The 2024–25 Goa Professional League is the 27th season of the
Goa Professional League
The Goa Football League is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of Goa, organised by the Goa Football Association as part of the state leagues. It was formed in 1951 as the Goa Primeira Divisão or Goa First Division, and ...
, the top
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
league in the
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
n state of
Goa
Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...
since its establishment in 1996.
Sporting Clube de Goa
Sporting Clube de Goa (simply known as Sporting Goa and abbreviated as SCG) is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Panaji, Goa. The club competes in the I-League 2, the third tier of the Indian football league s ...
are the defending champions, having won their 7th title. 14 clubs are participating, with most matches played at
Duler Stadium
Duler Stadium, officially Duler Football Stadium, is a football stadium in Mapusa, Goa, India. Dempo, Salgaocar, and Sporting Goa were the most notable venue users. It also serves as home ground for other Goa Professional League clubs.
Histo ...
.
Changes from last season
Relegated from 2023–24 Goa Professional League
* Young Boys of Tonca
Promoted to 2024–25 Goa Professional League
From GFA First Division League
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Goa Police
The Goa Police is the law enforcement agency for the coastal state of Goa, India.
Organisational structure
The Goa Police operates under direct control of the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Goa. Hierarchy Officers
*Director general ...
Corporate entries
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Clube de Salgaocar
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
Futebol Clube de Goa is an India, Indian professional association football, football club based in Fatorda, Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top tier of Football in India, Indian football. The club was established on 2 ...
and now chairman of VMS corporation.
Club locations
Format
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 top of the table is declared the champion. The bottom 6 will play the relegation league and the team finishing last is relegated to the 2025-26 First Division.
Broadcasting
Matches from the league were telecast live on the SportsCast India
YouTube
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channel.
League table
Phase 1
Fixtures
Phase 2
All the points from Phase 1 are carried over to Phase 2.
Super League
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...
,
I-League 2
The I-League 2 is an Indian men's professional association football, football league. It is the 3rd tier of the Indian football league system, behind the Indian Super League and the I-League. It operates as a system of promotion and relegation ...
,
I-League 3
The I-League 3 is an Indian men's professional football league. It forms the fourth tier of the Indian football league system, below the I-League 2 and above the State leagues.
History
For the first time, the AIFF introduced qualifiers for ...
and
institutional teams are ineligible for
2025-26 I-League 3.
Fixtures
Relegation League
Fixtures
Prize money
The total pool of prize money is
See also
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2024–25 I-League 3
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2024–25 Indian State Leagues
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2024 Bandodkar Trophy
The 2024 Bandodkar Trophy (also known as 2024 Dayanand Bandodkar, Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy) was the 23rd edition of Bandodkar Trophy and the 2nd since its revival, hosted by the Goa Football Association.
The tournament featured eight c ...
References
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Goa Professional League seasons
2024–25 in Indian football leagues