Until yesterday, Dempo SC held the record for being the only I-League side to qualify for the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Cup semi-final stages. That record has since been re-stamped by East Bengal, who became the second I-League team to reach the semis after downing Semen Padang 2-1, on aggregate, in a lively match at the Haji Agus Salim stadium in Padang, Indonesia.
