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Pune
2013–14 season
ChairmenNandan Piramal
Head CoachMike Snoei
GroundBalewadi Sports Complex
I-League2nd
Federation CupGroup
Top goalscorerLeague: Meyer (3 Goals)
All: Meyer (3 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 clubs entire history.

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

Background

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Pune began the 2012–13 campaign with hope. The club had came into the season having lost some of their better players, including Subrata Pal[1], Baldeep Singh[2], and Lester Fernandez[3]. The club also lost their top scorer from the previous season in former Guinea international Mandjou Keita[4]. However, the club was able to make up for those loses with the signings of Abhra Mondal[5] and James Moga[6]. 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.[7] 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.[8]

Pre-Season

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Player movement

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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[9], Karpeh joining Sporting Goa[10], and Moga joining East Bengal[11]. The clubs number 1 goalkeeper from last season, Abhra Mondal, also left the club to join East Bengal.[12] In addition to Mondal, the club also lost Subhash Singh, Karma Tsewang, and Nallappan Mohanraj to Shillong Lajong, Salgaocar, and Mumbai Tigers respectivly. The club also lost their first ever signing in Jeje Lalpekhlua who decided to sign for former I-League champions, Dempo.[13]

Air India forward Prakash Thorat was the first player signed by Pune for the new season.[14] The club then proceded to sign both Anthony D'Souza and Arup Debnath respectivly from Salgaocar and Mumbai Tigers.[15][16] 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.[17] The second foreign signing for Pune came only two days later with the signing of Calum Angus from Swedish Superettan side GAIS.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20]

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.[21]

 
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   Prakash Thorat   Air India Free 7 June 2013 [14]
21 MF   Anthony D'Souza   Salgaocar Free 15 July 2013 [15]
22 GK   Arup Debnath   Mumbai Tigers Free 31 July 2013 [16]
FW   Raúl Fabiani   Huracán Free 5 August 2013 [17]
4 DF   Calum Angus   GAIS Free 7 August 2013 [18]
10 FW   James Meyer   Brisbane Roar Free 13 August 2013 [19]
14 DF   Denechandra Meitei Academy 19 September 2013 [20]
24 DF   Salam Ranjan Singh Academy 19 September 2013 [20]
28 FW   Thongkhosiem Haokip Academy 19 September 2013 [20]
29 DF   Gobin Singh Academy 19 September 2013 [20]
7 FW   Riga Mustapha   Cartagena Free 26 October 2013 [21]
Position Player Moved to Fee Date Ref
MF   Subhash Singh   Shillong Lajong Free 18 May 2013 [22]
MF   Karma Tsewang   Salgaocar Free 19 May 2013 [9]
DF   Chika Wali   Salgaocar Free 19 May 2013 [9]
FW   Boima Karpeh   Sporting Goa Free 1 June 2013 [10]
GK   Abhra Mondal   East Bengal Free 6 June 2013 [12]
FW   James Moga   East Bengal Free 13 June 2013 [11]
FW   Jeje Lalpekhlua   Dempo Free 15 June 2013 [13]
DF   Nallappan Mohanraj   Mumbai Tigers Free 26 June 2013 [23]
MF   Sukhwinder Singh None 9 July 2013 [24]
FW   Raúl Fabiani None 26 October 2013 [21]

Matches

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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

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Summary

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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.[25] Pune then suffered a goaless draw in their second match of the season against Shillong Lajong on 29 September 2013 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.[26]

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 occured 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.[27] The second match then occured 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.[28] Then, the third and final match of the month came on the 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[29]

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.[30] 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.[31]

Matches

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21 September 2013 Round 1 Mohammedan 1 – 3 Pune Kolkata, West Bengal
15:00 IST Josimar   11' Report Fabiani   16', 76'
Meyer   52'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Umesh Bora
10 October 2013 Round 3 Pune 2 – 0 Mohun Bagan Pune, Maharashtra
19:00 IST Haokip   72'
Meyer   79'
Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Umesh Bora
2 November 2013 Round 6 Sporting Goa 0 – 2 Pune Mapusa, Goa
15:30 IST Report Fernandes   54'
Shirodkar   90+4'
Stadium: Duler Stadium
Referee: Arumughan Rowan
22 November 2013 Round 8 Salgaocar v Pune Mapusa, Goa
15:30 IST Stadium: Duler Stadium

Table

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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
Source: IndiaFooty.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) taking lots[32]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
7 5 1 1 8 3  +5 16 4 0 0 5 0  +5 1 1 1 3 3  0

Last updated: 16 November 2013.
Source: I-League

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundAAHHHAHAH
ResultWDWWWLW
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2013. Source: I-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Federation Cup

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On 29 August 2013 it was announced by the All India Football Federation that the format for the 2013 Indian Federation Cup would be the same as in past years.[33] 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.[33] 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.[34] Matches for the group stage and final rounds were also released around that time.[35]

Table

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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

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4 January 2013 Group Stage United v Pune

Durand Cup

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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.[36] It was also announced that Naushad Moosa would coach the side during the tournament.[36]

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.[37] 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.[38]

Squad

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

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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

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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

