Punjab FC spotlights fan ops

Punjab FC posted a ticket drop on April 1, 2026 announcing 300 home and 200 away tickets were live for their upcoming fixture against the “Black Panthers.” (rgpunjabfc.com) The club’s youth setup lists 16 grassroots centres across Jalandhar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Attari and Patiala with over 1,100 young athletes and nearly 30 coaches, nutritionists and support staff in the programme. (freepressjournal.in) RoundGlass/Punjab FC reported six players earned national-team call‑ups — including Nikhil Prabhu and Muhammed Uvais — underscoring talent pathways from the academy into senior camps on August 27, 2025. (rgpunjabfc.com/india-recognises-punjab-fcs-talent-as-six-players-earn-call-ups-across-age-groups) A recent Fan Engagement Manager vacancy for Punjab FC lists core duties as directing field activations, managing fan databases and delivering the match‑day experience, signaling operational roles the club is scaling. (futboljobs.com) The club ran a grand ISL campaign match‑screening and has produced fan‑meet content that draws measurable attention (one fan‑meet short has ~1.5K views), illustrating the activation-to-content pipeline event ops teams must coordinate. (sportsdunia.com) (youtube.com/channel/UCcUSY0w2YneqZnIGbMmu_pQ) Punjab FC’s footprint — 378 players registered through AIFF and a visible ISL fixture list — maps to concrete entry roles: Event Operations Assistant for ticketing and crowd flow (matchday ticket numbers and fixture slots), Player Liaison/Contract Coordinator for registrations and call‑up logistics, and Data Analyst using publicly available match and player feeds. (the-aiff.com/club/11135) (espn.com/soccer/team/fixtures/_/id/18894/punjab-fc) (sofascore.com/football/team/punjab-fc/230661) Practical portfolio projects tied to Punjab FC operations: build a ticket‑demand model using the club’s 300/200 ticket drops and ISL fixture schedule to forecast sellouts and staffing needs; design an activation plan and KPI dashboard for one of the 16 grassroots centres with a budget and staffing template (1,100 athletes, ~30 support staff); and create a player‑performance dashboard pulling per‑match metrics for players like Nsungusi Jr. or Muhammed Uvais from SofaScore/ESPN to demonstrate data‑cleaning, visualization and tactical insight. (rgpunjabfc.com) (espn.com/soccer/team/fixtures/_/id/18894/punjab-fc) (freepressjournal.in) (sofascore.com/football/team/punjab-fc/230661)