2016 Mumbai City FC season

Mumbai City FC
2015–16 season
OwnerRanbir Kapoor,Bimal Parekh
ManagerCosta RicaAlexandre Guimarães
StadiumMumbai Football Arena
Indian Super Leaguechampions
Top goalscorerUruguayDiego Forlán (6 goals)
Highest home attendance7,690 vs Delhi Dynamos FC
(3 December 2016)[1]
Lowest home attendance6147 vs NorthEast United FC
(7 October 2016)[1]
Average home league attendance7354[2]
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The 2016 Mumbai City FC season was the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the Indian Super League, their most successful till date. This season was also the first in which the club was coached by the Costarican Alexandre Guimarães, replacing Nicolas Anelka who served as player-coach the previous season.[3] They finished first in the standings after the ending of the league season, qualifying for the semifinals for the very first time led by Diego Forlán who was their marquee player. However they lost in the semifinals to Atletico de Kolkata 1-5 on aggregate.

Background

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See also: 2015 Mumbai City FC season

After the end of the 2014 ISL season, Mumbai City parted ways with their inaugural season head coach, Peter Reid. Soon after, Nicolas Anelka, the club's marquee from 2014, was named as the player-head coach for the 2015 season.[4] The season began for Mumbai City with a 3–1 loss to their Maharashtra rivals, Pune City on 5 October.[5] The team ended the season with only four wins through fourteen matches, three of which came in a row at the end of October. This resulted in Mumbai City finishing the season in sixth place in the standings, missing out on the finals by six points.[6]

Player movement

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Signings

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Position Player Old club Date Ref
FW Argentina Matías Defederico Chile San Marcos de Arica 15 June 2016 [8]
DF India Aiborlang Khongjee India Shillong Lajong 21 June 2016 [9]
MF India Boithang Haokip India Shillong Lajong 21 June 2016 [9]
FW India Jackichand Singh India Pune City 21 June 2016 [9]


Squad information

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First team squad

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As of 03 October 2016.[10]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
32 Albino Gomes India GK (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
1 Amrinder Singh India GK (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 31)
25 Roberto Volpato Neto Brazil GK (1979-07-01) 1 July 1979 (age 45)
Defenders
2 Aiborlang Khongjee India Defender (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 37)
5 Anwar Ali India Defender (1984-09-24) 24 September 1984 (age 40)
3 Ashutosh Mehta India RB (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33)
30 Facundo Cardozo Argentina CB / LB (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 29)
4 Gerson Vieira Brazil CB (1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 32)
23 Lalchhuanmawia Fanai India LB (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 35)
21 Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte India LB (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 (age 36)
26 Lucian Goian Romania CB (1983-02-10) 10 February 1983 (age 41)
Midfielders
14 Boithang Haokip India CM (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33)
17 David Lalrinmuana India Midfielder (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 32)
12 Jackichand Singh India Left wing (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32)
6 Krisztián Vadócz Hungary Central midfield (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985 (age 39)
8 Léo Costa Brazil Right midfield (1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 38)
20 Matías Defederico Argentina Attacking midfield (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 35)
22 Otacilio Brito Alves Brazil Midfielder (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 28)
26 Sehnaj Singh India CM (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31)
16 Sony Norde Haiti AM (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 35)
27 Thangjam Saran Singh India Right midfield (1987-03-01) 1 March 1987 (age 37)
13 Udanta Singh India Left wing (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 28)
Strikers
10 Diego Forlán Uruguay Secondary striker (1979-05-19) 19 May 1979 (age 45)
11 Sunil Chhetri India Centre-forward (1984-08-03) 3 August 1984 (age 40)
37 Thiago dos Santos Cunha Brazil Centre-forward (1985-04-25) 25 April 1985 (age 39)

Coaching Staff

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Position Name
Manager Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães
Assistant coach Brazil Juliano Fontana
Assistant coach India Alex Ambrose
Goalkeeping coach Brazil Alexandre Lopes
CEO India Indranil Das Blah
Team Manager India Watson Fernandes
Head Analyst India Sujay Sharma

