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.[1]
| 2018–19 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Phil Brown |
| Stadium | Balewadi Sports Complex |
| ISL | 7th of 10 |
| Super Cup | Round of 16 |
Background
editTransfers
editContract Extension
edit| No. | Position | Player | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW |  Emiliano Alfaro
|
11 June 2018 | [2] |
| 10 | FW |  Marcelinho
|
13 June 2018 | [3] |
| 5 | MF |  Adil Khan
|
25 June 2018 | [4] |
| 17 | MF | Rohit Kumar
|
29 June 2018 | [5] |
| 20 | FW | Diego Carlos
|
4 July 2018 | [6] |
| 15 | MF |  Marko Stanković
|
4 July 2018 | [6] |
| 3 | DF | Gurtej Singh
|
19 July 2018 | [7] |
| 1 | GK | Kamaljit Singh
|
19 July 2018 | [7] |
| 31 | DF | Lalchhuanmawia
|
19 July 2018 | [7] |
In
edit| No. | Position | Player | Previous club | Transfer fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes
|
East Bengal | Free agent | 9 July 2018 | [8] |
| 16 | MF | Shankar Sampingiraj
|
ATK | Free agent | 9 July 2018 | [8] |
| – | FW | Robin Singh
|
ATK | Free agent | 23 July 2018 | [9] |
| 27 | MF | Nikhil Poojari
|
East Bengal | Free agent | 26 July 2018 | [10] |
| – | MF | Alwyn George
|
Bengaluru FC | Free agent | 26 July 2018 | [10] |
| 32 | DF | Keenan Almeida
|
Chennaiyin | Free agent | 30 July 2018 | [11] |
| – | FW |  Iain Hume
|
Kerala Blasters | Free agent | 2 August 2018 | [12] |
| 21 | DF | Martín Díaz
|
NorthEast United | Free agent | 17 August 2018 | [13] |
| – | DF | Matt Mills
|
Barnsley
|
Free agent | 21 August 2018 | [14] |
| – | MF |  Jonathan Vila
|
Recreativo
|
Free agent | 23 August 2018 | [15] |
| – | DF | Ashutosh Mehta
|
ATK
|
Free agent | 23 August 2018 | [16] |
Out
edit| No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF | Kean Lewis
|
Bengaluru FC
|
[17] |
| 7 | MF | Jonatan Lucca
|
 C.F. Os Belenenses
|
[18] |
| DF | Sebastian Thangmuansang
|
NEROCA
|
[19] | |
| 4 | MF | Rafa
|
CF Rayo Majadahonda
|
|
| 6 | MF | Marcos Tébar
|
Delhi Dynamos
|
[20] |
| 11 | FW | Ajay Singh
|
Gokulam Kerala
|
|
| 23 | FW | Jewel Raja
|
Mohammedan
|
|
| 21 | DF | Lolo
|
unattached |
Pre-season and friendlies
editFC 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. [21]
| 29 August 2018 AWES Cup 2018 | Salgaocar | 2–0 | FC Pune City | Vasco da Gama, Goa, India |
| 16:00 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium |
| 30 August 2018 Friendly[22] | Indian Arrows | 1–1 | FC Pune City | Old Goa, India |
| 15:30 IST | Source | Stadium: Dempo S.C. training ground |
| 6 September 2018 AWES Cup 2018 | FC Pune City | 3–3[23] | FC Goa(R) | Vasco da Gama, Goa, India |
| 16:00 IST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium |
| 9 September 2018 AWES Cup 2018 | Dempo | 3–1 | FC Pune City | Vasco da Gama, Goa, India |
| 16:00 IST |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium |
| 16 September 2018 Friendly[25] | Churchill Brothers | 1–2 | FC Pune City | Old Goa, India |
| Report | Stadium: Dempo S.C. training ground |
| 17 September 2018 Friendly | Gokulam Kerala | 2–3 | FC Pune City | Old Goa, India |
| Report | Stadium: Dempo S.C. training ground |
| 26 September 2018 Friendly | Pune City FC | 1–1 | Chennai City | |
| IST |  |
Report |
Players
edit- As of 31 August 2018
Appearances and goals
edit| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | ISL | Super Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | IND
|
Kamaljit Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | IND
|
Vishal Kaith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | IND
|
Anuj Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 18 | DF | IND
|
Ashutosh Mehta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IND
|
Gurtej Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | IND
|
Sahil Panwar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG
|
Matt Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | IND
|
Sarthak Golui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IND
|
Nim Dorjee Tamang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | IND
|
Lalchhuanmawia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | URU
|
Martín Díaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | IND
|
Keenan Almeida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP
|
Jonathan Vila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IND
|
Shankar Sampingiraj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IND
|
Rohit Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | IND
|
Adil Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUT
|
Marko Stanković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IND
|
Abhishek Halder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | IND
|
Alwyn George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | IND
