2012–13 Pune F.C. season

Pune
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
Home colours
Away colours
← 2011–12
2013-14 →

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 INR20 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.

No. Position Player
1 India GK Abhra Mondal
21 India GK Shahin Lal Meloly
30 India GK Amrinder Singh
2 India DF Othallo Tabia
3 India DF Caitano Costa
4 Nigeria DF Chika Wali (captain)
5 India DF Gurjinder Kumar
13 India DF Zohmingliana Ralte
15 India DF Anas Edathodika
25 India DF Srikanth Ramu
27 India DF Nallappan Mohanraj
6 India MF Shanmugam Venkatesh
8 India MF Arata Izumi
11 Ivory Coast MF Pierre Douhou
No. Position Player
14 India MF Karma Tsewang
16 India MF Velington Rocha
17 India MF Sukhwinder Singh
18 India MF Asim Hassan
20 India MF Nikhil Kadam
22 India MF Khanthang Paite (on loan from East Bengal)
23 India MF Mumtaz Akhtar
26 India MF Fanai Lalrempuia
32 India MF David Lalbiakzara
9 South Sudan FW James Moga
10 India FW Jeje Lalpekhlua
12 India FW Singam Subhash Singh
29 Australia FW Boima Karpeh

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 India Nallappan Mohanraj India Mohun Bagan 23 June 2012 [8]
9 FW South Sudan James Moga India Sporting Goa 23 July 2012 [9]
16 MF India Velington Rocha India Margao 27 June 2012 [10]
23 MF India Mumtaz Akhtar India United Sikkim 8 July 2012 [11]
1 GK India Abhra Mondal India East Bengal 11 July 2012 [12]
13 DF India Zohmingliana Ralte India Shillong Lajong 30 July 2012 [14]
22 MF India Khanthang Paite India on loan from East Bengal September 2012
29 FW Australia Boima Karpeh Indonesia Persiram Raja Ampat 16 February 2013 [20]

Out

Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF India Dhanpal Ganeshan India Pailan Arrows out on loan Pailan Arrows July 2012
GK India Subrata Pal India Prayag United Free 9 May 2012 [21]
MF India Baldeep Singh India Prayag United Free 9 May 2012 [22]
MF India Paresh Shivalkar India Mumbai Tigers Free 27 May 2012 [4]
FW Guinea Mandjou Keita Malaysia Kelantan FA Free 5 June 2012 [5]
DF India Rollingson Hungyo India Shillong Lajong Free 8 June 2012 [6]
MF India Lester Fernandez India Prayag United INR20 lakh 11 June 2012 [23]
DF India Kamaljeet Kumar India Mumbai Free 10 July 2012 [24]
MF Japan Daisuke Nishiguchi India DSK Shivajians F.C. Free 16 February 2013 [20]

Academy Sign-ups

# Position Player Age Group Date Source
20 MF India Nikhil Kadam U20 20 August 2012 [25]
26 MF IndiaFanai Lalrempuia U20 April 2013
32 MF IndiaDavid Lalbiakzara U20 2013

Appearances and goals

As of 12 May 2013 SEASON 12-13
No. Pos Nat Player TotalI-League Federation Cup Durand Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK India Abhra Mondal 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK India Shahin Lal Meloly 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK India Amrinder Singh 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF India Othallo Tabia 19 1 19 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF India Caitano Costa 10 0 8 0 2 0 0 0
4 DF Nigeria Chika Wali 25 1 23 1 2 0 0 0
5 DF India Gurjinder Kumar 25 0 23 0 2 0 0 0
13 DF India Zohmingliana Ralte 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF India Anas Edathodika 28 0 26 0 2 0 0 0
25 DF India Srikanth Ramu 18 0 16 0 2 0 0 0
27 DF India Nallappan Mohanraj 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF India Shanmugam Venkatesh 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
8 MF India Arata Izumi 24 6 22 5 2 1 0 0
11 MF Ivory Coast Pierre Djidjia Douhou 27 6 25 5 2 1 0 0
14 MF India Karma Tsewang 25 2 23 2 2 0 0 0
16 MF India Velington Rocha 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF India Sukhwinder Singh 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
18 MF India Asim Hassan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF India Nikhil Kadam 6 1 5 1 1 0 0 0
22 MF India Khanthang Paite 20 3 20 3 0 0 0 0
23 MF India Mumtaz Akhtar 17 0 15 0 2 0 0 0
26 MF India Fanai Lalrempuia 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF India David Lalbiakzara 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW South Sudan James Moga 24 16 24 16 0 0 0 0
10 FW India Jeje Lalpekhlua 22 6 19 5 3 1 0 0
12 FW India Singam Subhash Singh 16 4 14 4 2 0 0 0
29 FW Australia Boima Karpeh 7 6 7 6 0 0 0 0
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Competitions

