2013–14 Pune FC season

Indian football club season November 2013 October 2020 Pune 2013–14 Chairmen Nandan Piramal Head coach Mike Snoei Ground Balewadi Sports Complex I-League 3rd Federation Cup Group Durand Cup Group AFC Champions League Qualifiers - Round 1 AFC Cup Group Mustapha (5 Goals) Mustapha (6 Goals) _goldshoulders _swe wc 1974 a _goldshoulders _2 gold stripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _redshoulders _kit body RBNY home _redshoulders _color_3_stripes_red FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 _redshoulders _redshoulders _color_3_stripes_red 1C1C1C 1C1C1C 1C1C1C 1C1C1C 1C1C1C 2012–13 The 2013–14 Pune F.C. season is the club's fifth season in I-League, the top flight of Indian football and the seventh season in the club's entire history. This season will also see the club participate in Asia's top footballing competition, the AFC Champions League, in 2014 after India was awarded a spot in the tournament qualifiers and the club were announced as the best club in India to complete the club licensing requirements set by the All India Football Federation.http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/26/4433906/pune-fc-to-play-afc-champions-league-play-off Pune FC to play AFC Champions League play-off Goal.com 26 November 2013 Former Netherlands international player and former Vitesse Arnhem manager Mike Snoei was hired to be the head coach of the club following the resignation of Derrick Pereira. Background 2012–13 I-League Pune began the 2012–13 campaign with hope. The club came into the season having lost some of their better players, including Subrata Pal,Paul for United http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120510/jsp/sports/story_15473066.jsp#2 https://web.archive.org/web/20120708144324/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120510/jsp/sports/story_15473066.jsp#2 dead 8 July 2012 The Calcutta Telegraph 8 November 2013 Calcutta, India 10 May 2012 Baldeep Singh,SPORTS DIGEST http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM/2012/05/10&PageLabel=19&EntityId=Ar01900&ViewMode=HTML https://web.archive.org/web/20140316135514/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKM/2012/05/10&PageLabel=19&EntityId=Ar01900&ViewMode=HTML dead 16 March 2014 Times of India 8 November 2013 and Lester Fernandez.India sees introduction of Transfer Fees as Pune sell Lester Fernandez to Prayag United http://www.thesportscampus.com/2012061122004/news-bytes/india-sees-introduction-of-transfer-fees-as-pune-sell-lester-fernandez-to-prayag-united https://archive.today/20130105051656/http://www.thesportscampus.com/2012061122004/news-bytes/india-sees-introduction-of-transfer-fees-as-pune-sell-lester-fernandez-to-prayag-united dead 5 January 2013 The Sports Campus 8 November 2013 The club also lost their top scorer from the previous season in former Guinea international Mandjou Keita.Bhutani Rahul Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 5th http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-june-5th/ The Hard Tackle 5 June 2012 8 November 2013 However, the club was able to make up for those loses with the signings of Abhra MondalBhaduri Archiman Bengal 'keeper recovers from serious injury http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/top-stories/32632450_1_pune-fc-bengal-goalkeeper-east-bengal https://archive.today/20130103104053/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/top-stories/32632450_1_pune-fc-bengal-goalkeeper-east-bengal dead 3 January 2013 8 November 2013 The Times of India 11 July 2012 and James Moga.Pune FC bring on striker James Moga for season ahead http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-bring-on-striker-james-moga-for-season-ahead-2 Pune Football Club 8 November 2013 With these players added to the squad, Pune went into the 2012–13 I-League season with a bang, beating ONGC 3–2 on the opening day of the season.Pune FC down ONGC in best-ever I-League opener http://punefc.com/?match-reports=i-league-rnd-1-%E2%80%93-pune-fc-3-2-ongc-fc Pune Football Club 8 November 2013 Then, after defeating Pailan Arrows on 9 November 2012, the club went on a nine-game unbeaten streak which eventually allowed the club to finish the season in second place, their best ever finish in the I-League to date.I-League 2012-13: Pune FC's best ever season http://punefc.com/?news=i-league-2012-13-pune-fc-s-best-ever-season Pune Football Club 19 October 2013 Pre-season Player movement After the 2012–13 season ended, Pune did not make many major changes to the squad. The club did let go three of their four foreigners in Chika Wali, Boima Karpeh, and club top scorer James Moga. All three players subsequently signed for other I-League clubs with Wali signing for Salgaocar,Bali Rahul Chika Wali and Karma Tsewang follow Derrick Pereira to Salgaocar FC http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/05/19/3989203/chika-wali-and-karma-tsewang-follow-derrick-pereira-to-salgaocar-?ICID=CP_1218 Goal.com 8 November 2013 Karpeh joining Sporting Goa,Indian Football Transfer Gossip: Boima Karpeh all set to join Sporting Goa; Tolgay Ozbey is now a Mohammedan player http://www.kickoffindia.