2020–21 Goa Professional League

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Goa Professional League
Season2020–21
ChampionsSporting Clube de Goa[1]
6th GPL title
6th Goan title
Matches played66
Goals scored176 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcus Masceranhas
Best goalkeeperOzen Silva
Biggest win
  • 9 - 0 (Sporting vs Guardian Angel), 30 April 2021
Highest scoring
  • 9 - 0 (Sporting vs Guardian Angel), 30 April 2021
Longest winning runSporting (4)
Longest unbeaten runSporting (11)
Longest winless runGuardian Angel (8)
Longest losing runVelsao
Guardian Angel (4)

The 2020–21 Goa Professional League was the 23rd season of the Goa Professional League, the top football league in the Indian state of Goa, since its establishment in 1996. The league season commenced on 27 January 2021.[2]

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 was 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 were played at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, through to the end of April 2021.

Sporting Clube de Goa and Churchill Brothers were 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.[3]

Teams[edit | edit source]

2020–21 Goa Professional League is located in Goa
Panjim
Vasco da Gama
Churchill Brothers FC Goa
Calangute Association
Calangute Association
Dempo S.C.
Guardian Angel F.C.
Guardian Angel F.C.
Sesa Football Academy
Velsao S.C.C.
Velsao S.C.C.
Manora Y.C.
Manora Y.C.
Panjim teams *FC Goa Reserves and Academy *Panjim Footballers *Sporting Clube de Goa
Panjim teams
Vasco da Gama teams *Salgaocar FC *Vasco S.C.
Vasco da Gama teams
  • Salgaocar FC
  • Vasco S.C.
    • Bases

    Format[edit | edit source]

    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[edit | edit source]

    • 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[edit | edit source]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Sporting Goa 11 6 5 0 30 8 +22 23 Champions
    2 Dempo 11 6 3 2 24 12 +12 21
    3 Salgaocar 11 6 2 3 20 6 +14 20
    4 Calangute Association 11 6 2 3 16 13 +3 20
    5 FC Goa Reserves 11 4 4 3 13 11 +2 16
    6 Vasco 11 5 1 5 11 12 −1 16
    7 Churchill Brothers 11 4 3 4 12 18 −6 15
    8 Youth Club of Manora 11 3 2 6 9 15 −6 11
    9 Panjim Footballers 11 3 1 7 8 17 −9 10
    10 Guardian Angel 11 2 4 5 14 25 −11 10
    11 Velsao Sports & Cultural Club 11 2 2 7 8 22 −14 8
    12 SESA Football Academy* 11 2 5 4 11 17 −6 11 Relegation to the First Division
    Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. Source: [1]
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    • Six points have been deducted of SESA Football Academy as they fielded an ineligible player in two of their games.

    Matches[edit | edit source]

    Round 1[edit | edit source]

    27 January 2021 FC Goa Reserves 0–2 Salgaocar Mapusa
    Saeesh Halarnkar Goal 38' (pen.)
    Stephen Satarkar Goal 90'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    28 January 2021 Guardian Angel 1–0 Panjim Footballers Mapusa
    Beneston Barreto Goal 45+1' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    29 January 2021 Velsao SCC 0–2 Calangute Association Mapusa
    Kouame Kossonou Goal 26'
    Sidharth Kundaikar Goal 85'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    30 January 2021 Churchill Brothers 0–2 Vasco Mapusa
    Joaquim Abranches Goal 9'
    Mathew Colaco Goal 69'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    14 February 2021 YC Manora 0 - 1 Sporting Clube de Goa Mapusa
    Marcus Masceranhas Goal 84' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    1 February 2021 Dempo 4 - 1 Sesa Football Academy Mapusa
    Beevan D'Mello Goal 9'
    Uttam Rai Goal 45+1, 83'
    Gaurav Vaigankar Goal 80'    		 Kunal Salgaonkar Goal 53' Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 2[edit | edit source]

