2015 FC Pune City season

Pune City
2015 season
Chairman	Gaurav Modwel
Head Coach	David Platt
Stadium	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
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The 2015 Season is Pune City's 2nd season in existence in the Indian Super League.

Transfers[edit]

In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	IND	Govin Singh (from Royal Wahingdoh)
3	DF	ARG	Diego Colotto (from Espanyol)^[1]
4	MF	CIV	Didier Zokora (from Akhisar Belediyespor)^[2]
5	DF	ENG	Roger Johnson (from Charlton Athletic)^[3]
7	FW	CRC	Yendrick Ruiz (loan from Herediano)^[4]
8	MF	ENG	James Bailey (from Barnsley)^[5]
9	FW	NGA	Kalu Uche (from Levante)^[6]
10	FW	ROU	Adrian Mutu (from Petrolul Ploiești)^[7]
11	MF	IND	Jackichand Singh (loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
12	DF	IND	Pritam Kotal (loan from Mohun Bagan)
15	DF	IND	Gurjinder Kumar (loan from Salgaocar)
16	MF	IND	Eugeneson Lyngdoh (loan from Bengaluru)
17	MF	TUR	Tuncay (from Umm Salal)^[8]
19	DF	IND	Gouramangi Singh (from Chennaiyin)
20	DF	IND	Sushanth Mathew (from Kerala Blasters)
22	DF	ENG	Nicky Shorey (from Portsmouth)^[9]
23	MF	IND	Bikash Jairu (loan from East Bengal)
25	GK	ENG	Steve Simonsen (from Rangers)^[9]^[10]^[11]
26	MF	NED	Wesley Verhoek (from Feyenoord)^[6]
29	GK	IND	Lalit Thapa (from Sporting Goa)
45	MF	IND	Fanai Lalrempuia (loan from Pune)

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	COL	Andrés González (to Alianza Atlético)
3	DF	KOR	Park Kwang-il (to Matsumoto Yamaga)
4	DF	ITA	Daniele Magliocchetti (to Aversa Normanna)
5	DF	ITA	Bruno Cirillo (to Reggina)
7	MF	IND	Pratik Shinde
8	MF	IND	Tapan Maity (to Bharat)
9	FW	ITA	Davide Colomba
10	MF	NED	John Goossens (to Voluntari)^[12]
11	MF	IND	Ashutosh Mehta (loan return to Mumbai)
12	DF	IND	Anupam Sarkar (loan to Adeli Batumi)
15	MF	COL	Omar Andrés Rodríguez
16	DF	IND	Deepak Devrani (loan to Mohun Bagan)
17	FW	FRA	David Trezeguet (Retired)
18	DF	BFA	Saïdou Panandétiguiri
20	FW	EQG	Iván Bolado
21	MF	GRE	Kostas Katsouranis (to Atromitos)
22	FW	IND	Joaquim Abranches (loan return to East Bengal)
23	FW	NGA	Dudu (to East Bengal)
25	GK	ITA	Emanuele Belardi (to Reggina)
26	MF	IND	Mehrajuddin Wadoo (to Chennaiyin)
31	MF	HUN	Krisztián Vadócz (to Grasshopper)^[13]^[14]
32	MF	ENG	Jermaine Pennant (to Wigan Athletic)^[15]

Players and staff[edit]

Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	IND	Govin Singh
3	DF	ARG	Diego Colotto
4	MF	CIV	Didier Zokora (captain)
5	DF	ENG	Roger Johnson
6	MF	IND	Manish Maithani
7	FW	CRC	Yendrick Ruiz (on loan from Herediano)
8	MF	ENG	James Bailey
9	FW	NGA	Kalu Uche
10	FW	ROU	Adrian Mutu
11	FW	IND	Jackichand Singh (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
12	DF	IND	Pritam Kotal (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
13	DF	IND	Dharmaraj Ravanan
14	MF	IND	Israil Gurung


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	IND	Gurjinder Kumar (on loan from Salgaocar)
16	MF	IND	Eugeneson Lyngdoh (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
17	MF	TUR	Tuncay
19	DF	IND	Gouramangi Singh
20	MF	IND	Sushanth Mathew
22	DF	ENG	Nicky Shorey
23	MF	IND	Bikash Jairu (on loan from East Bengal)
24	MF	IND	Lenny Rodrigues
25	GK	ENG	Steve Simonsen
26	FW	NED	Wesley Verhoek
27	GK	IND	Arindam Bhattacharya
29	GK	IND	Lalit Thapa
45	MF	IND	Fanai Lalrempuia (on loan from Pune)

