Football Club FC Goa is an Indian professional football club based in FC Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football.
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19 Facts About FC Goa
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One of the traditional powerhouse regions of Indian football, FC Goa was bound to be one of the cities to participate in the Indian Super League from its inception.
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FC Goa is the first Indian sports club to launch a satellite TV channel – FC Goa TV on Videocon D2H.
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On 20 September 2014, FC Goa officially confirmed Premier League winner and former Arsenal footballer Robert Pires as their first marquee player.
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On 15 October 2014, FC Goa played their first Indian Super League match against Chennaiyin FC at the Fatorda Stadium, Goa.
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FC Goa lost four out of their first six matches but came back strongly in the second half of the tournament with five victories from their last eight encounters keeping five clean sheets in their 14 matches.
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FC Goa's performances culminated in him being loaned out to Atletico Paranaense from parent club Dempo SC, where he became the first Indian to play professionally at the senior level in South America.
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Under Zico's tutelage, FC Goa played an attacking brand of football and set the league alight as they finished the league stage of the campaign on top of the standings with 25 points, two clear of the second placed team with 7 victories along the way.
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FC Goa had a poor 2016 season after finishing last in the table and picking up only four victories throughout the season.
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On 1 February 2020, FC Goa announced they mutually parted ways with head coach Sergio Lobera and his coaching staff after playing 15 games in the third season.
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FC Goa later went on to win the remaining three league games and topped the group stage and won the ISL League Winners Shield, they became the first Indian club to qualify for AFC Champions League group stage in its current format.
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On 30 April 2020, FC Goa appointed Juan Ferrando as their head coach ahead of the new season.
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FC Goa were the first out of the 10 clubs to have a mascot.
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FC Goa TV includes buildup to matches, post-match shows, exclusive interviews with players and staff besides an interactive section which gives fans the chance to get some answers from first team players.
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FC Goa launched its magazine Forca Goa at Fatorda Stadium, on 1 November 2014.
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FC Goa has a reserve side which is fielded in the I-League 2nd Division.
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FC Goa assigned coach Gavin Araujo, an AFC A license coach as its Head of the youth development and Katz Naidoo as the program's Technical Director.
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FC Goa hosted a series of qualifying games for all the participants wanting to represent the club in eISL.
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