Goa
Full nameFootball Club Goa
Nickname(s)The Gaurs
FoundedAugust 26, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-08-26)
GroundFatorda Stadium
Margao, Goa
Capacity19,088[1]
OwnersJaydev Mody
Venugopal Dhoot
Virat Kohli
PresidentAkshay Tandon
Head CoachZico
Current season

Football Club Goa is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that plays in the Indian Super League as one of the eight franchises. The club was established on 24 August 2014 and began their first professional season in October 2014. The club currently plays its home matches at the Fatorda Stadium.

The club's majority owner is Jaydev Mody, the chairman of Delta Corp.[2] The other, minority owners, of the club are Venugopal Dhoot and Virat Kohli. Former Brazilian international Zico is the current head coach of the club. During their first three seasons, Goa have qualified for the finals twice. The made it to the final in 2014 but lost to Chennaiyin 3–2. The defeat lead to one of the biggest controversies in ISL history when former Goa owner, Dattaraj Salgaocar, accused Elano of assault. The result of the controversy lead to both Salgaocar and another co-owner, Shrinivas Dempo, to sell their stakes in the club.

History

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Foundation

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Zico (2014–present)

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Team colours and crest

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Sponsorship

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Stadium

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Supporters and rivalries

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Ownership

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Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 December 2016[3]

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Former players

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Management team

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Statistics and records

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Season-by-season

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Season Regular season Finals Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2014 14 6 4 4 21 12 22 2nd Semi-finals   Miroslav Slepička 5
2015 14 7 4 3 29 20 25 1st Runners-up   Reinaldo 7
2016 14 4 2 8 15 25 14 8th DNQ   Rafael Coelho 5

Head Coaches record

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As of 28 December 2016
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Zico   Brazil 3 September 2014 Present 47 18 12 17 70 61 038.30

Team records

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Honours

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Youth development

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fatorda Stadium". ISL. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Delta Corp chairman Jaydev Mody buys 65 percent stake in FC Goa". Indian Express. July 25, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Players". {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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