Pune FC

In 2007, Indian football was in the process of a renovation, mainly with the start of the I-League replacing the old National Football League.{{cite web|title=How-to-win-a-tourney tips from IIM to Lajong – Shillong B-school offers expert advice to boost confidence level of I-League entrants|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090821/jsp/northeast/story_11387593.jsp|work=Telegraph India|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201454/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1090821/jsp/northeast/story_11387593.jsp|url-status=dead}} However, despite this, the All India Football Federation still had trouble attracting investors to create new clubs, specially outside of West Bengal, Goa, and North East India due 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.{{cite web|last=Ajgoankar|first=Ashlesh|title=Pune Football Club – Leading The Way in Indian Football|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/pune-football-club-leading-the-way-in-indian-football/|work=The Hard Tackle|date=24 August 2013 |access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028145154/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/pune-football-club-leading-the-way-in-indian-football/|url-status=live}}

Ashok Piramal Group, a company based in Maharashtra, however did the opposite. Despite the city of Pune not having much history when it comes to football or much support for the sport, which is overshadowed by cricket, Ashok Piramal Group still created Pune Football Club in 2007. In creating the club they created one of the first clubs in India named after the city they were playing in and representing.{{Cite web|first=Sukalp|last=Sharma|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/indias-biggest-league/626797/|title=Indias biggest league|date=31 May 2010|access-date=16 July 2021|website=financialexpress.com|publisher=The Financial Express|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718090105/https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/indias-biggest-league/626797/|url-status=dead}} The club also got invitation and participated in TFA Shield tournament, organized by Tamil Nadu Football Association (TFA).{{cite web |author=Naveen |title=Football in Chennai – On a slippery surface |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015354/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |website=www.sportskeeda.com |publisher=Sportskeeda }}

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In preparation for their first ever season in the I-League 2nd Division, the club signed mainly a bunch of unknown players and also signed on Stewart Hall as the first head coach of the club.{{cite web|title=Gift Raikhan|url=http://punefc.com/?coaching-staff=gift-raikhan-2|work=Pune Football Club|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=29 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229052838/http://punefc.com/?coaching-staff=gift-raikhan-2|url-status=live}} The club were grouped in Group A during the 2008 I-League 2nd Division along with Vasco, ONGC, HAL, and Chirag United. Midway through their 2nd Division campaign the club changed coaches, going from Stewart Hall to former Northern Ireland national teamer, Bernard McNally.{{cite web|last=Banerjee|first=Subhajyoti|title=Indianfootball.com Interview: Bernard McNally|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/features/interview/interview65.html|work=IndianFootball.com|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001513/http://www.indianfootball.de/features/interview/interview65.html|url-status=dead}} The club finished in third place in Group A and thus failed to advance further that campaign.

Pune FC took part in Kolhapur All-India Football Championship in 2009, and reached semi-finals.{{Cite web|title=Josco FC to build soccer city|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2010/mar/26/josco-fc-to-build-soccer-city-142534.html|date=26 March 2010|location=Kochi|access-date=2021-09-23|website=newindianexpress.com|publisher=The New Indian Express|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924170722/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/2010/mar/26/josco-fc-to-build-soccer-city-142534.html|url-status=dead}} The club then participated in the 2009 I-League 2nd Division, in which four promotional spots were generated because of the expansion of I-League. Before the season began Pune re-hired former coach Stewart Hall to coach the club.{{cite web|last=Mondal|first=Subhankar|title=On Stewart Hall's Departure From Pune FC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1949/mondals-musings/2009/05/05/1247541/on-stewart-halls-departure-from-pune-fc|work=Goal.com|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=10 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110160054/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1949/mondals-musings/2009/05/05/1247541/on-stewart-halls-departure-from-pune-fc|url-status=live}} Also before the season the club managed to make many changes to the squad. At the end of the season Pune managed to finish in fourth place with a 3–0 victory over SESA Football Academy and thus earn promotion to the I-League for the first time in their history.{{cite web|title=Lajong, Pune FC in I-League|date=19 April 2009|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-19/top-stories/28017183_1_pune-fc-salgaocar-shillong-lajong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060447/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-19/top-stories/28017183_1_pune-fc-salgaocar-shillong-lajong|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|agency=TNN|publisher=The Times of India|access-date=20 October 2013}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/i-league-2nd-divn-2009.html|title=ONGC I-LEAGUE (2nd Division) 2008—2009|website=kolkatafootball.com|access-date=15 February 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512235837/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/i-league-2nd-divn-2009.html}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2009/final-group/r8363/|title=2009 I-League 2nd Division results|website=soccerway.com|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118223522/https://us.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league-2nd-division/2009/final-group/r8363/|archive-date=18 November 2021}}

File:Arata.JPG is the first ever naturalized Indian footballer, who played for both Pune FC and India national team.{{cite web|title=Arata Izumi becomes first foreign national to be selected for Indian football team|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/202674-arata-izumi-becomes-first-foreign-national-to-be-selected-for-indian-football-team|work=NDTV Sport|access-date=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221161316/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/202674-arata-izumi-becomes-first-foreign-national-to-be-selected-for-indian-football-team|archive-date=21 February 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=India 2-4 Palestine|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/101457/india-vs-palestine/play-by-play?ICID=OP|work=Goal.com|access-date=24 December 2013|archive-date=26 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226021112/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/101457/india-vs-palestine/play-by-play?ICID=OP|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Wim Koevermans names India squad for SAFF Championship|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/213001-wim-koevermans-names-india-squad-for-saff-championship|work=NDTV Sports|access-date=24 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111015152/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/213001-wim-koevermans-names-india-squad-for-saff-championship|archive-date=11 January 2014|url-status=dead}}]]

