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FC Goa to Start ISL 2017 Campaign with Away Tie Against Chennaiyin FC

In Sports
September 23, 2017

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FC Goa will begin their quest for the Indian Super League title against 2015 ISL champions Chennaiyin FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on 19th November 2017 in an early kick off (5.30 pm). The two sides met in the final league stage game of the third season at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda with the Gaurs edging the Super Machas in a 9 goal thriller.
The Gaurs will then travel to Mumbai to face off against Mumbai City FC in a second consecutive away game at the Mumbai Football Arena on 25th November 2017, before returning to Goa for their first home game of the season against Bengaluru FC on 30th November 2017.
FC Goa will play their last game of 2017 on 31st December 2017 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata against ATK. The first game of 2018 will be played against NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on 6th January, 2018.
The Gaurs have a tight schedule towards the end of the league stage with matches in quick succession against the likes of Delhi Dynamos FC, Pune City FC, ATK and Jamshedpur FC between 21st February 2018 and 4th March 2018.
The Gaurs will be looking to get their campaign up and running quickly with a new look team under Spaniard Sergio Lobera Rodriguez, in their bid to make it to the semi-final stage of the competition for the third time.