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'''Sesa Football Academy''' ('''SFA''') is a [[association football|football]] academy based in [[Sanquelim]], [[Goa]].<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/VedantaFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Sesa Football Academy official] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054457/https://mobile.twitter.com/VedantaFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor |date=16 April 2022 }}. ''Twitter.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dempo-end-decade-long-wait-for-state-league-title/articleshow/91241958.cms|title=Dempo end decade-long wait for state league title|date=1 May 2022|access-date=8 May 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Mapusa, Goa|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502090239/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dempo-end-decade-long-wait-for-state-league-title/articleshow/91241958.cms|archive-date=2 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Originally founded in the 1960s as '''Sesa Sports Club''',<ref name="SESA"/> its football team competes in the [[Goa Professional League]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Goa Pro League 2020-21: Fixtures, results, standings & more|url=https://khelnow.com/football/goa-pro-league-2020-21-fixtures-results-telecast|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216091345/https://khelnow.com/football/goa-pro-league-2020-21-fixtures-results-telecast|archive-date=16 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2020.html|title=India 2019/20: Goa Professional League|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007091829/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2020.html}}</ref> and previously participated in [[National Football League (India)|NFL II]] and [[I-League 2nd Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707213242/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |title=:::: The Aiff :::: |access-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321202234/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |archive-date=2012-03-21 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2010.html Indian football results and table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022143130/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2010.html |date=22 October 2012 }} ''Rsssf.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2021.</ref> SFA is a unit of Sesa Community Development Foundation, which is promoted by [[Vedanta Limited]] with the objective of service to the community in its operational areas.<ref>{{cite web |author=Panaji, DHNS |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/7645/sesa-goa-buys-dempo-mining.html |title=Sesa Goa buys Dempo mining firm |publisher=Deccanherald.com |access-date=1 December 2016 |date=12 June 2009 |archive-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054459/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/7645/sesa-goa-buys-dempo-mining.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weeksupdate.com/2009/06/sesa-goa-acquires-dempo-mining.html |title=Sesa Goa acquires Dempo Mining « WeeksUpdate |publisher=Weeksupdate.com |date=21 June 2014 |access-date=1 December 2016 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816172955/http://www.weeksupdate.com/2009/06/sesa-goa-acquires-dempo-mining.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Sesa Football Academy (SFA)''' is an Indian professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Sanquelim]], [[Goa]].<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/VedantaFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Sesa Football Academy official] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054457/https://mobile.twitter.com/VedantaFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor |date=16 April 2022 }}. ''Twitter.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dempo-end-decade-long-wait-for-state-league-title/articleshow/91241958.cms|title=Dempo end decade-long wait for state league title|date=1 May 2022|access-date=8 May 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Mapusa, Goa|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502090239/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dempo-end-decade-long-wait-for-state-league-title/articleshow/91241958.cms|archive-date=2 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-updated|title=Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 Updated|date=3 December 2012|access-date=15 July 2022|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=Sportskeeda|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321155010/https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/indian-football-transfer-season-201213-updated}}</ref> Originally founded in the 1960s as '''Sesa Sports Club''',<ref name="SESA"/> it currently competes in the [[Goa Professional League]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Goa Pro League 2020-21: Fixtures, results, standings & more|url=https://khelnow.com/football/goa-pro-league-2020-21-fixtures-results-telecast|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|access-date=6 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216091345/https://khelnow.com/football/goa-pro-league-2020-21-fixtures-results-telecast|archive-date=16 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2020.html|title=India 2019/20: Goa Professional League|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=3 October 2021|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007091829/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2020.html}}</ref> and had previously participated in the [[National Football League (India)|NFL II]] and the [[I-League 2nd Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |title=Jotin heads in HAL's points |access-date=2010-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707213242/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/71/2010043020100430224350445e3d83fa1/Jotin-heads-in-HAL%E2%80%99s-points-.html |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |title=:::: The Aiff :::: |access-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321202234/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/tournament/tournament-fixtures.php?tournamentdetail=15&sub_tournamentdetail=16 |archive-date=2012-03-21 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2010.html Indian football results and table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022143130/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india2010.html |date=22 October 2012 }} ''Rsssf.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2021.</ref> SFA is a unit of Sesa Community Development Foundation, which is promoted by [[Vedanta Limited]] with the objective of service to the community in its operational areas.<ref>{{cite web |author=Panaji, DHNS |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/7645/sesa-goa-buys-dempo-mining.html |title=Sesa Goa buys Dempo mining firm |publisher=Deccanherald.com |access-date=1 December 2016 |date=12 June 2009 |archive-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054459/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/7645/sesa-goa-buys-dempo-mining.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weeksupdate.com/2009/06/sesa-goa-acquires-dempo-mining.html |title=Sesa Goa acquires Dempo Mining « WeeksUpdate |publisher=Weeksupdate.com |date=21 June 2014 |access-date=1 December 2016 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816172955/http://www.weeksupdate.com/2009/06/sesa-goa-acquires-dempo-mining.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Sesa is the [[acronym]] of '''Scambi Economici SA Goa''', its parent mining company founded in 1954.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://in.linkedin.com/company/vedanta-sesa-goa-iron-ore?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name|title=Vedanta Sesa Goa|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref>


SFA began functioning in June 1999. All expenses including the academic studies are taken care of by the academy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sesagoa.com/sfa.htm |title=Sesa: Sesa Community Development Foundation |access-date=12 April 2010 |archive-date=14 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714022150/http://www.sesagoa.com/sfa.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
SFA began functioning in June 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sesagoa.com/sfa.htm |title=Sesa: Sesa Community Development Foundation |access-date=12 April 2010 |archive-date=14 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714022150/http://www.sesagoa.com/sfa.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Sesa Football Academy was the champion of the [[GFA First Division League|Goa First Division League]] in 2018–19, gaining its promotion to the Goa Professional League.

