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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox football league season
|image              = 
|pixels             = 250
|competition        = [[FAO League]]
|season             = 2018
|dates              = 17 August - 29 September
|winners            = '''Sunrise Club''' (4th title) <br /> (Diamond League) <br> '''Young Utkal Club''' <br/> (Gold League)
|relegated          = '''Bidanasi Club''' <br /> <small> (Diamond League)</small>
|continentalcup1    = '''FAO Super Cup'''
|continentalcup1 qualifiers = 
|continentalcup2    = 
|continentalcup2 qualifiers = 
|matches            = 75
|total goals        = 187
|league topscorer   = '''Md. Fayaz KF''' (9 goals) <br /> <small> (Sunrise Club) <br/></small> '''Biki Sethi''' (7 goals) <br /> <small> (Sunshine Club)  </small> <br /> '''Sanjit Khora''' (6 goals) <br /> <small> (Rising Star Club) </small><br />  '''Prabhat Dansena''' (5 goals) <br /> <small> ([[Sports Authority of India|SAI-STC]]) </small>
|best goalkeeper    = 
|biggest home win   = 
|biggest away win   = 
|highest scoring    = '''Town Club''' 5-2 '''Yuva Bandhu Cultural Club (YVCG)''' <br /> (4 September 2018) <br /> '''Sunshine Club''' 7-0 '''Western Mahaveer Club''' <br /> (25 August 2018)
|longest wins       = 
|longest unbeaten   = 
|longest winless    = 
|longest losses     = 
|highest attendance = 
|lowest attendance  = 
|attendance         = 
|average attendance = 
|prevseason = [[FAO League|2017]]
|nextseason = [[2019 FAO League|2019]]
|updated    = 21 September 2018
}}

The '''2018 FAO League''' was the ninth season of the [[FAO League]]. Radha Raman Club were the defending champions. Chauliaganj FC entered as the promoted team from the [[FAO Football League|FAO 2nd Division League]]. The FAO League is organised every year by the [[Football Association of Odisha]] (FAO), the official football governing body of [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orisports.com/SheduleDetails.aspx?cId=NTU2|title=FAO First Division League|work=Orisports|date=28 August 2011|accessdate=16 May 2018}}</ref> The regular season started on 17 August 2018. Sunrise Club became champions of the 2018 edition of the league, winning their fourth title.

==Teams==

===Teams in Diamond League===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*Bidanasi Club
*[[East Coast Railway]]
*Jay Durga Club
*[[Odisha Police]]
*Radha Raman Club
*[[Rising Student's Club]]
*[[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]]
*Sunrise Club
{{div col end}}

===Teams in Gold League===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*Independent Club
*Kishore Club
*Mangala Club
*Radha Gobind Club
*Rising Star Club
*Rovers Club
*Young Utkal Club
{{div col end}}

===Teams in Silver League===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*Azad Hind Club
*Chand Club
*Chauliaganj Club
*Club N Club
*Lalbag Club
*[[Government of Odisha|Odisha Government Press (OGP)]]
*[[Sports Authority of India|SAI-STC]]
*[[State Bank of India]]
*Sunshine Club
*Town Club
*Western Mahaveer Club
*Yuba Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)
{{div col end}}

==Officiating==

===Match Officials===
*Sujit Kumar Patro

===Referees===
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*Arun Nayak
*Bhim Kumar Chettri
*Daitari Karua
*Jamal Mohamed
*Jyoti Ranjan Swain
*Nabin Kumar Naik
*R. Palmson Moses
*Raju Mohanty
*Sapneswar Kanhar
*Sheikh Hayat
*Sujit Kumar
*Sudip Das
*Suresh Dash
*Tarun Kumar Pradhan
{{div col end}}

==Revamp==

===League Format===
In a total revamp of the league, the FAO League was converted from premier league of the state to second highest level footballing league in the year 2018 as the premier state level football league was introduced by the [[Football Association of Odisha]]. The league system currently is a three-tier system consisting of ''Diamond'', ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' leagues. The top four teams of the diamond league and the winners of ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' league would be promoted to the [[FAO Super Cup]] i.e. highest state level football league in [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/225325417530085/photos/a.529996197063004.1073741827.225325417530085/1847586815303929/?type=3&theater|title=FAO restructures domestic football|work=[[Football Association of Odisha]]|date=10 May 2018 |accessdate=16 May 2018}}</ref>

==Venue==
<gallery>
Barabati stadium.jpg|[[Barabati Stadium]] in [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]
</gallery>

