2014 Mumbai City FC season

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Mumbai City FC
2014 season
Head coach Peter Reid
Stadium DY Patil Stadium
ISL 5th
Top goalscorer André Moritz (3)
Highest home attendance28,000 (vs Pune City, 18 October 2014) [1]
Average home league attendance28,000
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The 2014 Season is Mumbai City FC's 1st season in existence in the Indian Super League.

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Background

In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the National Federation for Football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament. [2]

Mumbai were the visitors in the first ever ISL match on 12 October 2014, at Atlético de Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium. With both Nicolas Anelka and Freddie Ljungberg absent, the side lost 3–0. [3]

Signings

Foreign signings

#Position:PlayerLast clubDateSource
4MF Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Ribeiro Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper
5DF Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Friedrich Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund 22 August 2014 [4]
8MF Flag of Sweden.svg Freddie Ljungberg Retirement2 September 2014 [5]
21MF Flag of Brazil.svg André Moritz Flag of England.svg Bolton Wanderers 10 October 2014 [6]
39FW Flag of France.svg Nicolas Anelka Flag of England.svg West Bromwich Albion 15 September 2014 [7] [8]

Drafted domestic players

RoundPositionPlayerLast Club
1GK Flag of India.svg Subrata Pal Flag of Denmark.svg Vestsjælland
2MF Flag of India.svg Lalrindika Ralte East Bengal
3DF Flag of India.svg Syed Rahim Nabi Mohammedan
4DF Flag of India.svg Raju Gaikwad East Bengal
5FW Flag of India.svg Subhash Singh Shillong Lajong
6MF Flag of India.svg Ram Malik Mohun Bagan
7DF Flag of India.svg Deepak Mondal United Sports Club
8MF Flag of India.svg Rohit Mirza Mumbai
9GK Flag of India.svg Ishan Debnath United Sports Club
10FW Flag of India.svg Nadong Bhutia United Sikkim
11MF Flag of India.svg Asif Kottayil United Sports Club
12DF Flag of India.svg Peter Costa Mumbai
13MF Flag of India.svg Lalrin Fela Mohun Bagan
14FW Flag of India.svg Sushil Kumar Singh Eagles

Drafted foreign players

RoundPositionPlayerLast Club
1FW Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Nadaya Flag of Argentina.svg Almirante Brown
2MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Štohanzl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Mladá Boleslav
3MF Flag of Spain.svg Javi Fernandez Flag of Spain.svg Algeciras
4DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Čmovš Flag of Bulgaria.svg Levski Sofia
5DF Flag of France.svg Johan Letzelter Flag of France.svg Chamois Niortais
6GK Flag of Portugal.svg André Preto Flag of Portugal.svg Vitória de Guimarães
7DF Flag of Greece.svg Ilias Pollalis Flag of Greece.svg Glyfada

Players and staff

Squad

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Subrata Paul
2 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Johan Letzelter
3 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Raju Gaikwad
4 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Tiago Ribeiro
5 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Manuel Friedrich (vice captain)
6 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jan Štohanzl
7 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Rohit Mirza
8 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Freddie Ljungberg
9 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Abhishek Yadav
10 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Diego Nadaya
11 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Javi Fernández
12 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Singam Subash Singh
13 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Ram Malik
14 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Nadong Bhutia
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Asif Kottayil
16 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Peter Costa
17 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Deepak Mondal
18 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Sushil Kumar Singh
19 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Syed Rahim Nabi (captain [9] )
20 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Lalrindika Ralte
21 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA André Moritz
23 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Lalrin Fela
26 DF Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Ilias Pollalis
27 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Pavel Čmovš
31 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Ishan Debnath
39 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Nicolas Anelka
41 GK Flag of Portugal.svg  POR André Preto

Note:Numbers are referenced from those posted by the official ISL app.

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of England.svg Peter Reid
Assistant coach Flag of England.svg Steve Darby

Indian Super League

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
5 Delhi Dynamos 144641614+218
6 Pune City 144461217−516
7 Mumbai City 144461221−916
8 NorthEast United 143651113−215
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
144461221 −91641296 +3034315 −12

Last updated: 1 September 2014.
Source: Matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHHAHHAAHHAAHA
ResultLWLLWWDDDLLLWD
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2014. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

