The 2015 season was FC Goa's second season in existence in the Indian Super League.

FC Goa
2015 season
PresidentDattaraj Salgaocar[1]
Head CoachZico
StadiumFatorda Stadium
ISL1st
ISL FinalsRunners Up
Top goalscorerLeague: Reinaldo (7)
All: Reinaldo (7)
Highest home attendance19,438
Lowest home attendance17,634
Average home league attendance18,571
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Background

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Brazil's No 10 Zico returned as FC Goa manager for the Indian Super League's second season. Former Brazil skipper and World Cup winner Lucio has signed up as FC Goa's marquee player for the second season. Players retained in the team include- Domestic: Romeo Fernandes, Mandar Rao Desai, Laxmikant Kattimani, Narayan Das, Debabrata Roy, Bikramjit Singh. International: Gregory Arnolin (FRA). Players from the open market include- Domestic: Pronay Halder, C S Sabeeth, Denson Devadas, Joaquim Abranches, Raju Gaikwad, Keenan Almeida, Nicolau Colaco, Luis Barreto. International: Jofre Mateu González (ESP), Lucio (BRA), Elinton Andrade (BRA), Reinaldo Da Cruz Oliveira (BRA), Victor Simões de Oliveira (BRA), Jonatan Lucca (BRA), Léo Moura (BRA). Players selected from draft include forwards Victorino Fernandes and Thongkhosiem Haokip.

FC Goa will play its opening match on its home turf on 4 October with the Delhi Dynamos FC.

