The 2024–25 season is the fifth season in Punjab FC's existence, and club's second season in the Indian Super League[1].In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2024 Durand Cup and Indian Super Cup.
2024–25 season | |
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Director of Football | Nikolaos Topoliatis |
Head coach | ![]() |
Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi |
Top goalscorer | League: All: Luka Majcen 3goals |
All statistics correct as of 2 July 2024. |
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 4 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
editDate | Position | Player | Previous club | Transfer fee | Ref |
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5 July 2024 | MF | Vinit Rai | Mumbai City | Free Transfer | [2] |
5 July 2024 | GK | Muheet Shabir | Real Kashmir FC | Free Transfer | [3] |
9 July 2024 | FW | Ninthoinganba Meetei | Chennaiyin | Free Transfer | |
26 July 2024 | MF | Filip Mrzljak | HNK Gorica | Free Transfer | [4] |
29 July 2024 | MF | Princeton Rebello | Odisha | Free Transfer | |
04 August 2024 | DF | Ivan Novoselec | FC Istiklol | Free Transfer | [5] |
04 August 2024 | FW | Mushaga Bakenga | Apollon Limassol | Free Transfer |
Loans In
editStart Date | End Date | Position | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Ref |
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13 July 2024 | End of Season | FW | Nihal Sudeesh | Kerala Blasters | None | [6] |
Loans out
editStart Date | End Date | Position | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Ref |
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Out
editDate. | No. | Position | Player | Outgoing club | Transfer Fee | Ref |
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13 June 2024 | 5 | DF | Dimitrios Chatziisaias | |||
13 June 2024 | 7 | FW | Krishananda Singh | |||
13 June 2024 | 8 | MF | Madih Talal | East Bengal | Free Transfer | [7] |
13 June 2024 | 9 | FW | Wilmar Jordán | Chennaiyin | Free Transfer | |
13 June 2024 | 14 | FW | Juan Mera | |||
13 June 2024 | 19 | FW | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | Mumbai City | Free Transfer | |
13 June 2024 | 24 | MF | Prasanth Mohan | Inter Kashi | Free Transfer | |
13 June 2024 | 39 | DF | Mohammed Salah | Bengaluru | Free Transfer | |
13 June 2024 | 48 | MF | Isaac Vanmalsawma | |||
13 June 2024 | 77 | FW | Bidyashagar Singh | Inter Kashi | Free Transfer | |
13 June 2024 | 80 | MF | Amarjit Singh Kiyam | |||
13 June 2024 | 18 | FW | Sweden Fernandes | Chennaiyin | Loan Return | |
13 June 2024 | 22 | MF | Sahil Tavora | Hyderabad | Loan Return | |
13 June 2024 | 81 | MF | Bryce Miranda | Kerala Blasters | Loan Return |
Personnel
editCurrent technical staff
editPosition | Name |
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Head coach | Panagiotis Dilmperis[8] |
Assistant coach | Konstantinos Katsaras |
Goalkeeping coach | Vinay Singh |
Strength & conditioning coach | Papaioannou Ioannis |
Team manager | Kamaldeep Singh |
Technical director | Nikolaos Topoliatis |
Team doctor | Sidak Dhillon |
Competitions
editDurand Cup
editPunjab were drawn in to the Group C on the group-stage draw conducted on 10 July, after the President on India, Droupadi Murmu, flagged-off the trophy tour of the tournament.[9] All the group stage matches of the Punjab were played in Kolkata since all the Group C matches were drawn to be held region.[10]
Group stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | KER | PUN | CIS | MCI | |
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1 | Kerala Blasters | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 7–0 | — | |
2 | Punjab | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
3 | CISF Protectors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | — | 0–3 | — | — | ||
4 | Mumbai City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 | 0–8 | — | 0–2 | — |
Knockout stage
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
21 August – Kokrajhar | ||||||||||
NorthEast United | 2 | |||||||||
26 August – Shillong | ||||||||||
Indian Army | 0 | |||||||||
NorthEast United | 3 | |||||||||
21 August – Shillong | ||||||||||
Shillong Lajong | 0 | |||||||||
Shillong Lajong | 2 | |||||||||
31 August – Kolkata | ||||||||||
East Bengal | 1 | |||||||||
NorthEast United | 2(4) | |||||||||
23 August – Jamshedpur | ||||||||||
Mohun Bagan | 2(3) | |||||||||
Mohun Bagan | 3(6) | |||||||||
27 August – Kolkata | ||||||||||
Punjab | 3(5) | |||||||||
Mohun Bagan | 2(4) | |||||||||
23 August – Kolkata | ||||||||||
Bengaluru | 2(3) | |||||||||
Bengaluru | 1 | |||||||||
Kerala Blasters | 0 | |||||||||
Matches
editThe fixtures of the 133rd edition of the Durand Cup was announced by the organising committee on 12 July.[11]
30 July 2024 Group stage | CISF Protectors | 0–3 | Punjab | Kolkata, West Bengal |
19:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 172 Referee: Williams Joy Koshy Man of the Match: Luka Majcen |
