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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox football league<br />
| name = FAO First Division League<br />
| logo =<br />
| pixels = <br />
| country = India<br />
| organiser = [[Football Association of Odisha]] (FAO)<br />
| confed = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF)<br />
| founded = {{start date and age|2010}}<br />
| teams = 24<br />
| promotion = [[I-League Qualifiers]]<br />
| relegation = FAO 2nd Division League<br />
| levels = [[Indian football league system|3-4]]<br />
| domest_cup = [[Durand Cup]] (invitational)<br />
| confed_cup = [[FAO Super Cup|Super Cup]]<br />
| league_cup = <br />
| champions = [[Government of Odisha|Odisha Sports Hostel]] <small> (1st title) </small><br />
| most_successful_club = Sunrise Club <br/> (4 titles)<br />
| tv = [[Odisha TV]]<br />
| season = <br />
| current = <br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
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The '''FAO League''' or '''FAO First Division League''' is a premier state level [[association football|football]] league in [[Odisha]]. League is organised by [[Football Association of Odisha]] (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orisports.com/SheduleDetails.aspx?cId=NTU2|title=FAO First Division League|work=Orisports|date=28 August 2011|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref><br />
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Since the inception of the FAO League, a total of five clubs have been crowned champions. Sunrise have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions four times. [[Odisha Police]] have won the league twice whereas [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]], [[Government of Odisha|Odisha Sports Hostel]], Radha Gobinda Club, and Radha Raman Club have won it once.<br />
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==History==<br />
The FAO League was brought up as ''Siddhartha Odisha First Division League'' in 2010 as Odisha's premier level football league. Football Association of Odisha introduced league system to provide footballing talents of the state a platform to showcase their abilities. League system continued with the same format for seven years, until getting its revamp in 2018.<br />
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==Format==<br />
In a total competition revamp, FAO League was converted from premier league of the state to second-highest level footballing league in 2018. League system currently has three tiers, ''Diamond'', ''Gold''' and ''Silver'' leagues.<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 |access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref><br />
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===Qualification for Super Cup===<br />
From the 2017–18 season, after the release of revamped format, top four teams from '''Diamond''', three from '''Gold''' and one from '''Silver''' leagues are drawn amongst each other to compete in the [[FAO Super Cup]], an eight-team knockout tournament organised annually after FAO League stage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/odisha-football-league-structure-india/1dbjavwlxvyl71eemry7qv22cb|title=All you need to know about the football league structure in Odisha|work=[[Goal (website)|Goal]]|date=25 June 2018 |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Clubs==<br />
===Diamond===<br />
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}<br />
*Sunrise Club<br />
*Odisha Police<br />
*Sports Hostel<br />
*Rising Students Club<br />
*East Coast Railway<br />
*Radha Raman Club<br />
*Jay Durga Club<br />
*Young Utkal Club<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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===Gold===<br />
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}<br />
*Bidanasi Club<br />
*Rising Star Club<br />
*Rovers Club<br />
*Mangala Club<br />
*Radha Gobinda Club<br />
*Sunshine Club<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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===Silver===<br />
====Silver A====<br />
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}<br />
*[[Sports Authority of India|SAI-STC Cuttack]]<br />
*Chand Club<br />
*Lalbagh Club<br />
*[[State Bank of India]]<br />
*Azad Hind Club<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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====Silver B====<br />
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}<br />
*Independent Club<br />
*Chauliaganj Club<br />
*Club N Club<br />
*Town Club<br />
*Royal Club<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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==Venues==<br />
<center><br />
{{location map+ |India|width=200<br />
|float=right<br />
|caption={{center|Venues of the FAO Football League }}<br />
|alt=Venues of the FAO Football League in [[Odisha]]<br />
|places={{location map~ |India |lat=20.27|long=85.84|label=[[Bhubaneswar]]|position=left}}<br />
{{location map~ |India |lat=20.31|long=85.47|label=[[Cuttack]] |position=right}}<br />
}}<br />
</center><br />
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===Bhubaneswar===<br />
* [[Kalinga Stadium]]<br />
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===Cuttack===<br />
* [[Barabati Stadium]]<br />
* [[Odisha Police|Odisha Police Ground]]<br />
