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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= [[Goa Football League#Goa Professional League|Goa Professional League]]
|season=2015–16
|winners=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]<br/>3rd GPL title<br/>3rd [[List of Goan state football champions|Goan title]]
|relegated=Curtorim Gymkhana
|continentalcup1=
|continentalcup1 qualifiers=
|continentalcup2=
|continentalcup2 qualifiers=
|league topscorer = {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Odafe Onyeka Okolie]] (11 Goals)
|biggest home win= [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]] 7–0 Curtorim Gymkhana (31 October 2015)
|biggest away win= Curtorim Gymkhana 0–9 [[Churchill Brothers]] (27 December 2015)
|highest scoring= Curtorim Gymkhana 0–9 [[Churchill Brothers]] (27 December 2015)
|matches= 90
|total goals= 254
|longest wins=
|longest unbeaten=
|longest losses=
|highest attendance=
|lowest attendance=
|average attendance=
|prevseason=[[2014–15 Goa Professional League|2014–15]]
|nextseason=[[2016–17 Goa Professional League|2016–17]]
}}

The '''2015–16 Goa Professional League''' is the 18th season of top-tier football in the [[India]]n state of [[Goa]]. It began on 23 August 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Goa Pro League to kick off on Sunday|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Pro-League-to-kick-off-on-Sunday/articleshow/48596364.cms|access-date=23 August 2015|work=Times of India|date=22 August 2015 }}</ref> [[Salgaocar F.C.]] are the defending champions.

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! City/Town
|-
| Calangute Association || [[Calangute]]
|-
| [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] || [[Salcete]]
|-
| Curtorim Gymkhana || [[Curtorim]]
|-
| [[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] || [[Panaji]]
|-
| Guardian Angel SC || [[Curchorem]]
|-
| [[Laxmi Prasad S.C.|Laxmi Prasad]] || [[Mapusa]]
|-
| [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] || [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]]
|-
| Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim || [[Cavelossim]]
|-
| [[Sporting Clube de Goa]] || [[Panaji]]
|-
| [[Vasco S.C.]] || [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco]]
|}

==Table==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR

|team1=SPO|name_SPO=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|team2=CHU|name_CHU=[[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
|team3=SAL|name_SAL=[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|team4=CAL|name_CAL=[[Calangute Association]]
|team5=DEM|name_DEM=[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]]
|team6=SAN|name_SAN=Santa Cruz
|team7=LAX|name_LAX=[[Laxmi Prasad S.C.|Laxmi Prasad]]
|team8=VAS|name_VAS=[[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]
|team9=GUA|name_GUA=Guardian Angel
|team10=CUR|name_CUR=[[Curtorim Gymkhana]]

|win_SPO=12|draw_SPO=3|loss_SPO=3|gf_SPO=37|ga_SPO=19|status_SPO=C
|win_CHU=8|draw_CHU=7|loss_CHU=3|gf_CHU=35|ga_CHU=11
|win_SAL=7|draw_SAL=8|loss_SAL=3|gf_SAL=29|ga_SAL=14
|win_CAL=6|draw_CAL=10|loss_CAL=2|gf_CAL=21|ga_CAL=14
|win_DEM=7|draw_DEM=6|loss_DEM=5|gf_DEM=26|ga_DEM=18
|win_SAN=8|draw_SAN=3|loss_SAN=7|gf_SAN=31|ga_SAN=31
|win_LAX=5|draw_LAX=7|loss_LAX=6|gf_LAX=30|ga_LAX=24
|win_VAS=4|draw_VAS=9|loss_VAS=5|gf_VAS=21|ga_VAS=21
|win_GUA=5|draw_GUA=2|loss_GUA=11|gf_GUA=17|ga_GUA=30
|win_CUR=0|draw_CUR=1|loss_CUR=17|gf_CUR=7|ga_CUR=72|status_CUR=R

|col_CHA=#D0F0C0|text_CHA=Champions
|result1=CHA
|col_REL=#FFCCCC|text_REL=Relegation to 2016 Goa 1st Division
|result10=REL
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.goa-fa.com/current_standings.php Goa Football Association]

}}

===Top scorers===
{{updated|7 January 2016}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Odafe Onyeka Okolie]]
|align="left"|[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|align="center"|11
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Felix Chidi Odili]]
|align="left"|Calangute Association
|align="center"|9
|-
|rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Chinedu Egioju Emmanuel
|align="left"|[[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|7
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gilbert Oliveira]]
|align="left"|[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Agnelo D'Souza
|align="left"|[[Vasco S.C.|Vasco]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|6
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Marcus Masceranhas]]
|align="left"|[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|-
|rowspan="6"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Nicholas Fernandes
|align="left"|[[Churchill Brothers]]
|align="center" rowspan="6"|5
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Ganesh Thakur
|align="left"|[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Melvin Fernandes
|align="left"|Santa Cruz
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[David Opara]]
|align="left"|[[Laxmi Prasad S.C.|Laxmi Prasad]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Francis Onyeamna
|align="left"|[[Laxmi Prasad S.C.|Laxmi Prasad]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Aslon Oliveira
|align="left"|[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|}

==References==
<ref>[http://www.kolkatasports.com/goa-pro-league-2015.php "Goa Pro League 2015-2016 Fixtures"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626220706/http://www.kolkatasports.com/goa-pro-league-2015.php |date=2016-06-26 }}, ''[[Goa Football Association]]'', Top scorer, Match Live.</ref>
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160626220706/http://www.kolkatasports.com/goa-pro-league-2015.php Goa Professional League 2015-2016]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120829144129/http://goa-fa.com/league.php?id=1 Goa Pro League page at Goa Football Association website]

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