Dempo SC

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Dempo Sports Club<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, Goa.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club currently competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, and the Goa Professional League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dempo is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Known popularly as "The Whites" and "The Golden Eagles",<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> the club has been a constant participant in the National football championships,<ref name="telegraphindia.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and gained immense popularity in the first four decades of its existence.<ref name="iloveindia.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Dempo became the first Indian football club to reach the semi-final of the AFC Cup tournament in 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club has won several accolades and honors. In the 2004–05 season, the club won its maiden National Football League title.<ref name="rediff">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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,<ref name="ileague">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=IL0708>Template:Cite news</ref> and then in 2009–10, and again in 2011–12,<ref name=GoldenTimes>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> making them the second most successful club on the national front with 5 domestic top-division league titles; after Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The club has also won 14 Goa League Champions Cups, 4 Rovers Cups, 2 Indian Super Cups, Federation Cup in 2004,<ref name=fedcup>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Durand Cup in 2006.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>List of Durand Cup tournament winners and runner-ups Template:Webarchive RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2021.</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HistoryEdit

Foundation and early history (1961–1980)Edit

Dempo Sports Club was founded in Bicholim in 1961, as Clube Desportivo de Bicholim.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Looking back"/> The club was then a Goan First Division league side in the 1960s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Football lovers remember the Bicholim football club as one of the most talented 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 as part of the Bicholim club that was on a completely different level compared other existing clubs at the time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="FE India"/>

Bicholim Sports Club was later adopted by Dempo Souza in 1967 and was renamed Dempo Souza Sports Club.<ref name="Looking back"/> 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.<ref name="FE India"/> In 1969, the team stood as the first runner-up in the Vasco Sports Club in the Senior Division League.<ref name="FE India"/> The Dempo Souza Sports Club finally became Dempo Sports Club, after Dempo bought Mr Michael D'Souza's stake in the Dempo Souza enterprise.<ref name="FE India">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Looking back"/> 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.<ref name="FE India"/> Dempo then came at par with the other business houses, like Salgaocar, Agencia Commercial Maritima, Shantilal and Sesa Goa who had their own teams.<ref name="iloveindia.com"/><ref name=DempoSportsClub>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The club, started by Michael deSouza, still use the logo and colours that was chosen by him. They won their first Goan Senior League title in 1972.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They then won their first ever national pan-India tournament in 1975 by winning the Rovers Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club then won the Rovers Cup again in 1978.<ref name=DempoSportsClub/> The club defended their title one year later in 1979. Their first double. Dempo clinched Stafford Challenge Cup titles in 1975 and 1979.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Gaining prominence (1980–2000)Edit

Dempo then entered their "Golden-Age" during the 1980s.<ref name=DempoSportsClub/> 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.<ref name=DempoSportsClub/>

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Players of Dempo SC (in blue) during their debut match at the 2007–08 I-League, against Salgaocar FC.

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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 went on to participate in their first international tournament named POMIS Cup in Malé, and achieved runner-up positions twice in 1991 and 1992.<ref name="Maldives"/> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club then got relegated in 1999–2000 but got promoted the very next season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Later years (2000–present)Edit

Dempo won their first NFL championship in 2004.<ref name=DempoSportsClub/> They also won the last NFL season.<ref name="telegraphindia.com"/> Later, they clinched Durand Cup title, thrashing JCT Mills by 2–0 in the 2006 final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dempo then won the maiden I-League season in 2007–08.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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, losing to Lebanese club Safa 5–1 in aggregate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They again won the domestic 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They appointed Arthur Papas, who had previously been the head coach of the Indian U23 Men's National Team.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Dempo finished their 2013–14 campaign with a 4th-place finish.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015–16 I-League Second Division season, they clinched title.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Then, the club was hit by numerous injuries, which had ruined their season in the top division.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Before the start of the 2016–17 season, Dempo, along with fellow Goan clubs, Salgaocar FC and Sporting Clube, announced their withdrawal from the I-League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After their withdrawal from I-League, Dempo participated later editions of the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football league system.<ref>Dempo SC start final round against Gangtok Himalayan SC at Paljor Stadium in Sikkim Template:Webarchive i-league.org. Retrieved 7 May 2021</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 2021–22 Goa Professional League season, Samir Naik managed Dempo end decade long wait, and clinched the title in style.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In February–March 2023, the club participated in Stafford Challenge Cup in Bangalore.<ref name="ksfa.in">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="The Away End">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In July 2023, Dempo roped in Scottish-Indian football pundit and manager Pradhyum Reddy as club's CEO.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The club later won GFA Charity Cup in August 2023, beating Sporting Goa in final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In that month of the same year, Dempo gained an I-League 3 spot to compete in the inaugural edition.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In that edition, they reached play-offs, finished second and secured promotion to I-League 2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club ended their I-League 2 campaign on a high note with 27 points in 14 matches, achieved second place and earned promotion to the 2024–25 I-League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Thus, Dempo returned to the I-League after a gap of nine years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Dempo became part of the 2024 Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy in August 2024.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club began the tournament campaign with a 5–1 defeat to A-League Men club Brisbane Roar on 24 August, in which the only goal was scored through a header by Shallum Pires.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 2024–25 I-League season, Dempo's Trinidadian striker Marcus Joseph scored two hat-tricks in their 8–1 win against SC Bengaluru and 5–2 win against Aizawl.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As the league season wrapped up, Dempo secured a 4–3 away win against title contender Gokulam Kerala on the final day (April 6), finishing on sixth place with 29 points, while their arch-rival Churchill Brothers finished on top of the table and secured promotion to the Indian Super League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Crest & coloursEdit

