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{{update|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox football club season
|club = [[FC Pune City]]
|season = 2017–18
|chairman    =
|mgrtitle    = Head Coach
|manager     = [[Ranko Popović]]
|stadium = [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex|Balewadi Sports Complex]]
|league = [[Indian Super League|ISL]]
|league result = ''TBD''
|cup1 =
|cup1 result =
|league topscorer = [[Emiliano Alfaro]]
|season topscorer = [[Emiliano Alfaro]]
|highest attendance = 9,881 vs [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]<br/><small>(3 December 2017)</small>
|lowest attendance = 7,112 vs [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]]<br/><small>(22 November 2017)</small>
|average attendance = 8,668
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|prevseason = [[2016 FC Pune City season|2016]]
|nextseason = [[2018–19 FC Pune City season|2018–19]]
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The '''2017–18 FC Pune City season''' will be the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the [[Indian Super League]].This will be the first season for coach [[Ranko Popović]] with the club. He replaced [[Antonio López Habas]] middle of the pre–season.<ref name="Popovic">{{cite news|title=ISL 2017: FC PUNE CITY ANNOUNCE RANKO POPOVIC AS NEW HEAD COACH|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-2017-fc-pune-city-announce-ranko-popovic-as-new-head/12diiwyw08jvpzttw1wi5g572|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=Goal.com|date=25 September 2017}}</ref>

==Background==
{{See also|2016 FC Pune City season}}

Pune City finished sixth in [[2016 Indian Super League season|2016 ISL season]] and failed to qualify for the semifinals.

==Player movement==
Due to the [[Indian Super League]] regulation each club was allowed to retain a maximum of two Indian players over the age of twenty-one (21) and 3 under-21 players from previous squad.<ref name="regulation">{{cite web|title=Indian Super League: Player retention rules explained|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-super-league-player-retention-rules-explained/2szy1qshccs517ajgauxbcoc2|work=[[Goal (website)|Goal.com]]|date=1 July 2017|accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref> Pune City retained goalkeeper [[Vishal Kaith]] and an under-21 forward Ashique Kuruniyan.<ref name="Retained Players">{{cite news|title=200 plus Indian Players Vie for Ten ISL Clubs selection|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/5587-200-plus-indian-players-vie-for-ten-isl-clubs-selection|accessdate=19 July 2017|work=Indian Super League|date=19 July 2017}}</ref> On 10 July Pune City announced signing of Uruguayan striker [[Emiliano Alfaro]].<ref name="Alfaro">{{cite web|title=Emiliano Alfaro signed by FC Pune City|url=https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/884346398770028544|website=FC Pune City (Twitter)}}</ref>

In [[2017–18 ISL Players Draft|ISL players draft]] held on 23 July 2017, Pune City picked 14 players to the squad.<ref name="Draft picks">{{cite news|title=FC PUNE CITY'S 2017 ISL DRAFT DETAILS: KEAN LEWIS, ISAAC VANMALSAWMA, ADIL KHAN AMONG SIGNED|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/fc-pune-city-2017-isl-draft-kean-lewis-isaac-vanmalsawna/h9q5grux6ihm1i2jtbo8g6p2k|website=[[Goal (website)|Goal.com]]|date=23 July 2017|accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref> Pune City picked goalkeeper [[Kamaljit Singh]] and added defenders [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil Khan]], [[Lalchhuanmawia]], [[Nim Dorjee Tamang]], [[Harpreet Singh (footballer)|Harpreet Singh]], [[Wayne Vaz]], [[Gurtej Singh]] and [[Pawan Kumar (footballer, born 1995)|Pawan Kumar]] from draft. Pune City added midfielders [[Kean Lewis]], [[Jewel Raja]], [[Isaac Vanmalsawma]] and [[Rohit Kumar]] to the squad and also picked forwards [[Baljit Sahni]] and [[Ajay Singh (footballer)|Ajay Singh]] from draft.

