# 2018–19 FC Goa season

The 2018–19 season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2014 and their fourth season in the Indian Super League.

## Season overview
### June

On 9 June 2018, midfielder Hugo Boumous extended his contract with the club. On 17 June, Goa announced the signing of Lenny Rodrigues from Bengaluru FC. On 29 June, Goa signed Jackichand Singh from Kerala Blasters FC.

### July

On 8 July, Goa signed Lalthuammawia Ralte from Bengaluru FC. On 12 July, Goa signed full back Nirmal Chettri. On 20 July, Goa signed defender Mourtada Fall. On 25 July, midfielder Ahmed Jahouh extended his contract with the club.

### August

On 5 August, Goa signed full back Carlos Peña. On 14 August, Goa signed winger Miguel Palanca from Anorthosis Famagusta FC. Goa traveled to Spain for their pre-season preparations. They played their first friendly match of the season in against Deportiva Minera.

### September

They played five friendly matches in Spain, winning all the matches. They returned to Goa and played two friendlies against I-League clubs East Bengal and Indian Arrows and ended their pre-season preparations, they finished their pre-season without losing a single match.

### October

On 1 October, Goa started their 2018–19 Indian Super League season with a 2–2 away draw against NorthEast United. On 6 October, Goa won 1–3 away against Chennaiyin.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss
On 22 August 2018, Goa began their pre-season tour in Spain. Goa played some friendly matches with their first match against Deportiva Minera, second match against FC Cartagena B, third match with Cartagena FC, fourth with Mar Menor FC and fifth with CD Algar. They returned to Goa and played their sixth friendly match against East Bengal and Indian Arrows.

## Competitions
### Indian Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bengaluru (C) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 34 | Advance to ISL Playoffs |
| 2 | Goa | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 34 | Advance to ISL Playoffs |
| 3 | Mumbai City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 | Advance to ISL Playoffs |
| 4 | NorthEast United | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 29 | Advance to ISL Playoffs |
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 27 | |
* ↑ Qualified for 2020 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
* 1 2 Head-to-head standings: Bengaluru 6 pts, Goa 0 pts.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Goalscorers

There have been 22 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 2.44 goals per match.
8 goals
* Ferran Corominas
4 goals
* Edu Bedia
2 goals
* Brandon Fernandes
* Jackichand Singh
* Mourtada Fall
* Miguel Palanca
1 goal
* Manvir Singh
* Hugo Boumous

#### Goalscorers (Against)

There have been 14 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 1.56 goals per match.
2 goals
* Marcelo Pereira (FC Pune City)
* Michael Soosairaj (Jamshedpur FC)
1 goal
* Marco Stankovic (FC Pune City)
* Eli Sabia (Chennaiyin FC)
* Memo (Jamshedpur FC)
* Bikramjit Singh (Delhi Dynamos FC)
* Lallianzuala Chhangte (Delhi Dynamos FC)
* Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru FC)
* Sumeet Passi (Jamshedpur FC)
* Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC)
* Bartholomew Ogbeche (Northeast United FC)
* Nikola Krčmarević (Kerala Blasters FC)
* Emiliano Alfaro (FC Pune City)
* Federico Gallego (Northeast United FC)

## Squad information

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 |
| 4 | MF | MAR | Hugo Boumous |
| 8 | FW | ESP | Ferran Corominas |
| 9 | FW | IND | Manvir Singh |
| 6 | DF | IND | Chinglensana Singh |
| 10 | MF | IND | Brandon Fernandes |
| 37 | DF | IND | Mohamed Ali |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Edu Bedia |
| 7 | MF | IND | Mandar Rao Desai (captain) |
| — | MF | IND | Jackichand Singh |
| — | MF | IND | Lenny Rodrigues |
| — | DF | IND | Nirmal Chhetri |
| — | GK | IND | Lalthuammawia Ralte |
| 27 | GK | IND | Laxmikant Kattimani |
| 1 | GK | IND | Mohammad Nawaz |

### Current technical staff

As of June 2018, FC Goa's head coach is Sergio Lobera. He has signed a two-year contract and begins with the club in July 2017.
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Sergio Lobera |
| Assistant coach | Jesús Tato |
| Technical Director/Reserve team coach | Derrick Pereira |
| Reserve team Assistant coach | Clifford Miranda |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From |
| 17 June 2018 | MF | Lenny Rodrigues | Bengaluru FC |
| 29 June 2018 | MF | Jackichand Singh | Kerala Blasters FC |
| 8 July 2018 | GK | Lalthuammawia Ralte | Bengaluru FC |
| 12 July 2018 | DF | Nirmal Chhetri | NorthEast United FC |
| 20 July 2018 | DF | Mourtada Fall | Moghreb Tétouan |
| 5 August 2018 | DF | Carlos Peña | Lorca FC |
| 14 August 2018 | FW | Miguel Palanca | Anorthosis Famagusta FC |

### Transfers out

| Position | Name | To |
| MF | Manuel Lanzarote | ATK |
| DF | Sergio Juste | CE L'Hospitalet |
| FW | Mark Sifneos | Panathinaikos F.C. |
| DF | Narayan Das | Delhi Dynamos |
| GK | Naveen Kumar | Kerala Blasters |
| DF | Amey Ranawade | Mohun Bhagan |
| MF | Pronay Halder | ATK |
| MF | Mohammed Yasir | Free agent |
| MF | Anthony D'Souza | Free agent |
| GK | Bruno Colaço | Free agent |