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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The official colours of Dempo Sports Club are blue and white.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Hindu Dempo Champions 2007">Template:Cite news</ref> Ever since their creation Dempo's home colours have always involved blue,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.

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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

RivalriesEdit

Dempo has a major rivalry with their fellow Goan side Churchill Brothers, popularly known as "Goan Derby".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Football in Goa: Sport, Politics and the Portuguese in India Template:Webarchive (pages 75–88) Taylor and Francis. Author: James Mills. Publication date: 14 September 2010 (online published) Retrieved 20 July 2021</ref> Both the teams are jointly most successful clubs in I-League, having won the title thrice.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

They also have rivalries with other two Goan sides Sporting Clube de Goa,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Salgaocar,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> whom they faced in I-League and face in Goa Professional League.

StadiumEdit

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The Fatorda Stadium, home of Dempo.

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The exterior of the stadium

Dempo SC initially used the Fatorda Stadium in Margao for home matches in the domestic and regional leagues.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The 19,000-capacity Fatorda Stadium opened in 1989 and Dempo SC uses it for most of its I-League matches.<ref>India (Goa State) — Stadiums. Template:Webarchive. RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2021.</ref> The stadium also served as club's home ground in continental tournaments including the AFC Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Nagoa Ground in Mapusa became the home ground of Dempo during the 2012–13 I-League, alongside Tilak Maidan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=TurfWork>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=GoaCom>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The stadium got its astroturf in 2012 as part of FIFA's Win in India with India program. Dempo moved to Fatorda Stadium for the 2024–25 season of I-League.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Training groundEdit

Sircaim was used as a destination for the 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ella Academy GroundEdit

A 48,450-square-meter training complex in Old Goa, the Ella Academy, was opened in 2017 by Dempo. Ella Academy Ground has also been used as the home ground for the club's both senior and junior teams.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Ownership and financesEdit

Dempo Sports Club's main sponsor and owner is Dempo Mining Corporation Limited.<ref name="ownership">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="ownership"/>

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 sponsorsEdit

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2006–2011	none	Dempo
2011–2014	Nike<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014–2015	Adidas
2015–2016	7070 Sports
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PlayersEdit

First-team squadEdit

Technical staffEdit

As of 8 November 2016

Position	Name
CEO	Template:Flagicon Pradyum Reddy
Head coach	Template:Flagicon Samir Naik
Goalkeeping coach	Template:Flagicon Richard Sanchez

List of coachesEdit

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Armando Colaco (center) with Brazilian football legend Zico (left). Colaco guided Dempo to win five national league titles.

Dempo roped in their first foreign coach in 1977, when British national Robert "Bob" Bootland joined the club as a trainer.<ref name="Coaches"/> The club hired their first professional manager in 2000, Armando Colaco;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> he remained with the club until the end of season 2012–13 and gave five domestic league titles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=downmemorylane>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In June 2013, the club signed Greek-Australian manager Arthur Papas who was already working in India as the Indian U23 National Team coach.

