2015 Mumbai City FC season

The 2015 Season is Mumbai City's 2nd season in existence in the Indian Super League. Mumbai City began the season on 5 October 2015 against Pune City, with the opening game of their League campaign. For 2nd season, Nicolas Anelka was announced as the marquee player as well as the manager of the club, replacing Englishman Peter Reid. Mumbai City finished their season at 6th position in ISL 2015.

मुंबई सिटी एफ सी
Mumbai City
2015 season
OwnerRanbir Kapoor,
Kayque G. Saldanha,
Bimal Parekh
Head Coach Nicolas Anelka
StadiumDY Patil Stadium
ISL6th
Top goalscorer Sunil Chhetri
(7 Goals)
Highest home attendance27,435 vs Atlético de Kolkata
(1 Nov 2015)
Lowest home attendance17,393 vs Delhi Dynamos
(21 Oct 2015)
Average home league attendance22,712

Transfers and Loans

Transfers In

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

Position Squad No. Player From Club Ref
DF 2 Ashutosh Mehta Mumbai
DF 3 Kingshuk Debnath (On Loan) Mohun Bagan
DF 4 Rowilson Rodrigues (On Loan) Dempo
DF 6 Frantz Bertin Aiginiakos [1]
MF 7 Cristian Bustos Mallorca [1]
FW 9 Frédéric Piquionne US Créteil [1]
MF 10 Selim Benachour APOEL [2]
FW 11 Sunil Chhetri Bengaluru [3]
FW 12 Subhash Singh (On Loan) Mohun Bagan
DF 13 Keegan Pereira Bengaluru
MF 14 Juan Aguilera Platanias [4]
MF 15 Pratesh Shirodkar (On Loan) Sporting Goa
FW 16 Sony Norde (On Loan) Mohun Bagan [5]
MF 17 Brandon Fernandes Sporting Goa
DF 18 Aitor Mirandés [6]
MF 19 Gabriel Fernandes Dempo
MF 22 Thangjam Singh (On Loan) Salgaocar
MF 23 Lalchhuan Mawia (On Loan) Bengaluru
GK 24 Debjit Majumder (On Loan) Mohun Bagan
DF 27 Pavel Čmovš Rapid București [5]
GK 32 Albino Gomes (On Loan) Salgaocar
DF 48 Darren O'Dea Blackpool [4]

Transfers Out

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

Position Squad No. Player To Club Ref
DF 2 Johan Letzelter
DK 3 Raju Gaikwad (Loan Return) East Bengal
MF 4 Tiago Ribeiro
DF 5 Manuel Friedrich
MF 6 Jan Štohanzl (Loan Return) Mladá Boleslav
MF 7 Rohit Mirza
MF 8 Freddie Ljungberg Retired
FW 9 Abhishek Yadav Mumbai
FW 10 Diego Nadaya Independiente Rivadavia
MF 11 Javi Fernandez Europa
FW 13 Ram Malik (Loan Return) Mohun Bagan
FW 14 Nadong Bhutia Royal Wahingdoh
MF 15 Asif Kottayil Mohun Bagan
DF 16 Peter Costa
DF 17 Deepak Mondal East Bengal
FW 18 Sushil Kumar Singh Atlético de Kolkata
DF 19 Syed Rahim Nabi Bharat
DF 20 Lalrindika Ralte (Loan Return) East Bengal
MF 21 André Moritz Pohang Steelers
FW 23 Lalrin Fela
DF 26 Ilias Pollalis
DF 27 Pavel Čmovš Rapid București
GK 31 Ishan Debnath (Loan Return) United
GK 41 André Preto Varzim

Players and staff

Squad

As of 3 October 2015[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Squad No. Player Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Subrata Pal GK (1986-11-24) 24 November 1986
24 Debjit Majumder
(On loan from Mohun Bagan)		 GK (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988
32 Albino Gomes
(On loan from Salgaocar)		 GK (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994
Defenders
3 Ashutosh Mehta DF (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991
4 Kingshuk Debnath
(On loan from Mohun Bagan)		 DF (1985-05-08) 8 May 1985
5 Rowilson Rodrigues DF (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987
6 Frantz Bertin DF (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983
13 Keegan Pereira DF (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987
18 Aitor DF (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986
27 Pavel Čmovš DF (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990
48 Darren O'Dea DF (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987
Midfielders
7 Cristian Bustos MF (1983-05-29) 29 May 1983
10 Selim Benachour MF (1981-09-08) 8 September 1981
14 Juan Aguilera MF (1985-09-13) 13 September 1985
15 Pratesh Shirodkar
(On loan from Sporting Goa)		 MF (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989
16 Sony Norde
(On loan from Mohun Bagan)		 MF (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989
17 Brandon Fernandes MF (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994
19 Gabriel Fernandes MF (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988
22 Thangjam Singh
(On loan from Salgaocar)		 MF (1987-03-01) 1 March 1987
23 Lalchhuan Mawia
(On loan from Bengaluru FC)		 MF (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989
28 Sampath Kuttymani MF (1986-09-28) 28 September 1986
Forwards
9 Frédéric Piquionne FW (1978-12-08) 8 December 1978
11 Sunil Chetri FW (1984-08-03) 3 August 1984
12 Subhash Singh FW (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990
39 Nicolas Anelka FW (1979-03-14) 14 March 1979

