title: 2015 Mumbai City FC season
text: # 2015 Mumbai City FC season
  
  The 2015 Season is Mumbai City's 2nd season in existence in the Indian Super League. Mumbai City began the season on 5 October 2015 against Pune City, with the opening game of their League campaign. For 2nd season, Nicolas Anelka was announced as the marquee player as well as the manager of the club, replacing Englishman Peter Reid. Mumbai City finished their season at 6th position in ISL 2015.
  
  ## Transfers and loans
  
  ### Transfers in
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality
  
  | Position | Squad No. | Player | From Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Ashutosh Mehta | Mumbai |
  | DF | 3 | Kingshuk Debnath (On Loan) | Mohun Bagan |
  | DF | 4 | Rowilson Rodrigues (On Loan) | Dempo |
  | DF | 6 | Frantz Bertin | Aiginiakos |
  | MF | 7 | Cristian Bustos | Mallorca |
  | FW | 9 | Frédéric Piquionne | US Créteil |
  | MF | 10 | Selim Benachour | APOEL |
  | FW | 11 | Sunil Chhetri | Bengaluru |
  | FW | 12 | Subhash Singh (On Loan) | Mohun Bagan |
  | DF | 13 | Keegan Pereira | Bengaluru |
  | MF | 14 | Juan Aguilera | Platanias |
  | MF | 15 | Pratesh Shirodkar (On Loan) | Sporting Goa |
  | FW | 16 | Sony Norde (On Loan) | Mohun Bagan |
  | MF | 17 | Brandon Fernandes | Sporting Goa |
  | DF | 18 | Aitor | Mirandés |
  | MF | 19 | Gabriel Fernandes | Dempo |
  | MF | 22 | Thangjam Singh (On Loan) | Salgaocar |
  | MF | 23 | Lalchhuan Mawia (On Loan) | Bengaluru |
  | GK | 24 | Debjit Majumder (On Loan) | Mohun Bagan |
  | DF | 27 | Pavel Čmovš | Rapid București |
  | GK | 32 | Albino Gomes (On Loan) | Salgaocar |
  | DF | 48 | Darren O'Dea | Blackpool |
  
  ### Transfers out
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality
  
  | Position | Squad No. | Player | To Club |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | DF | 2 | Johan Letzelter | |
  | DK | 3 | Raju Gaikwad (Loan Return) | East Bengal |
  | MF | 4 | Tiago Ribeiro | |
  | DF | 5 | Manuel Friedrich | |
  | MF | 6 | Jan Štohanzl (Loan Return) | Mladá Boleslav |
  | MF | 7 | Rohit Mirza | |
  | MF | 8 | Freddie Ljungberg | Retired |
  | FW | 9 | Abhishek Yadav | Mumbai |
  | FW | 10 | Diego Nadaya | Independiente Rivadavia |
  | MF | 11 | Javi Fernandez | Europa |
  | FW | 13 | Ram Malik (Loan Return) | Mohun Bagan |
  | FW | 14 | Nadong Bhutia | Royal Wahingdoh |
  | MF | 15 | Asif Kottayil | Mohun Bagan |
  | DF | 16 | Peter Costa | |
  | DF | 17 | Deepak Mondal | East Bengal |
  | FW | 18 | Sushil Kumar Singh | Atlético de Kolkata |
  | DF | 19 | Syed Rahim Nabi | Bharat |
  | DF | 20 | Lalrindika Ralte (Loan Return) | East Bengal |
  | MF | 21 | André Moritz | Pohang Steelers |
  | FW | 23 | Lalrin Fela | |
  | DF | 26 | Ilias Pollalis | |
  | DF | 27 | Pavel Čmovš | Rapid București |
  | GK | 31 | Ishan Debnath (Loan Return) | United |
  | GK | 41 | André Preto | Varzim |
  
