2019–20 Goa Professional League
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sporting Clube de Goa (5th title) Churchill Brothers (8th title) |
| Relegated | None |
| Matches played | 106 |
| Goals scored | 350 (3.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marcus Masceranhas (14 Goals) |
← 2018–19 2020-21 →
All statistics correct as of 30 September 2020. | |
The 2019–20 Goa Professional League is the 22nd season of the Goa Professional League, the top football league in the Indian state of Goa, since its establishment 1996. The league season began on 1 October 2019.[1][2] SESA Football Academy was promoted to the premier division and they replaced FC Bardez, who were relegated at the end of the previous campaign. The league matches were played at the Duler Stadium and Navelim Football Ground.
Sporting Clube de Goa and Churchill Brothers were declared joint winners of GPL as the 13 remaining games could not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the remaining teams wouldn't have topped the league even if they had played.
Teams
Managers and foreign players
| Team | Manager | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 |
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| Calangute Association |  Charles Dias
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| Corps of Signal | Eban Mesquita
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| Churchill Brothers |  Edward Ansah
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 Willis Plaza
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Radanfah Abu Bakr
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 Joaquín García
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Kalif Alhassan
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| Dempo | Samir Naik
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| FC Goa | Sergio Lobera
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| Guardian Angel | Shekar Kerkar
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Musha Bambatelli
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Mohammed Yakubu
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| Panjim Footballers | Shekar Kerkar
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| Salgaocar | Levino Pereira
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| Sporting Clube de Goa | Francisco Vaz
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 Philip Odogwu
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| Sesa Football Academy | Eduard Batlle Basart
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| Vasco | Micky Fernandes
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Olumide Adewale Olowolagba
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 Bema Coulibaly
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| Velsao Sports & Cultural Club | Ajay Acharya
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Usman Karamoko
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Smart Smith Ebho
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Goa | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 10 | +33 | 44 | Champions |
| 2 | Dempo | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 41 | |
| 3 | Churchill Brothers | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 14 | +32 | 37 | Champions |
| 4 | Salgaocar | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 35 | |
| 5 | FC Goa Reserves | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 31 | |
| 6 | Panjim Footballers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 27 | |
| 7 | Guardian Angel | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 27 | |
| 8 | Calangute Association | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 20 | |
| 9 | Vasco | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 20 | |
| 10 | Corps of Signal | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 17 | |
| 11 | SESA Football Academy | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 15 | |
| 12 | Velsao Sports & Cultural Club | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 15 |
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
Matches
Round 1
| 1 October 2019 | Calangute Association | 2-2 | Vasco | Mapusa |
| Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 2 October 2019 | Dempo | 2-0 | SESA Football Academy | Mapusa |
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Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 3 October 2019 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 2-0 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
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Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 4 October 2019 | FC Goa | Cancelled | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 5 October 2019 | Salgaocar F.C. | 2-0 | Corps of Signals | Mapusa |
| Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 7 October 2019 | Guardian Angel SC | 0-5 | Churchill Brothers | Benaulim |
| Stadium: Navelim Stadium |
Round 2
| 7 October 2019 | Panjim Footballers | 0-3 | Calangute Association | Mapusa |
| Report |
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Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 8 October 2019 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 2-0 | Dempo S.C. | Mapusa |
| Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 9 October 2019 | FC Goa | 3-0 | Corps of Signals | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 10 October 2019 | Sesa Football Academy | 2-1 | Salgaocar F.C. | Mapusa |
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Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 11 October 2019 | Vasco S.C. | 1-2 | Guardian Angel SC | Mapusa |
| Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 12 October 2019 | Churchill Brothers | 3-0 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
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Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 3
| 13 October 2019 | Salgaocar F.C. | 0-0 | Sporting Clube de Goa | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 14 October 2019 | Calangute Association | 1-0 | Corps of Signals | Mapusa |
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Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 15 October 2019 | Dempo S.C. | 6-0 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 16 October 2019 | Guardian Angel SC | 1-0 | Panjim Footballers | Benaulim |
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Report | Stadium: Navelim Stadium |
| 17 October 2019 | Vasco S.C. | 0-1 | Churchill Brothers | Mapusa |
| Report |
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Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 18 October 2019 | FC Goa | 1-1 | SESA Football Academy | Mapusa |
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Report |
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Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 4
| 19 October 2019 | Corps of Signals | 0-0 | Guardian Angel SC | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 20 October 2019 | Panjim Footballers | 0-5 | Churchill Brothers | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 21 October 2019 | Vasco | 4-3 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 22 October 2019 | Sesa Football Academy | 0-0 | Calangute Association | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 24 October 2019 | Dempo | 3-2 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 5
| 27 October 2019 | Guardian Angel | 1-1 | SESA Football Academy | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 28 October 2019 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 0-0 | Calangute Association | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 29 October 2019 | FC Goa | 0-1 | Dempo | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 31 October 2019 | Vasco | 0-3 | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 6
| 1 November 2019 | Dempo | 4-0 | Calangute Association | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 2 November 2019 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 2-0 | Guardian Angel | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 3 November 2019 | SESA Football Academy | 0-0 | Churchill Brothers | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 4 November 2019 | Corps of Signals | 3-2 | Vasco | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 5 November 2019 | Panjim Footballers | 3-2 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 7
| 7 November 2019 | Vasco | 0-0 | SESA Football Academy | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 8 November 2019 | Panjim Footballers | 0-1 | Corps of Signals | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 10 November 2019 | FC Goa | 0-1 | Velsao SCC | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
| 11 November 2019 | Calangute Association | 2-1 | Salgaocar | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Round 8
| 12 November 2019 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 3-0 | Panjim Footballers | Mapusa |
| Report | Stadium: Duler Stadium |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Marcus Masceranhas
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Sporting Goa | 14 |
| 2 | Willis Plaza
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Churchill Brothers | 11 |
| Clencio Pinto
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Churchill Brothers | 11 | |
| 4 | Aaren D'Silva
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FC Goa | 10 |
| Suraj Hadonkar
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Dempo | 10 | |
| Chukwuemeka Philip Odogwu
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Sporting Goa | 10 |
Source [2]
References
- ^ "The league kicked off on October 1 at Duler Stadium". khelnow.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Lopes, Flavio (2 October 2019). "Defending champions FC Goa won't have it easy as Goa Pro League kicks off". Times Of India. Retrieved 6 August 2022.