==League stage==

===Diamond League===

====League table====
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Diamond League
|show_limit=5
<!--Do not forget to update date or use ''complete'' without quotes when tournament is over-->
|source=[http://orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=NTUxMA== Orisports]
|update=complete
|team1=SC
|team2=OP
|team3=SH
|team4=ST
|team5=ER
|team6=DC
|team7=RC
|team8=BC
|result1=KK |result2=KO |result3=KO |result4=KO |result8=REL

|win_SC=5 |draw_SC=1 |loss_SC=1 |gf_SC=19 |ga_SC=3
|win_ST=4 |draw_ST=2 |loss_ST=1 |gf_ST=11 |ga_ST=4
|win_RC=1 |draw_RC=0 |loss_RC=6 |gf_RC=5 |ga_RC=16
|win_SH=4 |draw_SH=3 |loss_SH=0 |gf_SH=5 |ga_SH=3
|win_BC=0 |draw_BC=1 |loss_BC=6 |gf_BC=1 |ga_BC=12
|win_ER=2 |draw_ER=2 |loss_ER=3 |gf_ER=2 |ga_ER=6
|win_DC=1 |draw_DC=2 |loss_DC=4 |gf_DC=5 |ga_DC=9
|win_OP=5 |draw_OP=1 |loss_OP=1 |gf_OP=13|ga_OP=8

|name_RC=Radha Raman Club
|name_SC='''Sunrise Club''' ('''C''')
|name_ST='''[[Rising Student's Club]]'''
|name_SH='''[[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]]''' 
|name_BC=Bidanasi Club ('''R''')
|name_ER=[[East Coast Railway]]
|name_DC=Jay Durga Club
|name_OP='''[[Odisha Police]]'''

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KK=#ccffcc |text_KK={{nobreak|'''Champions''', Advance to [[FAO Super Cup]]}}
|col_KO=blue1 |text_KO={{nobreak|Advance to [[FAO Super Cup]]}}
|col_REL=red1   |text_REL={{nobreak|Relegation to [[2018 FAO Football League#Gold League|Gold League]]}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
}}</onlyinclude>

====Results====
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source = [http://orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=NTUxMA== Orisports]
|update = 1 October 2018
|a_note =
|matches_style = FBR

|team1=BC
|team2=ER
|team3=JD
|team4=OP
|team5=RR
|team6=RS
|team7=SC
|team8=SH

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_RR=Radha Raman Club
|name_SC=Sunrise Club
|name_RS=[[Rising Student's Club]]
|name_SH=[[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]]
|name_BC=Bidanasi Club
|name_ER=[[East Coast Railway]]
|name_JD=Jay Durga Club
|name_OP=[[Odisha Police]]

<!-- Bidanasi Club -->

<!-- Bidanasi Club -->    |match_BC_BC= 
<!-- [[East Coast Railway]] -->     |match_BC_ER=0–1
<!-- Jay Durga Club -->       |match_BC_JD=0–0
<!-- [[Odisha Police]] -->    |match_BC_OP=1–3
<!-- Radha Raman Club -->           |match_BC_RR=0–2
<!-- [[Rising Student's Club]] -->       |match_BC_RS=0–1
<!-- Sunrise Club -->  |match_BC_SC=0–5
<!-- [[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]] -->      |match_BC_SH=WO

<!-- [[East Coast Railway]] -->

<!-- Bidanasi Club -->    |match_ER_BC= 1–0
<!-- [[East Coast Railway]] -->     |match_ER_ER=
<!-- Jay Durga Club -->       |match_ER_JD= 0–0
<!-- [[Odisha Police]] -->    |match_ER_OP= 
<!-- Radha Raman Club -->           |match_ER_RR=1–0
<!-- [[Rising Student's Club]] -->       |match_ER_RS=0–0
<!-- Sunrise Club -->  |match_ER_SC=0–3
<!-- [[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]] -->      |match_ER_SH=0–1

<!-- Jay Durga Club -->

<!-- Bidanasi Club -->    |match_JD_BC= 0–0
<!-- [[East Coast Railway]] -->     |match_JD_ER=0–0
<!-- Jay Durga Club -->       |match_JD_JD=
<!-- [[Odisha Police]] -->    |match_JD_OP=1–3
<!-- Radha Raman Club -->           |match_JD_RR=2–1
<!-- [[Rising Student's Club]] -->       |match_JD_RS=1–3
<!-- Sunrise Club -->  |match_JD_SC=1–2
<!-- [[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]] -->      |match_JD_SH=WO