Pune Football Club's first season in the I-League was the 2009–10 season. Pune selected the Balewadi Sports Complex in Balewadi, a suburb of Pune, as their home stadium.{{cite web|title=I League 2009–10: Pune FC to face Kingfisher East Bengal|url=http://footballkerala.com/2009/10/03/i-league-2009-10-pune-fc-to-face-kingfisher-east-bengal/|work=Kerala Football|access-date=28 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123062541/http://footballkerala.com/2009/10/03/i-league-2009-10-pune-fc-to-face-kingfisher-east-bengal/|archive-date=23 January 2013|df=dmy-all}} Before the season began the club made headlines when they signed the current India number 1 goalkeeper, Subrata Pal, from East Bengal and by also signing Japanese midfielder Arata Izumi from Mahindra United.{{cite web|url=https://footballexpress.in/arata-izumi-becomes-the-assistant-coach-of-the-new-entity-inter-kashi/|title=Arata Izumi becomes the assistant coach of the new entity, Inter Kashi Football Club|date=4 August 2023|access-date=12 September 2023|first=Shibashis|last=Das|website=footballexpress.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914141327/https://footballexpress.in/arata-izumi-becomes-the-assistant-coach-of-the-new-entity-inter-kashi/|archive-date=14 September 2023}} At the same time the club also signed Derrick Pereira to be the head coach of the team after Stewart Hall resigned. Before joining Pune, Pereira was head coach at Mahindra United where he had won the National Football League and the Federation Cup. He also took Mahindra United to the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup in 2007.{{cite web|last=Bali|first=Rahul|title=I-League: Derrick Pereira On His Time At Mahindra United|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/04/24/1226458/i-league-derrick-pereira-on-his-time-at-mahindra-united|work=goal.com|access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310224433/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2009/04/24/1226458/i-league-derrick-pereira-on-his-time-at-mahindra-united|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite web|title=PUNE FC VS. EAST BENGAL 0 – 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/10/03/india/i-league/pune-fc/east-bengal-club-fc/870725/|work=Soccerway|access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416065347/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2009/10/03/india/i-league/pune-fc/east-bengal-club-fc/870725/|url-status=live}} Pune had no wins, six draws, and two losses in the league before winning their first ever I-League match on 9 January 2010 against JCT 2–1.{{cite web|title=India 2009/10|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2010.html|work=RSSSF|access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022143130/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2010.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Team work main factor for Pune FC success story in I-League|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-02/interviews/28320837_1_pune-fc-edmar-figueira-lajong|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060443/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-02/interviews/28320837_1_pune-fc-edmar-figueira-lajong|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=28 July 2012}} 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.

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The summer of 2011 was an important time for Pune.{{cite news|title=Jeje set to return to Pune FC|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-jeje-set-to-return-to-pune-fc|date=7 July 2011|website=Sportskeeda.com|access-date=26 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713130533/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-jeje-set-to-return-to-pune-fc|archive-date=13 July 2023}} On 23 June 2011, it was announced that Pune would start the Pune F.C. Academy team which would make Pune the first team in I-League with an academy team.{{cite web|title=Pune FC to launch training academy|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pune-fc-to-launch-training-academy/807558/|work=Indian Express|date=23 June 2011 |access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416065345/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-fc-to-launch-training-academy/|url-status=live}} Then on 25 July 2011 it was announced that Pune's Brazilian striker Edmar Figueira would join the Portuguese top flight Primeira Liga with C.D. Feirense which would be the first-time a player from the I-League would sign for a team in a top 10 European league based on the UEFA coefficient.{{cite web|last=Malhorta|first=Kratik|title=I-League: Edmar Takes A Flight From I-League To The Portuguese Top Division|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/07/25/2589522/i-league-edmar-takes-a-flight-from-i-league-to-the|work=goal.com|access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314034714/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/07/25/2589522/i-league-edmar-takes-a-flight-from-i-league-to-the|url-status=live}} Then on 26 September 2011 it was announced that Pune would play English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, who are owned by Indian owners Venky's, in a friendly. Thus making Pune the first ever Indian club to play a friendly against an English Premier League team.{{cite web|title=Blackburn Rovers to play Pune FC on October 7|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Sport/Blackburn-to-tour-India-early-next-month/Article1-750337.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=28 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113115018/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Sport/Blackburn-to-tour-India-early-next-month/Article1-750337.aspx|archive-date=13 January 2014|df=dmy-all}} The match was then played on 7 October 2011 at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which Pune lost 0–3 to Blackburn.{{cite web|title=Blackburn Rovers beat Pune FC 3–0 in exhibition match|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/blackburn-rovers-beat-pune-fc-3-0/1/154138.html|work=India Today|date=8 October 2011 |access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202041715/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/blackburn-rovers-beat-pune-fc-3-0/1/154138.html}}{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/blackburn-rovers-beat-pune-fc-3-0-in-exhibition-match-102126.html|title=Blackburn Rovers beat Pune FC 3–0 in exhibition match|date=7 October 2011|website=firstpost.com|access-date=22 November 2015|location=Pune|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713125415/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/blackburn-rovers-beat-pune-fc-3-0-in-exhibition-match-102126.html|archive-date=13 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/pune-fc-0-3-blackburn-rovers-3314881|title=Blackburn bag three in friendly win in India|date=7 October 2011|access-date=22 November 2015|location=London|website=mirror.co.uk|publisher=The Mirror UK|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230713130729/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/pune-fc-0-3-blackburn-rovers-3314881|archive-date=13 July 2023|url-status=live}} Then on 22 October 2011, it was announced that Pune had tied-up a partnership with IT giant Infosys which would see more promotion of the club through media networks.{{cite news|title=Pune FC sign two-year deal with Infosys|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Pune-FC-sign-two-year-deal-with-Infosys/articleshow/10455940.cms|work=Times of India|date=22 October 2011 |access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=22 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922022938/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Pune-FC-sign-two-year-deal-with-Infosys/articleshow/10455940.cms|url-status=live}} 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 midfielder Lester Fernandez to Prayag for {{INR}}20 lakh.{{cite web|title=India sees introduction of transfer fees as Pune sell Lester Fernandez to Prayag United|url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/2012061122004/news-bytes/india-sees-introduction-of-transfer-fees-as-pune-sell-lester-fernandez-to-prayag-united|work=Sports Campus|access-date=28 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=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|archive-date=5 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}

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The club then finished the 2012–13 season with their best finish yet in the I-League by finishing in 2nd place, just behind Churchill Brothers for the I-League crown.{{cite web |title=I-League 2012–13 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/20122013/regular-season/r18294/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=7 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026025216/http://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/20122013/regular-season/r18294/ |archive-date=26 October 2014 }}

