2025–26 Mumbai City FC season
| 2025–26 season | |||
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| Director of Football | Sujay Sharma | ||
| Head coach | Petr Kratky | ||
| Stadium | Mumbai Football Arena | ||
| Indian Super League | TBD | ||
| Indian Super Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: PN Noufal (3*) All: PN Noufal (3*) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,911 vs NorthEast United, Indian Super League (1 March 2026) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,190 vs SC Delhi, Indian Super League (8 March 2026) | ||
| Biggest win | 4–1 vs SC Delhi, Super Cup | ||
| Biggest defeat | 1–0 vs Rajasthan United, Super Cup | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 3 June 2025. | |||
The 2025–26 season is the twelfth season in Mumbai City FC's existence, where the club will compete in the Indian Super League and Super Cup.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 19 February 2026[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Transfers in
| Date of arrival | Position | Player | Previous club | Transfer fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2025 | MF | Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung | Sreenidi Deccan | Free Transfer | [2] |
| 16 June 2025 | MF | Zothanpuia | Aizawl | Free Transfer | [3] |
| 17 June 2025 | FW | Jorge Pereyra Diaz | Bengaluru | Free Transfer | [4] |
| 9 October 2025 | DF | Bijay Chhetri | Colón | Free Transfer | [5] |
| 9 October 2025 | DF | Dhruv Alva | Peña Balsamaiso | Free Transfer | [5] |
| 9 October 2025 | DF | Amandeep | Mohun Bagan | Free Transfer | [5] |
| 5 February 2026 | DF | Nuno Reis | União Santarém | Free Transfer | [6] |
| 5 February 2026 | DF | Sahil Panwar | Mumbai City[a] | Free transfer | [7] |
| 10 February 2026 | MF | Joni Kauko | KuPS | Free transfer | [8] |
Loans in
| Start Date | End Date | Position | Player | From club | Ref |
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Out
Transfers Out
| Date of departure | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Transfer Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2025 | MF | Yoell van Nieff | Anorthosis Famagusta | Free Transfer | [9] |
| 26 May 2025 | MF | Jeremy Manzorro | FK IMT | Free Transfer | [9] |
| 27 May 2025 | DF | Hardik Bhatt | Sreenidi Deccan | Free Transfer | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | DF | Amey Ranawade | Kerala Blasters | Free Transfer | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | DF | Prabir Das | Kerala Blasters | End of loan | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | MF | Hitesh Sharma | Odisha | End of loan | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | FW | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | Jamshedpur | Free Transfer | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | GK | Vishal Joon | Free Transfer | [10] | |
| 28 May 2025 | FW | Nikos Karelis | Panserraikos | Free Transfer | [11] |
| 28 May 2025 | DF | Sahil Panwar | Mumbai City [b] | Free Transfer | [11] |
| 29 May 2025 | MF | Jayesh Rane | Jamshedpur | Free Transfer | [12] |
| 29 May 2025 | DF | Thaer Krouma | Al-Karamah | Free Transfer | [12] |
| 31 May 2025 | FW | Bipin Singh | East Bengal | Free Transfer | [13] |
| 23 August 2025 | DF | Mehtab Singh | Mohun Bagan | Undisclosed fee | [14] |
| 5 January 2026 | DF | Tiri | Persijap Jepara | Free transfer | [15] |
| 14 January 2026 | MF | Jon Toral | Persik Kediri | Free transfer | [16] |
Loans Out
| Start Date | End Date | Position | Player | To club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | MF | Supratim Das | Diamond Harbour | [17] |
| 30 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | MF | Seilenthang Lotjem | Namdhari | [18] |
Personnel
Corporate
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Mumbai City Football India Pvt Ltd (65%) Sneha Parekh & Others (25%) Ranbir Kapoor (9%) Bimal Parekh (1%) |
| Chairman | |
| Board of directors | Bimal Parekh Sneha Parekh |
| CEO | Kandarp Chandra |
| Head of Corporate Sales | Jonathan Rego |
| Team manager | Rocky Kalan |
| Marketing manager | Siddharth Yadav |
| Assistant marketing manager | Dwaipayan Ghosh |
| Sponsorship & sales | Zain Zaidi |
| Finance manager | Megha Srivastava |
| Finance controller | Urvashi Champaneri |
Technical
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Petr Kratky[19] |
| Assistant coach | Mohan Dass |
| Director of football | Sujay Sharma |
| Team manager | Rocky Kalan |
| Goalkeeping coach | Manish Kajania |
| Strength & conditioning coach | Adrian Dias[20] |
| Performance analyst | Narendra Vakare |
| Trishit Ghosh | |
| Physiotherapist | Suhas Kandekar |
| Akhilesh | |
| Team doctor | Simarpreet Singh Kalra |
| Head of rehabilitation and sports medicine | Sandeep Kurale |
| Team photographer | |
| Media manager | Swati Kalyadapu |
| Kit manager | Rishi Roy |
| Logistics Manager | Tanay Narvekar |
| Head of youth and grassroots development | Dinesh Nair |
Competitions
Indian Super League