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

Player Information

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Squad Information

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As of 16 November 2013.[39]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Amrinder Singh   GK (1993-05-27) May 27, 1993 (age 31) Academy
22 Arup Debnath   GK (1987-07-15) July 15, 1987 (age 36)   Mumbai Tigers
27 Shahinlal Meloly   GK (1990-02-15) February 15, 1990 (age 34)   Viva Kerala
Defenders
2 Othallo Tabia   RB (1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 40)   Viva Kerala
4 Calum Angus   CB (1986-04-15) April 15, 1986 (age 38)   GAIS
5 Gurjinder Kumar   LB (1990-10-10) October 10, 1990 (age 33)   Tata Football Academy
13 Zohmingliana Ralte   CB (1989-10-02) October 2, 1989 (age 34)   Shillong Lajong
14 Denechandra Meitei   LB (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 (age 30) Academy
15 Anas Edathodika   CB (1987-02-15) February 15, 1987 (age 37)   Mumbai
24 Salam Ranjan Singh   CB (1995-12-04) December 4, 1995 (age 28) Academy
25 Srikanth Ramu   RB (1988-11-28) November 28, 1988 (age 35) Youth Team
29 Gobin Singh   LB (1993-03-04) March 4, 1993 (age 31) Academy
Midfielders
6 Shanmugam Venkatesh   AMF (1978-11-21) November 21, 1978 (age 45)   Mohun Bagan
8 Arata Izumi   AMF (1982-07-31) July 31, 1982 (age 41)   Mahindra United
11 Douhou Pierre   AMF (1987-12-21) December 21, 1987 (age 36)   Mahindra United
16 Velington Rocha   MF (1991-05-24) May 24, 1991 (age 33)   Margao
17 Dhanpal Ganesh   MF (1994-06-13) June 13, 1994 (age 30) Academy
19 Nikhil Kadam   CMF (1994-06-23) June 23, 1994 (age 29) Academy
21 Anthony D'Souza   LW (1987-03-02) March 2, 1987 (age 37)   Salgaocar
23 Mumtaz Akhtar   CMF (1988-12-08) December 8, 1988 (age 35)   United Sikkim
26 Fanai Lalrempuia   CMF (1996-05-11) May 11, 1996 (age 28) Academy
Forwards
7 Riga Mustapha   ST (1981-10-10) October 10, 1981 (age 42)   Cartagena
10 James Meyer   FW (1986-05-28) May 28, 1986 (age 38)   Brisbane Roar
20 Prakash Thorat   FW (1985-03-11) March 11, 1985 (age 39)   Air India
28 Thongkhosiem Haokip   ST (1993-08-26) August 26, 1993 (age 30) Academy

Management

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Mike Snoei coaches Pune this season.
As of October 2013.[40]
Position Name
Head coach   Mike Snoei
Assistant coach   Gift Raikhan
Goalkeeping coach   Glen Johnson
Physiotherapist   Tariq Shaikh
Fitness coach   Sridhar Krishnamurthy
Kit manager   Prashant Naidu
Academy director   Ranjan Chowdhury
Academy coach   Naushad Moosa

Player statistics

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Appearences and goals

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As of 16 November 2013
No. Pos Nat Player Total I-League Federation Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   IND Amrinder Singh 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   IND Othallo Tabia 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF   ENG Calum Angus 6 2 6+0 2 0+0 0
5 DF   IND Gurjinder Kumar 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   IND Shanmugam Venkatesh 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
7 FW   NED Riga Mustapha 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   IND Arata Izumi 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   AUS James Meyer 5 3 4+1 3 0+0 0
11 MF   CIV Douhou Pierre 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0
13 DF   IND Zohmingliana Ralte 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   IND Denechandra Meitei 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
15 DF   IND Anas Edathodika 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF   IND Velington Rocha 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
17 MF   IND Dhanpal Ganesh 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
19 MF   IND Nikhil Kadam 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW   IND Prakash Thorat 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF   IND Anthony D'Souza 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0
22 GK   IND Arup Debnath 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   IND Mumtaz Akhtar 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF   IND Salam Ranjan Singh 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
25 MF   IND Srikanth Ramu 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF   IND Fanai Lalrempuia 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
27 GK   IND Shahinlal Meloly 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW   IND Thongkhosiem Haokip 5 1 2+3 1 0+0 0
29 DF   IND Gobin Singh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IND Caitano Costa [ONL] 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   EQG Raúl Fabiani [L] 2 2 2+0 2 0+0 0
  • ONL = Out on loan.
  • L = Has left the club during the season.

Top scorers

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Place Position Nationality Number Name I-League Federation Cup Total
1 FW   10 James Meyer 3 0 3
2 DF   4 Calum Angus 2 0 2
FW   Raúl Fabiani 2 0 2
4 FW   28 Thongkhosiem Haokip 1 0 1
TOTALS 8 0 8

International Caps

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

Nationality Position Player Competition Date Contribution Opponent
  India MF Arata Izumi Friendly 14 August 2013 Subbed on in the 46th minute.[41] v   Tajikistan
  India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 3 September 2013 Subbed on in the 78th minute.[42] v   Bangladesh
  India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 5 September 2013 Started and played 76 minutes.[43] v   Nepal
  India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 9 September 2013 Started and played 80 minutes.[44] v   Maldives
  India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship Final 11 September 2013 Started and the played full match.[45] v   Afghanistan
  India DF Gurjinder Kumar Friendly 15 November 2013 Started and the played full match.[46] v   Philippines

See also

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