Former Indian association football club based in Pune
Football club
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 .
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