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FC Pune City
Former Indian association football club based in Pune / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Football Club Pune City was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra, which last participated in the Indian Super League,[5] the top flight of Indian football league system,[6] under licence from AIFF.[7][8] The club was founded in 2014 during the inaugural season of the Indian Super League,[9] with aims to provide stimulus to the growth and development of football in the state of Maharashtra and to participate in the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.[10]
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Full name | FC Pune City | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Stallions [1] | |||
Short name | FCPC[2] | |||
Founded | 2014; 10 years ago (2014)[3] | |||
Dissolved | 2019; 5 years ago (2019) | |||
Ground | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | |||
Capacity | 11,900[4] | |||
Owner | Wadhawan Group | |||
League | Indian Super League | |||
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Departments of FC Pune City (2014–2019) | ||
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Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) | Football Reserves (Men's) |
FC Pune City was owned by Rajesh Wadhawan Group, its promoters Mr. Kapil Wadhawan and Mr. Dheeraj Wadhawan and actor Arjun Kapoor.[11][12] The club was dissolved in 2019 due to financial and technical difficulties. They were replaced in the Indian Super League by Hyderabad FC.