History
Dempo Sports Club started out as Bicholim Football Club in 1967 and were quickly bought out by Dempo Corporation that same year. The club won their first Goan Senior League title in 1972. The club then won their first ever national pan-India tournament in 1975 by winning the Rovers Cup. The club then won the Rovers Cup again in 1978. The club defended their title one year later in 1979. Their first double.
Dempo then entered the "Golden-Age" during the 1980s. Dempo won a host of small cups and they also won the Rovers Cup again in 1986 by beating historic club Mohun Bagan. The club also won the Goan League in 1986 and 1987.
The club then won their first international cup in Malé against New Radiant SC. The club then won the Rovers Cup again by beating Mohun Bagan again. The club were then one of the original 12 teams in the National Football League in 1996. The club then go relegated in 1999–2000 but got promoted the very next season and then the club won their first NFL championship in 2004. Dempo played in AFC competition in 2008 during the 2008 AFC Cup, Dempo ended as semi-finalist. Dempo then won the first I-League season in 2007–08. They did it again in 2009–10 and 2011–12.
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