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2020–21 FC Goa season

The 2020–21 season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2014, and their seventh season in the Indian Super League. In addition to the league, the club will also compete in the Indian Super Cup, and the AFC Champions League reaching till its group stages.

Goa
2020–21 season
PresidentAkshay Tandon
Head CoachJuan Ferrando
StadiumFatorda Stadium[a]
Indian Super League4th
Play-offsSemi-finals
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Igor Angulo (13)
All: Igor Angulo (14)
Average home league attendance🔒 Closed Doors[a]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 29 January 2021[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IND Dheeraj Singh
2 DF   IND Sanson Pereira
4 DF   ESP Iván González
5 MF   ESP Alberto Noguera
6 DF   IND Leander D'Cunha
7 FW   IND Len Doungel
8 DF   AUS James Donachie (on loan from Newcastle Jets)
9 MF   ESP Jorge Ortiz
10 MF   IND Brandon Fernandes
11 MF   IND Princeton Rebello
13 GK   IND Mohammad Nawaz
16 MF   IND Phrangki Buam
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   ESP Igor Angulo
19 FW   IND Makan Chote
20 DF   IND Seriton Fernandes
21 DF   IND Saviour Gama
22 MF   IND Redeem Tlang
23 MF   ESP Edu Bedia (Captain)
24 MF   IND Lenny Rodrigues
26 FW   IND Ishan Pandita
27 DF   IND Aibanbha Dohling
32 GK   IND Naveen Kumar
37 DF   IND Mohammed Ali
50 DF   IND Adil Khan (on loan from Hyderabad FC)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date from Position Name Previous Club Ref
22 July 2020 FW   Igor Angulo   Górnik Zabrze [3]
2 August 2020 FW   Redeem Tlang   NorthEast United [4]
2 August 2020 FW   Makan Chote   Minerva Punjab [5]
7 August 2020 MF   Jorge Ortiz   Atlético Baleares [6]
9 August 2020 DF   Iván González   Cultural Leonesa [7]
4 September 2020 MF   Alberto Noguera   Numancia [8]
25 September 2020 DF   James Donachie   Newcastle Jets [9]
15 January 2021 GK   Dheeraj Singh   ATK Mohun Bagan [10]
22 January 2021 DF   Adil Khan   Hyderabad FC [11]
2 February 2021 MF   Glan Martins   ATK Mohun Bagan [12]
2 February 2021 MF   Amarjit Singh Kiyam   Jamshedpur FC [13]

Loan Returns

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Position No. Player From
RW 14   Alexander Romario Jesuraj   Mohun Bagan A.C.

Loan outs

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Position No. Player To
LW 7   Seiminlen Doungel   Jamshedpur FC

Transfers out

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Date from Position Name To Ref
1 July 2020 DF   Carlos Peña Retired [14]
1 August 2020 MF   Ahmed Jahouh   Mumbai City [15]
1 August 2020 DF   Mourtada Fall   Mumbai City [16]
1 August 2020 DF   Mandar Rao Dessai   Mumbai City [17]
1 August 2020 MF   Kingsley Fernandes   Churchill Brothers [18]
18 August 2020 MF   Jackichand Singh   Jamshedpur [19]
26 August 2020 FW   Manvir Singh   ATK Mohun Bagan [20]
5 September 2020 DF   Chinglensana Singh   Hyderabad [21]
28 July 2020 MF   Hugo Boumous   Mumbai City [22]
1 February 2021 MF   Lenny Rodrigues   ATK Mohun Bagan [23]

Current technical staff

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As of June 2020

Position Name
Head coach   Juan Ferrando[24]
Assistant & conditioning coach   Javi Gonzalez[25]
Assistant coach   Clifford Miranda[26]
Goalkeeping coach   Virender Singh
Technical Director   Derrick Pereira[27]
Director of Football   Ravi Puskur

Pre-season and friendlies

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1 November 2020 (2020-11-01) Friendly Goa 3–2 Jamshedpur Goa
16:00 IST (UTC+05:30) Angulo  
Doungel  
Pandita  		 Grande  
Mobashir  		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
8 November 2020 Friendly Chennaiyin 0–3 Goa Goa, India
16:00 IST Report Igor Angulo   Princeton Rebello   Sanson Pereira  
11 November 2020 Friendly Hyderabad 4–2 Goa Panaji
16:00 Lalawmpuia  
Halder   (2)
Danu  		 Report Chote  
Fernandes  		 Stadium: Don Bosco Ground

