FC Goa Reserves and Academy

FC Goa Reserves and Academy

Full name	Football Club Goa Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s)	The Gaurs
Short name	FCG
Founded	2018; 7 years ago (2018)
Ground	Fatorda Stadium, Margao
Capacity	19,000
Owner	Goan Football Club Pvt. Ltd.
President	Akshay Tandon
Head coach	Deggie Cardozo
League	Goa Professional League
Website	http://www.fcgoa.in/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

FC Goa Reserves and Academy is the reserve side and youth academy system of Indian Super League side FC Goa.^[1] 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 and the Youth League (India). The youth teams, which are under 18, under 15 and under 13 squads,^[2] participate in various divisions of Elite League.

History

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.^[3] In 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.^[4]

On 8 January 2021, Deggie Cardozo was appointed as the Head coach of FC Goa Reserves.^[5]

Squad

As of 30 October 2021^[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  IND Hansel Coelho — GK  IND Viddhesh Bhonsle — DF  IND Deeshank Kunkalikar — DF  IND Rayan Menezes — DF  IND Lesly Rebello — DF  IND Versly Paes — DF  IND Manushawn Fernandes — DF  IND Kunal Kundaikar — DF  IND Aditya Salgaonkar — MF  IND Malsawmtluanga — MF  IND Brison Fernandes

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IND Lalremruata HP — MF  IND Jovial Dias — MF  IND Delton Colaco — MF  IND Jordan Borges — MF  IND Flan Gomes — MF  IND Velroy Fernandes — MF  IND Ivon Costa — FW  IND Vasim Inamdar — FW  IND Mevan Dias — FW  IND Salgeo Dias — FW  IND Britto Pereira

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Deggie Cardozo [7]
Technical Director	Derrick Pereira[8]
Director of Football	Ravi Puskur

Statistics and records

Season-by-season

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	Liston Colaco Aaren D'Silva Lalawmpuia	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	Flan Gomes Kapil Hoble Lalawmpuia	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

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

Honours

League

• Goa Professional League
  • Winners (1): 2019

Cup

• Goa Police Cup
  • Winners (1): 2019
• Bandodkar Trophy
  • Winners (1): 2023-24

See also

• FC Goa

References

1. "Soccer Schools | FC Goa". fcgoa.in. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
2. Jain, Shraishth (19 May 2019). "Blown over by the quality of football in India, says Sudeva FC's Nigerian coach Oladipupo Joseph Odu". i-league.org. Margao: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
3. "Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18". I-League. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
4. Laghate, Gaurav. "FC Goa ties up with German football club RB Leipzig; to focus on youth development, coach training". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
5. "FC Goa appoint Deggie Cardozo as Head Coach of the Developmental Team". FC Goa Official. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
6. "Squad". Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
7. "FC Goa appoint Deggie Cardozo as Head Coach of the Developmental Team". FC Goa Official. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
8. "FC Goa announce new coaching team". www.indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

External links

• Official website