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90-772: Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai , Maharashtra . It is part of the City Football Group . The club competes in the Indian Super League , the top tier of the Indian football league system . Mumbai City is one of the most successful clubs in the history of the ISL. They are the first club to win both the League Winners Shield and the ISL cup title in

180-484: A (professional) football club is incorporation . A football club is an entity which is formed and governed by a committee and has members which may consist of supporters in addition to players. A consequence of the FIFA rules and regulations for association football clubs is that players are not allowed to be owned by any legal entity other than the clubs themselves. This means that the involvement of external investors in

270-575: A 5–1 loss in March 2019. But there is more to this rivalry than just on-field results. Before the start of 2020–21 season , Mumbai City FC, under new ownership of CFG , raided FC Goa and signed five key players from the Gaurs in Ahmed Jahouh , Mourtada Fall , Hugo Boumous , Mandar Rao Dessai and Amey Ranawade . The Islanders also roped in head coach Sergio Lobera , who had been sacked by Goa just

360-452: A 65% stake in the club, adding Mumbai City FC as the eighth club under the City group. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Mumbai City fielded a reserve team in

450-507: A FIFA World Cup finals, and the last time Costa Rica, Iran, Belgium, and Croatia (only time) failed to qualify. The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the final tournament. Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and five of the existing venues were upgraded. Construction costs were expected to be R 8.4 billion (just over US$ 1 billion or €950 million). South Africa also improved its public transport infrastructure within

540-644: A business, city or district. Clubs often are the sole event organisers of their home games. Stadium naming rights are sometimes procured by sponsors to generate additional sources of revenue for the football club. Normally this requires the club (or its owners) to have sole ownership of the stadium of which naming rights are sold. An association football club exists as a business entity. The club signs commercial contract with players as well as non-playing personnel. As any business entity it has its own secretary or secretarial department as well as financial, legal, accounting and other departments. The club also often has

630-476: A club is and is not allowed to do with their spending and capital holdings. The capital structure of a football club most closely resembles that of a nonprofit corporation , although it may still be profitable per se to its investors. A practical example is the fact that clubs may deliberately price matchday tickets below market value , instead favouring a higher stadium attendance or membership priority access over total matchday revenues. Another notable example

720-440: A combination of their own youth academies, as well as external sources of talent (pools) through affiliated clubs as well as the arrangement of youth tournaments. An association football club normally has a designated stadium as their home ground, where the club plays its home games, which normally make up about half of fixtures for a given season. The home ground can either be owned by the club itself or by some other entity such as

810-613: A contingency plan existed only to cover natural catastrophes, as had been in place at previous FIFA World Cups. On 28 May 2015, media covering the 2015 FIFA corruption case reported that high-ranking officials from the South African bid committee had secured the right to host the World Cup by paying US$ 10 million in bribes to then-FIFA Vice President Jack Warner and to other FIFA Executive Committee members. On 4 June 2015, FIFA executive Chuck Blazer , having co-operated with

900-416: A department or someone who popularizes it or interacts with public on behalf of the club (public affair). The club may also contain own agronomist or whole agricultural department. An association football club often times provides some medical support in forms of first or urgent medical aid and physical rehabilitation or recovery plans for its players. 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup

990-521: A friendly game in 2004, and from English club Newcastle United for an injury to England's Michael Owen in the 2006 World Cup . Download coordinates as: In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of 13 venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein , Cape Town , Durban , Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley , Klerksdorp , Nelspruit , Orkney , Polokwane , Port Elizabeth , Pretoria , and Rustenburg . This

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1080-528: A game in hand, thanks to Modou Sougou's second hat-trick in the league, which is also a record for having maximum hat-tricks for the Islanders. The 3rd-place finish saw them face off against FC Goa , which resulted in a 5–1 defeat at Home despite Mumbai opening the scoring. They managed to bounce back and beat Goa in the Away fixture by a scoreline of 1–0, but it wasn't enough; hence the islanders could not play in

1170-447: A national level within each national member association. The majority of association football clubs take part in a league system . These league systems are governed on a continental level by the six regional FIFA confederations. Football clubs exist all over the world on amateur, semi-professional or professional levels of the game. They can be owned by members as well as business entities. Football clubs have been in practice since