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
ISL 22 November 2020 8 March 2021 Matchday 1 22 7 12 3 33 25 +8 031.82
AFC Champions League 14 April 2021 29 April 2021 Group Stage 1st round 6 0 3 3 2 9 −7 000.00
Total 28 7 15 6 35 34 +1 025.00

Last updated: 15 April 2021
Source: FBref

Indian Super League

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Main article: 2020–21 Indian Super League season

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 ATK Mohun Bagan 20 12 4 4 28 15 +13 40 Qualification to ISL playoffs and 2022 AFC Cup play-off round[b]
3 NorthEast United 20 8 9 3 31 25 +6 33 Qualification to ISL playoffs
4 Goa 20 7 10 3 31 23 +8 31
5 Hyderabad 20 6 11 3 27 19 +8 29
6 Jamshedpur 20 7 6 7 21 22 −1 27
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots


Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHHHHAAHAAABHHAHBAAAHAH
ResultDLDWWLLWWDWDDDDDDWWDDD
Position4876468533333333333334
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2021. Source: Indian Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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22 November 2020 1 Goa 2–2 Bengaluru Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Igor Angulo (FC Goa)
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 2 Goa 0–1 Mumbai City Margao
19:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Le Fondre (Mumbai City)
30 November 2020 3 Goa 1–1 NorthEast United Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Camara (NorthEast United)
6 December 2020 4 Goa 3–1 Kerala Blasters Margao
21:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Angulo (Goa)
12 December 2020 5 Odisha 0–1 Goa Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Jorge Ortiz (Goa)
16 December 2020 6 ATK Mohun Bagan 1–0 Goa Margao
19:30 IST Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: McHugh (ATK Mohun Bagan)
19 December 2020 7 Goa 1–2 Chennaiyin Margao
19:30 IST
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Rafael Crivellaro(Chennaiyin)
23 December 2020 8 Jamshedpur 1–2 Goa Vasco
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: A Rowan
Man of the Match: Jorge Ortiz (Goa)
30 December 2020 9 Hyderabad 1–2 Goa Vasco
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: C. R. Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Angulo (Goa)
6 January 2021 10 East Bengal 1–1 Goa Vasco
19:30 IST
*Neville   90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Tilak Maidan Stadium
Referee: A Rowan
Man of the Match: Bright (East Bengal)
14 January 2021 11 Goa 3–0 Jamshedpur Margao
19:30 IST
Report
  • Alex   66'   86'
 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Naveen Kumar (Goa)
17 January 2021 12 Goa 1–1 ATK Mohun Bagan Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: L Ajit Metei
Man of the Match: Saviour Gama (Goa)
23 January 2021 13 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Goa Bambolim
19:30 IST Rahul   35'  57'
Jeakson  63'		 Report Ortiz   25'
González   65'   65'
Naveen   87'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Sandeep (Kerala Blasters)
29 January 2021 14 Goa 1–1 East Bengal Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Bright Enobakhare (East Bengal)
4 February 2021 15 NorthEast United 2–2 Goa Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rowan Arumughan
8 February 2021 16 Mumbai City 3–3 Goa Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee
17 February 2021 17 Goa 3–1 Odisha Margao
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
13 February 2021 18 Chennaiyin 2–2 Goa Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Ishan Pandita(Goa)
21 February 2021 19 Bengaluru 1–2 Goa Margao
17:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Glan Martins (Goa)
28 February 2021 20 Goa 0–0 Hyderabad Margao
17:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Banerjee Pranjal

Playoffs

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Main article: 2020-21 Indian Super League season § Playoffs
5 March 2021 Semi-finals 1st leg Goa 2–2 Mumbai City Margao
19:30 IST Angulo   20' (pen.)
Saviour   59'		 Report Boumous   38'
Fall   61'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
8 March 2021 Semi-finals 2nd leg Mumbai City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(6–5 p)		 Goa Bambolim
19:30 IST Report Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ajit Kumar Meitei (India)
Penalties

AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League

Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PER WAH GOA RAY
1   Persepolis 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15 Advance to Round of 16 — 1–0 2–1 4–2
2   Al-Wahda 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13 1–0 — 0–0 3–2
3   Goa (H) 6 0 3 3 2 9 −7 3 0–4 0–2 — 0–0
4   Al-Rayyan 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2 1–3 0–1 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