After the end of 2012–13 season, it was announced that coach Derrick Pereira had resigned as Pune FC coach to return to his former club Salgaocar.{{cite web|title=Coach Derrick Pereira to leave Pune FC|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/coach-pereira-to-leave-pune-fc/article4670528.ece/|website=thehindu.com|publisher=The Hindu|access-date=11 March 2023|date=30 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311054958/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/coach-pereira-to-leave-pune-fc/article4670528.ece|archive-date=11 March 2023|location=Pune|agency=Press Trust of India}} Soon enough though Pune were able to sign Pereira's replacement in former Vitesse Arnhem head coach, Dutchman Mike Snoei for the new season.{{cite web|title=Dutch coach Mike Snoei to take charge of Pune FC next season|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/pune-fc-appoints-dutch-coach-mike-snoei-for-next-season-608012.html|website=News18.com|date=8 May 2013|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311060115/https://www.news18.com/news/football/pune-fc-appoints-dutch-coach-mike-snoei-for-next-season-608012.html|archive-date=11 March 2023|agency=Press Trust of India}} 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.{{cite web|last=Bali|first=Rahul|title=Pune FC Director Nandan Piramal: We felt it was the right time to push our youth|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/07/09/4104395/pune-fc-director-nandan-piramal-we-felt-it-was-the-right-time-to-|work=Goal.com|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152030/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/07/09/4104395/pune-fc-director-nandan-piramal-we-felt-it-was-the-right-time-to-}} The club then made new signings in the foreign department by signing Superettan player Calum Angus and former A-League player James Meyer.{{cite web|last=Srivastava|first=Ayush|title=I-League Team Profile: Pune FC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/09/20/4276010/i-league-team-profile-pune-fc|work=Goal.com|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152053/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/09/20/4276010/i-league-team-profile-pune-fc}} The club also signed current Equatorial Guinea international, Raúl Fabiani, who also played for his adopted country in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

The first tournament the club took part in was the 2013 Durand Cup in which the club sent a mix of players from the first-team and the Pune F.C. Academy with the three senior players being Caitano Costa, Shahinlal Meloly, and Prakash Thorat.{{cite web|title=Durand Cup 2013–14: Defender Costa to lead Pune FC|url=http://punefc.com/?news=durand-cup-2013-14-defender-costa-to-lead-pune-fc|work=Pune Football Club|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222213113/http://punefc.com/?news=durand-cup-2013-14-defender-costa-to-lead-pune-fc}} The club however did not make it out of the group stages.{{cite web|title=ONGC beat Pune FC 2–1, qualify for semis of Durand Cup|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/214037-ongc-beat-pune-fc-2-1-qualify-for-semis-of-durand-cup|work=NDTV Sports|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930164143/http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/214037-ongc-beat-pune-fc-2-1-qualify-for-semis-of-durand-cup|archive-date=30 September 2015|url-status=dead}} Pune then played their first I-League match under Snoei on 21 September 2013 against Mohammedan at the Salt Lake Stadium in which Pune won the match 3–1 thanks to a double from Fabiani and a goal from Meyer.{{cite web|title=MOHAMMEDAN VS. PUNE 1 – 3|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/21/india/i-league/mohammedan-sporting-club/pune-fc/1585277/?ICID=PL_MS_01|work=Soccerway|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416065345/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/21/india/i-league/mohammedan-sporting-club/pune-fc/1585277/?ICID=PL_MS_01}} Then, on 29 January 2014, Pune played their first ever international club match when they took on Vietnamese side Hanoi T&T in the 2014 AFC Champions League qualifier 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 the 2014 AFC Cup that season.{{cite web|title=AFC Champions League: Pune FC go down 0–3 to Hanoi T&T FC|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/football/news/220179-afc-champions-league-pune-fc-go-down-0-3-to-hanoi-tt-fc|work=NDTV Sport|access-date=17 February 2014|archive-url=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|archive-date=4 February 2014|url-status=dead}} In 2014 Durand Cup, held from 20 October to 8 November in Goa, Pune lost 1–0 to Salgaocar SC in final and finished as runners-up.{{cite web|title=Durand Cup to commence in Goa on Oct 28|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/durand-cup-to-commence-in-goa-on-oct-28_791644.html|access-date=19 July 2014|website=Zee News|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210804/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/durand-cup-to-commence-in-goa-on-oct-28_791644.html}}{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/sports/durand-cup-2014-salgaocar-fc-stun-bengaluru-fc-to-enter-their-third-final-188242/|title=Salgaocar FC stun Bengaluru FC to enter their third final|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716153728/https://www.india.com/sports/durand-cup-2014-salgaocar-fc-stun-bengaluru-fc-to-enter-their-third-final-188242/amp/|archive-date=16 July 2021|website=india.com|date=6 November 2014 |access-date=16 July 2021}}{{cite web|author=Hans Schöggl & Karel Stokkermans|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2015.html|title=India tournaments 2014/15|website=RSSSF|access-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008052900/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2015.html|archive-date=8 October 2021}}

A month later, Pune FC participated in the 2014 Bhutan King's Cup{{cite web|title=Bhutan The Kings Cup 2014 Match Schedule Result and Point Table|url=http://www.ballcric.com/bhutan-the-kings-cup-2014-match-schedule-result-and-point-table/|website=Ball Cric|access-date=3 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103152438/http://www.ballcric.com/bhutan-the-kings-cup-2014-match-schedule-result-and-point-table/|archive-date=3 January 2015|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}} and faced Assam State Electricity Board in their last group stage match. Thongkhosiem Haokip scored a hat-trick as Pune booked their place into the semi-finals with a 5–0 victory.{{cite news|title=Pune FC book berth in King's Cup semis|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/11/23/6419651/pune-fc-book-berth-in-kings-cup-semis|access-date=28 February 2015|work=Goal.com|date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127082510/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/11/23/6419651/pune-fc-book-berth-in-kings-cup-semis|archive-date=27 November 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Bhutan The Kings Cup 2014 Match Schedule Result and Point Table|url=http://www.ballcric.com/bhutan-the-kings-cup-2014-match-schedule-result-and-point-table/|website=www.ballcric.com|publisher=Ball Cric|date=16 November 2014|access-date=3 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103152438/http://www.ballcric.com/bhutan-the-kings-cup-2014-match-schedule-result-and-point-table/|archive-date=3 January 2015|url-status = dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=3rd King's Cup Football - Bhutan 2014|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/king%27s_cup_bhutan_2014/#horizontalTab2|website=Kolkota Football|access-date=3 January 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115046/http://www.kolkatafootball.com/king%27s_cup_bhutan_2014/#horizontalTab2}} Then they defeated Mohun Bagan AC through penalty-shootout and reached to the final, in which, they lost 1–0 to Bangladeshi outfit Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi.{{cite news|title=Nepalese FIFA Referee Sudis Pandey To Officiate The Final Match Of King's Cup|url=http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22572|access-date=3 January 2015|publisher=Goal Nepal|date=2 December 2014|archive-date=3 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103180904/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22572}}