On 4 August Pune City announce signing of Spanish midfielder [[Marcos Tébar]].<ref name="Tebar">{{cite web|title=Marcos Tébar signed by FC Pune City|url=https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/893370680321818624|website=FC Pune City (Twitter)}}</ref> The club announced signing of Brazilian forward [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] on 21 August.<ref name="Marcelinho">{{cite web|title=Marcelinho signed by FC Pune City|url=https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/899554366092222464|website=FC Pune City (Twitter)}}</ref> On 23 August Pune City announced their next signing Spanish defender [[Rafa (footballer)|Rafa Lopez Gomez]].<ref name="Rafa">{{cite web|title=Rafael López Gómez signed by FC Pune City|url=https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/900259786087780352|website=FC Pune City (Twitter)}}</ref> On 24 August Pune city announced signing of midfielder [[Jonatan Lucca]].<ref name="Lucca">{{cite web|title=Jonatan Lucca signed by FC Pune City|url=https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/900668551945748484|website=FC Pune City (Twitter)}}</ref> The club then announced signing Croatian defender [[Damir Grgic]] on 29 August.<ref name="Grgic">{{cite web|title=Damir Grgic signed by FC Pune City|url=https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/902492837010317312|website=FC Pune City (Twitter)}}</ref>
Pune City on 8 September announced their seventh foreigner as Brazilian forward [[Diego Carlos]].<ref name="Carlos">{{cite web|title=Diego Carlos signed by FC Pune City|url=https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/906096155796393984|website=FC Pune City (Twitter)}}</ref> Pune City signed their last foreigner Argentinian midfielder [[Robertino Pugliara]] on 12 August.<ref name="Pugliara">{{cite web|title=Robertino Pugliara signed by FC Pune City|url=https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/907515206313660416|website=FC Pune City (Twitter)}}</ref>

===In===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; text-align:left"
!scope="col"|Position
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|Old club
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Emiliano Alfaro]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Fujairah SC|Al-Fujairah]]
|10 July 2017
|<ref name="Alfaro"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil Khan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kean Lewis]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lalchhuanmawia]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jewel Raja]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Nim Dorjee Tamang]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Isaac Vanmalsawma]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shillong Lajong F.C.|Shillong Lajong]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Harpreet Singh (footballer)|Harpreet Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sporting Clube de Goa]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Wayne Vaz]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|GK}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kamaljit Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Minerva Punjab FC|Minerva Punjab]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Baljit Sahni]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rohit Kumar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ajay Singh (footballer)|Ajay Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Southern Samity]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurtej Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C.|Fateh Hyderabad]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Pawan Kumar (footballer, born 1995)|Pawan Kumar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Delhi United S.C.|Delhi United]]
|23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft picks"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marcos Tébar]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[CF Reus Deportiu|Reus Deportiu]]
|4 August 2017
|<ref name="Tebar"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Avaí FC|Avaí]]
|21 August 2017
|<ref name="Marcelinho"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafa (footballer)|Rafa Gomez]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Valladolid]]
|23 August 2017
|<ref name="Rafa"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Jonatan Lucca]]
|{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Bnei Sakhnin F.C.|Bnei Sakhnin]]
|24 August 2017
|<ref name="Lucca"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Damir Grgic]]
|{{flagicon|SVN}} [[NK Rudar Velenje|Rudar Velenje]]
|29 August 2017
|<ref name="Grgic"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Diego Carlos]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Esporte Clube São Bento|São Bento]]
|8 September 2017
|<ref name="Carlos"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Robertino Pugliara]]
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Persipura Jayapura]]
|12 September 2017
|<ref name="Pugliara"/>
|}

