2015 FC Pune City season

Pune City
2015 season
Chairman	Gaurav Modwel
Head Coach	David Platt
Stadium	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

The 2015 Season is Pune City's 2nd season in existence in the Indian Super League.

Transfers

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Govin Singh (from Royal Wahingdoh)
3	DF	Diego Colotto (from Espanyol)[1]
4	MF	Didier Zokora (from Akhisar Belediyespor)[2]
5	DF	Roger Johnson (from Charlton Athletic)[3]
7	FW	Yendrick Ruiz (loan from Herediano)[4]
8	MF	James Bailey (from Barnsley)[5]
9	FW	Kalu Uche (from Levante)[6]
10	FW	Adrian Mutu (from Petrolul Ploiești)[7]
11	MF	Jackichand Singh (loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
12	DF	Pritam Kotal (loan from Mohun Bagan)
15	DF	Gurjinder Kumar (loan from Salgaocar)
16	MF	Eugeneson Lyngdoh (loan from Bengaluru)
17	MF	Tuncay (from Umm Salal)[8]
19	DF	Gouramangi Singh (from Chennaiyin)
20	DF	Sushanth Mathew (from Kerala Blasters)
22	DF	Nicky Shorey (from Portsmouth)[9]
23	MF	Bikash Jairu (loan from East Bengal)
25	GK	Steve Simonsen (from Rangers)[9][10][11]
26	MF	Wesley Verhoek (from Feyenoord)[6]
29	GK	Lalit Thapa (from Sporting Goa)
45	MF	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.	Position	Player
2	DF	Andrés González (to Alianza Atlético)
3	DF	Park Kwang-il (to Matsumoto Yamaga)
4	DF	Daniele Magliocchetti (to Aversa Normanna)
5	DF	Bruno Cirillo (to Reggina)
7	MF	Pratik Shinde
8	MF	Tapan Maity (to Bharat)
9	FW	Davide Colomba
10	MF	John Goossens (to Voluntari)[12]
11	MF	Ashutosh Mehta (loan return to Mumbai)
12	DF	Anupam Sarkar (loan to Adeli Batumi)
15	MF	Omar Andrés Rodríguez
16	DF	Deepak Devrani (loan to Mohun Bagan)
17	FW	David Trezeguet (Retired)
18	DF	Saïdou Panandétiguiri
20	FW	Iván Bolado
21	MF	Kostas Katsouranis (to Atromitos)
22	FW	Joaquim Abranches (loan return to East Bengal)
23	FW	Dudu (to East Bengal)
25	GK	Emanuele Belardi (to Reggina)
26	MF	Mehrajuddin Wadoo (to Chennaiyin)
31	MF	Krisztián Vadócz (to Grasshopper)[13][14]
32	MF	Jermaine Pennant (to Wigan Athletic)[15]

Players and staff

Squad

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

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

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

Coaching staff

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

League table

Pos	Team	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

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

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

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

As of Match played 5 December 2015

Appearances and goals

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

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

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

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[2] "Ivorian Didier Zokora joins Indian side FC Pune City". bbc.co.uk/. BBC Sport. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[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.

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[5] "Indian Super League: FC Pune City sign English midfielder James Bailey". Goal.com. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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[AM-7] "Welcome Adrian Mutu". FC Punce City. Retrieved 30 July 2015.

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[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.

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[15] "Jermaine Pennant joins Wigan Athletic until end of season". BBC Sport. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.