2014–15 Goa Professional League

The 2014–15 Goa Professional League (also known as the Airtel Goa Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th season of top-tier football in the Indian state of Goa. It began on 24 August 2014.[1] Sporting Goa were the defending champions.

Goa Professional League
Season2014–15
ChampionsSalgaocar F.C.
7th GPL title
21st Goan title
RelegatedGoa Velha
Matches played65
Goals scored173 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerVictorino Fernandes (11 goals)
Biggest home winSporting Clube de Goa 8- 0 Goa Velha
Biggest away winSanta Cruz 0-8 Salgaocar F.C.
Highest scoringSporting Clube de Goa 8-0 Goa Velha, Santa Cruz 0-8 Salgaocar F.C. (8 Goals)
Longest winning runSalgaocar F.C. (6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runSalgaocar F.C. (12 matches)
Longest losing runGoa Velha ( 4 Matches )

Teams

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Team City/Town
Calangute Association Calangute
Churchill Brothers Salcete
Dempo Panaji
Goa Velha Old Goa
Laxmi Prasad Mapusa
Salgaocar Vasco da Gama
Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim Cavelossim
SESA Football Academy Sanquelim
Sporting Clube de Goa Panaji
Vasco S.C. Vasco

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Salgaocar 13 10 3 0 32 9 +23 33 Champions
2 Laxmi Prasad 13 7 3 3 20 10 +10 24
3 SESA FA 13 7 2 4 16 13 +3 23
4 Churchill Brothers 13 6 2 5 21 19 +2 20
5 Santa Cruz 13 5 3 5 13 23 −10 18
6 Sporting Goa 13 5 3 5 25 12 +13 18
7 Dempo 13 5 2 6 19 18 +1 17
8 Vasco 13 4 3 6 12 17 −5 15
9 Calangute Association 13 2 2 9 11 26 −15 8
10 Goa Velha (R) 13 0 5 8 4 26 −22 5 Relegation to 2015 Goa 1st Division
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2014. Source: Goa Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Fixtures and Results

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Round 1

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24 August 2014 Dempo 1 — 0 Vasco Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Amiri   34' Report
25 August 2014 Laxmi Prasad 0 — 0 Goa Velha Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report
27 August 2014 SESA 1 — 2 Santa Cruz Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Gonsalves   50' Report Mendes   77'
Mascarenhas   79'
28 August 2014 Churchill Brothers 1 — 1 Calangute Association Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Costa   90+4' Report Sequeira   1'

Round 2

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31 August 2014 Sporting Goa 1 — 1 Dempo Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST V. Fernandes   86' Report Ferrao   17'
1 September 2014 Goa Velha 0 — 2 Churchill Brothers Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report Sona   45+1'
Rebello   80'
4 September 2014 Vasco 1 — 1 SESA F.A. Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Oliveira   17' Report Gonsalves   18'
5 September 2014 Calangute Association 0 — 1 Santa Cruz Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report J. Fernandes   11'

Round 3

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6 September 2014 Laxmi Prasad 1 — 0 Dempo Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Masceranhas   50' Report
7 September 2014 Goa Velha 1 — 2 Salgaocar Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST O. Oliveira   38' Report G. Oliveira   23'
Pierre   48'
8 September 2014 Calangute Association 1 — 2 Vasco Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST F. Fernandes   3' (o.g.) Report A. Dias   29'
J. Oliveira   83'
9 September 2014 Churchill Brothers 2 — 1 Santa Cruz Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST P. Sona   45+2'
Okolie   71'
Report J. Fernandes   9'
10 September 2014 SESA 1 — 0 Sporting Goa Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST P. Rebello   78' Report

Round 4

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11 September 2014 Dempo 4-0 Goa Velha Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Ozbey   20'
M. Fernandes   56'
Narzary   77', 83'
Report
12 September 2014 Vasco 0-1 Santa Cruz Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report E. Mendes   69'
14 September 2014 Sporting Goa 3-0 Calangute Association Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST V. Fernandes   5', 12', 32' Report
15 September 2014 SESA 0-3 Laxmi Prasad Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report P. Naik   57'
Peixote   75'
A. Miranda   83'

Round 5

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16 September 2014 Churchill Brothers 1-2 Vasco Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Okolie   47' Report J. Dias   12'
J. Oliveira   30'
17 September 2014 Salgaocar 3-0 Dempo Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST M. Borges   35', 46'
Jairu   74'
Report
18 September 2014 Santa Cruz 3-2 Sporting Goa Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST J. Fernandes   28', 55'
Niasso   90'
Report D'Mello   7'
V. Fernandes   17'
19 September 2014 Calangute Association 0-2 Laxmi Prasad Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report A. Miranda   4'
P. Colaco   90+1'
20 September 2014 Goa Velha 0-0 SESA Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report

Round 6

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21 September 2014 Sporting Goa 2-0 Vasco Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Rao   11'
Karpeh   79'
Report
22 September 2014 Laxmi Prasad 3-0 Santa Cruz Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Peixote   71'
Opara   84'
Masceranhas   90+1'
Report
23 September 2014 Dempo 4-2 Churchill Brothers Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Rai   63'
Ozbey   78', 85'
Ferrao   79'
Report Gawli   67' (o.g.)
M. Singh   77'
24 September 2014 Calangute Association 1-0 Goa Velha Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Felix   4' Report
25 September 2014 SESA 1-2 Salgaocar Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST P. Rebello   31' Report M. Borges   48'
T. Singh   87'