Sesa Football Academy was the champion of the Goa First Division League in the 2018–19 season, and gained automatic promotion to the Goa Professional League, where they will play in the 2019–20 season.


== History ==
== History ==
Sesa Football Academy is the successor of ''Sesa Sports Club'', which was originally founded during the 1960s.<ref name="SESA">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/714004840?journalCode=fsas20#:~:text=Along%20with%20West%20Bengal%2C%20Goa%20dominates%20Indian%20football.&text=Salgaocar%2C%20Goa's%20most%20successful%20club,teams%20in%20the%20top%20flight. Football in Goa: Sport, Politics and the Portuguese in India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720071336/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/714004840?journalCode=fsas20#:~:text=Along%20with%20West%20Bengal%2C%20Goa%20dominates%20Indian%20football.&text=Salgaocar%2C%20Goa's%20most%20successful%20club,teams%20in%20the%20top%20flight. |date=20 July 2021 }} (pages 75-88) ''Taylor and Francis''. Author: James Mills. Publication date: 14 September 2010 (online published) Retrieved 20 July 2021.</ref> In 1988, British coach [[Bob Bootland]] took charge of Sesa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070614/asp/sports/story_7921103.asp|title=Bob Bootland passes away|access-date=9 October 2009|date=14 June 2007|website=telegraphindia.com|publisher=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023182922/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070614/asp/sports/story_7921103.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> SFA was later established in 1999 with a vision of becoming a premier academy in India, producing footballers for the [[India national football team|Indian national team]] from the state of [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Will Dodsal Mumbai be tested better?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/will-dodsal-mumbai-be-tested-better/article3837955.ece|access-date=22 February 2015|work=The Hindu|date=30 August 2012|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722080100/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/will-dodsal-mumbai-be-tested-better/article3837955.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The academy identifies talented youngsters with the passion for football, inducts them into the residential program at the academy, and over a period of four years nurtures and develops them as professional footballers and well-disciplined citizens.
Sesa Football Academy is the successor of ''Sesa Sports Club'', which was originally founded on 4 September 1960.<ref name="SESA">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/714004840?journalCode=fsas20#:~:text=Along%20with%20West%20Bengal%2C%20Goa%20dominates%20Indian%20football.&text=Salgaocar%2C%20Goa's%20most%20successful%20club,teams%20in%20the%20top%20flight. Football in Goa: Sport, Politics and the Portuguese in India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720071336/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/714004840?journalCode=fsas20#:~:text=Along%20with%20West%20Bengal%2C%20Goa%20dominates%20Indian%20football.&text=Salgaocar%2C%20Goa's%20most%20successful%20club,teams%20in%20the%20top%20flight. |date=20 July 2021 }} (pages 75–88) ''Taylor and Francis''. Author: James Mills. Publication date: 14 September 2010 (online published) Retrieved 20 July 2021.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mergulhao |first=Marcus |title=Visitacao passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Visitacao-passes-away/articleshow/37416838.cms |access-date=28 November 2015 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=The Times of India |date=29 June 2014 |agency=TNN |location=Panaji | archive-date=30 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630221418/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Visitacao-passes-away/articleshow/37416838.cms }}</ref> In 1988, British coach [[Bob Bootland]] took charge of Sesa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070614/asp/sports/story_7921103.asp|title=Bob Bootland passes away|access-date=9 October 2009|date=14 June 2007|website=telegraphindia.com|publisher=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]|location=Kolkata, West Bengal|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023182922/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070614/asp/sports/story_7921103.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/coach-bob-bootland-dies/33505/|title=Coach Bob Bootland dies|location=Pune|first=Micky|last=Aigner|access-date=9 October 2009|date=14 June 2007|website=indianexpress.com|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607071532/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/coach-bob-bootland-dies/|archive-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> SFA was later established in 1999 with a vision of becoming a premier academy in India, producing footballers for the [[India national football team|Indian national team]] from the state of [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Will Dodsal Mumbai be tested better?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/will-dodsal-mumbai-be-tested-better/article3837955.ece|access-date=22 February 2015|work=The Hindu|date=30 August 2012|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722080100/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/will-dodsal-mumbai-be-tested-better/article3837955.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The academy identifies talented youngsters with the passion for football, inducts them into the residential program at the academy, and over a period of four years nurtures and develops them as professional footballers and well-disciplined citizens.


