The 2020–21 Goa Professional League was the 23rd season of the Goa Professional League, the top football league in the Indian state of Goa, since its establishment in 1996. The league season commenced on 27 January 2021.[2]
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sporting Clube de Goa[1] 6th GPL title 6th Goan title |
| Matches played | 66 |
| Goals scored | 176 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marcus Masceranhas |
| Best goalkeeper | Ozen Silva |
| Biggest win |
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| Highest scoring |
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| Longest winning run | Sporting (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Sporting (11) |
| Longest winless run | Guardian Angel (8) |
| Longest losing run | Velsao Guardian Angel (4) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Selvel Advertising Pvt Ltd is the title sponsor of Goa Professional League 2020-21 season. The Kolkata based media firm has signed a five-year deal with the state association for the sponsorship.
This season, the GPL was played with 12 teams in a single leg, which will have 66 matches and all of them will broadcast on an OTT app and will also have Square Circle as digital partners. The matches of the league were played at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, through to the end of April 2021.
Sporting Clube de Goa and Churchill Brothers were defending champions as the 13 remaining games could not be played last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the remaining teams wouldn't have topped the league even if they had played.[3]
Teams edit
Calangute Association
Guardian Angel F.C.
Velsao S.C.C.
Manora Y.C.
Panjim teams
- FC Goa Reserves and Academy
- Panjim Footballers
- Sporting Clube de Goa
Vasco da Gama teams
Salgaocar FC
Vasco S.C.
Bases
Format edit
The competition has been cut short to single-leg fixtures across three months, as opposed to the two-legged system that was in place till the last season. Every team will face all the other teams once each and the side that finishes at the top spot on the points table at the end of the league will be declared champions.
Rules to note edit
- The team standing last in the league shall be demoted to GFA First Division season 2021–22.
- Only three substitutions per team will be allowed in each match. A maximum of seven substitutes will be allowed on the bench.
- A minimum of two U-20 players of Goan origin have to be present in the starting XI of both teams in each match.
- Only two foreign players can be fielded per match.
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Goa | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 23 | Champions |
| 2 | Dempo | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 21 | |
| 3 | Salgaocar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 20 | |
| 4 | Calangute Association | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 20 | |
| 5 | FC Goa Reserves | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Vasco | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Churchill Brothers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 15 | |
| 8 | Youth Club of Manora | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 11 | |
| 9 | Panjim Footballers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 10 | |
| 10 | Guardian Angel | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 10 | |
| 11 | Velsao Sports & Cultural Club | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 8 | |
| 12 | SESA Football Academy* | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 11 | Relegation to the First Division |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
- Six points have been deducted of SESA Football Academy as they fielded an ineligible player in two of their games.
Matches edit
Round 1 edit
| 27 January 2021 | FC Goa Reserves | 0–2 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
Saeesh Halarnkar  38' (pen.) Stephen Satarkar 90' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 28 January 2021 | Guardian Angel | 1–0 | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Beneston Barreto 45+1' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 29 January 2021 | Velsao SCC | 0–2 | Calangute Association | Mapusa |
| Kouame Kossonou 26' Sidharth Kundaikar 85' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 30 January 2021 | Churchill Brothers | 0–2 | Vasco | Mapusa |
| Joaquim Abranches 9' Mathew Colaco 69' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 14 February 2021 | YC Manora | 0 - 1 | Sporting Clube de Goa | Mapusa |
| Marcus Masceranhas 84' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 1 February 2021 | Dempo | 4 - 1 | Sesa Football Academy | Mapusa |
| Beevan D'Mello 9' Uttam Rai 45+1, 83' Gaurav Vaigankar 80' |
Kunal Salgaonkar 53' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 2 edit
| 2 February 2021 | Salgaocar | 5 - 0 | Churchill Brothers | Mapusa |
| Stephen Satarkar 63, 76, 79' Steflon D'Costa 84' Fhezer Gomes 88' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 3 February 2021 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 1 - 0 | Vasco | Mapusa |
| Dattaraj Gaonkar 45+2' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 4 February 2021 | Calangute Association | 1 - 2 | FC Goa Reserves | Mapusa |
| Jirjar Terang 36' |
Aaren D'Silva 80, 88' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 5 February 2021 | Sesa Football Academy | 1 - 1 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Viraj Naik 57' (own goal) |
