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Pune: Pune FC were handed a historic moment to represent India when they were awarded an AFC Champions League 2014 Play-off spot.<\/p>\nPune: Pune FC were handed a historic moment to represent India when they were awarded an AFC Champions League 2014 Play-off spot.<\/p>\n
The spot earned by Pune FC in Asian Football Confederation top-tier club competition is a first for India after a gap of two years.<\/p>\n
For Pune FC, the opportunity comes after being in existence for 7-years. Pune FC was founded in 2007 (launched on 14th January, 2008) and so far has played 4 season of top-flight football and includes a runner-up finish in the 2012-13 edition of the I-League.<\/p>\n
Pune FC holds the distinction of being the only club in India to boast of the AFC and Indian License and will play in East Zone of the competition.<\/p>\n
Nandan Piramal, Pune FC Owner said: \u201cWhen we started Pune Football Club (PFC) in 2007, one of our goals was to represent India in the AFC Champions League. It is indeed a proud moment for us to have achieved that milestone. This was due to a lot of hard work on the part of the entire PFC family \u2013 the players, the coaches, the support staff within the PFC family and of course, the fans.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The draw for the Play-off will be made on 10th December, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/p>\n
The winner of the Play-off tie will qualify for the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2014. However, if Pune FC fails to come on top in the Play-off, they are guaranteed an AFC Cup berth.<\/p>\n
Chirag Tanna, Pune FC Head Operations said: \u201cThis is a proud moment. It has truly been a team effort to get here. On the field the players and coaches did their bit and off the field the administrative staff ensured that we fulfilled the licensing criteria. As a club we have to keep improving on and off the field and playing against other top clubs in Asia will only help us get better.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2014 AFC Champions League will be the 33rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 12th under the current AFC Champions League title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pune: Pune FC were handed a historic moment to represent India when they were awarded an AFC Champions League 2014 Play-off spot.<\/p>\n
The spot earned by Pune FC in Asian Football Confederation top-tier club competition is a first for India after a gap of two years.<\/p>\n
For Pune FC, the opportunity comes after being in existence for 7-years. Pune FC was founded in 2007 (launched on 14th January, 2008) and so far has played 4 season of top-flight football and includes a runner-up finish in the 2012-13 edition of the I-League.<\/p>\n
Pune FC holds the distinction of being the only club in India to boast of the AFC and Indian License and will play in East Zone of the competition.<\/p>\n
Nandan Piramal, Pune FC Owner said: \u201cWhen we started Pune Football Club (PFC) in 2007, one of our goals was to represent India in the AFC Champions League. It is indeed a proud moment for us to have achieved that milestone. This was due to a lot of hard work on the part of the entire PFC family \u2013 the players, the coaches, the support staff within the PFC family and of course, the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"\n