The academy's activities have yielded positive results – seven SFA alumni have played for the national team, and eight players took part in the latest edition of the [[Indian Super League]]. Some notable alumni include [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil Khan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/news/wearing-the-national-team-jersey-again-will-be-a-proud-moment-for-me-adil-khan/|title=Wearing the national team jersey again will be a proud moment for me-Adil Khan|date=30 January 2017|access-date=14 September 2021|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023165540/https://khelnow.com/news/wearing-the-national-team-jersey-again-will-be-a-proud-moment-for-me-adil-khan/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Denzil Franco]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Thehardtackle Exclusive: "diego Simeone Is a Friend" – Atletico De Kolkata's Denzil Franco|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/diegosimoinefriend/|accessdate=11 December 2017|work=The Hard Tackle|date=10 October 2014|archive-date=12 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031622/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/diegosimoinefriend/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Micky Fernandes]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=I-League: Micky Fernandes Signs For Dempo SC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2010/07/09/2017854/i-league-micky-fernandes-signs-for-dempo-sc|work=goal.com|access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> and [[Pratesh Shirodkar]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhutani|first=Rahul|title=Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 29th|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-june-29th/|work=The Hard Tackle|date=29 June 2012|access-date=28 August 2012|archive-date=18 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818132838/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-june-29th/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The academy's activities have yielded positive results – seven SFA alumni have played for the national team, and eight players took part in the latest edition of the [[Indian Super League]]. Some notable alumni include [[Adil Khan (footballer)|Adil Khan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/news/wearing-the-national-team-jersey-again-will-be-a-proud-moment-for-me-adil-khan/|title=Wearing the national team jersey again will be a proud moment for me-Adil Khan|date=30 January 2017|access-date=14 September 2021|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023165540/https://khelnow.com/news/wearing-the-national-team-jersey-again-will-be-a-proud-moment-for-me-adil-khan/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Denzil Franco]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Thehardtackle Exclusive: "diego Simeone Is a Friend" – Atletico De Kolkata's Denzil Franco|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/diegosimoinefriend/|accessdate=11 December 2017|work=The Hard Tackle|date=10 October 2014|archive-date=12 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031622/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/diegosimoinefriend/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Micky Fernandes]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=I-League: Micky Fernandes Signs For Dempo SC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2010/07/09/2017854/i-league-micky-fernandes-signs-for-dempo-sc|work=goal.com|access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> and [[Pratesh Shirodkar]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bhutani|first=Rahul|title=Indian Football Transfers – Live Updates, June 29th|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-june-29th/|work=The Hard Tackle|date=29 June 2012|access-date=28 August 2012|archive-date=18 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818132838/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/indian-football-transfers-live-updates-june-29th/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Till date, more than 150 players have benefited from SFA's programs, out of which some have played internationally and many others have represented various prestigious clubs of the country. The team was later managed by legendary Indian coach [[Armando Colaco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/i-was-not-given-time-to-get-results-with-national-team-armando-colaco/amp_articleshow/92308656.cms|title=Goa: "I was not given time to get results with national team" Armando Colaco|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 June 2022|access-date=19 August 2022|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|agency=TNN|location=Panaji, Goa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618195510/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-was-not-given-time-to-get-results-with-national-team-armando-colaco/articleshow/92308656.cms|archive-date=18 June 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|agency=TNN|title=Armando Colaco is new coach of Sporting Clube, agrees three-year deal|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/armando-colaco-is-new-coach-of-sporting-clube-agrees-three-year-deal/amp_articleshow/93332027.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Panaji, Goa|date=4 August 2022|access-date=19 August 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816040200/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/armando-colaco-is-new-coach-of-sporting-clube-agrees-three-year-deal/articleshow/93332027.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Nigerian [[Clifford Chukwuma]] also managed SESA.<ref>{{cite news|title=Will Dodsal Mumbai be tested better?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/will-dodsal-mumbai-be-tested-better/article3837955.ece|access-date=22 February 2015|work=The Hindu|date=30 August 2012|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722080100/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/will-dodsal-mumbai-be-tested-better/article3837955.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/i-league-sporting-clube-de-goa-sack-gaonkar-308218.html|title=I-League: Sporting Clube De Goa sack Gaonkar|website=news18.com|publisher=Goal.com|date=7 February 2009|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922134252/https://www.news18.com/news/football/i-league-sporting-clube-de-goa-sack-gaonkar-308218.html|archive-date=22 September 2022}}</ref>
Till date, more than 150 players have benefited from SFA's programs, out of which some have played internationally and many others have represented various prestigious clubs of the country. The team was later managed by legendary Indian coach [[Armando Colaco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-was-not-given-time-to-get-results-with-national-team-armando-colaco/articleshow/92308656.cms|title=Goa: "I was not given time to get results with national team" Armando Colaco|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 June 2022|access-date=19 August 2022|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|agency=TNN|location=Panaji, Goa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618195510/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/i-was-not-given-time-to-get-results-with-national-team-armando-colaco/articleshow/92308656.cms|archive-date=18 June 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|agency=TNN|title=Armando Colaco is new coach of Sporting Clube, agrees three-year deal|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/armando-colaco-is-new-coach-of-sporting-clube-agrees-three-year-deal/articleshow/93332027.cms|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|location=Panaji, Goa|date=4 August 2022|access-date=19 August 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816040200/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/armando-colaco-is-new-coach-of-sporting-clube-agrees-three-year-deal/articleshow/93332027.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Nigerian [[Clifford Chukwuma]] also managed SESA.<ref>{{cite news|title=Will Dodsal Mumbai be tested better?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/will-dodsal-mumbai-be-tested-better/article3837955.ece|access-date=22 February 2015|work=The Hindu|date=30 August 2012|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722080100/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sci-tech-and-agri/will-dodsal-mumbai-be-tested-better/article3837955.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/i-league-sporting-clube-de-goa-sack-gaonkar-308218.html|title=I-League: Sporting Clube De Goa sack Gaonkar|website=news18.com|publisher=Goal.com|date=7 February 2009|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922134252/https://www.news18.com/news/football/i-league-sporting-clube-de-goa-sack-gaonkar-308218.html|archive-date=22 September 2022}}</ref>