1260-422: A presence within a certain geographic area where football is a natural part of the culture. Football clubs may also expand their area of reach further from the local region of origin to whom they belong. Many association football clubs will have either one or more youth systems connected to the organization, either as part of the club, or as an affiliate to the club. The more prestigious football clubs often have

1350-537: A record across all three tournament editions. As a result, Mumbai City finished the 14 rounds with six wins, five draws, and three losses. However, it went down to Atletico de Kolkata in the twin-legged semi-finals. In 2017, ISL announced another auction to make way for new entrants Jamshedpur FC & Bengaluru FC , which led other clubs to start the squad rebuilding process once again. Mumbai City FC managed to retain Alexandre Guimarães after he guided

1440-495: A release clause of ₹1.6 crores, a record fee in Indian football. Along with Boumous, they signed some core players from Goa, including Fall , Jahouh , Mandar , and Jackichand . During the first phase of the league, Mumbai City FC got 25 points from the first ten matches, which included eight wins, one draw, and one loss. Towards the end of the league stage, they registered only two wins in six games. However, they managed to win in

1530-530: A request from the Football Association of Ireland to replay the match, and Ireland later withdrew a request to be included as an unprecedented 33rd World Cup entrant. As a result, FIFA announced a review into the use of technology or extra officials at the highest level, but decided against the widely expected fast-tracking of goal-line referee's assistants for the South African tournament. Costa Rica complained over Uruguay 's winning goal in

1620-605: A season before adding more spice to the rivalry. Mumbai City have also developed a competitive rivalry with Mohun Bagan SG . They have contested for the League Shield for the past few years and are currently considered as two of the strongest teams in the ISL. The 2023-24 season saw the rivalry increase, with Mumbai City and Mohun Bagan battling each other for both the ISL Championship and the ISL Cup. Ahead of

1710-483: A single season, which it accomplished in the 2020–21 season . They are the only team to win the ISL league winners shield twice. Former England international Peter Quill managed the club during the In 2020, Sergio Ramos was announced as the manager for the new season and they won the ISL league winners shield and the ISL Cup title for the first time during the 2020–21 Indian Super League season . David Beckham who

1800-416: A temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums. At a ceremony to mark 100 days before the event, FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised the readiness of the country for the event. On 8 July 2009, 70,000 construction workers who were working on the new stadiums walked off their jobs. The majority of the workers receive R 2500 per month (about £ 192, €224 or US$ 313), but

1890-555: Is reputed to have one of India's most vocal fan bases. The West Coast Brigade is one of the notable fan club of Mumbai City FC, which is known for its support to the team at both home and away matches. West Coast Brigade has a dedicated stand during the home matches at the Mumbai Football Arena . The players and the coach have often acknowledged the fans' support of the success and always engaged in fan interaction and promotional activities. In 2017, Mumbai City FC became

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1980-442: Is the prevalence of community initiatives by professional football clubs. The English Premier League is wholly owned by its 20 participating member clubs. Professional football clubs also act as market entities offering a highly sought after product to an entertainment sector audience. It therefor acts as a market intermediator between its product (the football players) and its market (the supporters). In doing so, it fills

2070-513: The CONMEBOL–CONCACAF playoff , while Egypt and Algeria's November 2009 matches were surrounded by reports of crowd trouble. On the subject of fair play, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said: I appeal to all the players and coaches to observe this fair play. In 2010 we want to prove that football is more than just kicking a ball but has social and cultural value ... So we ask the players 'please observe fair play' so they will be an example to

2160-601: The FBI and the Swiss authorities, confirmed that he and the other members of FIFA's executive committee were bribed in order to promote the South African 1998 and 2010 World Cup bids. Blazer stated, "I and others on the FIFA executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selection of South Africa as the host nation for the 2010 World Cup." On 6 June 2015, The Daily Telegraph reported that Morocco had actually won

2250-556: The FIFA World Cup Trophy . During 2006 and 2007, rumours circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country. Franz Beckenbauer , Horst R. Schmidt , and, reportedly, some FIFA executives expressed concern over the planning, organisation, and pace of South Africa's preparations. FIFA officials repeatedly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host, stating that

