FC Goa 2022/2023 Squad, Players, Stadium, Kits, and much more
Football Club Goa is an Indian professional football club based in Goa, which competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on August 26, 2014.
Here in this article, you will get to know about FC Goa 2022/23 Players, Squad, History, Stadium, Nickname, Kits, and more.
FC Goa Profile Summary
| Full name | Football Club Goa |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Gaurs |
| Short name | FCG |
| Founded | August 26, 2014; 8 years ago |
| Ground | Fatorda Stadium, Margao |
| Capacity | 19,000 |
| Owner | Goan Football Club Pvt. Ltd. |
| President | Akshay Tandon |
| Manager | Carlos Peña |
| League | Indian Super League |
| 2021–22 | Indian Super League, 9th of 11 Playoffs: DNQ |
About FC Goa
Football Club Goa is an Indian professional football club based in Goa, which competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 26 August 2014. Nicknamed as Gaurs, the club plays its home games at Fatorda Stadium in Margao.
Brazilian manager Zico was the club’s first manager. Their star players during their first two seasons have been French winger Robert Pires and Brazilian defender Lúcio, respectively. The team finished the league stage in the second position in its first season. In the end-of-season play-offs, they lost on penalties to Atlético Kolkata in the semi-finals after a goalless draw. The following year, the team came first in the league stage, and then lost the final 3-2 to Chennaiyin FC at home.
FC Goa 2022/2023 players Squad?
| # | Player | Age | Contract | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Muhammad Nemil Midfield | 20 | May 31, 2024 | €75k |
| 1 | Dheeraj Singh Goalkeeper | 22 | May 31, 2024 | €225k |
| 13 | Arshdeep Singh Goalkeeper | 25 | May 31, 2024 | €125k |
| 55 | Hrithik Tiwari Goalkeeper | 21 | May 31, 2023 | €25k |
| 5 | Fares Arnaout Centre-Back | 25 | May 31, 2023 | €325k |
| 4 | Anwar Ali Centre-Back | 22 | May 31, 2023 | €200k |
| 8 | Marc Valiente Centre-Back | 35 | May 31, 2023 | €175k |
| 27 | Aibanbha Dohling Centre-Back | 26 | May 31, 2023 | €175k |
| 43 | Lesly Rebello Centre-Back | 22 | May 31, 2023 | €25k |
| 21 | Saviour Gama Left-Back | 25 | May 31, 2024 | €150k |
| 2 | Sanson Pereira Left-Back | 25 | May 31, 2024 | €75k |
| 20 | Seriton Fernandes Right-Back | 30 | May 31, 2024 | €225k |
| 6 | Leander D’Cunha Right-Back | 25 | May 31, 2023 | €50k |
| 23 | Edu Bedia Defensive Midfield | 33 | May 31, 2023 | €300k |
| 14 | Ayush Dev Chhetri Defensive Midfield | 19 | May 31, 2025 | €150k |
| 25 | Glan Martins Defensive Midfield | 28 | May 31, 2024 | €100k |
| 42 | Brison Fernandes Central Midfield | 21 | May 31, 2024 | €100k |
| 10 | Brandon Fernandes Attacking Midfield | 28 | May 31, 2024 | €225k |
| 11 | Princeton Rebello Attacking Midfield | 23 | May 31, 2024 | €100k |
| 78 | Lalremruata HP Attacking Midfield | 20 | May 31, 2023 | €25k |
| 34 | Iker Guarrotxena Left Winger | 30 | May 31, 2024 | €550k |
| 7 | Noah Sadaoui Left Winger | 29 | Jun 30, 2024 | €400k |
| 17 | Nongdamba Naorem Left Winger | 23 | May 31, 2024 | €75k |
| 22 | Redeem Tlang Right Winger | 27 | May 31, 2023 | €150k |
| 19 | Makan Winkle Chote Right Winger | 22 | May 31, 2023 | €125k |
| 99 | Álvaro Vázquez Centre-Forward | 31 | May 31, 2024 | €350k |
| 29 | Devendra Murgaokar Centre-Forward | 24 | May 31, 2023 | €125k |
FC Goa Home Stadium
The Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, better known as The Fatorda, is Goa’s home stadium. The stadium has hosted many international games, including the Indian national team’s qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup and the AFC Asian Cup. It was also one of the six venues for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in India.
The stadium was inaugurated in 1989. In 2014, it was renovated and upgraded according to the latest FIFA specifications to host the Lusofonia Games 2014. It is designed with a capacity of 20,000 seats. With a roof that covers 100 percent of the seating area, the stadium complex offers two levels of seating arrangements for fans along with a VIP area.
FC Goa Kit
For the first few years, the club wore an all-blue kit with a slight orange color on the sides. The all-blue kit was worn until the 2017–18 season when the club adopted the all-orange kit.
Kit sponsorship
| 2021–2022 | Reyaur | 1xNews |
| 2022–present | T10 Sports | Parimatch News |
FC Goa world rankings
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 255 | Rajasthan United | 1,252 |
| 256 | ONGC | 1,251 |
| 257 | Goa | 1,251 |
| 258 | Persikabo 1973 | 1,251 |
| 259 | Shabab Al-Aqaba Club | 1,250 |
FC Goa trophies
League
- Indian Super League
- Premiership (1): 2019–20
- Runners-up (2): 2015, 2018–19
- Goa Professional League
- Champions (1): 2018–19
Cup
- Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2019
- Durand Cup
- Winners (1): 2021
- Goa Police Cup
- Winners (1): 2019
Conclusion
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Source: FootballArroyo.co.uk
