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2012–13 Pune FC season

The 2012–13 Pune F.C. season is the club's 5th and 6th year of existence as well as its 4th season in I-League, the top-flight of Indian football.

Pune
2012–13 season
ChairmanChirag Tanna
ManagerDerrick Pereira
GroundBalewadi Sports Complex
I-League2nd
Federation CupGroup
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: James Moga
← 2011–12
2013–14 →

Pune F.C. finished 2nd in the I-League, which is their best performance in the league.

After a good 2011–12 season in which the club finished 5th, Pune looked to bounce back to their 2009–10 form which saw them finish in 3rd place.

Overview edit

Pre-season edit

Transfers

The 2011–12 I-League season ended on 6 May 2012 for Pune[1] but the business end of the 2012–13 season began three days later on 9 May with the announced departures of club captain and #1 goalkeeper for club and country Subrata Pal as well as central midfielder Baldeep Singh both to fellow I-League club Prayag United.[2][3] It was then announced on 27 May 2012 that midfielder Paresh Shivalkar left the club and signed for newly formed Dodsal Football Club who would begin play in the Mumbai Football League.[4]

Then on 5 June 2012 it was revealed that Pune top scorer for the last 2 seasons, Mandjou Keita, would be leaving the club to join reigning Malaysia Super League champions, Kelantan FA, on a free transfer.[5] The Pune departures did not stop however as only three days later on 8 June 2012 it was officially announced that the 21-year-old defender, Rollingson Hungyo, would be one of the first official signings of the season for Shillong Lajong.[6]

Then on 11 June 2012 it was officially announced that Pune had sold Indian international midfielder Lester Fernandez to Prayag United for ₹20 lakh in what is a notable event in Indian football history as this was the first ever transfer which involved money being given for a player instead of the usual free transfers.[7]

Pune then made their first two signings of the season on 23 June 2012 with the signing of India international defender Nallappan Mohanraj[8] and the even bigger signing of South Sudan international striker James Moga who scored 15 goals in the I-League in 2011–12 for Sporting Clube de Goa.[9] Pune went on to make two more signings afterwards with the signings of Vellington Rocha and Mumtaz Akhtar from Margao FC and United Sikkim respectively.[10][11] The club then signed the on-loan keeper from last season, Abhra Mondal, on a permanent deal from East Bengal on 11 July 2012.[12]

The club then dipped into the 2012 I-League U20 championship winning academy squad by signing U20 captain Suji Kumar and Kamardeep Singh to professional contracts on 15 July 2012.[13] The club then made their defense stronger on 30 July 2012 after they signed Zohmingliana Ralte from Shillong Lajong[14]

Pre-season schedule and friendlies

Pune began pre-season training with the full squad on 16 July 2012.[15] Seven of the players however began training with the club a week earlier due to injuries they had towards the end of last season. Those players were Amrinder Singh, John Benedick, Maninder Singh, Asim Hassan, Jeh Williamson, Kamardeep Singh, and Sukhwinder Singh.[15] Two of the 26-member squad did not join the club till early August. They were midfielder Pierre Djidjia Douhou and South Sudan international James Moga.[15] However defender Anas Edathodika, who is sidelined with malaria, is not decided how long he is out for.[15]

For the first-week of training the club focused on non-ball exercises and fitness.[15] The team was coached that week and supervised under fitness coaches Elton Menezes and Sridhar K.[15] The second week still focused on fitness but added the ball as well for three sessions.[15] On 3 August 2012 it was announced that the club would spend time in Goa in August and focus on technical and tactical aspects of the game and also play in a few friendlies.[15]

The club played their first pre-season match against DSK Shivajians in Pune. Pune FC drew the match 2–2 with Singam Subhash Singh and Chika Wali scoring.[16] The next game Pune took on the Pune F.C. Academy in which Pune FC won 2–1 with Subhash Singh scoring 2 goals.[17] Pune and Subhash continued their good form against Deccan XI in which Pune won 3–0 with goals from Subhash (his fourth in pre-season), Jeh Williamson and an Asian trialist.[18]

