Mumbai City FC

Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of Indian football league system. Mumbai City is one of the most successful clubs in the history of ISL. They are the first club to win both the League Winners Shield and the ISL title, in a single season which it accomplished in the 2020–21 season. They are the only team to win the ISL league winners shield twice.

Mumbai City

Full name	Mumbai City Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Islanders
Short name	MCFC
Founded	30 August 2014; 9 years ago (2014-08-30)
Ground	Mumbai Football Arena DY Patil Stadium (for AFC matches)
Capacity	6,600 (MFA stadium) 55,000 (DY Patil Stadium)
Owner(s)	Mumbai City Football India Private Limited: City Football Group (65%) Ranbir Kapoor (18%) Bimal Parekh (17%)
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak^[1]
Head coach	Des Buckingham^[2]
League	Indian Super League
2022–23	Indian Super League, 1st of 11 (premiers) Playoffs: Semi-finals
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Departments of Mumbai City FC
Football (Men's)	Football (Reserves & Academy)	(eSports)^[3]

Former England international Peter Reid managed the club during the first season with Freddie Ljungberg as the marquee player.^[4][5] For the second season, it was announced that Nicolas Anelka would take the role of marquee player cum manager of the club.^[6] In 2016, Diego Forlán played as the marquee player while Alexandre Guimarães took over as the new manager.^[7][8] In 2018, Jorge Costa was announced as the head coach for the new season and he guided them to the play-offs in his realm.^[9][10][11] In 2020, Sergio Lobera was announced as the manager for the new season and they won the ISL league winners shield and the league title for the first time during the 2020–21 Indian Super League season.^[12][13]

Des Buckingham who was appointed as the head coach before the 2021–22 Indian Super League season, led the team to two wins in the 2022 AFC Champions League making Mumbai the first Indian team to win a game at the AFC Champions League group stage,^[14] and ended up finishing second in the group, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the next round.^[15] In 2022–23 Indian Super League, Des led Mumbai to an 18 game unbeaten streak, the longest ever in the history of ISL^[16] and thereby won the second shield for Mumbai within 3 years after topping the league.^[17]

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 ISL, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League, the country's professional cricket league.^[18][19]

First season (2014)

 

Swedish international Freddie Ljungberg, club's first marquee player.^[20]

On 15 September 2014, the club signed Nicolas Anelka, a former French international who had been a free agent since his departure from West Bromwich Albion earlier in the year.^[21] Three days later, former Swedish international Freddie Ljungberg was signed as the team's first marquee player, returning from two years of retirement.^[22]

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.^[23] On 18 October 2014, the club registered their first victory over FC Pune City by beating them 5–0 at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai, in which André Moritz registered the first ever hat-trick of ISL.^[24] The team finished seventh in the table out of eight and did not qualify for the playoffs.^[25]

Second season (2015)

 

Mumbai City players in practice at the Cooperage Ground in December 2015

In July 2015, Nicolas Anelka became player-manager, replacing Englishman Peter Reid.^[26] Frantz Bertin was appointed captain at the beginning of the season. The club then roped in India's captain Sunil Chhetri for a domestic record-breaking deal of ₹1.2 crore,^[27] and signed 2015 I-League's player of the year awardee Sony Norde of Haiti.^[28] Sunil Chhetri was the top scorer for the team as he scored seven goals including a hat-trick against NorthEast United FC.^[29] Mumbai only won four matches and lost six to finish in sixth position in the league table. Due to such results, Anelka resigned and announced his departure at the end of the season.^[30]

Alexandre Guimarães era (2016–2018)

 

Alexandre Guimarães was appointed as head coach of Mumbai City for the 2016–17 season

After the first two seasons, Mumbai City's management made big changes by appointing Alexandre Guimarães as the head coach for the 2016 ISL season. The club moved into their new home stadium, the Mumbai Football Arena, at Andheri. The club also signed 2010 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball winner Diego Forlán on a three-month deal, with the option to extend for another year as a marquee player for the season.^[31]

