1} Kalyan Chaubey: (Ex-JCT) the experienced goalkeeper has been doing a brilliant job under the bar. Has been a reason behind Mumbai Fc’s Success in the 2nd Division I league last year.

2} Noel Wilson:(Ex-Mohun Bagan) The player maker in the team uses his experience of playing in the Big Club Mohun Bagan for years. The holding midfielder is also regarded as the set piece expert in the team.

3} Abhishek Yadav:(Ex-Mahindra United) He is probably the tallest forward ever-produced in India. His knack of scoring goals makes him a regular in the Indian team as well.

POSITION IN PREVIOUS I-LEAGUE : Debutant.

KEY PLAYERS:

1} Kalyan Chaubey: (Ex-JCT) the experienced goalkeeper has been doing a brilliant job under the bar. Has been a reason behind Mumbai Fc’s Success in the 2nd Division I league last year.

2} Noel Wilson:(Ex-Mohun Bagan) The player maker in the team uses his experience of playing in the Big Club Mohun Bagan for years. The holding midfielder is also regarded as the set piece expert in the team.

3} Abhishek Yadav:(Ex-Mahindra United) He is probably the tallest forward ever-produced in India. His knack of scoring goals makes him a regular in the Indian team as well.

STRENGHTS:

1. Coach David Booth has understood the ground realities in India very well thus he is no more a stranger to Indian Football.

2. Presence of experienced midfielders like Noel Wilson, Kuttimani, and Subhas Chakravarty makes them a very talented side to look out for.

3. The team mostly consists of Young players thus we can see a very lively and vibrant team in the hunt.

4. Presence of quality foreigners like Michael Osei, Hammond and Felix adds strength to their team.

WEAKNESSES:

1. Apart from Abhishek Yadav the team doesn’t have any other quality striker to support him. 2. The majority of footballers in the Mumbai Fc team are young aged between 22-24 years. Thus they lack experience and exposure in the top flight Football in India.

EXPECTATIONS :

Kolkatafootball.com predicts that the Mumbai FC team will give the big clubs a run for their money. But with very limited resources for Mr. David Booth the team is favorite to finish in the somewhere near the middle of the table.

THE PROBABLE SQUAD (With Jersey NO):

13 - Kalyan Chaubey, ?- Amit Singha Roy, 2 - Sanjay Parte, 17 - Anes Edathodika, 3 - James Cobblah Dissiramah, ? Balpreet Singh,16 - Romenjit Singh, ? - John Benedict, 8 - Noel Anthony Wilson, ? - Khalid Jamil, ? - Papiah Jagadish Kumar, ? - Alex Ambrose, 21 - Aseem Kutty, ? - Sampath Kumar Kuttimani, ? - Nishant Mehra, 14 -Anthony Michael Fernandes, 23 - Dane Lloyd Pereira, ? - Darren Caldeira, 18 -Ahmed Felix Aboagye, 15 -Abhishek Yadav, ? - Salil Usman, 11 - Michael Osei, 24 - Subhas Chakraborty, ?- Peter Siddique , ? -Keegan Pereira, ? -Craig D'Souza , ? - Riston Rodrigues , ? -Hirohito Elangbam , ? - Kalia Kulothungan , ? -Selwyn Fernandes, ? -Anees Kutty , ? - Pradeep Mohanraj , ?- Kamaljeet Kumar , ? - Lihaz Koya , ? -Nelson Cardoz, ?- Manuel D Souza, ? - Hammond (Ghana).

Gourmangi Singh: (Indian Team) the young manipuri defender has been the pillar of success for the Indian team in recent times and has stepped up bravely to replace injured Mahesh gawli in the Indian team.

STRENGHTS: 1. Churchill has successfully retained most of its footballers thus team combination will be key factor to watch out for.

2. Odafa Okolie is set to have his best friend Felix as his striker partner. The best Friend combo might turn out to be the biggest foe for the opponents in the Indian league this season.

3. Coach Zoran is highly experienced in coaching in Asia thus his tactical Knowledge will be an added advantage of the team.

WEAKNESESS: 1. Perhaps the biggest weakness lies in the Coaching staff as newly appointed Serbian Coach got only two days to spend with the team before the I League.

EXPECTATION:

Kolkatafootball.com predicts that Churchill will continue their good run in the I League and are also one of the favorites for the title.

1} Ranty Martins: (Nigeria) undoubtedly the best foreigner in the Indian Soil at present has been scoring goals after goals every season and this year also he will look to continue his trend.

2} Climax Lawrence: (Ex-East Bengal) the classy midfielder has been the pillar of success for the Dempo team. The recent offering to captainship has given him more excuse to lead his team to Championship.

3} Mahesh Gawli: (Ex-Mahindra United) the costliest defender in India has recently bounced back from Injury and will raring to perform well to show that he is worth th amount of money invested on him.

STRENGHTS :

1. The major strength of the side is that it has not gone major changes in the recent years. The players and the coaching staff are same as they were few years’ back.

2. Players like Beto, Clifford Miranda, Sameer Naik, Mboyo Ibomi and Anthony Pareira have been providng the backbone services to the team.

3. The team is high on confidence after winning the National League for two eyars in a row.

WEAKNESESS: 1. Lack of quality goalkeeper had let them down in the past and this year also they have not invested wisely in acquiring the services of a good goalkeeper.

2. Foreigners Eddeh Chiddhi left the club and Ranty Martins joined in late. So the new combination is yet to click in the new season.

3. They will also be playing the AFC Cup thus the fitness and fatigue level for the players can cause some serious trouble to the team

EXPECTATION : Kolkatafootball.com has no doubt in giving them the favorites tag for the I-League campaign of 2008-2009.

THE PROBABLE SQUAD

Abhijit Mondal, VP Satish Kumar, Tyson Caiado, Valeriano Rebello, Samir Naik, Mahesh Gawli, John Charles Dias, Cressan Antao, Dominic Noronha, Marcus Peixito, Pio Rodrigues, Roberto Mendes Silva, Climax Lawrence, Clifford Miranda, Jerry Zirsanga, Nacimento Silveira, Lester Mark Fernandez, Peter Carvalho, Nicolau Borges, Anthony Pereira, Ranty Martins Soleye, Joaquim Abranches, Clifton Gonsalves, Joe Rodrigues, Samson Fernandes , Mboyo Iyomi , Joshua Vaz , Sheikh Jewel Raja