24 Facts About FC Pune City

1. FC Pune City is well-connected to other cities by Indian and state highways.

2. FC Pune City is home to a number of governmental and non-governmental research institutes focusing on a wide range of subject areas from the humanities to the sciences.

3. FC Pune City has over a hundred educational institutes and more than nine deemed universities apart from the Savitribai Phule Pune University, which is the second largest University in the country based on total number of affiliated colleges.

4. FC Pune City lacks the capacity to treat all the sewage it generates, which leads to the Mutha river containing only sewage outside the monsoon months.

5. FC Pune City has an American football franchise, called the Pune Marathas, which began playing in the inaugural season of the Elite Football League of India in 2011 and which plays at the Balewadi Stadium.

6. FC Pune City has emerged as a new hub for tech startups in India.

7. FC Pune City has the eighth largest metropolitan economy and the sixth highest per capita income in the country.

8. FC Pune City has Jain temples dating back to the Peshwa era.

9. FC Pune City is situated at approximately 18° 32" north latitude and 73° 51" east longitude.

10. FC Pune City was prominently associated with the struggle for Indian independence.

11. FC Pune City was part of the Jagir granted to Maloji Bhosale in 1599 for his services to the Nizamshahi (Ahmadnagar Sultanate).

12. FC Pune City took the lead in a see-saw tussle through Marko Stankovic's deflected strike.

13. In 2016, FC Pune City became the only professional football club in India to have teams which participated at all levels of professional football; Senior Team, U-18 Team (I-League U-18), U—16 Team, U-14 Team and the Women's Team.

14. FC Pune City owns 2 training facilities in the city of Pune.

15. FC Pune City have time and time again proven that they are all about promoting young talent.

16. FC Pune City fans were able to get free Wi-Fi at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, as FC Pune City became the only football club to have free Wi-Fi for its fans during the Indian Super League.

17. FC Pune City is the first football franchise in India to launch a digital loyalty program where fans can redeem their points to buy tickets, club merchandise or get discounts at their favourite stores or restaurants.

18. FC Pune City is the only professional football club to have its own Merchandise Store, which is situated on Fergusson College Road, in the heart of Pune City.

19. FC Pune City conducted the Orange Army Cup again this season, a tournament to bring together the supporters on European clubs in Pune to come together under the FC Pune City banner.

20. FC Pune City went into the draft with an eye on acquiring young talent for the coming season.

21. FC Pune City acquired I-League club Pune FC's academy and their home-grown talent alongside making a significant investment to upgrade the existing infrastructure by creating top-end training facilities.

22. FC Pune City scored his second in the 30th minute but it was Kalu Uche's brace for the hosts.

23. In 2016, FC Pune City became the only professional football club in India to have teams which participated at all levels of professional football; Senior Team, U-18 Team (I-League U-18), U—16 Team, U-14 Team and the Women's Team.

24. FC Pune City is an Indian professional football club based in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, which plays in the Indian Super League.