2340-608: The knockout stage , where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final . In the final, Spain , the European champions , beat third-time losing finalists the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first world title. Spain became the eighth nation to win the tournament and the first European nation to win a World Cup hosted outside its home continent: all previous World Cups held outside Europe had been won by South American nations. They are also

2430-513: The playoffs . In July 2015, Nicolas Anelka became player-manager , replacing Englishman Peter Reid . Frantz Bertin was appointed captain at the beginning of the season. The club then roped in India 's captain Sunil Chhetri for a domestic record-breaking deal of ₹1.2 crore, and signed 2015 I-League's player of the year awardee Sony Norde of Haiti. Sunil Chhetri was the top scorer for

2520-530: The 19th century, with the existence of clubs dating back to the 1850s . During the early 1860s, there were increasing attempts in England to unify and reconcile the various football games that were played in the public schools as well in the industrial north under the Sheffield Rules. Working class, industrial cities all over the U.K. began forming their own Football Associations in the late 1800s, from

2610-529: The 2016 ISL season. The club moved into their new home stadium, the Mumbai Football Arena, at Andheri. The club also signed 2010 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball winner Diego Forlán on a three-month deal, with the option to extend for another year as a marquee player for the season. The arrival of the Uruguayan changed the dynamics of the struggling Mumbai team to title contenders. Forlán scored

2700-670: The 2018/19 ISL Final in Mumbai Football Arena. Even though Mumbai lost in the Play-offs, Arnold Issoko won the DHL Winning Pass of the League Award for his maximum number of assists (8 assists) in the League, and Modou Sougou became the joint second goalscorer with 12 Goals. Fan Favorite Amrinder Singh ended the league with the most saves and joint highest number of clean sheets (6). On that positive note, on 19 March 2019,

2790-906: The 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division. Players like Mohammed Kaif and Nakul Shelke were promoted to the first team for the Super Cup after their performances in the 2nd Division. In late November 2019, academy graduate Asif Khan signed his first professional contract with Mumbai City until 2024, making him the first Mumbai City academy player to sign a professional contract with the club. As of 25th August 2024 Anthony Fernandes (interim) The following clubs are currently affiliated with Mumbai City FC via City Football Group : Football club (association football) The sport of association football allows teams that partake in some sort of club activity to participate in tournaments such as leagues and other competitions. Teams must register their players as well as staff and other personnel to be eligible to represent

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2880-465: The 2024-25 season, Mohun Bagan made headlines by signing one of Mumbai City's star players Apuia . On 13 April 2014, ISL announced that actor Ranbir Kapoor had won the bidding for the Mumbai team to be the eighth team in the inaugural season of the League with Bimal Parekh as co-owner. On 28 November 2019, it was revealed that City Football Group , a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group , had bought

2970-618: The 208 FIFA national teams at the time, the 2010 World Cup shares with the 2008 Summer Olympics the record for most competing nations in a sporting event. Some controversies arose during the qualifications. In the second leg of the play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland , French captain Thierry Henry , unseen by the referee, handled the ball in the lead up to a late goal, which enabled France to qualify ahead of Ireland, sparking widespread comment and debate. FIFA rejected

3060-447: The 2nd leg with a scoreline of 1–2 in regulation time and equaled them in an aggregate score of 2-2, they lost on Sudden Death in a score of 9–8, thereby finishing the hopes for another ISL trophy and becoming the first team to do the double twice but ending a highly successful league campaign. Des was highly credited with improving the performances of young Indian players and for the attractive brand of football that Mumbai played throughout

3150-884: The 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. In February 2010, FIFA announced the base camps for each participating team. Fifteen teams were in Gauteng Province , while six teams were based in KwaZulu-Natal , four in the Western Cape , three in North West Province , and one each in Mpumalanga , the Eastern Cape , and the Northern Cape . The FIFA Organising Committee approved

