2013–14 Pune F.C. season

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]

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)

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 Prakash Thorat Air India Free 7 June 2013 [15]
21 MF Anthony D'Souza Salgaocar Free 15 July 2013 [16]
22 GK Arup Debnath Mumbai Tigers Free 31 July 2013 [17]
— FW Raúl Fabiani Huracán Free 5 August 2013 [18]
4 DF Calum Angus GAIS Free 7 August 2013 [19]
10 FW James Meyer Brisbane Roar Free 13 August 2013 [20]
14 DF Denechandra Meitei Academy — 19 September 2013 [21]
24 DF Salam Ranjan Singh Academy — 19 September 2013 [21]
28 FW Thongkhosiem Haokip Academy — 19 September 2013 [21]
29 DF Gobin Singh Academy — 19 September 2013 [21]
7 FW Riga Mustapha Cartagena Free 26 October 2013 [22]
12 DF Nicolau Borges Mohun Bagan Loan 13 January 2014 [23]
18 DF Nawab Zeeshan Mumbai Tigers Free 13 January 2014 [23]
30 MF Gabriel Fernandes Dempo Loan 13 January 2014 [23]
31 MF Lester Fernandez Mumbai Tigers Free 18 February 2014 [24]

Out
Position Player Moved to Fee Date Ref
MF Subhash Singh Shillong Lajong Free 18 May 2013 [25]
MF Karma Tsewang Salgaocar Free 19 May 2013 [10]
DF Chika Wali Salgaocar Free 19 May 2013 [10]
FW Boima Karpeh Sporting Goa Free 1 June 2013 [11]
GK Abhra Mondal East Bengal Free 6 June 2013 [13]
FW James Moga East Bengal Free 13 June 2013 [12]
FW Jeje Lalpekhlua Dempo Free 15 June 2013 [14]
DF Nallappan Mohanraj Mumbai Tigers Free 26 June 2013 [26]
MF Sukhwinder Singh None Free 9 July 2013 [27]
FW Raúl Fabiani Huracán Valencia CF Free 26 October 2013 [22]
FW 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
FriendlySESA F.A.0 – 0PuneGoa
Report
FriendlyLaxmi Prasad0 – 0PuneGoa
Report
14 August 2013 FriendlyChurchill Brothers0 – 2PuneGoa
Report Fabiani  24', 25'
7 September 2013 FriendlyPune3 – 0MumbaiPune, Maharashtra
Meyer  28'
Fabiani  54'
Ralte  87'		 Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
14 September 2013 FriendlyPune2 – 0Deccan XIPune, 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 1Mohammedan1 – 3PuneKolkata, West Bengal
15:00 IST Josimar  11' Report Fabiani  16', 76'
Meyer  52'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Referee: Umesh Bora
29 September 2013 Match 2Shillong Lajong0 – 0PuneShillong, Meghalaya
16:30 IST Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Rabichandra Singh
10 October 2013 Match 3Pune2 – 0Mohun BaganPune, Maharashtra
19:00 IST Haokip  72'
Meyer  79'		 Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Umesh Bora
19 October 2013 Match 4Pune1 – 0Churchill BrothersPune, Maharashtra
19:15 IST Angus  52' Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
27 October 2013 Match 5Pune1 – 0Rangdajied UnitedPune, Maharashtra
18:30 IST Angus  29' Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Pratap Singh
2 November 2013 Match 6Sporting Goa0 – 2PuneMapusa, Goa
15:30 IST Report Fernandes  54'
Shirodkar  90+4'		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
6 November 2013 Match 7Pune1 – 0Bengaluru FCPune, Maharashtra
18:30 IST Meyer  71' Report Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Ajit Dutta
22 November 2013 Match 8Salgaocar1 – 1PuneMapusa, Goa
15:30 IST Duffy  4' Report Mustapha  61' (pen) Stadium: Duler Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
27 November 2013 Match 9Dempo1 – 1PuneMargao, Goa
15:30 IST Beto  47' Report Mustapha  51' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
1 December 2013 Match 10Pune1 – 1UnitedPune, Maharashtra
18:00 IST Kadam  77' Report Kottayil  84' Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Anthony Simoes
7 December 2013 Match 11Pune1 – 2MumbaiPune, Maharashtra
18:00 IST Izumi  41' Report Pradeep  12'
Yakubu  60'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: Vishnu Chauhan
11 December 2013 Match 12Rangdajied United3 – 2PuneShillong, Meghalaya
17:00 IST Figueira  62'
Seng-Yong  90+3'
Lalnunpuia  90+5'		 Report Mustapha  23'
Kumar  34'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Ranjit Bakshi
15 December 2013 Match 13United1 – 2PuneKalyani, West Bengal
14:00 IST Al Moustafa  47' Report Mustapha  11', 23' Stadium: Kalyani Stadium
Referee: Ratheesh Kumar
21 December 2013 Match 14Mohun Bagan3 – 1PuneBarasat, West Bengal
19:00 IST Okolie  30', 88'
Malik  75'		 Report Haokip  79' Stadium: Barasat Stadium
Referee: Umesh Bora
15 February 2014 Match 15Pune1 – 1Sporting GoaPune, Maharashtra
19:00 IST Haokip  56' Report D'Mello  39' Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
Referee: C.R. Srikrishna
19 February 2014 Match 16Pune2 – 0MohammedanPune, Maharashtra
18:30 IST Haokip  43'
Fernandes  54'		 Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex
1 March 2014 Match 17MumbaivPunePune, Maharashtra
19:00 IST Stadium: Balewadi Sports Complex

