FC Pune City (women)

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Pune City Women
Full nameFootball Club Pune City
Nickname(s)The Stallions
Founded2017
Dissolved2018; 6 years ago (2018)
OwnerWadhawan Group
Hrithik Roshan
LeagueIndian Women's League
2016–17Semi-finals
Departments of FC Pune City
(2014–2019)
Football (Men's) Football (Women's) Football Reserves (Men's)

Football Club Pune City Women was an Indian women's football club based in Pune, Maharashtra, which last played in Indian Women's League, the top flight of Indian women's football.[1] The club was established 2017, prior to the league's inaugural season.

History[edit]

In April 2016 it was announced by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president, Praful Patel, that an Indian women's football league would begin in October 2016.[2] Then, in July 2016, the AIFF hosted a workshop program for the proposed women's league at which Pune City, an Indian Super League side, were present.[3] Finally, in October 2016, it was revealed that the Indian Women's League would kick off with a preliminary round on 17 October in which the top two teams during that round would qualify for a place in the league. Pune City were not part of this round.[4]

A few months later, on 12 January 2017, the team announced that they would be fielding a side in the league proper, which would begin on 23 January.[5]

Ownership[edit]

The women's team, like the men's side, was owned by a consortium which consists of the Wadhawan Group and Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor.[6]

Statistics and records[edit]

Season-by-season[edit]

As of 14 March 2017
Season Indian Women's League Finals
P W D L GF GA Pts Position
2016–17 6 2 1 3 6 10 0 Semi Final Did not qualify


Honours[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sen, Debayan (14 February 2017). "Eastern Sporting Union win inaugural Indian Women's League". espn.in. ESPN. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. ^ Puril, Rohan (21 April 2016). "Women's football league from October". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ "AIFF conducts workshop for National Women's League". Times of India. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Indian Women's League Prelims to Kick-off on Oct 17". The All India Football Federation. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ "FC Pune City Women's Side". FC Pune City (Twitter). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (9 October 2014). "Hrithik set to replace Salman as FC Pune City co-owner". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  7. ^ Shukla, Abhishek (4 July 2017). "FC Pune City crown champions in WIFA Women's Football Championship". India Footy. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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