2013–14 Pune FC season

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Pune
2013–14 season
ChairmenNandan Piramal
Head coachMike Snoei
GroundBalewadi Sports Complex
I-League3rd
Federation CupGroup
Durand CupGroup
AFC Champions LeagueQualifiers - Round 1
AFC CupGroup
Top goalscorerLeague: Mustapha (5 Goals)
All: Mustapha (6 Goals)

The 2013–14 Pune F.C. season is the club's fifth season in I-League, the top flight of Indian football and the seventh season in the club's entire history. This season will also see the club participate in Asia's top footballing competition, the AFC Champions League, in 2014 after India was awarded a spot in the tournament qualifiers and the club were announced as the best club in India to complete the club licensing requirements set by the All India Football Federation.[1]

Former Netherlands international player and former Vitesse Arnhem manager Mike Snoei was hired to be the head coach of the club following the resignation of Derrick Pereira.

Background[]

See also: 2012–13 I-League

Pune began the 2012–13 campaign with hope. The club came into the season having lost some of their better players, including Subrata Pal,[2] Baldeep Singh,[3] and Lester Fernandez.[4] The club also lost their top scorer from the previous season in former Guinea international Mandjou Keita.[5] However, the club was able to make up for those loses with the signings of Abhra Mondal[6] and James Moga.[7] With these players added to the squad, Pune went into the 2012–13 I-League season with a bang, beating ONGC 3–2 on the opening day of the season.[8] Then, after defeating Pailan Arrows on 9 November 2012, the club went on a nine-game unbeaten streak which eventually allowed the club to finish the season in second place, their best ever finish in the I-League to date.[9]

Pre-Season[]

Player movement[]

After the 2012–13 season ended, Pune did not make many major changes to the squad. The club did let go three of their four foreigners in Chika Wali, Boima Karpeh, and club top scorer James Moga. All three players subsequently signed for other I-League clubs with Wali signing for Salgaocar,[10] Karpeh joining Sporting Goa,[11] and Moga joining East Bengal.[12] The club's number 1 goalkeeper from last season, Abhra Mondal, also left the club to join East Bengal.[13] In addition to Mondal, the club also lost Subhash Singh, Karma Tsewang, and Nallappan Mohanraj to Shillong Lajong, Salgaocar, and Mumbai Tigers respectively. The club also lost their first ever signing in Jeje Lalpekhlua who decided to sign for former I-League champions, Dempo.[14]

Air India forward Prakash Thorat was the first player signed by Pune for the new season.[15] The club then proceeded to sign both Anthony D'Souza and Arup Debnath respectively from Salgaocar and Mumbai Tigers.[16][17] The club then went on to sign three new foreigners to replace the three that left the club. The first to arrive was Equatorial Guinea international Raúl Fabiani.[18] The second foreign signing for Pune came only two days later with the signing of Calum Angus from Swedish Superettan side GAIS.[19] Then the third and final foreign signing for Pune before the season began was former A-Leaguer James Meyer who last played for the Brisbane Roar.[20] Then, before the I-League season began, Pune signed up four players from their academy with Denechandra Meitei, Salam Ranjan Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, and Gobin Singh all earning promotions to the senior squad.[21]

After the season began, Pune did make a change in their squad with Raúl Fabiani being released from the side and former Premier League and Bolton Wanderers player Riga Mustapha being brought in as a replacement.[22] The club made further changes to their squad in January 2014 with the signings of Gabriel Fernandes, Nicolau Borges, and Nawab Zeeshan being announced. Fernandes comes on loan from Dempo while Borges comes on loan from Mohun Bagan.[23]

Then, on 18 February 2014, the club announced that they had re-signed former Fans' Player of the Year Lester Fernandez for the rest of the season.[24]

In[]

