Punjab United F.C.

Background

Punjab United's rise through the English football pyramid is marked by specific achievements. After joining the Kent County League Premier Division in 2016, they won the league title in their first season, 2016–17, becoming the first Asian team to do so and setting a record points total. That same season, they won the Kent Intermediate Challenge Cup and were finalists in the Kent County League Cup. Promotion to Step 6 followed, and they were allocated to the Southern Counties East League, where they won Division 1 in 2017–18 at the first attempt.

In August 2019, the club competed in the FA Cup Qualifying for the first time. A major milestone came in April 2023, when they won the Kent Senior Trophy for the first time, beating Deal Town 6–0 at Maidstone United's Gallagher Stadium. The 2025–26 season saw them promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division for the first time, defeating Rusthall on penalties in the play-off final.

Did You Know?

• The club's 2018–19 season was the subject of an episode of the BBC documentary series Our Lives.
• In October 2022, an advertisement for Punjab United featuring Soccer Saturday presenter Jeff Stelling went viral on social media.
• Their best FA Vase performance is reaching the semi-finals in 2025–26.