The 2014 Season was FC Goa's first season in existence. The club competed in the inaugural edition of the Indian Super League finishing the regular season in second place and reaching the semi-finals of the play-offs.
| 2014 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Dattaraj Salgaocar[1] |
| Head Coach | Zico |
| Stadium | Fatorda Stadium |
| ISL | 2nd |
| Finals | Semi-finalist |
| Top goalscorer | League: Miroslav Slepička (5) All: Miroslav Slepička (5) |
| Highest home attendance | 19,752 vs. Kerala Blasters (26 November 2014) |
| Lowest home attendance | 16,652 vs. Chennaiyin FC (15 October 2014) |
| Average home league attendance | 18,066 |
Background edit
In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight of nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League and Major League Soccer in the United States.[2] On 13 April 2014, it was announced that Venugopal Dhoot had won the bidding for the Goa franchise along with Dattaraj Salgaocar and Shrinivas Dempo. On 23 September 2014 Virat Kohli Indian Cricketer was unveiled as one of the co-owners.[3] The brand ambassador of the club is Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan.[citation needed] FC Goa is the first Indian sports club to launch a satellite TV Channel – FC Goa TV on Videocon D2H. On 20 September 2014 FC Goa officially confirmed Arsenal legend Robert Pires as their marquee player.[citation needed]
Season summary edit
FC Goa lost four out of their first six matches but came back strongly in the second half of the tournament with five victories from their last eight encounters keeping five clean sheets in their 14 matches. Overall, Zico has done a remarkable job with six wins, four defeats and three draws, which took them to the second spot of the standings with 22 points.
Match 1 lost to Chennayin FC 2–1 at home Balwant Singh (32') and Elano Blumer (42') gave the southerners a two-goal cushion in the first half, while Gregory Arnolin (65') managed to pull one back for the Goan franchise.
Match 2 drew to NorthEast United FC away Gregory Arnolin scored his second goal in as many matches to put FC Goa in an advantageous position only for the referee to award a controversial penalty which saw Koke convert from the spot to equalize in the first half for NorthEast United.
Match 3 lost to A de Kolkata 2–1 at home Andre Santos had put FC Goa ahead in the first half before Cavin Lobo struck twice in the second session for the Kolkata outfit.
Match 4 lost to Pune City FC 2–0 away A goal each from Kostas Katsouranis and David Trezeguet aided FC Pune City in their 2–0 victory over FC Goa.
Match 5 defeated Delhi Dynamos 2–1 away Tolgay Ozbey and Jewel Raja came to FC Goa’s rescue as they scored twice in the second half to help their side down Delhi Dynamos 2–1 after trailing by a Mads Junker goal for most of the game.
Match 6 lost to Kerala Blasters 1–0 away Milagres Gonsalves and Andrew Barisic combined brilliantly to give Kerala a win in their maiden home game with the former scoring the all-important goal in the 63rd minute.
Match 7 drew goalless to Mumbai at home Both sides created chances but failed to get off the mark as Mumbai moved up the table to fourth with the point.
Match 8 defeated Delhi Dynamos 4–1 away A brace by Youness Bengelloun, a Robert Pires spot-kick and a top strike by Tolgay Ozbey were enough to seal their first three points on the road. Gustavo Marmentini did pull one back for the home side after a penalty was awarded in the 73rd minute.
Match 9 drew goalless to Mumbai away Yet another goalless draw between the teams, this time in Mumbai. May be we might get a result between the two in the second edition of the tournament.
Match 10 defeated Pune City FC 2–0 home. FC Goa took the lead early in the fifth minute through Romeo Fernandes and sealed the victory in injury time courtesy substitute Miroslav Slepicka.
Match 11 beat Kerala Blasters 3–0 at home Zico’s side avenged their away defeat as they trounced their opponents with a brace by Miroslav Slepicka while Andre Santos added the icing on the cake. All goals came in the second period.
Match 12 beat NorthEast United 3–0 at home Romeo Fernandes and Miroslav Slepicka put ahead FC Goa ahead in the first half while Andre Santos sealed three points after change of ends.
Match 13 defeated Channaiyin FC 3–1 away The hosts were handed their first defeat of the campaign of home soil by in-form FC Goa who scored again through ‘The Three Musketeers’ Romeo Fernandes, Andre Santos and Miroslav Slepicka. Jean-Eudes Maurice did pull one back for Chennaiyin Fc in stoppage time.
