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2017–18 FC Goa season

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The 2017–18 season was the club's fourth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League.

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Pre-season

FC Goa announced on 24 April signing of nine players for their development squad but only six names were revealed.[1] Aaren D'Silva and Derren Fernandes were signed from Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim, Princeton Rebello from Vasco. Liston Colaco signed from Salgaocar F.C. for the transfer fee of ₹1.5 Million.[2] Ivon Costa and Jude Cardozo from local Goan clubs.[citation needed]

June

On 5 June 2017, FC Goa announced Sergio Lobera as their new manager replacing Zico on a 2-year contract.[3] On 16 June 2017, FC Goa announced the return of Bruno Pinheiro.[4]

July

FC Goa retained goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani and midfielder Mandar Rao Desai from their last season's squad before the players draft. Both players signed three-year deal and will stay with the franchise until 2020.[5] On 12 July, Manuel Arana signed for FC Goa on 1-year contract.[6] On 18 July, FC Goa announced signing of Spanish forward Ferran Corominas on 1-year deal who last played for Cypriot side Doxa Katokopias.[7]

In ISL players draft held on 23 July 2017, FC Goa retained midfielder Pratesh Shirodkar. Franchise added ten new players from draft, goalkeeper Bruno Colaco and Naveen Kumar, defender Chinglensana Singh, Amey Ranawade and Mohamed Ali, midfielder Brandon Fernandes, Anthony D'Souza, Seriton Fernandes, Jovel Martins and Mohammed Yasir. Defender Narayan Das and midfielder Pronay Halder made their comebacks.[8] Five players from FC Goa were signed by other clubs in the draft. Defender Keenan Almeida and Fulganco Cardozo were signed by Chennaiyin. Midfielder Sahil Tavora was signed by Mumbai City. Midfielder Romeo Fernandes was signed by Delhi Dynamos and forward Robin Singh was signed by ATK.[8] I-League side Mohun Bagan signed defender Debabrata Roy outside draft.[9]

FC Goa announced signing of Indian striker Manvir Singh on 28 July 2017.[10]

August

On 2 August, Moroccan midfielder Ahmed Jahouh was signed from FUS Rabat on a year long loan deal.[11] On 14 August 2017, former FC Barcelona B player Sergio Juste signed for FC Goa.[12] On 23 August 2017, Manuel Lanzarote signed for FC Goa from Real Zaragoza.[13]

September

On 1 September 2017, FC Goa completed the signings of two foreign players Edu Bedia and Adrian Colunga.[14] It was announced that Goa would have their pre-season in Murcia, Spain with a 27-man squad and play five friendly matches in Spain.[15]

October

FC Goa had a strong pre-season after they played a total of five friendlies in Spain; winning three and losing two matches.[16] They returned to Goa on 27 October 2017.[15]

November

FC Goa continued their preparations for the new season by playing three friendlies in Goa, they won two and lost one out of three matches. They ended their pre-season with a 4–0 victory over Chennai City.[17]

FC Goa kicked off their Indian Super League season by beating Chennaiyin away 2–3.[18] On 25 November 2017, Goa lost their first match of the season against Mumbai City 1–2. On 30 November 2017, Goa won their first home match 4–3 against Bengaluru as Ferran Corominas scored the first hat-trick of the 2017–18 Indian Super League.[19]

December

FC Goa continued their good form after winning 5–2 against Kerala Blasters as Corominas scored his second consecutive hat-trick of the season.[20] On 17 December, Goa beat Delhi Dynamos in a 1–5 away victory, sending them at the top of the table.[21] FC Goa lost their first home match of the season against Pune City in a 0–2 loss.[22]

January

On 3 January 2018, FC Goa drew their first game of the calendar year with a 1–1 away draw against ATK, the match was delayed by 2 hours and 45 minutes due to unavoidable circumstances at Goa Airport which caused the team travel late.[23][24] Three days later, Goa lost their third match in the league against NorthEast United in a 2–1 away loss, this loss left them winless in three games.[25] On 10 January, Goa announced the signing of winger Lalmuankima from Aiwzal FC, they also signed U-19 goalkeeper Mohammad Nawaz who would join their development team.[26] On 11 January, Goa defeated Jamshedpur in a 2–1 home victory as Lanzarote scored a brace, this was their first win of the calendar year 2018.[27] On 21 January, Goa beat Kerala Blasters in a 1–2 away victory with goals from Ferran Corominas and Edu Bedia.[28] On 24 January, Mohamed Ali and Brandon Fernandes signed new contracts with FC Goa which would keep them at the club until 2020.[29] On 26 January, Goa announced the signing of Mark Sifneos until the end of the season.[30] On 28 February, Goa lost to Mumbai City 3–4 at home with Seriton Fernandes receiving two yellow cards and sent off.[31] On 31 January, Goa announced that Manuel Arana would be sent on loan to Delhi Dynamos until the end of the season.[32]