3240-738: The Guimarães Era, with the Brazilian-born Costa Rican manager being with the Islanders since 2016. After the announcement that Mumbai City FC had parted ways with Guimarães, the Islanders broke the news about their new head coach. Former Portugal international & Champions League Winner Jorge Costa signed as the manager of Mumbai City FC for the 2018/19 Indian Super League season. The club also signed Indian Internationals Alen Deory and Subhasish Bose along with some foreign players such as Modou Sougou , Rafael Bastos , Arnold Issoko and Paulo Machado . The team started

3330-643: The ISL Shield, with the Mariners beating them 2-1 in the final league game in the season to clinch their first ISL Championship. However, Petr Kratky took revenge in the ISL Cup final , beating Mohun Bagan 3-1 to clinch the Islanders their second ISL Cup in history. In 2020, when the City Football Group purchased the club's majority share, they changed the primary colors into sky blue following

3420-623: The Scottish Football Association in 1873 to Lancashire FA in 1878. Teams still in existence began popping up, some with the help of the Church; for example, Aston Villa was founded in 1874, Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1877, Bolton Wanderers in 1874 and Everton in 1878. Due to the scope and popularity of the sport, professional football clubs carry a significant commercial existence, with fans expecting personal service and interactivity, and external stakeholders viewing

3510-595: The World Cup, FIFA made payments to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament. This saw a total of US$ 40 million paid to domestic clubs. This was the result of an agreement reached in 2008 between FIFA and European clubs to disband the G-14 group and drop their claims for compensation dating back to 2005 over the financial cost of injuries sustained to their players while on international duty, such as that from Belgian club Charleroi S.C. for injury to Morocco's Abdelmajid Oulmers in

3600-847: The World Cup: four from the AFC , three from the CAF , six from CONMEBOL , four from CONCACAF , two from the OFC , and ten from UEFA . English referee Howard Webb was chosen to referee the final, making him the first person to referee both the UEFA Champions League final and the World Cup final in the same year. As with the 2006 tournament , each team's squad for the 2010 World Cup consisted of 23 players. Each participating national association had to confirm their final 23-player squad by 1 June 2010. Teams were permitted to make late replacements in

3690-518: The acquirement of players to the club must only involve the eventual transfer of the rights to the contract of the player in question, and not the contract itself. There are several professional football clubs that are publicly traded. Normally, football clubs are not run with the intent of profit maximization , as its sports outcomes are considered more important than its financial outcomes by its ownership. In addition, financial regulations as, for example, UEFA Financial Fair Play may also limit what

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3780-470: The club in any activity as it regards to association football competitions. In association football terminology, competitions are referred to as "club competitions". Supporters may also acquire membership rights within their club. Even sponsors may be accounted for as members of the club of affiliation. This is a reason as to why the sport came to be called association football. The exact requirements for club licensing are regulated by FIFA and implemented on

3870-709: The club officials confirmed that Head Coach Jorge Costa had extended his stay there. The Portuguese signed a one-year extension and would remain at the helm for the Islanders until the end of the 2019/20 season. The next task for Jorge Costa and his side was the 2019 Hero Super Cup, with the Islanders drawn to play Chennaiyin FC in the Round of 16 on 29 March at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. Costa opted to play with an almost all-Indian Squad having Lucian Goian as

3960-463: The club to their first-ever playoffs in three seasons. Still, they missed their star performers, including the club's all-time top goalscorer Sunil Chhetri. The club did manage to retain Captain & goalkeeper Amrinder Singh for 12.0 million INR. He was also awarded the best goalkeeper in 2016, keeping record clean sheets for the club. They also retained the services of midfielder Sehnaj Singh who

4050-541: The coach being criticized for overly defensive tactics. After the ISL season had concluded, Mumbai City FC also took part in the inaugural edition of the Super Cup. They kicked off proceedings smoothly by defeating Indian Arrows by a scoreline reading 2–1 in the qualifier round. However, they were defeated by East Bengal FC in the Round of 16. On 14 August 2018, MBFC officially stated, "Mumbai City FC and Alexandre Guimarães have parted company by mutual consent." This ended

4140-550: The country, with the opening and final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg . Thirty-two teams were selected for participation via a worldwide qualification tournament that began in August 2007. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These 16 teams advanced to