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bengaluru FC (C) 24 14 5 5 42 28 +14 47 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
2 East Bengal 24 12 7 5 39 23 +16 43 Qualification for 2015 AFC Cup group stage
3 Salgaocar 24 11 6 7 36 25 +11 39
4 Dempo 24 9 8 7 31 25 +6 35
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
10 United (R) 24 5 11 8 22 32 −10 26 Excluded[lower-alpha 1]
11 Rangdajied United (R) 24 6 7 11 29 38 −9 25
12 Churchill Brothers (R) 24 6 7 11 25 37 −12 25
13 Mohammedan (R) 24 6 6 12 27 35 −8 24 Relegation to 2015 I-League 2nd Division
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[44]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. United, Rangdajied United and Churchill Brothers were barred from I-League they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.[43]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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.[45] 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.[45] 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.[46] Matches for the group stage and final rounds were also released around that time.[47] However, on 13 December 2013, it was announced that Langsning had withdrew from the Federation Cup, meaning that Eagles would replace them.[48]

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.[49] 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.[50]

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.[51]

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:

Matches
14 January 2014 Group StagePune1–1EaglesJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Mustapha  55' Report Sakibo  78'
17 January 2014 Group StageUnited1–0PuneJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Singh  71' Report
20 January 2014 Group StageChurchill Brothers3–2PuneJawaharlal 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.[52] It was also announced that Naushad Moosa would coach the side during the tournament.[52]

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.[53] 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.[54]

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  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

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:

Matches
9 September 2013 Group StageArmy Red2 – 0PuneDelhi
17:45 IST TV  36'
Lallidianmawia  87'		 Report Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium
13 September 2013 Group StageONGC2 – 1PuneDelhi
13:30 IST Ezeh  61', 63' Report Odeola  64' (o.g.) Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium

Stats
PositionPlayerGamesMinutesGoals
GK Shahinlal Meloly1900
GK Avilash Paul1900
DF Caitano Costa21800
DF Gobin Singh21800
DF Henry Monsang21800
DF Kaushal Singh1900
DF Harshad Lunawat110
MF Roushab Dhere21400
MF Manimaran R21420
MF Kiran C21800
MF Rohit Kalsotra1290
MF Altamash Sayed21560
MF Soubhagyan Somrajan000
MF Diganta Khaddar2780
MF Sumit Kumar Dubey1900
FW Prakash Thorat1240
FW Subhasish Bose21510
FW Vikas Zanje21800

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.[55] 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.[55]

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.[56] 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.[57]