Coaching staff[edit]

Role	Name	Nation
Head coach	David Platt
Assistant coach	Renedy Singh
Goalkeeping coach	Massimo Battara
Fitness coach	Niall Clark
Physiotherapist	Matt Radcliffe

Indian Super League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Delhi Dynamos	14	6	4	4	18	20	−2	22	2015 Indian Super League Semi-final
5	NorthEast United	14	6	2	6	18	23	−5	20
6	Mumbai City	14	4	4	6	16	26	−10	16
7	Pune City	14	4	3	7	17	23	−6	15
8	Kerala Blasters	14	3	4	7	22	27	−5	13

Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2015. Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary[edit]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	4	3	7	17	23	−6	15	4	1	2	11	8	+3	0	2	5	6	15	−9

Last updated: 5 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

5 October 2015 1	Pune City	3 – 1	Mumbai City	Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Tuncay 8' 12', 56' Zokora 50' Kumar 66' Gurung 68'	Report	Piquionne 34' Mehta 83'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Bhuvana Balasubramaniam

9 October 2015 2	Pune City	1 – 0	NorthEast United	Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Maithani 16' Ralte 73' (o.g.)	Report	Silas 14'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Matthew Conger

14 October 2015 3	Pune City	1 – 2	Delhi Dynamos	Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Uche 90+8'	Report	R.Singh 23' Riise 45' Edathodika 60' Gadze 90+7'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

18 October 2015 4	Pune City	1 – 0	Atlético de Kolkata	Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	J.Singh 2'	Report	Mohanraj 56' Josemi 73'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

24 October 2015 5	Chennaiyin	2 – 1	Pune City	Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Blasi 2' Bernard Mendy 34' Mendoza 48'	Report	Ravanan 50' Uche 75' Johnson 53' Lyngdoh 90'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 26,821

27 October 2015 6	Pune City	3 – 2	Kerala Blasters	Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Uche 16', 23' Lyngdoh 60' Tuncay 72'	Report	Rafi 1', 30'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

30 October 2015 7	Goa	1 – 1	Pune City	Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Johnson 46' (o.g.)	Report	Lyngdoh 64' 66' Uche 66'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

4 November 2015 8	Kerala Blasters	2 – 0	Pune City	Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Dagnall 45+1' Watt 60' Ahmed 73'	Report	Zokora 59'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

8 November 2015 9	Pune City	2 – 2	Goa	Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Lyngdoh 32' Mutu 90+4'	Report	Coelho 34' Moura 36' Lucca 44'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

13 November 2015 10	Mumbai City	0 – 0	Pune City	Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)		Report	Zokora 87'	Stadium: DY Patil Stadium

19 November 2015 11	Delhi Dynamos	3 – 1	Pune City	Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Nabi 35' Edathodika 40' Malouda 58' Riise 87' (pen.)	Report	Johnson 13' Shorey 51' G.Singh 67' 86' Mutu 90+5'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

27 November 2015 12	Atlético de Kolkata	4 – 1	Pune City	Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Hume 9', 47', 83' Nato 38' Lekić 90+4'	Report	Lyngdoh 27' Maithani 45+2' Mutu 86'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

2 December 2015 13	NorthEast United	3 – 2	Pune City	Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Vélez 4' Kamara 18' 90+5' López 28' Bikey 43' 61' S.Singh 63' Bruno 74'	Report	Bailey 8' G.Singh 43' Zokora 77' Mutu 86'	Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

5 December 2015 14	Pune City	0 – 1	Chennaiyin	Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Ravanan 57' Lyngdoh 66'	Report	Elano 57' Lalpekhlua 64' Wadoo 89'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

Squad statistics[edit]