Pre-Season and friendlies

Durand Cup

I-League

Main article: 2012–13 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 to 2014 AFC Cup group stage
2 Pune 26 16 4 6 53 26+27 52 Qualification to 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off3
3 East Bengal 26 13 8 5 44 18+26 47
4 United SC 26 13 5 8 55 35+20 44
5 Dempo 26 11 7 8 45 33+12 40
6 Sporting Goa 26 9 8 9 36 41−5 35
7 Salgaocar 26 9 6 11 34 29+5 33
8 Mumbai 26 8 8 10 36 42−6 32
9 ONGC (R) 26 7 10 9 30 40−10 31Excluded2
10 Mohun Bagan 26 11 8 7 40 34+6 291
11 Shillong Lajong 26 6 10 10 26 40−14 28
12 Pailan Arrows 26 6 5 15 25 45−20 23
13 Air India (R) 26 4 7 15 28 63−35 19Excluded2
14 United Sikkim (R) 26 2 9 15 23 63−40 15 Relegation to 2014 I-League 2nd Division

Updated to games played on 12 May 2013.
Source: I-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
1On 29 December 2012, Mohun Bagan failed to turn up in the second half of the match against East Bengal due to crowd trouble; their record was expunged, with their remaining fixtures scratched, and they were banned from the I-League for until 2015 by the I-League core committee.[26] On 15 January 2013, Mohun Bagan appealed against the decision to ban them from the league and were reinstated, but would start on 0 points.[27]
2ONGC and Air India were expelled from I-League because they failed to meet Asian Football Confederation's licensing criteria.[28]
3Pune were chosen to represent India in the AFC Champions League as they passed the club licensing requirements.[29]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Result W W L L W W D W D W W W W W L W D L L W D W L W W W
Position 3 3 6 7 5 6 7 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2

Last updated: 12 May 2013.
Source: Pune FC
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

References

  1. ↑ Bera, Kaustav. "Mohun Bagan 2-0 Pune FC: Barreto bids adieu to the Mariners in style and anoints his successor in Odafa". goal.com. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Paul for United". Telegraph India (Calcutta, India). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Subrata Paul agrees to 2-year deal with United SC". Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Majgaonkar, Kunaal. "Multi-crore Dodsal Group to kick-start team in Mumbai". Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bhutani, Rahul. "Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 5th". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Desmond Bulpin signs for Lajong FC". Times of India. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Indian first: Pune FC set transfer fee trend, sell medio Lester". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bhutani, Rahul. "Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 23rd". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Pune FC bring on striker James Moga for season ahead". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Bhutani, Rahul. "Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 27th". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Swamy, Rohan. "PFC gears up for gruelling season". Indian Express. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Bhaduri, Archiman (11 July 2012). "Bengal 'keeper recovers from serious injury". Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Pune FC squad revamped and geared up for 2012-13 season". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Pune FC bring on-board defender Zohmingliana Ralte". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 "Down to Business: Pre-Season Practice completes two weeks". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  16. ↑ "Practice Match 1: Pune FC 2-2 Shivajians". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  17. ↑ "Practice Match 2: Pune FC 2-1 PPFCA". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  18. ↑ "Practice Match 3: Pune FC 3-0 Deccan XI FC". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "Senior Team". Pune F.C.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Pune FC bring on-board Striker Boima Jerry Karpeh". goal.com. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  21. ↑ "Paul for United". The Calcutta Telegraph (Calcutta, India: The Calcutta Telegraph). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  22. ↑ "SPORTS DIGEST". Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  23. ↑ "India sees introduction of Transfer Fees as Pune sell Lester Fernandez to Prayag United". The Sports Campus. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  24. ↑ http://mumbaifc.com/MumbaiFC2012/InnerNews.aspx?TNid=294&Nid=POM
  25. ↑ "Pune FC all set for Durand Cup challenge". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  26. ↑ "Century old Mohun Bagan banned from I-League". Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  27. ↑ "AIFF revoke two-year ban on Mohun Bagan". Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  28. ↑ "I-League: ONGC, AI hoping against hope". 17 Jan 2013.
  29. ↑ "Pune FC to play AFC Champions League play-off". Goal.com. 26 November 2013.