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Mumbai FC

Not to be confused with Mumbai City FC.

Mumbai
Full nameMumbai Football Club
Nickname(s)Mumbaikars, Yellow brigade
Short nameMFC
Founded27 June 2007 (2007-06-27)
Dissolved2017 (2017)
GroundCooperage Ground, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Capacity5,000
OwnerEssel Group
ChairmanAmit Goenka
LeagueI-League
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Mumbai Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1][2] The club predominantly competed in I-League,[3][4][5][6] then top flight of Indian football league system. Mumbai also participated in MDFA Elite League.[7][8] The club was founded in 2007,[9][10] with the objective of providing a platform for the young aspiring footballers from the city to showcase their talent and to try to make it to the big stage.[11] They were nicknamed both "Mumbaikars",[12] and "Yellow brigade".[13]

The club gained promotion to the I-League after winning the 2008 I-League 2nd Division,[14][15] and finished 7th in their maiden I-League campaign in 2008–09 season.[16] Mumbai FC has a local rivalry with another Mumbai-based club Air India and state rivalry with Pune dubbed as the 'Maha' derby as both clubs play in the state of Maharashtra.[17] The club became defunct by 2019.[18][19]

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  4. ^ "MUMBAI VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 2 – 1". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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  6. ^ "Pailan Arrows 2–2 Mumbai FC: Four goal thriller ends in a stalemate". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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  8. ^ "Mumbai FC blank Central Railway". magzmumbai.com. Magz Mumbai Sports. 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. ^ Sonpal, Jal. "Mumbai FC sign Amoes and Reisangmei Vashum". Mumbai F.C. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  10. ^ Sharma, Sukalp (31 May 2010). "Indias biggest league". financialexpress.com. The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. ^ "History of Mumbai Football Club". Mumbai Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Mohun Bagan 1–0 Mumbai FC: Chizoba wins it for the Mariners". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  13. ^ Caless, Kit (19 February 2017). "クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来" [The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket]. vice.com (in Japanese). Vice Japan. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  14. ^ "I-League 2nd Division 2016–17". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  15. ^ Chaudhury, Arunava. "List of Winners and Runners-ups of I-League 2nd Division". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  16. ^ "I-League: How newly-promoted teams have performed". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Pune FC eye revenge in Maha-Derby". India Blooms. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  18. ^ Swapnaneel Parasar (21 August 2019). "ISL: Pratik Chowdhary set to sign for Mumbai City FC | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Five Indian football clubs fans wish were still in existence". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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