Mumbai City FC
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| Full name | Mumbai City Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 30 August 2014 ; (2 Years ago) | ||
| Ground | Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 (can be limited to 7,960 for safety reasons) | ||
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| Manager | Alexandre Guimarães | ||
| League | Indian Super League | ||
| 2015 |
Regular season: 6th Finals: DNQ | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football franchise based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, which competes in Indian Super League. The club was launched in August 2014 during the ISL's inaugural season.[1][2] The team is co-owned by Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor and Bimal Parekh, a Chartered Accountant.[3]
Former England international Peter Reid managed the club and Freddie Ljungberg was the marquee player for the first season. For the second season it was announced that Nicolas Anelka will don the position of marquee player as well as manager of the club. In 2016 Diego Forlan will play as the marquee player while Alexandre Guimaraes will be the manager with the club looking to reach the last four for the first time.
History
In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the National Federation for Football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League, the country's professional cricket league.[1][4]
" Football has always been a fierce passion and owning a club has been a lifelong dream. For now I have got my hands full with Mumbai City FC and my ambition for the club over the next five years is to make it the most professionally run club in Asia. Having said that, I am willing to step in and contribute towards the growth of football in any which way needed because the growth of the football ecosystem goes hand in hand with the growth of Mumbai City FC."
Co-owner Ranbir Kapoor’s interview with TOI, June 2015
First season (2014)
On 15 September 2014, the club signed Nicolas Anelka, a former French international who had been a free agent since his dismissal from West Bromwich Albion earlier on in the year.[5] Three days later, former Swedish international Freddie Ljungberg was signed as the team's first marquee player, returning from two years of retirement.[6]
Mumbai were the visitors in the first ever ISL match on 12 October 2014, at Atlético de Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium. Without Anelka and Ljungberg, the side lost 3–0.[7] On 18 October 2014,the club register first victory over FC Pune City by beating them as 5–0 at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai,In which Andre Moritz register first ever hat-trick of ISL.The team finished the season seventh of eight teams, and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Second season (2015)
In July 2015, Anelka became player-manager, replacing Englishman Peter Reid.[8]Frantz Bertin was appointed captain at the beginning of the season. During season 2, Mumbai won only 4 matches and lost 6 matches out of 14 matches. Thus, they finished at sixth position in the group table. Due to such results, Nicholas Anelka surrendered and admitted that he won't return back for ISL 2016.
League history
| Season | League | Finals | Top goalscorer | Managers | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2014 | ISL | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 16 | - |  André Moritz |
3 |  Peter Reid |
| 2015 | ISL | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 16 | - |  Sunil Chhetri |
7 |  Nicolas Anelka |
| 2016 | ISL | TBD | 14 | TBD | - | TBD |
TBD |  Alexandre Guimarães | |||||
Stadium
Mumbai City FC played their home games at the DY Patil Stadium for two season (2014–2015), now they have shifted their home ground to Mumbai Football Arena.
The training of this team took place at the football turf of Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Jr. College, Vashi. The training during the ISL takes place at Cooperage Ground, Colaba.[1]
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Alexandre Guimaraes[9] |
| Assistant coach | Alex Ambrose |
| Assistant coach | Juliano Fontana |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Martin Ruiz S.[10] |
| Physical Trainer | Rodrigo Poletto |
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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| 2014 | none | Jabong.com |
| 2015 – | Puma | Ace Group |
Records
Top goalscorers
- As of Match played 4 December 2015
| Name | Years | League | Finals | Total | |
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| 1 | Sunil Chhetri | 2015 | 7 (11) | - (-) | 7 (11) |
| 2 | André Moritz | 2014 | 3 (9) | - (-) | 3 (9) |
| 3 | Frédéric Piquionne | 2015 | 3 (12) | - (-) | 3 (12) |
| 4 |  Sony Norde | 2015 | 3 (12) | - (-) | 3 (12) |
| 5 | Nicolas Anelka | 2014–15 | 2 (7) | - (-) | 2 (7) |
Managerial
- As of Match played until 26 October 2016
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Reid | England |
4 September 2014[11] | 2014 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 28.57 |
| Nicolas Anelka | France |
3 July 2015[12] | 2015 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 28.57 |
| Alexandre Guimarães | Costa Rica |
19 April 2016[13] | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 42.86 |
References
- 1 2 3 Basu, Saumyajit. "Stars embrace soccer through Indian Super League". Times of India. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace team up with Mumbai City FC in search for Indian star". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ Nandini Raghavendra (3 September 2014). "Ranbir Kapoor bets big on ISL Mumbai team, wants to build football". The Economic Times.
- ↑ "Indian Super League sees interest from 30 franchise bidders". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Nicolas Anelka joins Mumbai City in Indian Super League". Sports-nova. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "ISL: Mumbai City FC sign Freddie Ljungberg". The Times of India. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "Ex-Liverpool stars Luis Garcia and Josemi start as Atletico de Kolkata win first Indian Super League clash against Mumbai City". Daily Mail. Associated Press. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Nicolas Anelka named Mumbai City player-manager". BBC Sport. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Official: Anelka announced player-manager for Mumbai City FC".
- ↑ "Martín Ruiz S.". Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "Peter Reid to manage Indian Super League side Mumbai FC". BBC Football. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ↑ "Nicolas Anelka named Mumbai City player-manager". BBC Sport. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ↑ "ISL news: Mumbai City FC name Alexandre Guimaraes as Nicolas Anelka's replacement". ibtimes.co.in. International Business Times. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 216. Check date values in:
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