Indie - Goa - First Division

Indie - Goa - First Division

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The Goa Football League is a ladder-based football competition in the Indian state of Goa, organised by the Goa Football Association as part of the state leagues. It was formed in 1951 as the Goa Primeira Divisão or Goa First Division, and the current top division consists of the Goa Professional League (abbreviated as GPL, also known as the CAM Goa Pro League for sponsorship reasons) which is the premier state-level football league in Goa. Dempo is the most successful club in the tournament, with sixtteen titles.

History

Goa Primeira Divisão / Goa First Division

The official league in Goa, called the Goa Primeira Divisão or Goa First Division, began in 1951 and was organised by the Conselho de Desportos. The first League 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 introduced Senior Division in 1969–70, which used to be the topmost division, but later was abandoned.

In 1970–71 season, apart from the Senior division league, there came into existence the First division league, which was split into two groups, namely the North Zone and South Zone. While the North Zone consisted of teams from Ilhas and Bardez, the South Zone accommodated teams from Mormugao and Salcete.

From the around 24 teams in the Second division, just one would make it to the First division, while there were around 60 teams battling it out in the Third division, of which two teams make it to the next stage. Subsequently, the teams finishing at the bottom of their respective pool are relegated to lower divisions.

Goa Super Division

In 1977 Goa Football Association introduced the Super League, with Salgaocar Sports Club clinching the title. With football continuing to develop at a fast pace, GFA decided it was time to push the game onto a higher platform. Goa emerged as the first State ever in the country, to go fully professional with the game.

Goa Professional League

The first Professional league was launched in the 1998–99 season. The five top teams of the 1997–98 Super League – Churchill Brothers, Salgaocar, Dempo, Vasco and VLM SC – automatically qualified for the Pro league.

The Professional league was expanded to six teams from the 2000–01 season, after the GFA increased the participating number and competitiveness factor. Since 2002 the league was played as an eight-team format with home-and-away fixtures, making it 14 matches for each club. The GFA then announced that the 2011 season would be played with 10 teams under a new format.

Indie - Goa - Pierwsza Dywizja

Indie - Goa - Pierwsza Dywizja to profesjonalna liga piłkarska w stanie Goa w Indiach. Jest to drugi poziom systemu ligowego piłki nożnej w Indiach, po Hero Indian Super League. Liga założona została w 1951 roku i składa się z 12 drużyn, które rywalizują o tytuł mistrza ligi.

Rozgrywki Indie - Goa - Pierwszej Dywizji odbywają się systemem kołowym, a każda drużyna rozgrywa po dwa mecze z każdą inną drużyną. Sezon trwa od sierpnia do maja, a mistrz ligi uzyskuje awans do Hero Indian Super League. Najsłabsza drużyna w lidze zostaje zdegradowana do Goa Second Division.

Indie - Goa - Pierwsza Dywizja jest jedną z najstarszych i najbardziej prestiżowych lig piłkarskich w Indiach. W lidze rywalizuje wiele czołowych drużyn z Goa, między innymi Dempo SC, Salgaocar FC i Churchill Brothers FC.

Niektóre z najbardziej znanych zawodników, którzy grali w Indie - Goa - Pierwszej Dywizji, to Bruno Coutinho, Climax Lawrence i Francis Fernandes. Liga jest również znana z produkcji talentów piłkarskich, a wielu zawodników z Goa grało w reprezentacji Indii.

Indie - Goa - Pierwsza Dywizja jest rozgrywkami ważnymi dla rozwoju piłki nożnej w Indiach. Liga zapewnia platformę dla młodych zawodników, aby rozwijali swoje umiejętności i rywalizowali na najwyższym poziomie.