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2018–19 FC Goa season

The 2018–19 season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League.

Goa
2018–19 season
PresidentAkshay Tandon
Head CoachSergio Lobera
StadiumFatorda Stadium
Indian Super League2nd
ISL playoffsRunners-up
Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Coro (16 goals)
All: Coro (21)

Season overview edit

June edit

On 9 June 2018, midfielder Hugo Boumous extended his contract with the club.[1] On 17 June, Goa announced the signing of Lenny Rodrigues from Bengaluru FC.[2] On 29 June, Goa signed Jackichand Singh from Kerala Blasters FC.[3]

July edit

On 8 July, Goa signed Lalthuammawia Ralte from Bengaluru FC.[4] On 12 July, Goa signed full back Nirmal Chettri.[5] On 20 July, Goa signed defender Mourtada Fall.[6] On 25 July, midfielder Ahmed Jahouh extended his contract with the club.[7]

August edit

On 5 August, Goa signed full back Carlos Peña.[8] On 14 August, Goa signed winger Miguel Palanca from Anorthosis Famagusta FC.[9] Goa traveled to Spain for their pre-season preparations.[10] They played their first friendly match of the season in against Deportiva Minera.

September edit

They played five friendly matches in Spain, winning all the matches. They returned to Goa and played two friendlies against I-League clubs East Bengal and Indian Arrows and ended their pre-season preparations, they finished their pre-season without losing a single match.[11]

October edit

On 1 October, Goa started their 2018–19 Indian Super League season with a 2–2 away draw against NorthEast United.[12] On 6 October, Goa won 1–3 away against Chennaiyin.[13]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 22 August 2018, Goa began their pre-season tour in Spain. Goa played some friendly matches with their first match against Deportiva Minera, second match against FC Cartagena B, third match with Cartagena FC, fourth with Mar Menor FC and fifth with CD Algar. They returned to Goa and played their sixth friendly match against East Bengal and Indian Arrows.

30 August 2018 (2018-08-30) Friendly Deportiva Minera   0–3   Goa La Manga, Spain
00:00 IST (UTC+05:30) Report Mandar Rao Dessai   19'
Edu Bedia   34'
Liston Colaco   59'
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Friendly Cartagena B   0–20   Goa La Manga, Spain
23:00 IST (UTC+05:30) Report Ferran Corominas   5'   20'   22'   45'   58'
Hugo Boumous   10'   30'
Jackichand Singh   49'   52'   61'
Edu Bedia   76'
Liston Colaco   65'   82'   84'
Miguel Palanca Fernández   68'   72'   77'
Princeton Rebello   80'
Pratesh Shirodkar   86'
7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) Friendly Cartagena FC   2–3   Goa La Manga, Spain
00:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
  •  
  •  
 Report Jackichand Singh   17'
Ferran Corominas   41'   55'
10 September 2018 (2018-09-10) Friendly Mar Menor   1–2   Goa La Manga, Spain
00:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
  •  
 Report Miguel Palanca   15'
Hugo Boumous   30'
13 September 2018 (2018-09-13) Friendly Algar   1–2   Goa La Manga, Spain
00:00 IST (UTC+05:30)
  •  
 Report Ahmed Jahouh   19'
Hugo Boumous   41'
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) Friendly East Bengal   0–1   Goa Bambolim, Goa
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Report Ferran Corominas   69' Stadium: Athletic Stadium
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Friendly Indian Arrows   1–2   Goa Bambolim, Goa
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) Sanjeev Stalin   82' Report Miguel Palanca Fernández   60'
Princeton Rebello   88'		 Stadium: Athletic Stadium

Competitions edit

Indian Super League edit

Main article: 2018–19 Indian Super League season

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bengaluru[a] (C) 18 10 4 4 29 22 +7 34[b] Advance to ISL Playoffs
2 Goa 18 10 4 4 36 20 +16 34[b]
3 Mumbai City 18 9 3 6 25 20 +5 30
4 NorthEast United 18 7 8 3 22 18 +4 29
5 Jamshedpur 18 6 9 3 29 21 +8 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; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified for 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head standings: Bengaluru 6 pts, Goa 0 pts.

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
9 5 2 2 22 14  +8 17 3 0 1 13 6  +7 2 2 1 9 8  +1