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=1045%3Aindian-football-transfer-gossip-boima-karpeh-all-set-to-join-sporting-goa-tolgay-ozbey-is-now-a-mohammedan-player&catid=39%3Aplayer-blogs&Itemid=44&fontstyle=f-larger KickOffIndia 8 November 2013 and Moga joining East Bengal.Indian Football Transfer Gossip: East Bengal confirm Marcos Falopa as their new coach, rope in Joaquim Abranches http://www.kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1051%3Aindian-football-transfer-gossip-steven-dias-to-make-a-swoop-from-churchill-to-mumbai-tigers-eb-release-robin-singh&catid=39%3Aplayer-blogs&Itemid=44 KickOffIndia 8 November 2013 The club's number 1 goalkeeper from last season, Abhra Mondal, also left the club to join East Bengal.Mitra Atanu East Bengal sign Abhra Mondal and rubbish rumours regarding Izumi Arata http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/06/06/4030084/east-bengal-sign-abhra-mondal-and-rubbish-rumours-regarding Goal.com 8 November 2013 In addition to Mondal, the club also lost Subhash Singh, Karma Tsewang, and Nallappan Mohanraj to Shillong Lajong, Salgaocar, and Mumbai Tigers respectively. The club also lost their first ever signing in Jeje Lalpekhlua who decided to sign for former I-League champions, Dempo.Dempo SC sign Pune's Jeje Lalpekhlua http://newindianexpress.com/sport/Dempo-SC-sign-Pune%E2%80%99s-Jeje-Lalpekhlua/2013/06/15/article1635522.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20150610231524/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/Dempo-SC-sign-Pune%E2%80%99s-Jeje-Lalpekhlua/2013/06/15/article1635522.ece dead 10 June 2015 The New Indian Express 8 November 2013 Air India forward Prakash Thorat was the first player signed by Pune for the new season.I-League: Pune FC sign up Prakash Thorat http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-07/i-league/39813909_1_pune-fc-nikhil-kadam-pune-football-club https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224137/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-07/i-league/39813909_1_pune-fc-nikhil-kadam-pune-football-club dead 17 December 2013 The Times of India 8 November 2013 The club then proceeded to sign both Anthony D'Souza and Arup Debnath respectively from Salgaocar and Mumbai Tigers.Pune FC rope in left winger Anthony D'Souza from Salgaocar FC http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-rope-in-left-winger-anthony-d%E2%80%99souza-from-salgaocar-fc Pune Football Club 8 November 2013Pune FC sign Arup Debnath, complete goalkeeper line-up for 2013-14 season http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-sign-arup-debnath-complete-goalkeeper-line-up-for-2013-14-season Pune Football Club 8 November 2013 The club then went on to sign three new foreigners to replace the three that left the club. The first to arrive was Equatorial Guinea international Raúl Fabiani.Pune FC bring on striker Raúl Fabiani for the season ahead http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-bring-on-striker-raul-fabiani-for-the-season-ahead Pune Football Club 8 November 2013 The second foreign signing for Pune came only two days later with the signing of Calum Angus from Swedish Superettan side GAIS.Pune FC adds English defender Calum Angus to roster http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-adds-english-defender-calum-angus-to-roster Pune Football Club 8 November 2013 Then the third and final foreign signing for Pune before the season began was former A-Leaguer James Meyer who last played for the Brisbane Roar.Pune FC bring on A-League attacker James Meyer http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-bring-on-a-league-attacker-james-meyer Pune Football Club 8 November 2013 Then, before the I-League season began, Pune signed up four players from their academy with Denechandra Meitei, Salam Ranjan Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, and Gobin Singh all earning promotions to the senior squad.Young Pune FC all set for the 2013-14 season http://punefc.com/?news=young-pune-fc-all-set-for-the-2013-14-season Pune Football Club 8 November 2013 After the season began, Pune did make a change in their squad with Raúl Fabiani being released from the side and former Premier League and Bolton Wanderers player Riga Mustapha being brought in as a replacement.Pune FC release striker Fabiani; sign Mustapha Riga http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-release-striker-fabiani-sign-mustapha-riga Pune Football Club 8 November 2013 The club made further changes to their squad in January 2014 with the signings of Gabriel Fernandes, Nicolau Borges, and Nawab Zeeshan being announced. Fernandes comes on loan from Dempo while Borges comes on loan from Mohun Bagan.Pune FC add Nicolau, Gabriel and Zeeshan to line up http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-add-nicolau-gabriel-and-zeeshan-to-line-up Pune Football Club 17 February 2014 Then, on 18 February 2014, the club announced that they had re-signed former Fans' Player of the Year Lester Fernandez for the rest of the season.Pune FC re-sign winger Lester Fernandez http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Pune-FC-re-sign-winger-Lester-Fernandez/articleshow/30630347.cms The Times of India 20 February 2014 In thumb|175px|right|Former Bolton Wanderers player Riga Mustapha joined Pune in October 2013. thumb|175px|right|Pune's first ever signing, Jeje Lalpekhlua left the club in June 2013. No.PositionPlayerLast played forFeeDateRef20? FWIND Prakash ThoratIND Air IndiaFree7 June 201321? MFIND Anthony D'SouzaIND SalgaocarFree15 July 201322? GKIND Arup DebnathIND