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Pune
Full namePune Football Club
Nickname(s)Red Lizards
Short namePFC
Founded21 July 2007;16 years ago(2007-07-21)
Dissolved2016;8 years ago(2016)
GroundBalewadi Stadium
Pune,Maharashtra
Capacity10,900
OwnerAshok Piramal Group
WebsiteClub website

Pune Football Clubwas an Indian professionalfootballclub based inPune,Maharashtra.[1][2][3]The club competed inI-League,[4][5][6]then top flight ofIndian football league system.[7][8]The club was one of themost professional clubsinIndian football history,known mainly for their focus on fanfare, professional playing set-up, and focus on youth development.[9][10]Pune was owned by Ashok Piramal Group.[11]

Founded in 2007,[12]the club managed to gain promotion to theI-Leaguein2009.[13]In their first season in the I-League, the club managed to finish in a very surprising third place[14]before having their best ever season during the2012–13season in which they finished in second place.[14]

Pune formerly participated in Chennai Football League.[15]The club used to have a rivalry with fellow Maharashtra clubMumbai FC,with whom it contested the "Maha derby".[16]The club was nicknamed "red lizards".[3][17][18]They pulled out of I-League earlier 2015–16 season.[19][20][21]The main club shut down its operations whilePune F.C. Academywas acquired by ISL club,FC Pune City.[22]It was dissolved in 2016.[23]

History[edit]

Foundation[edit]

In 2007,Indian footballwas in the process of a renovation, mainly with the start of theI-Leaguereplacing the oldNational Football League.[24]However, despite this, theAll India Football Federationstill had trouble attracting investors to create new clubs, specially outside ofWest Bengal,Goa,andNorth East Indiadue to the fact that, despite a good number of fans in these areas and good wages to players, the clubs in these regions still had trouble creating any profit.[25]

Ashok Piramal Group, a company based inMaharashtra,however did the opposite.[25]Despite the city ofPunenot having much history when it comes tofootballor much support for the sport, which is overshadowed bycricket,Ashok Piramal Group still created Pune Football Club in 2007.[25]In creating the club they created one of the first clubs in India named after the city they were playing in and representing.[25][26]The club also got invitation and participated in TFA Shield tournament, organized byTamil Nadu Football Association(TFA).[27]

I-League 2nd Division (2008–2009)[edit]

Pune FC players and staff at the practice ground in 2008

In preparation for their first ever season in theI-League 2nd Division,the club signed mainly a bunch of unknown players and also signed onStewart Hallas the first head coach of the club.[25][28]The club were grouped in Group A during the2008 I-League 2nd Divisionalong withVasco,ONGC,HAL,andChirag United.[25]Midway through their 2nd Division campaign the club changed coaches, going from Stewart Hall to formerNorthern Ireland national teamer,Bernard McNally.[29]The club finished in third place in Group A and thus failed to advance further that campaign.[25]

Pune FC took part in Kolhapur All-India Football Championship in 2009, and reached semi-finals.[30]The club then participated in the2009 I-League 2nd Division,in which four promotional spots were generated because of the expansion ofI-League.[25]Before the season began Pune re-hired former coach Stewart Hall to coach the club.[31]Also before the season the club managed to make many changes to the squad.[31]At the end of the season Pune managed to finish in fourth place with a 3–0 victory overSESA Football Academyand thus earn promotion to the I-League for the first time in their history.[32][33][34]

Early I-League and Derrick Pereira Era (2009–2013)[edit]

Arata Izumiis the first ever naturalized Indian footballer, who played for both Pune FC andIndia national team.[35][36][37]

Pune Football Club's first season in the I-League was the2009–10season. Pune selected theBalewadi Sports ComplexinBalewadi,a suburb ofPune,as their home stadium.[38]Before the season began the club made headlines when they signed the currentIndianumber 1 goalkeeper,Subrata Pal,fromEast Bengaland by also signingJapanesemidfielderArata IzumifromMahindra United.[13][39]At the same time the club also signedDerrick Pereirato be the head coach of the team afterStewart Hallresigned.[13]Before joining Pune, Pereira was head coach atMahindra Unitedwhere he had won theNational Football Leagueand theFederation Cup.He also took Mahindra United to the quarter-finals of theAFC Cupin 2007.[40]

Pune played their first I-League match against East Bengal, which was also their first home match in the I-League, on 3 October 2009 in which the final score was 0–0.[41]Pune had no wins, six draws, and two losses in the league before winning their first ever I-League match on 9 January 2010 againstJCT2–1.[42][43]At the end of the season Pune finished in third place which was called a success by the club due to their weak start in the league.[43]

