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| 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: Lallianzuala Chhangte (4*) All: Lallianzuala Chhangte (4*) | ||
| 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[edit | edit source]
First-team squad[edit | edit source]
- As of 19 February 2026[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[edit | edit source]
In[edit | edit source]
Transfers in[edit | edit source]
| Date of arrival | Position | Player | Previous club | Transfer fee | Ref |
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| 8 June 2025 | MF |  Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung
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Sreenidi Deccan
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Free Transfer | [2] |
| 16 June 2025 | MF | Zothanpuia
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Aizawl
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Free Transfer | [3] |
| 17 June 2025 | FW |  Jorge Pereyra Diaz
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Bengaluru
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Free Transfer | [4] |
| 9 October 2025 | DF | Bijay Chhetri
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 Colón
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Free Transfer | [5] |
| 9 October 2025 | DF | Dhruv Alva
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 Peña Balsamaiso
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Free Transfer | [5] |
| 9 October 2025 | DF | Amandeep
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Mohun Bagan
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Free Transfer | [5] |
| 5 February 2026 | DF |  Nuno Reis
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União Santarém
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Free Transfer | [6] |
| 5 February 2026 | DF | Sahil Panwar
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Mumbai City[lower-alpha 1]
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Free transfer | [7] |
| 10 February 2026 | MF |  Joni Kauko
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KuPS
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Free transfer | [8] |
Loans in[edit | edit source]
| Start Date | End Date | Position | Player | From club | Ref |
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Out[edit | edit source]
Transfers Out[edit | edit source]
| Date of departure | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Transfer Fee | Ref |
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| 26 May 2025 | MF |  Yoell van Nieff
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 Anorthosis Famagusta
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Free Transfer | [9] |
| 26 May 2025 | MF |  Jeremy Manzorro
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 FK IMT
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Free Transfer | [9] |
| 27 May 2025 | DF | Hardik Bhatt
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Sreenidi Deccan
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Free Transfer | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | DF | Amey Ranawade
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Kerala Blasters
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Free Transfer | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | DF | Prabir Das
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Kerala Blasters
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End of loan | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | MF | Hitesh Sharma
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Odisha
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End of loan | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | FW | Daniel Lalhlimpuia
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Jamshedpur
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Free Transfer | [10] |
| 27 May 2025 | GK | Vishal Joon
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Free Transfer | [10] | |
| 28 May 2025 | FW |  Nikos Karelis
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Panserraikos
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Free Transfer | [11] |
| 28 May 2025 | DF | Sahil Panwar
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Mumbai City [lower-alpha 2] | Free Transfer | [11] |
| 29 May 2025 | MF | Jayesh Rane
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Jamshedpur
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Free Transfer | [12] |
| 29 May 2025 | DF | Syria Thaer Krouma | Syria Al-Karamah | Free Transfer | [12] |
| 31 May 2025 | FW | Bipin Singh
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East Bengal
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Free Transfer | [13] |
| 23 August 2025 | DF | Mehtab Singh
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Mohun Bagan
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Undisclosed fee | [14] |
| 5 January 2026 | DF | Tiri
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 Persijap Jepara
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Free transfer | [15] |
| 14 January 2026 | MF | Jon Toral
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Persik Kediri
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Free transfer | [16] |
Loans Out[edit | edit source]
| Start Date | End Date | Position | Player | To club | Ref |
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| 22 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | MF | Supratim Das
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Diamond Harbour | [17] |
| 30 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | MF | Seilenthang Lotjem
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Namdhari | [18] |
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Corporate[edit | edit source]
| Position | Name |
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| Owner(s) | Mumbai City Football India Pvt Ltd (65%) Sneha Parekh & Others (25%) Ranbir Kapoor (9%) Bimal Parekh (1%)
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| Chairman | |
| Board of directors | Bimal Parekh Sneha Parekh |
| CEO | Kandarp Chandra
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| Head of Corporate Sales | Jonathan Rego
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| Team manager | Rocky Kalan
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| Marketing manager | Siddharth Yadav
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| Assistant marketing manager | Dwaipayan Ghosh
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| Sponsorship & sales | Zain Zaidi
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| Finance manager | Megha Srivastava
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| Finance controller | Urvashi Champaneri
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Technical[edit | edit source]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Petr Kratky[19]
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| Assistant coach | Mohan Dass
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| Director of football | Sujay Sharma
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| Team manager | Rocky Kalan
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| Goalkeeping coach | Manish Kajania |
| Strength & conditioning coach | Adrian Dias[20]
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| Performance analyst | Narendra Vakare
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| Trishit Ghosh
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| Physiotherapist | Suhas Kandekar
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| Akhilesh
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| Team doctor | Simarpreet Singh Kalra
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| Head of rehabilitation and sports medicine | Sandeep Kurale
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| Team photographer | |
| Media manager | Swati Kalyadapu
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| Kit manager | Rishi Roy
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| Logistics Manager | Tanay Narvekar
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| Head of youth and grassroots development | Dinesh Nair
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Competitions[edit | edit source]
Indian Super League[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Template:2025–26 Indian Super League points table
Super Cup[edit | edit source]
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.[23]
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.[24] 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.[25]
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.[26]
In the semi-finals, the club lost 2–1 to defending champions FC Goa.[27]
- Group stage
Template:2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group tables
Matches[edit | edit source]
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
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| 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Yoell van Nieff and Jeremy Manzorro part ways with Mumbai City FC". www.indiansuperleague.com. 26 May 2025.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "Dinesh Singh extends his stay with NEU; MCFC, BFC announce departures". www.indiansuperleague.com. 27 May 2025.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Mumbai City FC bid adieu to Nikolaos Karelis and Sahil Panwar". www.indiansuperleague.com. 28 May 2025.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "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.
- ↑ "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.
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