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==Football programs==


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== Football programs ==
=== Residential academies ===
=== Residential academies ===
Affiliated with the [[Goa Football Association]] (GFA), Sesa Football Academy presently runs two residential campuses – Sanquelim campus, which began its functioning in June 1999; and Sirsaim campus, which was established in June 2008. Both academies are fully residential with on-site accommodation and all other amenities required for the development of a footballer, including gym, medical facilities, nutrition and boarding facilities, recreational facilities, etc.<ref>[http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/sesa-football-academy-nurturing-the-future-of-indian-football/ Sesa Football Academy: Nurturing the Future of Indian Football] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054458/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/sesa-football-academy-nurturing-the-future-of-indian-football/ |date=16 April 2022 }} ''The Hard Tackle''. Retrieved 10 August 2021</ref>
Affiliated with the [[Goa Football Association]] (GFA), Sesa Football Academy presently runs two fully residential campuses.<ref>[http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/sesa-football-academy-nurturing-the-future-of-indian-football/ Sesa Football Academy: Nurturing the Future of Indian Football] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054458/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2012/sesa-football-academy-nurturing-the-future-of-indian-football/ |date=16 April 2022 }} ''The Hard Tackle''. Retrieved 10 August 2021</ref>


Students are also given orientation in sports medicine, physiological assessment and physiotherapy. The academy is [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]-accredited, and hosts the AIFF Youth Leagues at their campus.
Students are also given orientation in [[sports medicine]], [[physiological]] [[Health assessment|assessment]] and [[physiotherapy]]. The academy is [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]-accredited.


=== Sanquelim campus ===
Since they are firmly entrenched in the Vedanta Group's CSR activity, SFA does not charge its students, and all expenses related to student welfare, education, transportation, etc. are borne by SFA.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
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The [[Sanquelim]] campus, with 36 players, is a four-year residential program admitting 18 students every two years. It is built on the Sanquelim reclaimed mine site, with a football ground, well-established gymnasium, and a complete hostel facility along with a recreation center.


==== Sanquelim Campus ====
=== Sirsaim campus ===
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To further nurture the young talent with football training and to provide a disciplined regime, new infrastructure at [[Sirsaim]] was inaugurated on 14 February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sesa FA's Chukwudi Chukwuma signs for Czech top division side FK Teplice|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/sesa-fa-s-chukwudi-chukwuma-signs-czech-top-division-side-fk-teplice|work=Navhind Times|access-date=30 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140330184646/http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/sesa-fa-s-chukwudi-chukwuma-signs-czech-top-division-side-fk-teplice|archive-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> Constructed at an approximate cost of Rs. 4 crores, it has state of the art infrastructure at international standards. The Sirsaim academy currently has 30 trainees in its four-year residential program, with a batch of 15 trainees admitted every two years.
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The Sanquelim campus, with 36 players, is a four-year residential program admitting 18 students every two years. It is built on the Sanquelim reclaimed mine site, with a beautiful football ground, well-established gymnasium, and a complete hostel facility along with a recreation center.


==== Sirsaim Campus ====
=== Staff ===
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To guide the technical aspects of both academies, [[Spain|Spanish]] coach Eduard Batlle Basart was roped in as technical director for Sesa Football Academy in 2017.<ref>[https://www.arunfoot.com/tag/eduard-battle-basart/ Eduard Batlle Basart as new technical director of SESA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731060600/https://www.arunfoot.com/tag/eduard-battle-basart/ |date=31 July 2021 }} ''arunfoot.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2021</ref> He previously worked with the youth teams at European giants [[Manchester United]] and [[FC Barcelona]].
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To further nurture the young talent with football training and to provide a disciplined regime, new infrastructure at Sirsaim was inaugurated on 14 February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sesa FA's Chukwudi Chukwuma signs for Czech top division side FK Teplice|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/sesa-fa-s-chukwudi-chukwuma-signs-czech-top-division-side-fk-teplice|work=Navhind Times|access-date=30 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140330184646/http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/sesa-fa-s-chukwudi-chukwuma-signs-czech-top-division-side-fk-teplice|archive-date=30 March 2014}}</ref> Constructed at an approximate cost of Rs. 4 crores, it has state of the art infrastructure at international standards. The Sirsaim academy currently has 30 trainees in its four-year residential program, with a batch of 15 trainees admitted every two years.


