2015 FC Pune City season

Pune City
2015 season
ChairmanGaurav Modwel
Head CoachDavid Platt
StadiumShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Average home league attendance8,685[1]

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

Transfers

Players and staff

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  IND Govin Singh
3 DF  ARG Diego Colotto
4 MF  CIV Didier Zokora (captain)
5 DF  ENG Roger Johnson
6 MF  IND Manish Maithani
7 FW  CRC Yendrick Ruiz (on loan from Herediano)
8 MF  ENG James Bailey
9 FW  NGA Kalu Uche
10 FW  ROU Adrian Mutu
11 FW  IND Jackichand Singh (on loan from Royal Wahingdoh)
12 DF  IND Pritam Kotal (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
13 DF  IND Dharmaraj Ravanan
14 MF  IND Israil Gurung
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  IND Gurjinder Kumar (on loan from Salgaocar)
16 MF  IND Eugeneson Lyngdoh (on loan from Bengaluru FC)
17 MF  TUR Tuncay
19 DF  IND Gouramangi Singh
20 MF  IND Sushanth Mathew
22 DF  ENG Nicky Shorey
23 MF  IND Bikash Jairu (on loan from East Bengal)
24 MF  IND Lenny Rodrigues
25 GK  ENG Steve Simonsen
26 FW  NED Wesley Verhoek
27 GK  IND Arindam Bhattacharya
29 GK  IND Lalit Thapa
45 MF  IND 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 Advance to ISL Play-offs
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
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

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ResultWWLWLWDLDDLLLL
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
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  IND Govin Singh 4 0 4 0
3 DF  ARG Diego Colotto 3 0 3 0
4 MF  CIV Didier Zokora 12 0 12 0
5 DF  ENG Roger Johnson 11 0 10+1 0
6 MF  IND Manish Maithani 8 0 6+2 0
7 FW  CRC Yendrick Ruiz 9 0 5+4 0
8 MF  ENG James Bailey 8 1 7+1 1
9 FW  NGA Kalu Uche 11 4 6+5 4
10 FW  ROU Adrian Mutu 10 4 7+3 4
11 FW  IND Jackichand Singh 9 1 6+3 1
12 DF  IND Pritam Kotal 2 0 2 0
13 DF  IND Dharmaraj Ravanan 10 0 9+1 0
14 MF  IND Israil Gurung 2 1 2 1
15 DF  IND Gurjinder Kumar 4 0 4 0
16 MF  IND Eugeneson Lyngdoh 9 2 9 2
17 MF  TUR Tuncay 10 3 8+2 3
19 DF  IND Gouramangi Singh 8 0 8 0
20 MF  IND Sushanth Mathew 4 0 2+2 0
22 DF  ENG Nicky Shorey 14 0 14 0
23 MF  IND Bikash Jairu 11 0 3+8 0
24 MF  IND Lenny Rodrigues 9 0 9 0
25 GK  ENG Steve Simonsen 10 0 10 0
26 FW  NED Wesley Verhoek 6 0 2+4 0
27 GK  IND Arindam Bhattacharya 4 0 4 0
45 MF  IND Fanai Lalrempuia 3 0 2+1 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Indian Super League Total
1 FW 9 Kalu Uche 4 4
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 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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