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
History of Dempo S.C. Sadanand Asnodkar and Tulsidas Alornekar. Two years later Dempo finished as runners-up in the Goa Senior Division just behind Vasco. After the 1971–72 Goa Senior Division, Dempo won their first-ever league title by overcoming teams like Salgaocar and Vasco. Dempo then won the Rovers Cup in 1975, which was Dempo's first ever national championship win, by beating Tata Sports Club, by beating them 1–0. It was not a good decade for Dempo with regards to the Nizam Gold Cup. They lost three consecutive finals in 1972, 1973 and 1974, once to BSF and twice to RAC. But they finally broke