2020–21 Goa Professional League

Goa Professional League
Season	2020–21
Matches played	8
Goals scored	21 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer	Stephen Satarkar
Best goalkeeper	Jason D'Mello
Biggest win	5 - 0 (Salgaocar vs Churchill), 2 February 2021
Highest scoring	4 - 1 (Dempo vs SESA); 5 - 0 (Salgaocar vs Churchill);
Longest winning run	Salgaocar (2)
Longest unbeaten run	Salgaocar (2)
Longest winless run	Churchill (2)
Longest losing run	Churchill (2)
	← 2019–20 2021-22 → All statistics correct as of 4 February 2021.

The 2020–21 Goa Professional League is the 23rd season of the Goa Professional League, the top football league in the Indian state of Goa, since its establishment 1996. The league season commenced on 27 January 2021.^[1]

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 will be 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 will be played at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, through to the end of April 2021.

Sporting Clube de Goa and Churchill Brothers are 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.^[2]

Teams

Panjim

Vasco da Gama

Churchill Brothers FC Goa

Calangute Association

Dempo S.C.

Guardian Angel F.C.

Sesa Football Academy

Velsao S.C.C.

Manora Y.C

Panjim teams

Vasco da Gama teams

Salgaocar FC

Vasco S.C.

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Bases

Format

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

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Salgaocar	2	2	0	7	0	+7	6	Champions
2	Dempo	1	1	0	4	1	+3	3
3	Calangute Association	2	1	1	3	2	+1	3
4	Vasco	2	1	1	2	1	+1	3
5	Guardian Angel	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
6	Sporting Goa	1	1	0	1	0	+1	3
7	FC Goa Reserves	2	1	1	2	3	−1	3
8	Youth Club of Manora	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Panjim Footballers	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0
10	Velsao Sports & Cultural Club	1	0	1	0	2	−2	0
11	SESA Football Academy	1	0	1	1	4	−3	0
12	Churchill Brothers	2	0	2	0	7	−7	0	Relegation to the First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2021. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

Matches

Round 1

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	v	Sporting Goa	Mapusa
				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

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	v	Velsao SC	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

6 February 2021	Guardian Angel	v	Dempo	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

7 February 2021	Panjim Footballers	v	YC Manora	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

Round 3

8 February 2021	Salgaoncar	v	Velsao SCC	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

9 February 2021	Dempo	v	FC Goa Reserves	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

10 February 2021	Churchill Brothers	v	Panjim Footballers	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

11 February 2021	Guardian Angel	v	YC Manora	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

12 February 2021	Vasco S.C.	v	Sesa Football Academy	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

18 February 2021	Sporting Clube de Goa	v	Calangute Association	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

Round 4

18 February 2021	FC Goa Reserves	v	Velsao SCC	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

19 February 2021	Dempo	v	Churchill Brothers	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

20 February 2021	Vasco	v	Guardian Angel	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

21 February 2021	Sporting Clube de Goa	v	Panjim Footballers	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

23 February 2021	Sesa Football Academy	v	Salgaocar	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

24 February 2021	Calangute Association	v	YC Manora	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

Round 5

26 February 2021	Panjim Footballers	v	FC Goa Reserves	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

27 February 2021	Guardian Angel	v	Calangute Association	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

28 February 2021	Vasco	v	Velsao SCC	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

1 2021	Salgaocar	v	Dempo	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

2 March 2021	Sesa Football Academy	v	YC Manora	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

3 March 2021	Sporting Clube de Goa	v	Churchill Brothers	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

Round 6

4 March 2021	Dempo	v	Panjim Footballers	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

5 March 2021	FC Goa Reserves	v	Guardian Angel	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

6 March 2021	Calangute Association	v	Vasco	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

7 March 2021	Sporting clube de Goa	v	Velsao SCC	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

8 March 2021	Churchill Brothers	v	Sesa Football Academy	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

9 March 2021	YC Manora	v	Salgaocar	Mapusa
				Stadium: Duler Stadium

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 4 February 2021

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Stephen Satarkar	Salgaocar	4
2	Uttam Rai	Dempo	2
2	Aaren D'Silva	FC Goa	2
3	Saeesh Halarnkar	Salgaocar	1
	Beneston Barreto	Guardian Angel
	Kouame Kossonou	Calangute
	Sidharth Kundaikar	Calangute
	Joaquim Abranches	Vasco
	Mathew Colaco	Vasco
	Beevan D'Mello	Dempo
	Gaurav Vaigankar	Dempo
	Kunal Salgaonkar	SESA
	Steflon D'Costa	Salgaocar
	Fhezer Gomes	Salgaocar
	Dattaraj Gaonkar	Sporting
	Jirjar Terang	Calangute

Clean Sheets

As of 4 February 2021

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Jason D'Mello	Salgaocar	2
2	Prateesh Dinkan	Guardian Angel	1
	Jeet Gupta	Calangute
	Sanju Thapa	Vasco
	Ozen Silva	Sporting

References

^ "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.

[1] "Goa Pro League 2020-21 season postponed due to withdrawal of Corps". Khel Now.

[2] "Goa Pro League 2020-21: Fixtures, results, standings & more". Khel Now.

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