The arrival of the Uruguayan changed the dynamics of the struggling Mumbai team to title contenders. Forlán scored the first hat-trick of the Hero ISL 2016 season as The Islanders beat Kerala Blasters 5–0 at Mumbai Football Arena on 19 November 2016.^[32] It was also the first hat-trick of any marquee player in the history of the ISL. The team conceded the fewest goals (8) of all teams in the league, whilst Lucian Goian finished with the most tackles (67). Alexandre's men in blues kept eight clean sheets in the group stage, making it a record across all three tournament editions. As a result, Mumbai City finished the 14 rounds with six wins, five draws, and three losses. However, it went down to Atletico de Kolkata in the twin-legged semi-finals.^[33]

In 2017, ISL announced another auction to make way for new entrants Jamshedpur FC & Bengaluru FC, which led other clubs to start the squad rebuilding process once again. Mumbai City FC managed to retain Alexandre Guimarães after he guided the club to their first-ever playoffs in three seasons. Still, they missed their star performers, including the club's all-time top goalscorer Sunil Chhetri. The club did manage to retain Captain & goalkeeper Amrinder Singh for 12.0 million INR. He was also awarded the best goalkeeper in 2016, keeping record clean sheets for the club. They also retained the services of midfielder Sehnaj Singh who was instrumental in the club's success in the previous season. In the foreign department, they retained the defensive duo of Lucian Goian and Gerson Vieira alongside midfielder Leo Costa. They also retained Rakesh Oram, a player under the U-21 player quota. But the new signings did not perform at their very best as they finished the season in 7th position, failing to qualify for the playoffs, with the coach being criticized for overly defensive tactics.^[34]

After the ISL season had concluded, Mumbai City FC also took part in the inaugural edition of the Super Cup. They kicked off proceedings smoothly by defeating Indian Arrows by a scoreline reading 2–1 in the qualifier round. However, they were defeated by East Bengal FC in the Round of 16. On 14 August 2018, MBFC officially stated, "Mumbai City FC and Alexandre Guimarães have parted company by mutual consent." This ended the Guimarães Era, with the Brazilian-born Costa Rican manager being with the Islanders since 2016.^[35]

Jorge Costa era (2018–2020)

After the announcement that Mumbai City FC had parted ways with Guimarães, the Islanders broke the news about their new head coach. Former Portugal international & Champions League Winner Jorge Costa signed as the manager of Mumbai City FC for the 2018/19 Indian Super League season.^[9] The club also signed Indian Internationals Alen Deory and Subhasish Bose along with some foreign players such as Modou Sougou, Rafael Bastos, Arnold Issoko and Paulo Machado. The team started the season with a 2–0 loss at home to Jamshedpur FC, followed by a 1–1 draw to Kerala Blasters. The team then recorded a 2–0 win against FC Pune City and then lost 5–0 to Goa.^[36] After that coach Costa made some interesting tactical changes which led to the club's best unbeaten run in history (9 games unbeaten). The team ended December with a 6–1 win against Kerala Blasters, with Modou Sougou scoring 4 of the team's six goals in the match, which was a record-breaking tally as Sougou became the first player in the league to score four goals in a single match. It was Mumbai's best-ever victory against any club.^[37] They also managed to break league leaders Bengaluru FC's unbeaten run at Mumbai Football Arena in January.^[38]

The club managed to secure a play-off Finish with a 3–1 victory against ATK on 22 February 2019 with a game in hand, thanks to Modou Sougou's second hat-trick in the league, which is also a record for having maximum hat-tricks for the Islanders. The 3rd-place finish saw them face off against FC Goa, which resulted in a 5–1 defeat at Home despite Mumbai opening the scoring. They managed to bounce back and beat Goa in the Away fixture by a scoreline of 1–0, but it wasn't enough; hence the islanders could not play in the 2018/19 ISL Final in Mumbai Football Arena. Even though Mumbai lost in the Play-offs, Arnold Issoko won the DHL Winning Pass of the League Award for his maximum number of assists (8 assists) in the League, and Modou Sougou became the joint second goalscorer with 12 Goals. Fan Favorite Amrinder Singh ended the league with the most saves and joint highest number of clean sheets (6). On that positive note, on 19 March 2019, the club officials confirmed that Head Coach Jorge Costa had extended his stay there. The Portuguese signed a one-year extension and would remain at the helm for the Islanders until the end of the 2019/20 season.^[39]

