Dempo S.C.
Squad
Samir Subash Naik1999current- Peter Carvalho2004current
Laxmikant Kattimani2009current- Debabrata Roy2010current
- Narayan Das2013current
- Uttam Rai2014current
- Vinit Rai2014current
Carlos Hernández2015current- Germanpreet Singh2015current
Romeo Fernandes2016current- Clifford Miranda2000–2014
- Ediri Bandanage Channa2002–2003
MacPherlin Dudu Omagbemi2002–2002- Sergey Andreyev2002–2003
- Cristiano Júnior2004–2004
- Gouramangi Singh2004–2005
- Kasun Jayasuriya2004–2006
- Ranti Martins2004–2012
- Climax Lawrence2005–2013
- Dharmaraj Ravanan2005–2006
- Anthony Pereira2006–2013
- Joaquim Abranches2007–2013
- Mahesh Gawli2007–2015
Anwar Ali2009–2010- Sunil Chhetri2009–2010
Cavin Lobo2010–2010- Ogba Kalu Nnanna2010–2011
- Subhasish Roy Chowdhury2010–2014
- Densill Theobald2011–2012
- Romeo Fernandes2011–2014
Rohan Ricketts2012–2012- Ryuji Sueoka2012–2013
Yusuke Kato2012–2012- Alwyn George2013–2015
Billy Mehmet2013–2013
Holicharan Narzary2013–2014
Jeje Lalpekhlua2013–2014
Mandar Rao Desai2013–2015- Prabir Das2013–2015
- Pronay Halder2013–2016
Sanju Pradhan2013–2014- Shinnosuke Honda2013–2013
Simon Colosimo2013–2014
Calum Angus2014–2015- Francis Fernandes2014–2014
- Lenny Rodrigues2014–2015
Nirmal Chettri2014–2015
Zohib Islam Amiri2014–2014- Clifford Miranda2015–2015
- Francis Fernandes2015–2015
- Holicharan Narzary2015–2015
- Romeo Fernandes2015–2015
- Zohib Islam Amiri2015–2016
- Holicharan Narzary2016–2016
- Nirmal Chettri2016–2016
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Career & Clubs
Foundation and early history (1961–1980)
Dempo Sports Club was founded in Bicholim in 1961, as Clube Desportivo de Bicholim. The club was then a Goan First Division league side in the 1960s. 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. 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. In 1969, the team stood as the first runner-up in the Vasco Sports Club in the Senior Division League. The Dempo Souza Sports Club finally became Dempo Sports Club, after Dempo bought Mr Michael D'Souza's stake in the Dempo Souza enterprise. 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. Dempo then came at par with the other business houses, like Salgaocar, Agencia Commercial Maritima, Shantilal and Sesa Goa who had their own teams. The club, started…
- League
- Indian Football League
Legacy
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.
Domestic
League
NFL/I-League Champions (5): 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12 Runners-up (1): 2003–04 Third place (1): 2010–11 NFL II/I-League 2 Champions (2): 2001–02, 2015–16 Runners-up (1): 2023–24 I-League 3 Runners-up (1): 2023–24 Goa Football League/Goa Professional League 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, 2024–25 Third place (1): 2023–24 GFA Monsoon League Champions (1): 2025
Cup
Federation Cup Champions (1): 2004 Runners-up (5): 1996, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2014–15 Indian Super Cup Champions (2): 2008, 2010 Runners-up (3): 2005, 2007, 2009 Durand Cup Champions (1): 2006 Rovers Cup Champions (4): 1975, 1979, 1980, 1986 Runners-up (1): 1989–90 Bordoloi Trophy Champions (2): 1982, 1983 Runners-up (1): 1981 Nizam Gold Cup Champions (1): 1978 Scissors Cup Champions (3): 1992, 1994, 1996 Sait Nagjee Football Tournament Runners-up (2): 1971, 1995 Bandodkar Gold Trophy Champions (8): 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991 Runners-up (4): 1971, 1973, 1975, 2016 Goa Police Cup Champions (1): 2005 Runners-up (2): 1999, 2021, 2023 Stafford Challenge Cup Champions (2): 1975,…
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Identifiers & aliases
Dempo Sports Club is an Indian professional football club based in Carambolim, Goa. The club currently competes in the Indian Football League, the second tier of the Indian football league system, and the Goa Professional League. Dempo is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Known popularly as "The Whites" and "The Golden Eagles", the club has been a constant participant in the National football championships, and gained immense popularity in the first four decades of its existence.
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