Pune FC, led by Kerala-born Anas Edathodika, will make their sixth appearance in the Federation Cup that begins on Tuesday.

The 18-member squad begin their Group A campaign against hosts Eagles FC on the opening day at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.

The team departed the city in the early hours on Saturday along with seven officials.

PUNE FC – FEDERATION CUP SQUAD

Goalkeepers
Amrinder Singh, Arup Debnath

Defenders
Anas Edathodika (Captain), Othallo Tabia, Calum Angus, Salam Ranjan Singh, Gurjinder Kumar, Srikanth Ramu

Midfielders
Dhanpal Ganesh, Mumtaz Akhtar, Arata Izumi, Shanmugam Venkatesh, Lalrempuia Fanai, Anthony D’Souza, Douhou Pierre

Forwards
Riga Mustapha, James Meyer, Thongkhosiem Haokip

Officials
Mike Snoei (Coach), Gift Raikhan (Assistant Coach), Glen Johnson (Goalkeeper Coach), Dr. B. Ashok Kumar (General Manager), Prashant Naidu (Kit Manager), Tariq Shaikh (Physio)