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]

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

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

Signings

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

First team squad

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

Coaching Staff

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

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

  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
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
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

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

Player statistics

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalIndian Super League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK India IND Amrinder Singh 6060
25 GK Brazil BRA Roberto Volpato 6060
31 GK India IND Arnab Das Sharma 0000
32 GK India IND Albino Gomes 4040
2 DF India IND Aiborlang Khongjee 12011+10
3 DF India IND Ashutosh Mehta 501+40
4 DF Brazil BRA Gerson Vieira 14111+31
5 DF India IND Anwar Ali 14012+20
18 DF Romania ROU Lucian Goian 160160
21 DF India IND Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte 16015+10
23 DF India IND Lalchhuanmawia Fania 100+10
30 DF Argentina ARG Facundo Cardozo 601+50
33 DF India IND Munmun Lugun 0000
6 MF Hungary HUN Krisztián Vadócz 163163
8 MF Brazil BRA Léo Costa 1129+22
12 MF India IND Jackichand Singh 811+71
14 MF India IND Boithang Haokip 302+10
15 MF India IND Pronay Halder 5050
17 MF India IND David Lalrinmuana 201+10
20 MF Argentina ARG Matías Defederico 14312+23
26 MF India IND Sehnaj Singh 15014+10
27 MF India IND Thangjam Singh 0000
10 FW Uruguay URU Diego Forlán 125125
11 FW India IND Sunil Chhetri 6060
13 FW India IND Udanta Singh 1010
16 FW Haiti HAI Sony Norde 1117+41
22 FW Brazil BRA Otacilio Brito Alves 1316+71
28 FW India IND Rakesh Oram 1010
37 FW Brazil BRA Thiago Cunha 600+60

See also

References

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  2. "Indian Super League 2016 - Attendance".
  3. "Sergio lobera to Coach Mumbai City FC". NDTV Sports. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  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.
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