Punjab United F.C.

{{Distinguish|text = Punjab F.C., a football club based in Punjab, India}}

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Punjab United

| image = PunjabUnitedlogo.png

| image_size = 200px

| fullname = Punjab United Football Club Gravesend

| nickname = Punjab

| founded = 2003

| ground = Elite Venue, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5ND

| capacity = 600

| chairman = Chipie Sian

| manager = Ben Sian

| league = {{English football updater|PunjabUn}}

| season = {{English football updater|PunjabUn2}}

| position = {{English football updater|PunjabUn3}}

}}

Punjab United F.C. is a football club based in Gravesend, Kent, England.

History

The club was founded in 2003.[http://kentcountyfootballleague.co.uk/punjab-united-fc/ Punjab United] Kent County Football League The club joined the Kent County League Premier Division in 2016, and in their inaugural season won the Kent Intermediate Challenge Cup, were finalists in the Kent County League Cup, and were crowned the 2016–17 League champions. The club were the first Asian team to win the league and did so with the highest league points total in the history of the league. The club was promoted to Step 6 of the National League System for the first time, being allocated to the Southern Counties East League.[http://fchd.info/PUNJABUK.HTM Punjab United] Football Club History Database United won the Division 1 title at the first time of asking in the 2017/18 season earning promotion to the Premier Division.

In August 2019, they competed in the FA Cup Qualifying for the first time.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49251941|title=Punjab United v Broadbridge Heath: 'We talked about the FA Cup as kids'|work=BBC Sport |date=August 9, 2019}}

In April 2023, the club won the Kent Senior Trophy for the first time beating Deal Town 6–0 at Maidstone United's Gallagher Stadium.

In popular culture

Punjab United's 2018–19 season was the subject of an episode of the BBC documentary series Our Lives.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000634s BBC - Our Lives, Series 3, Punjab United] Retrieved 2019-06-24. In October 2022, an advertisement for Punjab United featuring Soccer Saturday presenter Jeff Stelling went viral on social media.{{cite web |title=Jeff Stelling to make appearance at non league game after hearing of successful groundhop day |url=https://fanbanter.co.uk/jeff-stelling-to-make-appearance-at-non-league-game-after-hearing-of-successful-groundhop-day/ |website=FanBanter |date=13 October 2022 |access-date=30 October 2022}}