2023–24 Mumbai City FC season

On 17 May, the Islanders announced that they have extended the contract of the Australian centre-back Rostyn Griffiths till the end of the 2023–24 season.[1]

On 18 May, the Islanders announced that they have been granted ICLS Premier 1 license by the All India Football Federation — the governing body of association football in India.[2]

On 23 May, the Islanders announced the contract extension of Spanish central midfielder Alberto Noguera till the end of the 2023–24 season.[3]

On 26 May, the Islanders announced the contract extension of Argentine striker Jorge Pereyra Díaz till the end of the 2023–24 season.[4]

On 28 May, the Islanders announced the departure of their Indian left-back Mandar Rao Dessai after spending three years at the club.[5]

On 29 May, the Islanders announced the departure of their club captain, Senegalese centre-back Mourtada Fall after three years with the club.[6]

On 30 May, the Islanders announced the departure of their Moroccan defensive midfielder Ahmed Jahouh after spending three years at the club.[7]

On 31 May, the Islanders announced the departures of Hardik Bhatt (on loan), Gursimrat Singh Gill and Raynier Fernandes from the club as their contracts ended on the same day.[8][9][10]

On 1 June, the Islanders welcomed back Spaniard Juanma Cruz as their new first-team goalkeeping coach till the end of the 2023–24 season.[11]

On 3 June, the Islanders announced the contract extension of Indian right-back Rahul Bheke till the end of the 2023–24 season.[12]

On 7 June, the Islanders announced the contract extension of Indian right winger Vikram Partap Singh till 2026 on a three-year contract.[13]

On 11 June, the Islanders announced that Rowllin Borges has been loaned out to FC Goa till the end of the 2023–24 season.[14]

On 12 June, the Islanders announced the contract extension of Indian centre-back Mehtab Singh till 2026 on a three-year contract.[15]

On 16 June, the Islanders announced the contract extension of Indian striker Ayush Chhikara till 2026 on a three-year contract.[16]

On 18 June, the Islanders announced the departure of Naorem Tondomba Singh to Delhi FC on a season-long loan deal.[17]

On 19 June, the Islanders announced the signing of Indian left-back Akash Mishra from Hyderabad FC for an undisclosed transfer fee till 2028 on a five-year deal.[18]

On 24 June, the Islanders announced the permanent signing of Vinit Rai from Odisha FC following his loan spell till the end of the 2023–24 season.[19]

On 27 June, the Islanders announced that Amey Ranawade has been loaned out to Odisha FC till the end of the 2023–24 season.[20]

On 28 June, the Islanders announced the contract extension of Indian goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa till 2026 on a three-year contract.[21]

On 6 July, the Islanders announced the signing of the Spanish centre-back Tiri till the end of the 2023–24 season.[22]

On 8 July, the Islanders announced the signings of centre-back Nathan Rodrigues and midfielder Franklin Nazareth from RFYC. The two 19 year-olds joined Mumbai City till 2027 on a four-year deal.[23]

On 10 July, the Islanders announced the departure Indian left-back Vignesh Dakshinamurthy to Hyderabad FC for an undisclosed fee after spending five years at the club.[24]

On 12 July, the Islanders announced the signing of Dutch defensive midfielder Yoell van Nieff until 2025.[25]

On 13 July, the Islanders announced the departure of left-back Naocha Singh to Kerala Blasters on a season-long loan deal.[26]

On 14 July, Mumbai City unveiled the club’s new crest ahead of the 2023–24 season, a landmark 10th season of the club’s history. The new Puma 2023–24 home kit was also revealed – the first kit in the Islanders new era to feature the new crest.[27]

On 16 July, the Islanders announced that they would travel to Thailand on a pre-season tour in preparation for the Durand Cup campaign in August.[28]

On 17 July, the Islanders were drawn in Group B for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup, alongside Indian Navy, Jamshedpur FC and Mohammedan SC.[29]

On 22 July, the Islanders announced the signing of Indian attacking midfielder Jayesh Rane on a season-long loan from Bengaluru FC.[30]

On 23 July, the Durand Cup announced the fixtures of the Islanders and the participating clubs.[31]

On 30 July, the Islanders played their first tour pre-season friendly match against Thai League 1 side PT Prachuap, which they won 3–0.[32]

On 4 August, the Islanders announced a 29-member squad for the 2023 Durand Cup.[33]

On 5 August, the Islanders played their first group stage match in the Durand Cup against I-League side Mohammedan SC, which ended in a 1–3 win.[34]

On 8 August, the Islanders played their second group stage match in the Durand Cup against Jamshedpur FC, which they won 0–5.[35]