Round 7

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26 September 2014 Dempo 0-0 Santa Cruz Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report
27 September 2014 Sporting Goa 8-0 Goa Velha Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST R. Borges   20', 44'
V. Fernandes   30', 33', 61', 89'
M. Borges   72'
Karpeh   78'
Report
28 September 2014 Churchill Brothers 2-1 Laxmi Prasad Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Balmuchu   47'
M. Singh  
Report Opara  
29 September 2014 Vasco 0-4 Salgaocar Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report Pierre   1'
Oliveira   45+1'
Duffy   80', 89'
30 September 2014 SESA 2-1 Calangute Association Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST A. Gonsalves   30', 45+1' Report L. Martins   85'

Round 8

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1 October 2014 Laxmi Prasad 2-0 Sporting Goa Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST A. Miranda   44'
Opara   76'
Report
2 October 2014 Goa Velha 2-2 Vasco Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST T. Dias   5', 90+1' Report J. Oliveira   44'
J. Colaco   63'
3 October 2014 Santa Cruz 1-1 Salgaocar Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST E. Mendes   13' Report Dias   3'
4 October 2014 Calangute Association 2-4 Dempo Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Menezes   41'
Felix   80'
Report M. Fernandes   50'
Ferrao   57', 85'
V. Rai   71'
5 October 2014 SESA 2-3 Churchill Brothers Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST A. Gonsalves   45+1'
C. Viegas  
Report Okolie   15', 52'
Nwadialu   44'

Round 9

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6 October 2014 Vasco 0-0 Laxmi Prasad Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report
7 October 2014 Calangute Association 2-3 Salgaocar Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Nagle   15'
Felix   51'
Report A. Fernandes   10'
T. Singh   18'
Jairu   77'
22 October 2014 Dempo 1-2 SESA Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST U. Rai   79' Report P. Rebello   30'
A. Gonsalves   77'
29 October 2014 Santa Cruz 0-0 Goa Velha Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 IST Report

Championship League Fixtures

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20 November 2014 Churchill Brothers 3 – 1 Laxmi Prasad Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 N. Fernandes  
Okolie   70', 90+2'
Wali   59'
21 November 2014 Dempo 0 – 1 Santa Cruz Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 S. Fernandes   70'
24 November 2014 Dempo 1 – 2 Salgaocar Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 U. Rai   6' Duffy   57'
T. Singh   90+2'
25 November 2014 Santa Cruz 1 – 3 Churchill Brothers Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 Niasso   Okolie  
N. Fernandes  
28 November 2014 Laxmi Prasad 2 – 0 Dempo Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 Opara   15' (pen.)
S. Kundaikar   60'
28 November 2014 Santa Cruz 0 – 8 Salgaocar SAG Ground, Benaulim
16:00 Pierre   3'
J. Barbosa   4'
Duffy   11', 53'
D. Fernandes   63', 72', 76'
Jairu   83'
1 December 2014 Churchill Brothers 0 – 2 Salgaocar SAG Ground, Benaulim
16:00 U. Harijan   37', 90+7'
1 December 2014 Santa Cruz 2 – 3 Laxmi Prasad Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 M. Fernandes   33'
A. Fernandes   35'
Opara   55', 56'
Peixote   57'
4 December 2014 Salgaocar 2 – 2 Laxmi Prasad Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 D. Fernandes   57'
Pierre   88'
Wali   31'
Masceranhas   75'
4 December 2014 Churchill Brothers 2 – 3 Dempo SAG Ground, Benaulim
16:00 Nwadialu   4', 66' Ferrao   11'
Sawant   38', 73'

Relegation League Fixtures

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18 November 2014 Vasco 3 – 1 Sporting Goa Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 N. Mendes   33'
Chinedu   60', 90+2'
Karpeh  
19 November 2014 Calangute Association 1 – 1 Goa Velha Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 E. Fernandes   11' (o.g.) J. Dias   90+1' (o.g.)
22 November 2014 Sporting Goa 0 – 3 Calangute Association Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 Karpeh   13', 90' (pen.)
M. Borges   44'
23 November 2014 SESA 1 – 0 Vasco Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 Y. Kadam   34'
29 November 2014 Vasco 1 – 2 Calangute Association Duler Stadium, Mapusa
16:00 Chinedu   24' Felix   86'
S. Coutinho   90+1'
29 November 2014 SESA 1 – 0 Goa Velha Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 M. Fernandes   67'
2 December 2014 Goa Velha 0 – 4 Sporting Goa Cuncolim Ground, Cuncolim
16:00 Wolfe   61'
V. Fernandes   66'
Passi   75', 80'
5 December 2014 Goa Velha 0 – 1 Vasco
16:00
5 December 2014 Calangute Association 0 – 3 SESA
16:00
10 December 2014 Sporting Goa 0 – 1 SESA Duler Stadium
16:00 M. Fernandes   55'

Top scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals
1   Victorino Fernandes Sporting Goa 11
2   Odafe Onyeka Okolie Churchill Brothers 7
3   Alber Gonsalves SESA 6
4   Joy Ferrao Dempo 5
  Darryl Duffy Salgaocar
  Douhou Pierre Salgaocar
  Boima Karpeh Sporting Goa
5   Jerose Oliveira

Vasco

4
  Thangjam Singh Salgaocar
  David Opara Laxmi Prasad
  Dawson Fernandes Salgaocar
  Felix Chidi Odili Calangute Association

References

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  1. ^ "Goa Pro League starts today". Navhind Times. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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