Match 14 drew 1–1 to A de Kolkata away The Kolkata giants could have been knocked out of the tournament if Edgar Marcelino’s wonder strike in the 27th minute would have remained. But, Atletico de Kolkata relied on little help from match referee B Toledo as Fikru equalized through the controversial penalty at the cost of Bruno Pinheiro’s sending off.
Signings edit
Foreign signings edit
| # | Position: | Player | Last club | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF |  Robert Pires
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Retirement | 2 September 2014 | [4] |
| 18 | DF |  Zohib Islam Amiri
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loan from  Dempo
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26 September 2014 | |
| 25 | FW |  Ranti Martins
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loan from East Bengal
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| 26 | FW |  Tolgay Özbey
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loan from Dempo
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26 September 2014 | |
| 27 | DF |  André Santos
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Flamengo
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29 September 2014 | [5] |
Drafted domestic players edit
| Round | Position | Player | I-League club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Laxmikant Kattimani
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Dempo |
| 2 | DF | Debabrata Roy
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Dempo |
| 3 | MF | Gabriel Fernandes
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Dempo |
| 4 | MF | Clifford Miranda
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Dempo |
| 5 | MF | Jewel Raja
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Dempo |
| 6 | MF | Alwyn George
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Dempo |
| 7 | DF | Narayan Das
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Dempo |
| 8 | MF | Mandar Rao Desai
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Dempo |
| 9 | MF | Romeo Fernandes
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Dempo |
| 10 | MF | Peter Carvalho
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Dempo |
| 11 | FW | Holicharan Narzary
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Dempo |
| 12 | MF | Pronay Halder
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Dempo |
| 13 | DF | Prabir Das
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Dempo |
| 14 | DF | Rowilson Rodrigues
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Dempo |
Drafted foreign players edit
| Round | Position | Player | Last Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW |  Miroslav Slepička
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1. FK Příbram
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| 2 | GK | Jan Šeda
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Mladá Boleslav
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| 3 | DF |  Bruno Pinheiro
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 Niki Volos
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| 4 | DF | Youness Bengelloun
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Mulhouse
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| 5 | FW | Miguel Herlein
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Vilaverdense
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| 6 | DF |  Grégory Arnolin
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Paços de Ferreira
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| 7 | MF | Edgar Marcelino
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 Al-Seeb
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Players and staff edit
Squad edit
- As of 15 October 2014.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Zico
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| Assistant coach | Arthur Papas
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| Conditioning coach | Hussein Skenderovic
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| Head of Youth Development | Mariano Dias
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| Physiotherapist | R Venkatesh
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| Assistant Physiotherapist | Russell Pinto
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| Kit Manager | Rajesh Malgi
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Indian Super League edit
Regular season edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennaiyin | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 23 | Advance to ISL Play-offs |
| 2 | Goa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata (C) | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 19 | |
| 4 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 19 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
Last updated: 17 September 2015.
Source: Matches
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 15 October 2014 1 | Goa | 1–2 | Chennaiyin | Goa |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | N.Das  45' Grégory  65' |
Report | Das 17' B.Singh 32' Elano 38' 42' Devadas 51' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Chris Penso |
| 19 October 2014 2 | NorthEast United | 1–1 | Goa | Guwahati |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Chansa 16' Koke 36' (pen.) Do 82' |
Report | Grégory 17' |
Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Referee: David Gantar |
| 23 October 2014 3 | Goa | 1–2 | Atlético de Kolkata | Goa |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Santos 21' 52' G.Fernandes 47' Martins 69' |
Report | Borja 12' Teferra 33' Lobo 52' 72', 84' Saha 76' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Chris Penso |
| 26 October 2014 4 | Pune City | 2–0 | Goa | Pune |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Katsouranis 14' 42' Bolado 54' Trezeguet 81' |
Report | Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Pratap Singh |
| 1 November 2014 5 | Goa | 2–1 | Delhi Dynamos | Goa |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Grégory 14' Roy 67' Raja 73' Amiri 90+1' Özbey 90+3' |
Report | Junker 7' Houben 20' Khan 60' Marmentini 90+6' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: David Gantar |
| 6 November 2014 6 | Kerala Blasters | 1–0 | Goa | Kochi |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Jhingan 52' Gonsalves 64' Orji 88' |
Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 9 November 2014 7 | Goa | 0–0 | Mumbai City | Goa |
| 16:30 IST (UTC+5:30) | N.Das 24' Bengelloun 45+5' Singh 66' |
Report | Costa 27' Štohanzl 74' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 13 November 2014 8 | Delhi Dynamos | 1–4 | Goa | Delhi |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Raymaekers 45+2' Van Hout 52' Marmentini 73' (pen.) |
Report | Bengelloun 18', 48' Singh 45' Pires 53' (pen.) Özbey 60' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Arumughan Rowan |
| 17 November 2014 9 | Mumbai City | 0–0 | Goa | Mumbai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Čmovš 73' |
Report | Desai 28' Grégory 71' |
Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar |
| 22 November 2014 14 | Goa | 2–0 | Pune City | Goa |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | R.Fernandes 6' Desai 30' Santos 69' Amiri 81' Slepička 90+4' Miranda 90+5' |
Report | Ravanan 50' Rodrigues 54' Wadoo 90+1' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Hettikankanamge Chrishantha Dilan Perera |