Mumbai TigersFree31 July 2013—? FWEQG Raúl FabianiESP HuracánFree5 August 20134? DFENG Calum AngusSWE GAISFree7 August 201310? FWAUS James MeyerAUS Brisbane RoarFree13 August 201314? DFIND Denechandra MeiteiAcademy—19 September 201324? DFIND Salam Ranjan SinghAcademy—19 September 201328? FWIND Thongkhosiem HaokipAcademy—19 September 201329? DFIND Gobin SinghAcademy—19 September 20137? FWNED Riga MustaphaESP CartagenaFree26 October 201312? DFIND Nicolau BorgesIND Mohun BaganLoan13 January 201418? DFIND Nawab ZeeshanIND Mumbai TigersFree13 January 201430? MFIND Gabriel FernandesIND DempoLoan13 January 201431? MFIND Lester FernandezIND Mumbai TigersFree18 February 2014 Out PositionPlayerMoved toFeeDateRef? MFIND Subhash SinghIND Shillong LajongFree18 May 2013George Joseph Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, May 18 http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-may-18/ The Hard Tackle 8 November 2013? MFIND Karma TsewangIND SalgaocarFree19 May 2013? DFNGA Chika WaliIND SalgaocarFree19 May 2013? FWAUS Boima KarpehIND Sporting GoaFree1 June 2013? GKIND Abhra MondalIND East BengalFree6 June 2013? FWSSD James MogaIND East BengalFree13 June 2013? FWIND Jeje LalpekhluaIND DempoFree15 June 2013? DFIND Nallappan MohanrajIND Mumbai TigersFree26 June 2013Deep Singh Kunwar Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 26 http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-june-27/ The Hard Tackle 8 November 2013 ? MFIND Sukhwinder SinghNoneFree9 July 2013Bali Rahul Pune FC Director Nandan Piramal: We felt it was the right time to push our youth http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/pune-fc-director-nandan-piramal-felt-time-push-072300254.html https://archive.today/20130730184613/http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/pune-fc-director-nandan-piramal-felt-time-push-072300254.html dead 30 July 2013 Yahoo Sports 8 November 2013 ? FWEQG Raúl FabianiESP Huracán Valencia CFFree26 October 2013 ? FWAUS James MeyerNoneFree1 December 2013 Matches The club began their pre-season campaign with new coach Mike Snoei in Goa. The club drew their first two matches against SESA Football Academy and Laxmi Prasad before beating Churchill Brothers 2–0 thanks to a double from Raúl Fabiani. In their next match, Pune defeated league-rivals Mumbai F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which strikes from James Meyer, Fabiani, and Zohmingliana Ralte earned the side a 3–0 victory. Then in their final match of pre-season, Pune defeated Deccan XI 2–0 thanks to strikes from Dhanpal Ganesh and Shanmugam Venkatesh. Results Friendly SESA F.A. 0 – 0 Report Pune Goa D Friendly Laxmi Prasad 0 – 0 Report Pune Goa D Friendly 14 August 2013 Churchill Brothers 0 – 2 Report Pune Fabiani 24 25 Goa W Friendly 7 September 2013 Pune 3 – 0 Report Mumbai Meyer 28Fabiani 54Ralte 87 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex W Friendly 14 September 2013 Pune 2 – 0 Report Deccan XI Ganesh 32Venkatesh 35 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex W I-League 2013–14 I-League Summary Pune set out for their first ever I-League title in style with a victory away from home in round one of the 2013–14 I-League season against Mohammedan. Debut goals from Raúl Fabiani, who scored a brace, and James Meyer helped Pune to 3–1 victory at the Salt Lake Stadium. Josimar was the scorer for Mohammedan.Bera Kaustav Mohammedan Sporting 1-3 Pune FC: Red Lizards kick-start their campaign in style http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122545/mohd-sp-vs-pune-fc/report? Goal.com 17 November 2013 Pune then suffered a goalless draw in their second match of the season against Shillong Lajong on 29 September 2013 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.Pune FC and Shillong Lajong FC play out goalless draw http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-29/i-league/42502013_1_raul-fabiani-nikhil-kadam-pune-fc https://web.archive.org/web/20131218064348/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-29/i-league/42502013_1_raul-fabiani-nikhil-kadam-pune-fc dead 18 December 2013 The Times of India 17 November 2013 Pune then began what would be a home-only month of October in which all their matches that month would be played at home. The first of the three matches occurred on 10 October against Mohun Bagan. Pune managed to come out on top in that match 2–0 thanks to goals from academy product Thongkhosiem Haokip and foreign import James Meyer.Pune FC beat 10-man Mohun Bagan 2-0 in I-League http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-10/i-league/42899355_1_velington-rocha-othallo-tabia-raul-fabiani https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224141/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-10/i-league/42899355_1_velington-rocha-othallo-tabia-raul-fabiani dead 17 December 2013 The Times of India 17 November 2013 The second match then occurred nine-days later on 19 October against the defending champions from the 2012–13 season Churchill Brothers. Despite that fact, Pune were able to come out of the match with a victory thanks to a 52nd-minute goal from Calum Angus, his first for the club.Pune FC 1-0 Churchill Brothers: Red Lizards continue their good run as they hand Red Machines their 2nd consecutive defeat