The 2016–17 Goa Professional League is the 19th 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

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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 1996. The league began on 21 August 2016 and will conclude in January 2017. The first phase of the league shall have majority of matches played at the

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 ...

. Sporting Goa are the defending champions.

Teams

Standings and results

Standings

Results

Top scorers

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Goa Professional League Goa Professional League seasons 2016–17 in Indian football leagues