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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Association football club in England}}<br />
{{Distinguish|text = [[Punjab F.C.]], a football club based in Punjab, India}}<br />
{{Infobox football club<br />
| clubname = Punjab United<br />
| image = PunjabUnitedlogo.png<br />
| image_size = 200px<br />
| fullname = Punjab United Football Club Gravesend<br />
| nickname = <br />
| founded = 2003<br />
| ground = Elite Venue, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 5ND<br />
| capacity = 600<br />
| chairman = Chipie Sian <br />
| manager = Ben Sian<br />
| league = {{English football updater|PunjabUn}}<br />
| season = {{English football updater|PunjabUn2}}<br />
| position = {{English football updater|PunjabUn3}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Punjab United Football Club''' is a [[association football|football]] club based in [[Gravesend]], [[Kent]], England. They are currently members of the {{English football updater|PunjabUn}}.<br />
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==History==<br />
The club was founded in 2003.<ref>[http://kentcountyfootballleague.co.uk/punjab-united-fc/ Punjab United] Kent County Football League</ref> 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]].<ref name=":0">[http://fchd.info/PUNJABUK.HTM Punjab United] Football Club History Database</ref> United won the Division 1 title at the first time of asking in the [[2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League|2017/18 season]] earning promotion to the Premier Division.<br />
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In August 2019, they competed in the FA Cup Qualifying for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49251941|title=Punjab United v Broadbridge Heath: 'We talked about the FA Cup as kids'|work=BBC Sport |date=August 9, 2019}}</ref><br />
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In April 2023, the club won the Kent Senior Trophy for the first time beating [[Deal Town F.C.|Deal Town]] 6–0 at Maidstone United's Gallagher Stadium.<br />
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In the [[2025–26 Southern Counties East Football League|2025–26 season]], the club were promoted to the [[Isthmian League]] South East Division for the first time in their history, defeating [[Rusthall F.C.|Rusthall]] on penalties to win the play-off final.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://scefl.com/prem-play-offs|title=Premier Division Play Offs|website=scefl.com|date=4 May 2026|accessdate=5 May 2026}}</ref><br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
Punjab United's 2018–19 season was the subject of an episode of the [[BBC]] documentary series ''[[Our Lives (TV series)|Our Lives]]''.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000634s BBC - Our Lives, Series 3, Punjab United] Retrieved 2019-06-24.</ref> In October&nbsp;2022, an advertisement for Punjab United featuring ''[[Soccer Saturday]]'' presenter [[Jeff Stelling]] went viral on social media.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Stelling to make appearance at non league game after hearing of successful groundhop day |url=https://fanbanter.co.uk/jeff-stelling-to-make-appearance-at-non-league-game-after-hearing-of-successful-groundhop-day/ |website=FanBanter |date=13 October 2022 |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Records ==<br />
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* '''Best [[FA Cup]] performance:''' 1st qualifying round ([[2024–25 FA Cup|2024–25]])<ref name=":0" /><br />
* '''Best [[FA Vase]] performance:''' Semi-finals ([[2025–26 FA Vase|2025–26]])<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Honours==<br />
*'''[[Southern Counties East Football League]]'''<br />
**Premier Division play-offs: [[2025–26 Southern Counties East Football League|2025–26]]<br />
**Division One Champions: [[2017–18 Southern Counties East Football League|2017–18]]<br />
*'''[[Kent County League]]'''<br />
**Premier Division Champions: 2016–17<br />
**Inter-Regional Challenge Cup runners-up: 2016–17<br />
*'''Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield'''<br />
**Champions: 2016/17<br />
*'''Kent Senior Trophy'''<br />
**Champions: 2022/23<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://twitter.com/pufc_gravesend Punjab United FC (@PUFC_Gravesend) | Twitter]<br />
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{{Southern Counties East League}}<br />
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[[Category:Southern Counties East Football League]]<br />
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