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25.09.2007 | MATCHDAY 8
Quarterfinal:

Al-Nijmeh, Lebanon 3-3 Mahindra United

Goals: 1-0 Mohammad Ghaddar (12'), 2-0 Ante Milas (23'), 2-1 Edson Dico Minga (33'), 2-2 Harpreet Singh (64'), 2-3 Andrews Pomeyie Mensah (78'), 3-3 Milan Bugonovic (90'+5')

18.09.2007 | MATCHDAY 7
Quarterfinal:

Mahindra United 1-2 Al-Nijmeh, Lebanon

Goals: 1-0 M Rafi Mohammed (46'), 1-1,1-2 Mohamad Ghadar (55',86')

MAHINDRA: 1-Subhasish Roy Chowdhury; 17-Sukhwinder Singh, 5-Harpreet Singh, 2-Naduparambil Pappachan Pradeep, 7-Sushanth Mathew, 23-Steven Dias, 29-Djidjia Douhou Pierre, 4-Krishnan Nair Ajayan, 12-Manjit Singh, 11-M Mohammed Rafi, 10-Andrews Pomeyie Mensah
AL-NIJMEH: Abdo Tafeh; Ali Mohammed, Yehia Hachem, Abbas Atwi, Mirko Teodorovic, Milan Bogunovic, Ante Milas, Khaled Hamieh, Mohammed Ghaddar, Bilal Cheik El Najjarine, Agop Donabidian

YELLOW CARDS: Manjit Singh (23'), Sukhwinder Singh (45+1', both Mahindra United); Ali Mohammed (13', Al-Nijmeh)

REFEREE: Ali A. A. Al Mutlaq (Saudi Arabia)
ASSISTENT REFEREES: Mohina Al Shopaky, Ibrahim A. A. M. Debasi (both Saudi Arabia)
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
MATCH COMMOSSIONER: Mahesh Bista (Nepal)
REFEREE INSPECTOR: Viktor Kolpakov (Kyrgyzstan)

13.06.2007 | Mahindra United to face Al Nejmeh
Former Indian champions Mahindra United will face Lebanese outfit Al Nejmeh in the AFC Cup 2007 quarterfinals. The draw has held at the AFC headquarters at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today.
The AFC Cup quarterfinals will be played over two matches with the first legs taking place on September 18 and the return games on September 25.
The semifinals will take place on October 2 and 23 with the winners of the Mahindra United or Al Nejmeh match facing either Shabab Al Ordun or Singapore Armed Forces.
The final will be played over two legs on November 2 and 9.

AFC Cup 2007 Quarterfinals:
Mahindra United - Al Nejmeh
Tampines Rovers - Al Faisaly
Sun Hei - Al Wihdat
Shabab Al Ordun - Singapore Armed Forces

22.05.2007 | MATCHDAY 6
Group E:

New Radiant, Maldives 0-2 Mahindra United

Goals: 0-1 Mohamed Rafi (16'), 0-2 Steven Dias (63')

REFEREE: Nema Ala Abdul Kadir (Iraq)

22.05.2007 | MATCHDAY 6
Group F:

Mohun Bagan AC 2-0 Pahang FC, Malaysia

Goals: 1-0 Lal Kamal Bhowmick (11'), 2-0 Pachau Lalam Puia (69')

REFEREE: Dilovarshokh Orzuev (Tajikistan)

08.05.2007 | MATCHDAY 5
Group E:

Mahindra United 0-1 0-1 Singapore Armed Forces FC, Singapore

Goals: 0-1 Chaiman Therdsak (7')

08.05.2007 | MATCHDAY 5
Group F:

Mampines Rovers FC, Sinpapore 2-0 Mohun Bagan AC

Goals: 1-0,2-0 Noh Alam Shah (35',66')

