# 2020–21 Goa Professional League

The 2020–21 Goa Professional League was the 23rd season of the Goa Professional League, the top football league in the Indian state of Goa, since its establishment in 1996. The league season commenced on 27 January 2021.
Selvel Advertising Pvt Ltd is the title sponsor of Goa Professional League 2020-21 season. The Kolkata based media firm has signed a five-year deal with the state association for the sponsorship.
This season, the GPL was played with 12 teams in a single leg, which will have 66 matches and all of them will broadcast on an OTT app and will also have Square Circle as digital partners. The matches of the league were played at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, through to the end of April 2021.
Sporting Clube de Goa and Churchill Brothers were defending champions as the 13 remaining games could not be played last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the remaining teams wouldn't have topped the league even if they had played.

## Teams

* FC Goa Reserves and Academy
* Panjim Footballers
* Sporting Clube de Goa
* Salgaocar FC
* Vasco S.C.

## Format

The competition has been cut short to single-leg fixtures across three months, as opposed to the two-legged system that was in place till the last season. Every team will face all the other teams once each and the side that finishes at the top spot on the points table at the end of the league will be declared champions.

## Rules to note

* The team standing last in the league shall be demoted to GFA First Division season 2021–22.
* Only three substitutions per team will be allowed in each match. A maximum of seven substitutes will be allowed on the bench.
* A minimum of two U-20 players of Goan origin have to be present in the starting XI of both teams in each match.
* Only two foreign players can be fielded per match.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting Goa | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 23 | Champions |
| 2 | Dempo | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 21 | |
| 3 | Salgaocar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 20 | |
| 4 | Calangute Association | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 20 | |
| 5 | FC Goa Reserves | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 16 | |
| 6 | Vasco | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Churchill Brothers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 15 | |
| 8 | Youth Club of Manora | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 11 | |
| 9 | Panjim Footballers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 10 | |
| 10 | Guardian Angel | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 10 | |
| 11 | Velsao Sports & Cultural Club | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | −14 | 8 | |
| 12 | SESA Football Academy* | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 11 | Relegation to the First Division |
* Six points have been deducted of SESA Football Academy as they fielded an ineligible player in two of their games.