The next task for Jorge Costa and his side was the 2019 Hero Super Cup, with the Islanders drawn to play Chennaiyin FC in the Round of 16 on 29 March at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. Costa opted to play with an almost all-Indian Squad having Lucian Goian as the only foreign recruit in their ranks. Costa also promoted two highly-rated youths, Mohammed Kaif, and Nakul Shelke, from their youth ranks. The team started promisingly but failed to capitalize on the chances created and were eliminated from the Super Cup with a 2–0 defeat.

After announcing the departure of club captain Lucian Goian to Chennaiyin FC before the 2019–20 season, MCFC brought in Mato Grgic, Serge Kevyn, Amine Chermiti, Diego Carlos, and Mohamed Larbi, with the first game of the 2019–20 season resulting in a 1–0 win over Kerala Blasters. On 28 November 2019, City Football Group, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group, acquired a major stake in Mumbai City FC. This was the first time a top European club had acquired a majority stake in a club in India.^[40] There were ups and downs for Jorge Costa's team, but injuries to the mainstays of the team hampered Mumbai City FC's good run. In the end, they fell short of the final playoff spot by just three points by losing to Chennaiyin FC.^[41]

Looking back at the records, the Islanders had registered a record statistic as they had 12 players on the scoresheet who scored the team's 25 goals. Costa's Mumbai City was known for being defensively strong and lethal on the counter-attack. It became the first team to do a league double over Bengaluru FC in ISL history and did not lose to them in the two years Costa was at the helm. After finishing fifth, and with the City Football Group ownership coming into full effect, Jorge Costa's reign at the club ended.^[42]

Acquisition by CFG and success under Sergio Lobera (2020–2021)

 

Amrinder (C)

Fall

Hernán

Amey

Vignesh D

Jahouh

Borges

Boumous

Raynier

Bipin

Adam Le Fondre

2021 Indian Super League Final Lineup

After several months of anticipation, the City Football Group's acquisition of the club was fully effective. Under the new ownership, the club decided to kickstart a new era and signed the former FC Goa coach Sergio Lobera as manager.^[12] The club signed Hugo Boumous from FC Goa after paying a release clause of ₹1.6 crores, a record fee in Indian football. Along with Boumous, they signed some core players from Goa, including Fall, Jahou, Mandar Rao, and Jackichand.

During the first phase of the league, Mumbai City FC got 25 points from the first ten matches, which included eight wins, one draw, and one loss. Towards the end of the league stage, they registered only two wins in six games. However, they managed to win in the last two matches of the league stage. A win against Mohun Bagan in the final match of the league stage made them the winners of the League Shield, thus qualifying for the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage.^[43] By doing so, they became the second Indian club after FC Goa to play in the Champions League.

The Islanders had earlier sealed their playoff berth with a 3–3 draw against FC Goa, with four league games to go which was the quickest-ever qualification (15 Games). Before that, they were also unbeaten for 12 games. Their first semifinal leg against FC Goa at Fatorda ended in a 2–2 draw. The second leg ended in a goalless draw, which means the match went into a penalty shootout. In the shootout, they beat FC Goa 6–5, where Rowllin Borges scored the decisive penalty. In their final against ATK Mohun Bagan at the Fatorda Stadium, they won the game 2–1, with Bipin Singh scoring the decisive goal in the 90th minute. Thus, Mumbai City FC became the first club to win the league winners' shield and the ISL trophy in a single season.^[44]

Des Buckingham era (2021–present)