Former Bolton Wanderers player Riga Mustapha joined Pune in October 2013.
Pune's first ever signing, Jeje Lalpekhlua left the club in June 2013.
No. Position Player Last played for Fee Date Ref
20 FW India Prakash Thorat India Air India Free 7 June 2013 [15]
21 MF India Anthony D'Souza India Salgaocar Free 15 July 2013 [16]
22 GK India Arup Debnath India Mumbai Tigers Free 31 July 2013 [17]
— FW Equatorial Guinea Raúl Fabiani Spain Huracán Free 5 August 2013 [18]
4 DF England Calum Angus Sweden GAIS Free 7 August 2013 [19]
10 FW Australia James Meyer Australia Brisbane Roar Free 13 August 2013 [20]
14 DF India Denechandra Meitei Academy — 19 September 2013 [21]
24 DF India Salam Ranjan Singh Academy — 19 September 2013 [21]
28 FW India Thongkhosiem Haokip Academy — 19 September 2013 [21]
29 DF India Gobin Singh Academy — 19 September 2013 [21]
7 FW Netherlands Riga Mustapha Spain Cartagena Free 26 October 2013 [22]
12 DF India Nicolau Borges India Mohun Bagan Loan 13 January 2014 [23]
18 DF India Nawab Zeeshan India Mumbai Tigers Free 13 January 2014 [23]
30 MF India Gabriel Fernandes India Dempo Loan 13 January 2014 [23]
31 MF India Lester Fernandez India Mumbai Tigers Free 18 February 2014 [24]

Out[]

Position Player Moved to Fee Date Ref
MF India Subhash Singh India Shillong Lajong Free 18 May 2013 [25]
MF India Karma Tsewang India Salgaocar Free 19 May 2013 [10]
DF Nigeria Chika Wali India Salgaocar Free 19 May 2013 [10]
FW Australia Boima Karpeh India Sporting Goa Free 1 June 2013 [11]
GK India Abhra Mondal India East Bengal Free 6 June 2013 [13]
FW South Sudan James Moga India East Bengal Free 13 June 2013 [12]
FW India Jeje Lalpekhlua India Dempo Free 15 June 2013 [14]
DF India Nallappan Mohanraj India Mumbai Tigers Free 26 June 2013 [26]
MF India Sukhwinder Singh None Free 9 July 2013 [27]
FW Equatorial Guinea Raúl Fabiani Spain Huracán Valencia CF Free 26 October 2013 [22]
FW Australia James Meyer None Free 1 December 2013

Matches[]

The club began their pre-season campaign with new coach Mike Snoei in Goa. The club drew their first two matches against SESA Football Academy and Laxmi Prasad before beating Churchill Brothers 2–0 thanks to a double from Raúl Fabiani. In their next match, Pune defeated league-rivals Mumbai F.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which strikes from James Meyer, Fabiani, and Zohmingliana Ralte earned the side a 3–0 victory. Then in their final match of pre-season, Pune defeated Deccan XI 2–0 thanks to strikes from Dhanpal Ganesh and Shanmugam Venkatesh.

Results
Friendly SESA F.A. 0 – 0 Pune Goa
Report
Friendly Laxmi Prasad 0 – 0 Pune Goa
Report
14 August 2013 Friendly Churchill Brothers 0 – 2 Pune Goa
Report Fabiani 24', 25'
7 September 2013 Friendly Pune 3 – 0 Mumbai Pune, Maharashtra
Meyer 28'
Fabiani 54'
Ralte 87'		 Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
14 September 2013 Friendly Pune 2 – 0 Deccan XI Pune, Maharashtra
Ganesh 32'
Venkatesh 35'		 Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex

I-League[]

Main article: 2013–14 I-League

Summary[]

Pune set out for their first ever I-League title in style with a victory away from home in round one of the 2013–14 I-League season against Mohammedan. Debut goals from Raúl Fabiani, who scored a brace, and James Meyer helped Pune to 3–1 victory at the Salt Lake Stadium. Josimar was the scorer for Mohammedan.[28] Pune then suffered a goalless draw in their second match of the season against Shillong Lajong on 29 September 2013 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[29]

