2023–24 FC Goa season

10th season in existence of FC Goa

Goa 2023–24 football season

Goa2023–24 season

Owner| Goan Football Club Pvt. Ltd.[1]
President| Akshay Tandon
Head coach| Manolo Márquez
Stadium| Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Indian Super League| 1st
Indian Super Cup| TBD
Durand Cup| Semi-finals

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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<- 2022–23

2024–25 ->

All statistics correct as of 12 December 2023, 14:03 (UTC).

The 2023–24 season is the tenth season in FC Goa's existence, as well as their tenth season in the Indian Super League. It began in April 2023 with the 2023 Durand Cup.

## Players[edit]

Main article: List of FC Goa players

### First-team squad[edit]

As of 1 September 2023[2]

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

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1  | GK |  IND | Dheeraj Singh
2  | DF |  IND | Sanson Pereira
3  | DF |  IND | Sandesh Jhingan
4  | MF |  IRL | Carl McHugh
5  | DF |  IND | Narayan Das
6  | DF |  IND | Leander D'Cunha
7  | FW |  MAR | Noah Sadaoui
8  | MF |  IND | Raynier Fernandes
9  | FW |  ESP | Carlos Martínez
10  | MF |  IND | Brandon Fernandes (captain)
13  | GK |  IND | Arshdeep Singh
14  | MF |  IND | Ayush Chhetri
15  | MF |  IND | Udanta Singh
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16  | DF |  ESP | Odei Onaindia
17  | MF |  IND | Boris Singh
18  | MF |  IND | Rowllin Borges (on loan from Mumbai City)
20  | DF |  IND | Seriton Fernandes (vice-captain)
21  | DF |  IND | Saviour Gama
28  | MF |  AUS | Paulo Retre
29  | FW |  IND | Devendra Murgaonkar
32  | MF |  ESP | Víctor Rodríguez
41  | DF |  IND | Jay Gupta
42  | MF |  IND | Brison Fernandes
44  | MF |  IND | Muhammed Nemil
45  | DF |  IND | Rayan Menezes
55  | GK |  IND | Hrithik Tiwari

## Competitions[edit]

### Overview[edit]

Win Draw Loss

Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Durand Cup | 8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) | 31 August 2023 (2023-08-31) | Group stage | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11  | 060.00
Super Cup | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0  | !—
Super League | 21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) | TBD | Matchday 1 | TBD | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9  | 085.71
Total  | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | +20  | 075.00

Last updated: 11 December 2023 (2023-12-11).
Source: Soccerway

### Durand Cup[edit]

#### Group stage[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  | GOA | NEU | SHI | DTH

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1  | Goa | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 11  | 2  | +9  | 7  | Qualify for the knockout stage |  | -- | -- | 6–0 | 3–0
2  | NorthEast United (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 3  | +6  | 7  |  | 2–2 | -- | 4–0 | 3–1
3  | Shillong Lajong | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 11  | −9  | 3  |  |  | -- | -- | -- | --
4  | Downtown Heroes | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 8  | −6  | 0  |  | -- | -- | 1–2 | --

Source: Twitter
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

#### Matches[edit]

Goa v Shillong Lajong 8 August 2023 (2023-08-08) |  Goa | 6–0|  Shillong Lajong | Guwahati

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15.00 IST |

* Borges 15'
* Sadaoui 20', 27', 86'
* Rodríguez 68'
* Martínez 83'

| Report |  | Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Man of the Match: Noah Sadaoui (Goa)

NorthEast United v Goa 12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) |  NorthEast United | 2–2|  Goa | Guwahati

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14.30 IST |

* M. Singh 24'
* Jhingan 52' (o.g.)

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* Borges 45+4'
* Sadaoui 80' (pen.)

| Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Man of the Match: Seriton Fernandes (Goa)

Goa v Downtown Heroes 16 August 2023 (2023-08-16) |  Goa | 3–0|  Downtown Heroes | Guwahati

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* Nemil 19'
* Martínez 38'
* Murgaokar 90+6'

| Report |  | Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Man of the Match: Carlos Martínez (Goa)

#### Knockout stage[edit]

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  24 August – IGAS | | | | |

| Indian Army| 0

|  29 August – VYBK

| NorthEast United| 1 |

| NorthEast United| 2(3)

|  25 August – VYBK

| | East Bengal| 2(5) |

| East Bengal| 2

| |  3 September – VYBK

| Gokulam Kerala| 1 |

| East Bengal| 0

|  26 August – IGAS

| | Mohun Bagan SG| 1

| Goa| 4

|  31 August – VYBK |

| Chennaiyin| 1 |

| Goa| 1

|  27 August – VYBK

| | Mohun Bagan SG| 2 |

| Mumbai City| 1

| Mohun Bagan SG| 3 |

#### Matches[edit]

Goa v Chennaiyin 26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) |  Goa | 4–1|  Chennaiyin | Guwahati

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18:00 IST |

* Carl McHugh 29'
* Carlos Martínez 37'
* Noah Sadaoui 90+2'
* Víctor Rodríguez 90+4'

| Report | Bikash Yumnam 5' | Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

Goa v Mohun Bagan SG 31 August 2023 (2023-08-31) |  Goa | 1–2|  Mohun Bagan SG | Kolkata

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18:00 IST |

* Noah Sadaoui 23'

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* Jason Cummings 42' (p)
* Armando Sadiku 61'

| Stadium: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan

### Indian Super League[edit]

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Goa | 7  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 11  | 3  | +8  | 19  | Qualification for the playoff semi-finals and the AFC Champions League 2 group stage
2  | Kerala Blasters | 9  | 5  | 2  | 2  | 13  | 10  | +3  | 17  | Qualification for the playoff semi-finals
3  | Mohun Bagan SG | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 14  | 6  | +8  | 16  | Qualification for the playoff knockouts
4  | Mumbai City | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 13  | 6  | +7  | 14
5  | Odisha | 8  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 14  | 11  | +3  | 14

Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2023. 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; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

## References[edit]

1. ^ "About Us: FC Goa". fcgoa.in. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
2. ^ "Squad". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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