Pune FC used to have a rivalry with fellow Maharashtra-based club Mumbai FC, with whom it contested the "Maha derby".{{cite web|title=After Shillong United shut shop, a look at clubs that withdrew from the I-League in the last 5 years|url=https://scroll.in/field/888836/after-shillong-united-shut-shop-a-look-at-clubs-that-withdrew-from-the-i-league-in-the-last-5-years|website=scroll.in|publisher=Scroll|date=1 August 2018|access-date=26 November 2022|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228071930/https://scroll.in/field/888836/after-shillong-united-shut-shop-a-look-at-clubs-that-withdrew-from-the-i-league-in-the-last-5-years}}{{cite web|date=25 September 2017|first1=Joe|last1=Williams|url=https://khelnow.com/football/goa-maha-derby-i-league|title=The Goa and Maha Derby: A thing past in I-League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720065558/https://khelnow.com/football/goa-maha-derby-i-league|archive-date=20 July 2021|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now News|access-date=20 July 2021}} Both the teams faced each other in yearly competitions like I-League and MDFA Elite League.{{cite web|title=Pune FC win grudge battle move into Top-3 after second win|url=http://punefc.com/?match-reports=i-league-rnd-2-pune-fc-3-2-mumbai-fc|publisher=Pune Football Club|access-date=12 October 2012|archive-date=28 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928190016/http://punefc.com/?match-reports=i-league-rnd-2-pune-fc-3-2-mumbai-fc}}

File:Odafa Okolie of Sporting Clube de Goa in action against Pune FC during an I-League match at the Fatorda Nehru Stadium in Margao, Goa, May 2015.jpg, in their last I-League season.]]

Pune FC enjoyed their best ever campaign during the 2012–13 season,{{cite web|last=Bera|first=Kaustav|title=Mohammedan Sporting 1-3 Pune FC: Red Lizards kick-start their campaign in style|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122545/mohd-sp-vs-pune-fc/report|work=Goal.com|access-date=30 October 2013|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022234349/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122545/mohd-sp-vs-pune-fc/report|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://punefc.com/pune-fc-sign-portuguese-playmaker-edgar-marcelino-for-the-season-ahead/|title=Pune FC sign Portuguese playmaker Edgar Marcelino for the season ahead|publisher=Pune Football Club|date=22 January 2015|access-date=23 January 2015|archive-date=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123191033/http://punefc.com/pune-fc-sign-portuguese-playmaker-edgar-marcelino-for-the-season-ahead/|url-status=live}} in which they became runners-up. Later in May 2015, ahead of the 2015–16 I-League season, the club was dissolved due to financial crisis.{{cite news|title=I-League clubs Pune, Bharat FC planning to disband first team|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/i-league-clubs-pune-bharat-fc-planning-to-disband-first-team/|access-date=21 November 2015|work=The Indian Express|date=19 August 2015|archive-date=12 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012051714/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/i-league-clubs-pune-bharat-fc-planning-to-disband-first-team/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mahindra-to-shut-down-football-club-mahindra-united/articleshow/5877373.cms|title=Mahindra to shut down football club Mahindra United|newspaper=The Times of India|date=30 April 2010 |access-date=16 February 2021|archive-date=4 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504062442/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mahindra-to-shut-down-football-club-mahindra-united/articleshow/5877373.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Sengupta|first1=Somnath|title=Indian Club Football: How Financially Sustainable Is Football In India?|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/indian-club-football-how-financially-sustainable-is-football-in-india/|website=www.thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=8 July 2011|access-date=11 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114125910/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/indian-club-football-how-financially-sustainable-is-football-in-india/|archive-date=14 January 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Ajgoankar|first1=Ashlesh|title=Indian Football: Can Kerala Produce Next I.M. Vijayan?|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-can-kerala-produce-next-i-m-vijayan/|website=www.thehardtackle.com|publisher=The Hard Tackle|date=18 January 2013|access-date=11 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101110236/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/indian-football-can-kerala-produce-next-i-m-vijayan/|archive-date=1 November 2014}} Meanwhile, their academy was purchased by the erstwhile ISL side FC Pune City.{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-clubs-we-wish-still-existed|title=Five Indian football clubs fans wish were still in existence|website=Khel Now|access-date=14 July 2021|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714173058/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-clubs-we-wish-still-existed|url-status=live}}

On 26 August 2016, it was announced that FC Pune City of the Indian Super League had taken over the Pune FC Academy and will rebrand it under their name.{{cite news|title=FC Pune City takes over Pune FC's academy and outlines its plans for Football development|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/3911-fc-pune-city-takes-over-pune-fc-s-academy-and-outlines-its-plans-for-football-development|access-date=26 August 2016|work=Indian Super League|date=26 August 2016|archive-date=30 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830230736/http://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/3911-fc-pune-city-takes-over-pune-fc-s-academy-and-outlines-its-plans-for-football-development|url-status=live}}

{{Main article|Balewadi Sports Complex}}

File:Balewadi Athletics Stadiums Interior.jpg and Vietnam on 8 October 2010.]]

Since Pune made their debut in the I-League, they have always played at the Balewadi Sports Complex,{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/goan-bashing-for-mumbai-fc/story-stHvLxvGWceGagl5ev1v9H.html|title=Goan bashing for Mumbai FC|date=18 December 2010|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=The Hindustan Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119091916/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/goan-bashing-for-mumbai-fc/story-stHvLxvGWceGagl5ev1v9H.html|archive-date=19 November 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Balewadi Stadium |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/balewadi-stadium |website=SportsKeeda |access-date=28 May 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030173937/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/balewadi-stadium }} which is located in Balewadi,[http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2198 "Keita revives Pune FC campaign as host beat JCT 4–0"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716215219/http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2198 |date=16 July 2011 }}. The-AIFF.com. 30 January 2011. a suburb of Pune.{{cite web|title=SHREE SHIV CHHATRAPATI SPORTS COMPLEX|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/pune-fc/10635/venue/|work=Soccerway|access-date=7 November 2013|archive-date=22 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422225020/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/pune-fc/10635/venue/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Pune-FC-rally-to-hold-Sporting-Clube-de-Goa-2-2/articleshow/10523093.cms|title=Pune FC 2–2 Sporting Clube De Goa–Home Side Comes Back To Earn A Point|date=29 October 2011|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429054055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Pune-FC-rally-to-hold-Sporting-Clube-de-Goa-2-2/articleshow/10523093.cms|url-status=live}} The stadium was also the site of the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.{{cite web|title=Police station at Balewadi on cards|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-05-21/pune/27879650_1_police-station-balewadi-sports-persons|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131118022654/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-05-21/pune/27879650_1_police-station-balewadi-sports-persons|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=7 November 2013}} The club also used the stadium as their home ground for continental tournaments like AFC Cup, and AFC Champions League play-offs.{{cite web|title=AFC Cup 2014: Pune 0-3 Hanoi T&T|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/01/29/asia/afc-champions-league/pune-fc/t--t-ha-noi/1605881/|website=Soccerway.com|access-date=28 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221045027/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/01/29/asia/afc-champions-league/pune-fc/t--t-ha-noi/1605881/|archive-date=21 February 2014}}

The club also trained on the outskirts of Pune in an area called Mamurdi on their own training ground.{{cite web|title=Pune Football Club to hold open trials|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pune-football-club-to-hold-open-trials/1142835/|work=Indian Express|date=17 July 2013 |access-date=7 November 2013|archive-date=21 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721130436/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pune-football-club-to-hold-open-trials/1142835/|url-status=live}} For a season, they used St. Vincent's High School football ground for training, which is located in Pune.[https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/fc-pune-to-practice-at-st-vincent-s-ground-15725180 FC Pune City to practice at the St. Vincent High School Ground] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729175535/https://www.mid-day.com/amp/news/india-news/article/fc-pune-to-practice-at-st-vincent-s-ground-15725180 |date=29 July 2021 }} mid-day.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021

File:St. Vincent's High School football ground, Pune Camp by Faizan Ansari.JPG in Pune.]]