Pune then began what would be a home-only month of October in which all their matches that month would be played at home. The first of the three matches occurred on 10 October against Mohun Bagan. Pune managed to come out on top in that match 2–0 thanks to goals from academy product Thongkhosiem Haokip and foreign import James Meyer.[30] The second match then occurred nine-days later on 19 October against the defending champions from the 2012–13 season Churchill Brothers. Despite that fact, Pune were able to come out of the match with a victory thanks to a 52nd-minute goal from Calum Angus, his first for the club.[31] Then, the third and final match of the month came on 27 October against newly promoted Rangdajied United in which a 29th-minute goal from Angus lead Pune to a 1–0 victory. The victory was important for Pune as it meant that Pune went into November tied for first place in the I-League with Salgaocar[32]

Despite their grand October form, Pune could not stop themselves from falling 2–0 to Sporting Goa on 2 November. Goals from Victorino Fernandes and Pratesh Shirodkar sealed Pune's fate.[33] However, Pune managed to come back in their very next match against new direct-entry side Bengaluru FC at home on 6 November in which a goal from James Meyer lead Pune to a 1–0 victory.[34] Then, after a two-week international break, Pune returned to Goa to take on Salgaocar in a top of the table match as the winner would take first place in the league.[35] After going down a goal in the fourth minute from Darryl Duffy, Pune managed to equalize through a Riga Mustapha penalty, his first goal for the club, in the 61st minute.[35] Five days later, Pune returned to the same venue to this time take on Dempo.[36] After going down early once again to a Beto 47th-minute goal it was again Riga Mustapha who came through for Pune with his 51st-minute goal earning Pune a 1–1 draw.[36]

The club then began the month of December with a home match against United on 1 December 2013.[37] After taking the lead in the 77th minute through academy product Nikhil Kadam, United scored their equalizer seven minutes later to force Pune to begin the month with a 1–1 draw.[37] The month then did not get better for Pune as they succumbed to their second defeat of the season at home to arch-rivals Mumbai on 7 December 2013.[38] After going down early to a goal from former India international Pappachen Pradeep, Pune equalized through current India international Arata Izumi in the 41st minute. However, Mumbai scored the winning goal in the 60th minute through Yusif Yakubu.[38] The club then fell to their second defeat in a row in their next match against Rangdajied United at the Nehru Stadium in which, after taking a halftime 2–0 lead through Riga Mustapha and Gurjinder Kumar, the club gave away three second half goals (including two in stoppage time) to lose 3–2.[39] However the club then returned to winning ways when they faced United for the second time that month at the Kalyani Stadium on 15 December 2013.[40] An early brace from Riga Mustapha helped Pune to a 2–1 victory.[40] But that was only a short-lived moment for the club as the side quickly fell to third loss of the season in their next match against Mohun Bagan on 21 December 2013.[41] A brace from Odafe Onyeka Okolie and a goal from Ram Malik saw Pune lose 3–1 with the only Pune goal coming from Academy product Thongkhosiem Haokip.[41]

Once the league restarted for Pune in February 2014, the club first took on Sporting Goa at home on 16 February 2014. After going down early in the 39th minute through Beevan D'Mello goal, Pune managed to equalize in the 56th minute through Thongkhosiem Haokip as Pune drew 1–1.[42] Pune then won their first match of the year only three days later on the 19th against Mohammedan at the Balewadi Sports Complex when they defeated the Kolkata club 2–0. The goals came from Thongkhosiem Haokip and Gabriel Fernandes.

Matches[]

