2018–19 FC Pune City season
{{Short description|Last season in existence of FC Pune City}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football club season
|club = FC Pune City
|season = 2018–19
|chairman =
|mgrtitle = Manager
|manager = {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Brown
|stadium = Balewadi Sports Complex
|league = ISL
|league result = 7th of 10
|cup1 =Super Cup
|cup1 result = Round of 16
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|prevseason = 2017–18
|nextseason = 2019–20
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The 2018–19 FC Pune City season is the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fifth season in the Indian Super League. This was the club's last season in the Indian Super League.{{Cite web|date=2019-08-26|title=FC Pune City over and out; club to re-branded, renamed and moved to Hyderabad|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/fc-pune-city-over-and-out-club-to-re-branded-renamed-and-moved-to-hyderabad/story-P9iQHl0GBcJtTUvjoXTpkI.html|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}
Background
{{main|2017–18 FC Pune City season}}
=Transfers=
==Contract Extension==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; text-align:left"
!No. !scope="col"|Position !scope="col"|Player !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Ref |
| 9
|{{sort|9|FW}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|URU}} Emiliano Alfaro | 11 June 2018 |
| 10
|{{sort|10|FW}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelinho | 13 June 2018 |{{cite web|title=MARCELINHO IS Back FOR Fc pune city |url=http://www.fcpunecity.com/press-release/marcelinho-is-back-for-fc-pune-city/|work=fcpunecity. com|accessdate= 30 August 2018}} |
| 5
|{{sort|5|MF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Adil Khan | 25 June 2018 |
| 17
|{{sort|17|MF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Rohit Kumar | 29 June 2018 |
| 20
|{{sort|20|FW}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Diego Carlos | 4 July 2018 |
| 15
|{{sort|15|MF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|AUT}} Marko Stanković | 4 July 2018 |
| 3
|{{sort|3|DF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Gurtej Singh | 19 July 2018 |
| 1
|{{sort|1|GK}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Kamaljit Singh | 19 July 2018 |
| 31
|{{sort|31|DF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Lalchhuanmawia | 19 July 2018 |
==In==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; text-align:left"
!No. !scope="col"|Position !scope="col"|Player !scope="col"|Previous club !scope="col"|Transfer fee !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Ref |
| 11
|{{sort|11|MF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Gabriel Fernandes |Free agent | 9 July 2018 |
| 16
|{{sort|16|MF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Shankar Sampingiraj | ATK |Free agent | 9 July 2018 |
| –
|{{sort|–|FW}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}}Robin Singh | ATK |Free agent | 23 July 2018 |
| 27
|{{sort|27|MF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Nikhil Poojari |Free agent | 26 July 2018 |
| –
|{{sort|–|MF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Alwyn George |Free agent | 26 July 2018 |
| 32
|{{sort|32|DF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Keenan Almeida |Free agent | 30 July 2018 |
| –
|{{sort|–|FW}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Iain Hume |Free agent | 2 August 2018 |
| 21
|{{sort|21|DF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|URU}} Martín Díaz |Free agent | 17 August 2018 http://www.fcpunecity.com/press-release/fc-pune-city-sign-martin-diaz/|title=fc pune city sign martin diaz|website=www.fcpunecity.com|accessdate= 29 August 2018}} |
| –
|{{sort|–|DF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Mills | {{flagicon |ENG}}Barnsley |Free agent | 21 August 2018 |
| –
|{{sort|–|MF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jonathan Vila | {{flagicon |ESP}}Recreativo |Free agent | 23 August 2018 |
| –
|{{sort|–|DF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Ashutosh Mehta | {{flagicon |IND}} ATK |Free agent | 23 August 2018 |
==Out==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; text-align:left"
!No. !scope="col"|Position !scope="col"|Player !scope="col"|Outgoing club !scope="col"|Ref |
| 19
|{{sort|19|MF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Kean Lewis | {{flagicon|IND}} Bengaluru FC |
| 7
| {{sort| 7|MF }} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jonatan Lucca | {{flagicon|POR}} C.F. Os Belenenses |
| | {{sort| |DF }}
!scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Sebastian Thangmuansang | {{flagicon|IND}} NEROCA |
| 4
| {{sort|4 |MF }} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafa | {{flagicon|ESP}} CF Rayo Majadahonda | |
| 6
| {{sort|6|MF }} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marcos Tébar | {{flagicon|IND}} Delhi Dynamos |
| 11
| {{sort|11 |FW }} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Ajay Singh | {{flagicon|IND}} Gokulam Kerala | |
| 23
| {{sort| 23| FW}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|IND}} Jewel Raja | {{flagicon|IND}} Mohammedan | |
| 21
| {{sort| 21| DF}} !scope="row"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Lolo |unattached | |
Pre-season and friendlies
FC Pune City kicked -off their pre-season preparations by participating in the second edition of the AWES Cup in Goa from 29 August 2018.