As of Match played 5 December 2015

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Indian Super League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Govin Singh	4	0	4	0
3	DF		Diego Colotto	3	0	3	0
4	MF		Didier Zokora	12	0	12	0
5	DF		Roger Johnson	11	0	10+1	0
6	MF		Manish Maithani	8	0	6+2	0
7	FW		Yendrick Ruiz	9	0	5+4	0
8	MF		James Bailey	8	1	7+1	1
9	FW		Kalu Uche	11	4	6+5	4
10	FW		Adrian Mutu	10	4	7+3	4
11	FW		Jackichand Singh	9	1	6+3	1
12	DF		Pritam Kotal	2	0	2	0
13	DF		Dharmaraj Ravanan	10	0	9+1	0
14	MF		Israil Gurung	2	1	2	1
15	DF		Gurjinder Kumar	4	0	4	0
16	MF		Eugeneson Lyngdoh	9	2	9	2
17	MF		Tuncay	10	3	8+2	3
19	DF		Gouramangi Singh	8	0	8	0
20	MF		Sushanth Mathew	4	0	2+2	0
22	DF		Nicky Shorey	14	0	14	0
23	MF		Bikash Jairu	11	0	3+8	0
24	MF		Lenny Rodrigues	9	0	9	0
25	GK		Steve Simonsen	10	0	10	0
26	FW		Wesley Verhoek	6	0	2+4	0
27	GK		Arindam Bhattacharya	4	0	4	0
45	MF		Fanai Lalrempuia	3	0	2+1	0

Goal scorers[edit]

Place	Position	Number	Name	Indian Super League	Total
1	FW	9	Kalu Uche	4	4
1	MF	10	Adrian Mutu	4	4
3	MF	17	Tuncay	3	3
4	FW	16	Eugeneson Lyngdoh	2	2
5	MF	14	Israil Gurung	1	1
	FW	11	Jackichand Singh	1	1
	MF	8	James Bailey	1	1
			Own goal	1	1
			TOTALS	17	17

Disciplinary record[edit]

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Indian Super League		Total
2		DF	Govin Singh	3	1	3	1
4		MF	Didier Zokora	4	0	4	0
5		DF	Roger Johnson	2	0	2	0
6		MF	Manish Maithani	2	0	2	0
9		FW	Kalu Uche	1	0	1	0
13		DF	Dharmaraj Ravanan	2	0	2	0
15		DF	Gurjinder Kumar	1	0	1	0
16		MF	Eugeneson Lyngdoh	5	0	5	0
17		MF	Tuncay	1	0	1	0
22		DF	Nicky Shorey	1	0	1	0
			TOTALS	21	1	21	1

References[edit]

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^ "Ivorian Didier Zokora joins Indian side FC Pune City". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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^ "Costa Rican striker Yendrick Ruiz joins FC Pune City". zeenews.india.com/. zeenews. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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[1] "FC Pune City rope in Argentine defender Diego Colotto". goal.com/en-india. Goal.com. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[2] "Ivorian Didier Zokora joins Indian side FC Pune City". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[3] "FC Pune City Sign English Defender Roger Johnson". NDTV Sports. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[4] "Costa Rican striker Yendrick Ruiz joins FC Pune City". zeenews.india.com/. zeenews. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[5] "Indian Super League: FC Pune City sign English midfielder James Bailey". Goal.com. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[FC_Pune_City_sign_Kalu_Uche_and_Wesley_Verhoek-6] "FC Pune City sign Kalu Uche and Wesley Verhoek". goal.com/. goal.com. 8 September 2015.

[AM-7] "Welcome Adrian Mutu". FC Punce City. Retrieved 30 July 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[8] "Tuncay Şanlı Hindistan kulübü Pune City'e transfer oldu". bugun.com.tr/ (in Turkish). bugun.com. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[ISL:_FC_Pune_City_announce_signings_of_former_EPL_players_Nicky_Shorey_and_Steve_Simonsen-9] "ISL: FC Pune City announce signings of former EPL players Nicky Shorey and Steve Simonsen". sportskeeda.com/. sportskeeda. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[10] ttp://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/2133-a-double-strike-from-fc-pune-city-signs-2-prominent-english-players

[11] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[12] "09-09-2015 John Goossens signs for FC Voluntari". aggregatedgroup.com/. Aggregated Group. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[13] "GC verpflichtet mittelfeldspieler Krisztian Vadocz" [GC acquires midfielder Krisztian Vadocz] (in German). Grasshoppers. 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[14] "Svájc: Vadócz a 27-szeres bajnokcsapatnál folytatja" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

[15] "Jermaine Pennant joins Wigan Athletic until end of season". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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