OF FAME": DEREYK JOSEPH HYACINTH DeSOUZA|url=http://indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/dsouza_dereyk.html |website=indianfootball.de |publisher=IndianFootball |date=2005 |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805081113/http://indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/dsouza_dereyk.html |archive-date=5 August 2016 }}</ref> *{{Flagicon|India}} [[Syed Shahid Hakim]] (1998–1999)<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1998.html|title=Season ending Transfers 1998: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers1998.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Debkalpa|last=Banerjee|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-covid-19-recovery-final-whistle-6527842/|title='I always fight until the final whistle': Syed Shahid Hakim recovers from COVID-19|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=29 July 2020|access-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228173316/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/syed-shahid-hakim-covid-19-recovery-final-whistle-6527842/|archive-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> *{{Flagicon|India}} Harish Rao (1999–2000), (2001–2002)<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2001.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2001: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2001.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> *{{Flagicon|India}} [[Shabbir Ali]] (2000–2001)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/ali_shabbir.html|title=Indian Football "HALL OF FAME"|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=6 February 2021|archive-date=29 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129072836/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/halloffame/ali_shabbir.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Rudra Narayan|last=Das|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/11/29/shabbir-ali-biography/|title=Player Biography: Shabbir Ali – Only Footballer To Win Dhyan Chand Award|website=indianfooty.net|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=29 November 2011|access-date=6 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823002522/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/11/29/shabbir-ali-biography/|archive-date=23 August 2012}}</ref> *{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Karel Stromšík]] (2002–2003)<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2002.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2002: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2002.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Booth]] (2003–2004),<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|title=Season ending Transfers 2004: India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030450/http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|archive-date=17 February 2020|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> (2009–2010)<ref>{{cite news|first=Sujay|last=Sharma|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/701|title=David Booth officially signs 3-year deal with Mahindra United|date=13 May 2009|publisher=Indian Football|website=indianfootball.com|access-date=6 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517062631/http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/701|archive-date=17 May 2009}}</ref> *{{Flagicon|India}} [[Syed Nayeemuddin]] (2004–2005)<ref>{{cite web |last= Sengupta |first= Somnath |title= Legends Of Indian Football: Sayeed Nayeemuddin |url= http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/legends-of-indian-football-sayeed-nayeemuddin/ |website= thehardtackle.com |publisher= The Hard Tackle |date= 25 July 2013 |access-date= 14 October 2014 |archive-date= 6 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181206024524/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/legends-of-indian-football-sayeed-nayeemuddin/ }}</ref> *{{Flagicon|India}} [[Derrick Pereira]] (2005–2009)<ref>{{cite web|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|title=Derrick to take over as Churchill coach|url=https://www.sportstarlive.com/football/indian-football/derrick-to-take-over-as-churchill-coach/article17340399.ece|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|website=www.sportstarlive.com|access-date=23 February 2017|date=17 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130025416/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/derrick-to-take-over-as-churchill-coach/article17340399.ece|archive-date=30 November 2020}}</ref>
==Team records== === Notable wins against foreign teams === <!-- Don't remove the section - it is an integral part, that tells about the club's notable or popular matches against foreign opponents (with proper references) --> {{updated|matches played 2 August 2024}} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%; width:95%; text-align:center" |- !width="12%" style="background:Red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Competition !width="6%" style="background:Red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Round !width="10%" style="background:Red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Year !width="13%" style="background:Red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Opposition !width="5%" style="background:Red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Score !width="13%" style="background:Red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Venue !width="7%" style="background:Red; color:white; text-align:center;"|City !width="7%" style="background:Red; color:white; text-align:center;"|Ref |- |[[POMIS Cup]] |Semi-finals |2003 <td align="left">{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Victory Sports Club|Victory]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|2–1 |[[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]] |[[Malé]] |<ref name="Maldives">{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maled03.html | title=Maldives 2003: POMIS Cup | publisher=RSSSF | language=en | access-date=26 January 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207235643/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maled03.html | archive-date=7 December 2024 |first1=Hoodh |last1=Ali }}</ref> |- |POMIS Cup |Final |2003 <td align="left">{{flagicon|MDV}} [[Club Valencia]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|3–1 |Rasmee Dhandu Stadium |[[Malé]] |<ref name="Maldives"/> |- |[[AFC Cup]] |Group stage |2004 <td align="left">{{flagicon|OMN}} [[Dhofar Club|Dhofar]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|2–1 |[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] |[[Margao]] |<ref name="AFC"/> |- |AFC Cup |Group stage |2006 <td align="left">{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Al Ahed FC|Al Ahed]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|2–1 |Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |Margao |<ref name="AFC"/> |- |AFC Cup |Group stage |2006 <td align="left">{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Brothers Union]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|1–0 |Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |Margao |<ref name="AFC"/> |- |[[IFA Shield]] |Semi-finals |2006 <td align="left">{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shenzhen F.C.