  ## Players and staff
  
  ### Squad
  
  As of 3 October 2015 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | Squad No. | Player | Position | Date of Birth (Age) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||
  | 1 | Subrata Pal | GK | (1986-11-24) 24 November 1986 (age 36) |
  | 24 | Debjit Majumder (On loan from Mohun Bagan) | GK | (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988 (age 34) |
  | 32 | Albino Gomes (On loan from Salgaocar) | GK | (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 29) |
  | Defenders |||||
  | 3 | Ashutosh Mehta | DF | (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 32) |
  | 4 | Kingshuk Debnath (On loan from Mohun Bagan) | DF | (1985-05-08) 8 May 1985 (age 38) |
  | 5 | Rowilson Rodrigues | DF | (1987-03-28) 28 March 1987 (age 36) |
  | 6 | Frantz Bertin | DF | (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983 (age 40) |
  | 13 | Keegan Pereira | DF | (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 (age 35) |
  | 18 | Aitor | DF | (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986 (age 36) |
  | 27 | Pavel Čmovš | DF | (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 33) |
  | 48 | Darren O'Dea | DF | (1987-02-04) 4 February 1987 (age 36) |
  | Midfielders |||||
  | 7 | Cristian Bustos | MF | (1983-05-29) 29 May 1983 (age 40) |
  | 10 | Selim Benachour | MF | (1981-09-08) 8 September 1981 (age 41) |
  | 14 | Juan Aguilera | MF | (1985-09-13) 13 September 1985 (age 37) |
  | 15 | Pratesh Shirodkar (On loan from Sporting Goa) | MF | (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 34) |
  | 16 | Sony Norde (On loan from Mohun Bagan) | MF | (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34) |
  | 17 | Brandon Fernandes | MF | (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 28) |
  | 19 | Gabriel Fernandes | MF | (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988 (age 35) |
  | 22 | Thangjam Singh (On loan from Salgaocar) | MF | (1987-03-01) 1 March 1987 (age 36) |
  | 23 | Lalchhuan Mawia (On loan from Bengaluru FC) | MF | (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 34) |
  | 28 | Sampath Kuttymani | MF | (1986-09-28) 28 September 1986 (age 36) |
  | Forwards |||||
  | 9 | Frédéric Piquionne | FW | (1978-12-08) 8 December 1978 (age 44) |
  | 11 | Sunil Chetri | FW | (1984-08-03) 3 August 1984 (age 38) |
  | 12 | Subhash Singh | FW | (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 33) |
  | 39 | Nicolas Anelka | FW | (1979-03-14) 14 March 1979 (age 44) |
  
  ### Coaching staff
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Manager | Nicolas Anelka |
  | Assistant coach | Óscar Bruzón |
  | Assistant coach | Alex Ambrose |
  | Goalkeeping coach | Martin Ruiz S. |
  | CEO | Indranil Das Blah |
  | Technical Director | Nishant Mehra |
  | Head Analyst | Sujay Sharma |
  
  ## Kit
  
  Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: ACE Group
  
  ## Indian Super League
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Delhi Dynamos | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
  | 5 | NorthEast United | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 20 | |
  | 6 | Mumbai City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 16 | |
  | 7 | Pune City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 15 | |
  | 8 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 13 | |
  
  ### Results Summary
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 4 December 2015. Source: Matches
  
  ### Results by matchday
  
  | Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A |
  | Result | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | D | L | W |
  | Position | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
  
  ### Matches
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
      As of Match played on 4 December 2015
      Source: Indian Super League website
  
  ### Appearances
  
      Players with no appearances not included in the list.
  