Matches edit

Group stage edit
1 October 2018 1 NorthEast United FC   2–2   FC Goa Guwahati, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Federico Gallego   8'
Bartholomew Ogbeche   53'		 Ferran Corominas   14'   38' Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 18,321
6 October 2018 2 Chennaiyin FC   1–3   FC Goa Chennai, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Eli Sabiá   90+5' Edu Bedia   12'
Ferran Corominas   53'
Mourtada Fall   80'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 14,992
24 October 2018 3 FC Goa   5–0   Mumbai City FC Goa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Ferran Corominas   7 (p)'
Jackichand Singh   55'
Edu Bedia   61'
Miguel Palanca   84'   90'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 15,932
28 October 2018 4 FC Goa   4–2   FC Pune City Goa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Ferran Corominas   5'   35'
Hugo Boumous   12'
Jackichand Singh   20'		 Marcelo Pereira   8'
Emiliano Alfaro   23'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 16,705
1 November 2018 5 Jamshedpur FC   4-1   FC Goa Jamshedpur, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Michael Soosairaj   17'   50'
Memo   77'
Sumeet Passi   78'		 Mourtada Fall   33' Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 22,751
8 November 2018 6 FC Goa   3–2   Delhi Dynamos FC Goa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Edu Bedia   54'   89'
Brandon Fernandes   82'		 Bikramjit Singh   6'
Lallianzuala Chhangte   70'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,495
11 November 2018 7 Kerala Blasters FC   1-3   FC Goa Kochi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Nikola Krcmarevic   90' Ferran Corominas   11'   45'
Manvir Singh   67'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 21,962
22 November 2018 8 FC Goa   1-2   Bengaluru FC Goa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Brandon Fernandes   72' Rahul Bheke   34'
Sunil Chhetri   77'		 Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,807
28 November 2018 9 ATK   0-0   FC Goa Kolkata, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
Attendance: 21,870
11 December 2018 10 FC Pune City   2-0   FC Goa Pune, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Marcelo Pereira   74'
Marko Stankovic   90 (p)'		 Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,751
14 December 2018 11 FC Goa   5-1   Northeast United FC Goa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Ferran Corominas   59'   84'
Edu Bedia   69'
Hugo Boumous   71'
Miguel Palanca   90'		 Bartholomew Ogbeche   90' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,385
14 December 2018 12 FC Goa   0-0   Jamshedpur FC Goa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 14,875
14 December 2018 13 Mumbai City FC   0-2   FC Goa Mumbai, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Edu Bedia   28'
Ferran Corominas  79(p)'		 Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 4,337
14 December 2018 14 Delhi Dynamos FC   0-0   FC Goa New Delhi, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
14 December 2018 15 FC Goa   3-0   ATK Goa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 15,163
14 December 2018 16 FC Goa   3-0   Kerala Blasters FC Goa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 14,882
14 December 2018 17 Bengaluru FC   3-0   FC Goa Bengaluru, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
14 December 2018 18 FC Goa   1-0   Chennaiyin FC Goa, India
19:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

Goalscorers edit

There have been 22 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.44 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Goalscorers (Against) edit

There have been 14 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 1.56 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Squad information edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF   MAR Hugo Boumous
8 FW   ESP Ferran Corominas
9 FW   IND Manvir Singh
6 DF   IND Chinglensana Singh
10 MF   IND Brandon Fernandes
37 DF   IND Mohamed Ali
23 MF   ESP Edu Bedia
7 MF   IND Mandar Rao Desai (captain)
— MF   IND Jackichand Singh
— MF   IND Lenny Rodrigues
— DF   IND Nirmal Chhetri
— GK   IND Lalthuammawia Ralte
27 GK   IND Laxmikant Kattimani
1 GK   IND Mohammad Nawaz

Current technical staff edit

As of June 2018, FC Goa's head coach is Sergio Lobera. He has signed a two-year contract and begins with the club in July 2017.[14]

Position Name
Head coach   Sergio Lobera
Assistant coach   Jesús Tato
Technical Director/Reserve team coach   Derrick Pereira
Reserve team Assistant coach   Clifford Miranda

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Name From
17 June 2018 MF   Lenny Rodrigues   Bengaluru FC
29 June 2018 MF   Jackichand Singh   Kerala Blasters FC
8 July 2018 GK   Lalthuammawia Ralte   Bengaluru FC
12 July 2018 DF   Nirmal Chhetri   NorthEast United FC
20 July 2018 DF   Mourtada Fall   Moghreb Tétouan
5 August 2018 DF   Carlos Peña   Lorca FC
14 August 2018 FW   Miguel Palanca   Anorthosis Famagusta FC

Transfers out edit

Position Name To
MF   Manuel Lanzarote   ATK
DF   Sergio Juste   CE L'Hospitalet
FW   Mark Sifneos   Panathinaikos F.C.
DF   Narayan Das   Delhi Dynamos
GK   Naveen Kumar   Kerala Blasters
DF   Amey Ranawade   Mohun Bhagan
MF   Pronay Halder   ATK
MF   Mohammed Yasir Free agent
MF   Anthony D'Souza Free agent
GK   Bruno Colaço Free agent

References edit

  1. ^ "Hugo Boumous extends stay with FC Goa". FC Goa Official Website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. ^ "FC Goa sign Lenny Rodrigues from Bengaluru FC". FC Goa Official Website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Jackichand Singh signs for FC Goa". FC Goa Official Website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Ralte signs for FC Goa". FC Goa Official Website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "FC Goa announce signing of Nirmal Chettri". FC Goa Official Website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Mourtada Fall signs for FC Goa". FC Goa Official Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Ahmed Jahouh extends stay with FC Goa". FC Goa Official Website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Carlos Peña signs for FC Goa". FC Goa Official Website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Miguel Palanca signs for FC Goa". FC Goa Official Website. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. ^ IANS (20 August 2018). "FC Goa to travel to Spain for pre-season". Business Standard India. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  11. ^ "ISL 2018-19: FC Goa's results in preseason | Goal.com". Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  12. ^ "NorthEast United v Goa Match Report, 01/10/2018, Indian Super League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  13. ^ "ISL 2018, Chennaiyin vs FC Goa Highlights: Goa thrash Chennaiyin at their home". The Indian Express. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  14. ^ "FC Goa appoint Sergio Lobera as head coach - newkerala #247682". NewKerala.com. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

External links edit

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