Match Report: Noh Alam Shah scored twice but was later sent off as Singapore Cup holders Tampines Rovers downed Mohun Bagan of India 2-0 on Tuesday to book their place in the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup for a third consecutive year. The Singapore international striker opened the scoring at Tampines Stadium with a spectacular bicycle kick late in the first half and slotted home his second midway through the second half as Tampines assured themselves of top spot in Group F. However, Alam Shah's evening ended on a bitter note as he was dismissed 18 minutes from time for a bad challenge on Douglas Santos that sparked off a melee that cleared both benches. The visitors dominated play early on with the attacking trio of Baichung Butia, Pachau Lalam Puia and Jose Baretto causing problems for the nervous Tampines back-line. But for all of Bagan's attacking endeavour, it was Tampines that created the better chances in the opening half. Bagan goalkeeper Shilton Paul was called into action in the 22nd minute when Rafi Ali broke down the right flank and crossed towards the centre where Paul clawed the ball away before it could reach a lurking Alam Shah. The Bagan keeper would be left helpless though on 35 minutes after a moment of magic by Alam Shah. Deepak Mandal gave the ball away on the left wing to Thailand international Sutee Suksomkit, who whipped a high cross into the centre towards Peres de Oliviera. The cross was a bit too strong for the Brazilian playmaker who could only head it towards the penalty spot but Alam Shah sized up the ball with his back to goal before launching an acrobatic bicycle kick that gave Paul no chance. Bagan's best chance of the half came four minutes before the break when Jose Baretto went down the left and cut the ball back from the by-line to an unmarked Mehtab Hussain, who blazed over from 10 yards. Alam Shah also fired over from close range after a knock-down by de Oliveira a minute into the second half but the home side had to endure fierce pressure for the next 20 minutes as the Indian side desperately chased an equaliser. They went close to levelling the score in the 51st minute when Lalam Puia fired in a fierce shot that hit goalkeeper Rezal Hassan and fell right at the feet of Jose Baretto, who put his effort wide. Bagan intensified the pressure but were caught on the break in the 66th minute when de Oliveira burst up the middle of the pitch on the counter attack. The Brazilian was surrounded by four defenders and lost possession but the ball broke to an unmarked Alam Shah, who calmly slotted the ball past Paul. Things heated up in the closing minutes and a series of bad challenges culminated in an over-the-top tackle by Alam Shah on Santos in the 72nd minute. A melee ensued between the two sets of players and officials from both teams spilled on to the pitch in an attempt to calm the situation. When the dust had settled, the only player to be dismissed was the home side's two-goal hero. (AFC)

24.04.2007 | MATCHDAY 4
Group E:

Happy Valley, Singapore 2-1 Mahindra United

Goals: 1-0,2-0 Chun Bong Law (21',23'), 2-1 Yakubu Yusif (69')

HAPPY VALLEY: 1-Chun Yip Fan; 3-Gerard Ambassa Guy, 7-Chun Bong Law, 8-Sai Ho Cheung (75' 21-Kin Man Tong), 9-Fabio Lopez Alcantara, 12-Vandre Sagrillo Monteiro, 18-Wai Man Lee, 19-Evanor Joao Fantin, 20-Yiu Cheuk Poon, 23-Sze Ming Lee, 24-Man Tik Poon

MAHINDRA UNITED: 24-Sandip Nandy (37' 1-Subhashish Roy Chowdhury); 2-Naduparampil Pappachan Pradeep, 3-Nanjangud Shivananju Manju, 5-Samson Fernandes (42' 4-Krishnan Nair Ajayan), 6-Shanmugam Venkatesh, 7-Sushanth Mathew, 8-Mbaka Bokembe Dady, 10-Yakubu Yusif, 12-Manjit Singh, 25-Andrews Pomeyie Mensah, 27-Irungbam Surkumar Singh (80' 11-M Mohammed Rafi)

YELLOW CARDS: Gerard Ambassa Guy (50'), Vandre Sagrillo Monteiro (51'), Evanor Joao Fantin (90', all Happy Valley); Samson Fernandes (24'), Nanjangud Shivananju Manju (39'), Yakubu Yusif (40'), Mbaka Bokembe Dady (41', all Mahindra United)