Lester Fernandes in away kit of Pune in 2011

The summer of 2011 was an important time for Pune.[44]On 23 June 2011, it was announced that Pune would start thePune F.C. Academyteam which would make Pune the first team in I-League with an academy team.[45]Then on 25 July 2011 it was announced that Pune'sBrazilianstrikerEdmar Figueirawould join the Portuguese top flightPrimeira LigawithC.D. Feirensewhich would be the first-time a player from the I-League would sign for a team in a top 10 European league based on theUEFA coefficient.[46]Then on 26 September 2011 it was announced that Pune would playEnglish Premier LeaguesideBlackburn Rovers,who are owned by Indian ownersVenky's,in a friendly. Thus making Pune the first ever Indian club to play a friendly against an English Premier League team.[47]The match was then played on 7 October 2011 at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which Pune lost 0–3 to Blackburn.[48][49][50]Then on 22 October 2011, it was announced that Pune had tied-up a partnership with IT giantInfosyswhich would see more promotion of the club through media networks.[51]Then on 11 June 2012, Pune became the first Indian football team to participate in a transfer between another I-League club,Prayag United,when Pune sold midfielderLester Fernandezto Prayag for₹20 lakh.[52]

Pune FC players (in red) in action during anI-Leaguematch againstDempo,2012.

The club then finished the2012–13season with their best finish yet in the I-League by finishing in 2nd place, just behindChurchill Brothersfor the I-League crown.[14][53]

Mike Snoei Era (2013–2014)[edit]

After the end of2012–13 season,it was announced that coachDerrick Pereirahad resigned as Pune FC coach to return to his former clubSalgaocar.[54]Soon enough though Pune were able to sign Pereira's replacement in formerVitesse Arnhemhead coach, DutchmanMike Snoeifor the new season.[55]Also, with the new coach, came a new direction for Pune with the director of the club, Nandan Piramal, stating that the club would focus mainly on youth development while also mixing youngsters with a good group of senior players.[56]The club then made new signings in the foreign department by signingSuperettanplayerCalum Angusand formerA-LeagueplayerJames Meyer.[57]The club also signed currentEquatorial Guinea international,Raúl Fabiani,who also played for his adopted country in the2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[57]

The first tournament the club took part in was the2013 Durand Cupin which the club sent a mix of players from the first-team and thePune F.C. Academywith the three senior players beingCaitano Costa,Shahinlal Meloly,andPrakash Thorat.[58]The club however did not make it out of the group stages.[59]Pune then played their firstI-Leaguematch under Snoei on 21 September 2013 againstMohammedanat theSalt Lake Stadiumin which Pune won the match 3–1 thanks to a double from Fabiani and a goal from Meyer.[60]Then, on 29 January 2014, Pune played their first ever international club match when they took on Vietnamese sideHanoi T&Tin the2014 AFC Champions Leaguequalifier first round at the Balewadi Sports Complex. The club however suffered a 3–0 defeat in that match, meaning that they would have to play in the2014 AFC Cupthat season.[61]In2014 Durand Cup,held from 20 October to 8 November inGoa,Pune lost 1–0 toSalgaocar SCin final and finished as runners-up.[62][63][64]

A month later, Pune FC participated in the2014 Bhutan King's Cup[65]and facedAssam State Electricity Boardin their last group stage match.Thongkhosiem Haokipscored a hat-trick as Pune booked their place into the semi-finals with a 5–0 victory.[66][67][68]Then they defeatedMohun Bagan ACthrough penalty-shootout and reached to the final, in which, they lost 1–0 to Bangladeshi outfitSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi.[69]

Rivalry[edit]

Pune FC used to have a rivalry with fellowMaharashtra-based clubMumbai FC,with whom it contested the "Maha derby".[70][71]Both the teams faced each other in yearly competitions likeI-LeagueandMDFA Elite League.[72]

Disbanding the club[edit]

Pune FC players (in black), in action againstSporting Goa,in their last I-League season.

Pune FC enjoyed their best ever campaign during the2012–13 season,[73][74]in which they became runners-up. Later in May 2015, ahead of the2015–16 I-League season,the club was dissolved due to financial crisis.[75][76][77][78]Meanwhile, their academy was purchased by the erstwhileISLsideFC Pune City.[79]

On 26 August 2016, it was announced thatFC Pune Cityof theIndian Super Leaguehad taken over the Pune FC Academy and will rebrand it under their name.[80]

Stadium[edit]

Main article:Balewadi Sports Complex
The Balewadi Sports Complex during a match betweenIndiaandVietnamon 8 October 2010.