Klusner Pereira 32' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 6 February 2021 | Guardian Angel | 2 - 2 | Dempo | Mapusa |
| Jovial Dias 15' Joel Barreto 90+6' |
Shallum Pires 58' Leny Fernandes 78' (own goal) |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 7 February 2021 | Panjim Footballers | 1 - 0 | YC Manora | Mapusa |
| Chandan Gawas 48' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 3 edit
| 8 February 2021 | Salgaocar | 3 - 0 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Stephen Satarkar 39, 78' Valentino Nazareth 87' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 9 February 2021 | Dempo | 1 - 2 | FC Goa Reserves | Mapusa |
| Darrel Mascarenhas 68' |
Vasim Inamdar 43' HP Lalremruata 63' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 10 February 2021 | Churchill Brothers | 1 - 0 | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Rakesh Das 41' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 11 February 2021 | Guardian Angel | 1 - 1 | YC Manora | Mapusa |
| Mevan Dias 90+2' |
Nicholas Fernandes 19' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 12 February 2021 | Vasco | 1 - 0 | Sesa Football Academy | Mapusa |
| Joaquim Abranches 86' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 28 March 2021 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 2 - 2 | Calangute Association | Mapusa |
| Philip Odogwu 39' Marcus Masceranhas 66' |
Sidharth Kundaikar 53, 90+6' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 4 edit
| 19 February 2021 | FC Goa Reserves | 2 - 0 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Romeo Fernandes 60' Kapil Hoble 90+7' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 20 February 2021 | Dempo | 2 - 0 | Churchill Brothers | Mapusa |
| Richard Cardozo 6' Gaurav Vaigankar 40' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 21 February 2021 | Vasco | 2 - 0 | Guardian Angel | Mapusa |
| Anil Gaonkar 45+3, 68' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 3 April 2021 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 5 - 0 | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Marcus Masceranhas 19' Akeraj Martins 40, 45+2' Philip Odogwu 50' Gourav Kankonkar 68' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 26 April 2021 | Sesa Football Academy | 0 - 3 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
| walkover | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 24 February 2021 | Calangute Association | 1 - 2 | YC Manora | Mapusa |
| Rohan Pednekar 75' |
Nicholas Fernandes 32' Jeh Williamson 73' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 5 edit
| 26 February 2021 | Panjim Footballers | 1 - 0 | FC Goa Reserves | Mapusa |
| Prasil Kankonkar 26' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 27 February 2021 | Guardian Angel | 2 - 3 | Calangute Association | Mapusa |
| Basanta Singh 54' Gilbert Oliveira 81' |
Siddhant Shirodkar 3, 46' Krishnanath Shirodkar 90+4' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 28 February 2021 | Vasco | 3 - 2 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Desmon Gama 8' Denil Rebello 18'Anil Gaonkar 65' |
Ronil Azavedo 4' Brian Mascarenhas 90+2' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 1 March 2021 | Salgaocar | 0 - 0 | Dempo | Mapusa |
| Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 12 April 2021 | Sesa Football Academy | 3 - 2 | YC Manora | Mapusa |
| Sameer Kashyap 6' Suraj 35'Rizbon Fernandes 37' |
Sweden Barbosa 20' Eldon Colaco 22' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 3 March 2021 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 2 - 0 | Churchill Brothers | Mapusa |
| Philip Odogwu 70' Allen Fernandes 87' (own goal) |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 6 edit
| 4 March 2021 | Dempo | 3 - 1 | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Beevan D'Mello 56, 58' Pedro Gonsalves 78' |
Lloyd Cardozo 45' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 28 March 2021 | FC Goa Reserves | 1 - 1 | Guardian Angel | Mapusa |
| Joybert Almeida 69' |
Joel Barreto 87' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 6 March 2021 | Calangute Association | 1 - 0 | Vasco | Mapusa |
| Kouame Kossonou 60' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 7 March 2021 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 4 - 0 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Philip Odogwu 10' Rohit Totad 30' Marcus Masceranhas 57' Sachidanand Satelkar 66' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 8 March 2021 | Churchill Brothers | 1 - 0 | Sesa Football Academy | Mapusa |
| Trijoy Dias 40' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 9 March 2021 | YC Manora | 0 - 1 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
| Selwyn Miranda 26' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 7 edit
| 10 March 2021 | Panjim Footballers | 1 - 2 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Akram Yadwad 78' |
Jesloy Moniz 38' Brian Mascarenhas 86' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 11 March 2021 | Sesa Football Academy | 1 - 1 | Sporting Clube de Goa | Mapusa |
| Myron Fernandes 89' (own goal) |
Marcus Masceranhas 6' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 12 March 2021 | Guardian Angel | 2 - 3 | Churchill Brothers | Mapusa |
| Gilbert Oliveira 7' Beneston Barreto 58' |
Trijoy Dias 26' William Niasso 53' (own goal) Clinton Niasso 83' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 13 March 2021 | Dempo | 1 - 2 | Calangute Association | Mapusa |
| Suraj Hadkonkar 85' |
Siddhant Shirodkar 27' Kouame Kossonou 34' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 14 March 2021 | Vasco | 0 - 4 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