Players and Staff edit

First-team squad edit

As of 12 May 2013.[19]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Abhra Mondal
21 GK   IND Shahin Lal Meloly
30 GK   IND Amrinder Singh
2 DF   IND Othallo Tabia
3 DF   IND Caitano Costa
4 DF   NGA Chika Wali (captain)
5 DF   IND Gurjinder Kumar
13 DF   IND Zohmingliana Ralte
15 DF   IND Anas Edathodika
25 DF   IND Srikanth Ramu
27 DF   IND Nallappan Mohanraj
6 MF   IND Shanmugam Venkatesh
8 MF   IND Arata Izumi
11 MF   CIV Pierre Douhou
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   IND Karma Tsewang
16 MF   IND Velington Rocha
17 MF   IND Sukhwinder Singh
18 MF   IND Asim Hassan
20 MF   IND Nikhil Kadam
22 MF   IND Khanthang Paite (on loan from East Bengal)
23 MF   IND Mumtaz Akhtar
26 MF   IND Fanai Lalrempuia
32 MF   IND David Lalbiakzara
9 FW   SSD James Moga
10 FW   IND Jeje Lalpekhlua
12 FW   IND Singam Subhash Singh
29 FW   AUS Boima Karpeh

Coaching Staff edit

12 May 2013

Position Name
Manager Derrick Pereira
Assistant manager Norbert Gonsalves
Fitness Coach Elton Menezes
Youth team coach Gift Raikhan
Physiotherapist Tariq Wasim Shaikh
Head of youth development Rajan Chowdhury

Transfers edit

In edit

# Position Player Transferred from Date Source
27 DF   Nallappan Mohanraj   Mohun Bagan 23 June 2012 [8]
9 FW   James Moga   Sporting Goa 23 July 2012 [9]
16 MF   Velington Rocha   Margao 27 June 2012 [10]
23 MF   Mumtaz Akhtar   United Sikkim 8 July 2012 [11]
1 GK   Abhra Mondal   East Bengal 11 July 2012 [12]
13 DF   Zohmingliana Ralte   Shillong Lajong 30 July 2012 [14]
22 MF   Khanthang Paite   on loan from East Bengal September 2012
29 FW   Boima Karpeh   Persiram Raja Ampat 16 February 2013 [20]

Out edit

Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF   Dhanpal Ganeshan   Pailan Arrows out on loan Pailan Arrows July 2012
GK   Subrata Pal   Prayag United Free 9 May 2012 [21]
MF   Baldeep Singh   Prayag United Free 9 May 2012 [22]
MF   Paresh Shivalkar   Mumbai Tigers Free 27 May 2012 [4]
FW   Mandjou Keita   Kelantan FA Free 5 June 2012 [5]
DF   Rollingson Hungyo   Shillong Lajong Free 8 June 2012 [6]
MF   Lester Fernandez   Prayag United ₹20 lakh 11 June 2012 [23]
DF   Kamaljeet Kumar   Mumbai Free 10 July 2012 [24]
MF   Daisuke Nishiguchi   DSK Shivajians F.C. Free 16 February 2013 [20]

Academy Sign-ups edit

# Position Player Age Group Date Source
20 MF   Nikhil Kadam U20 20 August 2012 [25]
26 MF  Fanai Lalrempuia U20 April 2013
32 MF  David Lalbiakzara U20 2013