    2 February 2021 Salgaocar 5 - 0 Churchill Brothers Mapusa
    Stephen SatarkarGoal 63, 76, 79'
    Steflon D'Costa Goal 84'
    Fhezer Gomes Goal 88'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    3 February 2021 Sporting Clube de Goa 1 - 0 Vasco Mapusa
    Dattaraj Gaonkar Goal 45+2' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    4 February 2021 Calangute Association 1 - 2 FC Goa Reserves Mapusa
    Jirjar Terang Goal 36' Aaren D'Silva Goal 80, 88' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    5 February 2021 Sesa Football Academy 1 - 1 Velsao SCC Mapusa
    Viraj Naik Goal 57' (own goal) Klusner Pereira Goal 32' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    6 February 2021 Guardian Angel 2 - 2 Dempo Mapusa
    Jovial DiasGoal 15'
    Joel Barreto Goal 90+6'    		 Shallum Pires Goal 58'
    Leny Fernandes Goal 78' (own goal)    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    7 February 2021 Panjim Footballers 1 - 0 YC Manora Mapusa
    Chandan Gawas Goal 48' Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 3[edit | edit source]

    8 February 2021 Salgaocar 3 - 0 Velsao SCC Mapusa
    Stephen Satarkar Goal 39, 78'
    Valentino Nazareth Goal 87'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    9 February 2021 Dempo 1 - 2 FC Goa Reserves Mapusa
    Darrel Mascarenhas Goal 68' Vasim Inamdar Goal 43'
    HP Lalremruata Goal 63'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    10 February 2021 Churchill Brothers 1 - 0 Panjim Footballers Mapusa
    Rakesh Das Goal 41' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    11 February 2021 Guardian Angel 1 - 1 YC Manora Mapusa
    Mevan Dias Goal 90+2' Nicholas Fernandes Goal 19' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    12 February 2021 Vasco 1 - 0 Sesa Football Academy Mapusa
    Joaquim AbranchesGoal 86' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    28 March 2021 Sporting Clube de Goa 2 - 2 Calangute Association Mapusa
    Philip Odogwu Goal 39'
    Marcus Masceranhas Goal 66'    		 Sidharth Kundaikar Goal 53, 90+6' Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 4[edit | edit source]

    19 February 2021 FC Goa Reserves 2 - 0 Velsao SCC Mapusa
    Romeo Fernandes Goal 60'
    Kapil Hoble Goal 90+7'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    20 February 2021 Dempo 2 - 0 Churchill Brothers Mapusa
    Richard Cardozo Goal 6'
    Gaurav Vaigankar Goal 40'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    21 February 2021 Vasco 2 - 0 Guardian Angel Mapusa
    Anil Gaonkar Goal 45+3, 68' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    3 April 2021 Sporting Clube de Goa 5 - 0 Panjim Footballers Mapusa
    Marcus Masceranhas Goal 19'
    Akeraj Martins Goal 40, 45+2'
    Philip Odogwu Goal 50'
    Gourav Kankonkar Goal 68'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    26 April 2021 Sesa Football Academy 0 - 3 Salgaocar Mapusa
    walkover Stadium: Duler Stadium
    24 February 2021 Calangute Association 1 - 2 YC Manora Mapusa
    Rohan Pednekar Goal 75' Nicholas Fernandes Goal 32'
    Jeh Williamson Goal 73'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 5[edit | edit source]

    26 February 2021 Panjim Footballers 1 - 0 FC Goa Reserves Mapusa
    Prasil Kankonkar Goal 26' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    27 February 2021 Guardian Angel 2 - 3 Calangute Association Mapusa
    Basanta Singh Goal 54'
    Gilbert OliveiraGoal 81'    		 Siddhant Shirodkar Goal 3, 46' Krishnanath Shirodkar Goal 90+4' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    28 February 2021 Vasco 3 - 2 Velsao SCC Mapusa
    Desmon Gama Goal 8'
    Denil Rebello Goal 18'
    Anil Gaonkar Goal 65'    		 Ronil Azavedo Goal 4'
    Brian Mascarenhas Goal 90+2'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    1 March 2021 Salgaocar 0 - 0 Dempo Mapusa
    Stadium: Duler Stadium
    12 April 2021 Sesa Football Academy 3 - 2 YC Manora Mapusa
    Sameer Kashyap Goal 6'
    Suraj Goal 35'
    Rizbon Fernandes Goal 37'    		 Sweden Barbosa Goal 20'
    Eldon Colaco Goal 22'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    3 March 2021 Sporting Clube de Goa 2 - 0 Churchill Brothers Mapusa
    Philip Odogwu Goal 70'
    Allen Fernandes Goal 87' (own goal)    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 6[edit | edit source]