<!-- [[Odisha Police]] -->

<!-- Bidanasi Club -->    |match_OP_BC=3–1
<!-- [[East Coast Railway]] -->     |match_OP_ER=2–0
<!-- Jay Durga Club -->       |match_OP_JD=3–1
<!-- [[Odisha Police]] -->    |match_OP_OP=
<!-- Radha Raman Club -->           |match_OP_RR=3–1
<!-- [[Rising Student's Club]] -->       |match_OP_RS=2–1
<!-- Sunrise Club -->  |match_OP_SC=0–4
<!-- [[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]] -->      |match_OP_SH=0–0

<!-- Radha Raman Club -->

<!-- Bidanasi Club -->    |match_RR_BC=2–0
<!-- [[East Coast Railway]] -->     |match_RR_ER=0–1
<!-- Jay Durga Club -->       |match_RR_JD=1–2
<!-- [[Odisha Police]] -->    |match_RR_OP=1–3
<!-- Radha Raman Club -->           |match_RR_RR=
<!-- [[Rising Student's Club]] -->       |match_RR_RS=1–3
<!-- Sunrise Club -->  |match_RR_SC=0–4
<!-- [[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]] -->      |match_RR_SH=0–1

<!-- [[Rising Student's Club]] -->

<!-- Bidanasi Club -->    |match_RS_BC=1–0
<!-- [[East Coast Railway]] -->     |match_RS_ER=0–0
<!-- Jay Durga Club -->       |match_RS_JD=3–1
<!-- [[Odisha Police]] -->    |match_RS_OP=1–2
<!-- Radha Raman Club -->           |match_RS_RR=3–1
<!-- [[Rising Student's Club]] -->       |match_RS_RS=
<!-- Sunrise Club -->  |match_RS_SC=1–0
<!-- [[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]] -->      |match_RS_SH=2–2

<!-- Sunrise Club -->

<!-- Bidanasi Club -->    |match_SC_BC=5–0
<!-- [[East Coast Railway]] -->     |match_SC_ER=3–0
<!-- Jay Durga Club -->       |match_SC_JD=2–1
<!-- [[Odisha Police]] -->    |match_SC_OP=4–0
<!-- Radha Raman Club -->           |match_SC_RR=4–0
<!-- [[Rising Student's Club]] -->       |match_SC_RS=0–1
<!-- Sunrise Club -->  |match_SC_SC=
<!-- [[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]] -->      |match_SC_SH=1–1

<!-- [[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]] -->

<!-- Bidanasi Club -->    |match_SH_BC=WO
<!-- [[East Coast Railway]] -->     |match_SH_ER=1–0
<!-- Jay Durga Club -->       |match_SH_JD=WO
<!-- [[Odisha Police]] -->    |match_SH_OP=0–0
<!-- Radha Raman Club -->           |match_SH_RR=1–0
<!-- [[Rising Student's Club]] -->       |match_SH_RS=2–2
<!-- Sunrise Club -->  |match_SH_SC=1–1
<!-- [[Sports Odisha|Sports Hostel]] -->      |match_SH_SH=
}}

===Gold League===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Gold League
<!--Do not forget to update date or use ''complete'' without quotes when tournament is over-->
|source=[http://orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=NTUxMA== Orisports]
|update=complete
|team1=UC
|team2=RS
|team3=OC
|team4=MC
|team5=KC
|team6=RC
|team7=IC
|result1=K1 |result2=KO |result3=KO |result7=REL

|win_UC=5 |draw_UC=1 |loss_UC=0 |gf_UC=16 |ga_UC=2
|win_RS=5 |draw_RS=0 |loss_RS=1 |gf_RS=14 |ga_RS=6
|win_MC=2 |draw_MC=2 |loss_MC=2 |gf_MC=2 |ga_MC=7
|win_RC=0 |draw_RC=1 |loss_RC=3 |gf_RC=2 |ga_RC=9
|win_IC=0 |draw_IC=0 |loss_IC=5 |gf_IC=0 |ga_IC=2
|win_KC=2 |draw_KC=0 |loss_KC=3 |gf_KC=4 |ga_KC=9
|win_OC=3 |draw_OC=0 |loss_OC=3 |gf_OC=10 |ga_OC=9

|name_RS='''Rising Star Club'''
|name_UC='''Young Utkal Club''' ('''C''')
|name_RC=Radha Gobinda Club
|name_IC=Independent Club ('''R''')
|name_KC=Kishore Club
|name_MC=Mangala Club
|name_OC='''Rovers Club'''

