Punjab FC

Punjab Football Club (formerly known as Roundglass Punjab FC) is an Indian professional football club founded in Mohali, Punjab. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system. It was the first club to win promotion into the Indian Super League, doing so after winning the 2022–23 I-League title.

History In April 2020, Roundglass Sports Pvt. Ltd. completed the acquisition of the I-League club Minerva Punjab, rebranding it later the year as Roundglass Punjab FC. After promotion to the ISL, they changed name to Punjab FC in July 2023. On 15 June 2020, they appointed Curtis Fleming as head coach. On 15 July, they appointed Nikolaos Topoliatis as new technical director. As the season progressed, Punjab made it to the championship stage and finished their season with a 2–3 loss to Churchill Brothers.Churchill Brothers 3–2 Punjab FC. Soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021. They achieved 2nd position with 22 points in 15 league matches.

In August 2022, Staikos Vergetis was appointed as the new head coach of Roundglass Punjab FC. After winning 4–0 against Rajasthan United on 4 March 2023, the club ensued their I-League title, gaining promotion to the Indian Super League for the first time. They ended the season with 52 points in 22 league matches.

Roundglass Punjab FC later participated in the 2023 Indian Super Cup. 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. 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. On 19 December, French playmaker Madih Talal scored a goal, gave Punjab their historic first match win in the Super League as they defeated Chennaiyin by 1–0 at home. The club achieved their first away win later on 12 February 2024, defeating Kerala Blasters 3–1 in Kochi. The club registered their biggest win on 10 April defeating East Bengal 4–1, ended the league campaign with 24 points in 22 matches. In the 2024–25 Indian Super League, Punjab ended their regular season campaign in tenth place, gaining 28 points. On 22 April, the club defeated previous season's runners-up side Odisha 3–0 in Super Cup and reached quarter-finals.

Crest, colours & kits Punjab FC's home kit primarily features a vibrant orange base, often paired with black or white accents. The away kit typically comes in white with orange or black highlights, maintaining consistency with the home kit while offering a fresh look. The club's third kit may feature a contrasting color, such as navy blue, providing variety while staying aligned with the team's core colors.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor2020–21T10 SportsRoundglass2021–22SIX5SIX2022–24T10 Sports2024–25Shiv NareshDafaNews2025–26

Stadiums

In September 2023, Punjab FC officially confirmed Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi as their home venue for the 2023–24 Indian Super League.

Previously, Punjab FC played at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in the I-League. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. The club also has used Guru Nanak Stadium as their home ground.

Players First-team squad

Out on loan

Personnel Current Technical Staff PositionName Head coach Pavlos DermitzakisAssistant coach Konstantinos KatsarasIndian Assistant coach Sankarlal ChakrabortyGoalkeeping Coach Strength & Conditioning Coach Giannis PapaioannouTeam Manager Kaustuv KashyapFootball Director Nikolaos TopoliatisTechnical Director - Head of Youth Development Giuseppe Cristaldi

Records and statistics

Overall Performance

Season LeagueSuper CupDurand CupContinental League No. of teams Position Play-offs Competition Position 2020–21 I-League 11 4th — — — DNQ 2021–22 I-League 13 5th DNP 2022–23 I-League 121st Group Stage 2023–24 ISL 12 8th DNQ Group Stage Group Stage 2024–25 ISL 13 10th DNQ Quarterfinals Quarterfinals2025–26ISL146th —SemifinalsGroup Stage

League statistics

Season Division Top scorerDivisionPosition2020–21I-League4th156451815 Chencho Gyeltshen72021–225th188463329 Kurtis Guthrie132022–231st2216424516 Luka Majcen162023–24ISL8th2266102835 Luka Majcen Wilmar Jordán82024–25 10th2484123438 Luka Majcen102025–266th136431812 Effiong Nsungusi7

Managerial record

NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%Ref. Curtis Fleming15 June 202023 April 2021Ashley Westwood21 July 202123 March 2022Ed Engelkes23 March 202231 May 2022Staikos Vergetis8 August 202212 June 2024Panagiotis Dilberis29 June 202425 June 2026Pavlos Dermitzakis14 July 2026present

Notable players

The following Roundglass Punjab FC players have been capped at senior/youth international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.

Chencho Gyeltshen (2020–2021, 2023) Hormipam Ruivah (2020–2021) Aakash Sangwan (2020–2022) Kurtis Guthrie (2021–2022) Sumeet Passi (2021–2022) Adnan Šećerović (2022–2023) Aleksandar Ignjatović (2022–2023) Daniel Lalhlimpuia (2022–2024) Kiran Chemjong (2022–2024) Abhishek Singh Tekcham (2022–2025) Luka Majcen (2022–2025) Mashoor Shereef (2023–2024) Amarjit Singh Kiyam (2023–2024) Nikhil Prabhu (2023–) Filip Mrzljak (2024–2025) Mushaga Bakenga (2024) Asmir Suljić (2024–2025) Muhammad Uvais (2025–)

Honours Domestic I-LeagueFrom 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. Champions (1): 2022–23

Other department(s) Football: 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. In December 2023, club's football academy gained an 'elite category' accreditation by the All India Football Federation.

Reserve side won its first Punjab State Super Football League title in 2022–23. Managed by coach Sankarlal Chakraborty, the club clinched 2024 Reliance Foundation Development League title defeating East Bengal in final, and qualified for the PL Next Gen Cup. Club's under-17 team won Administrator's Challenge Cup title in Chandigarh in 2022.

Apart from the reserve and academy sides, the club operates 15 grassroot football centres across Punjab including Pandori Ran Singh and Bibipura in Tarn Taran, Dhilwan in Kapurthala, Jaito Sarja in Gurdaspur, Sant Baba Hari Singh Model School in Mahalpur and Mustabaad in Fategharh Sahib, with plans to expand to 25 by the end of 2025.

Honours Punjab Super League Champions (2): 2022–23‡, 2025-26‡ JSW U-18 Youth Cup Champions (1): 2022† JSW U-13 Youth Cup Champions (1): 2023† Runners-up (1): 2022† KBN Youth Cup Champions (1): 2022† Administrator's Challenge Cup Champions (1): 2022‡ Dream Sports Championship Champions (2): 2024, 2025 Premier League Next Gen Cup Third place (1): 2024 AIFF U-17 Elite Youth League Champions (1): 2025

‡ Reserve team † Academy team

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