|Shenzhen Kingway]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|1–0 |[[Salt Lake Stadium]] |[[Kolkata]] |<ref> * {{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/dec/13ifa.htm|title=Bagan, Mahindra in IFA Shield final|work=Rediff|date=13 December 2006|access-date=20 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225201038/https://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/dec/13ifa.htm|archive-date=25 December 2007}} * {{cite web|url=http://indianfootball.de/seasons/2006ifashield.html|title=112th IFA Shield 2006: from 4 to 15 December 2006, in Calcutta|work=indianfootball.de|date=13 December 2006|access-date=20 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822022447/http://indianfootball.de/seasons/2006ifashield.html|archive-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> |- |AFC Cup |Group stage |2007 <td align="left">{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Singapore Armed Forces FC|Singapore Armed Forces]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|2–0 |[[Choa Chu Kang Stadium]] |[[Choa Chu Kang]] |<ref name="AFC"/> |- |AFC Cup |Group stage |2007 <td align="left">{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Happy Valley AA|Happy Valley]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|3–1 |Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |Margao |<ref name="AFC"/> |- |AFC Cup |Group stage |2007 <td align="left">{{flagicon|MDV}} [[New Radiant S.C.|New Radiant]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|2–0 |[[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|Rasmee Dhandu Stadium]] |[[Malé]] |<ref name="AFC"/> |- |[[IFA Shield]] |Final |2008 <td align="left">{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Santos F.C. (South Africa)|Santos]] |style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"|3–1 |[[Salt Lake Stadium]] |[[Kolkata]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/mahindra-retain-title-yakubu-brace-in-3-1-win-over-santos/cid/610948|title=Mahindra retain title: Yakubu brace in 3–1 win over Santos|work=The Telegraph India|date=8 March 2008|access-date=19 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250419164346/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/mahindra-retain-title-yakubu-brace-in-3-1-win-over-santos/cid/610948|archive-date=19 April 2025}}</ref> |}
==Other department== ===Field hockey=== The club had its [[field hockey]] team that participated in both the [[Beighton Cup]] and [[Bombay Gold Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian hockey: The curious case of the Bombay Gold Cup |url=https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/Z5A20XtmrZ2hnAprgJocvI/Indian-hockey-The-curious-case-of-the-Bombay-Gold-Cup.html |date=19 December 2015 |last=D'Souza |first=Dilip |publisher=LiveMint |access-date=17 October 2022 |archive-date=25 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925142556/https://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/Z5A20XtmrZ2hnAprgJocvI/Indian-hockey-The-curious-case-of-the-Bombay-Gold-Cup.html }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Teams with Most Wins in Prestigious Beighton Cup|url=https://hockeypassion.in/hockey-perspectives/teams-with-most-wins-in-prestigious-beighton-cup/|date=2 November 2022|access-date=3 November 2022|publisher=Hockey Passion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102200248/https://hockeypassion.in/hockey-perspectives/teams-with-most-wins-in-prestigious-beighton-cup/|archive-date=2 November 2022|website=hockeypassion.in}}</ref> Two of the club's notable players are [[Sameer Dad]] – who represented India at the [[1998 Asian Games]] and [[1998 Men's Hockey World Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/khiladi/2000/|title=Sameer Dad profile|date=2006-10-11|website=Bharatiya Hockey|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011092111/http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/khiladi/2000/|archive-date=2006-10-11|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/91702|title=Samir Dad — Biographical information & Results|work=olympedia.org|archive-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501031314/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/91702|access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref> and [[Baljit Singh Dhillon]] – who appeared at the [[Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/khiladi/2000/|title=Baljit Singh Dhillon profile|website=Bharatiya Hockey|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011092111/http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/khiladi/2000/|archive-date=11 October 2006|access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/19166|title=Baljit Singh Dhillon — Biographical information & Results|work=olympedia.org|archive-date=21 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721223644/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/19166|access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref>
;Honours *'''[[Bombay Gold Cup]]'''<ref name="bgc">{{cite web|title=List of winners — Bombay Gold Cup & Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup|url=http://www.mumbaihockey.org/bombay-gold-cup.html#:~:text=Morarji%20Desai%20who%20was%20the,will%20be%20played%20under%20floodlight..|access-date=18 October 2022|website=mumbaihockey.org|publisher=The Mumbai Hockey Association|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411223120/http://mumbaihockey.org/bombay-gold-cup.html#:~:text=Morarji%20Desai%20who%20was%20the,will%20be%20played%20under%20floodlight..|location=Mumbai}}</ref> **Runners-up (4): 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986 *'''Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup'''<ref name="bgc"/> **Champions (1): 1980