===Out===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; text-align:left"
!scope="col"|Pos.
!scope="col"|Player
!scope="col"|New Club
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Ref
|-
|{{sort|?|GK}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ARM}} [[Apoula Edel]]
| Released
| 1 January 2017
|
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Manish Maithani]]
| Released
| 1 January 2017
|
|-
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Dramane Traoré]]
| Released
| 1 January 2017
|
|-
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Aníbal Zurdo]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[CA Pinto|Atletico Pinto]]
| 1 January 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Aníbal Zurdo is the goal scorer of Atlético Pinto|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/mexico/2016/12/28/586408a8468aeb88018b4593.html|website=marca.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|language=Spanish|date=28 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|EQG}} [[Eduardo Ferreira]]
| [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
| 4 January 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Brazilian Eduardo Ferreira signs for Mohun Bagan|url=http://xtratime.in/brazilian-eduardo-ferreira-signs-for-mohun-bagan/|website=xtratime.in|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=4 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arata Izumi]]
| [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| 9 January 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Nevin|title=Neroca project great for Indian football|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/arata-izumi-neroca-project-great-for-indian-football/article9468983.ece|website=sportstarlive.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=9 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Bruno Herrero Arias|Bruno Herrero]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[San Fernando CD|San Fernando]]
| 19 January 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diaz|first1=FJ|title=Javi Trujillo, Canarian dynamite to reinforce the San Fernando's lead|url=http://www.diariodecadiz.es/deportes/Javi-Trujillo-delantera-San-Fernando_0_1104790013.html|language=Spanish|website=diariodecadiz.es|accessdate=12 December 2017|location=Cardiz|date=31 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pitu]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[UE Llagostera|Llagostera]]
| 24 January 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jitendran|first1=Nikhil|title=Champions Atletico De Kolkata'S foreign trident find new clubs in Homeland|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-super-league-champions-atletico-de-kolkatas-foreign/1si2nihdvxj8b1k3z4s1gb1ofp|website=goal.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|FW}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|SEN}} [[Momar Ndoye]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Arandina CF|Arandina]]
| 26 January 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Alvarado|first1=Jorge|title=Momar Ndoye arrives at the Arandina|url=https://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/segunda-b/segunda-division-b-grupo-1/747492-momar-ndoye-llega-a-la-arandina.html|website=vavel.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|language=Spanish|date=26 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jesús Tato]]
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[La Roda CF|La Roda]]
| 14 February 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lopez|first1=Nacho|title=Tato is committed to La Roda CF until the end of the season|url=http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2017/02/14/radio_albacete/1487094707_424464.html|website=cadenaser.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|location=Albacete|language=Spanish|date=14 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Mohamed Sissoko]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ternana Unicusano Calcio|Ternana Calcio]]
| 17 February 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|title=La Ternana hires Mohamed Sissoko|url=http://ternanacalcio.com/la-ternana-ingaggia-mohamed-sissoko/|website=ternanacalcio.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|language=Italian|date=17 February 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|GK}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arindam Bhattacharya (footballer)|Arindam Bhattacharya]]
| [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| 23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft out">{{cite web|title=ISL 2017: Complete list of players drafted by each team|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-isl-2017-complete-list-of-players-drafted-by-each-team-2511323|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=23 July 2017|accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Yumnam Raju]]
| [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| 23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft out"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Narayan Das (footballer)|Narayan Das]]
| [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| 23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft out"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Francis Fernandes]]
| [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| 23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft out"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanju Pradhan]]
| [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| 23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft out"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Lenny Rodrigues]]
| [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
| 23 July 2017
|<ref name="Draft out"/>
|-
|{{sort|?|MF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gustavo Oberman]]
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentino de Quilmes]]
| 1 August 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Cachete Oberman, luxury reinforcement for Argentino de Quilmes|url=http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/cachete-oberman-refuerzo-de-lujo-para-argentino-de-quilmes|website=tycsports.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|language=Spanish|date=21 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gouramangi Singh]]
| [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]
| 17 October 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Banerjee|first1=Ritabrata|title=NEROCA FC Sign Defender Gourmangi Singh And Haitian Midfielder Fabien Vorbe|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-neroca-fc-sign-gouramangi-singh-fabien-vorbe/1lmm79solquku1w439c84rqzl1|website=goal.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=17 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|?|DF}}
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Dharmaraj Ravanan]]
| [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| 23 October 2017
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dasgupta|first1=Damayanti|title=Ravanan to re-sign for Chennai City FC|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/ravanan-to-re-sign-for-ccfc/articleshow/61196387.cms|website=timesofindia.com|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|}

