2014 FC Goa season
2014 season | |
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President | Dattaraj Salgaocar[1] |
Head Coach | Zico |
Stadium | Fatorda Stadium |
ISL | 2nd |
Finals | Semi-finalist |
Top goalscorer | League: Miroslav Slepička (5) All: Miroslav Slepička (5) |
Highest home attendance | 19,752 vs. Kerala Blasters (26 November 2014) |
Lowest home attendance | 16,652 vs. Chennaiyin FC (15 October 2014) |
Average home league attendance | 18,066 |
The 2014 Season was FC Goa's first season in existence. The club competed in the inaugural edition of the Indian Super League finishing the regular season in second place and reaching the semi-finals of the play-offs.
Background
[edit]In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League and Major League Soccer in the United States.[2] On 13 April 2014, it was announced that Venugopal Dhoot had won the bidding for the Goa franchise along with Dattaraj Salgaocar and Shrinivas Dempo. On 23 September 2014 Virat Kohli Indian Cricketer was unveiled as one of the co-owners.[3] The brand ambassador of the club is Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan.[citation needed] FC Goa is the first Indian sports club to launch a satellite TV Channel – FC Goa TV on Videocon D2H. On 20 September 2014 FC Goa officially confirmed Arsenal legend Robert Pires as their marquee player.[citation needed]
Season summary
[edit]FC Goa lost four out of their first six matches but came back strongly in the second half of the tournament with five victories from their last eight encounters keeping five clean sheets in their 14 matches. Overall, Zico has done a remarkable job with six wins, four defeats and three draws, which took them to the second spot of the standings with 22 points.
Match 1 lost to Chennayin FC 2–1 at home Balwant Singh (32') and Elano Blumer (42') gave the southerners a two-goal cushion in the first half, while Gregory Arnolin (65') managed to pull one back for the Goan franchise.
Match 2 drew to NorthEast United FC away Gregory Arnolin scored his second goal in as many matches to put FC Goa in an advantageous position only for the referee to award a controversial penalty which saw Koke convert from the spot to equalize in the first half for NorthEast United.
Match 3 lost to A de Kolkata 2–1 at home Andre Santos had put FC Goa ahead in the first half before Cavin Lobo struck twice in the second session for the Kolkata outfit.
Match 4 lost to Pune City FC 2–0 away A goal each from Kostas Katsouranis and David Trezeguet aided FC Pune City in their 2–0 victory over FC Goa.
Match 5 defeated Delhi Dynamos 2–1 away Tolgay Ozbey and Jewel Raja came to FC Goa’s rescue as they scored twice in the second half to help their side down Delhi Dynamos 2–1 after trailing by a Mads Junker goal for most of the game.
Match 6 lost to Kerala Blasters 1–0 away Milagres Gonsalves and Andrew Barisic combined brilliantly to give Kerala a win in their maiden home game with the former scoring the all-important goal in the 63rd minute.
Match 7 drew goalless to Mumbai at home Both sides created chances but failed to get off the mark as Mumbai moved up the table to fourth with the point.
Match 8 defeated Delhi Dynamos 4–1 away A brace by Youness Bengelloun, a Robert Pires spot-kick and a top strike by Tolgay Ozbey were enough to seal their first three points on the road. Gustavo Marmentini did pull one back for the home side after a penalty was awarded in the 73rd minute.
Match 9 drew goalless to Mumbai away Yet another goalless draw between the teams, this time in Mumbai. May be we might get a result between the two in the second edition of the tournament.
Match 10 defeated Pune City FC 2–0 home. FC Goa took the lead early in the fifth minute through Romeo Fernandes and sealed the victory in injury time courtesy substitute Miroslav Slepicka.
Match 11 beat Kerala Blasters 3–0 at home Zico’s side avenged their away defeat as they trounced their opponents with a brace by Miroslav Slepicka while Andre Santos added the icing on the cake. All goals came in the second period.
