Dempo SC

Dempo Sports Club (known simply Dempo)[2] is an Indian professional football club based in Panjim, Goa.[3] The club currently competes in Goa Professional League.[4][5] Dempo is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Known popularly as "The Whites" and "Golden Eagles",[6] the club has been a constant participant in the National football championships,[7][8] and gained immense popularity in the last four decades of its existence.[9][10]

Dempo Sports Club
Full nameDempo Sports Club[1]
Nickname(s)The Whites
Golden Eagles
Founded1968 (1968)
GroundDuler Stadium
Capacity10,000
OwnerDempo Group
Head coachSamir Naik
LeagueI-League 2
Goa Professional League
WebsiteClub website

Dempo became the first Indian football club that reached the Semi-final of the AFC Cup tournament in 2008.[11][12] The club has won several accolades and honors. In the 2004–05 season, the club won its maiden National Football League title.[13][14] They won the league again in the 2006–07 season, and followed it with the three I-League triumphs in 2007–08 in its inaugural version,[15][16] and then in 2009–10, and again in 2011–12,[17] making them one of the most successful clubs on the national front with 5 National league titles; joint with Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan[18] as the only teams to have the honour on 5 occasions.[19][20][21]

The club has also won 14 Goa League Champions Cups, 4 Rovers Cups, 2 Indian Super Cups, Federation Cup in 2004,[22][23] and Durand Cup in 2006.[24][25] Dempo was the first Goan club to win Rovers cup. It also won the inaugural edition of AWES Cup in 2017 and won multiple times in Goa Police Cup. Dempo emerged as fifth ranked Indian team, and 711 universally, in the international rankings of clubs during the first ten years of the 21st century (2001–2010), issued by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 2011.[26] Club's youth and academy teams competed in the Youth League of India.[27][28]

History

Dempo Sports Club began as "Bicholim Football Club",[29] which was a top First Division league side in the 1960s.[30] Football lovers in the country remember the Bicholim Football Club as one of the most talented football club in the country. Players including Subhash Sinari, Bernard Olivera, Tolentino Serrao, Bhaskar, Kalidas Gaad, Manohar Pednekar, Bhai Pednekar, Ganpat Gaonkar and Pandurang Gaonkar are still remembered to the Bicholim Football Club on a completely different standard compared to the other sports club existing at that moment.[31][32]

Bicholim Sports Club was later adopted by Dempo Souza in 1967 and was renamed Dempo Souza Sports Club. Even then the team remained one of the strongest team in the country with players like Eustaquio, Dass, Balaguru, Olavo, Colaco, Inacio, Felix Barreto, Thapa, Ramesh Redkar, Socrates Carvalho, Sadanand Asnodkar and Tulsidas Alornekar.[32] In 1969, the team stood as the first runner-up in the Vasco Sports Club in the Senior Division League.[32]

The Dempo Souza Sports Club finally became Dempo Sports Club, after Dempo bought Mr Michael D'Souza's stake in the Dempo Souza enterprise.[32] However, Dempo Sports Club prospered when Vasantrao Dempo, the chairman of the House of Dempo, extended his benefaction to football team in an extensive manner.[32] Dempo then came at par with the other business houses, like Salgaocar, Agencia Commercial Maritima, Shantilal and Sesa Goa who had their own teams.[9]

Dempo Sports Club started out as Dempo Souza Football Club in 1961 and was taken over when they made the company their own Dempo Corporation around that time.[33] The club was started by Michael deSouza and the logo and colours that the club wears currently was what he had chosen for the team. The club won their first Goan Senior League title in 1972.[34] The club then won their first ever national pan-India tournament in 1975 by winning the Rovers Cup.[35] British coach Bob Bootland took charge of Dempo in 1978 and changed the way India looked at its football with a revolutionary 4–3–3 style of play.[36][37] The club then won the Rovers Cup again in 1978.[33] The club defended their title one year later in 1979. Their first double. Dempo clinched Stafford Challenge Cup titles in 1975 and 1979.[38][39]

Dempo then entered their "Golden-Age" during the 1980s.[33] Dempo won a host of small cups and they also won the Rovers Cup again in 1986 by beating historic club Mohun Bagan. The club also won the Goan League in 1986 and 1987.[33]

Players of Dempo SC (in blue) during their debut match at the 2007–08 I-League, against Salgaocar FC.
Dempo SC players (in blue) in action against JCT Mills, during the 2008–09 I-League at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana.

