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Pune Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club participates in the I-League, India's top-tier football league. The club is one of the most professional clubs in Indian football history, known mainly for there focus on fanfare, professional playing set-up, and focus on youth development.[2] The club is currently owned by the Ashok Piramal Group.[3]
Full name | Pune Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Red Lizards | |||
Founded | 2007 | |||
Ground | Balewadi Sports Complex Pune, Maharashtra | |||
Capacity | 22,000[1] | |||
Owner | Ashok Piramal Group | |||
Chairman | Nandan Piramal | |||
Head Coach | Mike Snoei | |||
League | I-League | |||
2012–13 | I-League, 2nd | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Founded in 2007, the club managed to gain promotion to the I-League in 2009[4]. In their first season in the I-League, the club managed to finish in a very surprising third place[5] before having their best ever season during the 2012–13 season in which they finished in second place.[5]
Pune currently has a rivalry with fellow Maharashtra club Mumbai, with whom it contests the Maha derby.[6]