  | Squad No. | Position | Player | Apps | Sub | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Subrata Pal | 11 | 1 | 12 |
  | 3 | DF | Ashutosh Mehta | 6 | 5 | 11 |
  | 4 | DF | Kingshuk Debnath | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 5 | DF | Rowilson Rodrigues | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 6 | DF | Frantz Bertin | 9 | 2 | 11 |
  | 7 | MF | Cristian Bustos | 11 | 1 | 12 |
  | 9 | FW | Frédéric Piquionne | 6 | 6 | 12 |
  | 10 | MF | Selim Benachour | 6 | 5 | 11 |
  | 11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | 11 | 0 | 11 |
  | 12 | FW | Subhash Singh | 4 | 6 | 10 |
  | 13 | DF | Keegan Pereira | 5 | 1 | 6 |
  | 14 | MF | Juan Aguilera | 3 | 6 | 9 |
  | 15 | MF | Pratesh Shirodkar | 2 | 5 | 7 |
  | 16 | MF | Sony Norde | 8 | 4 | 12 |
  | 17 | MF | Brandon Fernandes | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 18 | DF | Aitor | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 19 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 21 | MF | André Moritz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 22 | MF | Thangjam Singh | 1 | 4 | 5 |
  | 23 | MF | Lalchhuan Mawia | 8 | 1 | 9 |
  | 24 | GK | Debjit Majumder | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 27 | DF | Pavel Čmovš | 12 | 0 | 12 |
  | 28 | MF | Sampath Kuttymani | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 32 | GK | Albino Gomes | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 39 | FW | Nicolas Anelka | 4 | 2 | 6 |
  | 48 | DF | Darren O'Dea | 5 | 4 | 9 |
  
  ### Goal Scorers
  
  | Place | Squad No. | Position | Player | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | 7 |
  | 2 | 9 | FW | Frédéric Piquionne | 3 |
  | 2 | 16 | MF | Sony Norde | 3 |
  | 4 | 6 | DF | Frantz Bertin | 1 |
  | 4 | 10 | DF | Selim Benachour | 1 |
  | 4 | 14 | MF | Juan Aguilera | 1 |
  | | | | Total | 16 |
  
  ### Clean Sheets
  
  | Place | Squad No. | Position | Player | Clean Sheets |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | GK | Subrata Pal | 3 |
  | 2 | 16 | GK | Debjit Majumder | 1 |
  | | | | Total | 4 |
  
  ### Hat-tricks
  
  | Squad No. | Position | Player | Against | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | NorthEast United | 28 October 2015 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  | Squad No. | Position | Player | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Subrata Pal | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | Ashutosh Mehta | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | Rowilson Rodrigues | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | Frantz Bertin | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | Cristian Bustos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | Selim Benachour | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 12 | FW | Subhash Singh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | Juan Aguilera | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | Pratesh Shirodkar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | Lalchhuan Mawia | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | DF | Pavel Čmovš | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 48 | DF | Darren O'Dea | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | | | Total | 29 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ## Home attendance
  
      As of match played on 26 November 2015
      Source: Indian Super League website
  
  | Match | Date | Against | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 16 October 2015 | Chennayin | 21,321 |
  | 2 | 21 October 2015 | Delhi Dynamos | 17,393 |
  | 3 | 25 October 2015 | Goa | 23,043 |
  | 4 | 28 October 2015 | NorthEast United | 21,337 |
  | 5 | 1 November 2015 | Atlético de Kolkata | 27,435 |
  | 6 | 13 November 2015 | Pune City | 23,137 |
  | 7 | 26 November 2015 | Kerala Blasters | 25,317 |
  | | | Total | 158,983 |
  
  ## Awards
  
      As of match played on 4 December 2015
      Source: Indian Super League website
  
  ### Hero of the Match
  
  | Match No. | Position | Player | Against | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Match 8 | FW | Subhash Singh | Kerala Blasters | 10 October 2015 |
  | Match 17 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | Delhi Dynamos | 21 October 2015 |
  | Match 21 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | Goa | 25 October 2015 |
  | Match 23 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | NorthEast United | 28 October 2015 |
  | Match 31 | FW | Frédéric Piquionne | Delhi Dynamos | 6 November 2015 |
  | Match 54 | MF | Selim Benachour | Atlético de Kolkata | 4 December 2015 |
  
  ### ISL Emerging Player of the Match
  
  | Match No. | Position | Player | Against | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Match 8 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes | Kerala Blasters | 10 October 2015 |
  | Match 13 | MF | Lalchhuan Mawia | Chennayin | 16 October 2015 |
  | Match 21 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes | Goa | 25 October 2015 |
  | Match 23 | MF | Lalchhuan Mawia | NorthEast United | 28 October 2015 |
  | Match 36 | DF | Keegan Pereira | Pune City | 13 November 2015 |
  | Match 47 | MF | Thangjam Singh | Kerala Blasters | 26 November 2015 |
  