Mumbai City FC Reserves and Academy
Mumbai City FC Reserves and Academy is the reserve side and youth setup of Mumbai City. As of the 2023–24 season, the reserve team competes in the Reliance Foundation Development League and the Mumbai Football League.[1][2]
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| Full name | Mumbai City Football Club Reserves and Academy | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Islanders | ||
| Ground | Mumbai Football Arena | ||
| Capacity | 6,600 | ||
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| Head coach | Mohan Dass | ||
| League | Reliance Foundation Development League Mumbai Football League | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
After several seasons of gradual expansion, the I-League announced that its 2nd Division would incorporate the reserve sides of seven of the ten ISL sides for the 2017–18 season, with no right of promotion for the ISL reserve sides. Mumbai City FC elected not take up the opportunity and were one of the three sides not represented.[3] Two years later, Mumbai City were announced to be entering a team in the 2019–20 competition.[4] In 2022, AIFF and FSDL the governing body of Indian Super League announced that they are introducing a new development league to develop country's young players and it was said that the reserve side of each Indian Super League club will participate in this newly introduced reserve league. [5] From 2021–22 season, the reserve side of Mumbai City participates in this league.[6]
Reserves
- As of 15 April 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
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Under-19s
- As of 28 August 2023[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Domestic
- MFA Independence Cup U18
- Champions (1): 2022[7]
- WIFA Youth League U13
- Champions (1): 2023
- MFA Yuva President's League U15
- Champions (1): 2023
- DPDL Mumbai U14
- Champions (1): 2023
- DPDL Mumbai U12
- Champions (1): 2023
See also
References
- "Seven Hero ISL clubs to join RFYC in inaugural Reliance Foundation Development League from April 15". www.indiansuperleague.com. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- @MumbaiCityFC (28 August 2023). "मंडळी! Presenting #TheIslanders' U19 squad for the MFA Super League 2023-24" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18". I-League. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- "I-League 2019-2020 to begin on November 30". The Hindu. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- "Reliance Foundation Development League to be held in Goa from April 15". www.thehindu.com. 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Seven ISL clubs to take part in inaugural Reliance Foundation Development League". www.theprint.in. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- @MumbaiCityFC (15 August 2022). "🏆 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦! 🏆 | #TheIslanders' U18s dispatch Oranje FC – Renaissance in the final to bring home the MFA Independence Cup 2022! 💥" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022 – via Twitter.