2016 Mumbai City FC season
2016 football season for Mumbai City Football Club
Mumbai City FC 2015–16 football season
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Ranbir Kapoor,Bimal Parekh | ||
| Manager |  Alexandre Guimarães | ||
| Stadium | Mumbai Football Arena | ||
| Indian Super League | champions | ||
| Top goalscorer |  Diego Forlán (6 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,690 vs Delhi Dynamos FC (3 December 2016)[1] | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6147 vs NorthEast United FC (7 October 2016)[1] | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7354[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
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
|
To be Announced |
Signings
| Position | Player | Old club | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Matías Defederico |  San Marcos de Arica | 15 June 2016 | [8] |
| DF |  Aiborlang Khongjee | Shillong Lajong | 21 June 2016 | [9] |
| MF | Boithang Haokip | Shillong Lajong | 21 June 2016 | [9] |
| FW | Jackichand Singh | 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 | | GK | (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30) | |
| 1 | Amrinder Singh | | GK | (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 30) | |
| 25 | Roberto Volpato Neto |  | GK | (1979-07-01) 1 July 1979 (age 44) | |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 | Aiborlang Khongjee | | Defender | (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 36) | |
| 5 | Anwar Ali | | Defender | (1984-09-24) 24 September 1984 (age 39) | |
| 3 | Ashutosh Mehta | | RB | (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33) | |
| 30 | Facundo Cardozo | | CB / LB | (1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 29) | |
| 4 | Gerson Vieira | | CB | (1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 31) | |
| 23 | Lalchhuanmawia Fanai | | LB | (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 35) | |
| 21 | Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte | | LB | (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 (age 35) | |
| 26 | Lucian Goian |  | CB | (1983-02-10) 10 February 1983 (age 41) | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 14 | Boithang Haokip | | CM | (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33) | |
| 17 | David Lalrinmuana | | Midfielder | (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 (age 31) | |
| 12 | Jackichand Singh | | Left wing | (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32) | |
| 6 | Krisztián Vadócz |  | Central midfield | (1985-05-30) 30 May 1985 (age 38) | |
| 8 | Léo Costa | | Right midfield | (1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 38) | |
| 20 | Matías Defederico | | Attacking midfield | (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 34) | |
| 22 | Otacilio Brito Alves | | Midfielder | (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 28) | |
| 26 | Sehnaj Singh | | CM | (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 30) | |
| 16 | Sony Norde |  | AM | (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34) | |
| 27 | Thangjam Saran Singh | | Right midfield | (1987-03-01) 1 March 1987 (age 37) | |
| 13 | Udanta Singh | | Left wing | (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 27) | |
| Strikers | |||||
| 10 | Diego Forlán | | Secondary striker | (1979-05-19) 19 May 1979 (age 45) | |
| 11 | Sunil Chhetri | | Centre-forward | (1984-08-03) 3 August 1984 (age 39) | |
| 37 | Thiago dos Santos Cunha | | Centre-forward | (1985-04-25) 25 April 1985 (age 39) | |
Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Alexandre Guimarães |
| Assistant coach | Juliano Fontana |
| Assistant coach | Alex Ambrose |
| Goalkeeping coach | Alexandre Lopes |
| CEO | Indranil Das Blah |
| Team Manager | Watson Fernandes |
| Head Analyst | 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
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
| 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
Win Draw Loss
FC Pune City v Mumbai City FC
| 3 October 2016 1 | FC Pune City | 0–1 | Mumbai City FC | Pune |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Rahul Bheke 35'Jonatan Lucca 53' | Report | Léo Costa 14' Sehnaj Singh 36'Matías Defederico  68'Lucian Goian 88' | Stadium: Balewadi Stadium Attendance: 8189 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi |
Mumbai City FC v NorthEast United FC
| 7 October 2016 2 | Mumbai City FC | 1–0 | NorthEast United FC | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Diego Forlán 55' (pen) Pronay Halder 69' | Report | Rowllin Borges 32' Nicolas Velez 82' | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 6147 Referee: F.Guerrero |
Mumbai City FC v Atlético de Kolkata
| 11 October 2016 3 | Mumbai City FC | 1–1 | Atlético de Kolkata | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Aiborlang Khongjee 22' Matías Defederico 27'Pronay Halder 53'  72'Sehnaj Singh 75' | Report | Bikramjit Singh 24' Javier Grande 83'Sameehg Doutie 90' | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 7562 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi |
Kerala Blasters FC v Mumbai City FC
| 14 October 2016 4 | Kerala Blasters FC | 1–0 | Mumbai City FC | Kochi |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Michael Chopra 58' Josué Currais 90' | Report | Facundo Cardozo 47' Sehnaj Singh 90' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium Attendance: 40013 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
Delhi Dynamos FC v Mumbai City FC
| 18 October 2016 5 | Delhi Dynamos FC | 3–3 | Mumbai City FC | Delhi |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Ibrahima Niasse 36' Richard Gadze 51'Badara Badji 76'Marcelo Pereira 83pen.'Marcelo Pereira 83'Richard Gadze 90' | Report | Krisztián Vadócz 33' Krisztián Vadócz 38'Sehnaj Singh 57'Sony Norde 33'Pronay Halder 86'Matías Defederico 90' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 15269 Referee: Santosh Kumar |
Mumbai City FC v FC Goa
| 21 October 2016 6 | Mumbai City FC | 0-1 | FC Goa | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Lucian Goian 28' | Report | Pratesh Shirodkar 17' Richarlyson 40'Robin Singh 66' | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 7690 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci |
Atlético de Kolkata v Mumbai City FC
| 25 October 2016 7 | Atlético de Kolkata | 0–1 | Mumbai City FC | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Iain Hume 22' Abhinas Ruidas 36'José Arroyo 81' | Report | Krisztián Vadócz 26' Diego Forlán 79'Ashutosh Mehta 84' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 11251 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci |
Chennaiyin FC v Mumbai City FC
| 2 November 2016 8 | Chennaiyin FC | 1–1 | Mumbai City FC | Chennai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Jeje Lalpekhlua 51' Raphael Augusto 80' | Report | Anwar Ali 22' Krisztián Vadócz 80'Léo Costa 88' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 22280 Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci |
NorthEast United FC v Mumbai City FC
| 5 November 2016 9 | NorthEast United FC | 0–1 | Mumbai City FC | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Didier Zokora 50' Emiliano Alfaro 63'Nirmal Chettri 90' | Report | Jackichand Singh 45' Lalrindika Ralte 50'Albino Gomes 90' | Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 29989 Referee: O.P. Thakur |
Mumbai City FC v FC Pune City
| 10 November 2016 10 | Mumbai City FC | 0–1 | FC Pune City | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Diego Forlán 90' | Report | Eugeneson Lyngdoh 89' Jesús Tato 90' | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 7247 Referee: Rahul Gupta |
FC Goa v Mumbai City FC
| 16 November 2016 11 | FC Goa | 0–0 | Mumbai City FC | Fatorda |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Keenan Almeida 05' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 18917 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini |
Mumbai City FC v Kerala Blasters FC
| 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 Singh 90' | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 7583 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini |
Mumbai City FC v Chennaiyin FC
| 23 November 2016 13 | Mumbai City FC | 2–0 | Chennaiyin FC | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Gerson Vieira 07' Matías Defederico 32'Sehnaj Singh 55'Krisztián Vadócz 60' | Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 7645 Referee: Santosh Kumar |
Mumbai City FC v Delhi Dynamos FC
| 3 December 2016 14 | Mumbai City FC | 0–0 | Delhi Dynamos FC | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Sehnaj Singh 39' | Report | Bruno Pelissari 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
Atlético de Kolkata v Mumbai City FC
| 10 December 2016 2 | Atlético de Kolkata | 3–2 | Mumbai City FC | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Lalrindika Ralte 03' Lalrindika Ralte 23'Iain Hume 39'Iain Hume 45' (pen)Henrique Sereno 81' | Report | Léo Costa 10' Gerson Vieira 19'Otacilio Alves 21'Laihsanga Ralte 31'Diego Forlán 52' 76' | Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Attendance: 12500 Referee: H.Dilan Perera |
Mumbai City FC v Atlético de Kolkata
| 13 December 2016 3 | Mumbai City FC | 0–0 | Atlético de Kolkata | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Thiago Cunha 94' | Report | Borja Fernández 26' Robert Lalthlamuana 35' 43'Abhinas Ruidas 45'Debjit Majumder 64'Juan Belencoso 94' | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 7562 Referee: A. Rowan |
Player statistics
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Indian Super League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | IND | Amrinder Singh | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | BRA | Roberto Volpato | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | IND | Arnab Das Sharma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | IND | Albino Gomes | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IND | Aiborlang Khongjee | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IND | Ashutosh Mehta | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Gerson Vieira | 14 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | IND | Anwar Ali | 14 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ROU | Lucian Goian | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IND | Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IND | Lalchhuanmawia Fania | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ARG | Facundo Cardozo | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IND | Munmun Lugun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | HUN | Krisztián Vadócz | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Léo Costa | 11 | 2 | 9+2 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | IND | Jackichand Singh | 8 | 1 | 1+7 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | IND | Boithang Haokip | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | IND | Pronay Halder | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IND | David Lalrinmuana | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Matías Defederico | 14 | 3 | 12+2 | 3 |
| 26 | MF | IND | Sehnaj Singh | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | IND | Thangjam Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | URU | Diego Forlán | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | FW | IND | Sunil Chhetri | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | IND | Udanta Singh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | HAI | Sony Norde | 11 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Otacilio Brito Alves | 13 | 1 | 6+7 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | IND | Rakesh Oram | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | BRA | Thiago Cunha | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mumbai City FC Fixtures, Results, Squad, News".
- ^ "Indian Super League 2016 - Attendance".
- ^ "Sergio lobera to Coach Mumbai City FC". NDTV Sports. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nicolas Anelka named Mumbai City player-manager". BBC Sport. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Pune City 3-1 Mumbai City 2015". Soccerway.
- ^ "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Sony Norde". Mumbai City FC (Twitter).
- ^ "Matías Defederico Signs". Mumbai City (Twitter). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Jackichand, Aiborlang, and Boithang Sign". Mumbai City (Twitter). 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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