Season Summary

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4 October: FC Goa rode on two first half goals scored by Mandar Rao Dessai (3’) and Reinaldo da Cruz Oliveira (45+3’) to beat Delhi Dynamos FC in their opening fixture of the league stage that began with three back to back matches at their home fortress. 7 October: FC Goa came back brilliantly to hold Atletico de Kokata to a 1–1 draw as Keenan Almeida (82’) scored a stunner after Arata Izumi (13’) had given Antonio Lopes Habas’ side the lead in a fiery tie that saw the sending off of Baljit Sahni (62’). 11 October: A result to forget was the first defeat in this season. FC Goa went down to 4–0 defeat at the hands of Chennaiyin FC in Match 9 where Elano Blumer, who scored in the 43rd minute, assisted two of Stiven Mendoza's goals in the Colombian's hat-trick (10’, 63’, 75’). 15 October: The Gaurs got their ISL campaign back on track with an emphatic 3–1 victory over NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. After Francis Dadzie scored the 12th-minute opener, Jonatan Lucca (27’), Reinaldo (30’) and Mandar (70’) completed the comeback for FC Goa. 22 October: FC Goa came from behind once again and reclaimed the top spot with a 2–1 win over Kerala Blasters FC as Leo Moura (45+1’) cancelled Mohammed Rafi's 24th-minute lead while Gregory Arnolin sealed the victory in the 84th minute. 25 October: The winning run came to a halt after Mumbai City FC registered a 2–0 win over the league leaders in Mumbai. In what was FC Goa striker Darryl Duffy's last match of the season where the Scot was ruled out due to a hairline fracture, Sunil Chhetri's penalty (33’) and Frederic Piquonne's header (49’) were enough to give the home team all three points. 30 October: The Virat Kohli co-owned FC Goa remained afloat in the top half with a 1–1 draw against FC Pune City in which an own goal scored by Roger Johnson (46’) was cancelled by Eugeneson Lyngdoh in the 64th minute. 5 November: FC Goa gifted Virat Kohli with a 2–0 win over Chennaiyin FC. On his debut, Rafael Coelho Luiz won both the penalties that were converted by Leo Moura (64’) and Jonatan Lucca (78’) as the Gaurs recorded their second away win of the season. Harmanjot Khabra was sent off in the 89th minute wherein the Chennaiyin player put his studs on Moura's right leg. 8 November: As it almost looked as a win for the league leaders, Adrian Mutu (90+4’) handed the Goan franchise with a heartbreaker at the death. In the thrilling round nine clash, Eugeneson Lyngdoh had bagged the opener in the 32nd minute. Rafael (34’) and Jonatan Lucca (44’) brought FC Goa back into the game but for the unthinkable to happen at the last minute. 17 November: FC Goa hammered Mumbai City FC 7–0 to record the biggest victory in the history of the competition. Thongkhosiem Haokip (34’, 52’, 79’) and Dudu Omagbemi (42’, 64’, 67’) scored more than just their first goals in FC Goa colours, with former bagging the 100th goal in the ISL 2015, while Reinaldo (90’) scored his third of the season. 22 November: FC Goa have not only remained winless against Atletico de Kolkata but also lost 4–0 to the ISL 2014 champions. Sameehg Doutie (20’, 78’), Borja Fernandez (22’) and Iain Hume (68’) were the scorers for this season's semifinalists. 25 November: It was the last home match of the season for FC Goa in the league stage where Zico's troops came from behind to hold NorthEast United FC 1–1 and Leo Moura bagged the "DHL winning pass" award for the most number of assists (6, now 8) provided for his side in the ISL this year. Victor Mendy's 56th-minute goal was cancelled by Reinaldo in the 80th minute. 29 November: FC Goa blasted their way into semifinals thrashing Kerala Blasters FC 5–1. The Blasters’ second-minute lead scored by Victor Herrero Forcada was annulled by Jofre Mateu Gonzalez in the 12th minute. The Gaurs also had their third hat-trick hero in Reinaldo da Cruz Oliveira (29’, 50’, 61’) while Mandar Rao Dessai (64’) joined the party to ensure a comfortable win. The home team had to play the second half with 10 men following the sending off of Josu Carrias. 6 December: Having already made it to the final four, FC Goa rallied back from two goals down at half-time to beat Delhi Dynamos FC 3–2 in an exciting clash and finished on top of the standings at the end of the league stage, drawing the same opponents in the semifinals. Serginho Green (31’) and Adil Nabi (40’) gave the Lions a 2–0 lead in the first half but the away team scored three goals in the second half via a brace scored by Romeo Fernandes (68’, 69’) and Jofre Mateu Gonzalez (90’) to snatch all three points. 11 December: FC Goa succumbed a 1–0 loss to Delhi Dynamos FC in the first leg of the semifinals in Delhi. Robin Singh's 42nd-minute goal made the difference as the two teams headed into the second leg of the semifinals in Goa on 15 December with the Delhi franchise leading 1–0 on aggregate. 15 December: FC Goa scripted their maiden final appearance crushing Delhi Dynamos FC 3–0 in the second leg of their semifinal. Jofre Mateu Gonzalez (11’), Rafael Coelho Luiz (27’) and Dudu Omagbemi (84’) were the goalscoring heroes for the Goan franchise who were backed by a deafening home support. Adil Nabi was given the marching orders by referee Pranjal Banerjee due to the Delhi player's indiscipline on the bench after he was already substituted.

Pre Season Friendly

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15 September 2015 Exhibition match FC Goa India  2–1 United Arab Emirates  Al Shabab Dubai, UAE
28 September 2015 Exhibition match FC Goa India  3–1 India  Dempo SC Goa,India

