2016 FC Goa season
| 2016 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jaydev Mody |
| Head Coach | Zico |
| Stadium | Fatorda Stadium |
| ISL | 8th |
| ISL finals | DNQ |
| Top goalscorer | Rafael Coelho (5 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 19,003 vs Pune City FC (8 October 2016) |
| Lowest home attendance | 14,717 vs Chennaiyin FC (1 December 2016) |
The 2016 FC Goa season was the club's third season since its establishment in 2014 and their third season in the Indian Super League.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 11 September 2016 Exhibition match | FC Goa  | 1–3 |  Bangu Atlético Clube | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1 | 3 |
| 15 September 2016 Exhibition match | FC Goa | 0–0 | Boavista Sport Club | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 0 | 0 |
| 23 September 2016 Exhibition match | FC Goa | 1–0 | Flamengo | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1 | 0 |
Player movement
[edit]Retained players
[edit]Signings
[edit]In
[edit]| Position | Player | Old club | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Pratesh Shirodkar
|
Mumbai City
|
26 April 2016 | [5] |
Indian Super League
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Atlético de Kolkata (C) | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 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 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 |
Source: Matches
Matches
[edit]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: Nivon Robesh Gamini |
| 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: Nivon Robesh Gamini |
| 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
[edit]| # | Position | Player | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Pratesh Shirodkar |
0 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Goa 2-0 Delhi Dynamos". Soccerway.
- ^ "ISL 2015 Table & Results". India.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Goa 3-0 Delhi Dynamos". Soccerway.
- ^ "Goa 2-3 Chennaiyin 2015". Soccerway.
- ^ "FC Goa Signs Pratesh Shirodkar". NDTV Sports. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.