Vasantrao S. Dempo Vasantrao S. Dempo Vasantrao Shrinivas Dempo was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist from Goa, who founded the Dempo Group of Industries. The mining business he founded in 1941 has now grown to include interests in shipbuilding, minerals, foods, iron and steel, education, travels and construction. He was the founder of the Dempo S.C., a popular football club based in Goa, which he nurtured after acquiring the local club, Bicholim SC. "Vasantrao Dempo Reflective Chair", an endowment professorship at the Tepper School of Business of the Carnegie Mellon University is named after him and is funded by the endowment of Dempo
Goa Professional League Brothers S.C., Salgaocar F.C., Dempo S.C., Vasco S.C. and VLM SC – automatically qualified for the Pro League. The Professional league was expanded to six teams from the 2000–2001 season, after the GFA thought it wise to increase the number and increase the competitiveness factor, and since 2002 the league was played as an eight team league with home-and-away fixtures making it 14 matches for each club. The GFA then announced that the 2011 season would be played with 10 teams under a new format in which Salgaocar won in. The following 12 clubs are competing in the GPL during