Full name | Punjab Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Shers | ||
Short name | PFC | ||
Founded | 2020 (as RoundGlass Punjab) | ||
Ground | |||
Capacity | 12,000 30,000 60,254 | ||
Owner | RoundGlass Foundation | ||
Head coach | Staikos Vergetis | ||
League | Indian Super League | ||
2023–24 |
Indian Super League, 8th of 12
Playoffs: DNQ | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Punjab Football Club (formerly known as RoundGlass Punjab) [1] is an Indian professional football club based in Mohali, Punjab. [2] The club competes in Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football league system, following promotion from the 2022–23 I-League.
In April 2020, RoundGlass Sports Pvt. Ltd. completed the acquisition of the I-League club Punjab FC from Minerva Academy and rebranded it as RoundGlass Punjab FC. After promotion to ISL, they changed their name to Punjab FC in July 2023. [3] [4] [5]
RoundGlass Punjab FC was incorporated after acquiring 100% ownership stake of Punjab FC, [6] [7] [8] [9] ahead of the 2020–21 I-League season. [10] On 15 June 2020, they appointed Curtis Fleming as their head coach. [11] [3] [12] On 15 July, they appointed Nikolaos Topoliatis as new technical director. [13] As the season progressed, Punjab made it to the championship stage and finished their season with a 2–3 loss to Churchill Brothers. [14] They achieved 2nd position with 22 points in 15 league matches. [15]
In August 2022, Staikos Vergetis was appointed as new head coach of RoundGlass Punjab. [16] After winning 4–0 against Rajasthan United on 4 March 2023, the club ensued their I-League win, and gaining promotion to the Indian Super League for the first time. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] They ended the season with 52 points in 22 league matches. [22] [23] RoundGlass Punjab later participated in 2023 Indian Super Cup in Kerala. [24] [25] [26] Their promotion to the Indian Super League was confirmed when AIFF declared that RoundGlass Punjab have been promoted to the 2023–24 Indian Super League season after securing the Premier 1 Club Licensing which was required to play in the league. The club secured license as 'Punjab FC' and will be playing in Indian Super League as Punjab FC. [27] [28]
Punjab began their 2023–24 season campaign on 23 September, in a 3–1 away defeat to Mohun Bagan, in which Luka Majcen scored club's first ever ISL goal. [29] [30] [31] They secured first league point on 6 October, in an 1–1 tie with NorthEast United, in their first home match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. [32] [33] On 19 December, French playmaker Madih Talal scored a goal, gave Punjab their historic first match win in the Super League as they defeated Chennaiyin by 1–0 at home. [34] [35] The club achieved their first away win later on 12 February 2024, defeating Kerala Blasters 3–1 in Kochi. [36] [37] The club registered their biggest margin win on 10 April defeating East Bengal 4–1, ended the league campaign with 24 points in 22 matches. [38] [39]
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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2020–2021 | T10 Sports [40] | RoundGlass [41] |
2021–2022 | SIX5SIX [42] [43] | |
2022–present | T10 Sports [44] [45] |
In September 2023, Punjab FC officially confirmed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi as their home venue for the 2023–24 season of Indian Super League. [46] [47]
Previously, Punjab FC played in Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula in the 2022–23 season of I-League. [48] The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. [49] Club is also owner of Guru Nanak Stadium.
A recognised fan club named "The Warriors" has been in support of the club.[ citation needed] The Guru Nanak Stadium has seen an average attendance of 12,000.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Name |
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Head coach | Staikos Vergetis |
Assistant coach | Dimitrios Kakkos |
Goalkeeping coach | Vinay Singh |
Strength & conditioning coach | Nikolaos Tsagkatakis |
Team manager | Kamaldeep Singh |
Technical director | Nikolaos Topoliatis |
Team doctor | Sidak Dhillon |
Season | League | Super Cup | Durand Cup | Continental | ||||
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League | No. of Teams | Position | Play-offs | Competition | Position | |||
2020–21 | I-League | 11 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | |
2021–22 | I-League | 13 | 5th | DNP | ||||
2022–23 | I-League | 12 | 1st | Group Stage | ||||
2023–24 | ISL | 12 | 8th | DNQ | Group Stage | Group Stage |
Season | Division | Top scorer | ||||||||
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Division | Position | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Player | Goals | |
2020–21 | I-League | 4th | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | Chencho Gyeltshen | 7 |
2021–22 | 5th | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 29 | Kurtis Guthrie | 13 | |
2022–23 | 1st | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 16 | Luka Majcen | 16 | |
2023–24 | ISL | 8th | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 |
Luka Majcen Wilmar Jordán |
8 |
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | Ref. |
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Curtis Fleming | Ireland | 15 June 2020 | 23 April 2021 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 40.00 | [50] |
Ashley Westwood | England | 21 July 2021 | 23 March 2022 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 50.00 | [51] |
Ed Engelkes | Netherlands | 23 March 2022 | 31 May 2022 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 41.67 | [52] |
Staikos Vergetis | Greece | 8 August 2022 | present | 52 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 76 | 60 | 44.23 | [53] |
The following RoundGlass Punjab players have been capped at senior/youth international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club. [54]
Club's youth section was at first incorporated from Minerva Academy players and started participating in various age-group competitions of the Hero Youth League. [64] [65] In December 2023, club's football academy gained an 'elite category' accreditation by the All India Football Federation. [66]
Reserve side won its first Punjab State Super Football League title in 2022–23. [67]
The club also operates field hockey academy in Chandigarh, and its teams compete in various junior and sub-junior competitive events. [68]
Bibliography
Other sources
Full name | Punjab Football Club | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | The Shers | ||
Short name | PFC | ||
Founded | 2020 (as RoundGlass Punjab) | ||
Ground | |||
Capacity | 12,000 30,000 60,254 | ||
Owner | RoundGlass Foundation | ||
Head coach | Staikos Vergetis | ||
League | Indian Super League | ||
2023–24 |
Indian Super League, 8th of 12
Playoffs: DNQ | ||
Website | Club website | ||
| |||
Punjab Football Club (formerly known as RoundGlass Punjab) [1] is an Indian professional football club based in Mohali, Punjab. [2] The club competes in Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football league system, following promotion from the 2022–23 I-League.
