Pune FC
Full name | Pune Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Red Lizards | |||
Short name | PFC | |||
Founded | 21 July 2007 | |||
Dissolved | 2016 | |||
Ground | Balewadi Stadium Pune,Maharashtra | |||
Capacity | 10,900 | |||
Owner | Ashok Piramal Group | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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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]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]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]
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]
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 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]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]
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]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]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.
- Cyd Gray(2008)[113]
- Edgar Marcelino(2009–2014)[114][115]
- Douhou Pierre(2009–2014)[116][117][118]
- Lamine Tamba(2010–2011)[119]
- Mandjou Keita(2010–2012)[120][121]
- Karma Tsewang(2011–2013)[122]
- James Meyer(2012–2013)[123]
- James Moga(2012–2013)[124][125]
- Daisuke Nishiguchi(2012–2013)[126]
- Raúl Iván Fabiani(2013)[127][128]
- Sewram Gobin(2013)[129]
- Riga Mustapha(2013–2014)[130][131]
- Calum Angus(2013–2014)[132]
- Chika Wali(2013–2014)[133]
- Mirjan Pavlović(2014)[134]
- Ryuji Sueoka(2014–2015)[135]
- Luciano Sabrosa(2014–2015)[136]
- Darko Nikač(2015)[137][138]
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 | 55.56 | None | |
Derrick Pereira | India | May 2009[141] | May 2013 | 104 | 48 | 32 | 24 | 167 | 110 | 46.15 | None |
Mike Snoei | Netherlands | July 2013[142] | May 2014 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 31.58 | None |
Karim Bencherifa | Morocco | July 2014[143] | May 2015 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 37.50 |
Last technical staff
[edit]- As of October 2013.[145]
Position | Name |
---|---|
Head coach | Karim Bencherifa |
Assistant coach | Gift Raikhan |
Physiotherapist | Tariq Shaikh |
Fitness coach | Sridhar Krishnamurthy |
Kit manager | Prashant Naidu |
Academy director | Ranjan Chowdhury |
Academycoach | Naushad Moosa |
Club honours
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- I-League
- Durand Cup
- Kedari Redekar United Cup
- Champions (1): 2008[150]
Invitational
[edit]Junior team
[edit]- U17
- Football Challenge Cup Chandigarh
- Winners (1): 2015[152]
- U20
Performance in AFC competitions
[edit]- AFC Champions League:1 appearance[155]
- 2014:Qualifying play-off Round 1
- 2014:Group Stage
Continental record
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kitchee | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 |
Nay Pyi Taw | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
Tampines Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6[a] |
Pune | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 6[a] |
Notes:
- ^abTiebreakers:Tampines Rovers and Pune were ranked on head-to-head record.
League records
[edit]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 | — | — | — | — | — | Emeka Ogbonna | 4 |
2009 | IL2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 3 |
2009–10 | I–League | 26 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 42 | 3rd | Group | — | — | — | — | Edmar Figueira | 14 |
2010–11 | I–League | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 36 | 5th | Group | Group | — | — | — | Mandjou Keita | 11 |
2011–12 | I–League | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 46 | 5th | Group | Semi-finals | — | — | — | Mandjou Keita | 14 |
2012–13 | I–League | 26 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 26 | 52 | 2nd[157] | Group | Group | — | — | — | James Moga | 16 |
2013–14 | I–League | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 26 | 29 | 7th | Group | Group | Group | — | — | Riga Mustapha | 7 |
2014–15 | I–League | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 5th | Group | Runners-up | — | — | — | Thongkhosiem Haokip | 7 |
See also
[edit]- Pune F.C. Academy
- Football clubs in Maharashtra
- Sports in Maharashtra
- Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
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