History of Dempo S.C. Vasantrao Dempo, the chairman of the House of Dempo, extended his benefaction to football team in an extensive manner. Dempo then came at par with the other business houses, like Salgaocar, Agencia Commercial Maritima, Shantilal and Sesa Goa who had their own teams. Dempo Sports Club originally started as Bicholim Football Club but was then brought by Dempo Corporation founder Vasantrao S. Dempo in 1967 and then he renamed the club Dempo Sports Club. After being brought by Dempo Sports Club the club went on a spending spree and signed Olavo Pereira, Felix Barreto, Socorro Coutinho, Ramesh Redkar, Socrates Carvalho,
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