Archive · 13 Aug 2026
FC Goa's 0-3 defeat relegates them to AFC Challenge League
A football team called FC Goa played a very important match in an Asian football tournament called the AFC Champions League Two.
They played against a team from Turkmenistan called FC Arkadag.
In the first half, FC Goa's goalkeeper made many great saves, so the score stayed even at 0-0.
Then, after halftime, the other team scored three goals in just 17 minutes.
That is very fast!
FC Goa could not score any goals, so the match ended 0-3.
Because they lost, FC Goa will now play in a lower tournament called the AFC Challenge League.
That is the third level of Asian club football.
The team they lost to, FC Arkadag, earned a spot in the group stage of next year's tournament.
FC Goa will get another chance to play in the new league.
FC Goa lost 0-3 to Turkmenistan's FC Arkadag in the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage at Arkadag Stadium on Wednesday.
The defeat sends FC Goa to the AFC Challenge League, the third tier of Asian club football.
Arkadag scored all three goals in the space of 17 second-half minutes to seal their place in the 2026-27 group stage.
Meylis Diniyew, Rahman Myratberdiyew and Arzuwguly Sapargulyyew were the scorers for Arkadag.
FC Goa goalkeeper Bob Jackson Raj made several saves in the first half to keep the match goalless before the second-half collapse.
- Who
- FC Goa and Turkmenistan's FC Arkadag
- What
- FC Goa lost 0-3 in the AFC Champions League Two preliminary stage and dropped to the third-tier AFC Challenge League.
- When
- Wednesday, with the group-stage draw scheduled for August 18
- Where
- Arkadag Stadium, Turkmenistan
- Why
- Arkadag scored three goals in 17 second-half minutes while FC Goa failed to find the net.
- Result
- FC Goa 0-3 FC Arkadag
- Competition
- AFC Champions League Two, preliminary stage
- Venue
- Arkadag Stadium, Turkmenistan
- Scorers
- Meylis Diniyew (58'), Rahman Myratberdiyew (65'), Arzuwguly Sapargulyyew (75')
- FC Goa Goalkeeper
- Bob Jackson Raj
- FC Goa Outcome
- Relegated to AFC Challenge League (third tier of Asian club football)
- FC Arkadag Outcome
- Qualified for AFC Champions League Two 2026-27 group stage
- Group-Stage Draw
- Kuala Lumpur, August 18