==Pre-season and friendlies==
Pune City stayed at [[Pune]] for pre-season. The club played their first friendly against [[DSK Shivajians F.C.|DSK Shivajians U18]] on 30 September and won 3–0. Goals scored by [[Kean Lewis]], [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil Khan]] and Gaurav Bora. Then in next friendly against [[Chanmari F.C.|Chanmari]] Pune City won 5–0 on 16 October. [[Jonatan Lucca]], [[Emiliano Alfaro]], [[Rohit Kumar|Rohit]], [[Ajay Singh (footballer)|Ajay Singh]] and [[Isaac Vanmalsawma|Isaac]] scored a goal each for the club. Pune City Played [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] on 30 October and won 2–1. [[Jonatan Lucca|Lucca]] and [[Emiliano Alfaro|Alfaro]] scored for Pune City. [[Mahmoud Amnah]] scored for East Bengal from penalty. Pune City played their next friendly against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] and won it 4–1. [[Emiliano Alfaro|Alfaro]] scored brace, while [[Ajay Singh (footballer)|Ajay Singh]] and [[Isaac Vanmalsawma|Isaac]] scored a goal each for Pune City. 
[[Aser Pierrick Dipanda|Dipanda]] pulled one back for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. Pune City played a 2–2 draw against [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] in their last friendly. [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] and [[Diego Carlos]] scored for Pune City. [[Baoringdao Bodo]] scored the first goal for [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] and the second goal was an own goal.

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|date=6 November 2017
|time= 19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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|report=[http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/isl-2017-fc-pune-city-mohun-bagan-pre-season-friendly/1h4w6fhkd3gb11wil98lhfxrr8 Report]
|team2=[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|goals1=
* [[Emiliano Alfaro|Alfaro]] {{goal|pen.}}
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|time=  [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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* [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] {{goal|}}
* [[Diego Carlos|Carlos]] {{goal}}
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==Indian Super League==
{{main article|2017–18 Indian Super League season}}

===November===
Pune City started with 2–3 loss against [[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]] in their first match of [[2017–18 Indian Super League season]] at home on 22 November.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chhangte shines as Delhi beat Pune in five-goal thriller|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/chhangte-shines-as-delhi-beat-pune-in-five-goal-thriller|accessdate=24 November 2016|work=Indiansuperleague.com|date=22 November 2017}}</ref> [[Paulinho Dias]] opened the scoring for Delhi in the 46th minute, while [[Lallianzuala Chhangte]] and [[Matías Mirabaje]] netted in the 54th and 65th minute, respectively. [[Emiliano Alfaro]] scored Pune’s first goal of the match in the 67th minute and [[Marcos Tebar]] netted their second in injury–time.

