Pune FC
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Pune Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra.[1][2][3] The club competed in I-League,[4][5][6] then top flight of Indian football league system.[7][8] The club was one of the most professional clubs in Indian football history, known mainly for their focus on fanfare, professional playing set-up, and focus on youth development.[9][10] Pune was owned by Ashok Piramal Group.[11]
Full name | Pune Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Red Lizards | |||
Short name | PFC | |||
Founded | 21 July 2007; 16 years ago (2007-07-21) | |||
Dissolved | 2016; 8 years ago (2016) | |||
Ground | Balewadi Stadium Pune, Maharashtra | |||
Capacity | 10,900 | |||
Owner | Ashok Piramal Group | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Founded in 2007,[12] the club managed to gain promotion to the I-League in 2009.[13] In their first season in the I-League, the club managed to finish in a very surprising third place[14] before having their best ever season during the 2012–13 season in which they finished in second place.[14]
Pune formerly participated in Chennai Football League.[15] The club used to have a rivalry with fellow Maharashtra club Mumbai FC, with whom it contested the "Maha derby".[16] The club was nicknamed "red lizards".[17][18][19] They pulled out of I-League earlier 2015–16 season.[20][21][22] The main club shut down its operations while Pune F.C. Academy was acquired by ISL club, FC Pune City.[23] It was dissolved in 2016.[24]