▁Champions ▁League , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁after ▁India ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁tournament ▁qual ifiers ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁club ▁in ▁India ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁club ▁lic ens ing ▁requirements ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Football ▁Federation . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Netherlands ▁international ▁player ▁and ▁former ▁V ites se ▁Arn hem ▁manager ▁Mike ▁S no ei ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Der rick ▁Pere ira . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁P une ▁began ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁campaign ▁with ▁hope . ▁The ▁club ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁season ▁having ▁lost ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁better ▁players , ▁including ▁Sub r ata ▁Pal , ▁Bal deep ▁Singh , ▁and ▁L ester ▁Fern ande z . ▁The ▁club ▁also ▁lost ▁their ▁top ▁sc orer ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁season ▁in ▁former ▁Guinea ▁international ▁Mand jou ▁Ke ita . ▁However , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁those ▁los es ▁with ▁the ▁sign ings ▁of ▁Ab h ra ▁Mond al ▁and ▁James ▁M oga . ▁With ▁these ▁players ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁squad , ▁P une ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁I - Le ague ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁b ang , ▁be ating ▁ON GC ▁ 3 – 2 ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Then , ▁after ▁defe ating ▁P ail an ▁Ar rows ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the