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2021–22 Goa Professional League
The 2021–22 Goa Professional League was the 24th season of the Goa Professional League, the top football league in the Indian state of Goa, since its establishment in 1996. Selvel Advertising Pvt Ltd is the title sponsor of Goa Professional League 2021–22 season. The Kolkata based media firm has signed a five-year deal with the state association for the sponsorship. This season, the GPL is playing with 12 teams in a single leg, which will have 66 matches and all of them will broadcast on an OTT app and will also have Square Circle as digital partners. The matches of the league were played at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, through to the end of October 2021. The second leg has been split into two sections – the GFA President's Super League and GFA President's Relegation League 2021-22, each consisting of six teams based on the standings of the first-leg performance of 12 teams. Sporting Clube de Goa were defending champions. During the regular season, international betting mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goa Professional League
The Goa Professional League (abbreviated as GPL, also known as the Selvel Goa Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the premier state-level football league in Goa, India. It is organised by the Goa Football Association. History The official league in Goa, called the ''First division'', began in 1951 and was organised by the Conselho de Desportos. The first Llague champion of Goa was Clube Desportivo de Chinchinim who beat Football Club of Siolim, to clinch the title. League continued under the aegis of the Conselho de Desportos until the season of 1958–59, with Clube de Desportos de Vasco da Gama taking the title that year. In 1959, the Goa Football Association was established as the official administrative body of football and from that season onwards the league was conducted by GFA. The 1959–60 League was conducted by the GFA and Clube Independente de Margao emerged champions. Until the 1968–69 season, the First division league was considered as senior. The GFA intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salgaocar FC
Salgaocar Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. They have also played in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Founded in 1956, the club is owned by the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies. Salgaocar has won 21 Goa League Championships, 4 Federation Cups, 3 Durand Cups, 3 Rovers Cups, 2 Indian Super Cups and the National Football League in 1998–99 and I-League in 2010–11. They became the first Goan side to win the NFL in 1998–99 under the guidance of coach Shabbir Ali. It is also the first Goan club to win the following: Goa Super Division, Federation Cup, Goa Professional League, Durand Cup and the former Indian Super Cup. Salgaocar pulled out of I-League 2016–17 citing All India Football Federation (AIFF) bias against I-League. History 1956–2009 Salgaocar Sports Club was established in 1956. It was founded by VM Salgaocar, founder President of the VM Salg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panjim Footballers
Panjim Footballers Club, or simply known as Panjim Footballers, is an Indian professional football club based in Panjim, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. It's women's team previously participated in the Indian Women's League, and currently participates in GFA Vedanta Women's League. History Established in 1978 as an small city club, Panjim Footballers started playing in inter-village tournaments and GFA age-group tournaments and won many small tournaments. In 2021, Panjim Footballers won Goa Police Cup, their only major tournament since their inception in 1978. They defeated Dempo SC 1–0 at Duler Stadium in the final. Honours League *GFA Third Division ** Champions (1): 2013 Cup * Goa Police Cup ** Champions (1): 2021 Women's team * Goa Women's League **Champions (1): 2017, 2018 References External links Panjim Footballersat SoccerwayPanjim Footballersat SofascorePanjim Footballersat the-aiff.com (AIFF Audio Interchange File Format (AI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calangute
Calangute is a town in the North Goa district of the Indian state of Goa. It is famous for its beach, the largest in North Goa and a popular tourist destination. The peak tourist season is during Christmas and New Year, and during the summer in May. During the monsoon season, from June through September, the sea can be rough and swimming is prohibited. The beach offers water sport activities like parasailing and water skiing, among others. Demographics , Calangute had a population of 13,810. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Calangute had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 78% and female literacy 67%. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age. Government and politics Calangute is part of Calangute (Goa Assembly constituency) and North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency). Education Calangute has secondary education schools viz. Little Flower of Jesus High School , St. Josephs High School, Don Bosco H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calangute Association
