2025–26 FC Goa season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Director of Football | Akshay Tandon | |||
| Head coach |  Manolo Márquez | |||
| Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao, Goa | |||
| Indian Super League | TBD | |||
| ISL Playoffs | TBD | |||
| ACL Two | TBD | |||
| Indian Super Cup | TBD | |||
| Durand Cup | Did not participate | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: TBD All: TBD | |||
| Biggest win | TBD | |||
| Biggest defeat | TBD | |||
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The 2025–26 season will be the twelfth season in FC Goa's existence, where the club will compete in the Indian Super League, Super Cup and AFC Champions League Two.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 August 2025[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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New contracts
| Date | Position | No. | Player | Ref. |
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| 22 July 2025 | FW | 34 | Iker Guarrotxena
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| 23 July 2025 | MF | 26 | Borja Herrera
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| 24 July 2025 | MF | 8 |  Dejan Dražić
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Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee | Ref. |
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| 17 July 2025 | MF |  Harsh Patre
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Bengaluru
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[2] | |
| 20 July 2025 | DF | Ronney Willson Kharbudon
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Shillong Lajong
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| 24 July 2025 | DF | Pol Moreno
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Racing Santander
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[3] | |
| 29 July 2025 | FW | Javier Siverio
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Jamshedpur
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[4] | |
| 30 July 2025 | MF | David Timor
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Eldense
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[5] |
Loan in
| Start date | End date | Position | Player | From club | Fee | Ref |
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Transfers Out
| Exit date | No | Position | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
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| 10 July 2025 | 16 | DF | Odei Onaindia
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Amorebieta
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| 12 July 2025 | 4 | MF |  Carl McHugh
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TBD | ||
| 12 July 2025 | MF | Rowllin Borges
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TBD | |||
| 12 July 2025 | GK | Laxmikant Kattimani
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TBD | |||
| 12 July 2025 | FW | Aaren D'Silva
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TBD | |||
| 15 July 2025 | DF | Jay Gupta
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East Bengal
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Undisclosed [a] | [6] |
Personnel
Current technical staff
| Role | Name | Refs. |
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| Head coach | Manolo Márquez
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[7] |
| Assistant coach |  Benito Montalvo
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[8] |
| Gouramangi Singh
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| Goalkeeping coach | Marc Gamon
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| Strength & conditioning coach | ||
| Head of performance analysis | Joy Gabriel M.
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Management
| Position | Name |
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| CEO | Ravi Puskur
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| Head of technical operations | Jonathan D'Souza
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| Technical director | Vacant |
| Team manager | Dion Pinto
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Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Indian Super League | TBD | TBD | Match Day 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Indian Super Cup | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| ACL Qualifying play-off | 13 August 2025 | 13 August 2025 | play-off | Qualified | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| AFC Champions League Two | 17 September 2025 | Group Stage | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | ||||
Last updated: 13 August 2025
Source: Competitions
Indian Super League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chennaiyin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Semifinals |
| 3 | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Knockout |
| 4 | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Inter Kashi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 2025. Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).
AFC Champions League Two
Qualifying play-offs
| 13 August 2025 Preliminary stage | Goa | 2–1 |  Al-Seeb | Goa, India |
| 19:30 UTC+5:30 | AFC Report GSA Report |
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Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Zhang Lei (China) |
Group stage
(Group E)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NSR | ZWR | IST | GOA | |
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| 1 |  Al-Nassr
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 24 Dec | 17 Sep | 5 Nov | |
| 2 |  Al-Zawraa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 Oct | — | 5 Nov | 26 Nov | ||
| 3 |  Istiklol
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 Nov | 22 Oct | — | 1 Oct | ||
| 4 | Goa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 Oct | 17 Sep | 24 Dec | — |
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| 17 September 2025 | Goa | – | Al-Zawraa | Goa |
| 19:30 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 1 October 2025 | Istiklol | – | Goa | Hisor |
| 18:45 UTC+5 | Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium |
| 22 October 2025 | Goa | – | Al-Nassr | Goa |
| 19:30 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 5 November 2025 | Al-Nassr | – | Goa | Riyadh |
| 21:15 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Awwal Park |
| 26 November 2025 | Al-Zawraa | – | Goa | Baghdad |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al Zawraa Stadium |
| 24 December 2025 | Goa | – | Istiklol | Goa |
| 21:30 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Super Cup
Goa Professional League
League table (Phase 1)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 4 | SESA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Super League |
| 5 | Salgaocar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | FC Goa B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Cortalim Villagers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Goa Police | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Goa Professional League Official The Away End - Goa Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
See also
- 2025–26 Indian State Leagues
- 2025 Bandodkar Trophy
References
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- ^ https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-isl-fc-goa-rope-in-defender-pol-moreno-202507
- ^ https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/javier-siverio-fc-goa-manolo-marquez-east-bengal-hyderabad-isl-winner-news/article69869485.ece"
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/fc-goa-complete-foreign-quota-with-timor-moreno-signings/articleshow/122410726.cms
- ^ a b Ashish, Negi (15 July 2025). "ISL outfit East Bengal rope in FC Goa defender Jay Gupta for massive 1.6 Cr". Khel Now. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ "Manolo returns to FC Goa after official India exit". Times of India. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2 June 2023). "FC Goa appoints Manolo Marquez as new head coach". Sportstar.
- ^ "Former India international Gouramangi Singh joins FC Goa as Assistant Coach". fcgoa.in. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.