Mumbai City FC returns to the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 action after over a month as they gear up to face Bengaluru FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
Mumbai City FC head coach Des Buckingham expressed his delight with his team's performance in their hard-fought 2-1 victory against Kerala Blasters FC, despite facing a demanding travel schedule. The Islanders secured their first home win of the 2023-24 Indian Super League (ISL) season, exte
The ISL League winners started the game on the front foot and went ahead through their Argentine forward Jorge Pereyra Diaz. Parthib Gogoi pulled the Highlanders back into the game with a brilliant finish. However, the Islanders restored the parity before the break as Diaz netted his second
Taking inspiration from the high standards they set for themselves last season with a massive winning streak and ISL Shield win, Mumbai City FC will hope to go all the way in the ISL and win both the ISL Cup and Shield this season, as they did in 2020-21.
Hailing from Manipur, Lotjem was signed by Sudeva Delhi FC in 2020 at just the age of 16 after coming up through the JCT Academy in Punjab. In just his second season with the club, Lotjem was brought into Sudeva Delhi’s First Team and featured regularly in the 2021-22 I-League, making 10 app
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 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 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.
Juan Maria Cruz Arias brings in his vast experience having previously coached at notable clubs like Cadiz CF and CD Mirandes (Spain), Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia), Moghreb Tetouan (Morocco), Al Ahli SC and Umm Salal SC (Qatar) and most recently at fellow CFG club Sichuan Jiuniu in China.