Fransa-Pax FC

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Pax of Nagoa
Full namePax of Nagoa Football Club
Nickname(s)The Pax
Founded1963[1]
GroundNagoa Ground
OwnerRavi Cabral[2]
LeagueGoa Professional League

Pax of Nagoa (formerly known as Fransa-Pax Football Club) is an Indian professional football club based in Nagoa, Goa. The club is best known for folding halfway through the 2005–06 Indian National Football League after their then owner Mickky Pacheco accused the All India Football Federation of trying to relegate the club. They also competed in the Goa Professional League.

History[edit]

Fransa Pax qualified for the 2004–05 Indian National Football League and finished in fifth place that season.[3]

2005–06: Final season[edit]

Fransa-Pax badge

After finishing fifth in 2004–05, Fransa Pax was given the schedule for the 2005–06 Indian National Football League in which 7 of their final 8 games were away from home. The ownership group took this as a sign the All India Football Federation wanted them relegated. On 30 January 2006, Pax played a star-filled Mahindra United (who would also disband in 2008) who were then in first place and reigning Federation Cup champions. Mahindra won the match 2–1. After the match, Fransa coach Norbert Fernandes, along with goalkeeper Virender Singh and Ivan D’Silva, manhandled the referee, Vikramjit Purakayastha after he awarded Mahindra with two suspicious penalties which were both converted to help them win. Fransa owner Mickky Pacheco ran after the match commissioner Enayetullah around the Fatorda Stadium.[4] Also, around 2000 Fransa fans vandalized the Fatorda Stadium.

After the game, Pacheco threatened to fold his team if justice was not served for the match against Mahindra United even though under FIFA rule you can't change the result after the game is completed. On 3 February 2006 when Pax was to play Air India FC the players for Pax did not take to the field. The reason was that Pacheco said that if no justice is taken he would not field a team. Due to pressure from Zee Sports, the AIFF canceled three games of Pax.[5]

On 7 February 2006, the AIFF met to discuss the future of the league and club. They decided to reject Pacheco's claim and asked if he would let his team play. At first, he said no but on 8 February 2006, he said yes. The AIFF then rejected all demands that the club had and that the players would be punished for the Mahindra United game incident. The AIFF then asked for a letter of apology to which Fransa said no and said they wanted a replay against Air India.[6][7] The AIFF agreed and set the replay date. Air India then went against this and by FIFA rules was awarded the 3 points.[8] On 23 March 2006, Pax was dissolved as a football club.[9][10][11]

2023–present: Revival[edit]

In 2023, free from the shackles of Mickky Pacheco, Pax of Nagoa paid the 30 lakhs franchise fee and made a jump from the Goan Third Division to the Goa Professional League.[12][13] They also entered their reserve team into the 2024 Reliance Foundation Development League and qualified for the National League.[14]

Honours[edit]

Notable player(s)[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Club: Pax of Nagoa". www.thegoan.net. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Pax of Nagoa appoint Mattheus Costa as coach". www.thegoan.net. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ Somnath Sengupta (19 March 2012). "Indian Football Rewind: Fransa Pax – How Mickky Pacheco's Ego Destroyed A Football Club". Thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Fransa chief declared persona non grata". www.rediff.com. Rediff India. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ^ PTI (5 February 2006). "Football: AIFF cancels two Fransa Pax matches". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Fransa replay demand turned down". www.rediff.com. Rediff India. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Fransa Pax's fate in Das Munshi's hands". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph India. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Fransa's matches canceled". www.rediff.com. Rediff India. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Fransa to be disbanded: Pacheco". Rediff. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ^ JAYDEEP BASU (23 March 2006). "Fransa chief decides to disband club - Pacheco calls AIFF a 'big joke' and a 'body of flips and flops'". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph India. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  11. ^ IFN Media (13 June 2021). "Indian Football Club: Dissolved Clubs in Indian Football (2023)". www.indianfootballnews.in. Indian Football News. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  12. ^ "From Third Div to Pro League, Pax of Nagoa make the big move". The Times of India. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Goan football clubs seeking great heights without any effort". www.gomantaktimes.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  14. ^ "RFDL: Pax of Nagoa punch above their weight". The Times of India. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  15. ^ Arunava Choudhary. "National Football League Second Division". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  16. ^ "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  17. ^ Arunava Chaudhuri. "2003/04 Season in Indian Football:". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  18. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Aniweta Ifeanychukwu, Louis". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

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