GOA FC BECOMES 1ST CLUB FROM INDIA TO QUALIFY FOR AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

GOA FC BECOMES 1ST CLUB FROM INDIA TO QUALIFY FOR AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

FC Goa become the first Indian club to qualify for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League group stage.

FC Goa sealed the top spot in the Indian super league(ISL 2020) standings,finishing as the League's table topper after beating Jamshedpur FC 5-0 in an Indian super league match.

FC Goa scripted history by turning into the primary everIndian club to secure a spot within the AFC champions league cluster stage.

Goa win to finished the league stage as toppers with 39 points from 18matches.

Indian clubs like Mohan Bagan and East bengal have compete among the asian club championships but no team from the country have ever compete among the cluster stage of AFC champions league since its introduction in 2002.

ISL was recognised as the top tier league in the country by the All Indian Football Federation(AIFF) and as result,Its top team in the league phase will be representing India in the AFC champions league.

The competition may be a continuation of the asian club championship which had started in 1967.