The club then won their first international tournament named POMIS Cup in Malé, defeating New Radiant SC. The club then won the Rovers Cup again by beating Mohun Bagan again and were then one of the original 12 teams in the first National Football League in 1996.[40] The club then got relegated in 1999–2000 but got promoted the very next season,[41] and then the club won their first NFL championship in 2004.[33] Dempo also won the last NFL Season.[7] Later, they clinched the Durand Cup title, thrashing JCT FC by 2–0 in the 2006 final.[42][43] Dempo then won the maiden I-League season in 2007–08.[44][45][46] As a result of this title win, Dempo played in AFC competition in 2008 during the 2008 AFC Cup, and ended their campaign as semi-finalist.[47] They again won the league in 2009–10 and 2011–12.

In 2011, Dempo signed Trinidadian and Tobago international Densill Theobald as marquee player, who represented his nation at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[48] After the 2012–13 season, where Dempo finished in 5th place, they parted ways with their most successful coach Armando Colaco, with whom they had won 5 League titles.[49][50] They appointed Arthur Papas, who had previously been the head coach of the Indian U23 Men's National Team.[51] Dempo finished their 2013–14 campaign with a 4th-place finish.[52][53]

Joy Ferrao of Dempo SC in action against Mumbai FC during the 2014–15 I-League.

In March 2015, after losing their final match to fellow Goan and relegation threatened club Salgaocar 2–0, they got relegated for the first time from I-league and later participated in I-League 2nd Division.[54] The club was hit by numerous injuries, which had ruined their season.[55] Before the start of the 2016–17 season, Dempo, along with fellow Goan football clubs, Salgaocar FC and Sporting Clube, announced their withdrawal from the I-League.[56][57] After their withdrawal from I-League, Dempo participated later editions of the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football league system.[58][59]

In the 2021–22 Goa Professional League season, Samir Naik managed Dempo end decade long wait, and clinched the title in style.[60] In February–March 2023, the club participated in Stafford Challenge Cup in Bangalore.[61][62] In July 2023, Dempo roped in Scottish-Indian football pundit and manager Pradhyum Reddy as club's CEO.[63]

Crest
right
Dempo's crest from 1968 to 2010

The Dempo Sports Club crest is the official logo for Dempo Corporations sports clubs that it owns. The logo includes the words Goa (name of the state Dempo is based in) and Dempo Sports Club (team name). The logo also includes a picture of a golden bird in the middle of the crest.[64]

Colours

The official colours of Dempo Sports Club are blue and white.[65][66] Ever since their creation Dempo's home colours have always involved blue,[67] mainly with the shirts while the shorts were always either blue or black. The away colours were always all white but then in 2011 when Dempo unveiled their away kit the shirt had black stripes on it. The shorts however remain the same.

English centre-back Calum James Angus in away kit of Dempo in 2015

Ahead of the club's 2020–21 football season, the Golden Eagles introduced the new home and away jerseys to show solidarity towards the health workers in Goa. The team announced that they will proudly bear the words "Thank You Goa's Covid Warriors" on their Home and Away jerseys.[68]

Rivalries

Dempo has a major rivalry with their fellow Goan side Churchill Brothers, popularly known as "Goan Derby".[69][70][71]

They also have rivalries with other two Goan sides Sporting Clube de Goa,[72] and Salgaocar,[73][74] whom they faced in I-League and face in Goa Professional League.

Stadiums
Main article: Fatorda Stadium

Home grounds
Fatorda Stadium, home of Dempo.

