2025–26 FC Goa season
2025–26 season of FC Goa
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The 2025–26 FC Goa season is the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2014 as well as their 12th season in 2025–26 Indian Super League. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup and 2025–26 ACL Two.
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Owner | Goan Football Club Pvt. Ltd.[1] | |||
| President | Akshay Tandon | |||
| Head Coach |  Manolo Márquez | |||
| Stadium | Fatorda Stadium (Capacity : 19,000[2]) | |||
| Indian Super League | 7th | |||
| Super Cup | Champions | |||
| ACL Two | Group stage | |||
| Biggest win | 3–0 vs Inter Kashi (AIFF Super Cup) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs  Al-Nassr (ACL Two) | |||
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Team management
Current technical staff
| Role | Name | Refs. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Manolo Márquez |
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| Assistant coach |  Benito Montalvo |
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 Gouramangi Singh |
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| Goalkeeping coach | Marc Gamon |
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| Strength & conditioning coach | ||
| Head of performance analysis | Joy Gabriel M. |
Management
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| CEO | Ravi Puskur |
| Head of technical operations | Jonathan D'Souza |
| Technical director | Derrick Pereira |
| Team manager | Dion Pinto |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 17 September 2025[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Friendlies
FC Goa will play Mohun Bagan in a friendly at Kolkata on Sept 9, ahead of their 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two Campaign.[6]
| 9 September 2025 | Mohun Bagan | 0–0 | FC Goa | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| 10:00 IST | Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| ISL | 14 February 2026 | 18 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 38.46 |
| ACL2 | 13 August 2025 | 24 December 2025 | Preliminary stage | Group Stage | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 14.29 |
| Super Cup | 26 October 2025 | 7 December 2025 | Group Stage | Champions | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 60.00 |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 36.00 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Indian Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 22[a] | |
| 6 | Punjab | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 22[a] | |
| 7 | Goa | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 20 | Qualification for the Champions League Two qualifying playoffs[b] |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 17 | |
| 9 | NorthEast United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 16 |
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Jamshedpur 3, Punjab 0.
- Goa qualified for the AFC Champions League Two qualifying playoffs as the 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup winners.[7]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Indian Super League
Matches
Win Draw Loss Void
AIFF Super Cup
- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GOA | NEU | JFC | INK | |
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| 1 | Goa (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | NorthEast United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||||
| 3 | Jamshedpur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 4 | Inter Kashi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Source: AIFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1)1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1)1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Matches
Win Draw Loss Void
| 26 October 2025 Group Stage | Goa | 2–0 | Jamshedpur | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST | I-League PDF Report |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 327 Referee: Venkatesh Ramachandran Man of the Match: Dejan Drazic (Goa) |
| 29 October 2025 Group Stage | Goa | 3–0 | Inter Kashi | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST | I-League PDF Report |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 893 Referee: Ashwin Man of the Match: Borja Herrera (Goa) |
| 1 November 2025 Group Stage | Goa | 1–2 | North East | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST |
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I-League PDF Report |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 1,723 Referee: Crystal John Man of the Match: Dipesh Chauhan (NorthEast United) |
- Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | East Bengal | 3 | |||||||
| C1 | Punjab | 1 | |||||||
| SF1 | East Bengal | 0 (5) | |||||||
| SF2 | Goa (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||
| B1 | Goa | 2 | |||||||
| D1 | Mumbai City | 1 | |||||||
| 4 December 2025 Semi-final | Goa | 2–1 | Mumbai City | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST | I-League PDF Report |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pratik Mondal Man of the Match: David Timor (Goa) |
| 7 December 2025 Final | East Bengal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Goa | Margao, Goa |
| 19:30 IST | I-League PDF Report |
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 9,400 Referee: Harish Kundu Man of the Match: Hrithik Tiwari (Goa) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
AFC Champions League Two
Matches
Win Draw Loss Void
- Qualifying play-offs
| 13 August 2025 Preliminary stage | Goa | 2–1 |  Al-Seeb | Goa, India |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 12,314 Referee: Zhang Lei (China) |
- Group stage
(Group D)
| 17 September 2025 Group Stage | Goa | 0–2 |  Zawraa | Goa, India |
| 19:30 IST | Report |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 8,756 Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine) |
| 1 October 2025 Group Stage | Istiklol  | 2–0 | Goa | Hisor, Tajikistan |
| 19:15 IST | Report | Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Attendance: 5,750 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
| 22 October 2025 Group Stage | Goa | 1–2 | Al-Nassr | Goa, India |
| 19:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 14,389 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 6 November 2025 Group Stage | Al-Nassr | 4–0 | Goa | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 00:15 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 6,736 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
| 26 November 2025 Group Stage | Zawraa | 2–1 | Goa | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 21:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Al Zawraa Stadium Attendance: 8,322 Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan) |
| 24 December 2025 Group Stage | Goa | 1–2 | Istiklol | Goa, India |
| 21:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 1,083 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
