Vasco SC

Not to be confused with CR Vasco da Gama.

Vasco
Full nameClube de Desportos Vasco da Gama
Nickname(s)The Port Towners
Short nameVSC
CDVG
Founded1 September 1951; 73 years ago (1951-09-01)
GroundJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity19,000
OwnerVasco Sports Club Pvt. Ltd.
ChairmanNitin Bandekar
LeagueGoa Professional League
WebsiteClub website

Clube de Desportos Vasco da Gama[1] (simply known as both Vasco Sports Club,[2] and Vasco SC)[3][4][5] is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco da Gama, Goa, part of the same named multi-sports club.[6][7] Incorporated in 1951, the club is nicknamed "The Port Towners",[8] and competes in the Goa Professional League.[9][10]

Vasco is the first Goan club run under public shareholding.[11] It previously competed in the National Football League,[12][13][14] then highest division of Indian football league system. The club also appeared in the I-League 2nd Division in later years.[15]

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