2024–25 Punjab FC season explained

Club:Punjab FC
Chrtitle:Director of Football
Chairman:Nikolaos Topoliatis
Manager: Panagiotis Dilmperis
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi
League:Indian Super League
Cup1:Indian Super Cup
Cup2:Durand Cup
Season:2024–25
Season Topscorer:Luka Majcen 3goals
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:2 July 2024

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.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

DatePositionPlayerPrevious clubTransfer feeRef
5 July 2024MF Vinit Rai Mumbai CityFree Transfer[2]
5 July 2024GK Muheet Shabir Real Kashmir FCFree Transfer[3]
9 July 2024FW Ninthoinganba Meetei ChennaiyinFree Transfer
26 July 2024MF Filip Mrzljak HNK GoricaFree Transfer[4]
29 July 2024MF Princeton Rebello OdishaFree Transfer
04 August 2024DF Ivan Novoselec FC IstiklolFree Transfer[5]
04 August 2024FW Mushaga Bakenga Apollon LimassolFree Transfer
20 August 2024FW Ezequiel VidalFree Transfer[6]
31 August 2024FW Asmir Suljić Velež MostarFree Transfer

Loans In

Start DateEnd DatePositionPlayerFrom clubTransfer feeRef
13 July 2024End of SeasonFW Nihal Sudeesh Kerala BlastersNone[7]
5 September 2024End of SeasonDF Rakesh Meitei Kerala BlastersNone[8]

Out

Date.No.PositionPlayerOutgoing clubTransfer FeeRef
13 June 20245DF Dimitrios Chatziisaias
13 June 20247FW Krishananda Singh
13 June 20248MF Madih Talal East BengalFree Transfer[9]
13 June 20249FW Wilmar Jordán ChennaiyinFree Transfer
13 June 202414FW Juan Mera Churchill Brothers
13 June 202419FW Daniel Lalhlimpuia Mumbai CityFree Transfer
13 June 202424MF Prasanth Mohan Inter KashiFree Transfer
13 June 202439DF Mohammed SalahFree Transfer
13 June 202448MF Isaac Vanmalsawma
13 June 202477FW Bidyashagar Singh Inter KashiFree Transfer
13 June 202480MF Amarjit Singh Kiyam Mohammedan
13 June 202418FW Sweden Fernandes ChennaiyinLoan Return
13 June 202422MF Sahil Tavora HyderabadLoan Return
13 June 202481MF Bryce Miranda Kerala BlastersLoan Return
13 June 202426MF Kingsley Fernandes Churchill Brothers

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionName
Head coach Panagiotis Dilmperis[10]
Assistant coach Konstantinos Katsaras
Goalkeeping coach Vinay Singh
Strength & conditioning coach Papaioannou Ioannis
Team manager Kamaldeep Singh
Football director Nikolaos Topoliatis
Team doctor

Competitions

Indian Super League

See main article: 2024–25 Indian Super League.

Matches

The league fixtures from September till December were announced by the FSDL and AIFF on 25 August 2024.[11] Punjab playing their first match of the season at home against Kerala Blasters on 15 September 2024.[12]

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

All stats are correct as of 23 August 2024

All competitions

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Goal scorers

As of match played 23 August 2024

RankNo.Pos.Nat.NameLeagueDurand CupSuper CupTotal
199FWLuka Majcen0404
29MFMushaga Bakenga0202
24MFFilip Mrzljak0202
416MFVinit Rai0101
30MFEzequiel Vidal0101

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-05-16 . Indian football Premier 1 club license list announced for 2024-25 season. 2024-05-16 . Sportstar . en.
  2. Web site: Madhavan . Rahul . Punjab FC announce the signings of Vinit Rai and Muheet Shabir ahead of 2024-25 season . Sportskeeda.com . 18 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Service . Tribune News. Goalkeeper Muheet Shabir in Punjab FC . Tribuneindia.com . 18 July 2024.
  4. Web site: Punjab FC secure services of midfielder Filip Mrzlijak .
  5. Web site: Punjab FC rope in Ivan Novoselec and Mushaga Bakenga. 4 August 2024. indiansuperleague.com.
  6. Web site: Punjab FC rope in Ezequiel Vidal. www.indiansuperleague.com. 20 August 2024. 21 August 2024.
  7. Web site: 2024-07-09 . Kerala Blasters FC Confirm Nihal Loan Move to Punjab FC . 2024-07-09 . Kerala Blasters FC . en-US . 9 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240709183330/https://keralablastersfc.in/kerala-blasters-fc-confirm-nihal-loan-move-to-punjab-fc/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2024-09-03 . Loan update . 2024-09-03 . Kerala Blasters FC . en-US . 3 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903190523/https://keralablastersfc.in/loan-update/ . live .
  9. Web site: 27 June 2024. East Bengal bolster midfield with signing of Madih Talal. Khel Now. 27 June 2024.
  10. Web site: 2024-06-29. Panagiotis Dilmperis named Punjab FC head coach for upcoming season . 2024-06-29 . www.indiansuperleague.com . en.
  11. Web site: Sportstar . Team . 2024-08-25 . ISL 2024-25 Schedule: Full list of Indian Super League matches from September to December . 2024-08-25 . Sportstar . en . 3 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240903191542/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/indian-super-league-2024-25-season-fixtures-schedule-list-mohun-bagan-east-bengal-kerala-blasters/article68565789.ece . live .
  12. Web site: Sportstar . Team . 2024-08-25 . Kerala Blasters ISL 2024-25 Schedule: KBFC to kick off Indian Super League season at away against Punjab FC . 2024-08-25 . Sportstar . en . 25 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240825212101/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/kerala-blasters-isl-2024-25-schedule-full-fixture-list-december-kbfc-indian-super-league-matches-teams-dates-venue/article68565841.ece . live .