On 8 October 2021, Mumbai City appointed English manager Des Buckingham as head coach on a two-year contract.^[45] The club began its 2021–22 season campaign with a 3–0 win on 22 November against FC Goa. Mumbai City finished the season in fifth place and failed to qualify for the playoffs. Ahead of the 2022 AFC Champions League kick-off, the club went to Abu Dhabi for training and defeated Emirati giants Al Ain 2–1 in a friendly match.^[46] Under Buckingham, Mumbai City became the first Indian club to win a match in AFC Champions League, as they defeated Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya of Iraq by 2–1.^[47] On 4 January 2023, on the back of the historic champions league campaign and making Mumbai reach the Durand Cup final in their maiden attempt, losing narrowly to Bengaluru FC by 2-1 in the final^[48] Mumbai City FC extended his contract for 2 years, keeping him at the club till the end of 2024/25 season.^[49]

The club made a historic maiden run at 2022-23 Indian Super League by becoming League winners for the second time with two games to spare. They broke records in that season with the most points (46), most wins (14), least defeats (2), most goals scored (54), most positive Goal Difference (33), most successful passes (9047), and longest unbeaten streak (18 matches) since ISL's inception. However, they were beaten by Bengaluru FC and East Bengal FC in the last two league games, followed by a third defeat to Bengaluru FC in the 1st leg of the semifinals, 0-1. Although they defeated them in the 2nd leg with a scoreline of 1-2 in regulation time and equaled them in an aggregate score of 2-2, they lost on Sudden Death in a score of 9-8, thereby finishing the hopes for another ISL trophy and becoming the first team to do the double twice but ending a highly successful league campaign. Des was highly credited with improving the performances of young Indian players and for the attractive brand of football that Mumbai played throughout the season.

Crest, colours and kits

Colours

In 2020, when the City Football Group purchased the club's majority share, they changed the primary colors into sky blue following the pathway of their flagship club Manchester City.

In the early years, the club's away kit was a white kit with royal blue featuring on the collar and sleeves. In 2018, the club changed the away colors into an all golden yellow kit.^[50]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Main Shirt sponsor	Back sponsor	Chest sponsor	Sleeve sponsor
2014–15		Jabong.com^[51]	IDBI Bank		Ace Group
2015–16	Puma	Ace Group^[52]	UltraTech Cement^[53]	Askme.com	Saavn, Renault^[54]
2016–17				Motul	Mitashi
2017–18	T10 Sports		Infinix Mobile^[55]	Jio, OKSir
2018–19	Sqad Gear			Macroman^[56]
2019–20		SportsAdda		Etihad Airways
2020–21	Puma^[57]	DafaNews^[58]	Etihad Airways	Zurich^[59]	Midea^[60]
2021–22		Expo 2020^[61]	DafaNews	DafaNews	Cisco
2022–23		Stake News^[62]		Nissin
2023–			Cliky		Kick-EV

Kit evolution

(2014−17)^[63]

(2017−20)^[64]

(2020−21)^[65]

(2021−22)^[66]

Stadium

Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri

Main article: Mumbai Football Arena

 

Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri

However, the Islanders shifted their home base to Mumbai Football Arena from the third season as DY Patil Stadium was allotted to go under construction for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Mumbai Football Arena is a relatively small but multi-use FIFA and AFC-approved stadium in the city's heart. i.e., Andheri^[67] Mumbai Football Arena has a capacity of 6,600 seats. The stadium also has a separate section to accommodate Away fans. The Mumbai Football Arena is modified during the ISL season to incorporate a VIP stand to the east of the stadium.

The team trains at Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Jr. College, Vashi and at the NMSA Ground in Vashi.

Supporters

Mumbai City FC is reputed to have one of India's most vocal fan bases.^[68] The West Coast Brigade is one of the notable fan club of Mumbai City FC, which is known for its support to the team at both home and away matches. West Coast Brigade has a dedicated stand during the home matches at the Mumbai Football Arena.