Name	Nationality	From	To	Honours	Ref.
Cyril Ferrao	Template:Flagu	1967	1971	N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Joseph Rathnam	Template:Flagu	1971	1977	Rovers Cup (1975), Stafford Challenge Cup (1975), Nizam Gold Cup (1975), Plaza Cup (1975), Bordoloi Shield (1975), Bandodkar Gold Trophy (1976), Goa Professional League (1972; 1974), Taça Goa (1977), Pele Cup (1977)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Robert "Bob" Bootland	Template:Flagu	1977	1981	Rovers Cup (1978), Durand Cup (1983)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Amal Dutta	Template:Flagu	1981	1982	Goa Senior Division League (1981)	<ref name="Coaches"/>
GMH Basha	Template:Flagu	1982	1984	N/A	<ref name="Coaches"/>
Maqbool Hammed	Template:Flagu	1984	1985	Sher-I-Kashmir Cup (1984), Jalil Cup (1984)	<ref name="Coaches"/>
Kuppuswami Sampath	Template:Flagu	1985	1989	N/A	<ref name="Coaches"/>
Alberto Joannes	Template:Flagu	1989	1992	Goa Senior Division League (1989)	<ref name="Coaches"/>
Socorro Coutinho	Template:Flagu	1992	1994	Scissors Cup (1992; 1994)	<ref name="Coaches"/>
Walter Ormeño	Template:Flagu	1994	1996	N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Francisco Goncalves da Silva	Template:Flagu	1996	1998	N/A	<ref name="Coaches"/>
T. K. Chathunni	Template:Flagu	1998	1999	N/A	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ahmad Sanjari	Template:Flagu	1999	2000	N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Armando Colaco	Template:Flagu	2000	2013	I-League (2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12), Indian Super Cup (2008, 2010), Federation Cup (2004), Durand Cup (2006)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Arthur Papas	Template:Flagu Template:Flagu	June 2013	March 2015	N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Trevor Morgan	Template:Flagu	March 2015	November 2015	N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Mauricio Afonso	Template:Flagu	November 2015	July 2017	N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Samir Subash Naik	Template:Flagu	July 2017	till date	Goa Professional League (2022–23)	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Notable playersEdit

Foreign internationalsEdit

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Costa Rican international Carlos Hernández, who appeared in 2006 FIFA World Cup, with Dempo in 2015.

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Other notable playersEdit

Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins (2004–2012) – all-time top goalscorer for Dempo (with 146 league goals in 164 matches)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Affiliated clubsEdit

The following clubs were affiliated with Dempo SC:

Template:Flagicon FC Midtjylland (2011–2012)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Template:Flagicon FC Goa (2014–2016)<ref>Dempo likely to forge new partnership with FC Goa Template:Webarchive. [1] . The Times of India. Retrieved 18 April 2021.</ref><ref>FC Goa co-owners Dempo and Salgaocar quit ISL Template:Webarchive. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Retrieved 18 April 2021.</ref>

Performance in AFC competitionsEdit

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AFC Champions League: 2 appearances

2009: Play-off round

2011: Qualifying play-off

AFC Cup: 5 appearances<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2005: Group stage

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2009: Round of 16

2011: Round of 16

Records and statisticsEdit

Overall recordsEdit

Most individual goals in a match of I-League: 7 by Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins – Dempo vs Air India in 2010–11.<ref name="Records">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Maximum number of goals in one edition of I-League: 32 by Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins, in 2011–12.<ref name="Records"/>
Biggest winning margin in I-League: 14–0 (Dempo SC vs Air India in 2010–11 season, at Margao).<ref name="Records"/>
Most goals scored in a match: 14, Dempo SC (14) vs Air India (0), 2010–11.<ref name="Records"/>
Most number of goals scored by a team in one edition of I-League: 63 in 26 matches, in 2010–11.<ref name="Records"/>
Highest margin of victory in continental tournament: 6–1 vs. Template:Flagicon Merw FK (May 16, 2006; 2006 AFC Cup).<ref name="Statistics"/>
Retired number: 10 – Template:Flagicon Cristiano Junior (2004; posthumous honour).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Most individual goals in a single match in I-League: 6 by Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins, Dempo vs Air India, in 2010–11.<ref name="Records"/>
Most successful team in the NFL/I-League: with 4 titles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Maximum wins in a single edition of the top division league in India: 18 wins in 2011–12 I-League.<ref name="Statistics"/>
Leading goal scorer of Dempo SC (all-time): Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins (146 goals; including 45 goals in NFL and 101 goals in I-League).<ref name="Statistics">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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I-League Golden Boot winner representing Dempo: Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins (twice, in 2010–11 and 2011–12).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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All time leading goalscorer of Dempo in continental competitions: Template:Flagicon Ranti Martins (18 goals).<ref name="Statistics"/>
Dempo SC coach conferred with Dronacharya Award: Template:Flagicon Armando Colaco (spell at the club: 2000–2013).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Award(s)Edit

IndianFootball.com Awards — Team of the Year: 2003<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Notable wins against foreign teamsEdit