http://www.kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1448:pune-fc-1-0-churchill-brothers-red-lizards-continue-their-good-run-as-they-hand-red-machines-their-2nd-consecutive-defeat&catid=42:rokstories Kick Off India 17 November 2013 Then, the third and final match of the month came on 27 October against newly promoted Rangdajied United in which a 29th-minute goal from Angus lead Pune to a 1–0 victory. The victory was important for Pune as it meant that Pune went into November tied for first place in the I-League with SalgaocarPune FC go joint top of the table; down Rangdajied United 1-0 http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-27/i-league/43432273_1_playmaker-douhou-pierre-othallo-tabia-nikhil-kadam https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224131/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-27/i-league/43432273_1_playmaker-douhou-pierre-othallo-tabia-nikhil-kadam dead 17 December 2013 The Times of India 17 November 2013 Despite their grand October form, Pune could not stop themselves from falling 2–0 to Sporting Goa on 2 November. Goals from Victorino Fernandes and Pratesh Shirodkar sealed Pune's fate.Sporting Clube de Goa beat Pune FC 2-0 in I-League http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-02/i-league/43610968_1_clube-de-goa-velito-cruz-pune-fc https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001053/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-02/i-league/43610968_1_clube-de-goa-velito-cruz-pune-fc dead 3 December 2013 The Times of India 17 November 2013 However, Pune managed to come back in their very next match against new direct-entry side Bengaluru FC at home on 6 November in which a goal from James Meyer lead Pune to a 1–0 victory.I-League: Pune FC unbeaten at home, down Bengaluru FC 1-0 http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-06/i-league/43731639_1_mike-snoei-pune-fc-nikhil-kadam https://web.archive.org/web/20131109161301/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-06/i-league/43731639_1_mike-snoei-pune-fc-nikhil-kadam dead 9 November 2013 The Times of India 17 November 2013 Then, after a two-week international break, Pune returned to Goa to take on Salgaocar in a top of the table match as the winner would take first place in the league.Pune FC rally to hold Salgaocar to a 1-1 draw http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-22/i-league/44364374_1_darryl-duffy-gnakpa-clifton-dias https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000537/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-22/i-league/44364374_1_darryl-duffy-gnakpa-clifton-dias dead 3 December 2013 The Times of India 24 November 2013 After going down a goal in the fourth minute from Darryl Duffy, Pune managed to equalize through a Riga Mustapha penalty, his first goal for the club, in the 61st minute. Five days later, Pune returned to the same venue to this time take on Dempo.I-League: Dempo SC hold Pune FC 1-1 http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/217522-i-league-dempo-sc-hold-pune-fc-1-1 NDTV Sports 30 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131129221756/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/217522-i-league-dempo-sc-hold-pune-fc-1-1 29 November 2013 dead After going down early once again to a Beto 47th-minute goal it was again Riga Mustapha who came through for Pune with his 51st-minute goal earning Pune a 1–1 draw. The club then began the month of December with a home match against United on 1 December 2013.Jitendran Nikhil Pune FC 1-1 United SC: Asif earns a point for the away side http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/pune-fc-1-1-united-sc-asif-earns-142500042--spt.html Yahoo Sports 1 December 2013 After taking the lead in the 77th minute through academy product Nikhil Kadam, United scored their equalizer seven minutes later to force Pune to begin the month with a 1–1 draw. The month then did not get better for Pune as they succumbed to their second defeat of the season at home to arch-rivals Mumbai on 7 December 2013.Williams Joe Mumbai win Maha derby http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-mumbai-win-maha-derby-1931500 Daily News & Analysis 10 December 2013 After going down early to a goal from former India international Pappachen Pradeep, Pune equalized through current India international Arata Izumi in the 41st minute. However, Mumbai scored the winning goal in the 60th minute through Yusif Yakubu. The club then fell to their second defeat in a row in their next match against Rangdajied United at the Nehru Stadium in which, after taking a halftime 2–0 lead through Riga Mustapha and Gurjinder Kumar, the club gave away three second half goals (including two in stoppage time) to lose 3–2.Bera Koustav Rangdajied United 3-2 Pune FC: Late late drama as the Red Lizards are squashed http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/rangdajied-united-3-2-pune-fc-drama-red-133700064.html Yahoo Sports 22 December 2013 However the club then returned to winning ways when they faced United for the second time that month at the Kalyani Stadium on 15 December 2013.Pune FC down United, return to winning ways http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-15/i-league/45215104_1_mustapha-riga-united-sc-pune-fc https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115634/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-15/i-league/45215104_1_mustapha-riga-united-sc-pune-fc dead 24 December 2013 