The players and the coach have often acknowledged the fans' support of the success and always engaged in fan interaction and promotional activities. In 2017, Mumbai City FC became the first club in ISL history to announce a special section for away fans as a progressive step toward football fan culture.^[69]

Rivalries

Mumbai City has a rivalry with their neighborhood club FC Goa, against whom they contest the western derby or western rivalry.^[70][71] The root of the rivalry between Mumbai City FC and FC Goa can be traced back since the appointment of Jorge Costa as Mumbai City's head coach in 2018. There were traces of the rivalry before, but it started gaining momentum once the Portuguese – a Jose Mourinho ideologist, was appointed. It was natural that Sergio Lobera, whose philosophy is based on Pep Guardiola's Barcelona, would rise as one of the main threats to the Islanders. The two sides played several interesting battles throughout the 2018–19 and 2019–20 campaigns.^[72]

Mumbai City's three worst losses in Hero ISL history have come from FC Goa's hands. A 7–0 loss in November 2015, A 5–0 loss in October 2018, and a 5–1 loss in March 2019.

But there is more to this rivalry than just on-field results. Before the start of 2020–21 season, Mumbai City FC, under new ownership of CFG, raided FC Goa and signed five key players from the Gaurs in Ahmed Jahouh, Mourtada Fall, Hugo Boumous, Mandar Rao Dessai and Amey Ranawade. The Islanders also roped in head coach Sergio Lobera, who had been sacked by Goa just a season before adding more spice to the rivalry.

Ownership

On 13 April 2014, ISL announced that actor Ranbir Kapoor had won the bidding for the Mumbai franchise to be the eighth team in the inaugural season of the League with Bimal Parekh as co-owner.^[73]

City Football Group

Main article: City Football Group

On 28 November 2019, it was revealed that City Football Group, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group, had bought a 65% stake in the club, adding Mumbai City FC as the eighth club under the City group.^[74]

Players

Main article: List of Mumbai City FC players

First-team squad

As of 23 September 2023^[75]

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 (captain) 3 DF   IND Valpuia 4 DF   ESP Tiri 5 DF   IND Mehtab Singh 6 FW   IND Vikram Partap Singh 7 MF   IND Lallianzuala Chhangte 8 MF   NED Yoell van Nieff 11 FW   IND Gurkirat Singh 13 GK   IND Mohammad Nawaz 16 MF   IND Vinit Rai 17 DF   IND Sanjeev Stalin 18 DF   AUS Rostyn Griffiths 20 MF   IND Jayesh Rane (on loan from Bengaluru)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW   IND Seilenthang Lotjem 22 GK   IND Bhaskar Roy 23 FW   NED Nasser El Khayati 24 FW   SCO Greg Stewart 27 DF   IND Nathan Rodrigues 28 FW   IND Ayush Chhikara 29 FW   IND Bipin Singh 30 FW   ARG Jorge Pereyra Díaz 31 DF   IND Akash Mishra 32 GK   IND Ahan Prakash 44 DF   IND Halen Nongtdu 45 MF   IND Lalengmawia 60 MF   IND Franklin Nazareth

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF   ESP Alberto Noguera (injured out) 14 FW   IND Pranjal Bhumij

No. Pos. Nation Player 43 MF   IND PC Rohlupuia — FW   IND Chanso Horam

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   IND Rowllin Borges (at Goa until 31 May 2024) — MF   IND Naorem Tondomba Singh (at Delhi until 31 May 2024) — DF   IND Amey Ranawade (at Odisha until 31 May 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   IND Naocha Singh (at Kerala Blasters until 31 May 2024) 77 MF   IND Gyamar Nikum (at Inter Kashi until 31 May 2024)

Reserves and academy

Main article: Mumbai City FC Reserves and Academy

Mumbai City FC fielded a reserve team in the 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division. Players like Mohammed Kaif and Nakul Shelke were promoted to the first team for the Super Cup after their performances in the 2nd Division. In late November 2019, academy graduate Asif Khan signed his first professional contract with Mumbai City FC until 2024, making him the first MCFC academy player to sign a professional contract with the club.^[76]

Personnel

 

Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak

Corporate hierarchy

Position	Name
Owner	City Football Group (65%)   Ranbir Kapoor & Bimal Parekh (35%)
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Board of directors	Ranbir Kapoor   Bimal Parekh
CEO	Kandarp Chandra
Senior executive(s)
	Tanay Narvekar
Team manager	Rocky Kalan
Marketing manager	Shyam Iyer
Assistant Manager - Marketing	Siddharth Yadav
Lead - Sponsorship & Sales	Ganeshaya Sodha
Media manager	Annujj Palaye
Kit manager	Rishi Roy
Senior finance manager	Pankti Mehta
Finance controller	Ankit Agrawal
Team photographer	Abhinav Ashish Aind