On 14 August, the Islanders announced the departure of striker Mustafa Shaikh to Sporting Club Bengaluru on a season-long loan deal.[36]

On 14 August, the Islanders announced the departure of Indian midfielder, Mohammed Asif Khan, to Inter Kashi for an undisclosed fee after spending five years at the club from the age of 14.[37]

On 19 August, the Islanders played their third group stage match in the Durand Cup against Indian Navy FT, which they won 4–0, making it three wins out of three in Group B and qualifying for the quarter-finals.[38]

On 22 August, the Islanders were drawn against Mohun Bagan SG in the quarter-finals of the Durand Cup. The match is scheduled to play on 27 August.[39]

On 22 August, the Islanders announced that they will be playing their home games in the AFC Champions League at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, due to the present infrastructural setup at the Mumbai Football Arena which makes the venue ineligible to host games.[40]

Notes:

• Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 September 2023.[43]
• Appearances and goals last updated on 19 August 2023, including all competitions for senior teams.
• Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
• Player^* – Player who joined the club permanently or on loan during the season.
• Player^† – Player who departed the club permanently or on loan during the season.

No.	Player	Nat.	Position(s) (Footedness)	Date of birth (Age)	Signed		Transfer fee	Apps.	Goals
					In	From
Goalkeepers
1	Phurba Lachenpa	IND	GK (R)	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998	2020	Real Kashmir	Free transfer	43	0
13	Mohammad Nawaz	IND	GK (R)	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000	2021	Goa	Free transfer	21	0
22	Bhaskar Roy	IND	GK (R)	(1994-01-05) 5 January 1994	2022	Rajasthan United	Free transfer	0	0
32	Ahan Prakash	IND	GK (R)	(2004-08-20) 20 August 2004	2023	Indian Arrows	Free transfer	0	0
Defenders
2	Rahul Bheke (captain)	IND	RB / CB (R)	(1990-12-06) 6 December 1990	2021	Bengaluru	Free transfer	50	3
3	Valpuia	IND	CB / LB (L)	(2000-05-31) 31 May 2000	2019	Aizawl	Free transfer	6	0
4	Tiri*	ESP	CB (L)	(1991-07-14) 14 July 1991	2023	Mohun Bagan SG	Free transfer	0	0
5	Mehtab Singh	IND	CB (R)	(1998-06-05) 5 June 1998	2020	East Bengal	Free transfer	64	5
17	Sanjeev Stalin	IND	LB (L)	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001	2022	Kerala Blasters	Free transfer	20	0
18	Rostyn Griffiths	AUS	CB (R)	(1988-03-10) 10 March 1988	2022	Melbourne City	Free transfer	25	2
27	Nathan Rodrigues*	IND	CB (L)	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004	2023	RFYC	Free transfer	1	1
31	Akash Mishra*	IND	LB (L)	(2001-11-27) 27 November 2001	2023	Hyderabad	Undisclosed	1	0
44	Halen Nongtdu	IND	CB (R)	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004	2022	Indian Arrows	Free transfer	3	0
Midfielders
8	Yoell van Nieff*	NED	DM / CB (L)	(1993-06-17) 17 June 1993	2023	Puskas AFC	Free transfer	3	1
10	Alberto Noguera	ESP	AM / CM (R)	(1989-09-24) 24 September 1989	2022	Goa	Free transfer	31	6
16	Vinit Rai*	IND	DM / CM / LB (R)	(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997	2022	Odisha	Free transfer	35	2
20	Jayesh Rane*	IND	CM / AM (R)	(1993-02-20) 20 February 1993	2023	Bengaluru	Loan transfer	0	0
45	Lalengmawia Ralte (Apuia)	IND	CM / DM (R)	(2000-10-17) 17 October 2000	2021	NorthEast United	₹20m	53	5
60	Franklin Nazareth*	IND	DM (R)	(2004-01-03) 3 January 2004	2023	RFYC	Free transfer	1	0
77	Gyamar Nikum	IND	RM / CM (R/L)	(2004-10-26) 26 October 2004	2023	Rajasthan United	₹6m	1	0
Attackers
6	Vikram Pratap Singh	IND	RW (R)	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002	2020	Indian Arrows	₹5m	63	9
7	Lallianzuala Chhangte	IND	RW (L)	(1997-06-08) 8 June 1997	2022	Chennaiyin	Free transfer	48	19
11	Gurkirat Singh	IND	ST / LW (L)	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003	2021	Indian Arrows	Free transfer	30	1
21	Seilenthang Lotjem*	IND	LW (R)	(2004-04-12) 12 April 2004	2023	Sudeva Delhi	Free transfer	0	0
23	Nasser El Khayati*	NED	LW (R)	(1989-02-07) 7 February 1989	2023	Chennaiyin	Free transfer	0	0
24	Greg Stewart	SCO	CF / AM (L)	(1990-03-17) 17 March 1990	2022	Jamshedpur	Free transfer	31	15
28	Ayush Chhikara	IND	ST (R)	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002	2022	Mumbai City Academy	N/A	10	1
29	Bipin Singh	IND	LW (R)	(1995-03-10) 10 March 1995	2018	ATK	Free transfer	107	22
30	Jorge Pereyra Díaz	ARG	ST (R)	(1990-08-05) 5 August 1990	2022	Platense	Free transfer	28	16
Out on loan
4	Amey Ranawade†	IND	RB (R)	(1998-03-07) 7 March 1998	2020	Bengaluru United	Free transfer	40	0
14	Rowllin Borges†	IND	DM / CM (R)	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992	2019	NorthEast United	Free transfer	60	4
18	Naocha Singh†	IND	LB / CB (L)	(1999-08-24) 24 August 1999	2021	Gokulam Kerala	Free transfer	0	0
28	Naorem Tondomba Singh†	IND	DM / CM (R)	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999	2020	East Bengal	Free transfer	0	0

