# Goa football team

The Goa football team is an Indian football team representing the state of Goa in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.
Goa made their Santosh Trophy debut in the 1964 Madras Nationals. They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 13 times, and have won the trophy 5 times.

## Players and Staff

The following 20 players were called up prior to the 2019-20 Santosh Trophy qualification:

### Current Players

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 | Jason D'Mello |
| — | GK | IND | Melroy Fernandes |
| — | GK | IND | Ozen Silva |
| — | DF | IND | Brian Faria |
| — | DF | IND | Matthew Gonsalves |
| — | DF | IND | Joseph Clemente |
| — | DF | IND | Clive Miranda |
| — | DF | IND | Sanson Pereira |
| — | DF | IND | Leslie Rebello (under-20) |
| — | MF | IND | Ribhav Sardesai (under-20) |
| — | MF | IND | Samuel Costa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IND | Velito Cruz |
| — | MF | IND | Chaitan Komarpant (under-20) |
| — | MF | IND | Moses D'Sa |
| — | MF | IND | Stendly Fernandes (under-20) |
| — | MF | IND | Denson Fernandes (under-20) |
| — | FW | IND | Joaquim Abranches (captain) |
| — | FW | IND | Devendra Murgaonkar |
| — | FW | IND | Aaren D'Silva |
| — | FW | IND | Olvin Cardozo |

### Coaching staff

As of 03 February 2023
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Norbert Gonsalves |
| Assistant coach | Mario Soares |
| Goalkeeping coach | Sebastiao Noronha (Seby) |
| Physio | Ankit Gaunkar |
| Manager | Omkar vaigankar |

## Record since 2000

| Santosh Trophy record | Santosh Trophy record | Santosh Trophy record | Santosh Trophy record | Santosh Trophy record | Santosh Trophy record | Santosh Trophy record | Santosh Trophy record | Santosh Trophy record | Santosh Trophy qualification record | Santosh Trophy qualification record | Santosh Trophy qualification record | Santosh Trophy qualification record | Santosh Trophy qualification record | Santosh Trophy qualification record |
| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Kerala 2000 | Semi-finalists | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Maharashtra 2001 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Manipur 2002 | Semi-finalists | 3rd-4th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Delhi 2004 | Quarterfinal league | 5th-8th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Kerala 2005 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Haryana 2006 | Quarterfinal league | 5th-6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Jammu and Kashmir 2008 | Quarterfinal league | 5th-6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Tamil Nadu 2009 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| West Bengal 2010 | Semi-finalists | 3rd-4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Assam 2011 | Quarterfinal league | 7th-8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Odisha 2012 | Quarterfinal league | 5th-8th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Kerala 2013 | Quarterfinal league | 9th-12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| West Bengal 2014 | Group stage | 7th-8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Punjab 2015 | Group stage | 5th-6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| Maharashtra 2016 | Semi-finalist | 3rd-4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Goa 2017 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| West Bengal 2018 | Group stage | 5th-6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Punjab 2019 | Semi-finalist | 3rd-4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mizoram 2020 | Tournaments suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Tournaments suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Qualifiers too were not held | Qualifiers too were not held | Qualifiers too were not held | Qualifiers too were not held | Qualifiers too were not held | Qualifiers too were not held | | | | | | |
| Kerala 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Odisha 2023 | Group stage | 11th-12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Arunachal Pradesh 2024 | Finalist | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |

## Honours
### State (senior)

* Santosh Trophy
** Winners (5): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 2005–06, 2008–09
** Runners-up (9): 1978–79, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2016–17, 2023–24
* National Games
** Silver medal (2): 1997, 2001
** Bronze medal (1): 2011

### State (youth)

* B.C. Roy Trophy
** Winners (2): 1979–80, 1982–83
** Runners-up (5): 1983–84, 1989–90, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06
* Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
** Winners (2): 1988–89, 1990–91
** Runners-up (1): 1991–92
* M. Dutta Ray Trophy
** Winners (6): 1993, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2010
** Runners-up (1): 2000

### Others

* Bordoloi Trophy
** Runners-up (1): 1976