MATCH REPORT:
Hong Kong's Happy Valley blew the race for qualification from Group E of the AFC Cup wide open as Chun Bong Law's first-half brace secured a thrilling 2-1 win over Mahindra United on Tuesday. Indian National Football League champions Mahindra had claimed victories in their opening three games of the tournament, but struggled to repeat that type of form at a rain drenched Mongkok Stadium in Hong Kong. Captain Yakuba Yusif reduced the arrears for the visitors midway through the second-half, but the home side picked up their second win of the competition despite late heavy pressure.
Singapore Armed Forces join Mahindra on nine points at the top of the table after their victory against a pointless New Radiant, while Happy Valley move onto six points with two games remaining, with only the group winners certain of a place in the next round.
Vandre Moteiro had an early chance for the home side but could only pull his effort from the edge of the area wide as Happy Valley dominated the early exchanges. Sushanth Mathew tested home goalkeeper Chun Yip Fan with a long range free-kick after nine minutes, but the Happy Valley custodian dealt comfortably with the skidding low strike. The home side took a deserved lead midway through the first-half as Law struck a quickfire double to stun the visitors. Evanor Fantin's 21st minute turning shot from inside the area was only partially saved by visiting goalkeeper Nandy Sandip, handing Law the easiest of close range finishes. Law grabbed a second two minutes later with a sweeping close range finish after Yiu Cheuk Poon's dangerous inswinging left wing corner evaded the Mahindra defence and landed at midfielder's feet inside the six-yard area. Mahindra goalkeeper Sandip was stretched off 10 minutes before the break with a serious head injury after rushing out bravely at the feet of Happy Valley's Sze Ming Lee.
Poon almost handed the visitors a way back into the game seven minutes after the restart as the defenders attempted clearance bounced narrowly wide of the near post, with Fan scrambling across the face of his goal. Manjit Singh should have reduced the deficit just before the hour mark but blazed over after being sent clear of the Happy Valley backline. Mahindra finally capitalised on their second half dominance as Yusif gambled on a long clearance and slid the ball past Fan with 21 minutes remaining following hesitation in the Happy Valley defence to set-up a tense finish. (AFC)

24.04.2007 | MATCHDAY 4
Group F - Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta:

Mohun Bagan AC 1-0 Osotpa M-150 FC, Thailand

Goals: 1-0 Jose Ramirez Barreto (45'+1')

MOHUN BAGAN: 13-Shilton Pal; 17-Dulal Biswas, 20-Sanjeev Kumar Maria, 3-Fabio Cortez Vidal, 5-Dhanraj Ravanan, 23-Mehtab Hussain, 27-Suman Datta, 28-Douglas da Silva, 22-Lal Kamal Bhowmick (75' 7-W Tomba Singh), 10-Jose Ramirez Barreto (86' 25-Pachau Lalam Puia), 15-Baichung Bhutia

YELLOW CARDS: Douglas da Silva (33'), Baichung Bhutia (50'), Shilton Pal (90'+2', all Mohun Bagan AC); Apipoo Suntornpanavej (84'), Wanmai Settanant (85', both Osotspa)

REFEREE: Kon Jun-Chun (Korea Republic)

MATCH REPORT:
coming soon...

10.04.2007 | MATCHDAY 3
Group E - Nehru Stadium, Margao:

Mahindra United 3-1 Happy Valley, Singapore

Goals: 1-0 Shanmugam Venkatesh, 1-1 Gerard Ambassa Guy (54'), 2-1,3-1 Andrews Pomeyie Mensah (73',77')

MAHINDRA UNITED: 24-Sandip Nandy; 2-Naduparampil Pappachan Pradeep, 3-Nanjangud Shivananju Manju, 4-Krishna Nair Ajayan, 6-Shanmugam Venkatesh (79' 15-Abhishek Yadav), 8-Mbaka Bokembe Dady, 10-Yakubu Yusif (46' 12-Manjit Singh), 11-M Mohammed Rafi (70' 7-Sushanth Mathew), 14-Mahesh Gawli, 25-Andrews Pomeyie Mensah, 27-Irungbam Surkumar Singh

HAPPY VALLEY: 1-Chun Yip Fan, 3-Gerard Ambassa Guy, 8-Sai Ho Cheung (46' 5-Ji Zhi Feng), 9-Faio Alcantara, 12-Vandra Monteiro, 13-Kwok Keung Sham, 19-Evaro Joao Fantin, 20-Yiu Cheuk Poon, 21-Kin Man Tong (59' 22-Cheuk Cheung Leung), 23-Sze Ming Lee, 24-Man Tik Poon

YELLOW CARD: Kin Man Tong (60', Happy Valley)

REFEREE: Abdul Rahman Recho (Syria)
ASSISTENT REFEREES: Tamman Hamdoun (Syria), Mashhour (Syria)
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Mahmoud Turki (Syria)

MATCH REPORT:
coming soon...

