Beginning Mumbai FC was officially founded at a grand launch in
Mumbai on 27 June 2007. The club was created to provide Indian football another non-institutional club and to provide young aspiring footballers in the city a chance to show off their skills on a proper platform. Mumbai FC then set about their goals in which they wanted to build a strong first team, build a good youth development program which would serve as the platform in the ladder to the first-team for potential youngsters, build a good football culture in Mumbai, and develop the football infrastructure in Mumbai.
Noel Wilson, and
Kalyan Chaubey along with potential youngsters Dane Pereira and
Darren Caldeira. The club was placed in Group B with
Mohammedan,
Indian Bank,
Amity United,
Oil India, and
New Delhi Heroes. Mumbai then completed a double against the two giant Kolkata clubs after they defeated
East Bengal at the
Salt Lake Stadium 1–0 with
Felix Aboagye scoring the only goal. Mumbai FC acquired foreigners in
Josimar,
Chika Wali and
Taisuke Matsugae. The squad consisted of a strong base of Mumbai-based players like Dane Pereira,
Ashutosh Mehta,
Jayesh Rane, John Coutinho,
Rahul Bheke,
Collin Abranches,
Abhishek Yadav,
Rohit Mirza,
Cletus Paul,
Allan Dias and Paresh Shivalkar. The team captain is
Climax Lawrence and vice-captain is
Nidhin Lal. The club started the season in the best possible form blowing away all teams and building an unassailable lead in the MDFA Elite League. Nine wins in nine games having scored 37 goals and conceding only 4. The biggest victory was their latest game in the League which was an 8–0 win over Maharashtra State Police. Josimar is the highest goal scorer with 11 goals in the eight games he has played. Mumbai failed to carry the momentum in the Federation Cup as they got knocked out in the Group stage itself. The club was pit in Group A alongside Dempo SC, East Bengal, Sporting Clube de Goa and Royal Wahingdoh. All group stage games were played at
Fatorda Stadium, Goa. The team lost their first game 2–1 against newbies
Royal Wahingdoh with Josimar scoring the consolation goal in the game. A solitary Samapth Kutty Mani goal in the 1–0 win against
Sporting Goa gave Mumbai a glimmer of hope to qualify for the semi-finals. In the next game against East Bengal unfortunately ended in a 0–0 draw. Mumbai's inability to finish their chances cost them a win although the draw left them top of the Group. The last game against
Dempo ended in a 2–0 defeat for Mumbai which knocked Mumbai out of the Federation Cup. The dismal form continued in the
2014–15 I-League as Mumbai lost their first three matches in a row. The losses included a 3–1 loss at Kolkata against
Mohun Bagan, a 1–0 loss against
Shillong Lajong and a 3–2 defeat in the Maha Derby against
Pune FC. The next match against Sporting Goa was a big game for the club as it was Mumbai's homecoming. The club would play their first game at their home ground –
Cooperage Football Stadium after a five-year hiatus. The match ended in a 0–0 draw thereby handing Mumbai their first point in the league. The first match at the Cooperage saw a 2,500 strong crowd. Mumbai took advantage of getting back at the Cooperage and went on to win two straight home games by thrashing Goan giants
Salgaocar 3–0 and then on 20 February 2015 defeating the then league leaders
Royal Wahingdoh 2–1. Mumbai FC went on to win their first away game when they beat I-League newcomers
Bharat 2–0 which made it three wins in a row and took them to 4th place in the I-League table. They also defeated
Churchill Brothers SC 4–2 as Ghanaian player
Yusif Yakubu scored a hat-trick. The next match against
Bengaluru at the Cooperage ended in a 1–1 draw as an equalizer in the second-half from the in-form Mumbai striker Josimar rescued a point for the Mumbaikars. Khalid Jamil ensured Mumbai survived relegation that season as they finished 6th in the I-League with 24 points in 20 league matches. in action with Mumbai FC during an
I-League match at the
Cooperage Ground in 2015 with Mumbai FC in 2015 The
2015–16 I-League season saw a flurry of changes for them. Khalid Jamil refreshed the squad and his Yellow army briefly fought for the top places before losing track and ultimately finishing at 5th place, which is still Mumbai's highest ever finish in the I-League. In July 2016, Mumbai roped in former
Royal Wahingdoh and
Salgaocar FC manager
Santosh Kashyap as their head soach. After making huge changes in both style of play and squad, Mumbai won their initial 2 games aiming for a 'top 3'. But after 12 winless games which included 6 games winless streak and a 5–0 to
DSK Shivajians he was sacked. This made his reign the shortest in Mumbai's history. In March 2017, Mumbai FC roped in Spaniard
Óscar Bruzón as their new head coach, and signed
Trinidadian and Tobago international
Densill Theobald as marquee player, who represented his nation at the
2006 FIFA World Cup. ==Defunction==