In the last edition of AWES Cup, FC Pune City Reserves squad went up to semifinals before losing to Dempo Sports Club 1–0. But this time around, the club has decided to participate in the event with their entire first team squad. FC Pune City is placed along with Dempo SC, Salgaocar FC and FC Goa in Group A.
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|round = AWES Cup 2018
|date=29 August 2018
|time= 16:00 IST
|team1=Salgaocar
|score=2–0
|report=[https://khelnow.com/news/article/awes-cup-2018-salgaocar-pune-city-report Report]
|team2=FC Pune City
|goals1=* Ronaldo Olivera {{goal|23}}
- Devendra Murgaokar {{goal|60}}
|goals2=
|location= Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
|stadium= Tilak Maidan Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
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|date= 30 August 2018
|time= 15:30 IST
|team1=Indian Arrows
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.twitter.com/south_soccers/status/1035173840631091200 Source]
|team2=FC Pune City
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium= Dempo S.C. training ground
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=D
}}
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|round = AWES Cup 2018
|date= 6 September 2018
|time= 16:00 IST
|team1=FC Pune City
|report=[https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/fc-pune-city-draw-with-fc-goa-3-3-in-second-awes-cup-fixture-118090601220_1.html Report]
|team2=FC Goa(R)
|goals1=*Matt Mills{{goal|15}}
- Diego Carlos {{goal|36}}
- Emiliano Alfaro{{goal|90+2}}
|goals2=*Hayden Fernandes {{goal|?}}
- Opa Ralte {{goal|?||?}} {{cite web|title=fc Goa on Twitter|url=https://www.twitter.com/FCGoaOfficial/status/1037717522345160705|work= twitter.com|accessdate= 7 September 2018}}
|location=Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
|stadium=Tilak Maidan Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=D
}}
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|round = AWES Cup 2018
|date=9 September 2018
|time= 16:00 IST
|team1=Dempo
|score=3–1
|report=[https://khelnow.com/news/article/awes-cup-2018-dempo-pune-city-report Report]
|team2=FC Pune City
|goals1=*Velito Cruz{{goal|56}}
- Jessel Carneiro {{goal|}}
- Latesh {{goal|68}}
|goals2=*Jakob Vanlalhimpuia {{goal|}}
|location=Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
|stadium=Tilak Maidan Stadium
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=L
}}
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|date=16 September 2018
|time=
|team1=Churchill Brothers
|score=1–2
|report=[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/churchills-brazilian-recruits-fail-to-impress-coach/articleshow/65834591.cms Report]
|team2=FC Pune City
|goals1=*Willis Plaza{{goal|}}
|goals2=*Emiliano Alfaro{{goal|}}{{goal|}}
|stadium= Dempo S.C. training ground
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date=17 September 2018
|time=
|team1=Gokulam Kerala
|score=2–3
|report=[https://www.twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/1041592074498387968 Report]
|team2=FC Pune City
|goals1=*Erisa{{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{cite web|title=ഉഗാണ്ടൻ സ്ട്രൈക്കർ ഗോകുലം കേരളയിൽ|url=https://fanport.in/football/transfer/uganda-striker-joins-gokulam/|work=fanport.in |accessdate= 16 September 2018}}
|goals2=*Abhishek Halder{{goal|}}
- R.Singh{{goal|}}
- Marko Stanković{{goal||p}}
|stadium= Dempo S.C. training ground
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=W
}}
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|round = Friendly
|date=26 September 2018
|time= IST
|team1=Pune City FC
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.twitter.com/ChennaiCityFC/status/1044983592995057664 Report]
|team2= Chennai City
|goals1= {{goal|}}
|goals2=* Néstor Gordillo{{goal|}}
|location=
|stadium=
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=D
}}
Players
{{updated|31 August 2018}}
=Appearances and goals=
|-
! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
