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
See also: 2015 FC Goa season

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
11 September 2016 Exhibition matchFC Goa 1–3 Bangu Atlético ClubeRio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 3
15 September 2016 Exhibition matchFC Goa 0–0 Boavista Sport ClubRio de Janeiro, Brazil
0 0
23 September 2016 Exhibition matchFC Goa 1–0 FlamengoRio de Janeiro, Brazil
1 0

Player movement

Retained players

Signings

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

Indian Super League
Main article: 2016 Indian Super League season
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 1NorthEast United FC2–0FC GoaGuwahati
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 2FC Goa1–2FC Pune CityMargao
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 3Chennaiyin FC0–2FC GoaChennai
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 4Atletico de Kolkata1–1FC GoaKolkata
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 5Mumbai City FC0–1FC GoaMumbai
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Richarlyson  41' Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 7,690
Referee: Sandro Ricci
24 October 2016 6FC Goa1–2Kerala Blasters FCMargao
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 7FC Goa0–2Delhi Dynamos FCMargao
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Marcelinho  72'
Gadze  76'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,989
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera
3 November 2016 8FC Pune City0–1FC GoaPune
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Coelho  32' Stadium: Balewadi Stadium
Attendance: 8,587
Referee: Ajit Dutta
8 November 2016 9Kerala Blasters FC2–1FC GoaKochi
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 10FC Goa2–1NorthEast United FCMargao
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 11FC Goa0–0Mumbai City FCMargao
19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,917
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh
24 November 2016 12FC Goa1–2Atletico de KolkataMargao
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 13Delhi Dynamos FC5–1FC GoaDelhi
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 14FC Goa5–4Chennaiyin FCMargao
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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