Match 12 beat NorthEast United 3–0 at home Romeo Fernandes and Miroslav Slepicka put ahead FC Goa ahead in the first half while Andre Santos sealed three points after change of ends.
Match 13 defeated Channaiyin FC 3–1 away The hosts were handed their first defeat of the campaign of home soil by in-form FC Goa who scored again through ‘The Three Musketeers’ Romeo Fernandes, Andre Santos and Miroslav Slepicka. Jean-Eudes Maurice did pull one back for Chennaiyin Fc in stoppage time.
Match 14 drew 1–1 to A de Kolkata away The Kolkata giants could have been knocked out of the tournament if Edgar Marcelino’s wonder strike in the 27th minute would have remained. But, Atletico de Kolkata relied on little help from match referee B Toledo as Fikru equalized through the controversial penalty at the cost of Bruno Pinheiro’s sending off.
Signings
[edit]Foreign signings
[edit]# | Position: | Player | Last club | Date | Source |
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7 | MF | Retirement | 2 September 2014 | [4] | |
18 | DF | loan from |
26 September 2014 | ||
25 | FW | loan from |
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26 | FW | loan from |
26 September 2014 | ||
27 | DF | 29 September 2014 | [5] |
Drafted domestic players
[edit]Round | Position | Player | I-League club |
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1 | GK | Dempo | |
2 | DF | Dempo | |
3 | MF | Dempo | |
4 | MF | Dempo | |
5 | MF | Dempo | |
6 | MF | Dempo | |
7 | DF | Dempo | |
8 | MF | Dempo | |
9 | MF | Dempo | |
10 | MF | Dempo | |
11 | FW | Dempo | |
12 | MF | Dempo | |
13 | DF | Dempo | |
14 | DF | Dempo |
Drafted foreign players
[edit]Round | Position | Player | Last Club |
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1 | FW | ||
2 | GK | ||
3 | DF | ||
4 | DF | ||
5 | FW | ||
6 | DF | ||
7 | MF |
Players and staff
[edit]Squad
[edit]- As of 15 October 2014.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
[edit]Position | Name |
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Head coach | |
Assistant coach | |
Conditioning coach | |
Head of Youth Development | |
Physiotherapist | |
Assistant Physiotherapist | |
Kit Manager |
Indian Super League
[edit]Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Chennaiyin | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 23 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
2 | Goa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | |
3 | Atlético de Kolkata (C) | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 19 | |
4 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) play-off match
(C) Champions
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
Last updated: 17 September 2015.
Source: Matches
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]15 October 2014 1 | Goa | 1–2 | Chennaiyin | Goa |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | N.Das Grégory |
Report | Das B.Singh Elano Devadas |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Chris Penso |
19 October 2014 2 | NorthEast United | 1–1 | Goa | Guwahati |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Chansa Koke Do |
Report | Grégory |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Referee: David Gantar |
23 October 2014 3 | Goa | 1–2 | Atlético de Kolkata | Goa |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Santos G.Fernandes Martins |
Report | Borja Teferra Lobo Saha |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Chris Penso |
26 October 2014 4 | Pune City | 2–0 | Goa | Pune |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Katsouranis Bolado Trezeguet |
Report | Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Pratap Singh |
1 November 2014 5 | Goa | 2–1 | Delhi Dynamos | Goa |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Grégory Roy Raja Amiri Özbey |
Report | Junker Houben Khan Marmentini |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: David Gantar |
6 November 2014 6 | Kerala Blasters | 1–0 | Goa | Kochi |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Jhingan Gonsalves Orji |
Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Jarred Gillett |
9 November 2014 7 | Goa | 0–0 | Mumbai City | Goa |
16:30 IST (UTC+5:30) | N.Das Bengelloun Singh |
Report | Costa Štohanzl |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Jarred Gillett |
13 November 2014 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 1–4 | Goa | Delhi |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Raymaekers Van Hout Marmentini |
Report | Bengelloun Singh Pires Özbey |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Arumughan Rowan |
17 November 2014 9 | Mumbai City | 0–0 | Goa | Mumbai |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Čmovš |
Report | Desai Grégory |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar |
22 November 2014 14 | Goa | 2–0 | Pune City | Goa |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | R.Fernandes Desai Santos Amiri Slepička Miranda |
Report | Ravanan Rodrigues Wadoo |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Hettikankanamge Chrishantha Dilan Perera |
26 November 2014 11 | Goa | 3–0 | Kerala Blasters | Goa |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Santos Singh Slepička Miranda |
Report | Franco Romey Hume |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Ranjit Bakshi |
1 December 2014 12 | Goa | 3–0 | NorthEast United | Goa |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | R.Fernandes Slepička Santos Das Roy |
Report | Sambou |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar |
5 December 2014 13 | Chennaiyin | 1–3 | Goa | Chennai |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Mendy Cristian Maurice |
