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2018–19 Mumbai City FC season

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Mumbai City FC
2018–19 season
OwnerRanbir Kapoor
Bimal Parekh
ManagerJorge Costa
StadiumMumbai Football Arena
ISL3rd (semi-finals)
Super CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerModou Sougou (12)

The 2018–19 Mumbai City FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the Indian Super League.[1][2]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 31 August 2018, Mumbai City started their pre season in Thailand. They played with local clubs Chiangmai FC, Lampang F.C., Maejo United F.C. and Bangkok United F.C.

2 September 2018 Friendly Chiangmai FC 2–2 Mumbai City Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00 IST
  • Pichai Thongvilad 61'
  • Seo Dong-hyeon 90'
Report
Stadium: Alpine Resorts Grounds
5 September 2018 Friendly Maejo United F.C. 1–3 Mumbai City Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00 IST
  • Didkad 68'
Report
Stadium: Alpine Resorts Grounds
9 September 2018 Friendly Lampang F.C. 2–6 Mumbai City Chiang Mai, Thailand
15:00 IST
  • Bell

62' (pen.)

90'
Report
88'
Stadium: Alpine Resorts Grounds
13 September 2018 Friendly Bangkok United F.C. 2–3 Mumbai City Bangkok, Thailand
16:30 IST Report Stadium: Thammasat Stadium

Players

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Current squad

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As of 5 June 2018[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Amrinder Singh
21 GK India IND Ravi Kumar
30 GK India IND Kunal Sawant
15 DF India IND Subashish Bose
3 DF India IND Shouvik Ghosh
5 DF India IND Anwar Ali
23 DF India IND Souvik Chakrabarti
18 DF Romania ROU Lucian Goian
4 DF Serbia SRB Marko Klisura
37 DF India IND Bikramjeet Singh
32 DF India IND Davinder Singh
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF India IND Mohammed Rafique
6 MF India IND Milan Singh
29 MF India IND Bipin Singh
11 MF India IND Raynier Fernandes
10 MF Uruguay URU Matías Mirabaje
55 MF Portugal POR Paulo Machado
26 MF India IND Sehnaj Singh
19 MF India IND Vignesh Dakshinamurthi
25 FW India IND Alen Deory
12 FW India IND Sanju Pradhan
16 FW Brazil BRA Rafael Bastos
17 FW India IND Pranjal Bhumij

Foreign players

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The number of foreign players allowed in the squad will be reduced from eight to seven from 2018 to 2019 season, however the maximum number of foreign players allowed on the pitch will remain same at five.[4]

Club Foreigner 1 Foreigner 2 Foreigner 3 Foreigner 4 Foreigner 5 Foreigner 6 Foreigner 7
Mumbai City Brazil Rafael Bastos Democratic Republic of the Congo Arnold Issoko Portugal Paulo Machado Romania Lucian Goian Senegal Modou Sougou Serbia Marko Klisura Uruguay Matías Mirabaje

Competitions

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Indian Super League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru[a] (C) 18 10 4 4 29 22 +7 34[b] Advance to ISL Playoffs
2 Goa 18 10 4 4 36 20 +16 34[b]
3 Mumbai City 18 9 3 6 25 20 +5 30
4 NorthEast United 18 7 8 3 22 18 +4 29
5 Jamshedpur 18 6 9 3 29 21 +8 27
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified for 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head standings: Bengaluru 6 pts, Goa 0 pts.

Indian Super Cup

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16 March 2018 Qualification round Mumbai City 2–1 (a.e.t.) Indian Arrows Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
17:00 IST Emaná 90' (pen.)
Santos 104'
Report Praveen 77' Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ajitkumar Lairenlakpam
5 April 2018 Round of 16 Mumbai City 1–2 East Bengal Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
20:00 IST Emaná 22' Report Yusa 26'
Amnah 73'
Attendance: 4,354
Referee: Venkatesh R

References

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  1. ^ "Indian Super League: Mumbai City FC sign Portugal international Paulo Machado".
  2. ^ "ISL 2018-19: Mumbai City FC's home and away fixtures | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. ^ "Players". Mumbai City FC. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. ^ "ISL: Foreign player quota reduced to 7". The Times of India. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.