Mumbai City FC will kick off their AFC Champions League 2023-24 campaign against Iran’s Nassaji Mazandaran on Monday, September 18, at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune. The match will be played at 7:30 PM IST and will be live streamed and telecast in India.
Mumbai City are making their second successive appearance in the AFC Champions League, having qualified by winning the 2022-23 Indian Super League shield. They have been drawn in Group D alongside Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal SFC, Iran’s FC Nassaji Mazandaran and Uzbekistani side Navbahor.
Each team will play the other three teams in their group in a home-and-away round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage. Mumbai City FC will play all their home games at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.
Mumbai City will be looking to make a good start to their AFC Champions League campaign, especially as they are playing at home in their first match.
Nassaji Mazandaran are making their debut in the AFC Champions League. They qualified for the tournament after winning the 2023 Iranian Hazfi Cup.
The match between Mumbai City FC and Nassaji Mazandaran is expected to be a close and exciting contest. Both teams have strong squads and will be looking to make a good start to their AFC Champions League campaign.