Indian Super League

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Main article: 2016 Indian Super League season
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mumbai City 14 6 5 3 16 8 +8 23 Advance to ISL Play-offs
2 Kerala Blasters 14 6 4 4 12 14 −2 22
3 Delhi Dynamos 14 5 6 3 27 17 +10 21
4 Atlético de Kolkata (C) 14 4 8 2 16 14 +2 20
5 NorthEast United 14 5 3 6 14 14 0 18
Source: Indian Super League
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) play-off match
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 6 5 3 16 8  +8 23 3 2 2 9 3  +6 3 3 1 7 5  +2

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Matches

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

3 October 2016 1 FC Pune City 0–1 Mumbai City FC Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Rahul BhekeYellow card 35'
Jonatan LuccaYellow card 53'		 Report Léo Costa Yellow card 14'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 36'
Matías Defederico 68'
Lucian GoianYellow card 88'		 Stadium: Balewadi Stadium
Attendance: 8189
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi
7 October 2016 2 Mumbai City FC 1–0 NorthEast United FC Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Diego Forlán 55' (pen.)
Pronay HalderYellow card 69'		 Report Rowllin BorgesYellow card 32'
Nicolas VelezYellow card 82'		 Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 6147
Referee: F.Guerrero
11 October 2016 3 Mumbai City FC 1–1 Atlético de Kolkata Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Aiborlang KhongjeeYellow card 22'
Matías Defederico 27'
Pronay HalderYellow card 53' Yellow-red card 72'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 75'		 Report Bikramjit SinghYellow card 24'
Javier Grande 83'
Sameehg DoutieYellow card 90'		 Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7562
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi
14 October 2016 4 Kerala Blasters FC 1–0 Mumbai City FC Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Michael Chopra 58'
Josué CurraisYellow card 90'		 Report Facundo CardozoYellow card 47'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium
Attendance: 40013
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
18 October 2016 5 Delhi Dynamos FC 3–3 Mumbai City FC Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Ibrahima NiasseYellow card 36'
Richard Gadze 51'
Badara Badji 76'
Marcelo Pereira 83pen.'
Marcelo PereiraYellow card 83'
Richard GadzeYellow card 90'		 Report Krisztián Vadócz 33'
Krisztián Vadócz 38'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 57'
Sony Norde 33'
Pronay HalderYellow card 86'
Matías DefedericoYellow card 90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 15269
Referee: Santosh Kumar
21 October 2016 6 Mumbai City FC 0-1 FC Goa Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Lucian GoianYellow card 28' Report Pratesh ShirodkarYellow card 17'
Richarlyson 40'
Robin SinghYellow card 66'		 Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7690
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci
25 October 2016 7 Atlético de Kolkata 0–1 Mumbai City FC Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Iain HumeYellow card 22'
Abhinas RuidasYellow card 36'
José ArroyoYellow card 81'		 Report Krisztián VadóczYellow card 26'
Diego Forlán 79'
Ashutosh MehtaYellow card 84'		 Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 11251
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci
2 November 2016 8 Chennaiyin FC 1–1 Mumbai City FC Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Jeje Lalpekhlua 51'
Raphael AugustoYellow card 80'		 Report Anwar AliYellow card 22'
Krisztián VadóczYellow card 80'
Léo Costa 88'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 22280
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci
5 November 2016 9 NorthEast United FC 0–1 Mumbai City FC Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Didier ZokoraYellow card 50'
Emiliano AlfaroYellow card 63'
Nirmal ChettriYellow card 90'		 Report Jackichand Singh 45'
Lalrindika RalteYellow card 50'
Albino GomesYellow card 90'		 Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 29989
Referee: O.P. Thakur
10 November 2016 10 Mumbai City FC 0–1 FC Pune City Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Diego ForlánYellow card 90' Report Eugeneson Lyngdoh 89'
Jesús TatoYellow card 90'		 Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7247
Referee: Rahul Gupta
16 November 2016 11 FC Goa 0–0 Mumbai City FC Fatorda
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Keenan AlmeidaYellow card 05' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 18917
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini
19 November 2016 12 Mumbai City FC 5–0 Kerala Blasters FC Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Diego Forlán 05'
Diego Forlán 14'
Diego Forlán 63'
Alves 69'
Lucian Goian 73'		 Report Gurwinder SinghYellow card 90' Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7583
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini
23 November 2016 13 Mumbai City FC 2–0 Chennaiyin FC Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Gerson VieiraYellow card 07'
Matías Defederico 32'
Sehnaj SinghYellow card 55'
Krisztián Vadócz 60'		 Report Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7645
Referee: Santosh Kumar
3 December 2016 14 Mumbai City FC 0–0 Delhi Dynamos FC Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Sehnaj SinghYellow card 39' Report Bruno PelissariYellow card 71' Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7690
Referee: Rahul Gupta

Knockout phase

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In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.

