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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.
Players
First-team squad
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Transfers
In
Transfers in
| Date of arrival | Position | Player | Previous club | Transfer fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2025 | MF | Template:Flagicon Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung | Template:Flagicon Sreenidi Deccan | Free Transfer | [2] |
| 16 June 2025 | MF | Template:Flagicon Zothanpuia | Template:Flagicon Aizawl | Free Transfer | [3] |
| 17 June 2025 | FW | Template:Flagicon Jorge Pereyra Diaz | Template:Flagicon Bengaluru | Free Transfer | [4] |
| 9 October 2025 | DF | Template:Flagicon Bijay Chhetri | Template:Flagicon Colón | Free Transfer | [5] |
| 9 October 2025 | DF | Template:Flagicon Dhruv Alva | Template:Flagicon Peña Balsamaiso | Free Transfer | [5] |
| 9 October 2025 | DF | Template:Flagicon Amandeep | Template:Flagicon Mohun Bagan | Free Transfer | [5] |
| 5 February 2026 | DF | Template:Flagicon Nuno Reis | Template:Flagicon União Santarém | Free Transfer | [6] |
| 5 February 2026 | DF | Template:Flagicon Sahil Panwar | Template:Flagicon Mumbai CityTemplate:Efn | Free transfer | [7] |
| 10 February 2026 | MF | Template:Flagicon Joni Kauko | Template:Flagicon KuPS | Free transfer | [8] |
Loans in
| Start Date | End Date | Position | Player | From club | Ref |
|---|
Out
Transfers Out
Loans Out
| Start Date | End Date | Position | Player | To club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | MF | Template:Flagicon Supratim Das | Diamond Harbour | [17] |
| 30 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | MF | Template:Flagicon Seilenthang Lotjem | Namdhari | [18] |
Personnel
Corporate
| Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Template:Flagicon Mumbai City Football India Pvt Ltd (65%) Template:Flagicon Sneha Parekh & Others (25%) Template:Flagicon Ranbir Kapoor (9%) Template:Flagicon Bimal Parekh (1%) |
| Chairman | |
| Board of directors | Template:Flagicon Bimal Parekh Template:Flagicon Sneha Parekh |
| CEO | Template:Flagicon Kandarp Chandra |
| Head of Corporate Sales | Template:Flagicon Jonathan Rego |
| Team manager | Template:Flagicon Rocky Kalan |
| Marketing manager | Template:Flagicon Siddharth Yadav |
| Assistant marketing manager | Template:Flagicon Dwaipayan Ghosh |
| Sponsorship & sales | Template:Flagicon Zain Zaidi |
| Finance manager | Template:Flagicon Megha Srivastava |
| Finance controller | Template:Flagicon Urvashi Champaneri |
Technical
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Petr Kratky[19] |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Mohan Dass |
| Director of football | Template:Flagicon Sujay Sharma |
| Team manager | Template:Flagicon Rocky Kalan |
| Goalkeeping coach | Manish Kajania |
| Strength & conditioning coach | Template:Flagicon Adrian Dias[20] |
| Performance analyst | Template:Flagicon Narendra Vakare |
| Template:Flagicon Trishit Ghosh | |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Suhas Kandekar |
| Template:Flagicon Akhilesh | |
| Team doctor | Template:Flagicon Simarpreet Singh Kalra |
| Head of rehabilitation and sports medicine | Template:Flagicon Sandeep Kurale |
| Team photographer | |
| Media manager | Template:Flagicon Swati Kalyadapu |
| Kit manager | Template:Flagicon Rishi Roy |
| Logistics Manager | Template:Flagicon Tanay Narvekar |
| Head of youth and grassroots development | Template:Flagicon 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
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Super Cup
Template:Main 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.[23]
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.[24] 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.[25]
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.[26]
In the semi-finals, the club lost 2–1 to defending champions FC Goa.[27]
- Group stage
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Matches
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- Knockout stage
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References
- ↑ https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/mumbai-city-fc-unveils-squad-for-indian-super-league-2025-26
- ↑ Mumbai City sign Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung ahead of 2025-2026 campaign.
- ↑ Mumbai City Complete Signing of Zothanpuia.
- ↑ https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1934983263573127514
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1976143533074776363
- ↑ ISL 2025-26: Mumbai CIty FC sign Nuno Reis ahead of new season. Khel Now.
- ↑ https://x.com/i/status/2019343153522950322
- ↑ Joni Kauko skifter til Mumbai City. Bold(February 10, 2026).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Yoell van Nieff and Jeremy Manzorro part ways with Mumbai City FC. www.indiansuperleague.com(26 May 2025).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Dinesh Singh extends his stay with NEU; MCFC, BFC announce departures. www.indiansuperleague.com(27 May 2025).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mumbai City FC bid adieu to Nikolaos Karelis and Sahil Panwar. www.indiansuperleague.com(28 May 2025).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Mumbai City FC, Bengaluru FC, and Odisha FC announce new departures. www.indiansuperleague.com(29 May 2025).
- ↑ ISL: East Bengal FC announce signing of Bipin Singh on free transfer, Triyasha Chatterjee, Khel Now. khelnow.com(13 July 2025).
- ↑ Mohun Bagan announce arrival of experienced defender Mehtab Singh ahead of ACL 2 campaign, Aasif Ali, Khel Now. khelnow.com(23 August 2025).
- ↑ Spanish defender Tiri leaves Mumbai City FC, Sportstar, Team. Sportstar(5 January 2026).
- ↑ Spanish midfielder Jon Toral parts ways with Mumbai City FC, Sportstar, Team. Sportstar(14 January 2026).
- ↑ https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1947635468775886877
- ↑ https://x.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1950444066061373452
- ↑ Mumbai City FC Welcomes Petr Kratky As New Head Coach. www.mumbaicityfc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ David Preece and Adrian Dias join Mumbai City's Coaching & Technical Staff. Mumbai City FC(2024-05-20). Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ↑ Mumbai City beat Chennaiyin FC in ISL; Indian women's football team win in friendly in Perth: Indian Sports, February 19. ESPN(February 19, 2026).
- ↑ Kerala Blasters vs Mumbai City HIGHLIGHTS, ISL 2025-26: Chhangte goal gives narrow 1-0 win to MCFC as KBFC suffers back-to-back losses, Sportstar, Team. Sportstar(February 22, 2026).
- ↑ AIFF Super Cup 2025-26 draw: Teams find out group-stage opponents. www.indiansuperleague.com(26 September 2025).
- ↑ Super Cup: Mumbai City have it easy against SC Delhi. The Times of India(28 October 2025).
- ↑ How Rajasthan United's win over Mumbai City makes compelling case for 'mind over matter'. Khel Now.
- ↑ AIFF Super Cup 2025-26: Kerala Blasters crashes out as Mumbai City enters semifinals, Bhattacharjee, Neeladri. Sportstar(6 November 2025).
- ↑ FC Goa edge Mumbai City in semi-final to set up AIFF Super Cup title defence. www.the-aiff.com.