Appearances and goals edit

As of 12 May 2013 SEASON 12–13
No. Pos Nat Player Total I-League Federation Cup Durand Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   IND Abhra Mondal 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK   IND Shahin Lal Meloly 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   IND Amrinder Singh 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF   IND Othallo Tabia 19 1 19 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF   IND Caitano Costa 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0
4 DF   NGA Chika Wali 25 1 23 1 2 0 0 0
5 DF   IND Gurjinder Kumar 25 0 23 0 2 0 0 0
13 DF   IND Zohmingliana Ralte 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   IND Anas Edathodika 28 0 26 0 2 0 0 0
25 DF   IND Srikanth Ramu 18 0 16 0 2 0 0 0
27 DF   IND Nallappan Mohanraj 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   IND Shanmugam Venkatesh 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
8 MF   IND Arata Izumi 24 6 22 5 2 1 0 0
11 MF   CIV Pierre Djidjia Douhou 27 6 25 5 2 1 0 0
14 MF   IND Karma Tsewang 25 2 23 2 2 0 0 0
16 MF   IND Velington Rocha 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   IND Sukhwinder Singh 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
18 MF   IND Asim Hassan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF   IND Nikhil Kadam 6 1 5 1 1 0 0 0
22 MF   IND Khanthang Paite 20 3 20 3 0 0 0 0
23 MF   IND Mumtaz Akhtar 17 0 15 0 2 0 0 0
26 MF   IND Fanai Lalrempuia 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   IND David Lalbiakzara 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   SSD James Moga 24 16 24 16 0 0 0 0
10 FW   IND Jeje Lalpekhlua 22 6 19 5 3 1 0 0
12 FW   IND Singam Subhash Singh 16 4 14 4 2 0 0 0
29 FW   AUS Boima Karpeh 7 6 7 6 0 0 0 0

Competitions edit

Pre-Season and friendlies edit

4 August 2012 Friendly Pune 2–2 DSK Shivajians
Subhash
Wali		 Report
5 August 2012 Friendly Pune 2–1 Pune F.C. Academy Pune, Maharashtra
13:00 IST Subhash (2 goals) Report Shoaib Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
11 August 2012 Friendly Pune 3–0 Amanora Deccan XI Pune, Maharashtra
Subhash
Asian Trialist
Williamson		 Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
12 August 2012 Friendly Pune 1–0 Indian Air Force Pune, Maharashtra
Korean Trialist Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
13 August 2012 Friendly Salgaocar 2–0 Pune Margao, Goa
Rooney
Dsouza		 Report Stadium: Chowgule College
14 August 2012 Friendly Wilfred Leisure 1–1 Pune Margao, Goa
Report Korean Trialist Stadium: Chowgule College
16 August 2012 Friendly Salgaocar 0–0 Pune Margao, Goa
Report Stadium: Chowgule College
19 August 2012 Friendly Margao SC 1–1 Pune Margao, Goa
Korean Trialist Report Unknown Stadium: Chowgule College
20 August 2012 Friendly Dempo 1–1 Pune Margao, Goa
Stadium: Chowgule College
21 August 2012 Friendly Churchill Brothers 2–2 Pune Margao, Goa
Stadium: Chowgule College

Durand Cup edit

23 August 2012 Quarter-Finals Pune 0–0 Central Reserve Police Force New Delhi, Delhi
17:00 IST Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
27 August 2012 Quarter-Finals SESA Football Academy 1–1 Pune New Delhi, Delhi
Unknown Lalpekhlua   90+1' Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

I-League edit

Main article: 2012–13 I-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Churchill Brothers (C) 26 16 7 3 56 22 +34 55 Qualification for 2014 AFC Cup group stage
2 Pune 26 16 4 6 53 26 +27 52 Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off[a]
3 East Bengal 26 13 8 5 44 18 +26 47
4 Prayag United 26 13 5 8 55 35 +20 44
5 Dempo 26 11 7 8 45 33 +12 40
Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Pune were chosen to represent India in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.[26]

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
26 16 4 6 53 26  +27 52 6 4 3 24 16  +8 10 0 3 29 10  +19

