2016 FC Goa season

The 2016 FC Goa season will be the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the Indian Super League.

Goa
2016 season
OwnerJaydev Mody
Head CoachZico
StadiumFatorda Stadium
ISL8th
ISL finalsDNQ
Top goalscorerRafael Coelho
(5 goals)
Highest home attendance19,003 vs Pune City FC
(8 October 2016)
Lowest home attendance14,717 vs Chennaiyin FC
(1 December 2016)

Background

After retaining Brazilian head coach, Zico, as well as the core Indian players from the 2014 season such as Romeo Fernandes, Mandar Rao Desai, Narayan Das, and Laxmikant Kattimani, Goa began the season in good fashion with a 2–0 victory at home against Delhi Dynamos.[1] Goa went on the finish the regular season in first place, winning seven of their fourteen games, losing only once in the second half of the season.[2] In the finals, Goa took on Delhi Dynamos in the semi-finals. After losing the away leg 1–0, Goa qualified for the final after winning the home leg 3–0. Goals from Jofre, Rafael Coelho, and Dudu Omagbemi, saw Goa win on aggregate 3–1.[3]

Goa took on Chennaiyin in the final at the Fatorda Stadium. Bruno Pelissari gave Chennaiyin the lead in the 54th minute after missing his penalty before Goa took a 2–1 going into stoppage time through Thongkhosiem Haokip and Jofre. However, an own goal from Kattimani and a strike from Stiven Mendoza saw Chennaiyin win the match 3–2 and win the championship.[4]

Season overview

FC Goa played their first match on 4 October 2016 against NorthEast United FC and succumbed a 2–0 away defeat in Guwahati. Four days later, Goa lost their first home match of the season against FC Pune City after Momar Ndoye scored at the 90th-minute winner to give them a 1–2 victory.

Pre Season Friendly

Player movement

In

Position Player Old club Date Ref
MF Pratesh Shirodkar Mumbai City 26 April 2016 [5]

Indian Super League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Atlético de Kolkata 14 4 8 2 16 14 +2 20 2016 Indian Super League Semi-finals
5 NorthEast United 14 5 3 6 14 14 0 18
6 Pune City 14 4 4 6 13 16 3 16
7 Chennaiyin 14 3 6 5 20 25 5 15
8 Goa 14 4 2 8 15 25 10 14
Source: Indian Super League
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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 4 2 8 15 25  −10 14 2 1 4 10 13  −3 2 1 4 5 12  −7

Source: Matches

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 October 2016 1 NorthEast United FC 2–0 FC Goa Guwahati
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Alfaro  20', 62' Report Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 27,816
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
8 October 2016 2 FC Goa 1–2 FC Pune City Margao
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Coelho  33' Report Izumi  25'
Ndoye  90'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 19,003
Referee: Santosh Kumar
13 October 2016 3 Chennaiyin FC 0–2 FC Goa Chennai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Mulder  15'
Wadoo  26'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 18,213
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
16 October 2016 4 Atletico de Kolkata 1–1 FC Goa Kolkata
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Doutie  6' Report Jofre  77' (pen.) Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
Attendance: 10,589
Referee: Fernando Guerrero
21 October 2016 5 Mumbai City FC 0–1 FC Goa Mumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Richarlyson  41' Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7,690
Referee: Sandro Ricci
24 October 2016 6 FC Goa 1–2 Kerala Blasters FC Margao
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Júlio César  24' Report Rafi  46'
Belfort  84'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,157
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
30 October 2016 7 FC Goa 0–2 Delhi Dynamos FC Margao
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Marcelinho  72'
Gadze  76'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,989
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera
3 November 2016 8 FC Pune City 0–1 FC Goa Pune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Coelho  32' Stadium: Balewadi Stadium
Attendance: 8,587
Referee: Ajit Dutta
8 November 2016 9 Kerala Blasters FC 2–1 FC Goa Kochi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Belfort  48' (pen.)
Vineeth  90+9'
Report Coelho  9' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 34,196
Referee: Nick Waldron
11 November 2016 10 FC Goa 2–1 NorthEast United FC Margao
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) R. Singh  62'
R. Fernandes  90+4'
Report S. Singh  50' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 16,317
Referee: Santosh Kumar
16 November 2016 11 FC Goa 0–0 Mumbai City FC Margao
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,917
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh
24 November 2016 12 FC Goa 1–2 Atletico de Kolkata Margao
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Desai  80' Report Belencoso  28'
Pearson  90+2'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,527
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh
27 November 2016 13 Delhi Dynamos FC 5–1 FC Goa Delhi
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Marcelinho  38', 48', 56'
Gadze  51', 57'
Report Cardozo  31' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 18,243
Referee: Om Prakash Thakur
1 December 2016 14 FC Goa 5–4 Chennaiyin FC Margao
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Coelho  5', 76'
Jofre  21' (pen.)
Tavora  68', 90+5'
Report Lalrinzuala  4'
Arnolin  13' (o.g.)
Omagbemi  28'
Riise  88' (pen.)
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 14,717
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Jahari

Player statistics

Season stats
# Position Player GP G
MF Pratesh Shirodkar00

See also

References

  1. "Goa 2-0 Delhi Dynamos". Soccerway.
  2. "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "Goa 3-0 Delhi Dynamos". Soccerway.
  4. "Goa 2-3 Chennaiyin 2015". Soccerway.
  5. "FC Goa Signs Pratesh Shirodkar". NDTV Sports. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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