Dempo S.C. then in 2009–2010 and again in 2011–12, making them the most successful club on national front with 5 league titles more than any other club in India. Dempo Sports Club started out as Dempo Souza Football Club in 1961 and was taken over when they made the company their own Dempo Corporation around that time. The club was started by Michael deSouza and the logo and colours that the club wears currently was what he had chosen for the team. The club won their first Goan Senior League title in 1972. The club then won their first ever national pan-India
Beevan D'Mello Beevan D'Mello Beevan D'Mello (born 15 January 1987 in Raia, Goa) is an Indian footballer who plays for Dempo. Raia based D'Mello was a part of Goa’s successful Santosh Trophy winning team in 2009. He was with Salgaocar for ten years and before that started his youth career with Vasco. D'Mello attended Deepvihar High School in Vasco da Gama and wanted to follow in the footsteps of his idol Bruno Coutinho. This dream turned into a reality in 2003 when he signed for Salgaocar and later represented Goa. D'Mello started his football career with Salgaocar S.C. in the I-League and