10.04.2007 | MATCHDAY 3
Group F - Royal Thai Army Stadium, Bangkok:

Osotpa M-150 FC, Thailand 0-0 Mohun Bagan AC

Goals: none

MATCH REPORT:
Mohun Bagan's undefeated record in the 2007 AFC Cup remained intact following a goalless draw with Osotspa M-150 in Bangkok on Wednesday although the Thai side will be disappointed they could not make their dominance pay dividends.
Osotspa went into the game looking to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat to Tampines Rovers in the previous round of Group F matches and had the Indian side under the cosh for large parts of the game but lacked the cutting edge that would give them their second win of the campaign.
The Calcutta giants signaled their attacking intentions right for the start with a three-pronged frontline fielded by temporary coach Robson - the former fitness trainer who was filling the void after the shock resignation of Chima Okorie amidst rumours of conflict with some of the club's senior players.
But the Brazilian's trio of compatriot and skipper Jose Barreto, Pachau Lalam Puia and star striker Baichung Bhutia, both of whom found the net in the 2-1 win over Pahang, found the going tough on a Royal Thai Army Stadium pitch that was churning up badly following an early afternoon deluge.
However, despite Bagan's domination of the early possession, Osotspa soon gained the ascendancy in the first half with some skilful play that belied the heavy pitch. Jakkrit Bunkham played an intelligent short corner to Ponlawat Wangkahad, whose angled drive was kept out by the keeper before Sanjeev Maria blocked a stinging Jakkrit drive three minutes later that may have broken the deadlock had it not cannoned of the Mohun defender.
Osotspa replaced forward Thongchai Ratchai with midfielder Anek Pukkasae at the start of the second half as the 2006 Thai League runners-up looked to build on their first half dominance. But their enthusiasm got the better of them as first Jakkrit and then Worawut Wangsawat picked up yellow cards for fouls in the 49th and 51st minutes respectively. Jakkrit quickly came close to redeeming himself on two occasions. Seven minutes after he entered the book of Chinese referee Yang Zhiqiang his curling shot went just wide of the mark and then, in the 62nd minute, he hit a sweetly struck volley that dipped over the Mohun Bagan bar. The visitors seemed bereft of ideas but they were almost gifted the lead against the run of play when a cross-shot from Bhutia squirmed through the hands of Narong and onto the roof of the net during a rare foray into the Osotspa half. Seeking to translate their dominance into goals Osotspa coach Arjham Songngmasap replaced defender Siwamet with Kritsada Kemden in the 77th minute and the forward was denied a goal with virtually his first touch thanks to a timely sliding block by India international Deepak Mondal. Three minutes later Jakkrit again missed the target when through on goal and it turned out not to be Osotspa's day.

20.032007 | MATCHDAY 2
Group E - Nehru Stadium, Margao:

Mahindra United 1-0 New Radiant, Maldives

Goals: 1-0 Yakubu Yusif (90+')

MAHINDRA UNITED: 24-Sandip Nandy, 2-Naduparambil Pappachan Pradeep, 4-Krishnan Nair Ajayan, 7-Sushanth Mathew (74' 29-Rauf Sher Khan), 8-Mbaka Bokembe Dady, 10-Yakubu Yusif, 12-Manjit Singh (52' 23-Steven Dias), 14-Mahesh Gawli, 16-James Lukram Singh (58' 15-Abhishek Yadav), 25-Andrews Mensah Pomeyie, 27-Irungbam Surkumar Singh

NEW RADIANT: 1-Sandun Devinda Sooriyaarachche; 13-Assad Abdul Gani, 27-Sabah Mohamed Ibrahim (78' 6-Adam Shareef), 2-Ibrahim Amil, 19-Akram Abdul Gani, 24-Ahmed Nishan, 3-Mohamed Shifan, 10-Qasim Shamveel, 7-Ali Ashfaq (57' 15-Anwar Abdul Gani), 8-Hussain Simaz, 9-Idris Kasirye (46' 11-Ilyas Ibrahim)

YELLOW CARD: Mbaka Bokembe Dady, Yakubu Yusif (both Mahindra United)

REFEREE: Mahmood Mohd Juna Al Ghatrifi (Oman)

