Ahead of the 2022-23 Hero 2nd Division League, Mumbai City have confirmed the participation of the Islanders’ Reserve team and have named a 30-member squad. The squad, represented by 23 players from the Mumbai City u18s and 7 young up & coming talents from the First Team, will be led by current First Team assistant coach Anthony Fernandes.
The Islanders have been named in Group A along with Downtown Heroes, Techtro Swades United, Delhi FC and Jagat Singh Palahi FC and will kick off their campaign on Friday, March 17 against Jagat Singh Palahi FC at the Hargobind Stadium in Phagwara.
Full Squad
Goalkeepers: Shaury Sharma, Kamran Afzal Shaikh, Ahan Prakash, Harsh Kadam
Defenders: Mohammed Kaif Ansari, Nikhil Shinde, Tanush Pandey, Nirbhay Singh, Steiner Dsouza, Arsh Bagwan, Sayyam Desai, Parvez Shah, Halen Nongtdu
Midfielders: Reagan Pereira, Turbong Kro, Aadil Sheikh, Meraj Khan, Subhajit Belel, Kshitij Maral, Asif Khan, PC Rohlupuia
Forwards: Omkar Talkar, Manav Dukhande, Khushahal Singh, Kunal Raghav, Mohammed Jaffer Mansoori, Gyamar Nikum, Mustafa Shaikh, Ayush Chhikara
Fixtures
March 17: JSPFC v MCFC | 3:30 PM | Hargobind Stadium, Phagwara
March 21: TSUFC v MCFC | 3:30 PM | Minerva Academy Ground, Chandigarh
April 2: DHFC v MCFC | 2:00 PM | TRC Ground, Srinagar
April 5: DFC v MCFC | 3:30 PM | Minerva Academy Ground, Chandigarh
April 9: MCFC v DFC | 4:30 PM | Cooperage Stadium, Mumbai
April 12: MCFC v DHFC | 4:30 PM | Cooperage Stadium, Mumbai
April 15: MCFC v JSPFC | 4:30 PM | Cooperage Stadium, Mumbai
April 21: MCFC v TSUFC | 4:30 PM | Cooperage Stadium, Mumbai