11 Facts About Mumbai City

1.

Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football.

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Also, Mumbai City is the first club from India to win an AFC Champions League match.

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3.

Mumbai City were the visitors in the first ever ISL match on 12 October 2014, at Atletico de Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium.

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4.

Mumbai City only won four matches and lost six to finish in sixth position in the league table.

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5.

Mumbai City was awarded the best goalkeeper in 2016, keeping record clean sheets for the club.

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6.

Costa's Mumbai City had a reputation for being defensively strong and lethal on the counter-attack.

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7.

On 8 October 2021, Mumbai City appointed English manager Des Buckingham as head coach on a two-year contract.

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8.

Mumbai City finished the season on fifth place and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

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9.

Mumbai City FC allotted to play their home games at Goa Medical College Athletic Stadium, Bambolim, along with Chennaiyin FC, Kerala Blasters FC and Odisha FC where they played 11 games including semifinal home leg against FC Goa and with the record of W6-D3-L2 and went on to win the League Winners Shield and the League.

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10.

Mumbai City FC is reputed to have one of the most vocal fan bases in India.

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11.

Mumbai City has a rivalry with their neighbourhood club FC Goa, against whom they contest the western derby or western rivalry.

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