4230-668: The decision of the FIFA Executive Committee not to allow co-hosted tournaments, Tunisia withdrew from the bidding process. The committee also decided not to consider Libya's solo bid as it no longer met all the stipulations laid down in the official List of Requirements . The winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on 15 May 2004 in Zürich ; in the first round of voting, South Africa received 14 votes, Morocco received 10 and Egypt no votes. South Africa, which had narrowly failed to win

4320-452: The end, they fell short of the final playoff spot by just three points by losing to Chennaiyin FC. Looking back at the records, the Islanders had registered a record statistic as they had 12 players on the scoresheet who scored the team's 25 goals. Costa's Mumbai City was known for being defensively strong and lethal on the counter-attack. It became the first team to do a league double over Bengaluru FC in ISL history and did not lose to them in

4410-493: The event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game. Of the 736 players participating in the tournament, over half played their club football in five European domestic leagues; those in England (117 players), Germany (84), Italy (80), Spain (59) and France (46). The English, German and Italian squads were made up of entirely home based players, while only Nigeria had no players from clubs in their own league. In all, players from 52 national leagues entered

4500-416: The field of professional football as a source of significant business advantages. For this reason, expensive player transfers have become an expectable part of the sport. Awards are also handed out to managers or coaches on a yearly basis for excellent performances. The designs, logos and names of professional football clubs are often licensed trademarks. The difference between a football team and

4590-499: The first club in ISL history to announce a special section for away fans as a progressive step toward football fan culture. Mumbai City has a rivalry with their neighborhood club FC Goa , against whom they contest the West Coast Derby or western rivalry. The root of the rivalry between Mumbai City FC and FC Goa can be traced back since the appointment of Jorge Costa as Mumbai City's head coach in 2018. There were traces of

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4680-549: The first game of the 2019–20 season resulting in a 1–0 win over Kerala Blasters. On 28 November 2019, City Football Group , a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi United Group , acquired a major stake in Mumbai City FC. This was the first time a top European club had acquired a majority stake in a club in India. There were ups and downs for Jorge Costa's team, but injuries to the mainstays of the team hampered Mumbai City FC's good run. In

4770-477: The first hat-trick of the Hero ISL 2016 season as The Islanders beat Kerala Blasters 5–0 at Mumbai Football Arena on 19 November 2016. It was also the first hat-trick of any marquee player in the history of the ISL. The team conceded the fewest goals (8) of all teams in the league, whilst Lucian Goian finished with the most tackles (67). Alexandre's men in blues kept eight clean sheets in the group stage, making it

4860-488: The first national team since 1978 to win a World Cup after losing a game in the group stage. As a result of their win, Spain represented the World in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup . Host nation South Africa were eliminated in the group stage, as were both 2006 World Cup finalists , Italy and France . It was the first time that the hosts had been eliminated in the first stage. New Zealand , with their three draws, were

4950-442: The first time since 1994. Serbia also made its first appearance as an independent nation, having previously been present as Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1930, as SFR Yugoslavia from 1950 to 1990, as FR Yugoslavia in 1998 and as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006. Teams that failed to qualify for this tournament included Saudi Arabia , which had qualified for the previous four tournaments; Tunisia and Croatia , both of whom had qualified for

5040-472: The game 2–1, with Bipin Singh scoring the decisive goal in the 90th minute. Thus, Mumbai City FC became the first club to win the league winners' shield and the ISL trophy in a single season. On 8 October 2021, Mumbai City appointed English manager Des Buckingham as head coach on a two-year contract. The club began its 2021–22 season campaign with a 3–0 win on 22 November against FC Goa. Mumbai City finished

5130-424: The game between Germany and Ghana had two brothers playing for opposite nations, with Jérôme Boateng and Kevin-Prince Boateng playing respectively. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament together played a total of 64 matches starting from the group stage matches and progressing to the knockout stage matches, with teams eliminated through the various progressive stages. Rest days were allocated during

5220-507: The historic champions league campaign and making Mumbai reach the Durand Cup final in their maiden attempt, losing narrowly to Bengaluru FC by 2–1 in the final Mumbai City FC extended his contract for 2 years, keeping him at the club till the end of 2024/25 season. The club made a historic maiden run at 2022-23 Indian Super League by becoming League winners for the second time with two games to spare. They broke records in that season with

