Punjab FC

Punjab Football Club (formerly known as RoundGlass Punjab)[2] is an Indian professional football club based in Mohali, Punjab.[3] The club competes in Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football league system, following promotion from the 2022–23 I-League.

Punjab
Full namePunjab Football Club
Nickname(s)The Shers
Short namePFC
Founded12 April 2020 (2020-04-12)[1]
Ground
Capacity12,000
30,000
60,254
OwnerRoundGlass Foundation
Head coachStaikos Vergetis
LeagueIndian Super League
2022–23I-League, 1st of 12 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

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.[1][4][5]

History

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][1][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]

Staikos Vergetis led the club winning I-League, that sealed promotion to the Indian Super League.

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]

Crest, colours & kits

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2020–2021 T10 Sports[34] RoundGlass[35]
2021–2022 SIX5SIX[36][37]
2022–present T10 Sports[38]

Stadiums

RoundGlass Punjab most recently used Tau Devi Lal Stadium of Panchkula, as their home ground in the I-League.[39] The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 spectators.[40] Club is also owner of Guru Nanak Stadium.

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.[41][42]

Supporters

A recognised fan club named "The Warriors" has been in support of the club. The Guru Nanak Stadium has seen an average attendance of 12,000.

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Ravi Kumar
2 DF India IND Tekcham Abhishek Singh
4 DF India IND Nikhil Prabhu
5 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Chatziisaias
7 FW India IND Krishananda Singh
20 FW India IND Ranjeet Pandre
10 MF India IND Maheson Singh
11 FW Spain ESP Juan Mera
12 DF India IND Khaiminthang Lhungdim
14 MF India IND Ricky Shabong
16 GK Nepal   NEP Kiran Chemjong
17 MF India IND Manglenthang Kipgen
19 FW India IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia
22 MF India IND Samuel Kynshi
23 MF India IND Ashis Pradhan
24 MF India IND Prasanth Karuthadathkuni
27 MF India IND Samuel Lalmuanpuia
28 MF India IND Brandon Vanlalremdika
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF India IND Kingslee Fernandes
31 MF India IND Leon Augustine
32 DF India IND Pramveer Singh
34 DF India IND Melroy Assisi
39 DF India IND Mohammed Salah
41 GK India IND Abujam Penand Singh
42 GK India IND Shibinraj Kunniyil
45 DF India IND Nitesh Darjee
66 DF India IND Mashoor Shereef
74 DF India IND Suresh Meitei
80 MF India IND Amarjit Singh Kiyam
99 FW Slovenia SVN Luka Majcen (captain)
18 FW India IND Sweden Fernandes (on loan from Chennaiyin)
9 FW Colombia COL Wilmar Jordán
8 MF France FRA Madih Talal
— DF India IND Tarif Akhand
— GK India IND Jaskarenvir Singh

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF India IND Deepak Devrani (at Inter Kashi until 31 May 2024)
— DF India IND Tejas Krishna (at Inter Kashi until 31 May 2024)

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Name
Head coach Greece Staikos Vergetis
Assistant coach Greece Dimitrios Kakkos
Goalkeeping coach India Vinay Singh
Strength & conditioning coach Greece Nikolaos Tsagkatakis
Team manager India Kamaldeep Singh
Technical director Greece Nikolaos Topoliatis
Team doctor India Sidak Dhillon

Records and statistics

Overall records
As of 12 March 2023
Season Division Continental Top scorer
Division P W D L GF GA P W D L GF GA Player Goals
2020–21 I-League 15 6 4 5 18 15 Not qualified Bhutan Chencho Gyeltshen 7
2021–22 18 8 4 6 33 29 Not qualified England Kurtis Guthrie 13
2022–23 22 16 4 2 45 16 Not qualified Slovenia Luka Majcen 16

Managerial record
As of 16 April 2023
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%Ref.
Curtis Fleming  Ireland 2020 23 April 2021 15 6 4 5 18 15 040.00 [43]
Ashley Westwood  England 21 July 2021 23 March 2022 6 3 2 1 14 8 050.00 [44]
Ed Engelkes  Netherlands 23 March 2022 31 May 2022 12 5 2 5 19 21 041.67 [45]
Staikos Vergetis  Greece 8 August 2022 present 25 17 4 4 47 21 068.00 [46]

Notable players

The following RoundGlass Punjab players have been capped at senior/youth international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.[47]

Honours

League

Other department(s)
Further information: Punjab FC Reserves and Academy

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[57][58]

Reserve side won its first Punjab State Super Football League title in 2022–23.[59]

Field hockey

The club also has its field hockey academy.

See also

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Footnotes
  1. From 2017–18 season until 2021–22 season, I-League and Indian Super League shared joint top flight status. Following the Indian football roadmap, Indian Super League became the sole top-tier league in the country from 2022–23, and I-League became the second tier.

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