| 2015 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Dattaraj Salgaocar [1] | ||
| Head Coach | Zico | ||
| Stadium | Fatorda Stadium | ||
| ISL | 1st | ||
| ISL Finals | Runners Up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Reinaldo (7) All: Reinaldo (7) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,438 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 17,634 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 18,571 | ||
The 2015 season was FC Goa's second season in existence in the Indian Super League.
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.
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.
| 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 |
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| 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] |
| 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 |
| 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
| 4 October 20151 | 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 20152 | 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 20153 | 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 20154 | 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 20145 | 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 20146 | 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 20157 | 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 20158 | 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 20159 | 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 201510 | 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 201511 | 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 201512 | 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 201513 | 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 201514 | 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 |
| 11 December 2015Semifinal 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 2015Semifinal 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
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