The Times of India 22 December 2013 An early brace from Riga Mustapha helped Pune to a 2–1 victory. But that was only a short-lived moment for the club as the side quickly fell to third loss of the season in their next match against Mohun Bagan on 21 December 2013.Odafa double sink Pune FC http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/odafa-double-sink-pune-fc-113122100666_1.html Business-Standard 22 December 2013 A brace from Odafe Onyeka Okolie and a goal from Ram Malik saw Pune lose 3–1 with the only Pune goal coming from Academy product Thongkhosiem Haokip. Once the league restarted for Pune in February 2014, the club first took on Sporting Goa at home on 16 February 2014. After going down early in the 39th minute through Beevan D'Mello goal, Pune managed to equalize in the 56th minute through Thongkhosiem Haokip as Pune drew 1–1.October 2026 Pune then won their first match of the year only three days later on the 19th against Mohammedan at the Balewadi Sports Complex when they defeated the Kolkata club 2–0.October 2026 The goals came from Thongkhosiem Haokip and Gabriel Fernandes.October 2026 Matches Match 1 21 September 2013 15:00 IST Mohammedan 1 – 3 Report Pune Josimar 11 Fabiani 16 76Meyer 52 Kolkata, West Bengal Salt Lake Stadium Umesh Bora W Match 2 29 September 2013 16:30 IST Shillong Lajong 0 – 0 Report Pune Shillong, Meghalaya Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Rabichandra Singh D Match 3 10 October 2013 19:00 IST Pune 2 – 0 Report Mohun Bagan Haokip 72Meyer 79 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex Umesh Bora W Match 4 19 October 2013 19:15 IST Pune 1 – 0 Report Churchill Brothers Angus 52 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex Pranjal Banerji W Match 5 27 October 2013 18:30 IST Pune 1 – 0 Report Rangdajied United Angus 29 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex Pratap Singh W Match 6 2 November 2013 15:30 IST Sporting Goa 0 – 2 Report Pune Fernandes 54Shirodkar 90+4 Mapusa, Goa Duler Stadium Rowan Arumughan L Match 7 6 November 2013 18:30 IST Pune 1 – 0 Report Bengaluru FC Meyer 71 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex Ajit Dutta W Match 8 22 November 2013 15:30 IST Salgaocar 1 – 1 Report Pune Duffy 4 Mustapha 61 pen Mapusa, Goa Duler Stadium Pranjal Banerji D Match 9 27 November 2013 15:30 IST Dempo 1 – 1 Report Pune Beto 47 Mustapha 51 Margao, Goa Fatorda Stadium Rowan Arumughan D Match 10 1 December 2013 18:00 IST Pune 1 – 1 Report United Kadam 77 Kottayil 84 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex Anthony Simoes D Match 11 7 December 2013 18:00 IST Pune 1 – 2 Report Mumbai Izumi 41 Pradeep 12Yakubu 60 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex Vishnu Chauhan L Match 12 11 December 2013 17:00 IST Rangdajied United 3 – 2 Report Pune Figueira 62Seng-Yong 90+3Lalnunpuia 90+5 Mustapha 23Kumar 34 Shillong, Meghalaya Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Ranjit Bakshi L Match 13 15 December 2013 14:00 IST United 1 – 2 Report Pune Al Moustafa 47 Mustapha 11 23 Kalyani, West Bengal Kalyani Stadium Ratheesh Kumar W Match 14 21 December 2013 19:00 IST Mohun Bagan 3 – 1 Report Pune Okolie 30 88Malik 75 Haokip 79 Barasat, West Bengal Barasat Stadium Umesh Bora L Match 15 15 February 2014 19:00 IST Pune 1 – 1 Report Sporting Goa Haokip 56 D'Mello 39 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex C.R. Srikrishna D Match 16 19 February 2014 18:30 IST Pune 2 – 0 Mohammedan Haokip 43Fernandes 54 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex W Match 17 1 March 2014 19:00 IST Mumbai v Pune Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex Table PFC Results summary 5 2 1 10 4 2 3 3 10 12 19 February 2014 I-League November 2013 Results by round table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/////////// Result W/D/W/W/W/L/W/D/D/D/L/L/W/L/D/W//////////// Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 19 February 2014 I-League November 2013 Federation Cup 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup On 29 August 2013 it was announced by the All India Football Federation that the format for the 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup would be the same as in past years.I-League Club Representatives meet in Dwarka http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5162 The All India Football Federation 16 November 2013 Also at that meeting, it was announced that Pune had been placed in Group A with Churchill Brothers and United with another team to be decided. Then on 28 October 2013 it was announced that the fourth and final team to be placed in Group A would be I-League 2nd Division regulars, Langsning.Three news Teams included in Federation Cup fixtures http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5316 The All India Football Federation 16 November 2013 Matches for the group stage and final rounds were also released around that time.Fixtures & Results http://www.the-aiff.com/upcoming-fixtures.htm?tnmt_id=18 The All India Football Federation 16 November 2013 However, on 13 December 2013, it was announced that Langsning had withdrawn from the Federation Cup, meaning that Eagles would replace them.FEDERATION CUP 2013-14 TO KICK-OFF ON JAN. 14, 2014 http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5388 The All India Football Federation 23 December 2013 Pune began their Federation Cup campaign