2024–25 Goa Professional League
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 September 2024–31 May 2025[1] |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Goa Professional League is the 27th season of the Goa Professional League, the top football league in the Indian state of Goa since its establishment in 1996. Sporting Clube de Goa are the defending champions, having won their 7th title.[2] 14 clubs are participating, with most matches played at Duler Stadium.
Changes from last season
[edit]Relegated from 2023–24 Goa Professional League
[edit]- Young Boys of Tonca[3]
Promoted to 2024–25 Goa Professional League
[edit]Corporate entries
[edit]Before the 2023-24 Goa Professional League season, The Goa Football Association (GFA) opened slots for direct entries into the league. The entry fees were 50 and 30 lakhs for corporate and village clubs respectively. Corporate entry clubs are exempt from relegation for the first season, ensuring a minimum of two years in the top tier. The third team handed a direct entry is owned by Dattaraj V Salgaocar, former co-owner of FC Goa and now chairman of VMS corporation.[7]
 to GPL |
 out of GPL
|
|---|---|
| Goa Police Clube de Salgaocar |
Young Boys of Tonca |
Club locations
[edit]
| Club | Location |
|---|---|
| Dempo | Carambolim |
| Panjim Footballers | Panaji |
| Goa Police | |
| Sporting Clube de Goa | |
| FC Goa B | Porvorim |
| Calangute Association | Calangute |
| SESA FA | Sanquelim |
| Geno Sports Club | Mapusa |
| Vasco | Vasco |
| Clube de Salgaocar | |
| Cortalim Villagers | Cortalim |
| Pax of Nagoa | Verna |
| Churchill Brothers | Margao |
| Guardian Angel SC | Curchorem |
Format
[edit]The 2024-25 Goa Professional League consists of 14 teams and will be played in two phases. In the first phase, all the teams will play each other once.
In the second, the top 8 teams play in the Super League and the team that finishes first in the table is declared champion. The bottom 6 will play the relegation league and the team finishing last will be relegated to the 2025-26 First Division.[8]
League table
[edit]Phase 1
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Goa | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 22 | Super League |
| 2 | Geno SC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 19 | |
| 3 | Goa Police | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 19 | |
| 4 | Dempo | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 18 | |
| 5 | SESA | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 14 | |
| 6 | CD Salgaocar | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Pax of Nagoa | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 12 | |
| 8 | FC Goa B | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 9 | |
| 9 | Cortalim Villagers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | Relegation League |
| 10 | Calangute Association | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 11 | Churchill Brothers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 6 | |
| 12 | Guardian Angel | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 5 | |
| 13 | Vasco | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 4 | |
| 14 | Panjim Footballers | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Phase 2
[edit]Super League
[edit]Relegation League
[edit]Prize money
[edit]The total pool of prize money is ₹10 lakh (US$12,000).[9]
| Position | Amount |
|---|---|
| Champions | ₹6 lakh (US$7,200) |
| Runner-ups | ₹4 lakh (US$4,800) |
| Total | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CAM GOA PRO LEAGUE Season 2024-25", Goa Football Association, 19 September 2024, retrieved 19 September 2024
- ^ Lopes, Flavio (2 May 2024). "Sporting put it across Nagoa for Goa Pro League title". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Lopes, Flavio (1 May 2024). "Sporting look to halt Sesa's 50-year wait for Goa Pro League title". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Goa Police promoted to Goa Pro League". www.thegoan.net. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Goa Police crowned GFA Div I League champs". O Heraldo. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Goa Pro League: Geno, Nagoa and Salgaocar's team get direct entry". The Times Of India. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "GFA opens doors for outstation teams to take part in Goa Pro League". The Times of India. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Goa Pro League 2024-25". The Away End.
- ^ "13-Team Goa Professional League kicks off today". The Times of India. Goa. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.