Punjab United F.C.

Punjab United F.C. is a football club based in Gravesend, Kent, England.

Not to be confused with Punjab F.C., a football club based in Punjab, India.
Punjab United
Full namePunjab United Football Club Gravesend
Nickname(s)Punjab
Founded2003
GroundElite Venue, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5ND
ChairmanRanvi (Chipie)
ManagerJugjit Singh Sian (Chipie)
LeagueSouthern Counties East League Premier Division
2019–20Southern Counties East League Premier Division (season abandoned)

History

The club was founded in 2003.[1] The club joined the Kent County League Premier Division in 2016, and in their inaugural season won the Kent Intermediate Challenge Cup, were finalists in the Kent County League Cup, and were crowned the 2016-17 League champions. The club were the first Asian team to win the league and did so with the highest league points total in the history of the league. The club was promoted to Step 6 of the National League System for the first time, being allocated to the Southern Counties East League.[2]

In August 2019 they competed in the FA Cup Qualifying for the first time.[3]

Documentary

Punjab United's 2018–19 season is the subject of a BBC Documentary.[4]

Honours

Kent County League Premier Division and Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield Champions 2016–17

References
  1. Punjab United Kent County Football League
  2. Punjab United Football Club History Database
  3. "Punjab United v Broadbridge Heath: 'We talked about the FA Cup as kids'". August 9, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. BBC - Our Lives, Series 3, Punjab United Retrieved 2019-06-24.

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