Semi-finals

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  Win   Draw   Loss

10 December 2016 2 Atlético de Kolkata 3–2 Mumbai City FC Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Lalrindika Ralte 03'
Lalrindika RalteYellow card 23'
Iain Hume 39'
Iain Hume 45' (pen.)
Henrique SerenoYellow card 81'		 Report Léo Costa 10'
Gerson Vieira 19'
Otacilio AlvesYellow card 21'
Laihsanga RalteYellow card 31'
Diego ForlánYellow card 52' Yellow-red card 76'		 Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 12500
Referee: H.Dilan Perera
13 December 2016 3 Mumbai City FC 0–0 Atlético de Kolkata Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Thiago CunhaRed card 94' Report Borja FernándezYellow card 26'
Robert LalthlamuanaYellow card 35' Yellow-red card 43'
Abhinas RuidasYellow card 45'
Debjit MajumderYellow card 64'
Juan BelencosoRed card 94'		 Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7562
Referee: A. Rowan

Player statistics

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List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player Total Indian Super League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India IND Amrinder Singh 6 0 6 0
25 GK Brazil BRA Roberto Volpato 6 0 6 0
31 GK India IND Arnab Das Sharma 0 0 0 0
32 GK India IND Albino Gomes 4 0 4 0
2 DF India IND Aiborlang Khongjee 12 0 11+1 0
3 DF India IND Ashutosh Mehta 5 0 1+4 0
4 DF Brazil BRA Gerson Vieira 14 1 11+3 1
5 DF India IND Anwar Ali 14 0 12+2 0
18 DF Romania ROU Lucian Goian 16 0 16 0
21 DF India IND Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte 16 0 15+1 0
23 DF India IND Lalchhuanmawia Fania 1 0 0+1 0
30 DF Argentina ARG Facundo Cardozo 6 0 1+5 0
33 DF India IND Munmun Lugun 0 0 0 0
6 MF Hungary HUN Krisztián Vadócz 16 3 16 3
8 MF Brazil BRA Léo Costa 11 2 9+2 2
12 MF India IND Jackichand Singh 8 1 1+7 1
14 MF India IND Boithang Haokip 3 0 2+1 0
15 MF India IND Pronay Halder 5 0 5 0
17 MF India IND David Lalrinmuana 2 0 1+1 0
20 MF Argentina ARG Matías Defederico 14 3 12+2 3
26 MF India IND Sehnaj Singh 15 0 14+1 0
27 MF India IND Thangjam Singh 0 0 0 0
10 FW Uruguay URU Diego Forlán 12 5 12 5
11 FW India IND Sunil Chhetri 6 0 6 0
13 FW India IND Udanta Singh 1 0 1 0
16 FW Haiti HAI Sony Norde 11 1 7+4 1
22 FW Brazil BRA Otacilio Brito Alves 13 1 6+7 1
28 FW India IND Rakesh Oram 1 0 1 0
37 FW Brazil BRA Thiago Cunha 6 0 0+6 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mumbai City FC Fixtures, Results, Squad, News".
  2. ^ "Indian Super League 2016 - Attendance".
  3. ^ "Sergio lobera to Coach Mumbai City FC". NDTV Sports. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Nicolas Anelka named Mumbai City player-manager". BBC Sport. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Pune City 3-1 Mumbai City 2015". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Sony Norde". Mumbai City FC (Twitter).
  8. ^ "Matías Defederico Signs". Mumbai City (Twitter). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Jackichand, Aiborlang, and Boithang Sign". Mumbai City (Twitter). 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Mumbai City FC Squad Details, Team".
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