| 26 November 2014 11 | Goa | 3–0 | Kerala Blasters | Goa |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Santos 31' 69' Singh 48' Slepička 63', 79' Miranda 88' |
Report | Franco 12' Romey 28' Hume 62' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Ranjit Bakshi |
| 1 December 2014 12 | Goa | 3–0 | NorthEast United | Goa |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | R.Fernandes 34' Slepička 45+1' 45+1' Santos 74' Das 79' Roy 90+6' |
Report | Sambou 36' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Referee: Muringothumalil Bhaskaran Santosh Kumar |
| 5 December 2014 13 | Chennaiyin | 1–3 | Goa | Chennai |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Mendy 14' Cristian 14' Maurice 90+3' |
Report | Amiri 18' R.Fernandes 23' Singh 25' Santos 41' Slepička 62' |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| 10 December 2014 10 | Atlético de Kolkata | 1–1 | Goa | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Sahni 72' Teferra 68' (pen.) |
Report | Marcelino 27' Pinheiro  66' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Indian Super League finals edit
| 14 December 2014 Semifinal 1st leg | Atlético de Kolkata | 0–0 | Goa | Kolkata |
| 19:00 IST (UTC+5:30) | Report | Slepička 28' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 53,173 Referee: Santosh Kumar |
Squad statistics edit
- As of Match played 10 December 2014
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Indian Super League | Indian Super League finals | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | CZE
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Jan Šeda | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IND
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Debabrata Roy | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IND
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Narayan Das | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IND
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Rowilson Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FRA
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Youness Bengelloun | 13 | 2 | 10+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IND
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Peter Carvalho | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | FRA
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Robert Pires | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IND
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Alwyn George | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | POR
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Miguel Herlein | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | POR
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Edgar Marcelino | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | IND
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Holicharan Narzary | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | IND
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Bikramjit Singh | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IND
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Gabriel Fernandes | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | MTQ
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Grégory Arnolin | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | POR
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Bruno Pinheiro | 14 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IND
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Mandar Rao Desai | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AFG
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Zohib Islam Amiri | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IND
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Romeo Fernandes | 11 | 3 | 7+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | CZE
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Miroslav Slepička | 10 | 5 | 4+4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | IND
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Laxmikant Kattimani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IND
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Prabir Das | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | IND
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Jewel Raja | 9 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IND
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Clifford Miranda | 11 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | NGA
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Ranti Martins | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | AUS
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Tolgay Özbey | 9 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BRA
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André Santos | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Goal scorers edit
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Indian Super League | Indian Super League finals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | |
20 | Miroslav Slepička | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | DF | |
27 | André Santos | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | |
19 | Romeo Fernandes | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | |
15 | Grégory Arnolin | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | |
26 | Tolgay Özbey | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | |
5 | Youness Bengelloun | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | |
23 | Jewel Raja | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | |
7 | Robert Pires | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
10 | Edgar Marcelino | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||
Disciplinary record edit
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Indian Super League | Indian Super League finals | Total | |||
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| 2 | |
DF | Debabrata Roy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | |
DF | Narayan Das | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | |
DF | Youness Bengelloun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | |
MF | Bikramjit Singh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | |
MF | Gabriel Fernandes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | |
DF | Grégory Arnolin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | |
DF | Bruno Pinheiro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | |
MF | Mandar Rao Desai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | |
DF | Zohib Islam Amiri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | |
FW | Miroslav Slepička | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | |
MF | Clifford Miranda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | |
FW | Ranti Martins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | |
DF | André Santos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Club objects to name of FC Goa in ISL | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Indian Super League sees interest from 30 franchise bidders". Business Standard. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "FC Goa announces Virat Kohli as its new co-owner cum ambassador". 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Mumbai, Goa to settle for Arsenal legends". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Indian Super League Side FC Goa Snap Up Second Former Arsenal Player In Andre Santos". Inside Futbol.
- ^ "Squad". Indian Super League. Retrieved 15 October 2014.