The 2015 Season is Mumbai City's 2nd season in existence in the Indian Super League. Mumbai City began the season on 5 October 2015 against Pune City, with the opening game of their League campaign. For 2nd season, Nicolas Anelka was announced as the marquee player as well as the manager of the club, replacing Englishman Peter Reid. Mumbai City finished their season at 6th position in ISL 2015.
| 2015 season | |||
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| Owner | Ranbir Kapoor, Kayque G. Saldanha, Bimal Parekh | ||
| Head Coach |  Nicolas Anelka | ||
| Stadium | DY Patil Stadium | ||
| ISL | 6th | ||
| Top goalscorer |  Sunil Chhetri (7 Goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 27,435 vs Atlético de Kolkata (1 Nov 2015) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 17,393 vs Delhi Dynamos (21 Oct 2015) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 22,712 | ||
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Transfers and loans edit
Transfers in edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality
| Position | Squad No. | Player | From Club | Ref |
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| DF | 2 | Ashutosh Mehta
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Mumbai
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| DF | 3 | Kingshuk Debnath (On Loan)
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Mohun Bagan
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| DF | 4 | Rowilson Rodrigues (On Loan)
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Dempo
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| DF | 6 |  Frantz Bertin
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 Aiginiakos
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| MF | 7 |  Cristian Bustos
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Mallorca
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| FW | 9 |  Frédéric Piquionne
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US Créteil
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| MF | 10 |  Selim Benachour
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 APOEL
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| FW | 11 | Sunil Chhetri
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Bengaluru
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| FW | 12 | Subhash Singh (On Loan)
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Mohun Bagan
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| DF | 13 | Keegan Pereira
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Bengaluru
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| MF | 14 | Juan Aguilera
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Platanias
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| MF | 15 | Pratesh Shirodkar (On Loan)
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Sporting Goa
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| FW | 16 | Sony Norde (On Loan)
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Mohun Bagan
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| MF | 17 | Brandon Fernandes
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Sporting Goa
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| DF | 18 | Aitor
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Mirandés
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| MF | 19 | Gabriel Fernandes
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Dempo
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| MF | 22 | Thangjam Singh (On Loan)
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Salgaocar
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| MF | 23 | Lalchhuan Mawia (On Loan)
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Bengaluru
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| GK | 24 | Debjit Majumder (On Loan)
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Mohun Bagan
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| DF | 27 |  Pavel Čmovš
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 Rapid București
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| GK | 32 | Albino Gomes (On Loan)
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Salgaocar
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| DF | 48 |  Darren O'Dea
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 Blackpool
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Transfers out edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality
| Position | Squad No. | Player | To Club | Ref |
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| DF | 2 | Johan Letzelter
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| DK | 3 | Raju Gaikwad (Loan Return)
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East Bengal
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| MF | 4 |  Tiago Ribeiro
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| DF | 5 |  Manuel Friedrich
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| MF | 6 | Jan Štohanzl (Loan Return)
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Mladá Boleslav
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| MF | 7 | Rohit Mirza
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| MF | 8 |  Freddie Ljungberg
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| FW | 9 | Abhishek Yadav
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Mumbai
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| FW | 10 |  Diego Nadaya
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Independiente Rivadavia
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| MF | 11 | Javi Fernandez
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 Europa
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| FW | 13 | Ram Malik (Loan Return)
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Mohun Bagan
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| FW | 14 | Nadong Bhutia
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Royal Wahingdoh
