Club: | Mumbai City |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Chrtitle: | President |
Chairman: | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
Ownertitle: | Owners |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Des Buckingham |
Stadium: | Mumbai Football Arena |
League: | Indian Super League |
League Result: | 1st |
Cup1: | ISL Play-offs |
Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
Cup2: | Super Cup |
Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
Cup3: | Durand Cup |
Cup3 Result: | Runners-up |
League Topscorer: | Jorge Pereyra Díaz (11) |
Season Topscorer: | Lallianzuala Chhangte (18) |
Highest Attendance: | 6,407 (vs Kerala Blasters, 8 January 2023) |
Lowest Attendance: | 3,187 (vs Northeast United FC, 19 January 2023) |
Average Attendance: | 5071 |
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Updated: | 23 October 2022 |
Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 season was the 9th season in the existence of Mumbai City Football Club and their 6th season in the top flight of India football.
Mumbai City FC started their campaign undefeated, with two draws and a 2-0 home win against Odisha FC.[1]
Mumbai City had a near-exemplary Durand Cup in their maiden campaign and became runner-ups. With two big wins, despite a draw and a defeat, they managed to qualify for the top spot in Group and then They earn hard-fought victories in the quarter-final and semi-final against Chennaiyin FC and Mohammedan SC respectively to secure their first-ever spot in a Durand Cup final.[2] They lost against Bengaluru FC in the final.[3]
Lallianzuala Chhangte is the club's top scorer with eighteen goals in all competitions, followed by Jorge Pereyra Díaz who has twelve goals to his name.[4] So far from the home league matches, the club attracted an average attendance at Mumbai Football Arena of only 5,071, an 3.2% decrease from 2019–20 season . The highest attendance recorded was 6,407 for their home match against Kerala Blasters.
After an impressive AFC Champions League campaign, Mumbai City FC strengthened their squad with the right number of signings but also by retentions from last year. They made only six changes to their Durand Cup squad from the AFC Champions League squad.[5] The Islanders made their Durand Cup debut in Group B. They had a near exemplary group stage, as they won 5-1 and 4-1 against Rajasthan United FC[6] and the Indian Navy[7] respectively.