|
Nikhil Poojari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | IND
|
Abhijit Sarkar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 23 | FW | IND
|
Robin Singh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA
|
Marcelinho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | BRA
|
Diego Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | IND
|
Jakob Vanlalhimpuia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | IND
|
Gabriel Fernandes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | CAN
|
Iain Hume | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Source: soccerway
Competitions
editIndian Super League
editTable
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 27 |
| 6 | ATK | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 24 |
| 7 | Pune City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 22 |
| 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 18 |
| 9 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 15 |
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
Matches
editLeague stage
edit| 22 October 2018 3 | FC Pune City | 0–3 | Bengaluru FC | Pune |
| 19:30 IST | Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 8,193 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee Man of the Match: Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) |
Technical staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Phil Brown
|
| Assistant Coach | Gonzalo Yarza
|
| Technical Director | Pradyum Reddy
|
| Assistant Coach | TBD |
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Ali Uzunhasanoglu
|
| Team Physiotherapists | TBD |
| Sumedh Desai
| |
| Team Doctor |
|
| Team Operations Manager | Ankur Paliwal
|
| Team Masseur | Ramkishan Singh
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| Kit Manager |
|
| Youth Team – Head Coach | Anshul Katiyar
|
| Youth Team – Assistant Coach |
|
References
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- ^ "ALFARO EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT WITH FC PUNE CITY". fcpunecity. com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "MARCELINHO IS Back FOR Fc pune city". fcpunecity. com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "FC PUNE CITY RETAINS ADIL KHAN ON A 2-YEAR DEAL". fcpunecity. com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "ROHIT KUMAR SIGNS A 2-YEAR EXTENSION WITH FC PUNE CITY". fcpunecity. com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ a b "MARKO STANKOVIC & DIEGO CARLOS TO CONTINUE WITH FC PUNE CITY". fcpunecity. com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "ISL 2018: FC Pune City retain Gurtej Singh, Kamaljit Singh and Chhauntea Fanai". sportskeeda. com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ a b "FC PUNE CITY SIGN GABRIEL AND SHANKAR". fcpunecity.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Indian Super League transfers : Pune City sign forward Robin Singh". insidesport.co. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Alwyn George, Nikhil Poojari join FC Pune City". sportslive.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Keenan Almeida signs with FC Pune City". asianage.com. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "FC PUNE CITY SIGN IAIN HUME". fcpunecity.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "fc pune city sign martin diaz". www.fcpunecity.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "fc pune city announce signing of matthew mills". www.fcpunecity.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "fc pune city sign Jonathan Vila". www.fcpunecity.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "ISL: Ashutosh Mehta set to sign for FC Pune City from ATK". goal.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC sign Kean Lewis on a one-year deal". timesofindia.com. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "fc Pune city on twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Neroca FC Signs Sebastian Thangmuansang". NorthEast Today. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Marcos tebar on twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "FC PUNE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AWES CUP". fcpunecity.com. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "punecity fc on twitter". fcpunecity. com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Pune City stay alive in AWES Cup with a last-gasp equalizer to hold FC Goa". khelnow.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "fc Goa on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Churchill's Brazilian recruits fail to impress coach". timesofindia.com. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "ഉഗാണ്ടൻ സ്ട്രൈക്കർ ഗോകുലം കേരളയിൽ". fanport.in. Retrieved 16 September 2018.