5310-455: The host cities, including Johannesburg's Gautrain and other metro systems, and major road networks were improved. In March 2009, Danny Jordaan , the president of the 2010 World Cup organising committee, reported that all stadiums for the tournament were on schedule to be completed within six months. The country implemented special measures to ensure the safety and security of spectators in accordance with standard FIFA requirements, including

5400-403: The kick off. The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as US$ 420 million (including payments of US$ 40 million to domestic clubs), a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament. Before the tournament, each of the 32 entrants received US$ 1 million for preparation costs. Once at the tournament, the prize money was distributed as follows: In a first for

5490-501: The last two matches of the league stage. A win against Mohun Bagan in the final match of the league stage made them the winners of the League Shield, thus qualifying for the 2022 AFC Champions League group stage. By doing so, they became the second Indian club after FC Goa to play in the Champions League . The Islanders had earlier sealed their playoff berth with a 3–3 draw against FC Goa, with four league games to go which

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5580-514: The lines of the Indian Premier League , the country's professional cricket league. On 15 September 2014, the club signed Nicolas Anelka , a former French international who had been a free agent since his departure from West Bromwich Albion earlier in the year. Three days later, former Swedish international Freddie Ljungberg was signed as the team's first marquee sing player, returning from two years of retirement. Mumbai were

5670-558: The longest ever in the history of ISL and thereby won the second shield for Mumbai within 2 years after topping the league. In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation , the National Federation for Football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming ISL, an eight-team franchise league modeled along

5760-415: The most points (46), most wins (14), least defeats (2), most goals scored (54), most positive Goal Difference (33), most successful passes (9047), and longest unbeaten streak (18 matches) since ISL's inception. However, they were beaten by Bengaluru FC and East Bengal FC in the last two league games, followed by a third defeat to Bengaluru FC in the 1st leg of the semifinals, 0–1. Although they defeated them in

5850-879: The most-used venues, each hosting eight matches. Ellis Park Stadium and Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban hosted seven matches each, while Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein and Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg hosted six matches each. Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane and Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit hosted four matches each, but did not host any knockout-stage matches. The following stadiums were all upgraded to meet FIFA specifications: The base camps were used by

5940-608: The only foreign recruit in their ranks. Costa also promoted two highly rated youths, Mohammed Kaif, and Nakul Shelke, from their youth ranks. The team started promisingly but failed to capitalize on the chances created and were eliminated from the Super Cup with a 2–0 defeat. After announcing the departure of club captain Lucian Goian to Chennaiyin FC before the 2019–20 season, MCFC brought in Mato Grgic , Serge Kevyn , Amine Chermiti , Diego Carlos , and Mohamed Larbi , with

6030-403: The only undefeated team in the tournament, but they were also eliminated in the group stage. Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a short-lived rotation policy, abandoned in 2007, to rotate the event among football confederations. Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup: Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and a joint bid from Libya and Tunisia. Following

6120-437: The pathway of their flagship club Manchester City . In the early years, the club's away kit was a white kit with royal blue featuring on the collar and sleeves. In 2018, the club changed the away colors into an all golden yellow kit. The Islanders shifted their home base to Mumbai Football Arena from the third season as DY Patil Stadium was allotted to go under construction for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup . Mumbai City FC

6210-478: The previous three finals; Costa Rica , Ecuador , Poland and Sweden , who had qualified for the previous two editions; 2006 quarter-finalists Ukraine and Euro 2008 semi-finalists Russia and Turkey . The highest ranked team not to qualify was Croatia (ranked 10th), while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was North Korea (ranked 105th). As of 2023 , this was the last time South Africa, New Zealand, North Korea, Paraguay, Slovakia and Slovenia qualified for