    4 March 2021 Dempo 3 - 1 Panjim Footballers Mapusa
    Beevan D'Mello Goal 56, 58'
    Pedro Gonsalves Goal 78'    		 Lloyd Cardozo Goal 45' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    28 March 2021 FC Goa Reserves 1 - 1 Guardian Angel Mapusa
    Joybert Almeida Goal 69' Joel Barreto Goal 87' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    6 March 2021 Calangute Association 1 - 0 Vasco Mapusa
    Kouame Kossonou Goal 60' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    7 March 2021 Sporting Clube de Goa 4 - 0 Velsao SCC Mapusa
    Philip Odogwu Goal 10'
    Rohit TotadGoal 30'
    Marcus Masceranhas Goal 57'
    Sachidanand Satelkar Goal 66'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    8 March 2021 Churchill Brothers 1 - 0 Sesa Football Academy Mapusa
    Trijoy Dias Goal 40' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    9 March 2021 YC Manora 0 - 1 Salgaocar Mapusa
    Selwyn Miranda Goal 26' Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 7[edit | edit source]

    10 March 2021 Panjim Footballers 1 - 2 Velsao SCC Mapusa
    Akram Yadwad Goal 78' Jesloy Moniz Goal 38'
    Brian Mascarenhas Goal 86'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    11 March 2021 Sesa Football Academy 1 - 1 Sporting Clube de Goa Mapusa
    Myron Fernandes Goal 89' (own goal) Marcus Masceranhas Goal 6' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    12 March 2021 Guardian Angel 2 - 3 Churchill Brothers Mapusa
    Gilbert Oliveira Goal 7'
    Beneston Barreto Goal 58'    		 Trijoy Dias Goal 26'
    William Niasso Goal 53' (own goal)
    Clinton Niasso Goal 83'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    13 March 2021 Dempo 1 - 2 Calangute Association Mapusa
    Suraj Hadkonkar Goal 85' Siddhant Shirodkar Goal 27'
    Kouame Kossonou Goal 34'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    14 March 2021 Vasco 0 - 4 Salgaocar Mapusa
    Steflon D'Costa Goal 38, 70, 81'
    Mark Mascarenhas Goal 47'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    15 March 2021 FC Goa Reserves 2 - 0 YC Manora Mapusa
    Joybert Almeida Goal 37'
    HP Lalremruata Goal 89'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 8[edit | edit source]

    16 March 2021 Calangute Association 0 - 0 Sesa Football Academy Mapusa
    Stadium: Duler Stadium
    17 March 2021 Guardian Angel 0 - 1 Velsao SCC Mapusa
    Savelon Cardozo Goal 44' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    18 March 2021 Churchill Brothers 1 - 1 FC Goa Reserves Mapusa
    Afdal Varikkodan Goal 39' Sarineo Fernandes Goal 7' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    19 March 2021 YC Manora 0 - 3 Dempo Mapusa
    Edwin Viegas Goal 17, 45'
    Beevan D'Mello Goal 90'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    20 March 2021 Vasco 1 - 1 Panjim Footballers Mapusa
    Joaquim Abranches Goal 76' Joyson Gauncar Goal 10' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    21 March 2021 Sporting Clube de Goa 1 - 1 Salgaocar Mapusa
    Marcus Masceranhas Goal 5' Saeesh Halarnkar Goal 29' Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 9[edit | edit source]