on 14 January 2014 against Eagles at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Despite taking the lead first through Riga Mustapha in the 55th minute, Eagles managed to equalize through Koko Sakibo to draw the match 1–1.Federation Cup: Churchill Brothers, Dempo begin campaign with a win; Pune draw with Eagles FC http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/219497-federation-cup-churchill-brothers-dempo-begin-campaign-with-a-win-pune-draw-with-eagles-fc NDTV Sports 17 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140121152924/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/219497-federation-cup-churchill-brothers-dempo-begin-campaign-with-a-win-pune-draw-with-eagles-fc 21 January 2014 dead Three days later, Pune suffered their first loss of the tournament when they were defeated by United 1–0 through a goal from former Pune player Baldeep Singh.Finishing costs Pune the game against United SC http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/finishing-costs-pune-the-game-against-united-sc-114011701383_1.html Business Standard 17 February 2014 Then, three days after that, Pune were officially out of the Federation Cup after a 3–2 defeat against eventual champions Churchill Brothers. Pune went down early in the match through an eighth-minute goal from Anthony Wolfe before equalizing through Gabriel Fernandes in the 19th. Lenny Rodrigues then scored for Churchill Brothers to make the score 2–1 before Pune equalized again through Gabriel Fernandes in the 53rd minute. However, Churchill Brothers then scored the winner in the 74th minute through a second Anthony Wolfe goal.Federation Cup: Churchill Brothers, Dempo S.C. enter semifinals http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/219770-federation-cup-churchill-brothers-dempo-sc-enter-semifinals NDTV Sport 17 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140123002151/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/219770-federation-cup-churchill-brothers-dempo-sc-enter-semifinals 23 January 2014 dead Table 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup Group stage#Group A Group A PUN Matches Group stage 14 January 2014 Pune 1–1 Report Eagles Mustapha 55 Sakibo 78 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi D Group stage 17 January 2014 United 1–0 Report Pune Singh 71 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi L Group stage 20 January 2014 Churchill Brothers 3–2 Report Pune Wolfe 8 74Rodrigues 24 Fernandes 19 53 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi L Durand Cup 2013 Durand Cup For the fifth time in their history, Pune entered the Durand Cup as their opening tournament of the season. On 7 September 2013 it was announced by the club that they would send a mainly academy squad mixed with four senior players; Caitano Costa, Prakash Thorat, Shahinlal Meloly, and Gobin Singh.Durand Cup 2013-14: Defender Costa to lead Pune FC http://punefc.com/?news=durand-cup-2013-14-defender-costa-to-lead-pune-fc Pune Football Club 9 November 2013 It was also announced that Naushad Moosa would coach the side during the tournament. The tournament would turn out to be a short-lived one for the young Pune squad as the team lost both of their two group stage matches, thus ending them in last place in their group. The first loss came against Army Red on 9 September 2013 in which goals from Vipin TV and Lallidianmawia meant that Pune lost 2–0.Army Red beat Pune FC 2-0 in Durand Cup http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-09/top-stories/41902678_1_durand-cup-army-red-pune-fc https://archive.today/20131118022522/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-09/top-stories/41902678_1_durand-cup-army-red-pune-fc dead 18 November 2013 The Times of India 16 November 2013 Then their second loss came four days later against former I-League club ONGC F.C. in which a quick double from Henry Ezeh and an own goal from Hassan Odeola left Pune FC with a 2–1 loss.ONGC beat Pune FC 2-1, qualify for Durand Cup semis http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-13/top-stories/42040084_1_pune-fc-mohammedan-sporting-durand-cup https://archive.today/20131118022510/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-13/top-stories/42040084_1_pune-fc-mohammedan-sporting-durand-cup dead 18 November 2013 The Times of India 16 November 2013 Squad India GK Shahinlal Meloly India GK Avilash Paul India DF Caitano Costa captain India DF Gobin Singh India DF Henry Monsang India DF Kaushal Singh India DF Harshad Lunawat India MF Roushab Dhere India MF Manimaran R India MF Kiran C India MF Rohit Kalsotra India MF Altamash Sayed India MF Soubhagyan Somrajan India MF Diganta Khaddar India MF Sumit Kumar Dubey India FW Prakash Thorat India FW Subhasish Bose India FW Vikas Zanje Table Group D PUN Matches Group stage 9 September 2013 17:45 IST Army Red 2 – 0 Report Pune TV 36 Lallidianmawia 87 Delhi Ambedkar Stadium L Group stage 13 September 2013 13:30 IST ONGC 2 – 1 Report Pune Ezeh 61 63 Odeola 64 o.g. Delhi Ambedkar Stadium L Stats Position Player Games Minutes Goals GK IND Shahinlal Meloly 1 90 0 GK IND Avilash Paul 1 90 0 DF IND Caitano Costa 2 180 0 DF IND Gobin Singh 2 180 0 DF IND Henry Monsang 2 180 0 DF IND Kaushal Singh 1 90 0 DF IND Harshad Lunawat 1 1 0 MF IND Roushab Dhere 2 140 0 MF IND Manimaran R 2 142 0 MF IND Kiran C 2 180 0 MF IND Rohit Kalsotra 1 29 0 MF IND