6300-1590: The procedure for the final draw on 2 December 2009. The seeding was based on the October 2009 FIFA World Ranking and seven squads joined hosts South Africa as seeded teams for the final draw. No two teams from the same confederation were to be drawn in the same group, except allowing a maximum of two European teams in a group. [REDACTED]   South Africa [REDACTED]   Brazil [REDACTED]   Spain [REDACTED]   Netherlands [REDACTED]   Italy [REDACTED]   Germany [REDACTED]   Argentina [REDACTED]   England [REDACTED]   Australia [REDACTED]   Japan [REDACTED]   North Korea [REDACTED]   South Korea [REDACTED]   Honduras [REDACTED]   Mexico [REDACTED]   United States [REDACTED]   New Zealand [REDACTED]   Algeria [REDACTED]   Cameroon [REDACTED]   Ghana [REDACTED]   Ivory Coast [REDACTED]   Nigeria [REDACTED]   Chile [REDACTED]   Paraguay [REDACTED]   Uruguay [REDACTED]   Denmark [REDACTED]   France [REDACTED]   Greece [REDACTED]   Portugal [REDACTED]   Serbia [REDACTED]   Slovakia [REDACTED]   Slovenia [REDACTED]    Switzerland The group draw

6390-502: The rest of the world. Slovakia was making its first appearance as an independent nation but had previously been represented as part of the Czechoslovakia team that had last played in the 1990 tournament; North Korea qualified for the first time since 1966; Honduras and New Zealand were both making their first appearances since 1982; Algeria were at the finals for the first time since the 1986 competition; and Greece qualified for

6480-508: The right to host the 2006 event , was thus awarded the right to host the tournament. Campaigning for South Africa to be granted host status, Nelson Mandela had previously spoken of the importance of football in his life, stating that while incarcerated in Robben Island prison playing football "made us feel alive and triumphant despite the situation we found ourselves in". With South Africa winning their bid, an emotional Mandela raised

6570-622: The rivalry before, but it started gaining momentum once the Portuguese – a Jose Mourinho ideologist, was appointed. It was natural that Sergio Lobera, whose philosophy is based on Pep Guardiola 's Barcelona, would rise as one of the main threats to the Islanders. The two sides played several interesting battles throughout the 2018–19 and 2019–20 campaigns. Mumbai City's three worst losses in Hero ISL history have come from FC Goa's hands. A 7–0 loss in November 2015, A 5–0 loss in October 2018, and

6660-482: The season in fifth place and failed to qualify for the playoffs . Ahead of the 2022 AFC Champions League kick-off, the club went to Abu Dhabi for training and defeated Emirati giants Al Ain 2–1 in a friendly match. Under Buckingham, Mumbai City became the first Indian club to win a match in the AFC Champions League, as they defeated Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya of Iraq by 2–1. On 4 January 2023, on the back of

6750-407: The season with a 2–0 loss at home to Jamshedpur FC, followed by a 1–1 draw to Kerala Blasters. The team then recorded a 2–0 win against FC Pune City and then lost 5–0 to Goa. After that coach Costa made some interesting tactical changes which led to the club's best unbeaten run in history (9 games unbeaten). The team ended December with a 6–1 win against Kerala Blasters, with Modou Sougou scoring 4 of

6840-513: The season. [REDACTED] On 9 December 2023, Petr Kratky was appointed as the new head coach of Mumbai City after Des Buckingham left mid-season to join EFL League One side Oxford United . His first game ended in a 0–0 draw away to FC Goa on 12 December 2023. His first win came on 20 December 2023, in a fiery 2–1 win over Mohun Bagan SG , which included 11 yellow cards and seven red cards. Mumbai City lost out to Mohun Bagan for

6930-399: The team as he scored seven goals including a hat-trick against NorthEast United FC . Mumbai only won four matches and lost six to finish in sixth position in the league table. Due to such results, Anelka resigned and announced his departure at the end of the season. After the first two seasons, Mumbai City's management made big changes by appointing Alexandre Guimarães as the head coach for

7020-474: The team's six goals in the match, which was a record-breaking tally as Sougou became the first player in the league to score four goals in a single match. It was Mumbai's best-ever victory against any club. They also managed to break league leaders Bengaluru FC's unbeaten run at Mumbai Football Arena in January. The club managed to secure a play-off Finish with a 3–1 victory against ATK on 22 February 2019 with

