The franchise was taken over by Vijay Madduri, a Hyderabad based entrepreneur, and Varun Tripuraneni, the former CEO of the Kerala Blasters.

[32] The hat-trick from Robin Singh in their next friendly guided the Hyderabad to a 4–2 win over the Velsao with Rafa scoring the fourth goal.

[33] The Hyderabad ended their pre-season tour on a winning note as Robin's brace and goal apiece from Marcelinho and Abhishek Halder helped them defeat the Minerva Punjab 4–0 in their last friendly match on 18 October.

[38] Despite being named in the squad, Néstor Gordillo will not be available until late December owing to the ban handed to him by All India Football Federation (AIFF).

[39][40] The Hyderabad FC made their debut in the Indian Super League against the ATK in an away match at Kolkata on 25 October.

[43] On 11 January, after loss against the Chennaiyin and after losing nine out of twelve league games, manager Phil Brown was sacked by Hyderabad.

[48] They ended their campaign with a last place finish as they registered two wins and four draws in 18 matches in their debut season and were eventually not qualified for the playoff stage.