In April 2020, RoundGlass Sports Pvt. Ltd. completed the acquisition of the I-League club Punjab FC from Minerva Academy and rebranded it as RoundGlass Punjab FC. After promotion to ISL, they changed their name to Punjab FC in July 2023. [3] [4] [5]
RoundGlass Punjab FC was incorporated after acquiring 100% ownership stake of Punjab FC, [6] [7] [8] [9] ahead of the 2020–21 I-League season. [10] On 15 June 2020, they appointed Curtis Fleming as their head coach. [11] [3] [12] On 15 July, they appointed Nikolaos Topoliatis as new technical director. [13] As the season progressed, Punjab made it to the championship stage and finished their season with a 2–3 loss to Churchill Brothers. [14] They achieved 2nd position with 22 points in 15 league matches. [15]
In August 2022, Staikos Vergetis was appointed as new head coach of RoundGlass Punjab. [16] After winning 4–0 against Rajasthan United on 4 March 2023, the club ensued their I-League win, and gaining promotion to the Indian Super League for the first time. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] They ended the season with 52 points in 22 league matches. [22] [23] RoundGlass Punjab later participated in 2023 Indian Super Cup in Kerala. [24] [25] [26] Their promotion to the Indian Super League was confirmed when AIFF declared that RoundGlass Punjab have been promoted to the 2023–24 Indian Super League season after securing the Premier 1 Club Licensing which was required to play in the league. The club secured license as 'Punjab FC' and will be playing in Indian Super League as Punjab FC. [27] [28]
Punjab began their 2023–24 season campaign on 23 September, in a 3–1 away defeat to Mohun Bagan, in which Luka Majcen scored club's first ever ISL goal. [29] [30] [31] They secured first league point on 6 October, in an 1–1 tie with NorthEast United, in their first home match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. [32] [33] On 19 December, French playmaker Madih Talal scored a goal, gave Punjab their historic first match win in the Super League as they defeated Chennaiyin by 1–0 at home. [34] [35] The club achieved their first away win later on 12 February 2024, defeating Kerala Blasters 3–1 in Kochi. [36] [37] The club registered their biggest margin win on 10 April defeating East Bengal 4–1, ended the league campaign with 24 points in 22 matches. [38] [39]
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|
2020–2021 | T10 Sports [40] | RoundGlass [41] |
2021–2022 | SIX5SIX [42] [43] | |
2022–present | T10 Sports [44] [45] |
In September 2023, Punjab FC officially confirmed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi as their home venue for the 2023–24 season of Indian Super League. [46] [47]
Previously, Punjab FC played in Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula in the 2022–23 season of I-League. [48] The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. [49] Club is also owner of Guru Nanak Stadium.
A recognised fan club named "The Warriors" has been in support of the club.[ citation needed] The Guru Nanak Stadium has seen an average attendance of 12,000.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
Position | Name |
---|---|
Head coach | Staikos Vergetis |
Assistant coach | Dimitrios Kakkos |
Goalkeeping coach | Vinay Singh |
Strength & conditioning coach | Nikolaos Tsagkatakis |
Team manager | Kamaldeep Singh |
Technical director | Nikolaos Topoliatis |
Team doctor | Sidak Dhillon |
Season | League | Super Cup | Durand Cup | Continental | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
League | No. of Teams | Position | Play-offs | Competition | Position | |||
2020–21 | I-League | 11 | 4th | — | — | — | DNQ | |
2021–22 | I-League | 13 | 5th | DNP | ||||
2022–23 | I-League | 12 | 1st | Group Stage | ||||
2023–24 | ISL | 12 | 8th | DNQ | Group Stage | Group Stage |
Season | Division | Top scorer | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Position | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Player | Goals | |
2020–21 | I-League | 4th | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | Chencho Gyeltshen | 7 |
2021–22 | 5th | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 29 | Kurtis Guthrie | 13 | |
2022–23 | 1st | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 16 | Luka Majcen | 16 | |
2023–24 | ISL | 8th | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 35 |
Luka Majcen Wilmar Jordán |
8 |
Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Curtis Fleming | Ireland | 15 June 2020 | 23 April 2021 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 40.00 | [50] |
Ashley Westwood | England | 21 July 2021 | 23 March 2022 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 50.00 | [51] |
Ed Engelkes | Netherlands | 23 March 2022 | 31 May 2022 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 41.67 | [52] |
Staikos Vergetis | Greece | 8 August 2022 | present | 52 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 76 | 60 | 44.23 | [53] |
The following RoundGlass Punjab players have been capped at senior/youth international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club. [54]
Club's youth section was at first incorporated from Minerva Academy players and started participating in various age-group competitions of the Hero Youth League. [64] [65] In December 2023, club's football academy gained an 'elite category' accreditation by the All India Football Federation. [66]
Reserve side won its first Punjab State Super Football League title in 2022–23. [67]
The club also operates field hockey academy in Chandigarh, and its teams compete in various junior and sub-junior competitive events. [68]
Bibliography
Other sources