2012–13 Pune FC season
| 2012–13 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Chirag Tanna | ||
| Manager | Derrick Pereira | ||
| Ground | Balewadi Sports Complex | ||
| I-League | 2nd | ||
| Federation Cup | Group | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: James Moga | ||
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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 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
Pre-season
- 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
First-team squad
- 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.
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Coaching Staff
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
In
| # | 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
| 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
| # | 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
- 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 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Competitions
Pre-Season and friendlies
| 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 |
| 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
| 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
League table
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
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 |
| 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
| 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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