    22 March 2021 Churchill Brothers 2 - 0 Calangute Association Mapusa
    Franky Oliveiro Goal 34, 67' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    23 March 2021 YC Manora 1 - 0 Velsao SCC Mapusa
    Nicholas Fernandes Goal 34' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    24 March 2021 Dempo 1 - 0 Vasco Mapusa
    Desmond Pereira Goal 77' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    25 March 2021 FC Goa Reserves 0 - 0 Sporting Clube de Goa Mapusa
    Stadium: Duler Stadium
    26 March 2021 Guardian Angel 2 - 2 Sesa Football Academy Mapusa
    Joel Barreto Goal 20'
    Beneston Barreto Goal 45+1'    		 Cajetan Fernandes Goal 52, 55' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    27 March 2021 Panjim Footballers 1 - 0 Salgaocar Mapusa
    Joyson Gauncar Goal 80' Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 10[edit | edit source]

    30 March 2021 Velsao SCC 2 - 2 Churchill Brothers Mapusa
    Brian Mascarenhas Goal 18'
    Ronil Azavedo Goal 90+5'    		 Jobern Cardozo Goal 42, 54' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    18 April 2021 Sesa Football Academy 2 - 2 FC Goa Mapusa
    Shajam P Goal 14'
    Cajetan Fernandes Goal 90+3'    		 Christy Davis Goal 40'
    Kapil Hoble Goal 75'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    5 April 2021 Guardian Angel 3 - 1 Salgaocar Mapusa
    Beneston Barreto Goal 1, 53, 80' Steflon D'Costa Goal 16' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    6 April 2021 Calangute Association 3 - 2 Panjim Footballers Mapusa
    Siddhant Shirodkar Goal 9, 12'
    Sidharth Kundaikar Goal 75'    		 Lloyd Cardozo Goal 43'
    Pandurang Gawas Goal 48'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    7 April 2021 Sporting 4 - 4 Dempo Mapusa
    Gourav Kankonkar Goal 5, 68'
    Kunal Kundaikar Goal 31'
    Joel Colaco Goal 60'    		 Uttam Rai Goal 8, 10, 29'
    Desmond Pereira Goal 27'    		 Stadium: Duler Stadium
    8 April 2021 Vasco 0 - 1 Manora Mapusa
    Melisho Camotio Goal 24' Stadium: Duler Stadium

    Round 11[edit | edit source]

    13 April 2021 Calangute association 0 - 0 Salgaocar Mapusa
    (Match Abandoned at the 75th minute) Stadium: Duler Stadium
    30 April 2021 Calangute association 1 - 0 Salgaocar Margao
    Domnic Fernandes Goal 73' (Rematch) Stadium: Chowgule Ground
    14 April 2021 Vasco 2 - 1 FC Goa Mapusa
    Mathew Colaco Goal 67'
    Denil Rebello Goal 90+2'    		 Delton Colaco Goal 66' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    15 April 2021 Sesa Football Academy 1 - 0 Panjim Footballers Mapusa
    Minesh Kunkolkar Goal 19' Stadium: Duler Stadium
    20 April 2021 Churchill Brothers 2 - 2 YC Manora Navelim
    Anford Fernandes Goal 37'
    Myron Mendes Goal 90'    		 Aniston Fernandes Goal 69'
    Sweden Barbosa Goal 71'    		 Stadium: Rosary Church Ground
    20 April 2021 Velsao SCC 0 - 3 Dempo Mapusa
    walkover Stadium: Duler Stadium
    30 April 2021 Sporting Clube de Goa 9 - 0 Guardian Angel Margao
    Marcus Masceranhas Goal 30, 77, 90'
    Gourav Kankonkar Goal 48'
    Akeraj Martins Goal 50'
    Gautam Dias Goal 54, 71'
    Philip Odogwu Goal 56, 87'    		 Stadium: Chowgule Ground

    Statistics[edit | edit source]

    Top scorers[edit | edit source]

    As of 30 April 2021
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 India Marcus Masceranhas Sporting 9
    2 India Stephen Satarkar Salgaocar 6
    India Beneston Barreto Guardian Angel
    Nigeria Philip Odogwu Sporting
    3 India Steflon D'Costa Salgaocar 5
    India Siddhant Shirodkar Calangute
    India Uttam Rai Dempo
    4 India Beevan D'Mello Dempo 4
    India Sidharth Kundaikar Calangute
    India Gourav Kankonkar Sporting
    5 India Anil Gaonkar Vasco 3
    Ivory Coast Kouame Kossonou Calangute
    India Joaquim Abranches Vasco
    India Nicholas Fernandes Manora
    India Joel Barreto Guardian Angel
    India Brian Mascarenhas Velsao
    India Cajetan Fernandes SESA
    India Akeraj Martins Sporting
    6 India Aaren D'Silva FC Goa 2
    India Gaurav Vaigankar Dempo
    India Gilbert Oliveira Guardian Angel
    India Trijoy Dias Churchill
    India HP Lalremruata FC Goa
    India Edwin Viegas Dempo
    India Saeesh Halarnkar Salgaocar
    India Franky Oliveiro Churchill
    India Joyson Gauncar Panjim
    India Joybert Almeida FC Goa
    India Ronil Azavedo Velsao
    India Jobern Cardozo Churchill
    India Lloyd Cardozo Panjim
    India Desmond Pereira Dempo
    India Mathew Colaco Vasco
    India Denil Rebello Vasco
    India Kapil Hoble FC Goa
    India Sweden Barbosa Manora
    India Gautam Dias Sporting
    7 India Kunal Salgaonkar SESA 1
    India Fhezer Gomes Salgaocar
    India Dattaraj Gaonkar Sporting
    India Jirjar Terang Calangute
    India Klusner Pereira Velsao
    India Jovial Dias Guardian Angel
    India Shallum Pires Dempo
    India Chandan Gawas Panjim
    India Valentino Nazareth Salgaocar
    India Darrel Mascarenhas Dempo
    India Vasim Inamdar FC Goa
    India Rakesh Das Churchill
    India Mevan Dias Guardian Angel
    India Romeo Fernandes FC Goa
    India Richard Cardozo Dempo
    India Jeh Williamson Manora
    India Rohan Pednekar Calangute
    India Prasil Kankonkar Panjim
    India Basanta Singh Guardian Angel
    India Krishnanath Shirodkar Calangute
    India Desmon Gama Vasco
    India Pedro Gonsalves Dempo
    India Rohit Totad Sporting
    India Sachidanand Satelkar Sporting
    India Selwyn Miranda Salgaocar
    India Jesloy Moniz Velsao
    India Akram Yadwad Panjim
    India Clinton Niasso Churchill
    India Suraj Hadkonkar Dempo
    India Mark Mascarenhas Salgaocar
    India Savelon Cardozo Velsao
    India Sarineo Fernandes FC Goa
    India Afdal Varikkodan Churchill
    India Pandurang Gawas Panjim
    India Kunal Kundaikar Sporting
    India Joel Colaco Sporting
    India Melisho Camotio Manora
    India Sameer Kashyap SESA
    India Suraj SESA
    India Rizbon Fernandes SESA
    India Eldon Colaco Manora
    India Delton Colaco FC Goa
    India Minesh Kunkolkar SESA
    India Shajam P SESA
    India Christy Davis FC Goa
    India Anford Fernandes Churchill Brothers
    India Myron Mendes Churchill Brothers
    India Aniston Fernandes Manora
    India Domnic Fernandes Calangute

    Clean Sheets[edit | edit source]

    As of 30 April 2021
    Rank Player Club Clean
    sheets
    1 India Ozen Silva Sporting 7
    2 India Jason D'Mello Salgaocar 6
    3 India Melroy Fernandes Dempo 4
    4 India Sanju Thapa Vasco 3
    India Debnath Mondal Churchill
    India Antonio Dylan Da Silva FC Goa
    India Preston Rego Panjim
    India Paramveer Singh Calangute
    5 India Luis Barreto Manora 2
    6 India Prateesh Dinkan Guardian Angel 1
    India Jeet Gupta Calangute
    India Sapam Singh SESA
    India Presley Mascarenhas Velsao
    India Roanal Gaunkar SESA

    References[edit | edit source]

    1. ↑ Sporting Clube de Goa crowned champions of 2020-21 Goa Professional League Khel Now. Retrieved 5 September 2021
    2. ↑ "Goa Pro League 2020-21 season postponed due to withdrawal of Corps". Khel Now.
    3. ↑ "Goa Pro League 2020-21: Fixtures, results, standings & more". Khel Now.
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