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FC Goa turned into the primary Indian side to make their presentation in the gathering phase of the AFC Champions League after they won the normal period of the 6th version of the Indian Super League (ISL).
Goan heavyweights of the past, to be specific Churchill Brothers and Dempo, participated in the AFC Champions League qualifiers previously.
In this article, Goal investigates the presentation of Goan clubs in Asian rivalries.
Churchill Brothers
The Red Machines' first appearance in Asia was in the first round of the 1997-98 Asian Club Championship (later known as the AFC Champions League) where they lost by a total of 1-2 against Vietnamese side Dong Thap FC in the East Asia bunch.
At that point in the 2002-03 AFC Champions League capability, making it out from the Qualifying Zone 2 (East) with a 2-1 Round 3 success against another Vietnamese side Saigon Port, Churchill Brothers' advancement stopped as they endured a 4-7 aggregdate defeattby Thai outfit Osotsapa FC in the last round.
Winning the 2008-09 I-League, the Goans got a bye in Round 1 of the West Asia zone of the 2010 AFC Champions League qualifiers yet lost the last qualifier 5-2 against Al-Wahda. Hence, in the 2010 AFC Cup, Churchill Brothers made it past the gathering stage with two successes - one each against Al-Kuwait and Al-Hilal - and a draw against Kuwaiti side prior to losing to Al-Qadsia 2-1 in the Round of 16.
Getting back to the AFC Cup in 2013 subsequent to completing third in the 2011-12 I-League, when Dempo chose not to take an interest, the then Mariano Dias-drove group could just pick one draw and a success against Indonesia's Semen Padang and Singapore's Warriors FC individually. The twin losses to Hong Kong's Kitchee SC kept Churchill Brothers from completing second.
As 2012–13 I-League victors, the Red Machines pipped Home United (presently Lion City Sailors) to complete on top on account of a superior straight on record, having crushed them 3-1 when contrasted with the Singaporean side's 2-1 home success. Churchill Brothers had done the twofold over Maldivian outfit New Radiant and furthermore got a point against Persipura Jayapura. The Round of 16 was the stopping point for the Goans by and by, as they were brought down 4-2 by Vietnamese side Vissai Ninh Binh.
Dempo SC
The Golden Eagles initially entered the Asian section in the second release of the AFC Cup in 2005 by ideals of winning the 2004 Federation Cup. Dempo were gathered close by Jordanian Pro League side Al-Hussein and Lebanon's Al-Ahed. Curiously, they let in seven objectives in four matches and neglected to score a solitary objective.
Winning the 2004-05 National Football League (NFL - later known as I-League), Dempo crushed Turkmenistan's Merv Mary 6-1 and were held to a 2-2 in the bring leg back. Notwithstanding, they endured twin losses (3-1 and 0-1) to Al Nasr and didn't advance into the following round.
Getting back to the 2008 AFC Cup as 2006-07 NFL victors, Dempo exhibited their best presentation in Asia as they crushed Lebanese Premier League side Al-Ansar 3-1, and reacted to the 4-0 loss to Al-Muharraq by overcoming them in Bahrain 2-1. They additionally enrolled an earnest 5-2 win over Oman's Sur FC to qualify into the quarterfinals as a standout amongst other three other participants. Having conquered Home United (presently Lion City Sailors) 5-4 on total, Dempo turned into the main Indian side to arrive at the AFC Cup semi-finals where they lost 5-1 on total against Lebanon's Safa SC.
Making their introduction in the AFC Champions League qualifiers in 2009 subsequent to winning a progressive homegrown alliance (I-League) title, Dempo lost 3-0 to Sharjah FC in the West Asia zone play-off round and completed second to Syria's Al-Majd Club. The Goan monsters crushed Al-Majd, did a twofold over Al-Faisaly (Jordan) and drew against Al-Muharraq prior to running out into Al-Kuwait (3-1 misfortune) in the AFC Cup round of 16.
Dempo won the 2009-10 I-League to show up in the 2011 AFC Champions League end of the season games from the West Asia zone where they lost to Qatar's Al-Sadd.
They qualified into the following round subsequent to enlisting prevails upon Yemen's Al-Tilal and Lebanon's Al-Ansar (2-2). Notwithstanding, they endured hefty losses to Uzbekistan's Nasaf Qarshi (4-0 and 9-0). In the knockout stage, Iraq's Duhok FC pipped Dempo 1-0 to end their mission.
The five time NFL/I-League champions might have shown up in the AFC Cup however would not enter the 2013 release of the Asian rivalry.
Salgaocar FC
Having won 2010–11 I-League and the Federation Cup in a similar season, Salgaocar FC took an interest in the 2012 AFC Cup.
Getting going with a 1-0 loss to Omani side Al-Oruba, The Greens picked a 2-2 draw against Uzbek outfit FC Neftchi. Salgaocar won the home leg against Al-Oruba however solely after enduring twin misfortunes to Al-Wehdat (Jordan) and bowed out with a loss against FC Neftchi.
It should be recollected that Salgaocar came next in the gathering phase of the Asian Club Championship in 1989-90 and indeed came next in their group two years after the fact in a similar rivalry.
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