Pune FC was owned overall by the Ashok Piramal Group.{{cite web|first=Kaushik|last=Saha|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/i-league-mid-term-review/|title=I-League 2013-14 : Mid-Season Review|website=goaldentimes.org|publisher=Golden Times|date=10 January 2014|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=9 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909224830/http://www.goaldentimes.org/i-league-mid-term-review/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=IndianFootball Interview: Harish Piramal|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/features/interview/interview63.html|website=IndianFootball.de|access-date=7 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022704/http://www.indianfootball.de/features/interview/interview63.html|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Youthful Pune FC set for 2013/14 I-League campaign|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/youthful-pune-fc-set-for-201314-i-league-campaign|access-date=28 February 2015|work=SportsKeeda|date=19 September 2013|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121006/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/youthful-pune-fc-set-for-201314-i-league-campaign|url-status=live}} Peninsula Land Limited CEO Nandan Piramal was last chairman of the club.{{cite web|title='We Want To Build An Institution' – Pune FC Chairman Nandan Piramal|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/09/20/2674030/we-want-to-build-an-institution-pune-fc-chairman-nandan|work=Goal.com|access-date=7 November 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143952/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/09/20/2674030/we-want-to-build-an-institution-pune-fc-chairman-nandan|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Santosh Trophy: 5 former & current Pune FC players in State squad|url=http://punefc.com/santosh-trophy-5-former-current-pune-fc-players-in-state-squad/|accessdate=20 February 2017|work=Pune Football Club|date=6 February 2013|archive-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220175214/http://punefc.com/santosh-trophy-5-former-current-pune-fc-players-in-state-squad/|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Pune F.C. Academy}}

Since their inception in 2007, Pune FC operated its U14, U17 and U19 youth teams.{{cite web|url=http://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/pune-u19/27578/|title=PUNE FC UNDER 19 — Matches — U19 I-League|website=int.soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121022841/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/pune-u19/27578/|archive-date=21 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-updated|title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 Updated|date=3 December 2012|access-date=15 July 2022|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321155010/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-updated}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09ilj.html|title=I-League (under-19) 2008/09|work=indianfootball.de|date=2008|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|access-date=19 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718223024/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09ilj.html|archive-date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/05/20/under-20-i-league-pune-fc-champions-stats-facts/ |title=U20 I-League: Pune FC champions, Stats and Facts |access-date=20 June 2012 |archive-date=25 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525013613/http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/05/20/under-20-i-league-pune-fc-champions-stats-facts/ |website=Sportskeeda.com |date=20 May 2012 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/aiff_u20_ileague_2012/index.html |title=AIFF U20 : Fixtures and Results |access-date=22 April 2012 |archive-date=22 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422180750/http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/aiff_u20_ileague_2012/index.html |website=kolkatafootball.com }}{{Cite web|first=Amoy|last=Ghoshal|date=15 November 2012|title=Not expecting a farewell match from AIFF – Renedy Singh|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/not-expecting-a-farewell-match-from-aiff-renedy-singh|access-date=8 September 2021|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|language=en-US|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908174012/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/not-expecting-a-farewell-match-from-aiff-renedy-singh}} Club's U15 and U17 teams were briefly managed by Norbert Gonsalvez and Gift Raikhan between 2008 and 2011.{{Cite web |url=https://iftwc.com/neroca-set-to-appoint-gift-raikhan-as-head-coach-for-upcoming-i-league-season/ |title=NEROCA set to appoint Gift Raikhan as head coach for upcoming I League season |date=4 July 2019 |first=Shreyash |last=Ingale |website=iftwc.com |publisher=Indian Football Team for World Cup |access-date=28 December 2022 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924060242/https://iftwc.com/neroca-set-to-appoint-gift-raikhan-as-head-coach-for-upcoming-i-league-season/ }}