Report | Amiri R.Fernandes Singh Santos Slepička |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
10 December 2014 10 | Atlético de Kolkata | 1–1 | Goa | Kolkata |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Sahni Teferra |
Report | Marcelino Pinheiro |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Indian Super League finals
[edit]14 December 2014 Semifinal 1st leg | Atlético de Kolkata | 0–0 | Goa | Kolkata |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Report | Slepička |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 53,173 Referee: Santosh Kumar |
17 December 2014 Semifinal 2nd leg | Goa | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–0 agg.) (2–4 p) | Atlético de Kolkata | Goa |
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Desai |
Report | Jofre Borja |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 19,012 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov |
Penalties | ||||
Santos Özbey Amiri Miranda |
Josemi Rafi Jofre Borja |
Squad statistics
[edit]- As of Match played 10 December 2014
Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Indian Super League | Indian Super League finals | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Jan Šeda | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Debabrata Roy | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Narayan Das | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Rowilson Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Youness Bengelloun | 13 | 2 | 10+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Peter Carvalho | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Robert Pires | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Alwyn George | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Miguel Herlein | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Edgar Marcelino | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Holicharan Narzary | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Bikramjit Singh | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Grégory Arnolin | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
16 | DF | Bruno Pinheiro | 14 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Mandar Rao Desai | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Zohib Islam Amiri | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Romeo Fernandes | 11 | 3 | 7+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Miroslav Slepička | 10 | 5 | 4+4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
21 | GK | Laxmikant Kattimani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Prabir Das | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Jewel Raja | 9 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Clifford Miranda | 11 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
25 | FW | Ranti Martins | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | FW | Tolgay Özbey | 9 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | |
27 | DF | André Santos | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Goal scorers
[edit]Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Indian Super League | Indian Super League finals | Total |
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1 | FW | 20 | Miroslav Slepička | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
2 | DF | 27 | André Santos | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | MF | 19 | Romeo Fernandes | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | DF | 15 | Grégory Arnolin | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 26 | Tolgay Özbey | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
DF | 5 | Youness Bengelloun | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
7 | MF | 23 | Jewel Raja | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 7 | Robert Pires | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 10 | Edgar Marcelino | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
TOTALS | 21 | 0 | 21 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Number | Nation | Position | Name | Indian Super League | Indian Super League finals | Total | |||
2 | DF | Debabrata Roy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Narayan Das | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Youness Bengelloun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Bikramjit Singh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Grégory Arnolin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
16 | DF | Bruno Pinheiro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | MF | Mandar Rao Desai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Zohib Islam Amiri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Miroslav Slepička | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
24 | MF | Clifford Miranda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
25 | FW | Ranti Martins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
27 | DF | André Santos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Club objects to name of FC Goa in ISL | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Indian Super League sees interest from 30 franchise bidders". Business Standard. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "FC Goa announces Virat Kohli as its new co-owner cum ambassador". 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Mumbai, Goa to settle for Arsenal legends". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Indian Super League Side FC Goa Snap Up Second Former Arsenal Player In Andre Santos". Inside Futbol.
- ^ "Squad". Indian Super League. Retrieved 15 October 2014.