2019–20 Mumbai City FC season

Mumbai City FC
2019–20 season
Owner	City Football Group Ranbir Kapoor; Bimal Parekh
Stadium	Mumbai Football Arena
ISL	5th
Play-offs	DNQ
Top goalscorer	Amine Chermiti (6)
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Mumbai City FC season was the club's sixth season since its establishment in 2014 and their sixth season in the Indian Super League.^[1]^[2]

Players

Current squad

As of 17 September 2019

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IND	Amrinder Singh (captain)
2	DF	IND	Mohammad Rakip
3	DF	IND	Anwar Ali
4	DF	CRO	Mato Grgić
5	MF	IND	Sourav Das
7	FW	GAB	Serge Kevyn
8	MF	IND	Mohammed Rafique
9	FW	TUN	Amine Chermiti
10	MF	POR	Paulo Machado (captain)
11	MF	IND	Raynier Fernandes
12	MF	IND	Bidyananda Singh
14	MF	IND	Rowllin Borges
15	DF	IND	Subhasish Bose
16	DF	IND	Sarthak Golui


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	IND	Pranjal Bhumij
18	FW	BRA	Diego Carlos
19	MF	IND	Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
21	MF	TUN	Mohamed Larbi
22	GK	IND	Ravi Kumar
23	DF	IND	Souvik Chakrabarti
25	FW	IND	Alen Deory
27	MF	IND	Surchandra Singh
28	FW	SEN	Modou Sougou
29	MF	IND	Bipin Singh
30	GK	IND	Kunal Sawant
31	DF	IND	Hmingthanmawia
32	DF	IND	Davinder Singh

Out on Loan

As of

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	IND	Bikramjeet Singh (to Mohun Bagan A.C. until 31 May 2020)

Competitions

Indian Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Bengaluru	18	8	6	4	22	13	+9	30	Qualification for 2021 AFC Cup play-off round and ISL playoffs^{[Note 1]}
4	Chennaiyin	18	8	5	5	32	26	+6	29	Advance to ISL playoffs
5	Mumbai City	18	7	5	6	25	29	−4	26
6	Odisha	18	7	4	7	28	31	−3	25
7	Kerala Blasters	18	4	7	7	29	32	−3	19

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

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Note 1: Originally, Mohun Bagan, the 2019–20 I-League champions (they were already assured of the title before the league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India), would qualify as India 2 (2021 AFC Cup group stage), and ATK, the 2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners, would qualify as India 3 (2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs).^[3] However, ATK owners KGSPL ceased their football operation and bought majority stakes in Mohun Bagan FC (India) Private Limited and rebranded Mohun Bagan football team as ATK Mohun Bagan FC from the 2020–21 Indian Super League season which qualified as India 2 in 2021 AFC club competition. The All India Football Federation decided that Bengaluru FC, the 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa, which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League, and ATK), will qualify as India 3.^[4]

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	W
Position	4	4	5	8	7	7	6	6	5	4

Updated to match(es) played on 29 December 2019. Source: soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

League stage

24 October 2019 (2019-10-24) 1	Kerala Blasters	0–1	Mumbai City	Kochi
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Gnig 45' Rodrigues 64'	Report	Grgic 40' Golui 61' Chermiti 82'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 28,445 Referee: Metei Man of the Match: Chermiti (Mumbai)

27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 2	Chennaiyin	0–0	Mumbai City	Chennai
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)		Report	Fernandes 29' Borges 33' Chakrabarti 48' 90+4' Larbi 56'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Gupta Man of the Match: Golui (Mumbai)

31 October 2019 (2019-10-31) 3	Mumbai City	2–4	Odisha	Mumbai
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Singh 35' Larbi 51' (pen.) Fernandes 58' Singh 90+5'	Report	Hernández 6' Rai 11' Santana 21', 73' 37' Mawihmingthanga 41'	Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 5,517 Referee: Arumughan Man of the Match: Mawihmingthanga (Odisha)