MATCH REPORT:
An injury time goal by Yusif Yakubu guided Mahindra United to a solitary goal win over New Radiant of Maldives to score their second successive win in their group 'E' home match of the AFC Cup tournament at Nehru Stadium here today. The all-important goal came when Yakubu shot home off 'keeper Devinda's deflection after Andrew Mensah Pomeyie took the shot.
Mahindras, who dominated the match throughout and created several scoring chances, could have won by bigger margin had their strikers Andrew Pomeyie and Yusif Yakubu been on target.
With this win Mahindra boosted their tally to six points from two matches, while New Radiant, who earlier lost to Happy Valley of Hong Kong are still to open their account from two matches.
Mahindra United controlled the proceeding in the first-half and kept the rivals under constant pressure, created ample of scoring chances but it was the undoing of their strikers who were not able to find their shots on target. Mahindra had the first chance to score in the 10th minute when a cross from the right by Sushant Mathew saw Andrew Pomeyie header missing narrowly. Ten minutes later, Mbaka Bokembe's 20 yard shot off a pass by Yakubu, missed the target narrowly. Then it was the turn of Yakubu whose 35 yards shot sailed inches over the bar. New Radiant came off with couple of counter moves which saw Qasim Shamwel header sailing inches over the bar and then Mahindra 'keeper Sandip Nandy making a diving save of Simaz Hussain shot from the top of the box.
Mahindra continued their dominance in the second-half with barrage of moves but found rival keeper Sadun Devindra tough to beat as he made a brilliant save off K Ajayan left footer, punching the ball over. Earlier, he collected an angular shot-off substitute Steven Dias shot after Andrew Pomeyie, N Pradeep and Yakubu failing to score from close. Mahindra who were all over their rival territory in the closing stage even as New Radiant defended in numbers in search of the elusive goal, Sur Kumar Singh from the left send a cross deep into the box for Yakubu who again missed a glorious change to break the deadlock as he headed over with no one to challenge him. With the entire Mahindra team camping into their rival half, New Radiant came with counter move and nearly scored in the dying minutes but keeper Sandip Nandy managed to put the ball out of danger off Simaz Hussain shot from close. Than Qasim Samweel shot from top of the box sailed inches over the bar.
Referee al Ghatrifi Mohamood Mohd Juma of Oman showed yellow cards to Mahindra's Mbaka Bokembe and Yakubu.
With the match heading for a draw, Mahindra struck in the injury time. Mbaka Bekembe shot the goal was intercepted by Andrew Pomyie whose crack at the goal was deflected by keeper Sadun Devinda and the on-rushing Yakubu shot in to give Mahindra their second win. (AFC)

20.032007 | MATCHDAY 2
Group F - Stadium Darul Makmur, Kuantan:

Pahang FC, Malaysia 1-2 Mohun Bagan AC

Goals: 0-1 Pachau Lalam Puia (30'), 1-1 Tarik Al-Janaby (60'), 1-2 Baichung Bhutia (74')

REFEREE: Lazim Kadhum Auda (Iraq)

MATCH REPORT:
Mohun Bagan of India heaped further misery on Pahang as they handed the Malaysian FA Cup holders their second consecutive defeat in AFC Cup Group D with a 2-1 victory at Stadium Darul Makmur on Tuesday. The East Coast side were hoping to bounce back after a 4-0 trouncing at the hands of Thailand's Osotspa M-150 in their opening match but substitute Bhaichung Bhutia deflected home an attempted clearance by goalkeeper Mohammedd Iqbal Suhimi 16 minutes from time to give the Indian side victory.
It was an unfortunate end to the match for the Malaysian side who showed their eagerness going forward from the opening whistle with V.Saravanan in menacing form. However, the towering presence of Douglas Santos at the heart of Mohun Bagan defence made it difficult for the home side to make inroads in attack. The first real chance of the game came in the 19th minute when V.Saravanan played a nifty one-two with strike partner Mohd Kamal Rodiarjat but with just Bagan keeper Paul Shilton to beat, the youngster blasted the ball over. That miss proved costly as the visitors went ahead in the 30th minute when a pass from Sushikumar Chongtham released Lalawmpuia Pachuau, who slotted home from close range to the delight of the Bagan bench. As their confidence grew, the Kolkota side began to push forward but tenacious defending by veteran Pahang defender Rosdi Talib prevented them from increasing their advantage. Bagan seemed content to try and protect their lead at the start of the second half against the tentative Pahang attack but the hosts managed to draw level on the hour mark when a free kick by Rosdi was met by midfielder Tarik Al-Janaby, who out jumped the Indian defence to head home an equaliser. The troubled Malaysian side appeared to be on course for their first point in the group but disaster struck on 74 minutes when Mohammed Iqbal was pressured by Bhutia as he attempted to clear the ball. To the horror of the home crowd, the goalkeeper's kick hit the Bagan player and deflected into his goal to condemn the hosts to another defeat.
Pahang are bottom of Group F following consecutive losses while Mohun Bagan drew level with Singapore's Tampines Rovers for top spot on four points.
Mohun Bagan coach Chima Okorie was delighted to see his side win.
"It was tremendous for us to get three points here. That was our mission when we came come here to Kuantan as we were determined to get a win," said Okorie.
"The team still have a long way to go and we have yet to play to our optimum level. But the boys still worked hard for the win today and it will be very useful for us as we can use it as a stepping stone for our next match against Osotspa in three weeks' time."
Pahang coach Ahmad Yusoff lamented his strikers' inability to convert chances.
"We had a lot of chances but unfortunately our strikers didn't take them. Mohun Bagan's goalkeeper Paul Shiltron played a tremendous game and he made a lot of good saves," said Yusoff.
"Overall I'm satisfied with our performance although our goalkeeper made a few blunders. The difference today was that the Indian team took their chances well and we didn't."
"It is not a good result for us and it will be very hard for us to come back now from this position and qualify for the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup." (AFC)