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14 April 2021 1 Goa   0–0   Al-Rayyan Goa, India
22:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[c]
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Man of the Match: Yacine Brahimi (Al-Rayyan)
17 April 2021 2 Al-Wahda   0–0   Goa Goa, India
20:00 IST
  • A. Karbi   60'
  • M. Harbi   89'
 Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[c]
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Man of the Match: Edu Bedia (Goa)
20 April 2021 3 Persepolis   2–1   Goa Goa, India
22:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[c]
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Man of the Match: Dheeraj Singh (Goa)
23 April 2021 4 Goa   0–4   Persepolis Goa, India
22:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[c]
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
26 April 2021 5 Al-Rayyan   1–1   Goa Goa, India
22:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[c]
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Man of the Match: Jorge Ortiz Mendoza (Goa)
29 April 2021 6 Goa   0–2   Al-Wahda Goa, India
22:30 IST Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[c]

Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Super League ACL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   IND Dheeraj Singh 5 0 1 0 4 0
13 GK   IND Mohammad Nawaz 10 0 10 0 0 0
31 GK   IND Shubham Dhas 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   IND Naveen Kumar 3 0 3 0 0 0
41 GK   IND Dylan Ignacio da Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   IND Sanson Pereira 3 0 3 0 0 0
4 DF   ESP Iván González 12 1 12 1 0 0
6 DF   IND Leander D'Cunha 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF   AUS James Donachie 12 0 12 0 0 0
20 DF   IND Seriton Fernandes 13 0 13 0 0 0
21 DF   IND Saviour Gama 13 0 13 0 0 0
27 DF   IND Aibanbha Dohling 8 0 8 0 0 0
37 DF   IND Mohammed Ali 2 0 2 0 0 0
42 DF   IND Sarineo Fernandes 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   ESP Alberto Noguera 13 0 13 0 0 0
7 MF   IND Seiminlen Doungel 7 0 7 0 0 0
10 MF   IND Brandon Fernandes 11 0 11 0 0 0
11 MF   IND Princeton Rebello 13 0 13 0 0 0
14 MF   IND Alexander Romario Jesuraj 13 0 13 0 0 0
16 MF   IND Phrangki Buam 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   IND Redeem Tlang 5 0 5 0 0 0
23 MF   ESP Edu Bedia 19 1 14 0 5 1
24 MF   IND Lenny Rodrigues 10 0 10 0 0 0
43 MF   IND Aaren D'Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   IND Nestor Dias 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 MF   IND Adil Khan 1 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ESP Jorge Ortiz 19 6 14 5 5 1
17 FW   ESP Igor Angulo 13 10 13 10 0 0
19 MF   IND Makan Chote 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 FW   IND Ishan Pandita 5 2 5 2 0 0
29 FW   IND Devendra Murgaonkar 6 1 6 1 0 0
88 FW   IND Flan Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 31 January 2021.
Source: FBref

Goal scorers

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Rank No. Pos. Player Indian Super League Play-offs AFC Champions League Total
1 17 FW   Igor Angulo 13 1 0 14
2 9 MF   Jorge Ortiz 6 0 0 6
3 26 FW   Ishan Pandita 4 0 0 4
4 4 DF   Iván González 2 0 0 2
5 5 MF   Alberto Noguera 1 0 0 1
14 MF   Alexander Romario Jesuraj 1 0 0 1
21 DF   Saviour Gama 0 1 0 1
22 MF   Redeem Tlang 1 0 0 1
25 FW   Glan Martins 1 0 0 1
29 FW   Devendra Murgaonkar 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Total 31 2 0 33

Last updated: 8 March 2021.
Source: FBref

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos. Player Indian Super League Play-offs AFC Champions League Total
1 1 GK   Dheeraj Singh 1 1 2 4
2 13 GK   Mohammad Nawaz 1 0 0 1
32 GK   Naveen Kumar 1 0 0 1
Total 3 1 0 5

Last updated: 8 March 2021.
Source: FBref

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 Indian Super League season would be held entirely in Goa, behind closed doors and FC Goa was allotted the Fatorda Stadium as their home ground for the season.[1]
  2. ^ As the Premiers Mumbai City won the ISL playoffs, the regular season runners-up will qualify for 2022 AFC Cup play-off round.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Match was played behind closed doors due to government restrictions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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