Churchill Brothers FC Goa

Churchill Brothers Football Club Goa is a professional football club based in Margao, Goa, India, that competes in the I-League. It was founded in 1988 in Margao, and in 1996 became a founding club of the new National Football League.
The club has won the I-League title twice and has secured a position among the top three teams on nine other occasions in the national league. It has also won eight Goa League Champions Cups, three Durand Cups, and a Federation Cup.
The "Red Machine" was led for decades by Churchill Alemao, who was also the president of Goa Football Association and the Chief Minister of Goa. His daughter Valanka Alemao is the current CEO of the club.
History.
1988–2009.
Churchill Brothers FC were founded in 1988 as "Varca Club". After one season they got renamed as "Brothers Sporting Club". Later on they were bought out by Churchill Braz Alemao and renamed as "Churchill Brothers FC". After the take over by Churchill the club went on to win the Durand Cup in 2007 and the 2008–09 I-League, 2009 Durand Cup, and the 2009 IFA Shield. Through their I-League win Churchill Brothers FC were able to play in the 2010 Asian Champions League qualifiers which they lost and moved to the 2010 AFC Cup. During the AFC Cup they won two games against Al-Hilal Al-Sahili and finished runners up in their group, advancing to the next round. Finally, they were defeated 1–2 to Al-Qadsia at the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium.
2010–present.
For the 2010–11 season Churchill Brothers played in the I-League. Churchill Brothers had contracted manager Vincent Subramaniam for the 2010–11 season but through the season Vincent left his post as the manager and club went the rest of the season with Croatian Drago Mamić, who has helped them win the IFA Shield that year. 
On 9 June 2011, Churchill Brothers announced they have signed former Portugal national football team assistant coach Manuel Gomes as permanent manager. His start as manager of Churchill proved to be successful as the club captured the 2011 Durand Cup for the third team in their history in October 2011. However, on 15 February 2012 it was announced that Gomes had resigned and that former coach Carlos Roberto Pereira would be brought in on a caretaker basis.
Then, on 13 July 2012 it was announced that Mariano Dias had been signed to become their new full-time head coach. After his first season in charge, Dias managed to lead Churchill Brothers to the I-League championship, their second in the history.
The club was relegated at the end of the 2017–18 season, with just 17 points from 18 games. However, their position was reinstated by the AIFF, after a successful appeal by the club. 
In August 2018, Romanian manager 
Petre Gigiu was appointed head coach. His first competitive game was on 28 October 2018 in Churchill's opening match against the reigning champions, Minerva Punjab. The matched ended in a 0–0 draw. At the end of the 2018–19 I-League season, they finished on fourth position with 34 points.
In September 2020, Churchill appointed Fernando Santiago Varela as head coach. Under his guidance, Churchill emerged as the runners-up of the 2020–21 I-League with 29 points. Although Churchill managed a win against RoundGlass Punjab in their last match, Gokulam Kerala FC were crowned champions courtesy of a better head-to-head record.
Crest and colours.
Crest.
In 2011 a new red and black crest was introduced. The crest of Churchill Brothers was originally green and yellow. The first crest had a football on green grass with yellow rays representing the sun rays.
Colours.
The present colours of Churchill Brothers kit is red for home matches and blue for away matches, but before the brand new crest the home colours were white and the away colours were red.
Stadium.
Since the I-League began, Churchill Brothers have always played mainly at the Fatorda Stadium in the South Goan city of Margao along with other Goan I-League clubs Dempo, Salgaocar, Sporting Goa, and Vasco. They also sometimes use the Tilak Maidan Stadium for I-League and Goa Professional League matches which is located in Vasco da Gama, Goa.
During the 2012–13 season Churchill Brothers temporarily played at the Duler Stadium in Mapusa, Goa while the Fatorda Stadium was being renovated for the 2013 Lusophony Games and while the Tilak Maidan was being renovated up to AFC standards.
Players.
First team squad.
 