Mumbai City FC Reserves and Academy

Mumbai City FC Reserves and Academy is the reserve side and youth setup of Mumbai City. As of the 2023–24 season, the reserve team competes in the Reliance Foundation Development League and the Mumbai Football League.[1][2]

Mumbai City FC Reserves and Academy
Full nameMumbai City Football Club Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s)The Islanders
GroundMumbai Football Arena
Capacity6,600
Owner(s)
Head coachMohan Dass
LeagueReliance Foundation Development League
Mumbai Football League
Websitehttp://www.mumbaicityfc.com

History

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After several seasons of gradual expansion, the I-League announced that its 2nd Division would incorporate the reserve sides of seven of the ten ISL sides for the 2017–18 season, with no right of promotion for the ISL reserve sides. Mumbai City FC elected not take up the opportunity and were one of the three sides not represented.[3] Two years later, Mumbai City were announced to be entering a team in the 2019–20 competition.[4] In 2022, AIFF and FSDL the governing body of Indian Super League announced that they are introducing a new development league to develop country's young players and it was said that the reserve side of each Indian Super League club will participate in this newly introduced reserve league.[5] From 2021 to 2022 season, the reserve side of Mumbai City participates in this league.[6]

Reserves

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As of 15 April 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Manav Baraskar
2 DF   IND Sheldon D'souza
3 DF   IND Advait Rai
4 DF   IND Mohammed Kaif Khan
5 MF   IND Kevin D'Souza
6 DF   IND Pratham Ghatnur
7 FW   IND Sarvesh Bangar
8 MF   IND Nakul Shelke
9 MF   IND Keegan Pinto
10 MF   IND Shreyas Vatekar
11 MF   IND Vincent Rayan
12 FW   IND Bhuvnesh Shendre
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF   IND Gautam Virwani
14 DF   IND Yash Vanveru
15 DF   IND Twain Fernandez
16 FW   IND Aryan Vinod
17 MF   IND Pranav Pillai
18 MF   IND Nolen Pinto
19 FW   IND Aman CK
20 FW   IND Aman Sayyed
21 MF   IND Kuivao Ruivah
25 DF   IND Umer Muhthar KP
30 GK   IND Nishit Shetty
31 GK   IND Vishal Lama

Other players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW   IND Gaurav Swaminathan
32 MF   IND Karsten Joshua D'Souza
33 FW   IND Ashley Alban Koli
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 FW   IND Aashish Lalge
35 DF   IND Nascimanto Alfanso Santiago

Under-19s

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As of 28 August 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Kamran Shaikh
2 DF   IND Tanush Pandey
3 DF   IND Arsh Bagwan
4 DF   IND Mohammed Kaif Ansari
5 DF   IND Nikhil Shinde
6 MF   IND Eashan Sartape
7 FW   IND Omkar Talkar
8 DF   IND Steiner D'Souza
10 MF   IND Aadil Sheikh
11 FW   IND Kunal Raghav
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   IND Harsh Patil
14 FW   IND Mohammed Jaffer Mansoori
15 DF   IND Parvez Shah
16 MF   IND Reagan Pereira
17 FW   IND Divyang Sheram
18 MF   IND Kshitij Maral
19 FW   IND Sayyam Desai
21 DF   IND Atharva Aher
23 GK   IND Shaury Sharma
24 GK   IND Harsh Kadam

Honours

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Domestic

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  • MFA Independence Cup
    • Champions (1): 2022[7]
  • WIFA Youth League U13
    • Champions (1): 2023
  • MFA Yuva President's League U15
    • Champions (1): 2023
  • DPDL Mumbai U14
    • Champions (1): 2023
  • DPDL Mumbai U12
    • Champions (1): 2023

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Seven Hero ISL clubs to join RFYC in inaugural Reliance Foundation Development League from April 15". www.indiansuperleague.com. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b @MumbaiCityFC (28 August 2023). "मंडळी! Presenting #TheIslanders' U19 squad for the MFA Super League 2023-24" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18". I-League. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ "I-League 2019-2020 to begin on November 30". The Hindu. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Reliance Foundation Development League to be held in Goa from April 15". www.thehindu.com. 8 April 2022. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Seven ISL clubs to take part in inaugural Reliance Foundation Development League". www.theprint.in. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ^ @MumbaiCityFC (15 August 2022). "🏆 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦! 🏆 | #TheIslanders' U18s dispatch Oranje FC – Renaissance in the final to bring home the MFA Independence Cup 2022! 💥" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022 – via Twitter.