Notes:

• Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 August 2023.[43]
• The list is sorted by new squad number.
• Player^* – Player who joined Mumbai City permanently or on loan during the season.
• Player^† – Player who departed Mumbai City permanently or on loan during the season.

Player	Pos.	Prev. No.	New No.	Previous player to wear number	Notes
Valpuia	DF	31	3	Tondonba Singh†	Mishra took the number 31 shirt
Tiri*	DF	—	4	Amey Ranawade†	Ranawade departed the club on loan
Yoell van Nieff*	MF	—	8	Alberto Noguera	Noguera took the number 10 shirt
Alberto Noguera	MF	8	10	Ahmed Jahouh†	Jahouh departed the club
Gurkirat Singh	FW	9	11	Raynier Fernandes†	Fernandes departed the club
Sanjeev Stalin	DF	15	17	Mandar Rao Dessai†	Dessai departed the club
Jayesh Rane*	MF	—	20	Jackichand Singh†	—
Nathan Rodrigues*	DF	—	27	Farukh Choudhary†	—
Akash Mishra*	DF	—	31	Valpuia	Valpuia took the number 3 shirt
Franklin Nazareth*	MF	—	60	—	—
Seilenthang Lotjem*	FW	—	21	Ravi Kumar†	—

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Mumbai City v PT Prachuap

30 July 2023 (2023-07-30) Friendly	Mumbai City	3–0	PT Prachuap	Bangkok, Thailand
18:00 ICT 16:30 IST	Díaz 25' B. Singh 26' Rai 48'	Report

The first eleven league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2023.[44]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The fixtures were announced on 22 July 2023. Mumbai City were drawn in Group B for the 132nd edition of the Durand Cup.[29][31]

  Win   Draw   Loss

As a result of finishing top of the group, Mumbai City advanced directly to the quarter-finals. The draw for knockout stages was held on 22 August 2023.[39]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HIL	NAV	NAS	MUM
1	Al-Hilal	3	2	1	0	10	1	+9	7	Advance to Round of 16		—	1–1	4 Dec	6–0
2	Navbahor	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Possible Round of 16		28 Nov	—	2–1	3–0
3	Nassaji Mazandaran	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3			0–3	6 Nov	—	28 Nov
4	Mumbai City	3	0	0	3	0	11	−11	0			6 Nov	4 Dec	0–2	—

  Win   Draw   Loss

Mumbai City v Nassaji Mazandaran

18 September 2023 (2023-09-18) 1	Mumbai City	0–2	Nassaji Mazandaran	Pune, Maharashtra
19:30 IST	Apuia  45+7' Díaz  65' van Nieff  66'	Report	Hosseini 34' Azadi 62' Mohammadzadeh  65' Abdi  90+6'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 1,529 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Navbahor v Mumbai City

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03) 2	Navbahor	3–0	Mumbai City	Namangan, Uzbekistan
19:00 UZT (19:30 IST)	Iskanderov 52' Yakhshiboev 58' Yuldoshev  62' Abdumannopov 88' Akhmedov  90+6'	Report	Stewart 43' Díaz  66'	Stadium: Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 8,230 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Al-Hilal v Mumbai City

23 October 2023 (2023-10-23) 3	Al-Hilal	v	Mumbai City	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 AST (23:30 IST)				Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Mumbai City v Al-Hilal

6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) 4	Mumbai City	v	Al-Hilal	Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
19:30 IST				Stadium: DY Patil Stadium

Nassaji Mazandaran v Mumbai City

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) 5	Nassaji Mazandaran	v	Mumbai City	Tehran, Iran
19:30 IRST (21:30 IST)				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

Mumbai City v Navbahor

4 December 2023 (2023-12-04) 6	Mumbai City	v	Navbahor	Pune, Maharashtra
21:30 IST				Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

Includes all competitions for senior teams.