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Ex-Indian captain [[Brahmanand Sankhwalkar]] has served as chief mentor of Sesa Football Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02pr7aAnrzMmaraU7oggWA4zK84sUzbzNnFcRf5VcPGkrh9Kywn2UujYKNXFa9MSFXl&id=222918411458990|title=Meet Brahmanand Sankhwalkar: Chief mentor of SESA Football Academy|website=Facebook.com (@Sesa Football Academy)|date=20 August 2018|access-date=19 January 2023|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230119150154/https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02pr7aAnrzMmaraU7oggWA4zK84sUzbzNnFcRf5VcPGkrh9Kywn2UujYKNXFa9MSFXl&id=222918411458990|archive-date=19 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Staff ====
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To guide the technical aspects of both academies, a UEFA Pro License holder [[Spain|Spanish]] coach Eduard Batlle Basart was roped in as technical director for Sesa Football Academy in 2017.<ref>[https://www.arunfoot.com/tag/eduard-battle-basart/ Eduard Batlle Basart as new technical director of SESA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731060600/https://www.arunfoot.com/tag/eduard-battle-basart/ |date=31 July 2021 }} ''arunfoot.com''. Retrieved 31 July 2021</ref> He previously worked with the youth teams at European giants [[Manchester United]] and [[FC Barcelona]].

Sesa Football Academy has a full-fledged staff including two Head Coaches who plan and execute the training program, along with the support of doctors, physiotherapists, and other staff to assist and manage the affairs of the teams and the academies.

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Arjuna awardee and ex-Indian captain [[Brahmanand Sankhwalkar]] has served as Chief Mentor of Sesa Football Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02pr7aAnrzMmaraU7oggWA4zK84sUzbzNnFcRf5VcPGkrh9Kywn2UujYKNXFa9MSFXl&id=222918411458990|title=Meet Brahmanand Sankhwalkar: Chief mentor of SESA Football Academy|website=Facebook.com (@Sesa Football Academy)|date=20 August 2018|access-date=19 January 2023|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/rho0O|archive-date=19 January 2023}}</ref>


=== Vedanta Football Schools ===
=== Vedanta Football Schools ===
In line with its objective of identifying and promoting young talent, SFA launched ''Vedanta Football Schools'' in 2012 to identify boys from nearby schools under the age of 14 years, and provide them non-residential football training.<ref>[http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Vedanta-s-SESA-Football-Academy-continues-to-foster-skill-development-in-sports-across-the-country/30-06-2020-292621 Vedanta's SESA Football Academy continues to foster skill development in sports across the country] ''everythingexperiential.businessworld.in''. Retrieved 14 August 2021</ref> This is in line with the larger vision of community development in the areas where Vedanta operates.
SFA launched ''Vedanta Football Schools'' in 2012 to identify boys from nearby schools under the age of 14, and provide them non-residential football training.<ref>[http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/Vedanta-s-SESA-Football-Academy-continues-to-foster-skill-development-in-sports-across-the-country/30-06-2020-292621 Vedanta's SESA Football Academy continues to foster skill development in sports across the country] ''everythingexperiential.businessworld.in''. Retrieved 14 August 2021</ref> This is in line with the larger vision of community development in the areas where Vedanta operates.

Currently SFA operates 4 football schools, at Majorda, Nuvem, Sanguem and Thivim. These centers have proved to be a feeding pool for the academy, with 6 students from these schools making it to the residential academy.


=== Vedanta Women's League ===
=== Vedanta Women's League ===
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The Vedanta Women's League has since completed two seasons, with over 200 girls given an opportunity to play football. The winner of the 2018 edition, Panjim Footballers, went on to play in the [[Indian Women's League]] as the sole team from Goa.
The Vedanta Women's League has since completed two seasons, with over 200 girls given an opportunity to play football. The winner of the 2018 edition, Panjim Footballers, went on to play in the [[Indian Women's League]] as the sole team from Goa.


==Home ground==
== Home ground ==
[[Sircaim]] is home to one of the two Sesa Football Academy premises in [[Goa]], the other being at [[Sanquelim]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/india-goa-stadiums.html India (Goa State) - Stadiums] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122040003/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/india-goa-stadiums.html |date=22 January 2021 }} ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 14 August 2021</ref> The [[Sircaim #Football academy|Sesa Football Academy Ground]] is located at Sircaim and use for both training and league matches.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dempo SC to use Sesa ground in Sirsaim {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/01/21/4558712/dempo-sc-to-use-sesa-ground-in-sirsaim|access-date=2020-10-15|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416050814/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/01/21/4558712/dempo-sc-to-use-sesa-ground-in-sirsaim|url-status=live}}</ref>
Sircaim is home to one of the two Sesa Football Academy premises in Goa, the other being at Sanquelim.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/india-goa-stadiums.html India (Goa State) - Stadiums] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122040003/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/india-goa-stadiums.html |date=22 January 2021 }} ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 14 August 2021</ref> The [[Sircaim #Football academy|Sesa Football Academy Ground]] is located at Sircaim and use for both training and league matches.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dempo SC to use Sesa ground in Sirsaim {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/01/21/4558712/dempo-sc-to-use-sesa-ground-in-sirsaim|access-date=2020-10-15|website=www.goal.com|archive-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416050814/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/01/21/4558712/dempo-sc-to-use-sesa-ground-in-sirsaim|url-status=live}}</ref>