21 September 2013 Match 1 Mohammedan 1 – 3 Pune Kolkata, West Bengal
15:00 IST Josimar 11' Report Fabiani 16', 76'
Meyer 52'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee:
29 September 2013 Match 2 Shillong Lajong 0 – 0 Pune Shillong, Meghalaya
16:30 IST Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee:
10 October 2013 Match 3 Pune 2 – 0 Mohun Bagan Pune, Maharashtra
19:00 IST Haokip 72'
Meyer 79'		 Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee:
19 October 2013 Match 4 Pune 1 – 0 Churchill Brothers Pune, Maharashtra
19:15 IST Angus 52' Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
27 October 2013 Match 5 Pune 1 – 0 Rangdajied United Pune, Maharashtra
18:30 IST Angus 29' Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Pratap Singh
2 November 2013 Match 6 Sporting Goa 0 – 2 Pune Mapusa, Goa
15:30 IST Report Fernandes 54'
Shirodkar 90+4'		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
6 November 2013 Match 7 Pune 1 – 0 Bengaluru FC Pune, Maharashtra
18:30 IST Meyer 71' Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Ajit Dutta
22 November 2013 Match 8 Salgaocar 1 – 1 Pune Mapusa, Goa
15:30 IST Duffy 4' Report Mustapha 61' (pen) Stadium: Duler Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
27 November 2013 Match 9 Dempo 1 – 1 Pune Margao, Goa
15:30 IST Beto 47' Report Mustapha 51' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
1 December 2013 Match 10 Pune 1 – 1 United Pune, Maharashtra
18:00 IST Kadam 77' Report Kottayil 84' Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee:
7 December 2013 Match 11 Pune 1 – 2 Mumbai Pune, Maharashtra
18:00 IST Izumi 41' Report Pradeep 12'
Yakubu 60'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee:
11 December 2013 Match 12 Rangdajied United 3 – 2 Pune Shillong, Meghalaya
17:00 IST Figueira 62'
Seng-Yong 90+3'
Lalnunpuia 90+5'		 Report Mustapha 23'
Kumar 34'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee:
15 December 2013 Match 13 United 1 – 2 Pune Kalyani, West Bengal
14:00 IST Al Moustafa 47' Report Mustapha 11', 23' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: Ratheesh Kumar
21 December 2013 Match 14 Mohun Bagan 3 – 1 Pune Barasat, West Bengal
19:00 IST Okolie 30', 88'
Malik 75'		 Report Haokip 79' Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Referee:
15 February 2014 Match 15 Pune 1 – 1 Sporting Goa Pune, Maharashtra
19:00 IST Haokip 56' Report D'Mello 39' Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
19 February 2014 Match 16 Pune 2 – 0 Mohammedan Pune, Maharashtra
18:30 IST Haokip 43'
Fernandes 54'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
1 March 2014 Match 17 Mumbai v Pune Pune, Maharashtra
19:00 IST Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Sporting Goa 24 9 7 8 34 34 0 34
6 Shillong Lajong 24 8 9 7 35 37 −2 33
7 Pune 24 7 8 9 28 32 −4 29
8 Mohun Bagan 24 6 10 8 23 24 −1 28
9 Mumbai 24 5 13 6 31 32 −1 28
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2014. Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) taking lots[43]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 7 5 4 20 16  +4 26 5 2 1 10 4  +6 2 3 3 10 12  −2

Last updated: 19 February 2014.
Source: I-League

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAAHHHAHAAHHAAAHHA
ResultWDWWWLWDDDLLWLDW
Updated to match(es) played on 19 February 2014. Source: I-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Federation Cup[]

Main article: 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup

On 29 August 2013 it was announced by the All India Football Federation that the format for the 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup would be the same as in past years.[44] Also at that meeting, it was announced that Pune had been placed in Group A with Churchill Brothers and United with another team to be decided.[44] Then on 28 October 2013 it was announced that the fourth and final team to be placed in Group A would be I-League 2nd Division regulars, Langsning.[45] Matches for the group stage and final rounds were also released around that time.[46] However, on 13 December 2013, it was announced that Langsning had withdrew from the Federation Cup, meaning that Eagles would replace them.[47]

Pune began their Federation Cup campaign on 14 January 2014 against Eagles at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Despite taking the lead first through Riga Mustapha in the 55th minute, Eagles managed to equalize through Koko Sakibo to draw the match 1–1.[48] Three days later, Pune suffered their first loss of the tournament when they were defeated by United 1–0 through a goal from former Pune player Baldeep Singh.[49]

Then, three days after that, Pune were officially out of the Federation Cup after a 3–2 defeat against eventual champions Churchill Brothers. Pune went down early in the match through an eighth-minute goal from Anthony Wolfe before equalizing through Gabriel Fernandes in the 19th. Lenny Rodrigues then scored for Churchill Brothers to make the score 2–1 before Pune equalized again through Gabriel Fernandes in the 53rd minute. However, Churchill Brothers then scored the winner in the 74th minute through a second Anthony Wolfe goal.[50]