Technical hierarchy

Position	Name
Head coach	Des Buckingham^[77]
Assistant coach	Anthony Fernandes
	Hiroshi Miyazawa^[78]
Goalkeeping coach	Juanma Cruz^[79]
Strength & conditioning coach	Danny Deigan
Performance analyst	Narendra Vakare
Assistant analyst	Trishit Ghosh
Physiotherapist	Suhas Kandekar
	Akhilesh
Team doctor	Dr. Simarpreet Singh Kalra
Head of rehabilitation and sports medicine	Sandeep Kurale

Football sport management

Position	Name
Director of football	Sujay Sharma
Team Manager	Rocky Kalan
Kit manager	Rishi Roy
Head of Youth and Grassroots Development	Dinesh Nair
Under 18 coach	Mohan Dass
Under 15 coach	Sameer Kapoor
Under 13 coach	Rohit D'souza

Statistics and records

Main article: List of Mumbai City FC records and statistics

All-time performance record

As of 27th August 2023^[80]

Competition	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
Indian Super League	165	75	38	52	254	217	045.45
Super Cup	6	3	0	3	7	8	050.00
Durand Cup	11	7	1	3	33	16	063.64
AFC Champions League	6	2	1	3	3	11	033.33
Total	188	87	40	61	297	252	046.28

Managerial

As of 27th August 2023

Name	Nationality	From	To	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%
Peter Reid	England	4 September 2014^[81]	2014	14	4	4	6	12	21	028.57
Nicolas Anelka	France	3 July 2015^[82]	2015	14	4	4	6	16	26	028.57
Alexandre Guimarães	Costa Rica	19 April 2016^[83]	2018	34	13	8	13	43	37	038.24
Jorge Costa	Portugal	14 August 2018^[9]	2020	38	17	8	13	52	26	044.74
Sergio Lobera	Spain	12 October 2020^[12]	2021	23	14	5	4	39	21	060.87
Des Buckingham	England	8 October 2021^[84]	2025	63	36	10	17	135	85	057.14

Honours

Domestic

Senior

• Indian Super League
  • Premiership
    • Winners (2): 2020–21, 2022–23^[85]
  • Championship
    • Winners (1): 2020–21^[86]
• Durand Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2022^[87]

Youth

• MFA Independence Cup U18
  • Champions (1): 2022^[88]
• WIFA Youth League U13
  • Champions (1): 2023
• MFA Yuva President's League U15
  • Champions (1): 2023
• DPDL Mumbai U14
  • Champions (1): 2023
• DPDL Mumbai U12
  • Champions (1): 2023

Continental record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Position
2022	AFC Champions League	Group Stage^[nb 1]	Al-Shabab	0–3	0–6	2nd (in Group B)^[89]
			Air Force	1–0	2–1
			Al Jazira	0–0	0–1
2023–24	AFC Champions League	Group Stage	Nassaji Mazandaran	0–2
			Navbahor		0–3
			Al Hilal

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are currently affiliated with Mumbai City FC via City Football Group:^[90][91]

•   Manchester City (2019–present)
•   New York City (2019–present)
•   Melbourne City (2019–present)
•   Yokohama F. Marinos (2019–present)
•   Girona (2019–present)
•   Montevideo City Torque (2019–present)
•   Sichuan Jiuniu (2019–present)
•   Lommel (2020–present)
•   Troyes (2020–present)
•   Palermo (2022–present)
•   Bahia (2022–present)

See also

• List of football clubs in India

Notes

1. All group-stage games were played in Saudi Arabia due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

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External links

• Mumbai City FC on Twitter
• Mumbai City FC on Facebook
• Mumbai City FC at ESPN
• Mumbai City FC at WorldFootball.net
• at City Football Group
• Mumbai City FC at Global Sports Archive