Sesa also used [[Duler Stadium|Duler AstroTurf Stadium]] in [[Mapusa]] for some of their Goa Professional League matches.<ref>[https://khelnow.com/football/gpl-2020-21-calangute-association-sesa-football-academy-report Goa Pro League: Sesa hold Calangute Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054509/https://khelnow.com/football/gpl-2020-21-calangute-association-sesa-football-academy-report |date=16 April 2022 }} ''Khel Now''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref>
Sesa also used [[Duler Stadium]] in [[Mapusa]] for some of their Goa Professional League matches.<ref>[https://khelnow.com/football/gpl-2020-21-calangute-association-sesa-football-academy-report Goa Pro League: Sesa hold Calangute Association] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054509/https://khelnow.com/football/gpl-2020-21-calangute-association-sesa-football-academy-report |date=16 April 2022 }} ''Khel Now''. Retrieved 15 August 2021</ref>


==Honours==
== Honours ==
===League===
=== League ===
*'''[[Goa Football League]]'''
⚫
*'''[[GFA First Division League|Goa First Division]]''' / '''[[Goa Professional League|Goa Pro League]]'''
**Champions (3): 1967–68, 1972–73,<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gfl.html|title=List of Champions of the Goa Football League (Goa Pro League)|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021181607/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gfl.html|archive-date=21 October 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2018–19
**Champions (2): 1967–68, 1972–73<ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gfl.html|title=List of Champions of the Goa Football League (Goa Pro League)|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021181607/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/gfl.html|archive-date=21 October 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**Runners-up (1): 2023–24<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Flavio|last1=Lopes|title=Sporting put it across Nagoa for Goa Pro League title|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/sporting-put-it-across-nagoa-for-goa-pro-league-title/articleshow/109762827.cms|agency=TNN|date=1 May 2024|access-date=2 May 2024|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|location=Panaji|publisher=The Times of India|archive-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501203418/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/sporting-put-it-across-nagoa-for-goa-pro-league-title/articleshow/109762827.cms}}</ref>
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*'''[[GFA First Division League|Goa First Division]]'''
**Champions (1): 2018–19


