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| 2016 season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Antonio López Habas |
| Stadium | Balewadi Sports Complex |
The 2016 FC Pune City season will be the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the Indian Super League. This season will also be the first in which the club is coached by Spaniard Antonio López Habas, replacing David Platt who served as head coach the previous season.[1]
Background
[edit]After the end of the 2014 ISL season, FC Pune City parted ways with their inaugural season head coach, Franco Colomba. Soon after, David Platt, was named as the new head coach for the 2015 season.[2] The season began for Pune City with a 3–1 victory to the Mumbai City on 5 October.[3] The team ended the season with four wins through fourteen matches and failed to qualify for the finals but were seven points short.[4]
Player movement
[edit]Retained players
[edit]Domestic
[edit]| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| GK |  Arindam Bhattacharya[5] |
| DF | Gouramangi Singh[5] |
| DF | Dharmaraj Ravanan[5] |
| MF | Lenny Rodrigues[5] |
| MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh[5] |
Signings
[edit]| Position | Player | Old club | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vishal Kaith | Shillong Lajong | 10 May 2016 | [6] |
| DF | Zodingliana Ralte | Delhi Dynamos | 10 May 2016 | [6] |
| DF | Rahul Bheke | East Bengal | 15 June 2016 | [7] |
| MF |  Pitu | Llagostera | 21 June 2016 | [8] |
Indian Super League
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atlético de Kolkata (C) | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 5 | NorthEast United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | Pune City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Chennaiyin | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 15 | |
| 8 | Goa | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 14 |
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: October 2016.
Source: Matches
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 3 October 2016 1 | Pune City | 0–1 | Mumbai City | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Report |
| Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 8,189 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi |
| 8 October 2016 2 | Goa | 1–2 | Pune City | Margao, Goa |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar |
| 12 October 2016 3 | Pune City | 0–1 | NorthEast United | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Report |
| Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 7,911 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez |
| 17 October 2016 4 | Pune City | 1–1 | Kerala Blasters | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 8,556 Referee: Ajit Meetei |
| 23 October 2016 5 | Pune City | 1–1 | Chennaiyin | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 9,013 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
| 27 October 2016 6 | Delhi Dynamos[broken anchor] | 1–1 | Pune City | Delhi |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi Attendance: 13,275 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera |
| 3 November 2016 7 | Pune City | 0–1 | Goa | Pune, Maharashtra |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Report |
| Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Attendance: 8,587 Referee: Ajit Dutta |
Player statistics
[edit]| # | Position | Player | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arindam Bhattacharya | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Vishal Kaith | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Dharmaraj Ravanan | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Gouramangi Singh | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Zodingliana Ralte | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Rahul Bheke | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Lenny Rodrigues | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Pitu | 0 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pune City". FC Pune City (Twitter). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Suchindran, Aravind (27 May 2015). "Platt in the City". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Pune City 3-1 Mumbai City 2015". Soccerway.
- ^ "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "FCPC Retained Indians 25 April". FC Pune City (Twitter). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ a b "We are glad to announce Zodingliana Ralte and Vishal Kaith for FC Pune City". FC Pune City (Twitter). 10 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Rahul Bheke Pune". FC Pune City (Twitter).
- ^ "Pitu". FC Pune City (Twitter).