Coaching staff
Position Name
Manager Nicolas Anelka[8]
Assistant coach Óscar Bruzón
Assistant coach Alex Ambrose
Goalkeeping coach Martin Ruiz S.[9]
CEO Indranil Das Blah
Technical Director Nishant Mehra
Head Analyst Sujay Sharma

Kit

Supplier: Puma[10] / Sponsor: ACE Group

Indian Super League
Main article: 2015 Indian Super League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Delhi Dynamos 14 6 4 4 18 20 −2 22 2015 Indian Super League Semi-final
5 NorthEast United 14 6 2 6 18 23 −5 20
6 Mumbai City 14 4 4 6 16 26 −10 16
7 Pune City 14 4 3 7 17 23 −6 15
8 Kerala Blasters 14 3 4 7 22 27 −5 13
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2015. Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 4 4 6 16 26  −10 16 3 2 2 11 8  +3 1 2 4 5 18  −13

Last updated: 4 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by matchday
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Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

5 October 2015 1 Pune City 3–1 Mumbai City Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Tuncay  8' 12', 56'
Zokora  50'
Kumar  66'
Gurung  68'		 Report Piquionne  34'
Mehta  83'		 Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 8,734
Referee: Bhuvana Balasubramaniam
10 October 2015 2 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Mumbai City Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Bertin  52' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 61,483
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
16 October 2015 3 Mumbai City 0–2 Chennaiyin Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Čmovš  63' Report T.Singh  1'
Mendoza  60', 66'		 Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 21,321
Referee: Ali Shaban
21 October 2014 4 Mumbai City 2–0 Delhi Dynamos Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Bustos  9'
Chhetri  13', 74' 40'
Aguilera  36'
Čmovš  53'
O'Dea  59'
S.Singh  66'
Shirodkar  76'		 Report Chicão  49'
Chakraborty  56'
Mulder  90'		 Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 17,393
Referee: M.B. Santosh Kumar
25 October 2015 5 Mumbai City 2–0 Goa Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mehta  26'
Chhetri  33' (pen.),  58'
Piquionne  48'
Mawia  52'
Čmovš  71'
Benachour  90'		 Report B.Singh  20'
Gaikwad  32'		 Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 23,043
Referee: Ali Shaban
28 October 2015 6 Mumbai City 5–1 NorthEast United Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Chhetri  25' (pen.), 40', 48' (pen.)
Norde  51'
Pal  57'
Mehta  74'
Bertin  86'		 Report Haokip  29'
Bikey  43'		 Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 21,337
Referee: David Gantar
1 November 2015 7 Mumbai City 1–4 Atlético de Kolkata Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Benachour  71'
Mehta  48'		 Report Hume  34', 45' (pen.), 82'
Borja  52'		 Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 27,435
Referee: M.B. Santosh Kumar
6 November 2015 8 Delhi Dynamos 1–1 Mumbai City Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Robin  90+4' Report Mawia  53'
Piquionne  70'
Benachour  90+4'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 14,763
Referee: Tejas Nagenkar
13 November 2015 9 Mumbai City 0–0 Pune City Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Zokora  87' Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 23,137
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
17 November 2015 10 Goa 7–0 Mumbai City Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Haokip  34', 52', 79'
Dudu  42', 64', 67'
Reinaldo  90'		 [ Report] Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,573
Referee: Tan Hai
20 November 2015 11 NorthEast United 2–0 Mumbai City Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Bruno  41' (pen.)
Raju 65'
Kamara  85',  88'		 [ Report] Rodrigues 39'
Bustos 71'		 Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 15,123
Referee: Tan Hai
26 November 2015 12 Mumbai City 1–1 Kerala Blasters Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Aguilera  25'
Subrata Pal  41'
Čmovš  61'		 [ Report] German  89' Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 25,317
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov
1 December 2015 13 Chennaiyin 3–0 Mumbai City Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mendoza  9'
Jeje  17'
Mendy  45',  80'
Blasi  60'
Pelissari  62'		 [ Report] Mawia  39'
Rowilson  45'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 12,636
Referee: Tejas Nagenkar
4 December 2015 14 Atlético de Kolkata 2–3 Mumbai City Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Hume  45' (pen.)
Gavilán  50'
Izumi  81',  89'
Valdo  88'
Borja  90'		 [ Report] Norde  26', 90'
Čmovš  45'
Bertin  78'
Chhetri  82' (pen.),  86'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 61,276
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