Last updated: 12 May 2013.
Source: I-League table

Position by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
ResultWWLLWWDWDWWWWWLWDLLWDWLWWW
Position33675675544322234454333322
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2013. Source: Pune FC
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
8 October 2012 1 Pune 3–2 ONGC Pune
18:30 IST Jeje   22' (pen.)
Subhash   47'
Venkatesh   72'		 Report Jatin   54'
Yusa   61'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Adley Costa
11 October 2012 2 Pune 3–2 Mumbai Pune
18:30 IST Daisuke   7'
Daisuke   51'
Jeje   75'		 Report Quao   17'
Opara   26'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan
29 October 2012 3 East Bengal 1–0 Pune Kolkata
14:30 IST Chidi   28' Report Stadium: Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Referee: Armughan Rowan
4 November 2012 4 Pune 0–1 Churchill Brothers Pune
18:30 IST Report Beto   90+2' Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
9 November 2012 5 Pailan Arrows 0–2 Pune Kolkata
14:00 IST Report Karma   11'
Subhash   46'		 Stadium: Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Referee: Rabichandra Singh
28 April 2013 6 Pune 4–0 Air India Pune
18:30 IST Moga   34'
Douhou   50'
Douhou   77'
Boima Karpeh   84'		 report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: V. Chauhan
24 November 2012 7 Pune 2–2 United Sikkim Pune
17:30 IST Moga   1'
Moga   68'		 Report Attivi   25'
Safar   27'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Umesh Bora
27 November 2012 8 SC Goa 1–2 Pune Margao
19:00 IST Obiora   21' Report Subhash   42'
Subhash   66'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: R. Shah
2 December 2012 9 Pune 2–2 Mohun Bagan Pune
19:00 IST Chika   30'
Arata   75'		 Report Odafe   77'
Odafe   84'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Santosh Kumar
9 December 2012 10 Salgaocar 0–2 Pune Margao
19:00 IST Report Paite   64'
Paite   78'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Armughan Rowan
15 December 2012 11 Dempo 1–5 Pune Margao
17:00 IST Abranches   23' Report Moga   15'
Moga   53'
Arata   76'
Jeje   79'
Douhou   85'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Umesh Bora
22 December 2012 12 Pune 3–1 Prayag United Pune
18:30 IST Moga   8'
Moga   77'
Tabia   17'		 Report Vineeth   51' Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: A. Shekar
29 December 2012 13 Shillong Lajong 1–2 Pune Shillong
16:00 IST Singh   60' Report Jeje   30'
Paite   49'		 Stadium: Nehru Stadium
Referee: P. Banerji
5 January 2013 14 United Sikkim 1–2 Pune Gangtok
14:00 IST Tamang   63' Report Arata   23'
Moga   90+1'		 Stadium: Paljor Stadium
Referee: P. Dhar
9 January 2013 15 Prayag United 2–0 Pune Kalyani
14:00 IST Bhowmick   68'
Martins   85'		 Report Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: K. Singh
24 April 2013 16 Mohun Bagan A.C. 1–3 Pune FC Kalyani
15:30 IST Odafe   90+3' Report Douhou   27'
Moga   65'
Karma   77'		 Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: U. Bora
20 January 2013 17 Pune FC 0–0 Sporting Goa Pune
19:00 IST Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: A. Rowan
25 January 2013 18 Pune FC 1–2 East Bengal F.C. Pune
19:30 IST Arata   17' Report Chidi   6'
Chidi   75 ' (pen)		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: C. Srikrishna
2 February 2013 19 Pune FC 0–2 Salgaocar Pune
19:00 IST Report Francis Fernandes   2'
Francis Fernandes   45'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: A. Pillai
9 February 2013 20 Mumbai FC 0–3 Pune FC Pune
19:00 IST James Moga   56'
James Moga   71'		 Report Arata   84' Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: U. Bora
24 March 2013 21 Pune FC 2–2 Shillong Lajong Pune
19:00 IST Boima Karpeh   51'
Boima Karpeh   59'		 Report Edinho Júnior   13'
Edinho Júnior   56'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: A. Rowan
28 March 2013 22 Pune FC 2–0 Dempo SC Pune
18:30 IST Sukhwinder Singh   30'
James Moga   44'		 Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: R. Singh
5 April 2013 23 Churchill Brothers 2–1 Pune FC Vasco da Gama, Goa
18:30 IST Bineesh Balan   58'
Sunil Chhetri   63'		 Report Boima Karpeh   90+1' Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: A. Shekar
14 April 2013 24 ONGC 0–1 Pune FC New Delhi
16:00 IST Report James Moga   45+2' Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
Referee: P. Dhar
20 April 2013 25 Air India 0–6 Pune FC Pune
16:00 IST Report Boima Karpeh   26'
James Moga   39'
Douhou Pierre   52'
James Moga   67'
Jeje Lalpekhlua   74'
Nikhil Kadam   86'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: T. Nagvenkar
11 May 2013 26 Pune FC 2–0 Pailan Arrows Pune
19:00 IST James Moga   39'
Boima Karpeh   65'		 Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: P. Dhar

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