2024–25 Mumbai Premier League
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 October 2024 – present[1] |
| Highest scoring | Maharashtra Oranje 11–0 Sellebrity (14 January 2025)[2] |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Mumbai Premier League is the 112th season of the top-tier football league run by the Mumbai Football Association in Mumbai, representing the fifth tier of the Indian football league system.
MYJ–GMSC are the defending champions.[3]
Cup Tournaments
[edit]Harwood League
[edit]The new season kicked off with the Harwood League, Mumbai's oldest football tournament first played in 1902, now an invitational pre-season tournament featuring teams from the Premier League and the Corporate League.[4][5] The tournament was won by the Indian Cultural League FC.[6]
MYJ-GMSC won the 116-year-old Nadkarni Cup, one of the oldest domestic tournaments in Asia. They beat Mumbai City FC Reserves and Academy in the finals by a score of 1-0.[7]
Venue
[edit]Matches are played at the Neville D'Souza Football Turf in Bandra.
Teams
[edit]18 teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Mumbai Premier League.[8]
| Teams | Location |
|---|---|
| Bombay Muslims | Mumbai Central |
| MYJ–GMSC | Malad |
| PIFA | Colaba |
| Maharashtra Oranje | Powai |
| Community Football Club India | Dahisar |
| Hope United | Churchgate |
| Sellebrity | Bandra |
| Mumbai Kenkre | Mahim |
| Millat FC | Andheri |
| DK Flag Foundation | Badlapur |
| Reliance FYC | Navi Mumbai |
| Mumbay FC | Churchgate |
| Indian Cultural League FC | Borivali |
| Kalina Rangers CFF | Santacruz |
| Mumbai City B | Andheri |
| Iron Born | |
| India On Track | |
| Bombay Gymkhana | Fort |
Promoted/relegated teams
[edit]Mumbai City B and India On Track gained promotion from the 2023–24 Mumbai Super League while JMJ Sports were relegated after withdrawing from the 2023-24 Mumbai Premier League halfway through the season. Bombay Gymkhana returns after finishing third in the 2023–24 Mumbai Super League.[9][10][11]
Mumbay FC launched on 18 July 2024[12] sporting colours and a crest suspiciously similar to the defunct Mumbai FC,[13] replaced Protrack from the previous season.[14] Tiger Shroff was roped in as an unofficial marquee player to promote the new club.[15][16]
 from 2023-24 Super League |
 to 2024-25 Super League[17]
|
|---|---|
| Mumbai City B India On Track Bombay Gymkhana |
JMJ Sports |
Format
[edit]The teams are divided into two groups. The top five teams from each group advance to the Championship playoff round. The bottom four teams from each group enter the Relegation playoff round. Both playoff rounds follow a straight league format. The bottom four teams in the relegation round will be demoted to the 2025-26 Mumbai Super League.[18]
League table
[edit]Mumbai Premier League
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MYJ–GMSC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 18 | Championship Round |
| 2 | CFCI | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 18 | |
| 3 | Kalina Rangers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 16 | |
| 4 | Mumbai Kenkre | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | |
| 5 | Reliance FYC | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | |
| 6 | Mumbai City B | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12 | Relegation Round |
| 7 | DK Flag Foundation | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 7 | |
| 8 | PIFA | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 | |
| 9 | Bombay Muslims | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India On Track | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 22 | Championship Round |
| 2 | Maharashtra Oranje | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 16 | |
| 3 | Hope United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 16 | |
| 4 | Mumbay FC | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 15 | |
| 5 | ICL Mumbai | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 13 | |
| 6 | Millat | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 12 | Relegation Round |
| 7 | Iron Born | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 4 | |
| 8 | Bombay Gymkhana | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sellebrity | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 46 | −42 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Playoffs
[edit]The top five Group B teams were the first to confirm their places in the championship round.[19]
Championship Round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CFCI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Champions and possible I-League 3 qualification |
| 2 | Hope United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | ICL Mumbai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | India On Track | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Kalina Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Mumbai Kenkre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Maharashtra Oranje | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Mumbay FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | MYJ–GMSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Relegation Round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Iron Born | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bombay Gymkhana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Sellebrity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DK Flag Foundation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Mumbai Super League |
| 6 | PIFA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Bombay Muslims | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
See also
[edit]- 2024–25 Mumbai Super League
- 2024–25 in Indian football
- 2024–25 I-League 3
- 2024–25 Indian State Leagues
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