Salgaocar went down 4-5 on penalties to Mohun Bagan in the first semifinal of the Durand Cup football tournament.
Leading scorer Dudu Omagbemi took his tally to 15 goals in the National Football League as Sporting Clube de Goa beat Salgaocar 1-0.
The fixtures for the first phase of the tournament, which gets underway on November 28.
Arch rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan will feature in the opening match of the ninth National Football League.
A goal in each half gave the defending champions a 2-0 victory in the National Football League.
The Brazilian striker's goal enabled the Kolkata side beat Salgaocar and avenge their first leg defeat in the National Football League.\n\n
Among them are 12 from NFL champions East Bengal.
Bengaluru FC were crowned as I-League football champions for the second time in three years as they blanked Salgaocar 2-0 in their penultimate league match, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
The speedy striker got both goals as Dempo beat JCT 2-0 in a National Football League match in Ludhiana.
The defending champions thrashed Air India 3-0 in the semi-final, to set up a title clash with Salgaocar.
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They beat Salgaocar 2-1 to join JCT, East Bengal and Dempo in the semis of the under-19 NFL.
A fine brace by Brazilian striker Marcos Pereira gave the Goa side full points in the National Football League match.\n\n
In a stunning development in Indian football, two-time champions Churchill Brothers were thrown out of the I-League along with three other teams for failing to fulfil the AIFF's club licensing criteria.
Chennaiyin FC's optimistic coach Marco Materazzi stressed on the need to click as a unit, implying that the departure of the mercurial Stiven Mendoza and Elano Blumer would not affect the defending champions in Indian Super League 3.
AIFF's Club Licensing Committee decided that based on the reports all the fourteen License Applicants failed to clear the Licensing Test.
Images: Mohun Bagan get massive reception.
He spoke to Rediff.com's Laxmi Negi on why ISL could prove to be a much-needed shot in the arm for Indian football and how it attracted him back to India.
Former India football captain Shabbir Ali suffered a massive heart attack on Monday. Brought in in critical condition, he has been kept under "artificial machine support" at a local hospital in Kolkata.
'If we encourage such forces, then tomorrow they will try to intimidate every teacher who doesn't teach their idea of what is right and wrong.'
Former Brazil international Zico has expressed a desire to run for president of FIFA.
Sporting clube de Goa confirmed they have formally withdrawn from I-League 2016-17 owing to "strong objections" to the proposed road map by All India Football Federation and its marketing partners IMG-Reliance for Indian football.
"The team has gelled well as a team and we are looking forward to do well this time. I have seen that the team players are disciplined, physically strong and most importantly they are eager and ready to learn more about football.
Brazilian football legend and FC Goa coach Zico has apologised to football fans of the state for failing to win the Indian Super League title but said that his team gave its all to win the tournament though unsuccessful in the end.
It was an evening to remember for the people residing in 'Mecca of Indian Football' as a riot of colours lit the Salt Lake skyline with much awaited Indian Super League (ISL) doing everything possible to strike the right chord with the football aficionado.
The Indian cricketer also gave his thumbs up to ISL saying it could prove to be a blessing in disguise for the younger players in the country.
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