{{Efs player|no=1|name=Kamaljit Singh|pos=GK|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=13|name=Vishal Kaith|pos=GK|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=24|name=Anuj Kumar|pos=GK|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
|-
! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
|-
{{Efs player|no=18|name=Ashutosh Mehta|pos=DF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=3|name=Gurtej Singh|pos=DF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=36|name=Sahil Panwar|pos=DF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=4|name=Matt Mills|pos=DF|nat=ENG|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=16|name=Sarthak Golui|pos=DF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=2|name=Nim Dorjee Tamang|pos=DF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=31|name=Lalchhuanmawia|pos=DF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=21|name=Martín Díaz|pos=DF|nat=URU|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Keenan Almeida|pos=DF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
|-
! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
{{Efs player|no=6|name=Jonathan Vila|pos=MF|nat=ESP|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=8|name=Shankar Sampingiraj|pos=MF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=19|name=Rohit Kumar|pos=MF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=5|name=Adil Khan|pos=MF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=15|name=Marko Stanković|pos=MF|nat=AUT|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=28|name=Abhishek Halder|pos=MF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=12|name=Alwyn George|pos=MF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=11|name=Nikhil Poojari|pos=MF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Abhijit Sarkar|pos=MF|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
|-
! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
{{Efs player|no=23|name=Robin Singh|pos=FW|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=10|name=Marcelinho|pos=FW|nat=BRA|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=20|name=Diego Carlos|pos=FW|nat=BRA|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=25|name=Jakob Vanlalhimpuia|pos=FW|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Gabriel Fernandes|pos=FW|nat=IND|0|0|0|0|}}
{{Efs player|no=|name=Iain Hume|pos=MF|nat=CAN|0|0|0|0|}}
|-
{{Efs end|s=[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/pune-city/31413/squad/ soccerway]}}
Competitions
=Indian Super League=
{{main|2018–19 Indian Super League season}}
==Table==
{{2018–19 Indian Super League points table|showteam=FCPC}}
==Matches==
==League stage==
{{Football box collapsible |id="Pune City v Bengaluru"
|round = 3
|date=22 October 2018
|time= 19:30 IST
|team1=FC Pune City
|score=0–3
|report=
|team2=Bengaluru FC
|goals1=
|goals2=
|location=Pune
|stadium=Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
|attendance= 8,193
|referee= Pranjal Banerjee
|result= L
|motm = Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)
}}
Technical staff
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| Position
! Name |
|---|
| Manager
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Brown |
| Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Gonzalo Yarza |
| Technical Director
| {{flagicon|IND}} Pradyum Reddy |
| Assistant Coach
| TBD |
| Goalkeeping Coach
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ali Uzunhasanoglu |
| rowspan="2"|Team Physiotherapists
|TBD |
| {{flagicon|IND}} Sumedh Desai |
| Team Doctor
| {{flagicon|IND}} |
| Team Operations Manager
| {{flagicon|IND}} Ankur Paliwal |
| Team Masseur
| {{flagicon|IND}} Ramkishan Singh |
| Kit Manager
| {{flagicon|IND}} |
| Youth Team – Head Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anshul Katiyar |
| Youth Team – Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} |
References
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{{FC Pune City}}
{{2018–19 in Indian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 FC Pune City season}}