Salgaocar FC
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| Full name | Salgaocar Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Greens | ||
| Founded | 1956 | ||
| Ground | Fatorda Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 27,300 | ||
| Owner | Shivanand Salgaocar | ||
| Manager | Derrick Pereira | ||
| League | I-League | ||
| 2012-13 | I-League, 7th | ||
| Website | http://www.salgaocarfc.in | ||
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Salgaocar Football Club is a professional football club who currently play in the I-League. They are based in Vasco, Goa. They are owned by the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies.
Salgaocar became the first Goan side to win the NFL in 1998-99 under the guidance of coach Shabbir Ali.
Salgaocar have also won nineteen Goa League Champions Cups, three Federation Cups, two Super Cups, two Durand Cups and won the National Football League in 1998-1999.
History
1956-2009
The club was founded in 1956.[1]
It was founded by VM Salgaocar, founder President of the VM Salgaocar Group of Companies, to give a platform to the Goan youth to showcase their talent to the country, and to the world.
In 1962, Salgaocar Sports Club became the first Goan team to be extended an invitation to play in the prestigious Durand Cup in New Delhi, and such was the joy of a Goan team’s participation in the Durand Cup, that the Late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru felicitated the team at his residence.
Salgaocar successfully annexed all possible trophies on the Indian circuit thereby etching their name amongst the top teams in the country. A National League triumph in 1999, 3 Federation Cups in 1988, 1989 & 1997, the Super Cup in 1997 & 1999, the prestigious Rovers Cup, Mumbai, in 1989, 1996 & 1999, the Durand Cup, Delhi, twice in 1999 & 2003, the Sait Nagjee, Calicut, in 1987 and TFA shield at Madurai, in 1979. Salgaocar Sports Club have also been crowned Goa State Champions for a record 19 times including winners for 3 consecutive years of the Goa Professional League in 2002-2003, 2003–2004 and 2004-2005. The Club also won the Governor’s Cup in the years 1999 and 2001. The late 1980s and the 1990s saw Salgaocar SC consistently bag trophies such as the Federation Cup, the National League, the Durand Cup, Rovers Cup and the Super Cup, thus justifiably earning the sobriquet “Soccer Kings”. Such was Salgaocar Sports Clubs consistency in winning tournaments year after year that their exploits soon became folklore.
The last few years, one may describe as one that has seen the glory years seem light years away. Relegation, a successful promotion, and then again relegation has left the Salgaocar faithfully shattered. Critics have been swift in writing the club off, but managed to make the first division of the NFL in 2003 and staying their till the beginning of the I-League.
2010-present
In the 2010-11 season Salgaocar played in the I-League which is India's biggest football competition. After 26 rounds Salgaocar SC won the title and with this win they will qualify for the 2012 Asian Champions League qualifying round.
On September 29, 2011 Salgaocar won their second trophy in four months by winning the 2011 Indian Federation Cup by beating East Bengal F.C. in the Final 3-1.[2]
Old logo
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Colours
The colours of Salgaocar are green and white. The home kit very much shows this as the jersey and socks are green while the shorts are white. The away kit has a set of red jerseys and socks while also having blue/purple shorts.
Stadiums
Since 1989 Salgaocar SC has played at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa.
The Salgaocar players also practice at the BITS Pilani Campus grounds. The team has its in house gym with modern equipment and professional trainers.
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Fatorda Stadium exterior
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Kit manufactures
- 1956–present: None
Shirt sponsors
- 2007–present: Salgaocar
Players
First-team squad
As on 26 June 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team Management
As of 26 June 2013
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Derrick Pereira |
| Assistant Coach | Peter Vales |
| Assistant Coach | Mario Soares |
| Manager | Sanjeev Nagvenkar |
| Reserve team coach | Micdomeo Rebello |
| Youth team coach | Ignatius Dias |
| Goalkeeping coach | Virender Singh |
| Fitness coach | Sunil Karmalker |
| Physiotherapist | J. Dileep Kumar |
| Kit manager | Abhijit Patil |
| Head of youth development | Anthony Noronha |
Honours
Domestic
- National Football League (until 2006) and I-League
- Winners (2): 1998-99, 2010-11
- Runners-up (1): 2002-03
- Winners (4): 1988, 1989, 1997, 2011
- Runners-up (3): 1987, 1990, 1993
- Winners (2): 1998, 1999
- Winners (2): 1999, 2003
References
- ^ "1956 TO 1966 The Journey Begins". Salgaocar. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ http://the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=2760