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| MF | 15 | Asif Kottayil
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Mohun Bagan
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| DF | 16 | Peter Costa
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| DF | 17 | Deepak Mondal
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East Bengal
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| FW | 18 | Sushil Kumar Singh
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Atlético de Kolkata
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| DF | 19 | Syed Rahim Nabi
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Bharat
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| DF | 20 | Lalrindika Ralte (Loan Return)
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East Bengal
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| MF | 21 |  André Moritz
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 Pohang Steelers
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| FW | 23 | Lalrin Fela
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| DF | 26 | Ilias Pollalis
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| DF | 27 | Pavel Čmovš
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Rapid București
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| GK | 31 | Ishan Debnath (Loan Return)
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United
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| GK | 41 | André Preto
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Varzim
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Players and staff edit
Squad edit
As of 3 October 2015[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Squad No. | Player | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | |
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| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 | Subrata Pal |
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GK | 24 November 1986 | |
| 24 | Debjit Majumder (On loan from Mohun Bagan) |
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GK | 22 September 1988 | |
| 32 | Albino Gomes (On loan from Salgaocar) |
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GK | 7 February 1994 | |
| Defenders | |||||
| 3 | Ashutosh Mehta |
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DF | 21 February 1991 | |
| 4 | Kingshuk Debnath (On loan from Mohun Bagan) |
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DF | 8 May 1985 | |
| 5 | Rowilson Rodrigues |
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DF | 28 March 1987 | |
| 6 | Frantz Bertin |
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DF | 30 May 1983 | |
| 13 | Keegan Pereira |
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DF | 7 November 1987 | |
| 18 | Aitor |
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DF | 23 August 1986 | |
| 27 | Pavel Čmovš |
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DF | 29 June 1990 | |
| 48 | Darren O'Dea |
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DF | 4 February 1987 | |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 7 | Cristian Bustos |
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MF | 29 May 1983 | |
| 10 | Selim Benachour |
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MF | 8 September 1981 | |
| 14 | Juan Aguilera |
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MF | 13 September 1985 | |
| 15 | Pratesh Shirodkar (On loan from Sporting Goa) |
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MF | 19 February 1989 | |
| 16 | Sony Norde (On loan from Mohun Bagan) |
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MF | 27 July 1989 | |
| 17 | Brandon Fernandes |
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MF | 20 September 1994 | |
| 19 | Gabriel Fernandes |
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MF | 22 April 1988 | |
| 22 | Thangjam Singh (On loan from Salgaocar) |
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MF | 1 March 1987 | |
| 23 | Lalchhuan Mawia (On loan from Bengaluru FC) |
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MF | 14 April 1989 | |
| 28 | Sampath Kuttymani |
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MF | 28 September 1986 | |
| Forwards | |||||
| 9 | Frédéric Piquionne |
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FW | 8 December 1978 | |
| 11 | Sunil Chetri |
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FW | 3 August 1984 | |
| 12 | Subhash Singh |
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FW | 2 February 1990 | |
| 39 | Nicolas Anelka |
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FW | 14 March 1979 | |
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Nicolas Anelka[8]
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| Assistant coach | Óscar Bruzón
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| Assistant coach | Alex Ambrose
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| Goalkeeping coach | Martin Ruiz S.[9]
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| CEO | Indranil Das Blah
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| Technical Director | Nishant Mehra
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| Head Analyst | Sujay Sharma
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Kit edit
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Indian Super League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Delhi Dynamos | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 5 | NorthEast United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 20 | |
| 6 | Mumbai City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | |
| 7 | Pune City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 15 | |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 13 |
Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 |
Last updated: 4 December 2015.