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DCM Trophy	Group stage	12 October 1974	Template:Flagicon Port Authority of Thailand	2–1	Ambedkar Stadium	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AFC Cup	Group stage	16 May 2006	Template:Flagicon Merw FK	6–1	Fatorda Stadium	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AFC Cup	Group stage	11 March 2008	Template:Flagicon Al Ansar	3–1	Fatorda Stadium	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AFC Cup	Group stage	17 April 2008	Template:Flagicon Al Ansar	2–1	Bahrain National Stadium	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AFC Cup	Group stage	14 May 2008	Template:Flagicon Sur	5–2	Fatorda Stadium	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AFC Cup	Quarter-final	29 September 2008	Template:Flagicon Home United	4–3	Jalan Besar Stadium	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AFC Cup	Group stage	10 March 2009	Template:Flagicon Al Majd	1–0	Fatorda Stadium	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AFC Cup	Group stage	19 May 2009	Template:Flagicon Al Faisaly	3–1	Fatorda Stadium	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AFC Cup	Group stage	1 March 2011	Template:Flagicon Al Tilal	2–1	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

HonoursEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

DomesticEdit

LeagueEdit

NFL/I-League<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Champions (5): 2004–05,<ref name="rediff1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Runners-up (1): 2003–04<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Third place (1): 2010–11<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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NFL II/I-League 2
- Champions (2): 2001–02,<ref>
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- Runners-up (1): 2023–24<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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I-League 3
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Goa Football League/Goa Professional League<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Champions (16): 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Runners-up (4): 1984–85, 2006–07, 2019–20,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Third place (1): 2023–24<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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CupEdit

Federation Cup
- Champions (1): 2004<ref name=aiff>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Runners-up (5): 1996, 2001, 2008, 2012,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Indian Super Cup
- Champions (2): 2008, 2010<ref name="Super Cup">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Runners-up (3): 2005, 2007, 2009<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Durand Cup
- Champions (1): 2006<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Rovers Cup
- Champions (4): 1975, 1979, 1980, 1986<ref name="RC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Runners-up (1): 1989–90
Bordoloi Trophy
- Champions (2): 1982, 1983<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Runners-up (1): 1981
Nizam Gold Cup
- Champions (1): 1978<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Scissors Cup
- Champions (3): 1992,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
- Runners-up (2): 1971, 1995<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Bandodkar Gold Trophy<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Champions (8): 1976,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Runners-up (4): 1971, 1973, 1975, 2016<ref name="fpj" >{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Goa Police Cup
- Champions (1): 2005<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Runners-up (2): 1999,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Stafford Challenge Cup
- Champions (2): 1975, 1979<ref name="ksfa.in"/><ref name="The Away End"/>
- Runners-up (1): 1986<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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ContinentalEdit

AFC Cup
- Semi-finals (1): 2008<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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InvitationalEdit

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- Champions (1): 1991<ref name="Looking back">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Other honoursEdit

Sher-I-Kashmir Gold Cup
- Champions (1): 1985<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Jalil Cup (Varanasi)
- Champions (1): 1985<ref name="Trophy Cabinet">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Plaza Soccer Trophy
- Champions (1): 1975<ref name="Trophy Cabinet"/>
Taca Goa Championship
- Champions (3): 1977, 1979, 1990<ref name="Trophy Cabinet"/>
Four Square Trophy
- Champions (1): 1982<ref name="Trophy Cabinet"/>
Arlem Soccer Cup
- Champions (1): 1985<ref name="Trophy Cabinet"/>
SFC Inter-Club Trophy
- Champions (1): 2000<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Goa Governor's Cup
- Runners-up (3): 2002,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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AWES Cup
- Champions (1): 2017<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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GFA Charity Cup
- Champions (2): 2021,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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- Runners-up (2): 2018,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Nagaradakshya United Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2014<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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DSK Invitational Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2015<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Dempo youth & academyEdit

Dempo SC Football Academy gained an 'elite category' accreditation by the All India Football Federation in December 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Club's youth and academy teams competed in the Youth League of India.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club clinched GFA U-19 League title in 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

FootnotesEdit

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Further reading

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External linksEdit

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Dempo SC – official website
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Dempo SC at Sofascore
Dempo SC at WorldFootball.net
Dempo SC at the-aiff.com (AIFF)
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Dempo SC

Contents

HistoryEdit

Foundation and early history (1961–1980)Edit

Gaining prominence (1980–2000)Edit

Later years (2000–present)Edit

Crest & coloursEdit

RivalriesEdit

StadiumEdit

Training groundEdit

Ella Academy GroundEdit

Ownership and financesEdit

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsorsEdit

PlayersEdit

First-team squadEdit

Technical staffEdit

List of coachesEdit

Notable playersEdit

Foreign internationalsEdit

Other notable playersEdit

Affiliated clubsEdit

Performance in AFC competitionsEdit

Records and statisticsEdit

Overall recordsEdit

Award(s)Edit

Notable wins against foreign teamsEdit

HonoursEdit

DomesticEdit

LeagueEdit

CupEdit

ContinentalEdit

InvitationalEdit

Other honoursEdit

Dempo youth & academyEdit

See alsoEdit

FootnotesEdit

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit