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2025–26 Goa Professional League

The 2025–26 Goa Professional League is the 28th 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 8th title.

Season
18 September 2025–1 May 2026
Sporting Clube de Goa9th GPL title9th Goan title
Churchill BrothersGuardian Angel
154
435 (2.82 per match)
Dempo 6-5 Chapora
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 22 April 2026.

The 2025–26 Goa Professional League is the 28th 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 8th title.

The Charity Match, the curtain-raiser to the Goa Pro league was held on 7 September 2025. It was contested between Sporting Clube de Goa and Dempo SC. Dempo won the match on shootouts.

Panjim Footballers
Chapora Yuvak Sangh
Bidesh XI SC

On 12 March 2025, the GFA invited bids for a new team to participate in the tournament.

to GPL	to First Division
Chapora Yuvak Sangh Bidesh XI SC	Panjim Footballers

Club	Location	Ground
Dempo	Carambolim	Ella Academy Ground
Goa Police	Panaji	Duler Stadium
Sporting Clube de Goa
Bidesh XI SC	Assonora
Chapora Yuvak Sangh	Chapora
FC Goa B	Porvorim
Calangute Association	Calangute
Geno Sports Club	Mapusa
SESA FA	Sanquelim	Sesa Academy Ground
Vasco	Vasco	Tilak Maidan
Clube de Salgaocar
Cortalim Villagers	Cortalim
Pax of Nagoa	Nagoa	Nagoa Ground
Churchill Brothers	Margao	Benaulim Ground
Guardian Angel SC	Curchorem

The 2025–26 Goa Professional League consists of 15 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 7 will play the relegation league and the team finishing last will be relegated to the 2026-27 First Division.

Matches from the league were telecast live on the SportsCast India YouTube channel.

In February 2026, The GFA issued chargesheet to 14 footballers, mostly from Chapora Yuvak Sangh, for their alleged match-fixing activities.

All the points from Phase 1 are carried over to Phase 2.

Indian Super League, Indian Football League, I-League 2, I-League 3, and institutional teams are ineligible for 2026–27 I-League 3.

The total pool of prize money is ₹10 lakh (US$11,000)

Position	Amount
₹6 lakh (US$6,300)
₹4 lakh (US$4,200)

2025–26 I-League 3
2025–26 Indian State Leagues

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