On 23 June 2011, it was announced that the club would open an academy at the U20 level, thus becoming the first I-League team to do so, and they later competed in U19 I-League.{{cite news|title=U19 I-League: Arif Shaikh strikes three in Pune FC's 6–1 Maha-Derby win over Mumbai FC|url=http://www.indiablooms.com/ibns_new/sports-details/SN/1497/u19-i-league-arif-shaikh-strikes-three-in-pune-fc-s-6-1-maha-derby-win-over-mumbai-fc.html|access-date=2 May 2016|work=IndiaBlooms|date=7 January 2015|archive-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531051440/http://www.indiablooms.com/ibns_new/sports-details/SN/1497/u19-i-league-arif-shaikh-strikes-three-in-pune-fc-s-6-1-maha-derby-win-over-mumbai-fc.html}}{{cite web|title=Pune FC to launch training academy|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pune-fc-to-launch-training-academy/807558/|website=indianexpress.com|date=23 June 2011 |publisher=The Indian Express|access-date=8 August 2012|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416065345/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-fc-to-launch-training-academy/}}{{cite web|title=Aaha Rara Gold Cup: Pune FC Academy reached Pokhara|url=http://www.nepalifootball.com/getting-started/84-nepalifootball/domestic/613-aaha-rara-gold-cup-pune-fc-academy-reached-pokhara.html|website=nepalifootball.com|publisher=Nepali Football Team News|date=31 January 2012|access-date=9 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808174701/http://www.nepalifootball.com/getting-started/84-nepalifootball/domestic/613-aaha-rara-gold-cup-pune-fc-academy-reached-pokhara.html|archive-date=8 August 2016}}{{cite web|title=U20 I-League: Champions Pune FC sign off on all-win note, down Prayag Utd 3–1|url=http://punefc.com/?news=u20-i-league-champions-pune-fc-sign-off-on-all-win-note-down-prayag-utd-3-1|website=punefc.com|publisher=Pune Football Club|access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=31 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000500/http://punefc.com/?news=u20-i-league-champions-pune-fc-sign-off-on-all-win-note-down-prayag-utd-3-1|date=18 May 2012|location=Pune, Maharashtra}} The academy was fully known as Peninsula Pune Football Club Academy (PPFCA),{{Cite web |title=FIRST TIME IN INDIAN FOOTBALL : Pune FC set transfer fee trend, release medio Lester. |url=http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/indiafootball_news_2012/june7thpart_2012.html |date=11 June 2012 |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=kolkatafootball.com |archive-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622121900/http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/indiafootball_news_2012/june7thpart_2012.html }}{{cite web|url=https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2015/01/17/pune-fc-reserves-head-south-don-bosco-fr-mcferran-trophy/amp/|title=Pune FC Reserves head south for Don Bosco-Fr. McFerran Trophy|website=cpdfootball.de|first=Chris|last=Punnakkattu Daniel|date=17 January 2015 |access-date=6 March 2023|archive-date=6 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306175317/https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2015/01/17/pune-fc-reserves-head-south-don-bosco-fr-mcferran-trophy/amp/}} and produced numerous Indian talents.{{cite news |title=Kareem scores hat-trick as Minerva stay in touch with leaders Dempo after beating Lonestar Kashmir |publisher=THIF-LIVE.COM |url=http://thif-live.com/kareem-scores-hat-trick-as-minerva-stay-in-touch-with-leaders-dempo-after-beating-lonestar-kashmir/ |date=10 May 2016 |access-date=18 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610044252/http://thif-live.com/kareem-scores-hat-trick-as-minerva-stay-in-touch-with-leaders-dempo-after-beating-lonestar-kashmir/ |archive-date=10 June 2016 |first=Debabrata |last=Majumder |url-status=dead}} They are also one time runner-up in 2012 edition of Kedari Redekar Football Cup.{{cite news|title=Kedari Redekar Football Tournament: South United emerges as the winner|url=http://www.gcsstars.com/2012/11/|access-date=22 March 2018|website=gcsstars.com|publisher=GCS Stars|date=19 November 2012|archive-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092344/http://www.gcsstars.com/2012/11/|location=Bengaluru}} Clubs 'A' team competed in Pune District Football Association League.{{cite web|title=PDFA Super-6: Pune FC 'A' wins crucial game against Deccan XI|url=http://punefc.com/?news=pdfa-super-6-pune-fc-%E2%80%98a%E2%80%99-wins-crucial-game-against-deccan-xi|publisher=Pune Football Club|access-date=5 October 2012|archive-date=27 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227052128/http://punefc.com/?news=pdfa-super-6-pune-fc-%E2%80%98a%E2%80%99-wins-crucial-game-against-deccan-xi}} In youth football leagues, the club also shared rivalry with Mumbai FC.{{cite news|last1=Chaudhuri|first1=Arunava|title=Pune FC trounce rivals Mumbai FC 6–1 in U-19 I-league; Arif Shaikh gets a hat-trick|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/under-19-i-league-arif-shaikh-strikes-three-pune-fcs-6-1-maha-derby-win-mumbai-fc|access-date=29 January 2017|work=Sportskeeda|date=8 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427164857/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/under-19-i-league-arif-shaikh-strikes-three-pune-fcs-6-1-maha-derby-win-mumbai-fc|archive-date=27 April 2025}}

{{Main|List of Pune FC players}}

{{See also|:Category:Pune FC players}}

This list comprises foreign players who either represented their respective countries in international level before or after playing for Pune FC or played for the club in matches of I-League.

