2022–23 Mumbai City FC season

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

2022–23 season
Owners	City Football Group (65%) Ranbir Kapoor (18%) Bimal Parekh (17%)
President	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Head coach	Des Buckingham
Stadium	Mumbai Football Arena
Indian Super League	1st
ISL Play-offs	Semi-finals
Super Cup	Group Stage
Durand Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Jorge Pereyra Díaz (11) All: Lallianzuala Chhangte (18)
Highest home attendance	6,407 (vs Kerala Blasters, 8 January 2023)
Lowest home attendance	3,187 (vs Northeast United FC, 19 January 2023)
Average home league attendance	5071
Home colours Away colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2022.

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

Notes

1. ISL played in neutral venue for past two seasons due to COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1. "Fixtures & Results". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
2. Media Team, ISL (18 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: Bengaluru FC and Mumbai City FC lock horns in the final for first silverware of the season". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
3. Media Team, ISL (18 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: Bengaluru FC edge past Mumbai City FC in the final to win the title". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
4. "Player Stats: Goals". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
5. Media Team, ISL (16 August 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: Full squads of all Hero ISL teams in action". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
6. Media Team, ISL (29 August 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: Mumbai City FC thump Rajasthan United FC 5-1; Odisha FC extend their winning streak, beat Sudeva Delhi 30-". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
7. Media Team, ISL (18 August 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: Impressive second half helps Mumbai City FC get past Indian Navy FT in 4-1 win". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
8. . Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.