As of 3 October 2023

2023–24 season								Club total
No.	Pos.	Player	Indian Super League	Federation Cup	Durand Cup	Champions League	Total
1	GK	Phurba Lachenpa	0	0	4	2	6	46
2	DF	Rahul Bheke	2	0	4	1	7	54
3	DF	Valpuia	0	0	1	0	1	6
4	DF	Tiri*	1+1	0	0	2	3+1	4
5	DF	Mehtab Singh	1	0	4	1	6	67
6	FW	Vikram Partap Singh	0+2	0	2+2	1+1	3+5	68
7	FW	Lallianzuala Chhangte	2	0	3	2	7	53
8	MF	Yoell van Nieff*	1+1	0	3+1	2	6+2	8
10	MF	Alberto Noguera	0	0	4	0	4	32
11	FW	Gurkirat Singh	0	0	0+4	0+2	0+6	33
13	GK	Mohammad Nawaz	2	0	0+1	0	2+1	24
16	MF	Vinit Rai*	1+1	0	0+2	0	1+3	37
17	DF	Sanjeev Stalin	0	0	0+2	0	0+2	20
18	DF	Rostyn Griffiths	2	0	1+1	2	5+1	30
20	DF	Jayesh Rane*	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	1
22	GK	Bhaskar Roy	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Seilenthang Lotjem	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Nasser El Khayati	0+2	0	0	0+1	0+3	3
24	FW	Greg Stewart	2	0	4	2	8	36
27	DF	Nathan Rodrigues*	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	1
28	FW	Ayush Chhikara	0	0	0+2	0	0+2	10
29	FW	Bipin Singh	2	0	4	1+1	7+1	112
30	FW	Jorge Pereyra Díaz	2	0	4	2	8	33
31	DF	Akash Mishra*	2	0	2	2	6	6
32	GK	Ahan Prakash	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	Halen Nongtdu	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	3
45	MF	Lalengmawia Ralte (Apuia)	2	0	4	2	8	58
60	MF	Franklin Nazareth*	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	1
77	MF	Gyamar Nikum	0	0	0	0	0	1

Includes all competitions for senior teams. The list is sorted by squad number when season-total goals are equal. Players with no goals are not included in the list.

As of 3 October 2023

2023–24 season									Club total
Rk.	No.	Pos.	Player	Indian Super League	Federation Cup	Durand Cup	Champions League	Total
1	30	FW	Jorge Pereyra Díaz	3	0	5	0	8	20
2	18	DF	Rostyn Griffiths	1	0	1	0	2	3
3	6	FW	Vikram Partap Singh	0	0	1	0	1	9
	7	FW	Lallianzuala Chhangte	0	0	1	0	1	19
	8	MF	Yoell van Nieff	0	0	1	0	1	1
	10	MF	Alberto Noguera	0	0	1	0	1	6
	11	FW	Gurkirat Singh	0	0	1	0	1	1
	24	FW	Greg Stewart	0	0	1	0	1	15
	27	DF	Nathan Rodrigues	0	0	1	0	1	1
Own goal(s)				0	0	0	0	0	—
Total				4	0	13	0	17	—

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total assists are equal. Players with no assists are not included in the list.

As of 3 October 2023

Rk.	No.	Pos.	Player	Indian Super League	Federation Cup	Durand Cup	Champions League	Total
1	24	FW	Greg Stewart	1	0	3	0	4
2	10	MF	Alberto Noguera	0	0	3	0	3
3	5	DF	Mehtab Singh	1	0	1	0	2
	6	FW	Vikram Partap Singh	1	0	1	0	2
	7	FW	Lallianzuala Chhangte	1	0	1	0	2
	29	FW	Bipin Singh	0	0	2	0	2
	30	FW	Jorge Pereyra Díaz	0	0	2	0	2
Total				4	0	13	0	17

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 3 October 2023

Rk.	No.	Goalkeeper	Indian Super League	Federation Cup	Durand Cup	Champions League	Total
1	1	Phurba Lachenpa	0	0	2	0	2
Total			0	0	2	0	2