• {{flagicon|TRI}} Cyd Gray (2008){{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/pune-fc-rope-in-world-cupper/261488/|title=Pune FC rope in World Cuper Cyd Gray from Trinidad and Tobago|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416065344/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/pune-fc-rope-in-world-cupper/261488/|archive-date=16 April 2022|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=12 May 2021}}
• {{flagicon|POR}} Edgar Marcelino (2009–2014){{cite web|url=http://punefc.com/pune-fc-sign-portuguese-playmaker-edgar-marcelino-for-the-season-ahead/|title=Pune FC sign Portuguese playmaker Edgar Marcelino for the season ahead|website=Pune Football Club|date=22 January 2015|access-date=23 January 2015|archive-date=23 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123191033/http://punefc.com/pune-fc-sign-portuguese-playmaker-edgar-marcelino-for-the-season-ahead/}}{{cite web |title=King's Cup 2014: Nepal League Champs Goes Down To I-League Side Pune FC |url=http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22413 |work=goalnepal.com |date=16 November 2014 |access-date=18 November 2014 |archive-date=19 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119033208/http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=22413 }}
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Edmar Figueira (2009–2011){{cite web |work=Sportskeeda |title=Rangdajied United FC sign Brazilian striker Edmar Figueira |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/rangdajied-united-fc-sign-brazilian-striker-edmar-figueira |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412180251/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/rangdajied-united-fc-sign-brazilian-striker-edmar-figueira |date=14 September 2013 |archive-date=12 April 2025 |first1=Arunava |last1=Chaudhuri |access-date=15 February 2022 }}
• {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Douhou Pierre (2009–2014){{cite web|title=Douche Pierre|url=http://punefc.com/?player=douhou-pierre|work=Pune Football Club|access-date=25 December 2013|archive-date=28 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228095319/http://punefc.com/?player=douhou-pierre}}{{cite web|title=Douhou Pierre back in Pune FC fold|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-03/top-stories/30109703_1_chirag-tanna-mandjou-keita-pune-fc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227042707/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-03/top-stories/30109703_1_chirag-tanna-mandjou-keita-pune-fc|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=25 December 2013}}{{cite web|title=Douhou Pierre Pune FC Player of the year|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/douhou-pierre-pune-fc-player-of-the-yearexpress-news-serviceexpress-news-service/943751/|work=Indian Express|date=May 2012 |access-date=25 December 2013|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416065345/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/douhou-pierre-pune-fc-player-of-the-yearexpress-news-serviceexpress-news-service/}}
• {{flagicon|SEN}} Lamine Tamba (2010–2011){{cite web|url=https://m.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/193486-lamine-tamba|title=Player profile – Career statistics – Transfers: Lamine TAMBA|website=footballdatabase.eu|publisher=FootballDatabase|access-date=20 December 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221220091220/https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/193486-lamine-tamba|archive-date=20 December 2022}}
• {{flagicon|Guinea}} Mandjou Keita (2010–2012){{cite web|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2198|title=Keita revives Pune FC campaign as host beat JCT 4–0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716215219/http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2198|archive-date=16 July 2011|work=the-AIFF.com|date=30 January 2011|access-date=26 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/pune-fc-season-awards-keita-mandjou-named-player-of-the-year|title=Pune FC Season Awards: Keita Mandjou named 'Player of the Year'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512135813/https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/football/pune-fc-season-awards-keita-mandjou-named-player-of-the-year|archive-date=12 May 2021|website=sportskeeda.com|date=28 May 2011 |publisher=Sportskeeda|access-date=12 May 2021}}
• {{flagicon|Tibet}} Karma Tsewang (2011–2013){{cite web|url=https://www.phayul.com/2019/09/05/41636/|title=I-League's Real Kashmir FC signs Tibet's No.1 goalie Tenzin Samdup|date=5 September 2019|access-date=20 December 2022|publisher=Phayul Newsdesk|website=phayul.com|location=Dharamshala|archive-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211135137/https://www.phayul.com/2019/09/05/41636/}}
• {{flagicon|Australia}} James Meyer (2012–2013){{cite web|title=Aussie Meyer wraps up Pune FC's foreign player quota, 'to contribute to Indian football'|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aussie-meyer-wraps-up-pune-fc-s-foreign-player-quota--to-contribute-to-indian-football-/1155064/|website=Indian Express|date=14 August 2013 |access-date=24 December 2013|archive-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219204408/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/aussie-meyer-wraps-up-pune-fc-s-foreign-player-quota--to-contribute-to-indian-football-/1155064/}}
• {{flagicon|SDN}} {{flagicon|SSD}} James Moga (2012–2013){{cite web|url=http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-bring-on-striker-james-moga-for-season-ahead-2|title=Pune FC bring on striker James Moga for season ahead|website=Pune Football Club|access-date=12 September 2012|archive-date=27 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927055332/http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-bring-on-striker-james-moga-for-season-ahead-2}}{{cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6286/James_Joseph_Moga.html|title=NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Saeed Moga, James Joseph|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=18 January 2018|archive-date=2 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502162121/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6286/James_Joseph_Moga.html|website=national-football-teams.com}}
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Nishiguchi (2012–2013){{cite web|title=Pune FC rope in Japanese Daisuke from Moldovan club|url=http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-rope-in-japanese-daisuke-from-moldovan-club|website=Pune Football Club|access-date=12 October 2012|archive-date=28 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928185136/http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-rope-in-japanese-daisuke-from-moldovan-club}}
• {{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Raúl Iván Fabiani (2013){{cite web|url=http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-bring-on-striker-raul-fabiani-for-the-season-ahead|title=Pune FC bring on striker Raúl Fabiani for the season ahead|publisher=FC Pune|date=5 August 2013|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221138/http://punefc.com/?news=pune-fc-bring-on-striker-raul-fabiani-for-the-season-ahead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/08/05/4166830/pune-fc-bring-on-striker-ra%C3%BAl-fabiani-for-the-season-ahead|title=Pune FC confirm the signing of Raúl Fabiani|publisher=Goal|last=Srivastava|first=Ayush|date=5 August 2013|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325110012/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/08/05/4166830/pune-fc-bring-on-striker-ra%C3%BAl-fabiani-for-the-season-ahead}}
• {{flagicon|MRI}} Sewram Gobin (2013){{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/root-cause-in-ancestral-land-for-the-game-he-loves/431957/|title=Root cause: In ancestral land, for the game he loves|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=The Indian Express|date=7 March 2009|access-date=10 December 2022|location=Gurgaon|first=Saikat|last=Sarkar|archive-date=10 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210101813/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/root-cause-in-ancestral-land-for-the-game-he-loves/431957/}} Note: subscription needed for reading the full article on the website.
• {{flagicon|NED}} Riga Mustapha (2013–2014){{cite news|title=Pune FC release striker Fabiani, sign Mustapha Riga|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/Pune-FC-release-striker-Fabiani-sign-Mustapha-Riga/articleshow/24760854.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225074950/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-26/i-league/43414197_1_raul-fabiani-douhou-pierre-i-league|url-status=live|archive-date=25 December 2013|work=The Times of India|date=26 October 2013 |access-date=24 December 2013}}{{cite web|title=Sporting Goa VS. Pune 2 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/02/india/i-league/sporting-club-de-goa/pune-fc/1585324/|website=Soccerway|access-date=24 December 2013|archive-date=7 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107070640/http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/11/02/india/i-league/sporting-club-de-goa/pune-fc/1585324/}}
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Calum Angus (2013–2014){{cite web |title=MOHAMMEDAN VS. PUNE 1 – 3 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/21/india/i-league/mohammedan-sporting-club/pune-fc/1585277/ |work=Soccerway |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-date=23 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823085436/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/21/india/i-league/mohammedan-sporting-club/pune-fc/1585277/ }}
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Chika Wali (2013–2014){{cite news|title=Ozone squander lead to go down to Kenkre|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/ozone-squander-lead-to-go-down-to-kenkre/articleshow/56705939.cms|work=timesofindia.com|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054215/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/ozone-squander-lead-to-go-down-to-kenkre/articleshow/56705939.cms|url-status=live}}
• {{flagicon|AUS}} Mirjan Pavlović (2014){{Cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/02/28/4652504/official-pune-fc-confirm-signing-of-australian-striker?ICID=CP_1218 |title=Official: Pune FC confirm signing of Australian striker Mirjan Pavlovic |work=Goal.com |access-date=28 February 2014 |archive-date=18 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518142904/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/02/28/4652504/official-pune-fc-confirm-signing-of-australian-striker?ICID=CP_1218 |url-status=dead }}
• {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuji Sueoka (2014–2015){{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/ryuji-sueoka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204010311/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/ryuji-sueoka|title=Ryuji Sueoka is best in I-League|archive-date=4 February 2014|website=The Times of India|access-date=14 July 2011}}
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Luciano Sabrosa (2014–2015){{cite news|last1=Chandra|first1=Shikharr|title=Pune FC impress in Durand Cup opener|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/10/31/5660951/pune-fc-impress-in-durand-cup-opener|access-date=28 February 2015|work=Goal.com|date=31 October 2014|archive-date=24 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224121400/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/10/31/5660951/pune-fc-impress-in-durand-cup-opener}}
• {{flagicon|Montenegro}} Darko Nikač (2015){{cite web|title=Bengaluru FC vs Pune FC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-pune/1980974?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_0_2|website=Goal.com|access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310010733/http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-pune/1980974?ICID=HP_HN_HP_RI_0_2}}{{Cite web |url=http://i-league.org/pune-fc-announce-marquee-player-signing/ |title=Hero I-League | Pune FC Announce Marquee Player Signing |website=ieague.org |publisher=HERO I-LEAGUE |access-date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120055814/http://i-league.org/pune-fc-announce-marquee-player-signing/ |archive-date=20 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}

