FC Pune City

Pune City
Full nameFC Pune City
Nickname(s)The Stallions[1]
Short nameFCPC[2]
Founded2014 (2014)[3]
Dissolved2019 (2019)
GroundShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Capacity11,900[4]
OwnerWadhawan Group
LeagueIndian Super League
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Departments of FC Pune City
(2014–2019)
Football (Men's) Football (Women's) Football Reserves (Men's)

Football Club Pune City was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra, which last participated in the Indian Super League,[5] the top flight of Indian football league system,[6] under licence from AIFF.[7][8] The club was founded in 2014 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League,[9] with aims to provide stimulus to the growth and development of football in the state of Maharashtra and to participate in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.[10]

FC Pune City was owned by Rajesh Wadhawan Group, its promoters Mr. Kapil Wadhawan and Mr. Dheeraj Wadhawan and actor Arjun Kapoor.[11][12] The club was dissolved in 2019 due to financial and technical difficulties. They were replaced in the Indian Super League by Hyderabad FC.

  1. ^ Talnikar, Neil (30 June 2020). "FC Pune City All-time ISL XI: Marcelinho, Adil inspire Stallions". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Indian Super Cup 2018: FC Pune City vs Shillong Lajong, Live Score, Commentary & Match Updates". sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ^ FC Pune City Team of Indian Super League Archived 14 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "SHREE SHIV CHHATRAPATI SPORTS COMPLEX STADIUM, PUNE". www.indiansuperleague.com. Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Kerala Blasters v Pune City Starting XIs, 25/11/16, Indian Super League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  6. ^ "ISL 2017: FC Pune City Storm into Top Four, Beat FC Goa 4-3". News18. 23 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ FC Pune City club profile, summary and history Archived 14 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Sportskeeda. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  8. ^ "FC Pune City vs. Delhi Dynamos (ISL 2017-18)". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  9. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "India — List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  10. ^ Basu, Saumyajit. "Stars embrace soccer through Indian Super League". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  11. ^ Deshpande, Nikhil (9 October 2014). "Hrithik Roshan to be Pune City FC Co-owner". Sportzwiki. India. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Salman Khan denies owning ISL team - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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