===Cup===
=== Cup ===
* '''[[Sikkim Gold Cup|Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup]]'''
*'''[[Sikkim Gold Cup|Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup]]'''
**Champions (1): 1987<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|title=India – List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=13 March 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507053015/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006211012/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|archive-date=6 October 2021|url-status=dead|author=Arunava Chaudhuri}}</ref>
**Champions (1): 1987<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html|title=India – List of All India Governor's Gold Cup Winners (Sikkim)|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=13 March 2021|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507053015/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india-sikkimgoldcuphist.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|access-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006211012/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/sikkimgoldcup.html|archive-date=6 October 2021|url-status=dead|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri}}</ref>
*'''[[Bandodkar Gold Trophy]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/tag/bandodkar-trophy/|title=Triviela – Beyond Trivia: Bandodkar Gold Trophy|website=goaldentimes.org|publisher=Golden Times|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021203213/http://www.goaldentimes.org/tag/bandodkar-trophy/|archive-date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bandodkartrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bandodkar Gold Trophy: Goa|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023211801/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bandodkartrophy.html|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-date=11 December 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*'''[[Bandodkar Gold Trophy]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/tag/bandodkar-trophy/|title=Triviela – Beyond Trivia: Bandodkar Gold Trophy|website=goaldentimes.org|publisher=Golden Times|access-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021203213/http://www.goaldentimes.org/tag/bandodkar-trophy/|archive-date=21 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bandodkartrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Bandodkar Gold Trophy: Goa|website=indianfootball.de|publisher=Indian Football Network|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023211801/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/bandodkartrophy.html|access-date=23 July 2021|archive-date=23 October 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
**Champions (2): 1979, 1980
**Champions (2): 1979, 1980
**Runners-up (1): 1974<ref name="tht">{{cite web |author= Sengupta, Somnath |title= Legends Of Indian Football : Brahmanand Sankhwalkar |url= http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/legends-of-indian-football-brahmanand-sankhwalkar/ |website= thehardtackle.com |date= 27 April 2014 |access-date= 11 October 2014 |archive-date= 30 April 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140430003147/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/legends-of-indian-football-brahmanand-sankhwalkar/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
**Runners-up (1): 1974<ref name="tht">{{cite web |author= Sengupta, Somnath |title= Legends Of Indian Football : Brahmanand Sankhwalkar |url= http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/legends-of-indian-football-brahmanand-sankhwalkar/ |website= thehardtackle.com |date= 27 April 2014 |access-date= 11 October 2014 |archive-date= 30 April 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140430003147/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2014/legends-of-indian-football-brahmanand-sankhwalkar/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|agency=TNN|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/tough-tackling-former-salgaocar-defender-anthony-rebello-no-more/articleshow/98829687.cms|title=Tough-tackling former Salgaocar defender Anthony Rebello no more|date=21 March 2023|access-date=21 March 2023|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=20 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320191502/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/tough-tackling-former-salgaocar-defender-anthony-rebello-no-more/articleshow/98829687.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''[[Rovers Cup]]'''
*'''[[Rovers Cup]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 1995<ref>{{Cite web|title=India – List of Rovers Cup Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html|access-date=2020-12-20|website=[[RSSSF]]|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=2002|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164532/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html}}</ref>
**Runners-up (1): 1995<ref>{{Cite web|title=India – List of Rovers Cup Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html|access-date=2020-12-20|website=[[RSSSF]]|first=Neil|last=Morrison|date=2002|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164532/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiaroverscuphist.html}}</ref>
* '''[[Sait Nagjee Football Tournament]]'''
*'''[[Sait Nagjee Football Tournament]]'''
**Runners-up (1): 1970<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|website=www.indianfootball.de|access-date=7 September 2015|archive-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928211306/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nagjee.html Sait Nagjee Trophy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054535/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nagjee.html |date=16 April 2022 }}. ''rsssf.com''. [[RSSSF]]. Retrieved 17 August 2021.</ref>
**Runners-up (1): 1970<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|website=www.indianfootball.de|access-date=7 September 2015|archive-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928211306/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saitnagjeetrophy.html}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nagjee.html Sait Nagjee Trophy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054535/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nagjee.html |date=16 April 2022 }}. ''rsssf.com''. [[RSSSF]]. Retrieved 17 August 2021.</ref>
* '''Vitthal Trophy'''
*'''Vitthal Trophy'''
**Champions (1): 1989<ref>{{cite web|first=Sudhakar|last=Shanbhag|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/down-memory-lane-armando-colaco|title=Down memory lane with Armando Colaco|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807142319/http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/down-memory-lane-armando-colaco|archive-date=7 August 2011|website=navahindtimes.in|publisher=Navhind Times|date=16 May 2010|access-date=18 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Five most successful Indian football coaches|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|date=31 August 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|first=Sathvik K|last=Bharadwaj|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905111022/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|archive-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
**Champions (1): 1989<ref>{{cite web|first=Sudhakar|last=Shanbhag|url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/down-memory-lane-armando-colaco|title=Down memory lane with Armando Colaco|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807142319/http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/down-memory-lane-armando-colaco|archive-date=7 August 2011|website=navahindtimes.in|publisher=Navhind Times|date=16 May 2010|access-date=18 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Five most successful Indian football coaches|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|date=31 August 2022|access-date=7 October 2022|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|first=Sathvik K|last=Bharadwaj|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905111022/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-five-most-successful-coaches/|archive-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
**Runners-up (1): 1990<ref>{{cite tweet|title=Indian bank became the first 2nd division team in 20 years to annex the Vittal trophy|user=IndianFootball Photo Archive (IFPA)|access-date=24 July 2022|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/SukantaSen_S/status/1551034171719819264|publisher=Indian Football Photo Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724073119/https://mobile.twitter.com/SukantaSen_S/status/1551034171719819264|archive-date=24 July 2022|number=1551034171719819264}}</ref>
**Runners-up (1): 1990<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian bank became the first 2nd division team in 20 years to annex the Vittal trophy|publisher=IndianFootball Photo Archive (IFPA)|access-date=24 July 2022|website=Twitter.com|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/SukantaSen_S/status/1551034171719819264|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724073119/https://mobile.twitter.com/SukantaSen_S/status/1551034171719819264|archive-date=24 July 2022}}</ref>
*'''[[Goa Police Cup]]'''
**Champions (2): 1970,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fcgoa.in/media/specials/with-fc-goa-making-their-debut-what-is-the-history-of-the-police-cup|title=With FC Goa making their debut, what is the history of the Police Cup|date=17 September 2019|website=fcgoa.in|access-date=20 February 2023|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220082832/https://fcgoa.in/media/specials/with-fc-goa-making-their-debut-what-is-the-history-of-the-police-cup}}</ref> 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Sesa-Football-Academy-lift-Goa-Police-Cup/193825|title=Sesa Football Academy lift Goa Police Cup|date=9 September 2022|access-date=14 February 2023|website=heraldgoa.in|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220062809/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/Sesa-Football-Academy-lift-Goa-Police-Cup/193825}}</ref>
*'''Taça Goa U18 League'''
**Runners-up (1): 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/sporting-clube-retain-u18-crown/33314.html|title=Sporting Clube retain U-18 crown|date=29 May 2017|access-date=14 December 2020|website=thegoan.net|publisher=The Goan News|location=Panaji|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106153310/https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/sporting-clube-retain-u18-crown/33314.html|archive-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>