February

On 2 February, Goa announced the signing of Hugo Boumous following the departure Manuel Arana.[32] Two days later, Goa drew 2–2 at home against NorthEast United.[33] On 9 February, Goa suffered a 2–0 away defeat to Bengaluru.[34] On 15 February, Goa lost 0–1 to Chennaiyin at home. On 21 February, Goa drew 1–1 with Delhi Dynamos at home which meant they were winless in five games. Goa then bounced back and went on to win 0–4 away vs Pune City and 5–1 at home vs ATK.

March

On 4 March, Goa won 0–3 away against Jamshedpur. They qualified for the playoffs and finished third in the group.[35] After picking up a 1–1 draw in the first leg of the semi-final against Chennaiyin, they lost 0–3 in the second leg away from home and got knocked out.[36] They directly qualified for the 2018 Super Cup after finishing in the top six of the Indian Super League table. On 24 March, FC Goa announced on Twitter that assistant coach Derrick Pereira would take charge as head coach for the Super Cup in Sergio Lobera's absence.[37]

April

On 3 April, Goa beat ATK 3–1 in the round of 16 of the Super Cup.[38] On 12 April, Goa beat Jamshedpur 1–5 in the quarter-finals of the Super Cup, Goa players; Sergio Juste, Brandon Fernandes and Bruno Pinheiro and Jamshedpur players; Subrata Pal, Anas Edathodika and Kervens Belfort were sent off at the start of the second half.[39] On 16 April, Goa were knocked out after East Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in the semi-finals of the Super Cup.[40]

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Pre Season Friendlies

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12 October 2017 Friendly FC Cartagena Spain 4–1 India FC Goa Murcia, Spain
18:00 CET Kuki Zalazar 1', 37'
Martín 13'
Gonzalo Poley 40'
Report Colunga 18' Stadium: La Manga Club
16 October 2017 Friendly FC Goa India 1–2 Spain Real Murcia Imperial Murcia, Spain
17:00 CET Lanzarote Report Mengoud
Jordan Domínguez
Stadium: La Manga Club
19 October 2017 Friendly FC Goa India 3–0 Spain Deportiva Minera Murcia, Spain
18:00 CET Corominas
Arana
Colunga
Report Stadium: La Manga Club
23 October 2017 Friendly FC Goa India 3–1 Spain Algar Murcia, Spain
18:00 CET Corominas 58'
Lanzarote 63', 82'
Report Víctor Stadium: La Manga Club
26 October 2017 Friendly FC Goa India 4–2 Spain FC Cartagena B Murcia, Spain
15:30 CET Brandon 12'

Corominas 40'
Lanzarote 43'

Colunga 93'
Report Stadium: La Manga Club
3 November 2017 Friendly FC Goa India 1–2 India East Bengal Bambolim, India
18:00 IST Manvir 80' Report Vanlalremdika 8'
D'Souza 82'
Stadium: Athletic Stadium
9 November 2017 Friendly FC Goa India 2–0 India Mohun Bagan Margao, India
19:00 IST Lanzarote 1'
Corominas 21'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
12 November 2017 Friendly FC Goa India 4–0 India Chennai City Bambolim, India
19:00 IST Mandar Rao Dessai 26' 50'
Brandon 53'
Anthony D'Souza 68'
Report Stadium: Athletic Stadium
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Squad

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Competitions

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Indian Super League

Standings

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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; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair play ranking; 6) drawing of lots
(C) ISL Cup winners
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Results summary

