Sesa Football Academy

Sesa Football Academy is the successor of Sesa Sports Club, which was originally founded on 4 September 1960.[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.{{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 }} In 1988, British coach Bob Bootland took charge of Sesa.{{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|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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}} 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,{{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}} Denzil Franco,{{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}} Micky Fernandes,{{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}} and Pratesh Shirodkar.{{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}}

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.{{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}}{{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}} Nigerian Clifford Chukwuma also managed SESA.{{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}}{{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}}

The club took part in 2024–25 I-League 3.{{Cite web|last=AIFF Media Team|first=|date=2024-08-12|title=Draw out for 2024-25 I-League 3 Group Stage

|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/draw-out-for-2024-25-i-league-3-group-stage|access-date=2024-08-23|website=the-aiff.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822195754/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/draw-out-for-2024-25-i-league-3-group-stage|archive-date=22 August 2024}}{{Cite web|date=2024-09-13|title=Draw out for I-League 3 Play-offs in Naihati and Kalyani|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/draw-out-for-i-league-3-play-offs-in-naihati-and-kalyani|website=AIFF|language=en-US|archive-date=15 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915070043/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/draw-out-for-i-league-3-play-offs-in-naihati-and-kalyani}} Their women's section took part in 2024–25 Indian Women's League 2.

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

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

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.

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.{{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}} 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.

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.[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 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.{{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}}

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.[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 This is in line with the larger vision of community development in the areas where Vedanta operates.

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.

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

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

• Goa Football League
• Champions (2): 1967–68, 1972–73{{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}}
• Runners-up (1): 2023–24{{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}}
• Goa First Division
• Champions (1): 2018–19

• Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup
• Champions (1): 1987{{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}}{{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}}
• Bandodkar Gold Trophy{{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}}{{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}}
• Champions (2): 1979, 1980
• Runners-up (1): 1974{{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/ }}{{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}}
• Rovers Cup
• Runners-up (1): 1995{{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}}
• Sait Nagjee Football Tournament
• Runners-up (1): 1970{{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}}[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.
• Vitthal Trophy
• Champions (1): 1989{{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}}{{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}}
• Runners-up (1): 1990{{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}}
• Goa Police Cup
• Champions (2): 1970,{{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}} 2022{{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}}
• Taça Goa U18 League
• Runners-up (1): 2017{{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}}

• Goa Women's League
• Champions (1): 2024–25{{cite web |title=Sesa FA Triumphs with Dominant 5-2 Victory to Win 8th Goa Women’s Football Trophy |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/sports/sesa-fa-are-the-champions/418738 |website=Herald Goa |date=29 January 2025 |access-date=9 February 2025 }}

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

• {{flagicon|IND}} Zinc Football (2018–present){{cite web|url=http://zincfootball.com/archives/3069|title=Zina FA official: partnership with Sesa Football Academy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731082231/http://zincfootball.com/archives/3069|archive-date=31 July 2021|website=zincfootball.com|publisher=Zinc Football|access-date=31 July 2021}}

• List of football clubs in Goa
• List of Goan State Football Champions

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