| Steflon D'Costa 38, 70, 81' Mark Mascarenhas 47' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 15 March 2021 | FC Goa Reserves | 2 - 0 | YC Manora | Mapusa |
| Joybert Almeida 37' HP Lalremruata 89' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 8 edit
| 16 March 2021 | Calangute Association | 0 - 0 | Sesa Football Academy | Mapusa |
| Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 17 March 2021 | Guardian Angel | 0 - 1 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Savelon Cardozo 44' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 18 March 2021 | Churchill Brothers | 1 - 1 | FC Goa Reserves | Mapusa |
| Afdal Varikkodan 39' |
Sarineo Fernandes 7' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 19 March 2021 | YC Manora | 0 - 3 | Dempo | Mapusa |
| Edwin Viegas 17, 45' Beevan D'Mello 90' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 20 March 2021 | Vasco | 1 - 1 | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Joaquim Abranches 76' |
Joyson Gauncar 10' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 21 March 2021 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 1 - 1 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
| Marcus Masceranhas 5' |
Saeesh Halarnkar 29' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 9 edit
| 22 March 2021 | Churchill Brothers | 2 - 0 | Calangute Association | Mapusa |
| Franky Oliveiro 34, 67' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 23 March 2021 | YC Manora | 1 - 0 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Nicholas Fernandes 34' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 24 March 2021 | Dempo | 1 - 0 | Vasco | Mapusa |
| Desmond Pereira 77' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 25 March 2021 | FC Goa Reserves | 0 - 0 | Sporting Clube de Goa | Mapusa |
| Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 26 March 2021 | Guardian Angel | 2 - 2 | Sesa Football Academy | Mapusa |
| Joel Barreto 20' Beneston Barreto 45+1' |
Cajetan Fernandes 52, 55' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 27 March 2021 | Panjim Footballers | 1 - 0 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
| Joyson Gauncar 80' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 10 edit
| 30 March 2021 | Velsao SCC | 2 - 2 | Churchill Brothers | Mapusa |
| Brian Mascarenhas 18' Ronil Azavedo 90+5' |
Jobern Cardozo 42, 54' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 18 April 2021 | Sesa Football Academy | 2 - 2 | FC Goa | Mapusa |
| Shajam P 14' Cajetan Fernandes 90+3' |
Christy Davis 40' Kapil Hoble 75' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 5 April 2021 | Guardian Angel | 3 - 1 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
| Beneston Barreto 1, 53, 80' |
Steflon D'Costa 16' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 6 April 2021 | Calangute Association | 3 - 2 | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Siddhant Shirodkar 9, 12' Sidharth Kundaikar 75' |
Lloyd Cardozo 43' Pandurang Gawas 48' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 7 April 2021 | Sporting | 4 - 4 | Dempo | Mapusa |
| Gourav Kankonkar 5, 68' Kunal Kundaikar 31' Joel Colaco 60' |
Uttam Rai 8, 10, 29' Desmond Pereira 27' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 8 April 2021 | Vasco | 0 - 1 | Manora | Mapusa |
| Melisho Camotio 24' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 11 edit
| 13 April 2021 | Calangute association | 0 - 0 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
| (Match Abandoned at the 75th minute) | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 30 April 2021 | Calangute association | 1 - 0 | Salgaocar | Margao |
| Domnic Fernandes 73' |
(Rematch) | Stadium: Chowgule Ground |
| 14 April 2021 | Vasco | 2 - 1 | FC Goa | Mapusa |
| Mathew Colaco 67' Denil Rebello 90+2' |
Delton Colaco 66' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 15 April 2021 | Sesa Football Academy | 1 - 0 | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Minesh Kunkolkar 19' |
Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 20 April 2021 | Churchill Brothers | 2 - 2 | YC Manora | Navelim |
| Anford Fernandes 37' Myron Mendes 90' |
Aniston Fernandes 69' Sweden Barbosa 71' |
Stadium: Rosary Church Ground |
| 20 April 2021 | Velsao SCC | 0 - 3 | Dempo | Mapusa |
| walkover | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 30 April 2021 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 9 - 0 | Guardian Angel | Margao |
| Marcus Masceranhas 30, 77, 90' Gourav Kankonkar 48' Akeraj Martins 50' Gautam Dias 54, 71' Philip Odogwu 56, 87' |
Stadium: Chowgule Ground |
Statistics edit
Top scorers edit
- As of 30 April 2021
Clean Sheets edit
- As of 30 April 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ozen Silva
|
Sporting | 7 |
| 2 | Jason D'Mello
|
Salgaocar | 6 |
| 3 | Melroy Fernandes
|
Dempo | 4 |
| 4 | Sanju Thapa
|
Vasco | 3 |
| Debnath Mondal
|
Churchill | ||
| Antonio Dylan Da Silva
|
FC Goa | ||
| Preston Rego
|
Panjim | ||
| Paramveer Singh
|
Calangute | ||
| 5 | Luis Barreto
|
Manora | 2 |
| 6 | Prateesh Dinkan
|
Guardian Angel | 1 |
| Jeet Gupta
|
Calangute | ||
| Sapam Singh
|
SESA | ||
| Presley Mascarenhas
|
Velsao | ||
| Roanal Gaunkar
|
SESA |
References edit
- ^ Sporting Clube de Goa crowned champions of 2020-21 Goa Professional League Khel Now. Retrieved 5 September 2021
- ^ "Goa Pro League 2020-21 season postponed due to withdrawal of Corps". Khel Now.
- ^ "Goa Pro League 2020-21: Fixtures, results, standings & more". Khel Now.