===Table===
{{:2017–18 Indian Super League season|showteam=PUN}}
===Matches===
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Pune City v Delhi Dynamos"
|round = 1
|date=22 November 2017
|time= 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Pune City
|score=2–3
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/chhangte-shines-as-delhi-beat-pune-in-five-goal-thriller Report] 
|team2=[[Delhi Dynamos FC|Delhi Dynamos]] 
|goals1=[[Emiliano Alfaro|Alfaro]] {{goal|67}} <br /> [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] {{yel|87}} <br /> [[Marcos Tébar|Tebar]] {{goal|90}}
|goals2=[[Paulinho Dias|Paulinho]] {{goal|46}} <br /> [[Lallianzuala Chhangte|Changte]] {{goal|54}} <br /> [[Matías Mirabaje|Mirabaje]] {{goal|65}} {{yel|79}} <br /> [[Gabriel Cichero|Cichero]] {{yel|88}}
|stadium=[[Balewadi Stadium]]
|location=[[Pune]], India
|attendance=7,912
|referee=
|result= L
|motm = [[Lallianzuala Chhangte]] (Delhi Dynamos) 
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="ATK v Pune City"
|round = 2
|date=26 November 2017
|time= 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] 
|score= 1–4
|report= http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/atk-v-pune-city/report/ejegpao06dfr1h2tmlc9jf90q
|team2= Pune City
|goals1= [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh|Lyngdoh]] {{yel|27}} <br /> [[Bipin Singh|Bipin]] {{goal|50}} <br /> [[Njazi Kuqi|Kuqi]] {{yel|73}}
|goals2= [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] {{goal|13||60}} <br /> [[Baljit Sahni|Sahni]] {{yel|48}} <br /> [[Rohit Kumar|Rohit]] {{goal|51}} <br /> [[Emiliano Alfaro|Alfaro]] {{goal|80}} <br /> [[Damir Grgič|Grgič]] {{yel|87}}
|stadium= [[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|location= [[Kolkata]]
|attendance= 32816<ref>http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/isl/article20944265.ece</ref>
|referee= 
|result= W 
|motm=[[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] (Pune City)
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Pune City v Mumbai City"
|round = 3
|date=29 November 2017
|time= 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Pune City
|score=2–1
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/alfaros-brace-earns-pune-bragging-rights-in-maha-derby Report] 
|team2=[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|goals1= [[Marcos Tebar|Tebar]] {{yel|47}} <br /> [[Emiliano Alfaro|Alfaro]] {{goal|74||90}}
|goals2= [[Balwant Singh (footballer)|Balwant]] {{goal|15}} <br /> [[Sehnaj Singh|Sehnaj]] {{yel|45}}
|location=[[Pune]]
|stadium=[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|attendance=8,211
|referee=
|result=W
|motm = [[Gerson Vieira]] (Mumbai City) 
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Pune City v Chennaiyin"
|round = 4
|date=3 December 2017
|time= 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Pune City
|score=0–1
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/sereno-nets-winner-for-chennai-against-pune Report] 
|team2=[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|goals1= [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil]] {{yel|54}}
|goals2= [[Iñigo Calderón|Calderón]] {{yel|18}} <br /> [[Henrique Sereno|Sereno]]{{yel|50}} {{goal|81}} <br /> [[Dhanpal Ganesh|Dhanpal]]{{yel|60}} <br /> [[Anirudh Thapa|Anirudh]]{{yel|78}}
|location=[[Pune]]
|stadium=[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|attendance=9,881
|referee=
|result= L
|motm = [[Jerry Lalrinzuala]] (Chennaiyin) 
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Jamshedpur v Pune City"
|round = 5
|date=10 December 2017
|time= 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|score=0–1
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/adil-khans-winner-inflicts-first-defeat-on-jamshedpur Report] 
|team2 = Pune City
|goals1= [[Izu Azuka|Azuka]] {{yel|26}} <br /> [[Mehtab Hossain|Mehtab]] {{yel|55}} 
|goals2= [[Emiliano Alfaro|Alfaro]] {{yel|26}} <br /> [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil]] {{goal|30}} <br /> [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] {{yel|57}} <br /> [[Diego Carlos|Carlos]] {{yel|70}} <br /> [[Lalchhuanmawia]] {{sentoff|2|72|81}}
