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=== Teams === The [[Maharashtra cricket team]] and [[Maharashtra women's cricket team|state's women's team]] owned by [[Maharashtra Cricket Association]] represents the state in domestic cricket competitions such as the [[Ranji Trophy|Ranji]], [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]] and women's domestic cricket respectively, is based in Pune (headquarter at [[Gahunje]] village). [[Pune Warriors India]] (2011–2014) and [[Rising Pune Supergiant]] (2016–2017) were the two teams based in Pune to play in the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportspundit.com/cricket/teams/2563-pune-warriors-india|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317021109/http://punewarriorsindia.com/theteam.php|url-status=dead|title=Pune Warriors India|archive-date=17 March 2013|website=Sports Pundit}}</ref> Poona District Football Association (PDFA) was established in 1972 and currently has more than 100 registered teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pdfa.in/about-pdfa/|title=About PDFA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422021745/http://pdfa.in/about-pdfa/|archive-date=22 April 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref> There were two popular football clubs (now defunct) competing in the [[I-League]] from the city: [[Pune FC]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sarmah |first1=Bhargab |title=Pune FC In AFC Champions League, Club World Cup Bid, U19 I-League And Other Things To Watch Out For In 2014 |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/pune-fc-in-afc-champions-league-club-world-cup-u19-i-league-and-other-things-to-watch-out-for-in-2014/ |website=Thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |date=1 January 2014 |access-date=27 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103075110/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/pune-fc-in-afc-champions-league-club-world-cup-u19-i-league-and-other-things-to-watch-out-for-in-2014/ |archive-date=3 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[DSK Shivajians FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shivajians.com/Ahmednagar/history/|title=Shivajian Sports Club: The History|website=shivajians.com|publisher=DSK Shivajians Football Club Ahmednagar|access-date=19 April 2021|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423092633/http://shivajians.com/Ahmednagar/history/}}</ref> [[FC Pune City]] was an [[Indian Super League]] football club in Pune. Established in 2014, FC Pune City became the only professional football club in India to have teams which participated at all levels of professional football; Senior Team ([[Indian Super League|ISL]]), U-18 Team ([[Elite League (India)|Elite league]]), U- 16 Team, U-14 Team and the Women's Team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/fc-pune-city-only-isl-club-have-team-the-inaugural-iwl-012419.html|title=FC Pune City only ISL club to have a team in the inaugural IWL|date=25 January 2017|work=MyKhel|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530035414/https://www.mykhel.com/football/fc-pune-city-only-isl-club-have-team-the-inaugural-iwl-012419.html|archive-date=30 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is home to the [[Pune Peshwas]], runners-up in the 2015 [[UBA Pro Basketball League]] season. Pune also has an [[American football]] [[Franchise (sports)|franchise]], called the [[Pune Marathas (American football)|Pune Marathas]], which began playing in the inaugural season of the [[Elite Football League of India]] in 2011 and which plays at the Balewadi Stadium.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/sns-ap-fbo-football-in-india,0,1978030.story {{dead link|date=March 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/04/they-need-tv-product-why-american-football-is-coming-to-india/|title='They Need TV Product': Why American Football Is Coming To India|author=Sean Gregory|date=4 August 2011|magazine=Time|access-date=6 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125025255/http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/04/they-need-tv-product-why-american-football-is-coming-to-india/|archive-date=25 November 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- |+ City-based professional clubs |- ! Club !! Sport !! League !! Stadium !! Span |- | [[Pune Marathas (American football)|Pune Marathas]] | [[American football]] | [[Elite Football League of India|EFLI]] | [[Deccan Gymkhana Ground]] | 2012–present |- | [[Pune FC]] | [[Association football]] | [[I-League]] | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] | 2007–2016 |- | [[DSK Shivajians FC]] | [[Association football]] | [[I-League]] | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] | 1987–2017 |- | [[Bharat FC]] | [[Association football]] | [[I-League]] | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] | 2014–2015 |- | [[FC Pune City]] | [[Association football]] | [[Indian Super League|Indian Super League (ISL)]] | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] | 2014–2019 |- | [[Pune FC Academy]] | [[Association football]] | [[Indian Super League|Indian Super League (ISL)]] | [[Youth League (India)]] | 2011–2016 |- | [[Pune 7 Aces]] | [[Badminton]] | [[Premier Badminton League]] | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] | 2016–present |- | [[Pune Pistons]] | [[Badminton]] | Indian Badminton League | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] | 2016–present |- | [[Pune Peshwas]] | [[Basketball]] | [[UBA Pro Basketball League|UBA]] | [[Deccan Gymkhana Ground]] | 2015–present |- | [[Maharashtra cricket team]] | [[Cricket]] | [[Ranji Trophy]] | [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]] | 1934–present |- | [[Pune Warriors India]] | [[Cricket]] | [[Indian Premier League|Indian Premier League (IPL)]] | [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]] | 2011–2014 |- | [[Rising Pune Supergiant]] | [[Cricket]] | [[Indian Premier League|Indian Premier League (IPL)]] | [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]] | 2016–2017 |- | Puneri Bappa | [[Cricket]] | Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) | [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]] | 2023–present |- | [[Veer Marathi]] | [[Cricket]] | [[Celebrity Cricket League|Celebrity Cricket League (CCL)]] | [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]] | 2013–2015 |- | [[Maratha Warriors]] | [[Field hockey|Hockey]] | [[Premier Hockey League|Premier Hockey League (PHL)]] | Mahindra Hockey Stadium | 2005–2008 |- | [[Puneri Paltan]] | [[Kabaddi]] | [[Pro Kabaddi League]] | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] | 2014–present |- | [[Pune Marathas (tennis)|Pune Marathas]] | [[Tennis]] | [[Champions Tennis League]] | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] | 2014–2015 |}
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