* Satyabrata Stadium<br />
* Shatabdi Vihar Football Ground<br />
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==Champions==<br />
{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Season}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Date}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Winner}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Score}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Runners–up}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Venue}}<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|2010<br />
|8 September<br />
|[[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]<br />
|align=center|2–2 (5–4 pen.)<br />
|[[Rising Student's Club]]<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|2011<br />
|28 August<br />
|[[Odisha Police]]<br />
|align=center|3–1<br />
|Radha Gobinda Club<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|2012<br />
|30 September<br />
|[[Odisha Police]]<br />
|align=center|1–0<br />
|Jobra Durga Club<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|2013<br />
|28 July<br />
|Radha Gobinda Club<br />
|align=center|3–0<br />
|Jobra Durga Club<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|2014<br />
|10 August<br />
|Sunrise Club<br />
|align=center|1–0<br />
|[[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|2015<br />
|22 December<br />
|Sunrise Club<br />
|align=center|1–0<br />
|[[Rising Student's Club]]<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|2016<br />
|10 August<br />
|Sunrise Club<br />
|align=center|4–1<br />
|[[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]]<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|2017<br />
|17 September<br />
|Radha Raman Club<br />
|align=center|2–1<br />
|Sunrise Club<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|}<br />
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===League Championships===<br />
{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Season}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Date}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Winner}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Runners-Up}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"|{{color|#FFFFFF|Venue}}<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|[[2018 FAO League|2018]]<br />
|28 September<br />
|Sunrise Club<br />
|[[Odisha Police]]<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|-<br />
|align=center|[[2019 FAO League|2019]]<br />
|align=center|6 September<br />
|align=center|[[Government of Odisha|Odisha Sports Hostel]]<br />
|align=center|[[Rising Student's Club]]<br />
|[[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]<br />
|}<br />
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===Championships by team===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
!style="background:#08088A"| {{color|#FFFFFF|Club}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"| {{color|#FFFFFF|Championships}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"| {{color|#FFFFFF|Runners-Up}}<br />
!style="background:#08088A"| {{color|#FFFFFF|Winning Seasons}}<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|Sunrise Club<br />
| 4<br />
| 1<br />
| align=center|2014, 2015, 2016, [[2018 FAO League|2018]]<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[Odisha Police]]<br />
| 2<br />
| 1<br />
| align=center|2011, 2012<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[East Coast Railway Zone|East Coast Railway]]<br />
| 1<br />
| 2<br />
| align=center|2010<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|Radha Gobinda Club<br />
| 1<br />
| 1<br />
| align=center|2013<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[Government of Odisha|Odisha Sports Hostel]]<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| align=center|[[2019 FAO League|2019]]<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|Radha Raman Club<br />
| 1<br />
| 0<br />
| align=center|2017<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|[[Rising Student's Club]]<br />
| 0<br />
| 3<br />
| align=center|—<br />
|-<br />
| align=left|Jobra Durga Club<br />
| 0<br />
| 2<br />
| align=center|—<br />
|}<br />
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===FAO Second Division League===<br />
{| class="wikitable" border="1"<br />
! Season !! Champion !! Runners-Up<br />
|-<br />
|2010||Kishore Club|| Town Club<br />
|-<br />
|2011||Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)||Lalbagh Club<br />
|-<br />
|2012||Town Club||Royal Club<br />
|-<br />
|2013||Jay Bharat Cultural Club|| Uday Club<br />
|-<br />
|2014||Lalbagh Club|| Royal Club<br />
|-<br />
|2016||Club 'N' Club|| Royal Club<br />
|-<br />
|2017||Chauliaganj Club|| Royal Club<br />
|-<br />
|2018||[[Football Association of Odisha|FAO XI]]|| Eleven Gun Club <br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[I-League]]<br />
*[[Indian Super League]]<br />
*[[State football leagues in India]]<br />
*[[Odisha football team]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Football in Odisha}}<br />
{{Football in India}}<br />
{{Sports leagues of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Football leagues in India|4]]<br />
[[Category:2010 establishments in Orissa]]<br />
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2010]]<br />
[[Category:Sports competitions in Odisha]]</div>
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