2016 FC Pune City season

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Pune City
2016 season
Head CoachAntonio López Habas
StadiumBalewadi Sports Complex
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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[]

See also: 2015 FC Pune City season

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[]

Retained players[]

Domestic[]

Position Player
GK India Arindam Bhattacharya[5]
DF India Gouramangi Singh[5]
DF India Dharmaraj Ravanan[5]
MF India Lenny Rodrigues[5]
MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh[5]

Signings[]

Position Player Old club Date Ref
GK India Vishal Kaith India Shillong Lajong 10 May 2016 [6]
DF India Zodingliana Ralte India Delhi Dynamos 10 May 2016 [6]
DF India Rahul Bheke India East Bengal 15 June 2016 [7]
MF Spain Pitu Spain Llagostera 21 June 2016 [8]

Indian Super League[]

Main article: 2016 Indian Super League season
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Atlético de Kolkata 14 4 8 2 16 14 +2 20 2016 Indian Super League Semi-finals
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

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
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[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 October 2016 1 Pune City 0–1 Mumbai City Pune, Maharashtra
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report
  • Defederico 68'
 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 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
2016 8 v
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)
2016 9 v
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)
2016 10 v
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)
2016 11 v
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)
2016 12 v
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)
2016 13 v
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)
2016 14 v
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)

Player statistics[]

Season stats
# Position Player GP G
GK India Arindam Bhattacharya 0 0
GK India Vishal Kaith 0 0
DF India Dharmaraj Ravanan 0 0
DF India Gouramangi Singh 0 0
DF India Zodingliana Ralte 0 0
DF India Rahul Bheke 0 0
MF India Eugeneson Lyngdoh 0 0
MF India Lenny Rodrigues 0 0
MF Spain Pitu 0 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pune City". FC Pune City (Twitter). 25 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ Suchindran, Aravind (27 May 2015). "Platt in the City". Pune Mirror. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Pune City 3-1 Mumbai City 2015". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e "FCPC Retained Indians 25 April". FC Pune City (Twitter). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Rahul Bheke Pune". FC Pune City (Twitter).
  8. ^ "Pitu". FC Pune City (Twitter).
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