Vasudev Salgaocar Vasudev Salgaocar Vasudev M. Salgaocar (1916-1984) was an Indian businessman, and the founder and chairman of the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies, active mainly in iron ore mining, but also in coal mining and wind energy. He also founded Salgaocar Football Club in 1956, a professional football club who play in the I-League, are based in Vasco, Goa, and are owned by the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies. Since his death, the company has been led by his two sons, Shivanand V. Salgaocar, and Dattaraj V. Salgaocar, joint managing directors. His other son was Anil Vasudev Salgaocar (1940-2016).
2015 Indian Federation Cup Final was the first time Bengaluru FC had won the tournament. Dempo qualified for the final by defeating Salgaocar in the semi-final 2–0 while Bengaluru FC qualified by defeating Sporting Goa in the semi-finals 3–0. The final was televised live on TEN Action. The Federation Cup is an annual Indian football competition open to all I-League teams. Ten of the eleven I-League clubs participated in the tournament the season with Bharat FC being the excluded club. The 2014–15 edition was the 36th of the competition. Prior to reaching the 2014 final, Dempo had reached the final of the Federation Cup five