Altamash Sayed 2 156 0 MF IND Soubhagyan Somrajan 0 0 0 MF IND Diganta Khaddar 2 78 0 MF IND Sumit Kumar Dubey 1 90 0 FW IND Prakash Thorat 1 24 0 FW IND Subhasish Bose 2 151 0 FW IND Vikas Zanje 2 180 0 AFC Champions League 2014 AFC Champions League On 26 November 2013 it was announced by the Asian Football Confederation that India would be awarded 1 spot in the AFC Champions League, Asia's top footballing competition, for 2014 and that Pune would be the representatives for the club in the competition.Pune FC to play in Asian Champions League play-off http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pune-fc-to-play-in-asian-champions-league-play-off-113112600626_1.html Business Standard 30 November 2013 It was also announced by the AFC that Pune would first have to play in a qualifier in order to make the Champions League group stage proper. On 10 December 2013, during the AFC Champions League draw, it was announced that Pune would first play in the first round of qualifiers in the East Zone against Hanoi T&T of the V.League 1.Pune FC up against Vietnam side in first round of ACL play-off http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pune-fc-up-against-vietnam-side-in-first-round-of-acl-play-off-113121000756_1.html Business-Standard 10 December 2013 They took on the Vietnamese club on 29 January 2014 at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which they were defeated 3–0 by the visitors and thus knocked-out of the AFC Champions League and relegated to the AFC Cup.AFC Champions League: Pune FC go down 0-3 to Hanoi T&T FC http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/220179-afc-champions-league-pune-fc-go-down-0-3-to-hanoi-tt-fc NDTV Sport 18 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140204191459/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/220179-afc-champions-league-pune-fc-go-down-0-3-to-hanoi-tt-fc 4 February 2014 dead Qualifiers First Round 29 January 2014 18:30 IST Pune IND 0 – 3 Report VIE Hanoi T&T Gallagher 52Nguyễn Văn Quyết 71Hector 83 Pune, Maharashtra Balewadi Sports Complex 4,500 Abdullah Balideh (Qatar) L AFC Cup 2014 AFC Cup Group stage 2014 AFC Cup group stage#Group H Group H n PUN Match 1 26 February 2014 18:30 IST Pune IND 2–2 Report MYA Nay Pyi Taw Mustapha 9Pierre 88 Zaw Lin 17Khine Htoo 85 Pune, Maharashtra Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune 3,017 Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam) D Match 2 12 March 2014 20:00 UTC+8 Kitchee HKG 2–2 Report IND Pune Recio 29Belencoso 43 Pavlović 55Fernandes 74 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong 1,837 Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand) D Match 3 19 March 2014 19:30 UTC+8 Tampines Rovers SIN 3–1 Report IND Pune Mrdaković 38 69Closa 62 Mustapha 16 pen. Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore 778 Wang Di (China PR) L Match 4 1 April 2014 19:00 UTC+5:30 Pune IND 2–5 Report SIN Tampines Rovers Mustapha 12D'Souza 14 Mrdaković 5Ali 43Đurić 57 69Fahrudin 60 pen. Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune 2,013 Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman) L Match 5 8 April 2014 16:00 UTC+6:30 Nay Pyi Taw MYA 3–3 Report IND Pune Aung Kyaw Naing 41Nyein Tayzar Win 62Khine Htoo 72 Haokip 36Izumi 55Angus 80 Paung Laung Stadium, Naypyidaw 464 Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia) D Match 6 22 April 2014 17:00 UTC+5:30 Pune IND 2–0 Report HKG Kitchee Ralte 74 80 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune 1,317 Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq) W Player information Squad information Updated 18 February 2014.Current Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20130928135838/http://punefc.com/?cat=12 28 September 2013 Punefc.com No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Amrinder SinghIND GK yes 1993 5 27 Academy 22 Arup DebnathIND GK yes 1987 7 15 IND Mumbai Tigers 27 Shahinlal MelolyIND GK yes 1990 2 15 IND Viva Kerala Defenders 2 Othallo TabiaIND RB yes 1983 10 20 IND Viva Kerala 4 Calum AngusENG CB yes 1986 4 15 SWE GAIS 5 Gurjinder KumarIND LB yes 1990 10 10 IND Tata Football Academy 13 Zohmingliana RalteIND CB yes 1989 10 2 IND Shillong Lajong 14 Denechandra MeiteiIND LB yes 1994 3 28 Academy 15 Anas EdathodikaIND CB yes 1987 2 15 IND Mumbai 18 Nawab ZeeshanIND LB yes 1989 4 2 IND Mumbai Tigers 24 Salam Ranjan SinghIND CB yes 1995 12 4 Academy 25 Srikanth RamuIND RB yes 1988 11 28 Youth Team 29 Gobin SinghIND LB yes 1993 3 4 Academy Midfielders 6 Shanmugam VenkateshIND AMF yes 1978 11 21 IND Mohun Bagan 8 Arata IzumiIND AMF yes 1982 7 31 IND Mahindra United 11 Douhou PierreCIV AMF yes 1987 12 21 IND Mahindra United 12 Nicolau BorgesIND MF yes 1979 1 20 IND Mohun Bagan 16 Velington RochaIND MF yes 1991 5 24 IND Margao 17 Dhanpal GaneshIND MF yes 1994 6 13 Academy 19 Nikhil KadamIND CMF yes 1994 6 23 Academy 21 Anthony D'SouzaIND LW yes 1987 3 2 IND Salgaocar 23 Mumtaz AkhtarIND CMF yes 1988 12 8 IND United Sikkim 26 Fanai LalrempuiaIND CMF yes 1996 5 11 Academy 30 Gabriel FernandesIND MF yes 1988 4 22 IND Dempo 31 Lester FernandezIND MF yes 1986 12 6 IND Mumbai Tigers Forwards 7 Riga MustaphaNED ST yes 1981 10 10 ESP Cartagena 10 James MeyerAUS FW yes 1986 5 28 AUS Brisbane Roar 20 Prakash ThoratIND FW yes 1985 3 11 IND Air India 28 Thongkhosiem HaokipIND ST yes 1993 8 26 Academy Management thumb|right|upright|Mike