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q

|col_K1=#ccffcc |text_K1={{nobreak|Promotion to [[2019 FAO League#Diamond League|2019 Diamond League]]<br >Advance to [[2018 FAO Super Cup]]}}
|col_KO=blue1 |text_KO={{nobreak|Advance to [[2018 FAO Super Cup]]}}
|col_REL=red1   |text_REL=Relegation to [[2019 FAO League#Silver League|2019 Silver League]]
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
}}

===Silver League===

====Group stage====

=====Group A=====
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Silver League A
<!--Do not forget to update date or use ''complete'' without quotes when tournament is over-->
|source=[http://orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=NTUxMA== Orisports]
|update=complete
|team1=SS
|team2=CN
|team3=CC
|team4=OG
|team5=TC
|team6=YV
|result1=KO |result6=REL

|win_SS=4 |draw_SS=1 |loss_SS=0 |gf_SS=15 |ga_SS=2
|win_YV=0 |draw_YV=1 |loss_YV=3 |gf_YV=2 |ga_YV=15
|win_CN=3 |draw_CN=0 |loss_CN=2 |gf_CN=13 |ga_CN=3
|win_CC=2 |draw_CC=1 |loss_CC=1 |gf_CC=8 |ga_CC=3
|win_TC=1 |draw_TC=1 |loss_TC=3 |gf_TC=5 |ga_TC=13
|win_OG=1 |draw_OG=2 |loss_OG=2 |gf_OG=0 |ga_OG=7

|name_SS='''[[Sports Authority of India|SAI-STC]]'''
|name_YV=Yuba Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)
|name_CN=Club N Club
|name_CC=Chauliaganj Club
|name_TC=Town Club
|name_OG=[[Government of Odisha|Odisha Government Press (OGP)]]

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to ''Silver Play-off''
|col_REL=red1   |text_REL=Advance to ''Silver Eliminator''
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
}}</onlyinclude>

=====Group B=====
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Silver League B
<!--Do not forget to update date or use ''complete'' without quotes when tournament is over-->
|source=[http://orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=NTUxMA== Orisports]
|update=complete
|team1=SC
|team2=CC
|team3=LC
|team4=SB
|team5=AH
|team6=WM
|result1=KO |result6=REL

|win_LC=1 |draw_LC=3 |loss_LC=1 |gf_LC=2 |ga_LC=3
|win_SB=1 |draw_SB=2 |loss_SB=2 |gf_SB=7 |ga_SB=9
|win_CC=2 |draw_CC=2 |loss_CC=0 |gf_CC=6 |ga_CC=4
|win_AH=1 |draw_AH=1 |loss_AH=3 |gf_AH=5 |ga_AH=9
|win_SC=4 |draw_SC=1 |loss_SC=0 |gf_SC=20 |ga_SC=1
|win_WM=0 |draw_WM=1 |loss_WM=3 |gf_WM=1 |ga_WM=16

|name_SB=[[State Bank of India|State Bank of India (Odisha)]]
|name_CC=Chand Club
|name_LC=Lalbag Club
|name_AH=Azad Hind Club
|name_SC='''Sunshine Club'''
|name_WM=Western Mahaveer Club

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to ''Play-off''
|col_REL=red1   |text_REL=Advance to ''Eliminator''
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
}}</onlyinclude>

==Statistics==

===Scoring===
{{updated|5 September 2018}}

====Hat-tricks====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! For !! Against !! style="text-align:center"| Result !! Date
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} M Trinath || [[Sports Authority of India|SAI-STC]] || Town Club || 5–0 || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|8|23}} 
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} Biki Sethi || Sunshine Club || Western Mahaveer Club || 7–0 || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|8|25}}
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} Md. Fayaz KF || Sunrise Club || Bidanasi Club || 5–0 || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|8|26}} 
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} Ramesh Murmu || Chauliaganj Club || [[Government of Odisha|Odisha Government Press (OGP)]] || 4–0 || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|8|28}} 
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} Debraj SA || Club 'N' Club || Town Club || 4–0 || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|8|30}} 
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} Harish Chandra Murmu || Town Club || Yuva Bandhu Cultural Group (YVCG) || 5–2 || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|9|4}} 
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{FAO League}}
{{2018–19 in Indian football}}

[[Category:FAO League seasons]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Odisha]]
[[Category:2018 in Asian association football leagues|Ind]]
[[Category:2018–19 in Indian football leagues|1]]