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RoundGlass Punjab FC is an Indian professional football club based in Ludhiana, Punjab.[1] The club will be competing in 2023–24 edition of Indian Super League after being promoted by clinching the 2022–23 I-League title. In April 2020, RoundGlass Sports Pvt. Ltd., part of the RoundGlass Foundation, completed acquisition of the I-League club Punjab FC from Minerva Academy and rebranded as RoundGlass Punjab FC.

RoundGlass Punjab
File:RoundGlass Punjab FC official logo.png
Full nameRoundGlass Punjab Football Club
Short nameRGP
RGPFC
Founded2020; 4 years ago
GroundTau Devi Lal Stadium
Guru Nanak Stadium
Capacity12,000
30,000
OwnerRoundGlass Sports Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachStaikos Vergetis
LeagueIndian Super League
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History

RoundGlass Punjab Football Club was incorporated after acquiring 100% ownership stake of Punjab FC[2][3][4], ahead of the 2020–21 I-League season.[5] On 15 June 2020, they appointed Curtis Fleming as their head coach.[6][7][8] On 15 July, they appointed Nikolaos Topoliatis as new technical director.[9] As the season progressed, Punjab made it to the championship stage and finished their season with a 2–3 loss to Churchill Brothers.[10] They achieved 2nd position with 22 points in 15 league matches.[11]

In August 2022, Staikos Vergetis was appointed as new head coach of RoundGlass Punjab.[12] After winning 4–0 against Rajasthan United on 4 March 2023, the club ensued their I-League win, and gaining promotion to the Indian Super League for first time.[13][14][15][16][17] They ended the season with 52 points in 22 league matches.[18][19] RoundGlass Punjab later participated in 2023 Indian Super Cup in Kerala.[20][21]

Stadiums

RoundGlass Punjab most recently used Tau Devi Lal Stadium of Panchkula, as their home ground in the I-League.[22] The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 spectators.[23] Club is also owner of Guru Nanak Stadium.

Supporters

A recognised fan club named "The Warriors" has been in support of the club.[citation needed] The Guru Nanak Stadium has seen an average attendance of 12,000.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2020—2021 T10 Sports[24] RoundGlass[25]
2021—2022 SIX5SIX[26][27]
2022—present T10 Sports[28]

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 November 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach   Staikos Vergetis
Assistant coach   Dimitrios Kakkos
Goalkeeping coach   Vinay Singh
Strength & conditioning coach   Nikolaos Tsagkatakis
Team manager   Kamaldeep Singh
Technical director   Nikolaos Topoliatis
Team doctor   Sidak Dhillon

Records and statistics

Overall records

As of 16 April 2023
Season Division Teams Position Avg. attendance Super Cup Durand Cup AFC Champions League AFC Cup
2020–21 I-League 11 4th 🔒 Closed Doors

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Did not participate

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Did not participate

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Did not qualify

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Did not qualify

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2021–22 13 5th
2022–23 12 1st 1,347 GS

Overall records

As of 12 March 2023
Season Division Continental Top scorer
Division P W D L GF GA P W D L GF GA Player Goals
2020–21 I-League 15 6 4 5 18 15 Not qualified   Chencho Gyeltshen 7
2021–22 18 8 4 6 33 29 Not qualified   Kurtis Guthrie 13
2022–23 22 16 4 2 45 16 Not qualified   Luka Majcen 16

Managerial record

As of 16 April 2023

Notable players

The following RoundGlass Punjab players have been capped at full international level. Years in brackets indicate their spells at the club.[36]

Honours

League

Other department(s)

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[41][42]

Reserve side won its first Punjab State Super Football League title in 2022–23.

See also

References

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  1. ^ From 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.

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