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2015 FC Goa season

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Players and Staff edit

Current squad edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
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 edit

Main article: 2015 Indian Super League

First round edit

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Matches edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

As of Match played 20 December 2015

Appearances and goals edit

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

Goal scorers edit

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

Disciplinary record edit

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

References edit

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