Competition: | Mumbai Premier League |
Season: | 2024–25 |
Dates: | 13 October 2024 – present[1] |
Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 Mumbai Premier League is the 112th season of the top-tier football league run by the Mumbai Football Association in Mumbai, representing the fifth tier of the Indian football league system.
MYJ–GMSC are the defending champions.[2]
The new season kicked off with the Harwood League, Mumbai's oldest football tournament first played in 1902, now an invitational pre-season tournament featuring teams from the Premier League and the Corporate League.[3] [4] The tournament was won by the Indian Cultural League FC.[5]
Matches are played at the Neville D'Souza Football Turf in Bandra.
18 teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Mumbai Premier League.[6]
Teams | Location | |
---|---|---|
Bombay Muslims | Mumbai Central | |
MYJ–GMSC | Malad | |
PIFA | Colaba | |
Maharashtra Oranje | Powai | |
Community Football Club India | Dahisar | |
Hope United | Churchgate | |
Sellebrity | Bandra | |
Mumbai Kenkre | Mahim | |
Millat FC | Andheri | |
DK Flag Foundation | Badlapur | |
Reliance FYC | Navi Mumbai | |
Mumbay FC | Churchgate | |
ICL Payyade Mumbai FC | Borivali | |
Kalina Rangers CFF | Santacruz | |
Mumbai City B | Andheri | |
Iron Born | ||
India On Track | ||
Bombay Gymkhana | Fort |
Mumbai City B and India On Track gained promotion from the 2023–24 Mumbai Super League while JMJ Sports were relegated after withdrawing from the 2023-24 Mumbai Premier League halfway through the season. Bombay Gymkhana returns after finishing third in the 2023–24 Mumbai Super League.[7] [8] [9]
Mumbay FC launched on 18 July 2024[10] sporting colours and a crest suspiciously similar to the defunct Mumbai FC,[11] replaced Protrack from the previous season.[12] Tiger Shroff was roped in as an unofficial marquee player to promote the new club.[13] [14]
The teams are divided into two groups. The top five teams from each group advance to the Championship playoff round. The bottom four teams from each group enter the Relegation playoff round. Both playoff rounds follow a straight league format. The bottom four teams in the relegation round will be demoted to the 2025-26 Mumbai Super League.[16]