|stadium = [[JRD Tata Sports Complex]]
|location = [[Jamshedpur]]
|attendance = 23,913
|referee = 
|result=W
|motm = [[Souvik Chakrabarti]] (Jamshedpur) 
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Pune City v Bengaluru"
|round = 6
|date=14 December 2017
|time= 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Pune City
|score=1–3
|report=[http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/mikus-brace-and-chhetris-strike-help-bengaluru-beat-pune Report] 
|team2=[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]]
|goals1=
* [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil]] {{goal|35}}
* [[Baljit Sahni|Sahni]] {{sentoff|2|45|56}}
* [[Ashique Kuruniyan|Ashique]] {{yel|67}}
|goals2= 
* [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{yel|28}} {{goal|90+6}}
* [[Miku (footballer)|Miku]] {{goal|64||79}}
|location=[[Pune]]
|stadium=[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|attendance=9968
|referee=
|result= L
|motm = [[Miku (footballer)|Miku]] (Bengaluru) 
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Goa v Pune City"
|round = 7
|date=23 December 2017
|time= 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[FC Goa|Goa]]
|score=0–2
|report=[https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/501-fc-pune-city-profile/news/alfaro-and-lucca-strike-to-hand-goa-first-home-defeat Report]
|team2=Pune City
|goals1=
* [[Ahmed Jahouh|Jahouh]] {{yel|25}}
* [[Manuel Arana|Arana]] {{yel|83}}
|goals2=
* [[Emiliano Alfaro|Alfaro]] {{goal|72}} 
* [[Jonatan Lucca|Lucca]] {{goal|84}}
|location=[[Margao]]
|stadium=[[Fatorda Stadium]]
|attendance=18,600
|referee=
|result=W
|motm = [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil Khan]] (Pune City)
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Pune City v NorthEast United"
|round = 8
|date=30 December 2017
|time= 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=Pune City
|score=5–0
|report=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/marcelinhos-hat-trick-helps-pune-put-five-past-northeast
|team2=[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|goals1=
* [[Ashique Kuruniyan|Ashique]] {{goal|8}}
* [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] {{goal|27||45||86}} {{yel|87}}
* [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2= 
|location=[[Pune]]
|stadium=[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|attendance= 8762
|referee=
|result= W
|motm = [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]] (Pune City) 
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Kerala Blasters v Pune City"
|round = 9
|date=4 January 2018
|time= 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|score=1–1
|report=
|team2= Pune City
|goals1=
|goals2= 
|location=[[Kochi]]
|stadium=[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|attendance= 
|referee=
|result= D
|motm =  
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Chennaiyin v Pune City"
|round = 10
|date=13 January 2018
|time= 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1=[[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
|score=0–1
|report=
|team2= Pune City
|goals1=
|goals2= 
|location=[[Chennai]]
|stadium=[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|attendance= 
|referee=
|result= L
|motm =  
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Pune City v ATK"
|round = 11
|date=20 January 2018
|time= 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= Pune City
|score=3–0
|report=
|team2= [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|goals1=
|goals2= 
|location=[[Pune]]
|stadium=[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|attendance= 
|referee=
|result= W
|motm =  
}}
{{Football box collapsible 
|id="Pune City v Jamshedpur"
|round = 12
|date=24 January 2018
|time= 20:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|team1= Pune City
|score=2–1
|report=
|team2= [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|goals1=
|goals2= 
|location=[[Pune]]
|stadium=[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|attendance= 
|referee=
|result= W
|motm =  
}}