Source: Matches
Results by matchday edit
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| 5 October 2015 1 | Pune City | 3–1 | Mumbai City | Pune |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Tuncay  8' 12', 56' Zokora 50' Kumar 66' Gurung 68' |
Report | Piquionne 34' Mehta 83' |
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 8,734 Referee: Bhuvana Balasubramaniam |
| 10 October 2015 2 | Kerala Blasters | 0–0 | Mumbai City | Kochi |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Report | Bertin 52' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 61,483 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee |
| 16 October 2015 3 | Mumbai City | 0–2 | Chennaiyin | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Čmovš 63' |
Report | T.Singh 1' Mendoza 60', 66' |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 21,321 Referee: Ali Shaban |
| 21 October 2014 4 | Mumbai City | 2–0 | Delhi Dynamos | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Bustos 9' Chhetri 13', 74' 40' Aguilera 36' Čmovš 53' O'Dea 59' S.Singh 66' Shirodkar 76' |
Report | Chicão 49' Chakraborty 56' Mulder 90' |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 17,393 Referee: M.B. Santosh Kumar |
| 25 October 2015 5 | Mumbai City | 2–0 | Goa | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Mehta 26' Chhetri 33' (pen.), 58' Piquionne 48' Mawia 52' Čmovš 71' Benachour 90' |
Report | B.Singh 20' Gaikwad 32' |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 23,043 Referee: Ali Shaban |
| 28 October 2015 6 | Mumbai City | 5–1 | NorthEast United | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Chhetri 25' (pen.), 40', 48' (pen.) Norde 51' Pal 57' Mehta 74' Bertin 86' |
Report | Haokip 29' Bikey 43' |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 21,337 Referee: David Gantar |
| 1 November 2015 7 | Mumbai City | 1–4 | Atlético de Kolkata | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Benachour 71' Mehta 48' |
Report | Hume 34', 45' (pen.), 82' Borja 52' |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 27,435 Referee: M.B. Santosh Kumar |
| 6 November 2015 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 1–1 | Mumbai City | Delhi |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Robin 90+4' |
Report | Mawia 53' Piquionne 70' Benachour 90+4' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 14,763 Referee: Tejas Nagenkar |
| 13 November 2015 9 | Mumbai City | 0–0 | Pune City | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Report | Zokora 87' |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 23,137 Referee: C.R. Srikrishna |
| 17 November 2015 10 | Goa | 7–0 | Mumbai City | Goa |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Haokip 34', 52', 79' Dudu 42', 64', 67' Reinaldo 90' |
[ Report] | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 18,573 Referee: Tan Hai |
| 20 November 2015 11 | NorthEast United | 2–0 | Mumbai City | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Bruno 41' (pen.) Raju 65'Kamara 85', 88' |
[ Report] | Rodrigues 39' Bustos 71' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 15,123 Referee: Tan Hai |
| 26 November 2015 12 | Mumbai City | 1–1 | Kerala Blasters | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Aguilera 25' Subrata Pal 41' Čmovš 61' |
[ Report] | German 89' |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Attendance: 25,317 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov |
Squad statistics edit
- As of Match played on 4 December 2015
- Source: Indian Super League website
Appearances edit
- Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| Squad No. | Position | Player | Apps | Sub | Total |
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| 1 | GK | Subrata Pal
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11 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | DF | Ashutosh Mehta
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6 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | DF | Kingshuk Debnath
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0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Rowilson Rodrigues
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2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | Frantz Bertin
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9 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Bustos
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11 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | FW | Frédéric Piquionne
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6 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | MF | Selim Benachour
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6 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri
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11 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | FW | Subhash Singh
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4 | 6 | 10 |
| 13 | DF | Keegan Pereira
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5 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | MF | Juan Aguilera
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3 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 | MF | Pratesh Shirodkar
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2 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | MF | Sony Norde
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8 | 4 | 12 |
| 17 | MF | Brandon Fernandes
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0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | DF | Aitor
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2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes
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2 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | MF | André Moritz
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1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Thangjam Singh
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1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | MF | Lalchhuan Mawia
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8 | 1 | 9 |