Dempo SC has used Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa, for its home matches in the domestic and regional leagues,[75] which has a capacity of nearly 19,000 spectators.[76]

Exterior of the stadium

Fatorda Stadium opened in 1989 and Dempo SC has been using it since for all its I-League matches.[77] The stadium also served as club's home ground in continental tournaments including AFC Cup.[78]

Goa Football Association owned Duler Stadium in Mapusa, became the home ground of Dempo during the 2012–13 I-League alongside Tilak Maidan Stadium (from the end of January).[79][80] In Goa, Duler became the second stadium to get AstroTurf since 2006.[81][82] The stadium getting the grant for the Astroturf from FIFA meant that the stadium was part of FIFA's Win in India with India program.

Training grounds

Sircaim was used as a destination for training of Dempo, the other being at Sanquelim. The Sesa Football Academy Ground is located at Sircaim and they used it for pre-season training from 2014 to 2015.[83]

Ownership and finances

At the moment Dempo Sports Club's main sponsor and owner is Dempo Mining Corporation Limited.[84] The club has been owned by Dempo since their creation. As part of the sponsorship from Dempo the club also named itself Dempo Sports Club and is classed as an institutional club in that case.[84]

The finances given to the club are very limited which meant that the club was forced to spend less on infrastructure and proven players and spend more on local youth development.

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2006–2011 none Dempo
2011–2014 Nike[85]
2014–2015 Adidas
2015–2016 7070 Sports
2016–present Shiv Naresh[86]

Players

First-team squad
As of 10 September 2023[87]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Savio Pereira
2 DF India IND Kuldeep Kumar
4 DF India IND Mohamed Ali
5 MF India IND Pruthvesh Pednekar
6 MF India IND Ariston Costa
7 FW India IND Beneston Barretto
8 MF India IND Desmon Pereira
9 FW India IND Latesh Mandrekar
11 MF India IND Suraj Hadkonkar
12 DF India IND Vieri Colaco
14 MF India IND Pedro Gonsalves
15 DF India IND Saesh Bagkar
17 MF India IND Kirtikesh Gadekar
18 DF India IND Edwin Viegas
19 FW India IND Aman Govekar
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF India IND Vinay Vijay
21 DF India IND Darell Masceranhas
22 MF India IND Velanco Ellison
23 MF India IND Gourav Kankonkar
24 MF India IND Necio Fernandes
27 MF India IND Sheldon Fernandes
30 GK India IND Wellyster Mendes
32 DF India IND Brian Faria
34 DF India IND Sarinio Fernandes
35 MF India IND Ronaldo Oliveira
37 DF India IND Shallum Pires
38 MF India IND Laximanrao Rane
40 FW India IND Jaison Jordon Vaz
41 GK India IND Antonio Dylan

Current technical staff
As of 8 November 2016
Position Name
CEO Scotland Pradhyum Reddy
Head coach India Samir Naik
Assistant coach India tba
Goalkeeping coach India Richard Sanchez
Team manager India tba
Physio India tba

India

Kit manager India tbc

Managers
Armando Colaco (center) with Brazilian football legend Zico (left) at the East Bengal club tent in Kolkata. Colaco guided Dempo to win five national league titles.

The club hired their first professional manager in 2000, Armando Colaco;[88] he remained with the club until the end of season 2012–13 and gave five domestic league titles.[89][90][91] In June 2013, the club signed Greek-Australian manager Arthur Papas who was already working in India as the Indian U23 National Team coach.

Statistics

Only competitive matches are counted. Wins, losses and draws are results at the final whistle; the results of penalty shoot-outs are not counted.

!NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%Honours
Armando Colaco  India June 2000[92] 2013[93] 217 119 55 43 429 230 054.84 I-League (2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12), Indian Super Cup (2008, 2010), Federation Cup (2004), Durand Cup (2006)[94]
Arthur Papas  Australia June 2013[95] March 2015 41 18 13 10 60 33 043.90
Trevor Morgan  England March 2015[96] November 2015 14 2 6 6 11 23 014.29
Mauricio Afonso  India November 2015[97] July 2017 17 10 3 4 2 4 058.82
Samir Subash Naik  India July 2017[98] present 0 0 0 0 2 0 !— Goa Professional League (2022–23)[99]

Notable players

Foreign internationals
Costa Rican international Carlos Hernández, who appeared in 2006 FIFA World Cup, with Dempo in 2015.
  • The players below had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed, represented their countries before or after playing for Dempo SC.[100][Note 1]
 

Other notable players

Affiliated club(s)

The following clubs were affiliated with Dempo SC:

Performance in AFC competitions
See also: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
2009: Play-off round
2011: Qualifying play-off
2005: Group Stage
2006: Group Stage[130]
2008: Semi-final[131]
2009: Round of 16
2011: Round of 16

Team records
  • Most individual goals in a match of I-League: 7 by Nigeria Ranti Martins – Dempo vs Air India in 2010–11.[132]
  • Maximum number of goals in one edition of I-League: 32 by Ranti Martins, in 2011–12.[132]
  • Biggest winning margin in I-League: Dempo SC vs Air India 14–0 in 2010–11.[132]
  • Most goals scored in a match: 14, Dempo SC (14) vs Air India (0), 2010–11.[132]
  • Most number of goals scored by a team in one edition of I-League: 63 in 26 matches, in 2010–11.[132]
  • Retired number: 10 – Brazil Cristiano Junior (2004)[133]

Honours
Main article: List of Dempo S.C. seasons

Widely considered one of the most successful clubs in the Indian Football circuit due to their domestic exploits, the club also holds the distinct honour of becoming the first Indian club to reach the Semi-Finals of the AFC Cup in 2008.

Roll of Honour[134]

League

Cup

Continental

Other honours
  • POMIS International Cup[Note 2][172]
    • Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992[173]
  • Sher-I-Kashmir Cup
  • Jalil Cup (Varanasi)
  • Plaza Soccer Trophy
  • Taca Goa Championship
    • Champions (3): 1977, 1979, 1990[174]
  • Four Square Trophy
  • Arlem Soccer Cup
  • Goa Governor's Cup
  • AWES Cup
  • GFA Charity Cup
  • Nagaradakshya United Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2014[182]
  • DSK Invitational Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2015[183]

Award
  • IndianFootball.com Awards — Team of the Year: 2003[184]

See also

Footnotes
  1. ^
    Densill Theobald of Trinidad and Tobago and Carlos Hernández of Costa Rica have appeared in FIFA World Cup before joining Dempo SC.
  2. ^
    The POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup) an international club football tournament incorporated in 1987, is the only international club tournament held in the Maldives, organized by the Football Association of Maldives (FAM).

