{"product_id":"fc-pune-city-2018-2019-home-shirt","title":"FC Pune City 2018\/2019 Home Shirt","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFC PUNE CITY – HOME SHIRT 2018\/2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFC Pune City were an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra, who competed in the Indian Super League.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe club was founded in 2014 during the inaugural season of the ISL, owned by the Rajesh Wadhawan Group with actor Arjun Kapoor as a co-owner. Known as \"The Stallions\", their philosophy was to grow football in Maharashtra from the grassroots up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe club's most successful campaign came in the 2017\/2018 season when they qualified for the ISL playoffs for the first time, though they were eliminated in the semi-finals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe 2018\/2019 season proved to be their last. A coaching change early in the campaign saw Miguel Ángel Portugal sacked after just three matches, with Phil Brown eventually taking over, but the club could only manage a seventh-place finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAt the end of the season, FC Pune City announced they were shutting down operations, becoming the first club in ISL history to cease trading. Their place in the league was taken by Hyderabad FC the following season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Surprise Shirts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55549484925304,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/5564\/9221\/files\/FCPuneCity2018_2019HomeShirt_5598fa8c-df32-4154-9964-4570455591df.jpg?v=1778494855","url":"https:\/\/surpriseshirts.co.uk\/products\/fc-pune-city-2018-2019-home-shirt","provider":"Surprise Shirts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}