The 2016 Mumbai City FC season was the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the Indian Super League, their most successful till date. This season was also the first in which the club was coached by the Costarican Alexandre Guimarães, replacing Nicolas Anelka who served as player-coach the previous season. They finished first in the standings after the ending of the league season, qualifying for the semifinals for the very first time led by Diego Forlán who was their marquee player. However they lost in the semifinals to Atletico de Kolkata 1-5 on aggregate.
Background
After the end of the 2014 ISL season, Mumbai City parted ways with their inaugural season head coach, Peter Reid. Soon after, Nicolas Anelka, the club's marquee from 2014, was named as the player-head coach for the 2015 season. The season began for Mumbai City with a 3–1 loss to their Maharashtra rivals, Pune City on 5 October. The team ended the season with only four wins through fourteen matches, three of which came in a row at the end of October. This resulted in Mumbai City finishing the season in sixth place in the standings, missing out on the finals by six points.
Player movement
Foreign players Position PlayerMF Sony Norde
Indian players To be Announced
Signings PositionPlayerOld clubDateRef Matías Defederico San Marcos de Arica15 June 2016 Aiborlang Khongjee Shillong Lajong21 June 2016 Boithang Haokip Shillong Lajong21 June 2016 Jackichand Singh Pune City21 June 2016
Squad information
First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 32 Albino Gomes GK 1 Amrinder Singh GK 25 Roberto Volpato Neto GK Defenders2 Aiborlang Khongjee Defender 5 Anwar Ali Defender 3 Ashutosh Mehta RB 30 Facundo Cardozo CB / LB 4 Gerson Vieira CB 23 Lalchhuanmawia Fanai LB 21 Lalhmangaihsanga Ralte LB 26 Lucian Goian CB Midfielders 14 Boithang Haokip CM 17 David Lalrinmuana Midfielder 12 Jackichand Singh Left wing 6 Krisztián Vadócz Central midfield 8 Léo Costa Right midfield 20 Matías Defederico Attacking midfield 22 Otacilio Brito Alves Midfielder 26 Sehnaj Singh CM 16 Sony Norde AM 27 Thangjam Saran Singh Right midfield 13 Udanta Singh Left wing Strikers 10 Diego Forlán Secondary striker 11 Sunil Chhetri Centre-forward 37 Thiago dos Santos Cunha Centre-forward
Coaching staff PositionName Manager Alexandre Guimarães Assistant coach Juliano Fontana Assistant coach Alex Ambrose Goalkeeping coach Alexandre Lopes CEO Indranil Das Blah Team Manager Watson Fernandes Head Analyst Sujay Sharma
Indian Super League
Results summary
Matches
Knockout phase In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.
Semi-finals
Player statistics
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition
See also 2016–17 in Indian football
References
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