4 August 2024 Group stage | Kerala Blasters | 1–1 | Punjab | Kolkata, West Bengal |
16:00 IST | Aimen 56' | Majcen 45+2' | Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 351 Referee: Senthil Nathan S Man of the Match: Freddy Lallawmawma (Kerala Blasters) |
11 August 2024 Group stage | Punjab | 3–0 | Mumbai City | Kolkata, West Bengal |
16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan Attendance: 212 Referee: Senthil Nathan S Man of the Match: Vinit Rai (Punjab FC) |
23 August 2024 Quarter—final | Mohun Bagan | 3–3 (6–5 p) | Punjab | Jamshedpur, Jharkhand |
16:00 IST | Report | Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 3,759 Referee: Mrutyunjay L Amatya Man of the Match: Ezequiel Vidal (Punjab FC) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Statistics
editSquad appearances and goals
editAll stats are correct as of 23 August 2024
All competitions
editNo. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Super League | Durand Cup | Super Cup | ||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | IND | Ravi Kumar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||||
3 | DF | CRO | Ivan Novoselec | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | IND | Nikhil Prabhu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
12 | DF | IND | Khaiminthang Lhungdim | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
14 | DF | IND | Melroy Assisi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
27 | DF | IND | Tekcham Abhishek Singh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
28 | DF | IND | Denechandra Meitei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
45 | DF | IND | Nitesh Darjee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
74 | DF | IND | Suresh Meitei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
11 | MF | IND | Samuel Kynshi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
16 | MF | IND | Vinit Rai | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
23 | MF | IND | Ashis Pradhan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
24 | MF | CRO | Filip Mrzljak | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
26 | MF | IND | Kingsley Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
31 | MF | IND | Leon Augustine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
44 | MF | IND | Ninthoinganba Meetei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
77 | MF | IND | Nihal Sudeesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
- | MF | IND | Singamayum Shami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||||
9 | FW | NOR | Mushaga Bakenga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
10 | FW | ARG | Ezequiel Vidal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
20 | FW | IND | Ranjeet Pandre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
99 | FW | SVN | Luka Majcen | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
- | FW | IND | Muhammad Suhail F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goal scorers
editAs of match played 23 August 2024
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Durand Cup | Super Cup | Total |
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1 | 99 | FW | Luka Majcen | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 9 | MF | Mushaga Bakenga | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
24 | MF | Filip Mrzljak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
4 | 16 | MF | Vinit Rai | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | MF | Ezequiel Vidal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Indian football Premier 1 club license list announced for 2024-25 season". Sportstar. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Madhavan, Rahul. "Punjab FC announce the signings of Vinit Rai and Muheet Shabir ahead of 2024-25 season". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Goalkeeper Muheet Shabir in Punjab FC". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Punjab FC secure services of midfielder Filip Mrzlijak".
- ^ "Punjab FC rope in Ivan Novoselec and Mushaga Bakenga". indiansuperleague.com. 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters FC Confirm Nihal Loan Move to Punjab FC". Kerala Blasters FC. 9 July 2024. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "East Bengal bolster midfield with signing of Madih Talal". Khel Now. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Panagiotis Dilmperis named Punjab FC head coach for upcoming season". www.indiansuperleague.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ PTI (10 July 2024). "President Murmu asks stakeholders to work together for upliftment of Indian football". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2024: Groups revealed; Mohun Bagan SG-East Bengal FC pitted together again". www.indiansuperleague.com. 11 October 2024. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Durand Cup 2024: Fixtures, dates and timings announced". www.indiansuperleague.com. 12 July 2024. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.