2022–23 Mumbai City FC season

PresidentKhaldoon Al MubarakHead coachDes BuckinghamStadiumMumbai Football ArenaIndian Super League1stISL Play-offsSemi-finalsSuper CupGroup StageDurand CupRunners-upTop goalscorerLeague:
Jorge Pereyra Díaz (11)
All:
Lallianzuala Chhangte (18)Highest home attendance6,407 (vs Kerala Blasters, 8 January 2023)Lowest home attendance3,187 (vs Northeast United FC, 19 January 2023)Average home league attendance5071

Home colours

Away colours

All statistics correct as of 23 October 2022.

The 2022–23 season was the 9th season in the existence of Mumbai City Football Club and their 6th season in the top flight of India football.

Mumbai City FC started their campaign undefeated, with two draws and a 2-0 home win against Odisha FC.^[1]

Mumbai City had a near-exemplary Durand Cup in their maiden campaign and became runner-ups. With two big wins, despite a draw and a defeat, they managed to qualify for the top spot in Group and then They earn hard-fought victories in the quarter-final and semi-final against Chennaiyin FC and Mohammedan SC respectively to secure their first-ever spot in a Durand Cup final.^[2] They lost against Bengaluru FC in the final.^[3]

Lallianzuala Chhangte is the club's top scorer with eighteen goals in all competitions, followed by Jorge Pereyra Díaz who has twelve goals to his name.^[4] So far from the home league matches, the club attracted an average attendance at Mumbai Football Arena of only 5,071, an 3.2% decrease from 2019–20 season ^{[nb 1]}. The highest attendance recorded was 6,407 for their home match against Kerala Blasters.

Review and events

Preseason and Durand Cup

After an impressive AFC Champions League campaign, Mumbai City FC strengthened their squad with the right number of signings but also by retentions from last year. They made only six changes to their Durand Cup squad from the AFC Champions League squad.^[5] The Islanders made their Durand Cup debut in Group B. They had a near exemplary group stage, as they won 5-1 and 4-1 against Rajasthan United FC^[6] and the Indian Navy^[7] respectively.

Player Details

As of 14 August 2022^[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Phurba Lachenpa 2 DF  IND Rahul Bheke 4 DF  IND Amey Ranawade 5 DF  IND Mehtab Singh 6 FW  IND Vikram Partap Singh Sandhu 7 MF  IND Lallianzuala Chhangte 8 MF  ESP Alberto Noguera 9 FW  IND Gurkirat Singh 10 MF  MAR Ahmed Jahouh 13 GK  IND Mohammad Nawaz 14 MF  IND Rowllin Borges (vice-captain) 15 DF  IND Sanjeev Stalin 16 MF  IND Vinit Rai (on loan from Odisha)

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  IND Mandar Rao Desai 18 DF  AUS Rostyn Griffiths 22 GK  IND Bhaskar Roy 23 DF  IND Vignesh Dakshinamurthy 24 FW  SCO Greg Stewart 25 DF  SEN Mourtada Fall (captain) 28 FW  IND Ayush Chhikara 29 FW  IND Bipin Singh 30 FW  ARG Jorge Pereyra Díaz 33 DF  IND Gursimrat Singh Gill 36 MF  IND Asif Khan 45 MF  IND Lalengmawia

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