Squad statistics
As of Match played on 4 December 2015
Source: Indian Super League website

Appearances
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Squad No. Position Player Apps Sub Total
1 GK Subrata Pal 11112
3 DF Ashutosh Mehta 6511
4 DF Kingshuk Debnath 033
5 DF Rowilson Rodrigues 224
6 DF Frantz Bertin 9211
7 MF Cristian Bustos 11112
9 FW Frédéric Piquionne 6612
10 MF Selim Benachour 6511
11 FW Sunil Chhetri 11011
12 FW Subhash Singh 4610
13 DF Keegan Pereira 516
14 MF Juan Aguilera 369
15 MF Pratesh Shirodkar 257
16 MF Sony Norde 8412
17 MF Brandon Fernandes 022
18 DF Aitor 224
19 MF Gabriel Fernandes 235
21 MF André Moritz 101
22 MF Thangjam Singh 145
23 MF Lalchhuan Mawia 819
24 GK Debjit Majumder 112
27 DF Pavel Čmovš 12012
28 MF Sampath Kuttymani 033
32 GK Albino Gomes 101
39 FW Nicolas Anelka 426
48 DF Darren O'Dea 549

Goal Scorers
Place Squad No. Position Player Goals
111FW Sunil Chhetri7
29FW Frédéric Piquionne3
16MF Sony Norde3
46DF Frantz Bertin1
10DF Selim Benachour1
14MF Juan Aguilera1
Total 16

Clean Sheets
Place Squad No. Position Player Clean Sheets
11GK Subrata Pal3
216GK Debjit Majumder1
Total 4

Hat-tricks
Squad No. Position Player Against Date
11 FW Sunil Chhetri NorthEast United 28 October 2015

Disciplinary record
Squad No. Position Player Note
1GK Subrata Pal200
3DF Ashutosh Mehta400
5DF Rowilson Rodrigues200
6DF Frantz Bertin200
7MF Cristian Bustos200
10MF Selim Benachour200
11FW Sunil Chhetri300
12FW Subhash Singh100
14MF Juan Aguilera100
15MF Pratesh Shirodkar100
23FW Lalchhuan Mawia300
27DF Pavel Čmovš500
48DF Darren O'Dea100
Total 29 0 0

Home Attendance
As of match played on 26 November 2015
Source: Indian Super League website
Match Date Against Attendance
1 16 October 2015 Chennayin 21,321
2 21 October 2015 Delhi Dynamos 17,393
3 25 October 2015 Goa 23,043
4 28 October 2015 NorthEast United 21,337
5 1 November 2015 Atlético de Kolkata 27,435
6 13 November 2015 Pune City 23,137
7 26 November 2015 Kerala Blasters 25,317
Total 158,983

Awards
As of match played on 4 December 2015
Source: Indian Super League website

Hero of the Match
Match No. Position Player Against Date
Match 8 FW Subhash Singh Kerala Blasters 10 October 2015
Match 17 FW Sunil Chhetri Delhi Dynamos 21 October 2015
Match 21 FW Sunil Chhetri Goa 25 October 2015
Match 23 FW Sunil Chhetri NorthEast United 28 October 2015
Match 31 FW Frédéric Piquionne Delhi Dynamos 6 November 2015
Match 54 MF Selim Benachour Atlético de Kolkata 4 December 2015

ISL Emerging Player of the Match
Match No. Position Player Against Date
Match 8 MF Gabriel Fernandes Kerala Blasters 10 October 2015
Match 13 MF Lalchhuan Mawia Chennayin 16 October 2015
Match 21 MF Gabriel Fernandes Goa 25 October 2015
Match 23 MF Lalchhuan Mawia NorthEast United 28 October 2015
Match 36 DF Keegan Pereira Pune City 13 November 2015
Match 47 MF Thangjam Singh Kerala Blasters 26 November 2015

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  3. "ISL auction: Mumbai City FC bag Sunil Chhetri for Rs 1.2 crore". 10 July 2015.
  4. "Mumbai City FC sign Juan Aguilera Núñez and Darren O'dea".
  5. "Mumbai City FC retain Pavel, sign up Norde". 15 July 2015.
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