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 30 April 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marcus Masceranhas | Sporting | 9 |
| 2 | Stephen Satarkar | Salgaocar | 6 |
| 2 | Beneston Barreto | Guardian Angel | 6 |
| 2 | Philip Odogwu | Sporting | 6 |
| 3 | Steflon D'Costa | Salgaocar | 5 |
| 3 | Siddhant Shirodkar | Calangute | 5 |
| 3 | Uttam Rai | Dempo | 5 |
| 4 | Beevan D'Mello | Dempo | 4 |
| 4 | Sidharth Kundaikar | Calangute | 4 |
| 4 | Gourav Kankonkar | Sporting | 4 |
| 5 | Anil Gaonkar | Vasco | 3 |
| 5 | Kouame Kossonou | Calangute | 3 |
| 5 | Joaquim Abranches | Vasco | 3 |
| 5 | Nicholas Fernandes | Manora | 3 |
| 5 | Joel Barreto | Guardian Angel | 3 |
| 5 | Brian Mascarenhas | Velsao | 3 |
| 5 | Cajetan Fernandes | SESA | 3 |
| 5 | Akeraj Martins | Sporting | 3 |
| 6 | Aaren D'Silva | FC Goa | 2 |
| 6 | Gaurav Vaigankar | Dempo | 2 |
| 6 | Gilbert Oliveira | Guardian Angel | 2 |
| 6 | Trijoy Dias | Churchill | 2 |
| 6 | HP Lalremruata | FC Goa | 2 |
| 6 | Edwin Viegas | Dempo | 2 |
| 6 | Saeesh Halarnkar | Salgaocar | 2 |
| 6 | Franky Oliveiro | Churchill | 2 |
| 6 | Joyson Gauncar | Panjim | 2 |
| 6 | Joybert Almeida | FC Goa | 2 |
| 6 | Ronil Azavedo | Velsao | 2 |
| 6 | Jobern Cardozo | Churchill | 2 |
| 6 | Lloyd Cardozo | Panjim | 2 |
| 6 | Desmond Pereira | Dempo | 2 |
| 6 | Mathew Colaco | Vasco | 2 |
| 6 | Denil Rebello | Vasco | 2 |
| 6 | Kapil Hoble | FC Goa | 2 |
| 6 | Sweden Barbosa | Manora | 2 |
| 6 | Gautam Dias | Sporting | 2 |
| 7 | Kunal Salgaonkar | SESA | 1 |
| 7 | Fhezer Gomes | Salgaocar | 1 |
| 7 | Dattaraj Gaonkar | Sporting | 1 |
| 7 | Jirjar Terang | Calangute | 1 |
| 7 | Klusner Pereira | Velsao | 1 |
| 7 | Jovial Dias | Guardian Angel | 1 |
| 7 | Shallum Pires | Dempo | 1 |
| 7 | Chandan Gawas | Panjim | 1 |
| 7 | Valentino Nazareth | Salgaocar | 1 |
| 7 | Darrel Mascarenhas | Dempo | 1 |
| 7 | Vasim Inamdar | FC Goa | 1 |
| 7 | Rakesh Das | Churchill | 1 |
| 7 | Mevan Dias | Guardian Angel | 1 |
| 7 | Romeo Fernandes | FC Goa | 1 |
| 7 | Richard Cardozo | Dempo | 1 |
| 7 | Jeh Williamson | Manora | 1 |
| 7 | Rohan Pednekar | Calangute | 1 |
| 7 | Prasil Kankonkar | Panjim | 1 |
| 7 | Basanta Singh | Guardian Angel | 1 |
| 7 | Krishnanath Shirodkar | Calangute | 1 |
| 7 | Desmon Gama | Vasco | 1 |
| 7 | Pedro Gonsalves | Dempo | 1 |
| 7 | Rohit Totad | Sporting | 1 |
| 7 | Sachidanand Satelkar | Sporting | 1 |
| 7 | Selwyn Miranda | Salgaocar | 1 |
| 7 | Jesloy Moniz | Velsao | 1 |
| 7 | Akram Yadwad | Panjim | 1 |
| 7 | Clinton Niasso | Churchill | 1 |
| 7 | Suraj Hadkonkar | Dempo | 1 |
| 7 | Mark Mascarenhas | Salgaocar | 1 |
| 7 | Savelon Cardozo | Velsao | 1 |
| 7 | Sarineo Fernandes | FC Goa | 1 |
| 7 | Afdal Varikkodan | Churchill | 1 |
| 7 | Pandurang Gawas | Panjim | 1 |
| 7 | Kunal Kundaikar | Sporting | 1 |
| 7 | Joel Colaco | Sporting | 1 |
| 7 | Melisho Camotio | Manora | 1 |
| 7 | Sameer Kashyap | SESA | 1 |
| 7 | Suraj | SESA | 1 |
| 7 | Rizbon Fernandes | SESA | 1 |
| 7 | Eldon Colaco | Manora | 1 |
| 7 | Delton Colaco | FC Goa | 1 |
| 7 | Minesh Kunkolkar | SESA | 1 |
| 7 | Shajam P | SESA | 1 |
| 7 | Christy Davis | FC Goa | 1 |
| 7 | Anford Fernandes | Churchill Brothers | 1 |
| 7 | Myron Mendes | Churchill Brothers | 1 |
| 7 | Aniston Fernandes | Manora | 1 |
| 7 | Domnic Fernandes | Calangute | 1 |

### Clean Sheets

    As of 30 April 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Ozen Silva | Sporting | 7 |
| 2 | Jason D'Mello | Salgaocar | 6 |
| 3 | Melroy Fernandes | Dempo | 4 |
| 4 | Sanju Thapa | Vasco | 3 |
| 4 | Debnath Mondal | Churchill | 3 |
| 4 | Antonio Dylan Da Silva | FC Goa | 3 |
| 4 | Preston Rego | Panjim | 3 |
| 4 | Paramveer Singh | Calangute | 3 |
| 5 | Luis Barreto | Manora | 2 |
| 6 | Prateesh Dinkan | Guardian Angel | 1 |
| 6 | Jeet Gupta | Calangute | 1 |
| 6 | Sapam Singh | SESA | 1 |
| 6 | Presley Mascarenhas | Velsao | 1 |
| 6 | Roanal Gaunkar | SESA | 1 |