Transfers

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Players and Staff

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Current squad

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As of 11 November 2015[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India  IND Luis Barreto
2 DF India  IND Debabrata Roy (on loan from Dempo)
3 DF Brazil  BRA Lúcio
4 DF Brazil  BRA Luciano Sabrosa
5 DF India  IND Narayan Das (on loan from Dempo)
6 DF India  IND Raju Gaikwad (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
8 MF India  IND Bikramjit Singh (on loan from Mohun Bagan)
10 MF Brazil  BRA Léo Moura
11 FW Brazil  BRA Reinaldo
12 FW India  IND Thongkhosiem Haokip (on loan from Pune)
13 MF India  IND Denson Devadas
14 FW India  IND Victorino Fernandes (on loan from Sporting Goa)
15 DF Martinique  MTQ Grégory Arnolin
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF India  IND Nicolau Colaco (on loan from Salgaocar)
17 MF India  IND Mandar Rao Desai (on loan from Dempo)
18 MF India  IND Pronay Halder (on loan from Dempo)
19 MF India  IND Romeo Fernandes (on loan from Dempo)
20 FW Brazil  BRA Rafael Coelho
22 MF Spain  ESP Jofre
23 DF India  IND Keenan Almeida (on loan from Sporting Goa)
25 FW Nigeria  NGA Dudu Omagbemi
27 GK India  IND Laxmikant Kattimani (on loan from Dempo)
30 FW India  IND Chinadorai Sabeeth (on loan from East Bengal)
47 MF Brazil  BRA Jonatan Lucca (on loan from Atletico Paranaense)
71 FW India  IND Joaquim Abranches (on loan from East Bengal)
99 GK Brazil  BRA Elinton Andrade

Injured

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW Brazil  BRA Victor Simões
9 FW Scotland  SCO Darryl Duffy

Current Technical Staff

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Zico-The Head Coach of FC Goa
Position Name
Head coach Brazil  Zico[5]
Assistant coach Brazil  Vannucci Fernando[6]
Conditioning Coach Brazil  Moraci Sant'Anna[7]
Physical Trainer Brazil  Goncalves Willian[6]
Physiotherapist Brazil  Gabriel Miguel[6]
Assistant Physiotherapist India  Russell Pinto[8]
Assistant Physiotherapist India  R Venkatesh
Team Manager India  Jonathan D'Sousa[9]
Head of Youth Development India  Gavin Araujo[10]

Indian Super League

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First round

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Goa 14 7 4 3 29 20 +9 25 Advance to ISL Play-offs
2 Atlético de Kolkata 14 7 2 5 26 17 +9 23
3 Chennaiyin (C) 14 7 1 6 25 15 +10 22
4 Delhi Dynamos 14 6 4 4 18 20 −2 22
5 NorthEast United 14 6 2 6 18 23 −5 20
Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 7 4 3 28 19  +9 25 3 3 1 13 7  +6 4 1 2 15 12  +3

