Goa the game in the state under the new name Goa Football Association. Goa, along with West Bengal and Kerala is the locus of football in India and is home to many football clubs in the national I-League. The state's football powerhouses include Salgaocar, Dempo, Churchill Brothers, Vasco, Sporting Clube de Goa and FC Goa. The first Unity World Cup was held in Goa in 2014. The state's main football stadium, Fatorda Stadium, is located at Margao and also hosts cricket matches. The state hosted few matches of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Fatorda Stadium. A number of Goans
Shallum Pires a substitute. Shallum Pires Shallum Pires (born 24 August 1992) is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. Pires made his debut for Dempo in the I-League on 16 April 2011 against Pailan Arrows at the Fatorda Stadium and scored the first goal of the match in the 5th minute to give Dempo the lead in a match they would go on to win 5–2. He then did not make his second appearance for the club for over a year till 15 December 2012 against Pune F.C. in which Dempo lost 5–1 and Pires came