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Dempo
Full nameDempo Sports Club
Nickname(s)Golden Eagles, The Whites
Short nameDSC
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961) (as Clube Desportivo de Bicholim)
1967; 57 years ago (1967) (as Dempo Souza Sports Club)
GroundDuler Stadium
Ella Academy Ground
Capacity5,000
500
OwnerDempo Group
Head coachSamir Naik
League
Websitedemposportsclub.com

Dempo Sports Club[1] is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, Goa.[2] The club currently competes in the I-League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, and the Goa Professional League.[3][4] Dempo is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Known popularly as "The Whites" and "Golden Eagles",[5] the club has been a constant participant in the National football championships,[6][7] and gained immense popularity in the first four decades of its existence.[8][9]

Dempo became the first Indian football club to reach the semi-final of the AFC Cup tournament in 2008.[10][11] The club has won several accolades and honors. In the 2004–05 season, the club won its maiden National Football League title.[12][13] 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,[14][15] and then in 2009–10, and again in 2011–12,[16] making them the second most successful club on the national front with 5 domestic top-division league titles; after Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan.[17][18][19][20]

The club has also won 14 Goa League Champions Cups, 4 Rovers Cups, 2 Indian Super Cups, Federation Cup in 2004,[21][22] and Durand Cup in 2006.[23][24] 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.[25]

History

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Foundation and early history (1961–1980)

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Dempo Sports Club was founded as Clube Desportivo de Bicholim in 1961,[26][27] which was a top First Division league side in the 1960s.[28] 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.[29][30]

Bicholim Sports Club was later adopted by Dempo Souza in 1967 and was renamed Dempo Souza Sports Club.[27] 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.[30] In 1969, the team stood as the first runner-up in the Vasco Sports Club in the Senior Division League.[30] The Dempo Souza Sports Club finally became Dempo Sports Club, after Dempo bought Mr Michael D'Souza's stake in the Dempo Souza enterprise.[30][27] 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.[30] Dempo then came at par with the other business houses, like Salgaocar, Agencia Commercial Maritima, Shantilal and Sesa Goa who had their own teams.[8][31]

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.[32] They then won their first ever national pan-India tournament in 1975 by winning the Rovers Cup.[33] 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.[34] The club then won the Rovers Cup again in 1978.[31] The club defended their title one year later in 1979. Their first double. Dempo clinched Stafford Challenge Cup titles in 1975 and 1979.[35][36]

Gaining prominence (1980–2000)

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Dempo then entered their "Golden-Age" during the 1980s.[31] 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.[31]

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 went on to participate in their first international tournament named POMIS Cup in Malé, and achieved runner-up positions twice in 1991 and 1992.[37] 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.[38] The club then got relegated in 1999–2000 but got promoted the very next season.[39]

Later years (2000–present)

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Dempo won their first NFL championship in 2004.[31] They also won the last NFL season.[6] Later, they clinched Durand Cup title, thrashing JCT Mills by 2–0 in the 2006 final.[40][41] Dempo then won the maiden I-League season in 2007–08.[42][43][44] 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.[45][46] 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.[47] 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.[48][49] They appointed Arthur Papas, who had previously been the head coach of the Indian U23 Men's National Team.[50] Dempo finished their 2013–14 campaign with a 4th-place finish.[51][52]

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.[53] In 2015–16 I-League Second Division season, they clinched title.[54][55] Then, the club was hit by numerous injuries, which had ruined their season in the top division.[56] 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.[57][58] After their withdrawal from I-League, Dempo participated later editions of the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football league system.[59][60]

Dempo SC players at the Goa Police Cup final in November 2023

In the 2021–22 Goa Professional League season, Samir Naik managed Dempo end decade long wait, and clinched the title in style.[61] In February–March 2023, the club participated in Stafford Challenge Cup in Bangalore.[62][63] In July 2023, Dempo roped in Scottish-Indian football pundit and manager Pradhyum Reddy as club's CEO.[64] The club later won GFA Charity Cup in August 2023, beating Sporting Goa in final.[65] In that month of the same year, Dempo gained an I-League 3 spot to compete in the inaugural edition.[66][67][68] In that edition, they reached play-offs, finished second and secured promotion to I-League 2.[69][70][71] 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.[72] Thus, Dempo returned to the I-League after a gap of nine years.[73][74]

Dempo became part of the 2024 Bhausaheb Bandodkar Memorial Trophy in August 2024.[75][76][77] 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.[78][79]

Crest & colours

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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.[80]

The official colours of Dempo Sports Club are blue and white.[81][82] Ever since their creation Dempo's home colours have always involved blue,[83] 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.[84]

Rivalries

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Dempo has a major rivalry with their fellow Goan side Churchill Brothers, popularly known as "Goan Derby".[85][86][87]

They also have rivalries with other two Goan sides Sporting Clube de Goa,[88] and Salgaocar,[89][90] whom they faced in I-League and face in Goa Professional League.

