2015 FC Goa season

The 2015 season is 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

Background

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

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
11 September 2015 Exhibition match FC Goa 2–2 Al Khaleej Dubai, UAE
15 September 2015 Exhibition match FC Goa 2–1 Al Shabab Dubai, UAE
16 September 2015 Exhibition match FC Goa 1–1 Ajman Club Dubai, UAE
19 September 2015 Exhibition match FC Goa – Al Jazira Dubai, UAE
20 September 2015 Exhibition match FC Goa 2–4 Hatta Club Dubai, UAE
28 September 2015 Exhibition match FC Goa 3–1 Dempo SC Goa,India

Transfers

Players and Staff

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

Injured

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  BRA Victor Simões
9 FW  SCO Darryl Duffy

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

Indian Super League
Main article: 2015 Indian Super League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Goa 14 7 4 3 29 20 +9 25 2015 Indian Super League Semi-final
2 Atlético de Kolkata 14 7 2 5 26 17 +9 23
3 Chennaiyin 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
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2015. Source: Indian Super League standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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
4 October 2015 1 Goa 2–0 Delhi Dynamos Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Chakraborty  3' (o.g.)
Reinaldo  45+3'
Jofre  68'
Sabrosa  90+3'		 Report Marmentini  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  58'
Almeida  81' 90'
Jofre  83'
V.Fernandes  90+5'		 Report Izumi  13'
Borja  42'
Gavilán  45'
Nato  48'
Sahni  61'  62'
A.Fernandes  84'
Valdo  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  30' Report Mendoza  10', 63', 75'
Elano  43'
Khabra  49'
Blasi  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  6'
Dadzie  12'
Kamara  33'
Gurung  90'		 Report Jonatan  28'
Reinaldo  30' 38'
Singh  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  40'
Moura  45+1' 89'
Grégory  83'		 Report Rafi  24'
Williams  44'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
25 October 2014 6 Mumbai City 2–0 Goa Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Mehta  26'
Chhetri  33' (pen.) 58'
Piquionne  48'
Mawia  52'
Čmovš  71'
Benachour  90'		 Report B.Singh  20'
Gaikwad  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' 66'
Uche  66'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
5 November 2015 8 Chennaiyin 0–2 Goa Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Teferra  45+1'
Mendy  63'
Elano  70'
Wadoo  76'
Khabra  89'		 Report Sabrosa  16'
Grégory  61'
Moura  64' (pen.)
Jonatan  78' (pen.)
Colaco  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  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  58'
Colaco  67'
Lúcio  81'		 Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
25 November 2015 12 Goa 1–1 NorthEast United Goa
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Arnolin  49'
Dudu  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  45+3'		 Report Jofre  12'
Reinaldo  29', 50', 61'
Desai  64'
Moura  82'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
6 December 2015 14 Delhi Dynamos 2–3 Goa Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) R.Singh  14'
Greene  31'
Nabi  40'
Vinícius  65'
Chakraborty  65'
Lalthlamuana  90+2'		 Report Halder  14'
Lúcio  63'
Fernandes  68', 70'
Jofre  90'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Finals
Main article: 2015 Indian Super League finals
11 December 2015 Semifinal 1st leg Delhi Dynamos 1–0 Goa Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Lalthlamuana  14'
R.Singh  42'
Chicão  44'		 Report Reinaldo  59'
Moura  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' 49'
Coelho  27'
Halder  37'
Desai  58'
Jonatan  69'
B.Singh  76'
Dudu  84'		 Report Marmentini  34'
Malsawmtluanga  88'
Nabi  88'
Mulder  90+3'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

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

Squad statistics
As of Match played 20 December 2015

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalIndian Super LeagueFinals
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Debabrata Roy 706+1000
3 DF Lúcio 14011030
4 DF Luciano Sabrosa 705+100+10
5 DF Narayan Das 905+3010
6 DF Raju Gaikwad 806+1010
8 MF Bikramjit Singh 1207+202+10
10 MF Léo Moura 16213230
11 FW Reinaldo 1178+2710
12 FW Thongkhosiem Haokip 64530+11
13 MF Denson Devadas 804+300+10
14 MF Victorino Fernandes 302+1000
15 MF Grégory Arnolin 16113130
16 DF Nicolau Colaco 402+2000
17 MF Mandar Rao Desai 1428+4220
18 MF Pronay Halder 804+1030
19 MF Romeo Fernandes 1326+422+10
20 FW Rafael Coelho 52212+11
22 MF Jofre 1248+1232
23 DF Keenan Almeida 414100
25 FW Dudu Omagbemi 744+1321
27 GK Laxmikant Kattimani 1309+1030
30 FW Chinadorai Sabeeth 803+4010
47 MF Jonatan Lucca 16311+231+20
71 FW Joaquim Abranches 101000
99 GK Elinton Andrade 505000
Players who left Goa due to injury during the season:
7 FW Victor Simões 000000
9 FW Darryl Duffy 402+2000

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Indian Super League Finals Total
1FW11Reinaldo707
2FW25Dudu Omagbemi314
FW12Thongkhosiem Haokip314
MF22Jofre224
5MF47Jonatan Lucca303
6MF10Léo Moura202
MF17Mandar Rao Desai202
MF19Romeo Fernandes202
FW20Rafael Coelho111
Own goal202
11DF23Keenan Almeida101
DF15Grégory Arnolin101
TOTALS 29534

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Indian Super League Finals Total
3DFLúcio200020
4DFLuciano Sabrosa300030
6DFRaju Gaikwad100010
8MFBikramjit Singh201030
10MFLéo Moura401050
11MFReinaldo101020
13MFDenson Devadas200020
14MFVictorino Fernandes100010
15DFGrégory Arnolin201030
16DFNicolau Colaco200020
17MFMandar Rao Desai001010
18MFPronay Halder101020
22MFJofre202040
23MFKeenan Almeida100010
25FWDudu Omagbemi100010
47MFJonatan Lucca001010
TOTALS 23 0 9 0 32 0

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