Table[]

Main article: 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup Group Stage § Group A
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Churchill Brothers 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 9
Eagles 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
United 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Pune 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

14 January 2014 Group Stage Pune 1–1 Eagles Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Mustapha 55' Report Sakibo 78'
17 January 2014 Group Stage United 1–0 Pune Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Singh 71' Report
20 January 2014 Group Stage Churchill Brothers 3–2 Pune Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Wolfe 8', 74'
Rodrigues 24'		 Report Fernandes 19', 53'

Durand Cup[]

See also: 2013 Durand Cup

For the fifth time in their history, Pune entered the Durand Cup as their opening tournament of the season. On 7 September 2013 it was announced by the club that they would send a mainly academy squad mixed with four senior players; Caitano Costa, Prakash Thorat, Shahinlal Meloly, and Gobin Singh.[51] It was also announced that Naushad Moosa would coach the side during the tournament.[51]

The tournament would turn out to be a short-lived one for the young Pune squad as the team lost both of their two group stage matches, thus ending them in last place in their group. The first loss came against Army Red on 9 September 2013 in which goals from Vipin TV and Lallidianmawia meant that Pune lost 2–0.[52] Then their second loss came four days later against former I-League club ONGC F.C. in which a quick double from Henry Ezeh and an own goal from Hassan Odeola left Pune FC with a 2–1 loss.[53]

Squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK India IND Shahinlal Meloly
— GK India IND Avilash Paul
— DF India IND Caitano Costa (captain)
— DF India IND Gobin Singh
— DF India IND Henry Monsang
— DF India IND Kaushal Singh
— DF India IND Harshad Lunawat
— MF India IND Roushab Dhere
— MF India IND Manimaran R
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF India IND Kiran C
— MF India IND Rohit Kalsotra
— MF India IND Altamash Sayed
— MF India IND Soubhagyan Somrajan
— MF India IND Diganta Khaddar
— MF India IND Sumit Kumar Dubey
— FW India IND Prakash Thorat
— FW India IND Subhasish Bose
— FW India IND Vikas Zanje

Table[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
ONGC 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6
Army Red FC 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
Pune 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

9 September 2013 Group Stage Army Red 2 – 0 Pune Delhi
17:45 IST TV 36'
Lallidianmawia 87'		 Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
13 September 2013 Group Stage ONGC 2 – 1 Pune Delhi
13:30 IST Ezeh 61', 63' Report Odeola 64' (o.g.) Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Stats[]

Position Player Games Minutes Goals
GK India Shahinlal Meloly 1 90 0
GK India Avilash Paul 1 90 0
DF India Caitano Costa 2 180 0
DF India Gobin Singh 2 180 0
DF India Henry Monsang 2 180 0
DF India Kaushal Singh 1 90 0
DF India Harshad Lunawat 1 1 0
MF India Roushab Dhere 2 140 0
MF India Manimaran R 2 142 0
MF India Kiran C 2 180 0
MF India Rohit Kalsotra 1 29 0
MF India Altamash Sayed 2 156 0
MF India Soubhagyan Somrajan 0 0 0
MF India Diganta Khaddar 2 78 0
MF India Sumit Kumar Dubey 1 90 0
FW India Prakash Thorat 1 24 0
FW India Subhasish Bose 2 151 0
FW India Vikas Zanje 2 180 0

AFC Champions League[]

See also: 2014 AFC Champions League

On 26 November 2013 it was announced by the Asian Football Confederation that India would be awarded 1 spot in the AFC Champions League, Asia's top footballing competition, for 2014 and that Pune would be the representatives for the club in the competition.[54] It was also announced by the AFC that Pune would first have to play in a qualifier in order to make the Champions League group stage proper.[54]

On 10 December 2013, during the AFC Champions League draw, it was announced that Pune would first play in the first round of qualifiers in the East Zone against Hanoi T&T of the V.League 1.[55] They took on the Vietnamese club on 29 January 2014 at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which they were defeated 3–0 by the visitors and thus knocked-out of the AFC Champions League and relegated to the AFC Cup.[56]

Qualifiers[]

