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Maratha Warriors
League Premier Hockey League
Premier Hockey League
The now defunct Premier Hockey League was a professional league competition for field Hockey clubs in the top division of the Indian hockey system. There were seven teams in the PHL. The competition was held every year from 2005 till 2008.-History:...

Tier First Division
Home City Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

Stadium Name Mahindra Hockey Stadium
Colours Red
Red
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, Black
Black
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 and White
White
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Best Season 2005 - 3rd Place
Head coach Mukul Pandey
General manager James Peter Ekka


The Maratha Warriors are the Premier Hockey League
Premier Hockey League
The now defunct Premier Hockey League was a professional league competition for field Hockey clubs in the top division of the Indian hockey system. There were seven teams in the PHL. The competition was held every year from 2005 till 2008.-History:...

 team from Maharashtra, led by Captain Viren Rasquinha
Viren Rasquinha
Viren Wilfred Rasquinha was the captain of India's national field hockey team. The midfielder made his international senior debut in May 2002, at a Four Nation Tournament in Adelaide. He studied at the St...

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Players

The squad as of December 20th 2006 is as follows.
Name Country Position
Adrian D'Souza
Adrian D'Souza
Adrian Albert D'souza is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made is international debut for the Men's National Team in January 2004 during the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Adrian has more than 100 International Caps for his country in all competitions...

  Goalkeeper
Gurpreet Singh   Goalkeeper
Anurag Raghuvanshi   Fullback
Kuldeep Singh   Fullback
Ajmer Singh
Ajmer Singh
Ajmer Singh is an Indian basketball player who was awarded the country's highest sporting honor, the Arjuna Award, in 1982. He represented the country in the Asian Basketball Championships and in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....

  Fullback
Imran Warsi   Fullback
Gurbaj Singh   Half Back
Dhananjay Mahadik   Half Back
Viren Rasquinha
Viren Rasquinha
Viren Wilfred Rasquinha was the captain of India's national field hockey team. The midfielder made his international senior debut in May 2002, at a Four Nation Tournament in Adelaide. He studied at the St...

  Half Back
Gaurav Tokhi   Half Back
Conroy Remedios   Half Back
Gurvinder Singh Chandi   Forward
Hemant Gethe   Forward
Stanley Fernandes   Forward
Bharat Kumar   Forward
Shivender Singh   Forward
Jamie Dwyer
Jamie Dwyer
Jamie Dwyer OAM is a field hockey striker from Australia. He wears the number 1 jersey for his country....

  Forward
Hardeep Singh   Forward


Note: The list of players was obtained from the PHL website. The list may change in the near future.

Other Important Team Personnel

Mukul Pandey (Head Coach) Murugappan (Asst. Coach) James Peter Ekka (General Manager) Ramesh Pillai (Trainer)

Results

Season Played Won Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Points Final Standing
2005 8 4 4 17 18 -1 13 3rd
2006 8 3 5 11 15 -4 8 5th
2007 12 7(4-ET) 5(2-ET) 19 20 -1 19 4th

Note:- ET is win/loss in extra time
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