06.03.2007 | MATCHDAY 1
Group E - Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Singapore:

Singapore Armed Forces FC, Singapore 0-2 Mahindra United

Goals: 0-1 Yakubu Yusif (35', Penalty), 0-2 Andrews Pomeyie Mensah (83')

REFEREE: Abdullah Dor Mohammad Balideh (Qatar)

06.03.2007 | MATCHDAY 1
Group F - Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta:

Mohun Bagan AC 0-0 Tampines Rovers FC, Singapore

Goals: none

Mohun Bagan: 13-Shilton Pal; 19-Anit Kumar Ghosh, 4-Deepak Kumar Mondal, 28-Douglas da Silva, 6-Manas Das (69' 17-Dulal Biswas); 22-Lal Kamal Bhowmick, 23-Mehtab Hussain, 26-Raghu Kumar, 27-Suman Datta; 24-Sushil Kumar Singh, 25-Pachau Lalam Puia

Man of the Match: Douglas da Silva (Mohun Bagan)

YELLOW CARD: Mirko Grabovac (8', Tampines Rovers)
YELLOW-RED CARD: Sutee Suksomkit (90+1', Tampines Rovers)

REFEREE: Minh Tri Vo (Vietnam)

03.03.2007 | Mahindra United leave tonight for Singapore
National League champions Mahindra United will leave Mumbai tonight for Singapore with a contingent of 21 players and seven officials. In their opening Group E match the Indian champions face the champions of Singapore, Singapore Armed Forces FC on Tuesday, March 6 at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium at 19.30 local time. The other teams in the group are Happy Valley (Hongkong) and New Radiant (Maldives).
SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Sandip Nandy, Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Amit Nandi
Defenders: Naduparambil Pappachan Pradeep, Nanjangud Shivananju Manju, Samson Fernandes, Mahesh Gawli, Irungbam Surkumar Singh
Midfielders: Krishnan Nair Ajayan, Shanmugam Venkatesh, Sushanth Mathew, Mbaka Bokembe Dady, James Lukram Singh, Bhola Prasad, Steven Dias, Rauf Sher Khan
Forwards: Yakubu Yusif, M Mohammed Rafi, Manjit Singh, Abhishek Yadav, Andrews Pomeyie Mensah
Officials: Derrick Pereira (Coach); Arshad Hussain (Assistant Coach); Henry Menezes (Manager); Dr. Sandeep Kurale (Doctor); Subodh More (Team Co-ordinator); R Natarajan (Assistant Honorary General Secretary); Alan Durante (President).

07.012007 | Mahindra Utd to play home matches once more Goa
Indian champions Mahindra United will play their 2007 AFC Cup Group E home matches at the Nehru Stadium, Margao in Goa. Like last season Mahindra United is forced to play away from their home in Mumbai due to the Cooperage Ground in the financial capital of India not fulfilling AFC standards. Mahindra United face Singapore Armed Forces FC; Hongkong's Happy Valley and New Radiant from the Maldives.

22.12.2006 | 2007 AFC Cup draw out
The Asian Football Confederation carried out the Group Stage Draw for the 2007 AFC Cup today. Indian champions Mahindra United have been drawn in Group E along with Singapore Armed Forces FC, Happy Valley (Hongkong), and New Radiant SC (Maldives). The new 2006 Federation Cup champions (or if Mahindra United retain their title, the runners-up) will face Osotspa M-150 FC (Thailand), Tampines Rovers FC (Singapore), and Pahang FC (Malaysia) in Group F.