The 2020–21 Mumbai City FC season was the seventh season in the history of Indian Super League club Mumbai City. After failing to qualify for the playoffs the previous season, head coach Jorge Costa was relieved of his duties and replaced by Goa head coach Sergio Lobera.
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Head coach | Sergio Lobera | ||
| Stadium | GMC Athletic Stadium[a] | ||
| Indian Super League | 1st (Premiers) | ||
| Play-offs | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Adam Le Fondre (11) All: Adam Le Fondre (11) | ||
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Senior squad edit
- As of 1 November 2020[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad changes edit
In edit
| No. | Position | Player | Previous club | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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| — | MF |  Cy Goddard
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 Benevento
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Loan | 3 October 2020 | [4] |
Out edit
| Position | Player | New club | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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| DF |  Mato Grgić
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Rudeš
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Released | 1 June 2020 | [5] |
| DF |  Pratik Chaudhari
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Bengaluru | Free transfer | 3 June 2020 | [6] |
| GK | Ravi Kumar
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Odisha | Free transfer | 3 June 2020 | [7] |
| MF |  Paulo Machado
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Leixões
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Free transfer | 7 August 2020 | [8] |
| DF | Subhasish Bose
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ATK Mohun Bagan | Free transfer | 13 August 2020 | [9] |
Competitions edit
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 30 October 2020 Friendly | Kerala Blasters FC | 0–0 | Mumbai City | Goa, India |
| 14:00 IST | Stadium: GMC Stadium, Bambolim Attendance: Closed Doors |
| 10 November 2020 Friendly | Mumbai City | 3–2 | Odisha | Nagoa, Goa, India |
Ogbeche  Borges Antonay (o.g.) |
Marcelinho Nandha |
Stadium: Village Panchayat Ground, |
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| ISL | 21 November 2020 | Matchday 1 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 54.55 | |
| Super Cup | — | ||||||||||
| Total | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 54.55 | |||
Last updated: 24 February 2021
Source: FBref
Indian Super League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mumbai City (L, C) | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 40 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 40 | Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Cup play-off round[b] |
| 3 | NorthEast United | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 33 | Qualification to ISL playoffs |
| 4 | Goa | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 31 | |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 29 |
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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) League Winners' Shield Winners
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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (L) League Winners' Shield Winners
Results by matchday edit
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2021. Source: ISL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| 21 November 2020 1 | NorthEast | 1–0 | Mumbai City | Vasco da Gama, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Appiah 49' (pen) Mehta  84' Gallego 90' |
Report | Golui 37' Jahouh  43' Cy 90' |
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: R Venkatesh Man of the Match: Khassa Camara (NorthEast United) |
| 25 November 2020 2 | Goa | 0–1 | Mumbai City | Margao, Goa[c] |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Le Fondre (Mumbai City) |
| 1 December 2020 3 | Mumbai City | 3–0 | East Bengal | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Hugo Boumous (Mumbai City) |
| 6 December 2020 4 | Mumbai City | 2–0 | Odisha | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 18:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Ranjit Baksi Man of the Match: Borges (Mumbai City) |
| 9 December 2020 5 | Mumbai City | 2–1 | Chennaiyin | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match: Fall (Mumbai City) |
| 14 December 2020 6 | Mumbai City | 1–1 | Jamshedpur | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: C.R. Srikrishna Man of the Match: Hartely (Jamshedpur) |
| 20 December 2020 7 | Hyderabad | 0–2 | Mumbai City | Vasco, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report |
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Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei Man of the Match: Jahouh (Mumbai City) |
| 2 January 2021 8 | Mumbai City | 2–0 | Kerala Blasters | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta Man of the Match: Amrinder Singh (Mumbai City) |
| 5 January 2021 9 | Bengaluru | 1–3 | Mumbai City | Margao, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna |
| 11 January 2021 10 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 0–1 | Mumbai City | Margao, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna |
| 16 January 2021 11 | Mumbai City | 0–0 | Hyderabad | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
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Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: A Rowan |
| 22 January 2021 12 | East Bengal | 0–1 | Mumbai City | Vasco da Gama, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna |
| 25 January 2021 13 | Chennaiyin | 1–1 | Mumbai City | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report | D | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Mb Santhosh Kumar |
| 30 January 2021 14 | Mumbai City | 1–2 | NorthEast United | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
| 3 February 2021 15 | Kerala Blasters | 1–2 | Mumbai City | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta |
| 8 February 2021 16 | Mumbai City | 3–3 | Goa | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
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Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Pranjal Banerjee |
| 15 February 2021 17 | Mumbai City | 2–4 | Bengaluru | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta |
| 20 February 2021 18 | Jamshedpur | 2–0 | Mumbai City | Vasco, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
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Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Harish Kundu |
| 24 February 2021 19 | Odisha | 1–6 | Mumbai City | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Bipin Singh (ATK) |
| 28 February 2021 20 | Mumbai City | 2–0 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Bambolim, Goa[c] |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: 0[c] Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar Man of the Match: Mourtada Fall (MCFC) |
Play-offs edit
| 5 March 2021 Semi-finals 1st leg | Goa | 2–2 | Mumbai City | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Angulo 20' (pen.) Saviour 59' |
Report | Boumous 38' Fall 61' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India) |
| 8 March 2021 Semi-finals 2nd leg | Mumbai City | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (6–5 p) | Goa | Bambolim |
| 19:30 IST | Report | Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei (India) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 13 March 2021 Final | Mumbai City | 2–1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Margao |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
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Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 0[d] Referee: Tejas Nagavenkar |
Statistics edit
Goal scorers edit
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Indian Super League | Play-offs | Total |
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| 1 | 9 | FW |  Adam Le Fondre
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11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 10 | FW |  Bartholomew Ogbeche
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8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 29 | MF | Bipin Singh
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5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 25 | DF |  Mourtada Fall
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3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | MF |  Hugo Boumous
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2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | MF |  Hernán Santana
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2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | Rowllin Borges
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2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | 23 | MF | Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
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1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Cy Goddard
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1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 39 | |||
Last updated: 13 March 2021.
Source: FBref
Clean sheets edit
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Indian Super League | Play-offs | Total |
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| 1 | 1 | GK | Amrinder Singh
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9 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||
Last updated: 8 March 2021.
Source: FBref
Notes edit
- ^ Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in India, all Indian Super League matches during the 2020–21 season will be held in Goa.[1] Mumbai City matches will be hosted at the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim.[2]
- ^ As the Premiers Mumbai City won the ISL playoffs, the regular season runners-up will qualify for 2022 AFC Cup play-off round.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 Indian Super League season would be entirely held in Goa, inside closed doors and Kerala Blasters has been allotted the GMC Athletic Stadium as their home ground for the season.[10]
- ^ Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
References edit
- ^ "ISL 2020-21 season to be held in Goa from November". The Hindu Sportstar. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "ISL: Odisha FC to play all 'home' games at GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim". Times of India. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Mumbai City FC Squad". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Cy Goddard signs for Mumbai City FC on loan". Benevento Calcio.
- ^ "KUSTOŠIJA VS. RUDEŠ 0 - 0". Soccerway.
- ^ "Pratik Chaudhari signs with Bengaluru FC". Bengaluru FC (Twitter).
- ^ "Ravi Kumar signs for Odisha FC". Odisha FC (Twitter).
- ^ "Mumbai City part ways with Paulo Machado". Mumbai City FC.
- ^ "Subhasish Bose signs with ATK Mohun Bagan FC". ATK Mohun Bagan FC (Twitter).
- ^ "ISL 2020-21: Everything you need to know about the GMC Stadium Bambolim". Sportskeeda. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.