Dempo Sports Club are back in the I-League. Nine decades next their relegation from the I-League, the Golden Eagles sealed their return soon after a 3-1 comeback acquire over Sudeva Delhi FC on the remaining matchday of the 2023-24 I-League 2 at their quite possess Ella Floor on Saturday, April 27, 2024.
The 5-time NFL/I-League champions found by themselves trailing mid-way by the first fifty percent as Ramesh Chhetri headed in to set Sudeva Delhi in advance. Nevertheless, Dempo, needing just a stage for promotion, came out all guns blazing in the 2nd fifty percent and put the final result beyond doubt with three goals in 21 minutes.
Substitute Laximanrao Rane equalised just two minutes into the next half just before Rahul Kumar Paswan’s penalty turned it all around in the 58th minute. Ultimately, Shubham Rawat slammed house a potent proper-footed strike in the 68th moment to wrap up all a few points, marking Dempo’s a lot-awaited return to the I-League.
Dempo, hence, finished the season in second position with 27 factors, 4 in advance of Sudeva Delhi, who would’ve secured an fast marketing again to the I-League experienced they won. Previously this thirty day period, Sporting Club Bengaluru had been crowned I-League 2 champions and ended up promoted to the I-League for the 1st time. They beat town rivals FC Bengaluru United 1- on the closing day to end with 33 factors, sensationally profitable 11 of their 14 video games.
At the opposite conclude of the desk, the relegation of the two Mumbai-based mostly sides, Mumbai Kenkre FC and Maharashtra Oranje FC was confirmed on Saturday. Each sides achieved at COE Kharghar, with Maharashtra Oranje managing out 1- winners, but the 3 details weren’t adequate to help save on their own as United SC bagged a 2-1 get about Sporting Clube de Goa in Vasco da Gama.
The Kolkata side concluded on 15 details, the identical as Maharashtra Oranje, but pipped them primarily based on a greater head-to-head report to manage their I-League 2 status for an additional year. Mumbai Kenkre finished base of the eight-team standings with just nine factors in 14 game titles.
Dempo SC have won the National Football League in 2004-05 and 2006-07, the I-League in 2007-08, 2009-10 and 2011-12. The Golden Eagles have also received the Federation Cup in 2004, the Indian Tremendous Cup in 2008 and 2010 and the Durand Cup in 2006. Dempo have represented India in the AFC Cup on five occasions (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011), remarkably achieving the semi-finals in 2008.