References
  1. Dempo Sports Club profile and history. Archived 1 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". Soccer & Society. Taylor & Francis. 6:2–3: 227–256. 6 August 2006. doi:10.1080/14660970500106410. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (3 October 2013). "Rangdajied United look to turn tide at home". blog.cpdfootball.de. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. "Goa Pro League 2020-21: Fixtures, results, standings & more". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. Noronha, Anselm. "A fast forward look progress at Dempo". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. Noronha, Anselm. "Rangdajied United FC 2–2 Dempo SC: Papas denied his first win by the promoted outfit". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  7. "Md. Sporting lose amid missed chances – NATIONAL LEAGUE – First-half Seah strike boosts Dempo". telegraphindia.com. Calcutta: The Telegraph India. 10 January 2004. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. Rahul Bali (12 November 2008). "India: Goalless Between Dempo And Mumbai". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  9. "Dempo Sports Club". Dempo SC official website. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  10. Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 1–0 Air India: Abranches' late strike grounds the Airmen". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  11. "AFC Cup: Dempo Make History With Thrilling Win". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  12. "Safa SC v Dempo SC" (PDF). The AFC. 7 October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  13. "NFL Champions and Goalscorers". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  14. Atsushi Fujioka & Arunava Chaudhuri. "India — List of National Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  15. Fujioka, Atsushi; Chaudhuri, Arunava. "India — List of National Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  16. "I-League 2007–08". Indian Football. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  17. "Indian National League (I-League) 2011–12 Season Review". Goalden Times. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  18. "Mohun Bagan: Top 10 defining moments in Mariners' history". Khel Now. 15 May 2020. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  19. "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  20. "Top Football Club Of India". www.sportskeeda.com. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  21. "Football — the passion play in Kolkata". ibnlive.in. IBN Live. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  22. "India – List of Federation Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  23. "From the history book, roll of honour". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  24. "India Cup Tournaments 2006/07". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  25. List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  26. "IFFHS HISTORY: THE WORLD'S BEST CLUB OF THE FIRST DECADE (2001–2010)". iffhs.de. Bonn, Germany: International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  27. Chaudhuri, Arunava (2008). "I-League (under-19) 2008/09". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  28. "U20 I-League: Champions Pune FC sign off on all-win note, down Prayag United 3–1". Pune Football Club. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  29. Schöggl, Hans. "India — List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  30. Sharma, Sukalp (31 May 2010). "Indias biggest league". financialexpress.com. The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  31. "Dempo Sports Club PVT LTD: home (the summary and statistics)". dempos.com. The House of Dempo. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  32. Das, Shibashis (7 March 2022). "I-League 2: Looking back at when Dempo SC dominated Indian Football". footballexpress.in. Goa: Football Express India. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  33. "HISTORY". Dempo Sports Club. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  34. Sengupta, Somnath (27 April 2014). "Legends Of Indian Football: Brahmanand Sankhwalkar". thehardtackle.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  35. Nirwane, Sarwadnya (18 January 2022). "Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India". thesportslite.com. Mumbai: The Sports Lite. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  36. "Bob Bootland passes away". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: The Telegraph. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  37. Aigner, Micky (14 June 2007). "Coach Bob Bootland dies". indianexpress.com. Pune: The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  38. Technologies, Sancoale (3 August 2020). "Stafford Challenge Cup 1975". demposportsclub.in. Dempo Sports Club. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  39. Technologies, Sancoale (3 August 2020). "Stafford Challenge Cup 1979". demposportsclub.in. Dempo Sports Club. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  40. Chaudhuri, Arunava; Jönsson, Mikael; Bobrowsky, Josef (13 February 2014). "India 1996/97 – List of Champions: National Football League". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
  41. Arunava Chaudhuri. "2001/02 Season in Indian Football". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  42. Saxena, Siddharth (28 November 2006). "Dempo win Durand Cup". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  43. "Churchill beat Mahindra, lift Durand Cup". NDTVSports.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  44. "I-League 2007–08". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  45. "I-League: How newly-promoted teams have performed". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  46. "ONGC I – LEAGUE 2007 – 2008 :Kolkatafootball.com". www.kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  47. Indian clubs in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup tournaments Archived 15 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine Goal.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  48. "I-League 2016/17 EXCLUSIVE - Mumbai FC welcome Densill Theobald". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  49. "DEMPO 0 – 3 SHILLONG LAJONG". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  50. Mergulhao, Marcus (19 June 2022). "Goa: "I was not given time to get results with national team" Armando Colaco". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji, Goa: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  51. "Colaco leaves Dempo". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  52. "Nirmal joins Dempo". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  53. "I-League Points Table (2013–14) – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  54. Shukla, Abhishek. "I-LEAGUE 2ND DIVISION: MINERVA BEAT GANGTOK HIMALAYAN TO KEEPS PRESSURE ON DEMPO". indianfooty.com. India Footy. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  55. Jitendran, Nikhil (4 May 2015). "Dempo: 'Injuries ruined our season'". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  56. "Dempo SC pull out of 2017 I-League, becomes third Goan club to do so". Firstpost. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  57. Sharda, Deepankar (12 December 2016). "Minerva FC to debut in 2017 I-League". tribuneindia.com. Chandigarh: The Tribune India News. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  58. Dempo SC start final round against Gangtok Himalayan SC at Paljor Stadium in Sikkim Archived 7 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine i-league.org. Retrieved 7 May 2021
  59. "A look back into the dysfunctional clubs in the past decade of Indian football". The Bridge. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  60. Mergulhao, Marcus (1 May 2022). "Dempo end decade-long wait for state league title". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Mapusa, Goa: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  61. "THE HISTORY: STAFFORD CHALLENGE CUP – KARNATAKA". ksfa.in. Bengaluru: Karnataka State Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  62. "Stafford Challenge Cup: A Brief History of Time". theawayend.co. The Away End. 23 February 2023. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  63. "Want to try and bring back Dempo's glory days, says CEO Pradhyum Reddy". Archived from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  64. Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 1-5 Pune FC: Derrick Pereira's side trounce the defending champions to end their unbeaten streak in Goa". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  65. "Dempo beat Salgaocar 3–0 with Chidi's brace". ONE India. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  66. "Dempo SC is I-League champion". The Hindu. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  67. "Dempo SC start final round against Gangtok Himalayan SC at Paljor Stadium in Sikkim". i-league.org. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  68. "Dempo SC pay tribute to 'COVID Warriors' with special kits for 2020-21". Khel Now. 14 May 2020. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  69. Williams, Joe (25 September 2017). "The Goa and Maha Derby: A thing past in I-League". khelnow.com. Khel Now News. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  70. "Dempo dump Churchill Brothers, open battle for second slot with Sporting". Navhind Times. 23 December 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  71. Football in Goa: Sport, Politics and the Portuguese in India Archived 20 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine (pages 75–88) Taylor and Francis. Author: James Mills. Publication date: 14 September 2010 (online published) Retrieved 20 July 2021
  72. Brendon Netto and Anselm Noronha (4 April 2015). "A late effort from the Afghan to add to his earlier goal ensured that Dempo got a point out of the Goan derby". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  73. Jonathan De Sousa (16 January 2011). "Salgaocar Sports Club: regaining the lost glory". thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  74. "Federation Cup 2014–15: Dempo SC dump Salgaocar FC to enter final". India.com. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  75. "Daily News 2007: National Football League". kolkatafootball.com. Kolkata Football. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  76. "1st Division I-League Venues". Indian Football. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  77. India (Goa State) — Stadiums. Archived 22 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  78. Mergulhao, Marcus (4 May 2011). "Dempo chase a win against Al Tilal in AFC Cup". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Margao: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  79. "DULER STADIUM TO HOST I-LEAGUE ON NEW TURF". Navhindtimes. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  80. Noronha, Anselm (22 September 2013). "Dempo SC 0–3 Shillong Lajong FC: Glen ends the north eastern side's Goan voodoo". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  81. "FIFA GIVE ALL CLEAR TO LAY ASTRO TURF". Goa Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  82. "GFA plans major expansion of Duler stadium". GoaCom. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  83. "Dempo SC to use Sesa ground in Sirsaim | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  84. Sharma, Sukalp (31 May 2010). "Indias biggest league". financialexpress.com. The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  85. Daniel, Chris Punnakkattu. "Dempo Sports Club unveil new jersey". blog.cpdfootball.de. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  86. "A desi sportswear brand is running to catch up with Nike, Adidas and Puma". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  87. "Official Squad Numbers For The 2020/21- SELVEL Goa Professional League". Dempo Sports Club. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  88. Sengupta, Somnath (13 July 2011). "Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011)". thehardtackle.com. Kolkata: The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  89. Bharadwaj, Sathvik K (31 August 2022). "Five most successful Indian football coaches". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  90. Down memory lane with Armando Colaco Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, The Navhind Times. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  91. Armando Colaço appointed India coach Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Chris Punnakktu Daniel. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  92. Down memory lane with Armando Colaco Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Navhind Times. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  93. Saha, Kaushik (10 January 2014). "I-League 2013-14: Mid-Season Review". goaldentimes.org. Golden Times. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  94. "Colaco leaves Dempo". The Telegraph. India. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  95. Bera, Kaustav (27 May 2013). "Arthur Papas is the new manager of 3 time I-League champions, Dempo SC". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  96. "Trevor Morgan to take over as Dempo SC head coach". Dempo Sports Club. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  97. "Mauricio Afonso profile". Dempo Sports Club. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  98. Muralidharan, Ashwin. "Former India international Samir Naik 'immensely' proud to be coaching Dempo SC". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  99. Mergulhao, Marcus (4 June 2023). "GFA Awards Night: Socorro gets Lifetime Achievement Award; Cia, Mark Players of the Year". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Margao: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  100. "List of Dempo SC foreign football players (A to Z)". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  101. "Андреев Сергей Николаевич — ИГРОВАЯ КАРЬЕРА" [Andreev Sergey Nikolaevich — PLAYING CAREER]. FootballFacts.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  102. Chaudhuri, Arunava (2003). "Season Ending Transfers In Indian Football: 2003". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  103. Anselm Noronha (16 January 2011). "I-League: Densill Thoebald To Debut For Dempo SC Against Air India On Wednesday". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  104. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Theobald, Densill". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  105. Atanu Mitra (30 May 2014). "Özbey, Amiri extend contract with Dempo, Rowilson roped in". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  106. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  107. Amit, Naushad (21 August 2016). "Ex-National Football Captain now a grave digger at 37". sundaytimes.lk. Colombo: The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  108. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ediri Bandanage Channa". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  109. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "National Team & Club Appearances — Beto Gonçalves". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  110. "Afghan footballer Amiri joins Dempo from Mumbai FC". Rediff Sports. 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  111. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Amiri, Zohib Islam". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  112. "Former West Ham academy product Billy Mehmet joins Dempo SC". Sportskeeda.com. 10 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  113. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Menyongar, Johnny". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  114. "Dempo rope in Liberian midfielder Menyongar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2013. Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 7–0 United Sikkim FC: The Eagles fly past the injured Snow Lions". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  115. Manjunath, Akash (19 January 2013). "BFC release Menyongar; Contract extension for Rooney". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  116. Dempo signs Carlos Hernández as marquee player. Archived 18 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  117. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Seah, Sunday Mickelson". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  118. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Season ending Transfers 1999: India". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  119. "Player profile – Club career and Statistics: Stephen Offei". Playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  120. Ghoshal, Amoy (8 January 2013). "Goan outfit Vasco set to sign Ghana international Stephen Offei". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  121. "Season ending Transfers 2004". Indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  122. Shukla, Kaushal. "Indian football: Nigeria's Ranti Martins – ultimate fox in the box who made goal-scoring look easy". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  123. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Chhetri, Sunil". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  124. "Indian Football: ISL and I-League clubs and their tie-ups with foreign clubs". goal.com. Goal. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  125. Pandab, Manas Ranjan (3 February 2021). "FEATUREDISL and I-League Clubs, Their Tie-ups With Foreign Sides". footballexpress.in. Football Express. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  126. "Interview: Dempo's emerging star Myron Fernandes". Sportskeeda. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  127. Dempo likely to forge new partnership with FC Goa. Archived 18 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. The Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  128. FC Goa co-owners Dempo and Salgaocar quit ISL Archived 18 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  129. Mukherjee, Soham; Easwar, Nisanth V (1 April 2020). "How have Indian clubs fared in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup?". goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  130. "Afc Cup 2006". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  131. "Afc Cup 2008". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  132. Chattopadhyay, Hariprasad (17 January 2015). "Time to regain lost glory". telegraphindia.com. Kolkata: The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  133. "The Last Goal – Remembering Cristiano Junior". feverpitch.in. FeverPitch. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  134. Technologies, Sancoale. "Trophies". Dempo Sports Club. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  135. Majumder, Raunak (3 April 2020). "Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005–06 season". footballcounter.com. The Football Counter. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  136. "National Football League". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  137. "11th Indian National Football League 2007". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  138. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "1st "ONGC" I-League – Division 1 2007/08". IndianFootball.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  139. "I-League 2009–10". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  140. "Players – I-League – India – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  141. Arunava Chaudhuri. "2003/04 Season in Indian Football". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  142. Shukla, Abhishek (7 July 2018). "I-League 2010/11 final standings". indianfooty.com. Indian Footy. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  143. Arunava Choudhary. "National Football League Second Division". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  144. Results & Fixtures: 2nd Division I-League 2016 Archived 12 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine i-league.org. Retrieved 1 March 2021
  145. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Champions of the Goa Football League (Goa Pro League)". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  146. "Dempo Sports Club". Goa Football Association. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  147. "India 2019/20: Goa Professional League". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  148. Federation Cup. the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. (archived).
  149. "East Bengal 3-2 Dempo SC: Trevor Morgan gifted with a Federation Cup title on his birthday". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  150. "Dempo SC 1–2 Bengaluru FC: The Blues win their first Federation Cup". Goal.com. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  151. "Indian Super Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  152. "Indian Super Cup". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  153. "119th "Osian's" Durand Cup 2006: from 6. upto 27.November 2005 in Delhi". Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  154. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "2006/07 Season in Indian Football". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  155. Morrison, Neil (2002). "India – List of Rovers Cup Finals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  156. Arunava, Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bordoloi Trophy". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  157. "Star Superior primed to take Nizam's Gold Cup". The Hindu. 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  158. Bobrowsky, Josef; King, Ian (6 December 2006). "India 1993 – 2nd Scissors Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  159. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup: Kerala". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  160. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Scissors Cup". jctfootball.com. JCT Mills FC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  161. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  162. "Sait Nagjee Trophy". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  163. "Triviela – Beyond Trivia: Bandodkar Gold Trophy". goaldentimes.org. Golden Times. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  164. Mergulhao, Marcus (29 July 2018). "How did the Bandodkar Gold Trophy lose its glitter?". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  165. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bandodkar Gold Trophy: Goa". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  166. "Pune Football Club wins Bandodkar Gold Trophy Football Tourney". www.freepressjournal.in. Panaji, Goa: The Free Press Journal. Press Trust of India. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  167. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "2005/06 Season in Indian Football". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  168. Chaudhuri, Arunava (31 October 1999). "NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF October 1999 — 18 October". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 29 March 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  169. "Goa Police Cup: A historic triumph for Panjim Footballers". heraldgoa.in. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  170. "Camilo Gonsalves". demposportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  171. Ghosh, Soumo (22 September 2021). "The Last Goal – Remembering Cristiano Junior". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  172. Shahyb, Mohamed (21 September 2003). "Local teams struggle while foreign teams confirm participation in POMIS Cup". haveeru.com. Haveeru Daily. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  173. Hoodh Ali; Mikael Jönsson; Hans Schöggl (1997). "Maldives - List of Cup Winners: POMIS Cup (President of Maldives Invitational Soccer Cup)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  174. "Dempo Sports Club – Trophies (page 1)". demposportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. — "Dempo Sports Club – Trophies (page 2)". demposportsclub.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023.
  175. Arunava Chaudhuri. "2002/03 Season in Indian Football". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  176. Arunava Chaudhuri. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Goa Governor's Cup". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  177. "Dempo SC Lift Maiden AWES Cup In Last Minute Thriller". demposportsclub.com. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  178. "Dylan D'Silva save the day as Dempo SC wins the Charity Cup". gomantaktimes.com. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  179. "Dempo blank Sporting Clube 3-0 in GFA Charity Match". thegoan.net. 21 August 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  180. Mergulhao, Marcus (16 September 2018). "AWES Cup: Sporting Clube end Salgaocar fairytale". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Vasco Da Gama, Goa: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  181. "10-man Dempo SC Fumble – GFA Charity Cup". demposportsclub.com. 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  182. "U-19 I-League Focus: Salgaocar, Dempo". i-league.org. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  183. Mukherjee, Debayan (7 November 2015). "DSK submits bid, set to become I-League's 10th club". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Jaipur: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  184. "India — indianfootball.com AWARDS 2003 winners". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2003. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

Further reading

Bibliography

Cited sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.