2025–26 Mumbai City FC season
Mumbai City FC 2025–26 football season
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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.
| 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. | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mohun Bagan[c] | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 20 | |
| 3 | Goa | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 19 | Qualified for the Champions League Two qualifying playoffs[d] |
| 4 | Mumbai City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 19 | |
| 5 | East Bengal | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 18 | |
| 6 | Bengaluru | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 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.
- 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]
- Goa qualified for the AFC Champions League Two qualifying playoffs as the 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup winners.[25]
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.[26]
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.[27] 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.[28]
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.[29]
In the semi-finals, the club lost 2–1 to defending champions FC Goa.[30]
- 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:
- Head-to-head points: Mumbai City 3, Kerala 0.
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) |