29 January 2014 First Round Pune India 0 – 3 Vietnam Hanoi T&T Pune, Maharashtra
18:30 IST Report Gallagher 52'
Nguyễn Văn Quyết 71'
Hector 83'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

AFC Cup[]

See also: 2014 AFC Cup

Group stage[]

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup group stage § Group H
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hong Kong Kitchee 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 13
Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 2 0 4 9 16 −7 6[a]
India Pune 6 1 3 2 12 15 −3 6[a]
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Tampines Rovers and Pune are ranked on head-to-head record.
26 February 2014 Match 1 Pune India 2–2 Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw Pune, Maharashtra
18:30 IST Mustapha 9'
Pierre 88'		 Report Zaw Lin 17'
Khine Htoo 85'		 Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)
12 March 2014 Match 2 Kitchee Hong Kong 2–2 India Pune Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Recio 29'
Belencoso 43'		 Report Pavlović 55'
Fernandes 74'		 Attendance: 1,837
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
19 March 2014 Match 3 Tampines Rovers Singapore 3–1 India Pune Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Mrdaković 38', 69'
62'		 Report Mustapha 16' (pen.) Attendance: 778
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)
1 April 2014 Match 4 Pune India 2–5 Singapore Tampines Rovers Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
19:00 UTC+5:30 Mustapha 12'
D'Souza 14'		 Report Mrdaković 5'
Ali 43'
Đurić 57', 69'
Fahrudin 60' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
8 April 2014 Match 5 Nay Pyi Taw Myanmar 3–3 India Pune Paung Laung Stadium, Naypyidaw
16:00 UTC+6:30 Aung Kyaw Naing 41'
62'
Khine Htoo 72'		 Report Haokip 36'
Izumi 55'
Angus 80'		 Attendance: 464
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
22 April 2014 Match 6 Pune India 2–0 Hong Kong Kitchee Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
17:00 UTC+5:30 Ralte 74', 80' Report Attendance: 1,317
Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

Player information[]

Squad information[]

Updated 18 February 2014.[57]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Amrinder Singh India GK (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 28) Academy
22 Arup Debnath India GK (1987-07-15) 15 July 1987 (age 34) India Mumbai Tigers
27 Shahinlal Meloly India GK (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 32) India Viva Kerala
Defenders
2 Othallo Tabia India RB (1983-10-20) 20 October 1983 (age 38) India Viva Kerala
4 Calum Angus England CB (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986 (age 35) Sweden GAIS
5 Gurjinder Kumar India LB (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 31) India Tata Football Academy
13 Zohmingliana Ralte India CB (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 32) India Shillong Lajong
14 Denechandra Meitei India LB (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 27) Academy
15 Anas Edathodika India CB (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 (age 35) India Mumbai
18 Nawab Zeeshan India LB (1989-04-02) 2 April 1989 (age 32) India Mumbai Tigers
24 Salam Ranjan Singh India CB (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 26) Academy
25 Srikanth Ramu India RB (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 33) Youth Team
29 Gobin Singh India LB (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 29) Academy
Midfielders
6 Shanmugam Venkatesh India AMF (1978-11-21) 21 November 1978 (age 43) India Mohun Bagan
8 Arata Izumi India AMF (1982-07-31) 31 July 1982 (age 39) India Mahindra United
11 Douhou Pierre Ivory Coast AMF (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 34) India Mahindra United
12 Nicolau Borges India MF (1979-01-20) 20 January 1979 (age 43) India Mohun Bagan
16 Velington Rocha India MF (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 30) India Margao
17 Dhanpal Ganesh India MF (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 27) Academy
19 Nikhil Kadam India CMF (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 27) Academy
21 Anthony D'Souza India LW (1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 35) India Salgaocar
23 Mumtaz Akhtar India CMF (1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 33) India United Sikkim
26 Fanai Lalrempuia India CMF (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 25) Academy
30 Gabriel Fernandes India MF (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988 (age 33) India Dempo
31 Lester Fernandez India MF (1986-12-06) 6 December 1986 (age 35) India Mumbai Tigers
Forwards
7 Riga Mustapha Netherlands ST (1981-10-10) 10 October 1981 (age 40) Spain Cartagena
10 James Meyer Australia FW (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986 (age 35) Australia Brisbane Roar
20 Prakash Thorat India FW (1985-03-11) 11 March 1985 (age 36) India Air India
28 Thongkhosiem Haokip India ST (1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 28) Academy