==Technical staff==
{{updated|September 2017}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
| Head Coach
| {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Ranko Popovic]]
|-
| Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Vladica Grujic]]
|-
| Assistant Coach / Head of Football (Youth)
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Pradyum Reddy]]
|-
| Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivica Barbaric]]
|-
| Goalkeeping Coach
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Ali Uzunhasanoglu

|-
|rowspan="2"|Team Physiotherapists
| {{flagicon|IND}} Vasant Bandi
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} Siddharth Parab
|-
| Team Doctor
| {{flagicon|IND}} Ajit Mapari
|-
| Team Operations Manager
| {{flagicon|IND}} Ankur Paliwal
|-
| Youth Team – Head Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} Anshul Katiyar
|-
| Youth Team – Assistant Coach
| {{flagicon|IND}} Mohan Dass 
|}

==Players statistics==
===Top scorers===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="1" !width=15|{{Abbr|Rank|Rank}}
!rowspan="1" !width=15|{{Abbr|No.|Squad Number}}
!rowspan="1" !width=15|{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
!rowspan="1" !width=15|{{Tooltip| Nat | Nationality}}
!width=150|Player
!width=80|ISL
|-
| rowspan=2|'''1'''
| 9
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|URU}}
| align=left| [[Emiliano Alfaro]]
| 6
|-
| 10
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| align=left| [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]]
| 6
|-
| rowspan=1|'''3'''
| 5
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil Khan]]
| 4
|-
| rowspan=1|'''4'''
| 17
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Rohit Kumar]]
| 2
|-
| rowspan=5|'''5'''
| 3
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Gurtej Singh]]
| 1
|-
| 6
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}}
| align=left| [[Marcos Tebar]]
| 1
|-
| 7
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| align=left| [[Jonatan Lucca]]
| 1
|-
| 22
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Ashique Kuruniyan]]
| 1
|-
| 20
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| align=left| [[Diego Carlos]]
| 1
|-
|colspan="5"|'''TOTALS'''
| '''23'''
|}

<small>Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/pune-city/31413/squad/ soccerway]<br/>
Updated: 24 January 2018</small>

===Clean sheets===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="1" !width=15|{{Abbr|Rank|Rank}}
!rowspan="1" !width=15|{{Abbr|No.|Squad Number}}
!rowspan="1" !width=15|{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
!rowspan="1" !width=15|{{Tooltip| Nat | Nationality}}
!width=150|Player
!width=80|ISL
|-
|rowspan=2|'''1'''
|13
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Vishal Kaith]]
|5
|-
|1
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Kamaljit Singh]]
|0
|-
|colspan="5"|'''TOTALS'''
| '''5'''
|}

<small>Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/pune-city/31413/squad/ soccerway]<br/>
Updated: 24 January 2018</small>

===Disciplinary record===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2" !width=15|{{Abbr|Rank|Rank}}
!rowspan="2" !width=15|{{Abbr|No.|Squad Number}}
!rowspan="2" !width=15|{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
!rowspan="2" !width=15|{{Tooltip| Nat | Nationality}}
!rowspan="2"|Player
!colspan="2"|[[2017–18 Indian Super League season|ISL]]
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
!"width=34; background:#fe9;"|{{yel}}
!"width=34; background:#ff8888;"|{{sent off}}
|-
| rowspan=1|'''1'''
| 12
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Baljit Sahni]]
| 1
| 1 
|Missed a game against [[FC Goa|Goa]] (red card).<ref>{{cite news|title=Miku's brace and Chhetri's strike help Bengaluru beat Pune|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/mikus-brace-and-chhetris-strike-help-bengaluru-beat-pune|accessdate=17 December 2016 |work=Indiansuperleague.com|date=14 December 2017}}</ref><br/>(23 December 2017)
|-
| rowspan=1|'''2'''
| 31
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Lalchhuanmawia]]
| 0
| 1
|Missed a game against [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] (red card).<ref>{{cite news|title=Adil Khan's winner inflicts first defeat on Jamshedpur|url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/adil-khans-winner-inflicts-first-defeat-on-jamshedpur|accessdate=10 December 2016 |work=Indiansuperleague.com|date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>(14 December 2017)
|-
| rowspan=1|'''3'''
| 10
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| align=left| [[Marcelo Leite Pereira|Marcelinho]]
| 4
| 0
|Missed a game against Chennai
|-
| rowspan=6|'''4'''
| 5
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil Khan]]
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 6
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}}
| align=left| [[Marcos Tebar]]
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 9
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|URU}}
| align=left| [[Emiliano Alfaro]]
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 20
| [[Forward (association football)|FW]]
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| align=left| [[Diego Carlos]]
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 22
| [[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]
| {{flagicon|IND}}
| align=left| [[Ashique Kuruniyan]]
| 1
| 0
|
|-
| 49
| [[Defender (association football)|DF]]
| {{flagicon|CRO}}
| align=left| [[Damir Grgič]]
| 1
| 0
|
|-
|colspan=5|'''TOTALS'''
|'''10'''
|'''2'''
|
|}

<small>Source: [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/pune-city/31413/squad/ soccerway]<br/>
Updated: 30 December 2017</small>

==See also==
* [[2017–18 in Indian football]]

==References==
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