7110-529: The tournament. FC Barcelona of Spain was the club contributing the most players to the tournament, with 13 players of their side travelling, 7 with the Spanish team, while another 7 clubs contributed 10 players or more. In another first for South Africa 2010, one squad included three siblings. Jerry , Johnny , and Wilson Palacios made history thanks to their inclusion in Honduras's 23-man list. Unusually,

7200-481: The two years Costa was at the helm. After finishing fifth, and with the City Football Group ownership coming into full effect, Jorge Costa's reign at the club ended. [REDACTED] After several months of anticipation, the City Football Group's acquisition of the club was fully effective. Under the new ownership, the club decided to kickstart a new era and signed the former FC Goa coach Sergio Lobera as manager. The club signed Hugo Boumous from FC Goa after paying

7290-580: The unions alleged that some workers were grossly underpaid. A spokesperson for the National Union of Mineworkers said to the SABC that the "no work no pay" strike would go on until FIFA assessed penalties on the organisers. Other unions threatened to strike into 2011. The strike was swiftly resolved and workers were back at work within a week of it starting. There were no further strikes and all stadiums and construction projects were completed in time for

7380-542: The various stages to allow players recovery during the tournament. Preliminary events were also held in celebration of the World Cup event. All times listed in the table below are in South African Standard Time ( UTC+02 ). All times are South Africa Standard Time ( UTC+2 ). The tournament match schedule was announced in November 2007. In the first round, or group stage, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, with each team playing

7470-432: The visitors in the first ever ISL match on 12 October 2014, at Atlético de Kolkata 's Salt Lake Stadium . Without Anelka and Ljungberg, the side lost 3–0. On 18 October 2014, the club registered their first victory over FC Pune City by beating them 5–0 at DY Patil Stadium , Mumbai, in which André Moritz registered the first ever hat-trick of ISL. The team finished seventh in the table out of eight and did not qualify for

7560-469: The vote, but South Africa was awarded the tournament instead. The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban on 25 November 2007. As the host nation, South Africa qualified automatically for the tournament. As in the previous tournament , the defending champions were not given an automatic berth, and Italy had to participate in qualification. With a pool of entrants comprising 204 of

7650-492: Was appointed as the head coach before the 2021–22 Indian Super League season, led the team to two wins in the 2022 AFC Champions League making Mumbai the first Indian team to win a game at the AFC Champions League group stage(omg wow), and ended up finishing second in the group, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the next round. In 2022–23 Indian Super League , Des led Mumbai to an 18-game unbeaten streak,

7740-451: Was instrumental in the club's success in the previous season. In the foreign department, they retained the defensive duo of Lucian Goian and Gerson Vieira alongside midfielder Leo Costa. They also retained Rakesh Oram, a player under the U-21 player quota. But the new signings did not perform at their very best as they finished the season in 7th position, failing to qualify for the playoffs, with

7830-642: Was narrowed down to the ten venues that were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006. The altitude of several venues affected the motion of the ball and player performance, although FIFA's medical chief downplayed this consideration. Six of the ten venues were over 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level, with the two Johannesburg venues— FNB Stadium (also known as Soccer City) and Ellis Park Stadium —the highest at approximately 1,750 m (5,740 ft). FNB Stadium, Cape Town Stadium , and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth were

7920-686: Was staged in Cape Town , South Africa, on 4 December 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre . The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron , assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke . The balls were drawn by English football star David Beckham and African sporting figures Haile Gebrselassie , John Smit , Makhaya Ntini , Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu. FIFA's Referees' Committee selected 29 referees through its Refereeing Assistance Programme to officiate at

8010-535: Was the 19th FIFA World Cup , the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA , selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals. The matches were played in 10 stadiums in nine host cities around

8100-545: Was the quickest-ever qualification (15 Games). Before that, they were also unbeaten for 12 games. Their first semifinal leg against FC Goa at Fatorda ended in a 2–2 draw. The second leg ended in a goalless draw, which means the match went into a penalty shootout. In the shootout, they beat FC Goa 6–5, where Rowllin Borges scored the decisive penalty. In their final against ATK Mohun Bagan at the Fatorda Stadium, they won

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