Salgaocar SC Goa

Infobox Football club
clubname = Salgaocar SC


fullname = Salgaocar Sports Club
nickname =
founded = 1956
ground = Fatorda Stadium
capacity = 35,000
chairman =
manager = flagicon|India Sanjeev Nagvenkar
league = I-League
season = 2007-08
position = 10th (Demoted to 2nd Division)
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Salgaocar Sports Club, found in 1956, is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa. They are sponsored by V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies and is one of the most successful Goan outfits in recent years. They play in the I-League and Goa Professional League. Salgaocar SC became the first Goan side to win the NFL in 1998-99 under the guidance of coach Shabbir Ali.

Fatorda Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium is their home ground located in Margao. Salgaocar SC have won nineteen Goa League Champions, three Federation Cups, two Super Cups and won the NFL India 1998/1999. . Their home kit is mainly green with a bit of white. Their away kit is the inverse of their home kit. They are usually known to use the "4-4-2" formation.

Performance in AFC Competitions

* Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances::1990: Qualifying Stage::1991: Qualifying Stage
* Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance::1998/99: First Round

Current squad

Team Management

Transfers

Retained

Agnelo Colaco, William Colaco, TV Biju Kumar, Rocus Lamare, Jerose Oliveira, Francis Fernandes, Sachin Gawas, Premjit Singh, Agnelo Barreto, Zico Costa, Beevan D'Mello, Milagres Gonsalves, Marcus Basumatari, PK Anil Kumar, Peter Costa, Anthony Barbosa, Cajetan Fernandes, Edison Sequeira, Mario Mascarenhas, Valinton D'Silva, Macklas Moraes.

Promoted From Youth Team

Anthony Barbosa, Dawson Fernandes, Gilbert Oliveira, Plecio Carvalho, Cajetan Fernandes, Edison Sequeira, Mario Mascarenhas, Valinton D'Silva, Macklas Moraes.

New

Eduardo Lacerda (Mohun Bagan), Yakubu Yusuf (Mahindra United), Bungo Singh (Pune FC), Bijen Singh, Denzil Franco (Sporting Clube de Goa), Arijit Mondal (BMFC), Pralay Dutta (Mohun Bagan), Nirapada Mondal, Sushil Kisku (TFA), Hiralal Chattri (TFA), Drupesh Dessai (Churchill Bros.), Rauf Khan (Mohun Bagan).

Left

Milagrio Madeira, Nicolau Colaco, Remus Gomes, Francis Andrade, Felix Chimaokwu, Vincent Brice Pires, Shylo Malswam Tulunga, Nicholas L Rodrigues, Joe Rodrigues, Samson Fernandes, Eric Bolwe Mputu, Badmus Baba Thunde, Navjot Singh, Fabio dos Passos, Hery Habimana, Boniface Ambani, Lenny Rodrigues, Savio Carneiro.

Honours

*Indian League: 1::1998/99
*Durand Cup: 2::1999, 2003
*Federation Cup (India): 3::1988, 1989, 1997

2000 Millennium Cup

1998 Edward V Carvalho Memorial

1989 Taca Goa Trophy

2x Super Cup
1998, 1999

19x Goa League Champions
1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004

3x Rovers Cup
1989, 1996, 1999

3x Bandodkar Gold Cup
1981, 1988, 1992

3x Salgaocar Gold Cup
1956, 1957, 1958

2x Goa Governor's Cup
1999, 2001

2x Goa FA Champions Trophy Charity Match
2002, 2003

2x TNFA Shield
1979, 1985

2x Naya Duniya Tournament
1988, 1990

1971 Nagpur Rovers Cup

1978 Puttiah Memorial Football Trophy

1985 Nehru Gold Cup

1988 Sait Nagjee Cup

References

* [http://www.indianfootball.com/team/salgaocar.html Indian Football - Salgaocar SC]
* [http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/clubs/salgaocar.html Football Clubs - Salgaocar SC]
* [http://www.indianfootball.com/transfers2007.htmlSeason ending Transfers 2007 (NFL India)]