| 24 | GK | Debjit Majumder
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1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | DF | Pavel Čmovš
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12 | 0 | 12 |
| 28 | MF | Sampath Kuttymani
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0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | GK | Albino Gomes
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1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | FW | Nicolas Anelka
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4 | 2 | 6 |
| 48 | DF | Darren O'Dea
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5 | 4 | 9 |
Goal scorers edit
| Place | Squad No. | Position | Player | Goals |
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| 1 | 11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri |
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| 2 | 9 | FW | Frédéric Piquionne |
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| 16 | MF | Sony Norde |
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| 4 | 6 | DF | Frantz Bertin |
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| 10 | DF | Selim Benachour |
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| 14 | MF | Juan Aguilera |
1 | |
| Total | 16 |
Clean sheets edit
| Place | Squad No. | Position | Player | Clean Sheets |
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| 1 | 1 | GK | Subrata Pal |
3 |
| 2 | 16 | GK | Debjit Majumder |
1 |
| Total | 4 |
Hat-tricks edit
| Squad No. | Position | Player | Against | Date |
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| 11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri
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NorthEast United | 28 October 2015 |
Disciplinary record edit
| Squad No. | Position | Player |
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Note |
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| 1 | GK | Subrata Pal |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Ashutosh Mehta |
4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Rowilson Rodrigues |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Frantz Bertin |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Bustos |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Selim Benachour |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Subhash Singh |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Juan Aguilera |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Pratesh Shirodkar |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Lalchhuan Mawia |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Pavel Čmovš |
5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | DF | Darren O'Dea |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Home attendance edit
- As of match played on 26 November 2015
- Source: Indian Super League website
| Match | Date | Against | Attendance |
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| 1 | 16 October 2015 | Chennayin | 21,321 |
| 2 | 21 October 2015 | Delhi Dynamos | 17,393 |
| 3 | 25 October 2015 | Goa | 23,043 |
| 4 | 28 October 2015 | NorthEast United | 21,337 |
| 5 | 1 November 2015 | Atlético de Kolkata | 27,435 |
| 6 | 13 November 2015 | Pune City | 23,137 |
| 7 | 26 November 2015 | Kerala Blasters | 25,317 |
| Total | 158,983 |
Awards edit
- As of match played on 4 December 2015
- Source: Indian Super League website
Hero of the Match edit
| Match No. | Position | Player | Against | Date |
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| Match 8 | FW | Subhash Singh
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Kerala Blasters | 10 October 2015 |
| Match 17 | FW | Sunil Chhetri
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Delhi Dynamos | 21 October 2015 |
| Match 21 | FW | Sunil Chhetri
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Goa | 25 October 2015 |
| Match 23 | FW | Sunil Chhetri
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NorthEast United | 28 October 2015 |
| Match 31 | FW | Frédéric Piquionne
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Delhi Dynamos | 6 November 2015 |
| Match 54 | MF | Selim Benachour
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Atlético de Kolkata | 4 December 2015 |
ISL Emerging Player of the Match edit
| Match No. | Position | Player | Against | Date |
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| Match 8 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes
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Kerala Blasters | 10 October 2015 |
| Match 13 | MF | Lalchhuan Mawia
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Chennayin | 16 October 2015 |
| Match 21 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes
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Goa | 25 October 2015 |
| Match 23 | MF | Lalchhuan Mawia
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NorthEast United | 28 October 2015 |
| Match 36 | DF | Keegan Pereira
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Pune City | 13 November 2015 |
| Match 47 | MF | Thangjam Singh
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Kerala Blasters | 26 November 2015 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Mumbai City FC sign Cristian Bustos, Frantz Bertin, Frederic Piquionne". Zee News. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "ISL: Mumbai City FC sign Tunisia's Selim Benachour". India Today.
- ^ "ISL auction: Mumbai City FC bag Sunil Chhetri for Rs 1.2 crore". 10 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Mumbai City FC sign Juan Aguilera Núñez and Darren O'dea".
- ^ a b "Mumbai City FC retain Pavel, sign up Norde". 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Indian Super League 2015: New signing Aitor Fernandez keen on winning title with Mumbai City FC [VIDEO]". International Business Times.
- ^ "Mumbai City Squad".
- ^ "Official: Anelka announced player-manager for Mumbai City FC".
- ^ "Martín Ruiz S. (@MartinRuiz_GkC) – Twitter". twitter.com.
- ^ "Indian Super League 2015: Mumbai City FC Launch PUMA Kit [PHOTOS]". International Business Times.