Ambernath United-Atlanta Football Club was an Indian professional

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club created from a merger of Ambernath United FC and Atlanta FC. Based in

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, they competed in the

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. The club was promoted to the

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. In 2023, Maharashtra Oranje FC took over Atlanta Football Club and earned the I-League 2 spot. Ambernath United FC joined hands with Bombay Muslims FC to form Ambernath United-Bombay Muslims FC and last competed in

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History

Ambernath United Atlanta FC was created by a merger between Deepu K.'s ''Ambernath United'' and Allen Contractor's ''Atlanta FC'' in 2022. Atlanta FC Mumbai was playing in Elite Division before the merger, while Ambernath United was playing in local tournaments. Ambernath United Atlanta won the MFA Elite Division in their first year with a very dominant performance under coach

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, who was assistant coach of

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and interim coach of

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, among others. In 2022–23 I-League 2, the club moved to championship round. They achieved third place, and failed to secure I-League promotion. In September 2023, Atlanta FC, which was 50% of Ambernath United Atlanta, was completely taken over by Oranje FC and renamed Maharashtra Oranje FC. Ambernath United later formed a union with Bombay Muslims to participate in the 2023–24 Mumbai Premier League.

Technical staff

Players

First-team squad

Women's team

Ambernath United women's team has been participating in the MDFA Women's League, under the name Mumbai Knights FC.

Honours

Domestic league

** Champions (2): 2021–22,

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* Harwood Champions League ** Champions (1): 2021–22

Domestic cup

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** Champions (1): 2023

References

External links

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