Last updated: 6 December 2015.
Source: Matches

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
GroundHHHAHAHAAHAHAA
ResultWDLWWLDWDWLDWW
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2015. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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4 October 2015 1 Goa 2–0 Delhi Dynamos Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Chakraborty   3' (o.g.)
Reinaldo   45+3'
Jofre Yellow card  68'
Sabrosa Yellow card  90+3'
Report Marmentini Yellow card  68' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Pranjal Banerji
7 October 2015 2 Goa 1–1 Atlético de Kolkata Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Devadas Yellow card  58'
Almeida   81'Yellow card  90'
Jofre Yellow card  83'
V.Fernandes Yellow card  90+5'
Report Izumi   13'
Borja Yellow card  42'
Gavilán Yellow card  45'
Nato Yellow card  48'
Sahni Yellow card  61' Red card  62'
A.Fernandes Yellow card  84'
Valdo Yellow card  88'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar
11 October 2015 3 Goa 0–4 Chennaiyin Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Moura Yellow card  30' Report Mendoza   10', 63', 75'
Elano   43'
Khabra Yellow card  49'
Blasi Yellow card  85'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,888
Referee: Bhuvana Balasubramaniam
15 October 2015 4 NorthEast United 1–3 Goa Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Hanghal Yellow card  6'
Dadzie   12'
Kamara Yellow card  33'
Gurung Yellow card  90'
Report Jonatan   28'
Reinaldo   30'Yellow card  38'
Singh Yellow card  64'
Desai   70'
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
22 October 2014 5 Goa 2–1 Kerala Blasters Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Sabrosa Yellow card  40'
Moura   45+1'Yellow card  89'
Grégory   83'
Report Rafi   24'
Williams Yellow card  44'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
25 October 2014 6 Mumbai City 2–0 Goa Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mehta Yellow card  26'
Chhetri   33' (pen.)Yellow card  58'
Piquionne   48'
Mawia Yellow card  52'
Čmovš Yellow card  71'
Benachour Yellow card  90'
Report B.Singh Yellow card  20'
Gaikwad Yellow card  32'
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
Attendance: 23,043
Referee: Ali Shaban
30 October 2015 7 Goa 1–1 Pune City Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Johnson   46' (o.g.) Report Lyngdoh   64'Yellow card  66'
Uche Yellow card  66'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
5 November 2015 8 Chennaiyin 0–2 Goa Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Teferra Yellow card  45+1'
Mendy Yellow card  63'
Elano Yellow card  70'
Wadoo Yellow card  76'
Khabra Red card  89'
Report Sabrosa Yellow card  16'
Grégory Yellow card  61'
Moura   64' (pen.)
Jonatan   78' (pen.)
Colaco Yellow card  86'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
8 November 2015 9 Pune City 2–2 Goa Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Lyngdoh   32'
Mutu   90+4'
Report Coelho   34'
Moura Yellow card  36'
Jonatan   44'
Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
17 November 2015 10 Goa 7–0 Mumbai City Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Haokip   34', 52', 79'
Dudu   42', 64', 67'
Reinaldo   90'
Report Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
22 November 2015 11 Atlético de Kolkata 4–0 Goa Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Doutie   20', 78'
Borja   22'
Hume   68' (pen.)
Report Devadas Yellow card  58'
Colaco Yellow card  67'
Lúcio Yellow card  81'
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
25 November 2015 12 Goa 1–1 NorthEast United Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Arnolin Yellow card  49'
Dudu Yellow card  73'
Reinaldo   80'
Report Mendy   55' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
29 November 2015 13 Kerala Blasters 1–5 Goa Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Pulga   2'
Josu Red card  45+3'
Report Jofre   12'
Reinaldo   29', 50', 61'
Desai   64'
Moura Yellow card  82'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
6 December 2015 14 Delhi Dynamos 2–3 Goa Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) R.Singh Yellow card  14'
Greene   31'
Nabi   40'
Vinícius Yellow card  65'
Chakraborty Yellow card  65'
Lalthlamuana Yellow card  90+2'
Report Halder Yellow card  14'
Lúcio Yellow card  63'
Fernandes   68', 70'
Jofre   90'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Finals

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11 December 2015 Semifinal 1st leg Delhi Dynamos 1–0 Goa Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Lalthlamuana Yellow card  14'
R.Singh   42'
Chicão Yellow card  44'
Report Reinaldo Yellow card  59'
Moura Yellow card  68'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
15 December 2015 Semifinal 2nd leg Goa 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
Delhi Dynamos Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Jofre   11'Yellow card  49'
Coelho   27'
Halder Yellow card  37'
Desai Yellow card  58'
Jonatan Yellow card  69'
B.Singh Yellow card  76'
Dudu   84'
Report Marmentini Yellow card  34'
Malsawmtluanga Yellow card  88'
Nabi Red card  88'
Mulder Yellow card  90+3'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

Final

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20 December 2015 Final Goa 2–3 Chennaiyin Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Haokip   58'
Grégory Yellow card  60'
Jofre   87'Yellow card  88'
Report Wadoo Yellow card  18'
Pelissari   54'
T.Singh Yellow card  57'
Kattimani   90' (o.g.)
Mendoza   90+1'Yellow card  90+2'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

Squad statistics

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As of Match played 20 December 2015

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Indian Super League Finals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF India  IND Debabrata Roy 7 0 6+1 0 0 0
3 DF Brazil  BRA Lúcio 14 0 11 0 3 0
4 DF Brazil  BRA Luciano Sabrosa 7 0 5+1 0 0+1 0
5 DF India  IND Narayan Das 9 0 5+3 0 1 0
6 DF India  IND Raju Gaikwad 8 0 6+1 0 1 0
8 MF India  IND Bikramjit Singh 12 0 7+2 0 2+1 0
10 MF Brazil  BRA Léo Moura 16 2 13 2 3 0
11 FW Brazil  BRA Reinaldo 11 7 8+2 7 1 0
12 FW India  IND Thongkhosiem Haokip 6 4 5 3 0+1 1
13 MF India  IND Denson Devadas 8 0 4+3 0 0+1 0
14 MF India  IND Victorino Fernandes 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
15 MF Martinique  MTQ Grégory Arnolin 16 1 13 1 3 0
16 DF India  IND Nicolau Colaco 4 0 2+2 0 0 0
17 MF India  IND Mandar Rao Desai 14 2 8+4 2 2 0
18 MF India  IND Pronay Halder 8 0 4+1 0 3 0
19 MF India  IND Romeo Fernandes 13 2 6+4 2 2+1 0
20 FW Brazil  BRA Rafael Coelho 5 2 2 1 2+1 1
22 MF Spain  ESP Jofre 12 4 8+1 2 3 2
23 DF India  IND Keenan Almeida 4 1 4 1 0 0
25 FW Nigeria  NGA Dudu Omagbemi 7 4 4+1 3 2 1
27 GK India  IND Laxmikant Kattimani 13 0 9+1 0 3 0
30 FW India  IND Chinadorai Sabeeth 8 0 3+4 0 1 0
47 MF Brazil  BRA Jonatan Lucca 16 3 11+2 3 1+2 0
71 FW India  IND Joaquim Abranches 1 0 1 0 0 0
99 GK Brazil  BRA Elinton Andrade 5 0 5 0 0 0
Players who left Goa due to injury during the season:
7 FW Brazil  BRA Victor Simões 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland  SCO Darryl Duffy 4 0 2+2 0 0 0

Goal scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name Indian Super League Finals Total
1 FW Brazil  11 Reinaldo 7 0 7
2 FW Nigeria  25 Dudu Omagbemi 3 1 4
FW India  12 Thongkhosiem Haokip 3 1 4
MF Spain  22 Jofre 2 2 4
5 MF Brazil  47 Jonatan Lucca 3 0 3
6 MF Brazil  10 Léo Moura 2 0 2
MF India  17 Mandar Rao Desai 2 0 2
MF India  19 Romeo Fernandes 2 0 2
FW Brazil  20 Rafael Coelho 1 1 1
Own goal 2 0 2
11 DF India  23 Keenan Almeida 1 0 1
DF Martinique  15 Grégory Arnolin 1 0 1
TOTALS 29 5 34

Disciplinary record

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Number Nation Position Name Indian Super League Finals Total
Yellow card  Red card  Yellow card  Red card  Yellow card  Red card 
3 Brazil  DF Lúcio 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 Brazil  DF Luciano Sabrosa 3 0 0 0 3 0
6 India  DF Raju Gaikwad 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 India  MF Bikramjit Singh 2 0 1 0 3 0
10 Brazil  MF Léo Moura 4 0 1 0 5 0
11 Brazil  MF Reinaldo 1 0 1 0 2 0
13 India  MF Denson Devadas 2 0 0 0 2 0
14 India  MF Victorino Fernandes 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 France  DF Grégory Arnolin 2 0 1 0 3 0
16 India  DF Nicolau Colaco 2 0 0 0 2 0
17 India  MF Mandar Rao Desai 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 India  MF Pronay Halder 1 0 1 0 2 0
22 Spain  MF Jofre 2 0 2 0 4 0
23 India  MF Keenan Almeida 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 Nigeria  FW Dudu Omagbemi 1 0 0 0 1 0
47 Brazil  MF Jonatan Lucca 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 23 0 9 0 32 0

References

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