==See also== {{Portal bar|India|Association football}} * [[Indian football clubs in Asian competitions]] * [[Sports in Maharashtra]] * [[List of football clubs in India|List of football clubs in Mumbai]] * [[:Category:Defunct football clubs in India|Defunct football clubs in India]]
==Footnotes== {{reflist|group=note}}
==References== ===General sources=== {{reflist}}
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===Further reading=== *{{cite web|url=https://iftwc.com/the-ballad-of-mahindra-united-and-its-lone-believer/|title=The Lone Ballad for a Mahindra United Comeback|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429155029/https://iftwc.com/the-ballad-of-mahindra-united-and-its-lone-believer/|archive-date=29 April 2023|website=iftwc.com|publisher=Indian Football Team for World Cup|date=29 April 2023|access-date=29 April 2023|location=Mumbai|first=Chetan|last=Anand}} *{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbai-salutes-soccer-legend/articleshow/419406.cms|title=Mumbai salutes soccer legend Neville D'Souza|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023100939/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbai-salutes-soccer-legend/articleshow/419406.cms|archive-date=23 October 2012|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 January 2004|access-date=26 November 2015|location=Mumbai|first=Nitin N.|last=Sethi}} *{{Cite web 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May 2016}} *{{cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020417/ncr3.htm|title=Salim Ansari gets Player of the Year Award|date=16 April 2002|location=New Delhi|access-date=19 September 2023|website=tribuneindia.com|publisher=The Tribune India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919174557/https://m.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020417/ncr3.htm|archive-date=19 September 2023}} *{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|title=Viva Kerala hold Mahindra 1–1 |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-06/top-stories/28088239_1_steven-dias-mahindra-united-mohammad-rafi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811033413/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-06/top-stories/28088239_1_steven-dias-mahindra-united-mohammad-rafi |archive-date=11 August 2011 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]] |date=6 November 2009 |access-date=4 February 2010 }} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india93.html#calc|title=India 1993 – All-India Federation Cup|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=6 December 2006|access-date=4 November 2022|first1=Josef|last1=Bobrowsky|first2=Ian|last2=King|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007120420/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india93.html}} *{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/30180/Khalid_Jamil.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Jamil, Khalid|website=national-football-teams.com|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=26 November 2021|archive-date=14 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814135847/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/30180/Khalid_Jamil.html}} *{{Cite web |url=https://in.rediff.com/sports/2008/jan/30foot.htm |title=Mahindra deny Salgaocar first win |date=30 January 2008 |first1=Mario |last1=Rodrigues |access-date=26 May 2008 |work=Rediff |archive-date=7 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207132719/https://in.rediff.com/sports/2008/jan/30foot.htm }} *{{cite news|title=Raman Vijayan to use his wealth of experience|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/raman-vijayan-to-use-his-wealth-of-experience/article6908701.ece|accessdate=1 July 2015|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|first=K|last=Keerthivasan|location=Chennai|date=18 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728113849/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/raman-vijayan-to-use-his-wealth-of-experience/article6908701.ece|archive-date=28 July 2021}} *{{cite news|title=Former India footballer Raman Vijayan signs as Delhi Dynamos assistant coach|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-former-india-footballer-raman-vijayan-signs-delhi-dynamos-assistant-coach-2323882.html|access-date=2 July 2015|website=firstpost.com|publisher=FirstPost|date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109012152/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-former-india-footballer-raman-vijayan-signs-delhi-dynamos-assistant-coach-2323882.html|archive-date=9 November 2016}} *{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/a-futile-exercise-to-say-the-least/article29636257.ece/|title=A futile exercise, to say the least|first1=A.|last1=Vinod|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|date=4 May 2002|access-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111140426/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/a-futile-exercise-to-say-the-least/article29636257.ece|archive-date=11 January 2024}} *{{cite web|url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/3757-tfgtake--old-candy-in-new-wrapper-dsk-shivajians-have-got-basics-right-but-lack-excitement|title=Old Candy in New Wrapper: DSK Shivajians have got basics right but lack excitement|date=20 January 2016|access-date=16 February 2024|website=thefangarage.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128101957/https://thefangarage.com/articles/3757-tfgtake--old-candy-in-new-wrapper-dsk-shivajians-have-got-basics-right-but-lack-excitement|archive-date=28 January 2023|location=Pune}} *{{cite news |title=Mahindra United wins |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/09/stories/2007090961771900.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201103648/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/09/stories/2007090961771900.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 December 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=9 September 2007 |access-date=29 April 2010 }} *{{cite news |title=Click! 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