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Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2018. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 November 2017 1 Chennaiyin 2–3 Goa Chennai, India
17:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Calderón 70'
Augusto 84' (pen.)
Report Corominas 25'
Lanzarote 29'
Dessai 39'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 18,213
25 November 2017 2 Mumbai 2–1 Goa Mumbai, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Éverton Santos 59'
Thiago Santos 88'
Report Manuel Arana 83' Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena
Attendance: 6,212
30 November 2017 3 Goa 4–3 Bengaluru Margao, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Coro 16' 33' 63'
Lanzarote 40' (pen.)
Report Miku 20' 60'
Paartalu 57'
Sandhu Red card 36'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,600
9 December 2017 4 Goa 5–2 Kerala Margao, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Lanzarote 9' 18'
Corominas 47' 51' 55'
Report Sifneos 7'
Singh 30'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,482
16 December 2017 5 Delhi 1–5 Goa Delhi, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Corominas 45+1'
Lanzarote 45+3'
Kotal 85' (og.)
Colunga 85'
Arana 88'
Report Uche 62'
Cichero Red card 65'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Attendance: 11,119
23 December 2017 6 Goa 0–2 Pune Margao, India
17:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Alfaro 72'
Lucca 84'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,600
3 January 2018 7 ATK 1–1 Goa Kolkata, India
22:40 IST (UTC+5:30) Keane 4' Report Corominas 24' Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium
Attendance: 19,626
6 January 2018 8 NorthEast United 2–1 Goa Guwahati, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Marchino 21'
Doungel 52'
Report Arana 28' Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
11 January 2018 9 Goa 2–1 Jamshedpur Margao, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Lanzarote 19' (pen.) 60' Report Trindade 54' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,128
21 January 2018 10 Kerala Blasters 1–2 Goa Kochi, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Vineeth 29' Report Corominas 7'
Bedia 77'
Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)
Attendance: 29,769
28 January 2018 11 Goa 3–4 Mumbai City Margao, India
17:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Corominas 34' 78'
Lanzarote 45'
Report Santos 36'
Emana 55' (pen.)
Thiago Santos 71'
Singh 86'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17,812
4 February 2018 12 Goa 2–2 NorthEast United Margao, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Dessai 42'
Corominas 53'
Report Marcinho 45'
Mosquera 71'
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 16,612
9 February 2018 13 Bengaluru 2–0 Goa Bengaluru, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) García 35'
Delgado 82'
Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 14,724
15 February 2018 14 Goa 0–1 Chennaiyin Margao, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Report Iñigo Calderón 52' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 16,842
15 February 2018 15 Goa 1–1 Delhi Dynamos Margao, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Hugo Boumous 53' Report Kalu Uche 81' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 16,221
25 February 2018 16 Pune City 0–4 Goa Pune, India
17:30 IST (UTC+5:30) Marcelo Leite Pereira Yellow card 80' Red card Report Manuel Lanzarote 28' (pen.)
Hugo Boumous 47'
Ferran Corominas 58' 65' (pen.)
Stadium: Balewadi Stadium
Attendance: 7,861
28 February 2018 17 Goa 5–1 ATK Margao, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Sergio Juste 10'
Manuel Lanzarote 15', 21'
Ferran Corominas

64'
Mark Sifneos

90'
Report Robbie Keane 87' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 17224
4 March 2018 18 Jamshedpur 0–3 Goa Jamshedpur, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Subrata Pal Red card Report Ferran Corominas 29', 51'
Manuel Lanzarote 69'
Naveen Kumar (footballer) Red card
Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex
Attendance: 23,386

Playoffs

Semi-finals
10 March 2018 First Leg Goa 1–1 Chennaiyin Margao, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Manuel Lanzarote 64' Report Anirudh Thapa 71' Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 18,492
13 March 2018 Second Leg Chennaiyin 3–0 Goa Chennai, India
20:00 IST (UTC+5:30) Jeje Lalpekhlua 26' 90'
Dhanpal Ganesh 29'
Report Stadium: Marina Arena
Attendance: 19,013

Super Cup

Round of 16

3 April 2018 Round of 16 Goa 3–1 ATK Bhubaneswar
20:00 IST Coro 45+1'
Boumous 70'
Fernandes 77'
Report Keane 50' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Rowan Arumughan

Quarter-finals

12 April 2018 Quarter-final Jamshedpur 1–5 Goa Bhubaneswar
16:00 IST Pal Red card 46'
Edathodika Red card 46'
Belfort Red card 46'
Biswas 90+1'
Report Fernandes 34' Red card 46'
Coro 69' (pen.)
Singh 77'
Boumous 79' 89'
Juste Red card 46'
Pinheiro Red card 46'
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Venkatesh R

Semi-finals

16 April 2018 Semi-final East Bengal 1–0 Goa Bhubaneswar
16:00 IST Dudu 78' Bedia Red card 80' Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Referee: Santosh Kumar
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Updated: 16 April 2018

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