Mumbai's first game in the 2025-26 Indian Super League was against Chennaiyin FC, where the club came out with a 1-0 victory at home. Pritam Kotal's own goal for Chennaiyin was the only goal of the match.[21] The club also won their next match away against Kerala Blasters 1-0. Forward Jorge Pereyra Diaz missed a first-half penalty, but captain Lallianzuala Chhangte scoring the winning goal early in the second half.[22]
The club drew their next two games, 1-1 against NorthEast United, and 2-2 against SC Delhi. Both games were at home.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 14 | Qualification for the Champions League Two qualifying playoffs[c] |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan[d] | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 13 | |
| 3 | Jamshedpur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 13 | |
| 4 | East Bengal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 11 | |
| 5 | Bengaluru | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2026. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Notes:
- ^ The club had initially released Panwar at the end of his previous contract, but later announced he had re-signed with the club. Both stints were independent of each other.
- ^ The club had initially released Panwar at the end of his previous contract, but later announced he had re-signed with the club. Both stints were independent of each other.
- ^ As per Article 4 of entry regulations for AFC’s club competitions, each club needs to play a minimum of 24 matches per season in the domestic top division that runs for at least eight months, to receive direct slots in AFC club competitions. Since Indian clubs will have played just 19 games, the ISL winners will enter the qualifying stage of the ACL2 instead of the group stage.
- ^ Mohun Bagan are banned from AFC competitions until the 2028–29 season due to refusing to travel to Iran to fulfil their 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two fixtures.[23] If Mohun Began become ISL champions, the ISL league runners-up will instead qualify for the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage.[24]
Super Cup
After the club confirmed their participation in the Super Cup, they were drawn in Group D alongside SC Delhi (formerly Hyderabad FC), Rajasthan United, and Kerala Blasters.[25]
Mumbai won their first match against SC Delhi 4–1, courtesy of goals from Jorge Pereyra Diaz, Jorge Ortiz, and a brace from Vikram Partap Singh.[26] In their next match of the competition, the club lost 1–0 to I-League team Rajasthan United after a goal from Robinson Blandón in the 43rd minute.[27]
In the group decider, Mumbai secured a 1–0 win over Kerala Blasters courtesy of a Freddy Lallawmawma own goal in the 88th minute. This meant the club finished level on points with Kerala Blasters, but progressed to the semi-final based on head-to-head.[28]
In the semi-finals, the club lost 2–1 to defending champions FC Goa.[29]
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUM | KER | RAJ | DEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6[a] | Advance to knockout stage | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6[a] | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||
| 3 | Rajasthan United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2–2 | |||||
| 4 | Delhi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
Notes:
Matches
Win Draw Loss Void
| 27 October 2025 Group Stage | Delhi | 1–4 | Mumbai City | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST | I-League PDF Report |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 272 Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Vikram Partap (Mumbai City) |
| 3 November 2025 Group Stage | Rajasthan United | 1–0 | Mumbai City | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST |
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I-League PDF Report |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: Robinson Blandón (Rajasthan) |
| 6 November 2025 Group Stage | Mumbai City | 1–0 | Kerala Blasters | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST | I-League PDF Report |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 488 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Akash Mishra (Mumbai City) |
- Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | East Bengal | 3 | |||||||
| C1 | Punjab | 1 | |||||||
| SF1 | East Bengal | 0 (5) | |||||||
| SF2 | Goa (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||
| B1 | Goa | 2 | |||||||
| D1 | Mumbai City | 1 | |||||||
| 4 December 2025 Semi-final | Goa | 2–1 | Mumbai City | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST | I-League PDF Report |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: David Timor (Goa) |
References
- ^ https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/mumbai-city-fc-unveils-squad-for-indian-super-league-2025-26
- ^ "Mumbai City sign Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung ahead of 2025-2026 campaign".
