Back মহিন্দ্র ইউনাইটেড ফুটবল ক্লাব Bengali/Bangla Mahindra United German Mahindra United Spanish Mahindra United Football Club French Mahindra United Football Club Italian മഹീന്ദ്ര യുണൈറ്റഡ് എഫ്.സി Malayalam Mahindra United Dutch Mahindra United Polish
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| Full name | Mahindra United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Jeepmen | ||
| Short name | MUFC | ||
| Founded | 1962 (as Mahindra & Mahindra) | ||
| Dissolved | 2010 | ||
| Ground | Cooperage Ground, Mumbai | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| League | I-League MDFA Senior Division | ||
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Mahindra United Football Club (formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra)[1][2][3][4] was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[5][6] Founded in 1962, the club competed in the I-League,[7] then top tier of Indian football league system, before closing down at the end of 2009–10 season.[8][9] Affiliated with Mumbai Football Association, the club participated in both the National Football League,[10] and MDFA Elite League.[11]
Nicknamed "Jeepmen",[12] the club was popularly referred as India's MU after the English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United.[13][14] 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.[15] The club had won many major tournaments in India,[16][17] and also clinched an international tournament, 2003 POMIS Cup in the Maldives.[18]
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- ^ Hoodh Ali; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (1997). "Maldives — List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.