2018–19 Mumbai City FC season

The 2018–19 Mumbai City FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the Indian Super League.[1][2]

Mumbai City FC
2018–19 season
OwnerRanbir Kapoor
Bimal Parekh
ManagerJorge Costa
StadiumMumbai Football Arena
ISL3rd (semi-finals)
Super CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerModou Sougou (12)

Pre-season and friendlies

On 31 August 2018, Mumbai City started their pre season in Thailand. They played with local clubs Chiangmai FC, Lampang F.C., Maejo United F.C. and Bangkok United F.C..

2 September 2018 Friendly Chiangmai FC 2–2 Mumbai City Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Alpine Resorts Grounds
5 September 2018 Friendly Maejo United F.C. 1–3 Mumbai City Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00 IST
  • Didkad  68'
Report
Stadium: Alpine Resorts Grounds
9 September 2018 Friendly Lampang F.C. 2–6 Mumbai City Chiang Mai, Thailand
15:00 IST
  • Bell

 62' (pen.)

 90'
Report
 88'
Stadium: Alpine Resorts Grounds
13 September 2018 Friendly Bangkok United F.C. 2–3 Mumbai City Bangkok, Thailand
16:30 IST Report
 71'
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium

Players

Current squad

As of 5 June 2018[3]

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 Amrinder Singh
21 GK  IND Ravi Kumar
30 GK  IND Kunal Sawant
15 DF  IND Subashish Bose
3 DF  IND Shouvik Ghosh
5 DF  IND Anwar Ali
23 DF  IND Souvik Chakrabarti
18 DF  ROU Lucian Goian
4 DF  SRB Marko Klisura
37 DF  IND Bikramjeet Singh
32 DF  IND Davinder Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF  IND Mohammed Rafique
6 MF  IND Milan Singh
29 MF  IND Bipin Singh
11 MF  IND Raynier Fernandes
10 MF  URU Matías Mirabaje
55 MF  POR Paulo Machado
26 MF  IND Sehnaj Singh
19 MF  IND Vignesh Dakshinamurthi
25 FW  IND Alen Deory
12 FW  IND Sanju Pradhan
16 FW  BRA Rafael Bastos
17 FW  IND Pranjal Bhumij

Foreign players

The number of foreign players allowed in the squad will be reduced from eight to seven from 2018–19 season, however the maximum number of foreign players allowed on the pitch will remain same at five.[4]

Club Foreigner 1 Foreigner 2 Foreigner 3 Foreigner 4 Foreigner 5 Foreigner 6 Foreigner 7
Mumbai City Rafael Bastos Arnold Issoko Paulo Machado Lucian Goian Modou Sougou Marko Klisura Matías Mirabaje

Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru[lower-alpha 1] (C) 18 10 4 4 29 22 +7 34[lower-alpha 2] Advance to Indian Super League Playoffs
2 Goa 18 10 4 4 36 20 +16 34[lower-alpha 2]
3 Mumbai City 18 9 3 6 25 20 +5 30
4 NorthEast United 18 7 8 3 22 18 +4 29
5 Jamshedpur 18 6 9 3 29 21 +8 27
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Qualified for 2020 AFC Cup Qualifier
  2. Head-to-head standings: Bengaluru 6 pts, Goa 0 pts.

Indian Super Cup

16 March 2018 Qualification round Mumbai City 2–1 (a.e.t.) Indian Arrows Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
17:00 IST Emaná  90' (pen.)
Santos  104'
Report Praveen  77' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ajitkumar Lairenlakpam
5 April 2018 Round of 16 Mumbai City 1–2 East Bengal Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
20:00 IST Emaná  22' Report Yusa  26'
Amnah  73'
Attendance: 4,354
Referee: Venkatesh R

References

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