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
2012–13 Dempo S.C. season game. In the semi-finals Dempo took on Salgaocar F.C. in Siliguri on 28 December 2012 and won the match 2–0 with goals from Joaquim Abranches in the 70th and Koko Sakibo in the 84th minute as Dempo booked their place in the Final. Then in the final Dempo lost to East Bengal F.C. 3–2 after Climax Lawrence gave Dempo the 51st-minute lead before East Bengal scored three through Arnab Mondal, Manandeep Singh, and Chidi Edeh in the 60th, 100th, and 109th minute respectively and Mahesh Gawli scored the consolation for Dempo in the 111th minute. Dempo then began their 2012–13