Since Pune made their debut in theI-League,they have always played at theBalewadi Sports Complex,[81][82]which is located inBalewadi,[83]a suburb ofPune.[84][85]The stadium was also the site of the2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.[86]The club also used the stadium as their home ground for continental tournaments likeAFC Cup,andAFC Champions Leagueplay-offs.[87]

The club also trained on the outskirts of Pune in an area called Mamurdi on their own training ground.[88]For a season, they usedSt. Vincent's High School football groundfor training, which is located in Pune.[89]

St. Vincent's High School football groundin Pune.

Ownership[edit]

Pune FC was owned overall by the Ashok Piramal Group.[90][91][92]Peninsula Land Limited CEO Nandan Piramal was last chairman of the club.[93][94]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2007–2015 Adidas[95] Peninsula[96]
2015–2016 7070 Sports

Academy & youth[edit]

Main article:Pune F.C. Academy

Since their inception in 2007, Pune FC operated its U14, U17 and U19 youth teams.[97][98][99][100][101][102]Club's U15 and U17 teams were briefly managed by Norbert Gonsalvez andGift Raikhanbetween 2008 and 2011.[103]

On 23 June 2011, it was announced that the club would open an academy at the U20 level, thus becoming the firstI-Leagueteam to do so, and they later competed inU19 I-League.[104][105][106][10][107]The academy was fully known as Peninsula Pune Football Club Academy (PPFCA),[108][109]and produced numerous Indian talents.[110]They are also one time runner-up in 2012 edition of Kedari Redekar Football Cup.[111]Clubs 'A' team competed in Pune District Football Association League.[112]

Notable players[edit]

Main article:List of Pune FC players
See also:Category:Pune FC players

Foreign players[edit]

This list comprises foreign players who either represented their respective countries in international level before or after playing forPune FCor played for the club in matches ofI-League.

Managerial history[edit]

As of 17 February 2014
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win% Honours
Stewart Hall England 2008 Unknown None
Bernard McNally Northern Ireland 2008[139] Unknown None
Stewart Hall England 2009[140] 9 5 2 2 9 6 055.56 None
Derrick Pereira India May 2009[141] May 2013 104 48 32 24 167 110 046.15 None
Mike Snoei Netherlands July 2013[142] May 2014 19 6 6 7 21 24 031.58 None
Karim Bencherifa Morocco July 2014[143] May 2015 16 6 5 5 21 20 037.50

Last technical staff[edit]

Mike Snoeiwas the manager of Pune F.C. during the 2013–2014 season.[144]
As of October 2013.[145]
Position Name
Head coach MoroccoKarim Bencherifa
Assistant coach IndiaGift Raikhan
Physiotherapist IndiaTariq Shaikh
Fitness coach IndiaSridhar Krishnamurthy
Kit manager IndiaPrashant Naidu
Academy director IndiaRanjan Chowdhury
Academycoach IndiaNaushad Moosa

Club honours[edit]

Further information:Category:Pune FC seasons

Domestic[edit]

Invitational[edit]

Junior team[edit]

U17
  • Football Challenge Cup Chandigarh
U20

Performance in AFC competitions[edit]

See also:Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
2014:Qualifying play-off Round 1
2014:Group Stage

Continental record[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hong KongKitchee 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 13
MyanmarNay Pyi Taw 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
SingaporeTampines Rovers 6 2 0 4 9 16 −7 6[a]
IndiaPune 6 1 3 2 12 15 −3 6[a]
Source:[156]
Notes:
  1. ^abTiebreakers:Tampines Rovers and Pune were ranked on head-to-head record.

League records[edit]

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Cup Competition Result Name Goals
League Asia Top goalscorer
2008 IL2 5 2 1 2 8 6 7 3rd, Group A — — — — — NigeriaEmeka Ogbonna 4
2009 IL2 9 5 2 2 9 6 17 4th — — — — — IndiaJeje Lalpekhlua 3
2009–10 I–League 26 10 12 4 38 23 42 3rd Group — — — — BrazilEdmar Figueira 14
2010–11 I–League 26 9 9 8 32 27 36 5th Group Group — — — GuineaMandjou Keita 11
2011–12 I–League 26 13 7 6 44 34 46 5th Group Semi-finals — — — GuineaMandjou Keita 14
2012–13 I–League 26 14 4 6 53 26 52 2nd[157] Group Group — — — South SudanJames Moga 16
2013–14 I–League 24 7 8 9 53 26 29 7th Group Group Group — — NetherlandsRiga Mustapha 7
2014–15 I–League 20 8 5 7 30 28 29 5th Group Runners-up — — — IndiaThongkhosiem Haokip 7

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