7 November 2019 (2019-11-07) 4	Mumbai City	2–4	Goa	Mumbai
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Golui 49' Chakrabarti 55' 70'	Report	Rodrigues 27' Coro 45' Boumous 59' Fernandes 80' Peña 89'	Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Bora Man of the Match: Rodrigues (Goa)

27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) 5	NorthEast United	2–2	Mumbai City	Guwahati
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Triadis 9' Gyan 42'	Report	Chermiti 23', 32' 50' Sougou 50' Bose 80'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 17,942 Referee: Thakur Man of the Match: Gyan (NorthEast)

30 November 2019 6	ATK	2–2	Mumbai City	Kolkata
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Soosairaj 38' Edathodika 81' Krishna 90+6'	Report	Bose 30' Chaudhari 62' Kevyn 89' 90+3'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 33,515 Referee: Gupta Man of the Match: Kevyn (Mumbai City)

5 December 2019 (2019-12-05) 7	Mumbai City	1–1	Kerala Blasters	Mumbai
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Fernandes 24' Borges 44' Chermiti 77'	Report	Drobarov 19' Bouli 75'	Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 6,327 Referee: Metei Man of the Match: Thounaojam (Kerala)

15 December 2019 (2019-12-15) 8	Bengaluru	2–3	Mumbai City	Bengaluru
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Kuruniyan 44' Grgić 58' (o.g.) Lyngdoh 87' Chhetri 89' (pen.) Augusto 90+3'	Report	Bose 12' Sougou 21' Borges 34' 90+4' Singh 45+1' Fernandes 24' Chermiti 45+3' Carlos 77' 90+5' Golui 88'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 13,950 Referee: Alkhudhayr Man of the Match: Borges (Mumbai)

19 December 2019 (2019-12-19) 9	Jamshedpur	1–2	Mumbai City	Jamshedpur
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Tiri 37' Piti 58' Passi 60' Gahlot 79' Monroy 85'	Report	Machado 15' Grgić 47' Borges 49' Fernandes 56' Carlos 87'	Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 19,572 Referee: R Venkatesh Man of the Match: Machado (Mumbai)

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 10	Mumbai City	2–1	Hyderabad	Mumbai
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Sougou 6', 78' Golui 24' 68' Chaudhari 51' Kevyn 70' Carlos 77'	Report	Bobô 81'	Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 5,500 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Sougou (Mumbai)

Indian Super Cup

29 March 2019 Round of 16	Chennaiyin	2–0	Mumbai City	Bhubaneswar
20:30 IST	Vineeth 42' Lalpekhlua 43'	Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ajit Meetei

References

^ "ISL: Brazilian winger Diego Carlos, Croatian defender Mato Grgic among Mumbai City FC's major signings for upcoming season". 19 June 2019.
^ "Mumbai sign Diego Carlos from Pune City | Goal.com".
^ "Clarification over AFC Club Competition slots from 2021 onwards". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "Bengaluru FC to play in AFC Cup playoffs as AIFF confirms all three continental spots for ISL teams". Scroll.in. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[cnote_Note_1] 
Note 1: Originally, Mohun Bagan, the 2019–20 I-League champions (they were already assured of the title before the league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India), would qualify as India 2 (2021 AFC Cup group stage), and ATK, the 2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners, would qualify as India 3 (2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs).^[3] However, ATK owners KGSPL ceased their football operation and bought majority stakes in Mohun Bagan FC (India) Private Limited and rebranded Mohun Bagan football team as ATK Mohun Bagan FC from the 2020–21 Indian Super League season which qualified as India 2 in 2021 AFC club competition. The All India Football Federation decided that Bengaluru FC, the 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa, which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League, and ATK), will qualify as India 3.^[4]

[1] "ISL: Brazilian winger Diego Carlos, Croatian defender Mato Grgic among Mumbai City FC's major signings for upcoming season". 19 June 2019.

[2] "Mumbai sign Diego Carlos from Pune City | Goal.com".

[3] "Clarification over AFC Club Competition slots from 2021 onwards". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[4] "Bengaluru FC to play in AFC Cup playoffs as AIFF confirms all three continental spots for ISL teams". Scroll.in. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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