Dempo SC

Dempo SC
Basic data
Surname	Dempo Sports Club de Goa Margao
Seat	Goa
founding	1961
president	Srinivas Dempo
Website	demposportsclub.com
First soccer team
Head coach	Armando Colaco
Venue	Fatorda Stadium
Places	35,000
league	I-League 1st Division
2011/12	master
home Away

Dempo Sports Club is an Indian football club in Goa . He currently plays in the highest Indian soccer league, the I-League .

history

It was founded in 1961 under the name Clube Desportivo de Bicholim . In 1966 it was renamed after the main sponsor Dempo-Souza . After another renaming in 1968, the association was given its current name. Along with Salgaocar Sports Club and Sporting Clube de Goa , it is one of the most popular clubs in Goa. In 2005 he was able to get the Indian double and won both the championship and the cup final . Dempo also won the last championship of the old league format in the National Football League , as well as the first championship of the new I-League a year later . With the 2007/08 championship, the club took part in qualifying for the 2009 AFC Champions League . Against Al-Sharjah , however, they had no chance with 0: 3 and were downgraded to the AFC Cup . After 4 match days of the group stage, the chances of moving into the next round were very good. The greatest success was the entry into the semi-finals of the AFC Cup 2008 .

The championship 2008/09, which ended on April 16, 2009, ended this time in 4th place. The 2009/10 championship was completed as a master. The 2010/11 championship was finished in fourth place, 6 points behind the first. With championship 2011/12 they won the third championship title.

Stadion

The Fatorda Stadium is a multifunctional arena in Margao , Goa with a capacity of 35,000 spectators.

successes

• Indian champion: 2004/05, 2006/07, 2007/08 , 2009/10, 2011/12
• Durand Cup : 2006

player

• Clifford Miranda (2000-2015)
• Cristiano de Lima (2004)
• Climax Lawrence (2005-2013)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ rsssf.com: Overview of the masters of India