Goa’s facination for Football dates back to Portugese. Just like the ascent of Cricket as a popular sport in other parts of the country during the British rule, Football captured the imaginations of the Goan’s. In the 19th Century Football was India’s National Sport.. In Goa it continues to lure locals even today.
The football clubs in Goa have come a long way form their humble beginnings. Today, the Goan clubs are among the best in the country and they put up strong competition to the big names of Indian Football like East Bengal and Mohun Bagan of Kolkata. Salgaokar, Churchill Brothers, Dempo, Vasco and Sporting Clube de Goa are the major football clubs in Goa.