2015–16 Goa Professional League

Goa Professional League
Season 2015–16
Champions Sporting Goa
Relegated Curtorim Gymkhana
Matches played 90
Goals scored 254 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorer Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie (11 Goals)
Biggest home win Salgaocar 7–0 Curtorim Gymkhana (31 October 2015)
Biggest away win Curtorim Gymkhana 0–9 Churchill Brothers (27 December 2015)
Highest scoring Curtorim Gymkhana 0–9 Churchill Brothers (27 December 2015)

The 2015–16 Goa Professional League is the 18th season of top-tier football in the Indian state of Goa. It began on 23 August 2015.[1] Salgaocar F.C. are the defending champions.

Teams

Team City/Town
Calangute Association Calangute
Churchill Brothers Salcete
Curtorim Gymkhana Curtorim
Dempo Panaji
Guardian Angel SC Curchorem
Laxmi Prasad Mapusa
Salgaocar Vasco da Gama
Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim Cavelossim
Sporting Clube de Goa Panaji
Vasco S.C. Vasco

Table

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting Goa 18 12 3 3 37 19+18 39 Champions
2 Churchill Brothers 18 8 7 3 35 11+24 31
3 Salgaocar 18 7 8 3 29 14+15 29
4 Calangute Association 18 6 10 2 21 14 +7 28
5 Dempo 18 7 6 5 26 18+8 27
6 Santa Cruz 18 8 3 7 31 31 0 27
7 Laxmi Prasad 18 5 7 6 30 24 +6 22
8 Vasco 18 4 9 5 21 210 21
9 Guardian Angel 18 5 2 11 17 30 −13 17
10 Curtorim Gymkhana (R) 18 0 1 17 7 72 −65 1 Relegation to 2016 Goa 1st Division

Updated to games played on 13 January 2016.
Source: Goa Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Top Scorers

As of 7 January 2016
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Odafe Onyeka Okolie Sporting Goa 11
2 Nigeria Felix Chidi Odili Calangute Association 9
3 Nigeria Chinedu Egioju Emmanuel Vasco 7
India Gilbert Oliveira Salgaocar
4 India Agnelo D'Souza Vasco 6
India Marcus Masceranhas Sporting Goa
5 India Nicholas Fernandes Churchill Brothers 5
India Ganesh Thakur Sporting Goa
India Melvin Fernandes Santa Cruz
Nigeria David Opara Laxmi Prasad
Nigeria Francis Onyeamna Laxmi Prasad
India Aslon Oliveira Salgaocar

References

[2]

  1. ↑ "Goa Pro League to kick off on Sunday". Times of India. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Goa Pro League 2015-2016 Fixtures", Goa Football Association, Top scorer, Match Live.

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