Calangute is a town in the North Goa district of the Indian state of Goa. It is famous for its beach, the largest in North Goa and a popular tourist destination. The peak tourist season is during Christmas and New Year, and during the summer in May. During the monsoon season, from June through September, the sea can be rough and swimming is prohibited. The beach offers water sport activities like parasailing and water skiing, among others. Demographics , Calangute had a population of 13,810. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Calangute had an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy was 78% and female literacy 67%. 10% of the population was under 6 years of age. Government and politics Calangute is part of Calangute (Goa Assembly constituency) and North Goa (Lok Sabha constituency). Education Calangute has secondary education schools viz. Little Flower of Jesus High School , St. Josephs High School, Don Bosco H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanquelim
Sanquelim or Sankhali is a town and municipal council in North Goa district in the Indian state of Goa. Geography Sanquelim is situated in the Bicholim Taluka of North Goa. It is located at and it has an average elevation of 78 metres (256 feet). It is famous for 4 most important temples. First, Vitthal temple and second is Radha Krishna temple followed by third one Datta Mandir and then followed by Lord Shiva Rudreshwar temple. Sanquelim is also home to Sesa Football Academy. Also there is a beautiful waterfall. Schools Schools are as follows St. John of the Cross High School, Progress High School, V. P Gauns Memorial High School, Shree Ganesh Vidyalaya. Demographics , Sanquelim had a population of 13,651. Males constitute 51.8% of the population and females 48.2%. Sanquelim has an average literacy rate of 91.5%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 94.22%, and female literacy is 91.48%. In Sanquelim, 10% of the population is under 6 yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Goa
South Goa district is one of two districts that comprises the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. History The Portuguese established a colony in Goa in 1510 and expanded the colony to its present boundaries during the 17th and 18th centuries. Goa was annexed by India on 19 December 1961. Goa and two other former Portuguese enclaves became the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, and Goa was organised into a single district in 1965. On 30 May 1987 Goa attained statehood (while Daman and Diu became a separate union territory), and Goa was reorganised into two districts, North Goa and South Goa. Administration Ruchika Katyal, an officer of the Indian Administrative Service, is the collector and district magistrate of South Goa. There are deputy collectors and ''mamlatdars'' for each sub Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill Brothers SC
Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually participated in the National Football League, then top tier of Indian football league system. The club has won the I-League title twice and has secured a position among the top three teams on nine other occasions in the national league. It has also won eight Goa League Champions Cups, three Durand Cups, and a Federation Cup. The ''Red Machine'' was led for decades by Churchill Alemao, who was also the president of Goa Football Association and the Chief Minister of Goa. His daughter Valanka Alemao is current CEO of the club. Churchill Brothers emerged as fourth ranked Indian team, and 648 universally, in the international rankings of clubs during the first ten years of the 21st century (2001–2010), issued by the International Federation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Goa
North Goa district is one of the two districts that constitutes the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of , and is bounded by Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgavi district of Karnataka to the east, by South Goa district to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west. Historical background At the advent of the Portuguese in AD 1510, all of today's northern territories (Ilhas, Bardez, Pernem, Bicholim, Antruz, and Sattari) were part of the Bijapur Sultanate. Ilhas and Bardez were annexed by Portugal after their successful conquest and the region is now called ''Velhas Conquistas'' (Old Conquests). After the fall of the Deccan sultanates and rise of the Marathas in the late 1600s, the remaining region eventually fell under the control of the Maratha Kingdom of Sawantwadi until AD 1783. These territories were seen as safe haven for the Hindus, Muslims and new-Christians who fled the Portuguese Inquisition taking place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panaji
Panaji (; also known as Panjim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary in the Tiswadi sub-district ''(tehsil)''. With a population of 114,759 in the metropolitan area, Panaji is Goa's largest urban agglomeration, ahead of Margao and Mormugao. Panaji has terraced hills, concrete buildings with balconies and red-tiled roofs, churches, and a riverside promenade. There are avenues lined with gulmohar, acacia and other trees. The baroque Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church is located overlooking the main square known as Praça da Igreja. Panaji has been selected as one of hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the Smart Cities Mission. The city was built with stepped streets and a seven kilometre long promenade on a planned grid system after the Portuguese relocated the capital from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