{{updated|17 February 2014}}

File:Mike Snoei (1982).jpg was the manager of Pune F.C. during the 2013–2014 season.{{cite news|last1=Pawar|first1=Vaibhav|title=All I know was the talk given to me by coach (Mike Snoei) before I went in, says Pune FC striker Thongkhosiem Haokip|url=http://www.kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1429:all-i-know-was-the-talk-given-to-me-by-coach-mike-snoei-before-i-went-in-says-pune-fc-striker-thongkhosiem-haokip&catid=45:sport1|accessdate=11 October 2016|work=KickOff India|date=11 October 2013|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228110043/http://www.kickoffindia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1429:all-i-know-was-the-talk-given-to-me-by-coach-mike-snoei-before-i-went-in-says-pune-fc-striker-thongkhosiem-haokip&catid=45:sport1|archive-date=28 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}]]

:As of October 2013.{{cite web|title=Management|url=http://punefc.com/?cat=16|work=Pune Football Club|access-date=20 October 2013|archive-date=22 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022182246/http://punefc.com/?cat=16|url-status=live}}

{{clear}}

{{Further|Category:Pune FC seasons}}

• I-League
• Runners-up (1): 2012–13{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/26/4433906/pune-fc-to-play-afc-champions-league-play-off|title=Pune FC to play AFC Champions League play-off|publisher=Goal.com|date=26 November 2013|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104141615/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2013/11/26/4433906/pune-fc-to-play-afc-champions-league-play-off}}{{Cite web|title=India 2012/13: I-League|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2013.html|website=RSSSF|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007160441/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2013.html}}
• Third Place (1): 2009–10{{cite web |title=I-League 2009–10 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2009-2010/regular-season/r10302/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=7 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017013331/http://int.soccerway.com/national/india/i-league/2009-2010/regular-season/r10302/ |archive-date=17 October 2014 }}
• Durand Cup
• Runners-up (1): 2014{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/11/09/5966181/salgaocar-fc-down-pune-fc-to-lift-the-durand-cup|title=Salgaocar FC down Pune FC to lift the Durand Cup|date=9 November 2014|archive-date=25 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225060924/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/11/09/5966181/salgaocar-fc-down-pune-fc-to-lift-the-durand-cup|website=Goal.com|url-status=dead}}
• Kedari Redekar United Cup
• Champions (1): 2008{{cite web|url=https://www.indiablooms.com/sports-details/SN/2161/pune-fc-partner-neptune-activity-centre-for-first-ever-summer-camp-in-kolhapur.html|title=Pune FC partner Neptune Activity Centre for first-ever Summer Camp in Kolhapur|location=Kolhapur|date=19 April 2015|access-date=21 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803060801/https://www.indiablooms.com/sports-details/SN/2161/pune-fc-partner-neptune-activity-centre-for-first-ever-summer-camp-in-kolhapur.html|archive-date=3 August 2023|website=indiablooms.com|publisher=India Blooms News Service}}

• {{flagicon|BHU}} Bhutan King's Cup
• Runners-up (1): 2014{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/pune-fc-lose-to-sheikh-jamal-in-kings-cup-final/articleshow/45351176.cms|title=Pune FC lose to Sheikh Jamal in King's Cup final|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|agency=Press Trust of India|location=Thimphu, Bhutan|date=2 December 2014|access-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713082652/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/pune-fc-lose-to-sheikh-jamal-in-kings-cup-final/articleshow/45351176.cms|archive-date=13 July 2022}}

;U17

• Football Challenge Cup Chandigarh
• Winners (1): 2015{{cite news|title=Doon lad captains Pune football team to victory in Challenger Cup|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/sports/doon-lad-captains-pune-football-team-to-victory-in-challenger-cup/177414.html|access-date=21 January 2018|work=Tribune India|date=31 December 2015|archive-date=22 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122001111/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/sports/doon-lad-captains-pune-football-team-to-victory-in-challenger-cup/177414.html|url-status=live}}

;U20

• I-League U20
• Champions (2): 2012,{{cite web|title=U20 I-League: Champions Pune FC sign off on all-win note, down Prayag United 3–1|url=http://punefc.com/?news=u20-i-league-champions-pune-fc-sign-off-on-all-win-note-down-prayag-utd-3-1|work=Pune Football Club|date=18 May 2012|access-date=28 July 2012|archive-date=31 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000500/http://punefc.com/?news=u20-i-league-champions-pune-fc-sign-off-on-all-win-note-down-prayag-utd-3-1}} 2013{{cite web|title=U20 I-League: Champions Pune FC sign off on all-win note, down Prayag United 3–1|url=https://wifa.in/pune-fc-make-history-retain-u-20-i-league-title/|location=Mumbai|work=wifa.in|publisher=Western India Football Association|date=25 March 2013|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-date=3 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803074552/https://wifa.in/pune-fc-make-history-retain-u-20-i-league-title/}}

{{See also|Indian football clubs in Asian competitions}}

• AFC Champions League: 1 appearance{{cite web |last1=Sarmah |first1=Bhargab |title=Pune FC In AFC Champions League, Club World Cup Bid, U19 I-League And Other Things To Watch Out For In 2014 |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/pune-fc-in-afc-champions-league-club-world-cup-u19-i-league-and-other-things-to-watch-out-for-in-2014/ |website=thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |date=1 January 2014 |access-date=27 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103075110/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/pune-fc-in-afc-champions-league-club-world-cup-u19-i-league-and-other-things-to-watch-out-for-in-2014/ |archive-date=3 November 2014}}

::2014: Qualifying play-off Round 1

• AFC Cup: 1 appearance{{Cite web|author1=Mukherjee, Soham |author2=Easwar, Nisanth V|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|title=How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?|date=1 April 2020|access-date=23 March 2021|website=goal.com|publisher=Goal|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415045019/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-clubs-in-afc-champions-league-afc-cup/3dj1qowtkdxc1pzji71c49vnz|url-status=live}}

::2014: Group Stage

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{{updated|matches played 25 November 2014}}

{{Portal bar|India|Association football}}

• Pune F.C. Academy
• Football clubs in Maharashtra
• Sports in Maharashtra
• Indian football clubs in Asian competitions

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• {{cite news|title=Under-19 I-League: AIFF Regional Academy boys beat champions Pune FC|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/under-19-i-league-aiff-regional-academy-boys-beat-champions-pune-fc|access-date=18 January 2017|work=SportsKeeda|date=6 February 2014|archive-date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234752/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/under-19-i-league-aiff-regional-academy-boys-beat-champions-pune-fc}}

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