Management[]

Mike Snoei coaches Pune this season.
As of October 2013.[58]
Position Name
Head coach Netherlands Mike Snoei
Assistant coach India Gift Raikhan
Goalkeeping coach England Glen Johnson
Physiotherapist India Tariq Shaikh
Fitness coach India Sridhar Krishnamurthy
Kit manager India Prashant Naidu
Academy director India Ranjan Chowdhury
Academy coach India Naushad Moosa

Player statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 19 February 2014
No. Pos Nat Player Total I-League AFC Champions League Federation Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India IND Amrinder Singh 19 0 15+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF India IND Othallo Tabia 14 0 8+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF England ENG Calum Angus 18 2 14+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF India IND Gurjinder Kumar 17 1 13+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF India IND Shanmugam Venkatesh 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Netherlands NED Riga Mustapha 14 6 10+0 5 1+0 0 3+0 1
8 MF India IND Arata Izumi 17 0 13+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
10 FW Australia AUS James Meyer 15 3 10+1 3 0+1 0 3+0 0
11 MF Ivory Coast CIV Douhou Pierre 20 0 15+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
12 DF India IND Nicolau Borges 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 DF India IND Zohmingliana Ralte 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF India IND Denechandra Meitei 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF India IND Anas Edathodika 18 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
16 MF India IND Velington Rocha 6 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF India IND Dhanpal Ganesh 10 0 6+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
18 DF India IND Nawab Zeeshan 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
19 MF India IND Nikhil Kadam 10 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW India IND Prakash Thorat 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF India IND Anthony D'Souza 16 0 6+6 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
22 GK India IND Arup Debnath 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF India IND Mumtaz Akhtar 14 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF India IND Salam Ranjan Singh 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF India IND Srikanth Ramu 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF India IND Fanai Lalrempuia 12 0 5+4 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
27 GK India IND Shahinlal Meloly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW India IND Thongkhosiem Haokip 15 4 5+7 4 0+1 0 0+2 0
29 DF India IND Gobin Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF India IND Gabriel Fernandes 6 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 2
31 MF India IND Lester Fernandez 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF India IND Caitano Costa [ONL] 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Equatorial Guinea EQG Raúl Fabiani [L] 2 2 2+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
  • Source:[citation needed]
  • ONL = Out on loan.
  • L = Has left the club during the season.

Top scorers[]

Place Position Nationality Number Name I-League AFC Champions League Federation Cup Total
1 FW Netherlands 7 Riga Mustapha 5 0 1 6
2 FW India 28 Thongkhosiem Haokip 4 0 0 4
3 FW Australia 10 James Meyer 3 0 0 3
MF India 30 Gabriel Fernandes 1 0 2 3
5 DF England 4 Calum Angus 2 0 0 2
FW Equatorial Guinea — Raúl Fabiani 2 0 0 2
7 MF India 19 Nikhil Kadam 1 0 0 1
MF India 8 Arata Izumi 1 0 0 1
DF India 5 Gurjinder Kumar 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 20 0 3 23

International Caps[]

Players called for senior international duty during the 2013–14 season while under contract with Pune.

Nationality Position Player Competition Date Contribution Opponent
India India MF Arata Izumi Friendly 14 August 2013 Subbed on in the 46th minute.[59] v Tajikistan Tajikistan
India India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 3 September 2013 Subbed on in the 78th minute.[60] v Bangladesh Bangladesh
India India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 5 September 2013 Started and played 76 minutes.[61] v Nepal Nepal
India India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 9 September 2013 Started and played 80 minutes.[62] v Maldives Maldives
India India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship Final 11 September 2013 Started and the played full match.[63] v Afghanistan Afghanistan
India India DF Gurjinder Kumar Friendly 15 November 2013 Started and the played full match.[64] v Philippines Philippines

See also[]

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