Snoei coaches Pune this season. As of October 2013.Management http://punefc.com/?cat=16 Pune Football Club 20 October 2013 Position Name Head coach Netherlands Mike Snoei Assistant coach India Gift Raikhan Goalkeeping coach England Glen Johnson Physiotherapist India Tariq Shaikh Fitness coach India Sridhar Krishnamurthy Kit manager India Prashant Naidu Academy director India Ranjan Chowdhury Academy coach India Naushad Moosa Player statistics Appearances and goals 19 February 2014 I-League AFC Champions League Federation Cup 1 Amrinder Singh GK IND 15+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 2 Othallo Tabia DF IND 8+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 4 Calum Angus DF ENG 14+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 0 5 Gurjinder Kumar DF IND 13+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0 6 Shanmugam Venkatesh DF IND 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 7 Riga Mustapha FW NED 10+0 5 1+0 0 3+0 1 8 Arata Izumi MF IND 13+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 10 James Meyer FW AUS 10+1 3 0+1 0 3+0 0 11 Douhou Pierre MF CIV 15+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 12 Nicolau Borges DF IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 13 Zohmingliana Ralte DF IND 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 14 Denechandra Meitei DF IND 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 15 Anas Edathodika DF IND 14+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 16 Velington Rocha MF IND 2+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 17 Dhanpal Ganesh MF IND 6+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 18 Nawab Zeeshan DF IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 19 Nikhil Kadam MF IND 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 20 Prakash Thorat FW IND 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 21 Anthony D'Souza MF IND 6+6 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 22 Arup Debnath GK IND 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 23 Mumtaz Akhtar MF IND 12+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 24 Salam Ranjan Singh DF IND 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 25 Srikanth Ramu MF IND 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Fanai Lalrempuia MF IND 5+4 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 27 Shahinlal Meloly GK IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 Thongkhosiem Haokip FW IND 5+7 4 0+1 0 0+2 0 29 Gobin Singh DF IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 Gabriel Fernandes MF IND 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 2 31 Lester Fernandez MF IND 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Caitano Costa [ONL] DF IND 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 Raúl Fabiani [L] FW EQG 2+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 February 2015 ONL = Out on loan. L = Has left the club during the season. Top scorers PlacePositionNationalityNumberNameI-LeagueAFC Champions LeagueFederation CupTotal1 FW NED 7 Riga Mustapha 5 0 1 62 FW IND 28 Thongkhosiem Haokip 4 0 0 43 FW AUS 10 James Meyer 3 0 0 3 MF IND 30 Gabriel Fernandes 1 0 2 35 DF ENG 4 Calum Angus 2 0 0 2 FW EQG — Raúl Fabiani 2 0 0 27 MF IND 19 Nikhil Kadam 1 0 0 1 MF IND 8 Arata Izumi 1 0 0 1 DF IND 5 Gurjinder Kumar 1 0 0 1TOTALS 20 0 3 23 International Caps Players called for senior international duty during the 2013–14 season while under contract with Pune. NationalityPositionPlayerCompetitionDateContributionOpponent IND India MF Arata Izumi Friendly 14 August 2013 Subbed on in the 46th minute.TAJIKISTAN VS. INDIA 3 - 0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/14/world/friendlies/tajikistan/india/1486662/ Soccerway 16 November 2013 v TJK Tajikistan IND India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 3 September 2013 Subbed on in the 78th minute.BANGLADESH VS. INDIA 1 - 1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/03/asia/south-asian-football-federation-championship/bangladesh/india/1553519/ Soccerway 16 November 2013 v BAN Bangladesh IND India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 5 September 2013 Started and played 76 minutes.INDIA VS. NEPAL 1 - 2 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/05/asia/south-asian-football-federation-championship/india/nepal/1553520/ Soccerway 16 November 2013 v NEP Nepal IND India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 9 September 2013 Started and played 80 minutes.MALDIVES VS. INDIA 0 - 1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/09/asia/south-asian-football-federation-championship/maldives/india/1578930/ Soccerway 16 November 2013 v MDV Maldives IND India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship Final 11 September 2013 Started and the played full match.AFGHANISTAN VS. INDIA 2 - 0 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/11/asia/south-asian-football-federation-championship/afghanistan/india/1578931/ Soccerway 16 November 2013 v AFG 2013 Afghanistan IND India DF Gurjinder Kumar Friendly 15 November 2013 Started and the played full match.INDIA VS. PHILIPPINES 1 - 1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/15/world/friendlies/india/philippines/1597380/ Soccerway 16 November 2013 v PHI Philippines See also 2013–14 in Indian football Pune F.C. References Pune Category:Pune FC seasons