- ^ "Mumbai City Complete Signing of Zothanpuia".
- ^ https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1934983263573127514
- ^ a b c https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1976143533074776363
- ^ "ISL 2025-26: Mumbai CIty FC sign Nuno Reis ahead of new season". Khel Now.
- ^ https://x.com/i/status/2019343153522950322
- ^ "Joni Kauko skifter til Mumbai City". Bold. 10 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Yoell van Nieff and Jeremy Manzorro part ways with Mumbai City FC". www.indiansuperleague.com. 26 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dinesh Singh extends his stay with NEU; MCFC, BFC announce departures". www.indiansuperleague.com. 27 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Mumbai City FC bid adieu to Nikolaos Karelis and Sahil Panwar". www.indiansuperleague.com. 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Mumbai City FC, Bengaluru FC, and Odisha FC announce new departures". www.indiansuperleague.com. 29 May 2025.
- ^ Triyasha Chatterjee, Khel Now (13 July 2025). "ISL: East Bengal FC announce signing of Bipin Singh on free transfer". khelnow.com.
- ^ Aasif Ali, Khel Now (23 August 2025). "Mohun Bagan announce arrival of experienced defender Mehtab Singh ahead of ACL 2 campaign". khelnow.com.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (5 January 2026). "Spanish defender Tiri leaves Mumbai City FC". Sportstar.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (14 January 2026). "Spanish midfielder Jon Toral parts ways with Mumbai City FC". Sportstar.
- ^ https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1947635468775886877
- ^ https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1950444066061373452
- ^ "Mumbai City FC Welcomes Petr Kratky As New Head Coach". www.mumbaicityfc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "David Preece and Adrian Dias join Mumbai City's Coaching & Technical Staff". Mumbai City FC. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Mumbai City beat Chennaiyin FC in ISL; Indian women's football team win in friendly in Perth: Indian Sports, February 19". ESPN. 19 February 2026.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (22 February 2026). "Kerala Blasters vs Mumbai City HIGHLIGHTS, ISL 2025-26: Chhangte goal gives narrow 1-0 win to MCFC as KBFC suffers back-to-back losses". Sportstar.
- ^ India’s Mohun Bagan banned by AFC for refusal to play football game in Iran - Al Jazeera, 18 December 2025
- ^ "AFC axes Mohun Bagan from ACL2, Asia ban likely". The Times of India. 1 October 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "AIFF Super Cup 2025-26 draw: Teams find out group-stage opponents". www.indiansuperleague.com. 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Super Cup: Mumbai City have it easy against SC Delhi". The Times of India. 28 October 2025.
- ^ "How Rajasthan United's win over Mumbai City makes compelling case for 'mind over matter'". Khel Now.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (6 November 2025). "AIFF Super Cup 2025-26: Kerala Blasters crashes out as Mumbai City enters semifinals". Sportstar.
- ^ "FC Goa edge Mumbai City in semi-final to set up AIFF Super Cup title defence". www.the-aiff.com.