12 October 20141 Atlético de Kolkata 3–0 Mumbai City Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Teferra Yellow card.svg 25'Soccerball shade.svg27'
Nato Yellow card.svg 32'
Borja Soccerball shade.svg69'
Arnal Soccerball shade.svg90+3'Yellow card.svg 90+3'		 Report Nabi Yellow card.svg 2'
Gaikwad Yellow card.svg 19'
Štohanzl Yellow card.svg 29'		Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Chris Penso
18 October 20142 Mumbai City 5–0 Pune City Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Costa Yellow card.svg 3'
Moritz Soccerball shade.svg12', 27', 71'
Singh Soccerball shade.svg37'
Štohanzl Yellow card.svg 51'
Letzelter Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Rodrigues Yellow card.svg 4'
Kotal Yellow card.svg 49'
Cirillo Yellow card.svg 70'
Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: Chris Penso
24 October 20143 Mumbai City 0–2 NorthEast United Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Letzelter Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Čmovš Yellow card.svg 52' Yellow-red card.svg 75'		 Report Mtonga Soccerball shade.svg57'
Batata Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: David Gantar
28 October 20144 Chennaiyin 5–1 Mumbai City Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Elano Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.), 69'
Lalpekhlua Soccerball shade.svg26'
Mendoza Soccerball shade.svg41', 44'
Khabra Yellow card.svg 55'
Djordjic Yellow card.svg 77'		 Report Letzelter Yellow card.svg 52'
Nabi Soccerball shade.svg88'		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: David Gantar
2 November 20145 Mumbai City 1–0 Kerala Blasters Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Anelka Soccerball shade.svg45'
Letzelter Yellow card.svg 83'		 Report Chettri Yellow card.svg 83'
Pearson Yellow card.svg 90+2'		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 November 20146 Mumbai City 1–0 Delhi Dynamos Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Moritz Yellow card.svg 53'
Anelka Soccerball shade.svg59'		 Report Bruno Yellow card.svg 55'Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
9 November 20147 Goa 0–0 Mumbai City Goa
16:30 IST (UTC+5:30) N.Das Yellow card.svg 24'
Bengelloun Yellow card.svg 45+5'
Singh Yellow card.svg 66'		 Report Costa Yellow card.svg 27'
Štohanzl Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 November 20148 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Mumbai City Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
17 November 20149 Mumbai City 0–0 Goa Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Čmovš Yellow card.svg 73' Report Desai Yellow card.svg 28'
Grégory Yellow card.svg 71'		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar
23 November 201414 Mumbai City 0–3 Chennaiyin Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Costa Yellow card.svg 80'
Letzelter Yellow card.svg 87'		 Report Djemba-Djemba Yellow card.svg 22'
Pelissari Soccerball shade.svg71'
D.Singh Soccerball shade.svg81'
Cristian Soccerball shade.svg89'
Bracigliano Yellow card.svg 90+1'		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: Anthony Simoes
28 November 201411 Delhi Dynamos 4–1 Mumbai City Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Houben Yellow card.svg 26'
Mulder Soccerball shade.svg44'
Junker Soccerball shade.svg50'
Marmentini Soccerball shade.svg60'
Bhargav Yellow card.svg 89'Soccerball shade.svg90+3'		 Report Štohanzl Yellow card.svg 62'
Yadav Soccerball shade.svg86'		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna
3 December 201412 Pune City 2–0 Mumbai City Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Cirillo Yellow card.svg 39'
Rodrigues Yellow card.svg 61'
Dudu Soccerball shade.svg66', 80'		 Report Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 64'
Friedrich Yellow card.svg 64'		Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
7 December 201413 Mumbai City 2–1 Atlético de Kolkata Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Štohanzl Yellow card.svg 18'
Ralte Yellow card.svg 31'Soccerball shade.svg40'
Yadav Yellow card.svg 35'
Friedrich Soccerball shade.svg76'
Kottayil Yellow card.svg 90+8'		 Report Sahni Soccerball shade.svg60'
Nato Yellow card.svg 86'		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar
10 December 201410 NorthEast United 1–1 Mumbai City Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Koke Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.) Report Ribeiro Yellow card.svg 8'
Čmovš Yellow card.svg 10'
Mondal Yellow card.svg 33'
Štohanzl Yellow card.svg 76'
Singh Soccerball shade.svg84'		Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi

Squad statistics

As of Match played 10 December 2014

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotal Indian Super League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of India.svg  IND Subrata Pal 140140
2 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Johan Letzelter 131131
3 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Raju Gaikwad 3030
4 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Tiago Ribeiro 1109+20
5 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Manuel Friedrich 141141
6 MF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jan Štohanzl 130130
7 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Rohit Mirza 100+10
8 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Freddie Ljungberg 401+30
9 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Abhishek Yadav 413+11
10 FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Diego Nadaya 201+10
11 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Javi Fernandez 400+40
12 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Subhash Singh 1219+31
13 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Ram Malik 100+10
14 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Nadong Bhutia 1103+80
15 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Asif Kottayil 301+20
16 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Peter Costa 1008+20
17 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Deepak Mondal 12011+10
18 FW Flag of India.svg  IND Sushil Kumar Singh 513+21
19 DF Flag of India.svg  IND Syed Rahim Nabi 8181
20 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Lalrindika Ralte 14112+21
21 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA André Moritz 938+13
23 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Lalrin Fela 100+10
27 DF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Pavel Čmovš 130130
39 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Nicolas Anelka 7272
41 GK Flag of Portugal.svg  POR André Preto 100+10

Goal scorers

PlacePositionNationNumberName Indian Super League Total
1MF Flag of Brazil.svg 21 André Moritz 33
2FW Flag of France.svg 39 Nicolas Anelka 22
3FW Flag of India.svg 12 Subhash Singh 11
DF Flag of France.svg 2 Johan Letzelter 11
DF Flag of India.svg 19 Syed Rahim Nabi 11
FW Flag of India.svg 9 Abhishek Yadav 11
MF Flag of India.svg 20 Lalrindika Ralte 11
DF Flag of Germany.svg 5 Manuel Friedrich 11
FW Flag of India.svg 18 Sushil Kumar Singh 11
TOTALS1212

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionName Indian Super League Total
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
2 Flag of France.svg DF Johan Letzelter 4040
3 Flag of India.svg DF Raju Gaikwad 1010
4 Flag of Portugal.svg MF Tiago Ribeiro 2020
5 Flag of Germany.svg DF Manuel Friedrich 1010
6 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg MF Jan Štohanzl 6060
9 Flag of India.svg FW Abhishek Yadav 1010
15 Flag of India.svg MF Asif Kottayil 1010
16 Flag of India.svg DF Peter Costa 3030
17 Flag of India.svg DF Deepak Mondal 1010
19 Flag of India.svg DF Syed Rahim Nabi 1010
20 Flag of India.svg MF Lalrindika Ralte 1010
21 Flag of Brazil.svg MF André Moritz 1010
27 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg DF Pavel Čmovš 4141
TOTALS271271

See also

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