== Affiliated clubs ==
== Affiliated clubs ==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
'''Bibliography'''
*{{cite book |last1=Kapadia |first1=Novy |year=2017|title=Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football |publisher=Penguin Random House |isbn=978-0-143-42641-7 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Kapadia |first1=Novy |year=2017|title=Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football |publisher=Penguin Random House |isbn=978-0-143-42641-7 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Martinez| first=Dolores |last2=Mukharjiim |first2=Projit B|year=2009|title=Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&q=kerala+footballer+in+Burma |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-138-88353-6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702174505/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&dq=kerala+footballer+in+Burma&source=gbs_navlinks_s |archive-date=2 July 2022 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Martinez| first1=Dolores |last2=Mukharjiim |first2=Projit B|year=2009|title=Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&q=kerala+footballer+in+Burma |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-138-88353-6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702174505/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=nbzhAQAAQBAJ&dq=kerala+footballer+in+Burma&source=gbs_navlinks_s |archive-date=2 July 2022 }}
*{{cite book|title=Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora|year=2001|publisher=Frank Cass Publishers|location=[[London]], United Kingdom|isbn=978-0-7146-8170-2|page=33|last1=Dineo|first1=Paul|last2=Mills|first2=James|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=71JHZiiP3hoC|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725072732/https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Soccer_in_South_Asia.html?id=71JHZiiP3hoC&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y}}
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Sesa Football Academy
Full nameSesa Football Academy[1]
Short nameSFA
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960) (as Sesa Sports Club)
1999; 25 years ago (1999) (as Sesa Football Academy)
GroundSircaim Academy Ground, Goa
OwnerVedanta Sports
Head coachCharles Dias
LeagueGoa Professional League
I-League 3
WebsiteClub website

Sesa Football Academy (SFA) is an Indian professional football club based in Sanquelim, Goa.[2][3][4] Originally founded in the 1960s as Sesa Sports Club,[5] it currently competes in the Goa Professional League,[6][7] and had previously participated in the NFL II and the I-League 2nd Division.[8][9][10] SFA is a unit of Sesa Community Development Foundation, which is promoted by Vedanta Limited with the objective of service to the community in its operational areas.[11][12] Sesa is the acronym of Scambi Economici SA Goa, its parent mining company founded in 1954.[13]

SFA began functioning in June 1999.[14] Sesa Football Academy was the champion of the Goa First Division League in 2018–19, gaining its promotion to the Goa Professional League.

History

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Sesa Football Academy is the successor of Sesa Sports Club, which was originally founded on 4 September 1960.[5][15] In 1988, British coach Bob Bootland took charge of Sesa.[16][17] SFA was later established in 1999 with a vision of becoming a premier academy in India, producing footballers for the Indian national team from the state of Goa.[18] The academy identifies talented youngsters with the passion for football, inducts them into the residential program at the academy, and over a period of four years nurtures and develops them as professional footballers and well-disciplined citizens.

The academy's activities have yielded positive results – seven SFA alumni have played for the national team, and eight players took part in the latest edition of the Indian Super League. Some notable alumni include Adil Khan,[19] Denzil Franco,[20] Micky Fernandes,[21] and Pratesh Shirodkar.[22]

Till date, more than 150 players have benefited from SFA's programs, out of which some have played internationally and many others have represented various prestigious clubs of the country. The team was later managed by legendary Indian coach Armando Colaco.[23][24] Nigerian Clifford Chukwuma also managed SESA.[25][26]

Football programs

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Residential academies

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Affiliated with the Goa Football Association (GFA), Sesa Football Academy presently runs two fully residential campuses.[27]

Students are also given orientation in sports medicine, physiological assessment and physiotherapy. The academy is AIFF-accredited.

Sanquelim campus

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The Sanquelim campus, with 36 players, is a four-year residential program admitting 18 students every two years. It is built on the Sanquelim reclaimed mine site, with a football ground, well-established gymnasium, and a complete hostel facility along with a recreation center.

Sirsaim campus

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To further nurture the young talent with football training and to provide a disciplined regime, new infrastructure at Sirsaim was inaugurated on 14 February 2010.[28] Constructed at an approximate cost of Rs. 4 crores, it has state of the art infrastructure at international standards. The Sirsaim academy currently has 30 trainees in its four-year residential program, with a batch of 15 trainees admitted every two years.

Staff

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To guide the technical aspects of both academies, Spanish coach Eduard Batlle Basart was roped in as technical director for Sesa Football Academy in 2017.[29] He previously worked with the youth teams at European giants Manchester United and FC Barcelona.

Ex-Indian captain Brahmanand Sankhwalkar has served as chief mentor of Sesa Football Academy.[30]

Vedanta Football Schools

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SFA launched Vedanta Football Schools in 2012 to identify boys from nearby schools under the age of 14, and provide them non-residential football training.[31] This is in line with the larger vision of community development in the areas where Vedanta operates.

Vedanta Women's League

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Working towards the aim of women empowerment through football, Sesa Football Academy launched the Vedanta Women's League in 2017, with the support of Goa Football Association. The league was inaugurated by then Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in the presence of eminent women's football legends.

The Vedanta Women's League has since completed two seasons, with over 200 girls given an opportunity to play football. The winner of the 2018 edition, Panjim Footballers, went on to play in the Indian Women's League as the sole team from Goa.

Home ground

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Sircaim is home to one of the two Sesa Football Academy premises in Goa, the other being at Sanquelim.[32] The Sesa Football Academy Ground is located at Sircaim and use for both training and league matches.[33]

Sesa also used Duler Stadium in Mapusa for some of their Goa Professional League matches.[34]

Honours

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League

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Cup

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Affiliated clubs

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The following club(s) is/are currently associated with Sesa FA:

See also

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References

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