Qualifiers
29 January 2014 First RoundPune 0 – 3 Hanoi T&TPune, 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
Kitchee 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 13
Nay Pyi Taw 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
Tampines Rovers 6 2 0 4 9 16 −7 6[lower-alpha 1]
Pune 6 1 3 2 12 15 −3 6[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: Tampines Rovers and Pune are ranked on head-to-head record.
26 February 2014 Match 1Pune 2–2 Nay Pyi TawPune, 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 2Kitchee 2–2 PuneMong 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 3Tampines Rovers 3–1 PuneJalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
19:30 UTC+8 Mrdaković  38', 69'
Closa  62'		 Report Mustapha  16' (pen.) Attendance: 778
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)
1 April 2014 Match 4Pune 2–5 Tampines RoversShree 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 5Nay Pyi Taw 3–3 PunePaung Laung Stadium, Naypyidaw
16:00 UTC+6:30 Aung Kyaw Naing  41'
Nyein Tayzar Win  62'
Khine Htoo  72'		 Report Haokip  36'
Izumi  55'
Angus  80'		 Attendance: 464
Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)
22 April 2014 Match 6Pune 2–0 KitcheeShree 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

As of 18 February 2014.[58]

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

Management
Mike Snoei coaches Pune this season.
As of October 2013.[59]
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

Appearances and goals
As of 19 February 2014
No. Pos Nat Player TotalI-LeagueAFC Champions LeagueFederation Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Amrinder Singh 19015+001+003+00
2 DF Othallo Tabia 1408+301+002+00
4 DF Calum Angus 18214+021+003+00
5 DF Gurjinder Kumar 17113+011+003+00
6 DF Shanmugam Venkatesh 700+700+000+00
7 FW Riga Mustapha 14610+051+003+01
8 MF Arata Izumi 17013+001+002+10
10 FW James Meyer 15310+130+103+00
11 MF Douhou Pierre 20015+101+003+00
12 DF Nicolau Borges 000+000+000+00
13 DF Zohmingliana Ralte 302+100+000+00
14 DF Denechandra Meitei 100+100+000+00
15 DF Anas Edathodika 18014+001+003+00
16 MF Velington Rocha 602+400+000+00
17 MF Dhanpal Ganesh 1006+101+001+10
18 DF Nawab Zeeshan 300+000+002+10
19 MF Nikhil Kadam 10110+010+000+00
20 FW Prakash Thorat 300+300+000+00
21 MF Anthony D'Souza 1606+601+003+00
22 GK Arup Debnath 101+000+000+00
23 MF Mumtaz Akhtar 14012+100+001+00
24 DF Salam Ranjan Singh 706+100+000+00
25 MF Srikanth Ramu 505+000+000+00
26 MF Fanai Lalrempuia 1205+401+000+20
27 GK Shahinlal Meloly 000+000+000+00
28 FW Thongkhosiem Haokip 1545+740+100+20
29 DF Gobin Singh 000+000+000+00
30 MF Gabriel Fernandes 622+001+001+22
31 MF Lester Fernandez 100+100+000+00
DF Caitano Costa [ONL] 000+000+000+00
FW Raúl Fabiani [L] 222+020+000+00
  • Source:
  • 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 7 Riga Mustapha 5 0 1 6
2 FW 28 Thongkhosiem Haokip 4 0 0 4
3 FW 10 James Meyer 3 0 0 3
MF 30 Gabriel Fernandes 1 0 2 3
5 DF 4 Calum Angus 2 0 0 2
FW — Raúl Fabiani 2 0 0 2
7 MF 19 Nikhil Kadam 1 0 0 1
MF 8 Arata Izumi 1 0 0 1
DF 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 MF Arata Izumi Friendly 14 August 2013 Subbed on in the 46th minute.[60] v Tajikistan
India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 3 September 2013 Subbed on in the 78th minute.[61] v Bangladesh
India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 5 September 2013 Started and played 76 minutes.[62] v Nepal
India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship 9 September 2013 Started and played 80 minutes.[63] v Maldives
India MF Arata Izumi 2013 SAFF Championship Final 11 September 2013 Started and the played full match.[64] v Afghanistan
India DF Gurjinder Kumar Friendly 15 November 2013 Started and the played full match.[65] v Philippines
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See also

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