Goa's Dempo did more than enough to lay claim to the tag of champions for the second time.
Chidi Edeh scored the all-important goal and took JCT to fourth on the NFL table, behind Churchill Brothers, who whipped Mohd Sporting 4-1 in another match.
The ace midfielder passed away following a heart attack.
The Kolkata side fought back from 0-2 down to take a point.
Sporting Clube de Goa are now on par with league leaders Mahindra United and Mohd Sporting with 10 points each.
Teams that were considered underdogs going into the tournament, held their own against more fancied teams and came away with favourable results.
The defending champions beat Mohammedan Sporting in a thrilling quarter-final.
The Chinese team scored a 1-0 victory and entered the semi-finals of the IFA shield Football Tournament.
The Kolkata club also roped in former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah as a member of its executive committee.
A 1-0 victory over Mohammedan Sporting kept Mohun Bagan in sight of a third place finish in the National Football League.
'Although I feel more comfortable living with my own people, I often remember those cricket matches by the river bank...'
Mohun Bagan, despite being reduced to ten men, beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0.
The draw enabled Mohammedan Sporting end their run of defeats in the National Football League.
Churchill beat Mohammedan Sporting to post only their second victory in the league.
In its first sporting event after the tsunami, a charity football match was held at Port Blair.
The club said it will wear black badges to protest against the IFA's alleged partisan attitude towards East Bengal.
Dipendu Biswas' goal late in the match gave the former champions a 1-0 victory over Mohammedan Sporting.
Anthony Pereira and Ranty Martins scored two goals each as the Goa side won the NFL match 5-0.
Two goals by Dudu Omagbemi helped Sporting Club de Goa crush Assam Rifles 3-0 and enter the final of the Durand Cup football tournament.
A 2-0 victory enabled the Punjab team avenge the defeat they suffered in the first leg meeting in the National Football League.
East Bengal went atop the table with the win in the 10th ONGC National Football League.
The IFA came down heavily on the violence during two Kolkata Super League matches.
Local giants Mahindra United wasted chances galore but did carve out a 2-0 victory in the National Football League.
The club alleged that two of their fans were killed in police lathi-charge during the semi-final against Mohun Bagan.
Nitin Pradhan's late goal gave the Kolkata side their second victory in three match in the National Football League.
The application has been filed to oppose a batch of petitions on which the apex court had in 2018 issued notices to the Centre and other stakeholders while referring the matter to a 5-judge Constitution bench.
East Bengal beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in their opening match of the National Football League.
The former India football captain was run over by a train in Chennai.
A brace by Chidi Edeh helped them beat Eveready 3-0 and set up a semi-final clash with Assam Rifles in the Durand Cup football tournament.
They move into the final of the IFA Shield football tournament in Kolkata.
They beat Hindustan Sports Club 4-1 in a Second Division NFL match in Jamshedpur.
Mahindra United scored a 5-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in the NFL on Friday
The Nigerian striker scored all the goals in a 3-0 rout of Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Mohammedan Sporting rode on an early strike by Pattrick Okonji to get past Air India 1-0 in a NFL match
The club is looking for some foreign recruits to strengthen the side before the National Football League.
The Brazilian striker scored twice in a 3-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in the National Football League.
Mohammedan Sporting continued their impressive show to get past JCT Mills Phagwara 2-1 on Saturday
Okonji's first half strike carried Mohammedan Sporting to victory in the National Football League encounter.
Thrice champions East Bengal kick-off their National Football League campaign against Mohammedan Sporting on Tuesday.
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