The Islanders who are India’s only representative in Asia’s premier club competition have been grouped alongside Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal, Iran’s FC Nassaji Mazandaran and Uzbekistan’s Navbahor.
The football-crazy city’s hallowed Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), is all set to witness yet another blockbuster game of football, when reigning Indian Super League (ISL) premiership winners Mumbai City FC (MCFC) come up against home side Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) in the four
Divided into 10 groups of four, the draw will witness teams from the West Zone drawn into Groups A to E while the contestants in the East Zone will find their places in Groups F to J
The present infrastructural set up at the Mumbai Football Arena makes the venue ineligible to host AFC Champions League games. Mumbai City FC will thus set up base in Pune for their three ‘home’ games in the Group Stage of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League.
The Islanders maintained a perfect winning record and advanced to the quarter-finals as the winners of Group B. On the other hand, Both Odisha FC and Bodoland FC end their Durand Cup 2023 campaign with three points.
The Indian Super League (ISL) Champions Mumbai City FC continued their winning run in style, romping to a 5-0 victory against Jamshedpur FC in the Durand Cup 2023 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Tuesday.
The ISL winners Mumbai City FC kick-started the new season from where they left off in the previous season, and their head coach, Des Buckingham, fielded a strong lineup against the Black Panthers, who troubled them significantly in the last Durand Cup.
Mumbai City FC have made their intentions clear by announcing a strong 29-member squad, featuring all their top stars including Greg Stewart, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jorge Pereryra Diaz, Phurba Lachenpa as well as new signings like Akash Mishra, Tiri and Jayesh Rane. Mohammedan Sporting on th