Pune FC

Foundation

In 2007, Indian football was in the process of a renovation, mainly with the start of the I-League replacing the old National Football League. However, despite this, the All India Football Federation still had trouble attracting investors to create new clubs, specially outside of West Bengal, Goa, and North East India due to the fact that, despite a good number of fans in these areas and good wages to players, the clubs in these regions still had trouble creating any profit. Ashok Piramal Group, a company based in Maharashtra, however did the opposite. Despite the city of Pune not having much history when it comes to football or much support for the sport, which is overshadowed by cricket, Ashok Piramal Group still created Pune Football Club in 2007. In creating the club they created one of the first clubs in India named after the city they were playing in and representing. The club also got invitation and participated in TFA Shield tournament, organized by Tamil Nadu Football Association (TFA).

I-League 2nd Division (2008–2009)

In preparation for their first ever season in the I-League 2nd Division, the club signed mainly a bunch of unknown players and also signed on Stewart Hall as the first head coach of the club. The club were grouped in Group A during the 2008 I-League 2nd Division along with Vasco, ONGC, HAL, and Chirag United. Midway through their 2nd Division campaign the club changed coaches, going from Stewart Hall to former Northern…

As of 17 February 2014

Last technical staff

As of October 2013.

Domestic

I-League Runners-up (1): 2012–13 Third Place (1): 2009–10 Durand Cup Runners-up (1): 2014 Kedari Redekar United Cup Champions (1): 2008

Invitational

Bhutan King's Cup Runners-up (1): 2014

Junior team

U17 Football Challenge Cup Chandigarh Winners (1): 2015 U20 I-League U20 Champions (2): 2012, 2013