Stadium

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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Dempo SC has used Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao for its home matches in the domestic and regional leagues,[91][92] which has a capacity of 19,000 spectators.[93]

Exterior of the stadium

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium opened in 1989 and Dempo SC has used it for most of its I-League matches.[94] The stadium also served as club's home ground in continental tournaments including the AFC Cup.[95] Nagoa Ground in Mapusa became the home ground of Dempo during the 2012–13 I-League, alongside Tilak Maidan.[96][97][98][99][100] The stadium got its astroturf in 2012 as part of FIFA's Win in India with India program.

Training ground

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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.[101]

Ella Academy Ground

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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.[102][103]

Ownership and finances

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Dempo Sports Club's main sponsor and owner is Dempo Mining Corporation Limited.[104] 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.[104]

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

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Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2006–2011 none Dempo
2011–2014 Nike[105]
2014–2015 Adidas
2015–2016 7070 Sports
2016–present Shiv Naresh[106]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 10 September 2023[107]

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 Antonio Dylan
2 DF India IND Brian Faria
5 MF India IND Pruthvesh Pednekar
6 MF India IND Ariston Costa
7 FW India IND Stephen Satarkar
8 MF India IND Desmon Pereira
9 FW India IND Sheldon Pereira
11 MF India IND Vasim Inamdar
12 DF India IND Vieri Colaco
13 FW India IND Shubam Rawat
14 MF India IND Chinkhosiam Dimngel
15 DF India IND Saesh Bagkar
16 MF India IND Vinay Vijay
17 MF India IND Sanwil Dcosta
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF India IND Tongminsei Kipgen
20 MF India IND Meuton Fernandes
21 DF India IND Darell Masceranhas
22 MF India IND Seigoumang Doungle
23 MF India IND Nestor Dias
24 MF India IND Necio Fernandes
26 FW India IND Aron Barretto
27 MF India IND Sheldon Fernandes
30 GK India IND Wellyster Mendes
31 GK India IND Myrick Hilario
37 DF India IND Mohamed Ali
38 MF India IND Laximanrao Rane

Technical staff

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As of 8 November 2016
Position Name
CEO Scotland Pradhyum Reddy
Head coach India Samir Naik
Goalkeeping coach India Richard Sanchez

List of managers

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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.

Dempo roped in their first foreign coach in 1977, when British national Robert "Bob" Bootland joined the club as a trainer.[108] The club hired their first professional manager in 2000, Armando Colaco;[109] he remained with the club until the end of season 2012–13 and gave five domestic league titles.[110][111][112] 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  India 1967 1971 N/A [108]
Joseph Rathnam  India 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) [108][113]
Robert "Bob" Bootland  England 1977 1981 Rovers Cup (1978), Durand Cup (1983) [114]
Amal Dutta  India 1981 1982 Goa Senior Division League (1981) [108]
GMH Basha  India 1982 1984 N/A [108]
Maqbool Hammed  India 1984 1985 Sher-I-Kashmir Cup (1984), Jalil Cup (1984) [108]
Kuppuswami Sampath  India 1985 1989 N/A [108]
Alberto Joannes  India 1989 1992 Goa Senior Division League (1989) [108]
Socorro Coutinho  India 1992 1994 Scissors Cup (1992; 1994) [108]
Walter Ormeño  Peru 1994 1996 N/A [108][115]
Francisco Goncalves da Silva  Brazil 1996 1998 N/A [108]
T. K. Chathunni  India 1998 1999 N/A [116][117][118]
Ahmad Sanjari  Iran 1999 2000 N/A [108][119]
Armando Colaco  India 2000 2013 I-League (2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12), Indian Super Cup (2008, 2010), Federation Cup (2004), Durand Cup (2006) [120][121][122]
Arthur Papas  Australia  Greece June 2013 March 2015 N/A [123]
Trevor Morgan  England March 2015 November 2015 N/A [124]
Mauricio Afonso  India November 2015 July 2017 N/A [125]
Samir Subash Naik  India July 2017[126] till date Goa Professional League (2022–23) [127]

