FC Goa Reserves and Academy

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FC Goa Reserves and Academy
Full nameFootball Club Goa Reserves and Academy
Founded2018; 7 years ago (2018)
OwnerGoan Football Club Pvt. Ltd.
PresidentAkshay Tandon
Head coachDeggie Cardozo
LeagueGoa Professional League

FC Goa Reserves and Academy is the reserve side and youth academy system of Indian Super League side FC Goa. Based in Goa, the reserve side participated in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football, and currently in Goa Professional League. The youth teams, which are under 18, under 15 and under 13 squads, participate in various divisions of Elite League.

History[edit]

On 20 February 2018, it was announced by the All India Football Federation, the organizing body for Indian football, that the FC Goa, along with six other Indian Super League sides, would field a reserve team in the I-League 2nd Division, India's second division football league.[1] On November 2020, FC Goa tied up with German football club RB Leipzig, to focus on youth development and coach training on a three year strategic partnership. As part of the deal, coaches from RB Leipzig’s Academy will conduct workshops in Goa.[2]

On 8 January 2021, Deggie Cardozo was appointed as the Head coach of FC Goa Reserves.[3]

Squad[edit]

As of 25 January 2021[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK India IND Antonio Dylan Ignacio da Silva
GK India IND Hrithik Tiwari
GK India IND Hansel Coelho
GK India IND Viddhesh Bhonsle
21 DF India IND Brian Faria
29 DF India IND Lesly Rebello
34 DF India IND Sarineo Fernandes
DF India IND Malsawmtluanga Ralte
DF India IND Lalhmangaih Sanga
DF India IND Alister Fernandes
DF India IND Deeshank Kunkalikar
DF India IND Rayan Menezes
DF India IND Rollin Fernandes
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF India IND Nestor Dias
14 MF India IND Kapil Hoble
16 MF India IND Christy Davis
24 MF India IND Ivon Costa
MF India IND Lalremruata HP
MF India IND Francis Colaco
MF India IND Brison Fernandes
MF India IND Meuton Fernandes
MF India IND Vasim Inamdar
MF India IND Velroy Fernandes
MF India IND Delton Colaco
FW India IND Joybert Almeida
9 FW India IND Aaren D'Silva

Current technical staff[edit]

Position Name
Head coach India Deggie Cardozo [5]
Technical Director India Derrick Pereira[6]
Director of Football India Ravi Puskur

Statistics and records[edit]

Season-by-season[edit]

As of 3 January 2021
Season I-League 2nd Division Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2017–18 10 2 3 5 13 15 9 5th 3
2018–19 8 5 0 3 17 7 15 2nd Aaren D'Silva 6
2019–20 6 2 3 1 8 6 9 4th 2
As of 18 April 2021
Season Goa Professional League Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2017-18 11 4 3 4 18 15 15 5th Krishna Pandit 6
2018–19 22 17 3 2 54 21 54 1st Lalawmpuia 10
2019–20 18 9 4 5 36 20 31 5th Aaren D'Silva 10
2020–21 11 4 4 3 13 11 16 5th
  • Aaren D'Silva
  • HP Lalremruata
  • Joybert Almeida
  • Kapil Hoble
2

Head Coaches record[edit]

As of 13 May 2018
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
Derrick Pereira  India 6 March 2018 Present 10 2 3 5 13 15 020.00

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18". I-League. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. Laghate, Gaurav. "FC Goa ties up with German football club RB Leipzig; to focus on youth development, coach training". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. "FC Goa appoint Deggie Cardozo as Head Coach of the Developmental Team". FC Goa Official. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. "Squad".
  5. "FC Goa appoint Deggie Cardozo as Head Coach of the Developmental Team". FC Goa Official. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. "FC Goa announce new coaching team". www.indiansuperleague.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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