The 2024–25 Mumbai Premier League was the 112th season of the regional football league run by the Mumbai Football Association in Mumbai. It represents the sixth tier of the Indian football league system after formation of the Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League. MYJ–GMSC were the defending champions.
Cup tournaments Harwood League The season kicked off with the Harwood League, Mumbai's oldest football tournament first played in 1902, now a pre-season tournament featuring teams from the Premier League and the Corporate League. The tournament was won by the Indian Culture League Mumbai.
Nadkarni Cup MYJ-GMSC won the 116-year-old Nadkarni Cup, one of the oldest domestic tournaments in Asia. They beat Mumbai City Reserves in the final by the score of 1–0.
Venue Matches were played at Neville D'Souza Football Turf in Bandra.
Teams 18 teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Mumbai Premier League.
TeamsLocationBombay MuslimsMumbai CentralMYJ–GMSCIC ColonyPIFAColabaMaharashtra OranjePowaiCommunity Football Club IndiaVile ParleHope UnitedChurchgate SellebrityBandraMumbai KenkreMahimMillat FCAndheriDK Flag FoundationBadlapurReliance FYCNavi MumbaiMumbay FCChurchgateIndia Culture LeagueVashiKalina Rangers CFFKalinaMumbai City BAndheriIron BornIndia On Track FCBombay GymkhanaFort
Promoted/relegated teams 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.
Mumbay FC launched on 18 July 2024 sporting colours and a crest suspiciously similar to the defunct Mumbai FC, replaced Protrack from the previous season. Tiger Shroff was roped in as an unofficial marquee player to promote the new club.
from 2023-24 Super League to 2024-25 Super LeagueMumbai City BIndia On TrackBombay GymkhanaMumbay FCJMJ Sports
Format 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.
League table Group A
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Group B
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Playoffs The top five Group B teams were the first to confirm their places in the championship round. The championship playoff games began on 11 February 2025.
Championship Round Previously, the champions of Mumbai were eligible for I-League 3. However, this season, the champions of the inaugural 2024–25 Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League were considered as it replaced the Mumbai Premier League as Maharashtra's top-tier league.
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Top scorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1Zeeshan AkhtarICL Mumbai222VS Thotkadhar ZimikMumbai Kenkre163Mohammed KhatibMaharashtra Oranje143Mohammed Arfat AnsariIndia On Track145Sunny Vishnu ThakurHope United13
Individual awards Best goalkeeper: Prathamesh Honavarkar (India On Track) Best defender: Nishant Shetty (India On Track) Best midfielder: Kamran Ansari (MYJ-GMSC) Best striker: Zeeshan Akhtar (ICL Mumbai)
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See also 2024–25 Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League 2024–25 Mumbai Super League 2024–25 in Indian football 2024–25 I-League 3 2024–25 Indian State Leagues
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