Notable players

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Foreign internationals

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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.[128][Note 1]
 

Other notable players

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Affiliated club(s)

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The following clubs were affiliated with Dempo SC:

Performance in AFC competitions

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See also: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
2009: Play-off round
2011: Qualifying play-off
2005: Group stage
2006: Group stage[160]
2008: Semi-final[161]
2009: Round of 16
2011: Round of 16

Records and statistics

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Overall records

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  • Most individual goals in a match of I-League: 7 by Nigeria Ranti Martins – Dempo vs Air India in 2010–11.[162]
  • Maximum number of goals in one edition of I-League: 32 by Nigeria Ranti Martins, in 2011–12.[162]
  • Biggest winning margin in I-League: 14–0 (Dempo SC vs Air India in 2010–11 season, at Margao).[162]
  • Most goals scored in a match: 14, Dempo SC (14) vs Air India (0), 2010–11.[162]
  • Most number of goals scored by a team in one edition of I-League: 63 in 26 matches, in 2010–11.[162]
  • Highest margin of victory in continental tournament: 6–1 vs. Turkmenistan Merw FK (May 16, 2006; 2006 AFC Cup).[163]
  • Retired number: 10 – Brazil Cristiano Junior (2004; posthumous honour).[164]
  • Most individual goals in a single match in I-League: 6 by Nigeria Ranti Martins, Dempo vs Air India, in 2010–11.[162]
  • Most successful team in the NFL/I-League: with 4 titles.[165]
  • Maximum wins in a single edition of the top division league in India: 18 wins in 2011–12 I-League.[163]
  • Leading goal scorer of Dempo SC (all-time): Nigeria Ranti Martins (146 goals; including 45 goals in NFL and 101 goals in I-League).[163]
  • I-League Golden Boot winner representing Dempo: Nigeria Ranti Martins (twice, in 2010–11 and 2011–12).[166]
  • All time leading goalscorer of Dempo in continental competitions: Nigeria Ranti Martins (18 goals).[163]

Award(s)

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  • IndianFootball.com Awards — Team of the Year: 2003[167]

Notable wins against foreign teams

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As of matches played 28 August 2019
Competition Round Year Opposition Score Venue Ref
AFC Cup Group stage 16 May 2006 Turkmenistan Merw FK 6–1 Fatorda Stadium [168]
AFC Cup Group stage 11 March 2008 Lebanon Al Ansar 3–1 Fatorda Stadium [169]
AFC Cup Group stage 17 April 2008 Bahrain Al Ansar 2–1 Bahrain National Stadium [170]
AFC Cup Group stage 14 May 2008 Oman Sur 5–2 Fatorda Stadium [171]
AFC Cup Quarter-final 29 September 2008 Singapore Home United 4–3 Jalan Besar Stadium [172]
AFC Cup Group stage 10 March 2009 Syria Al Majd 1–0 Fatorda Stadium [173]
AFC Cup Group stage 19 May 2009 Jordan Al Faisaly 3–1 Fatorda Stadium [174]
AFC Cup Group stage 1 March 2011 Yemen Al Tilal 2–1 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex [175]

Honours

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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.[176]

Domestic

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League

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Cup

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Continental

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Invitational

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Other honours

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  • Sher-I-Kashmir Gold Cup
  • Jalil Cup (Varanasi)
  • Plaza Soccer Trophy
  • Taca Goa Championship
    • Champions (3): 1977, 1979, 1990[221]
  • Four Square Trophy
  • Arlem Soccer Cup
  • Goa Governor's Cup
  • AWES Cup
  • GFA Charity Cup
  • Nagaradakshya United Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2014[229]
  • DSK Invitational Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 2015[230]

Dempo youth & academy

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Dempo SC Football Academy gained an 'elite category' accreditation by the All India Football Federation in December 2023.[231] Club's youth and academy teams competed in the Youth League of India.[232][233]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^
    Densill Theobald of Trinidad and Tobago and Carlos Hernández of Costa Rica have appeared in FIFA World Cup before joining Dempo SC.
  2. ^
    Also known as 'POMIS International Cup' [not POMIS Cup]; Dempo captained by Camilo Gonsalves took part in the tournament in Malé and defeated local side New Radiant 5–4 via the tie-breaker (penalty shoot-out) in the final.
  3. ^
    The POMIS Cup (fully known as: '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).

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