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{{Short description|State governing body of Football in Odisha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Football Association of Odisha
|abbrev = FAO
|logo = Football Association of Odisha.svg
|sport = [[Association football|Football]]
|jurisdiction = {{flagicon image|..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
|founded = {{start date|1949}} {{small|(as ''Orissa Football Association'')}} {{start date and age|2010}} {{small|(as ''Football Association of Orissa'')}}
|aff = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF)
|headquarters = [[Cuttack]]
|membership = 33 district associations
|president = [[Tankadhar Tripathy]]
|secretary = Asirbad Behera
|url = http://footballodisha.in/
}}

The '''Football Association of Odisha''' ('''FAO''') is the governing body of [[Association football|football]] in the state of [[Odisha]], India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Football Association of Odisha|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/association/503|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> The [[Odisha football team]] and [[Odisha women's football team]] are administered by the Football Association of Odisha. The FAO is affiliated with the [[All India Football Federation]], the national administrating body for [[football in India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=State Associations|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref>

==History==
It was formed in 1949 and became an independent registered body in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |title=East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium's First Ever International Match |publisher=Sambad |url=https://sambadenglish.com/story-of-barabati-stadiums-first-ever-international-match/ |last=Mishra |first=Samiran |date=6 July 2021 }}</ref> The organisation was renamed after the committee of Orissa Football Association was dissolved due to litigation in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=FAO gets temporary recognition from AIFF |url=http://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=MjM1MA== |publisher=Orisports |date=3 February 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Samantaray certain to become FAO president |url=http://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=MjQ2OQ== |publisher=Orisports |date=5 June 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OFA set to turn FAO with OOA intervention |url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=MzQxMg== |publisher=Orisports |date=9 September 2009 }}</ref>

==Teams==
===State teams===
{|class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #ADADAD; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;"
|- style="background:#adadad; text-align:left;"
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Team
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Head coach
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Team manager
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Tournament
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Odisha football team|Odisha Men]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Akshay Das]]
|style="text-align:center;"| Gangadhar Behera
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Santosh Trophy]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Odisha women's football team|Odisha Women]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Crispin Chettri]]
|style="text-align:center;"| Gitanjali Khuntia
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|Senior Women's NFC]]
|}

===State youth teams===
{|class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #ADADAD; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;"
|- style="background:#adadad; text-align:left;"
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Team
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Head coach
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Tournament
|-
| Odisha Junior Men (U-20)
|
|style="text-align:center;"| Swami Vivekananda NFC (U -20)
|-
|-
| Odisha Junior Men (U-15)
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| Suraj Thapa
|style="text-align:center;"| [[B.C. Roy Trophy]]
|-
| Odisha Junior Women (U-19)
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship|Junior Girl's NFC]]
|-
| Odisha Sub-Junior Boys (U-13)
|style="text-align:center;"| Nipendra Kumar Das
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]]
|-
| Odisha Sub-Junior Girls (U-17)
|style="text-align:center;"| Shaik Manzoor
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship|Sub-Junior Girl's NFC]]
|}

==Affiliated district associations==
The 33 district associations of [[Odisha]] affiliated with the '''Football Association of Odisha'''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Association !! District/Region
|-
| 1 || Angul District Athletic Association || [[Angul district|Angul]]
|-
| 2 || Balangir District Athletic Association || [[Balangir district|Balangir]]
|-
| 3 || Balasore District Athletic Association || [[Balasore district|Balasore]]
|-
| 4 || Bargarh District Athletic Association || [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
|-
| 5 || Bhadrak District Athletic Association || [[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]]
|-
| 6 || Bhubaneswar Athletic Association || [[Bhubaneswar]] ([[Khordha district|Khordha]])
|-
| 7 || Boudh District Athletic Association || [[Boudh district|Boudh]]
|-
| 8 || Cuttack District Athletic Association || [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
|-
| 9 || Debagarh District Athletic Association || [[Debagarh district|Debagarh]]
|-
| 10 || Dhenkanal District Athletic Association || [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
|-
| 11 || Gajapati District Athletic Association || [[Gajapati district|Gajapati]]
|-
| 12 || Ganjam District Athletic Association || [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
|-
| 13 || Jagatsinghpur District Athletic Association || [[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]]
|-
| 14 || Jajpur District Athletic Association || [[Jajpur district|Jajpur]]
|-
| 15 || Jharsuguda District Athletic Association || [[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]]
|-
| 16 || Kalahandi District Athletic Association || [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
|-
| 17 || Kendrapara District Athletic Association || [[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]]
|-
| 18 || Keonjhar District Athletic Association || [[Kendujhar district|Kendujhar]]
|-
| 19 || Khordha District Athletic Association || [[Khordha district|Khordha]]
|-
| 20 || Koraput District Athletic Association || [[Koraput district|Koraput]]
|-
| 21 || Malkangiri District Athletic Association || [[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]]
|-
| 22 || Mayurbhanj District Athletic Association || [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
|-
| 23 || Nabarangpur District Athletic Association || [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]]
|-
| 24 || Nayagarh District Athletic Association || [[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]
|-
| 25 || Nuapada District Athletic Association || [[Nuapada district|Nuapada]]
|-
| 26 || Paradeep Port Trust || [[Paradeep]] ([[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]])
|-
| 27 || Phulbani District Athletic Association || [[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
|-
| 28 || Puri District Athletic Association || [[Puri district|Puri]]
|-
| 29 || Rayagada District Athletic Association || [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
|-
| 30 || Rourkela Steel Plant || [[Rourkela]] ([[Sundargarh district|Sundargarh]])
|-
| 31 || Sambalpur District Athletic Association || [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
|-
| 32 || Subarnapur District Athletic Association || [[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]]
|-
| 33 || Sundargarh District Athletic Association || [[Sundargarh district|Sundargarh]]
|}

==Competitions==
===District level===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
====Men's====
*Sahani Cup (Senior Inter-District Football Championship)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orisports.com/SheduleDetails.aspx?cId=MTU4MA==|title=Sahani Cup|website=Orisports|date=2016|access-date=29 September 2022}}</ref>
{{col-2}}

====Women's====
*PC Behera Trophy (Senior Women Inter-District Football Championship)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=ODMzMQ==|title=Sr Women Inter-District Football: Sundargarh-B crowned champs|website=Orisports|date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
{{col-end}}

===Club level===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
====Men's====
*[[FAO League]]
*[[FAO Super Cup]]
*[[Kalinga Cup]]
{{col-2}}

====Women's====
*[[Odisha Women's League]]
{{col-end}}

====Youth====
*FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prameyanews.com/odisha-fc-to-showcase-local-talent-in-fao-youth-league-2023-u13-and-u15-|title=Odisha FC to showcase local talent in FAO Youth League 2023 U13 and U15|website=Prameys News|date=20 November 2023}}</ref>

====Futsal====
*FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

==Odisha Football League pyramid==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |FAO League
|-
!Tier
!Division
|-
!I (Level 5 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])
|'''FAO Diamond League''' ''↑promote (to [[I-League 3]]) ↓relegate''
|-
!II (Level 6 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])
|'''FAO Gold League''' ''↑promote ↓relegate''
|-
!III (Level 7 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])
|'''FAO Silver League''' ''↑promote ↓relegate''
|-
!IV (Level 8 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])
|'''FAO Second Division League''' ''↑promote''
|}

==Evolution==
<onlyinclude>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 11px ;"
! colspan="2" |Years
! rowspan="2" |1949
! rowspan="2" |1962– 2010
! rowspan="2" |2010–2011
! rowspan="2" |2011–2016
! rowspan="2" |2016-2018
! rowspan="2" |2018–present
|-
! colspan="2" |'''Level'''
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#dbb224"|{{ font color | white |'''Men's'''}}
|-
! rowspan="4" |State leagues
| bgcolor="gold" |'''1'''
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="#A1E6FF" | Formation of [[Football Association of Odisha|Football Association of Odisha (FAO)]]
|''None''
| colspan="3" bgcolor="gold" |[[FAO League|FAO First Division League]]
| bgcolor="gold" |[[FAO League#Diamond League|FAO Diamond League]]
|-
| bgcolor="silver" |'''2'''
|''None''
| colspan="3" bgcolor="silver" |[[FAO League#FAO Second Division League|FAO Second Division League]]
| bgcolor="silver" |[[FAO League#Gold League|FAO Gold League]]
|-
| bgcolor="#cc9966" |'''3'''
| colspan="4" rowspan="2" |''None''
| bgcolor="#cc9966" |[[FAO League#Gold League|FAO Silver League]]
|-
| bgcolor="#dc7f80" |'''4'''
| bgcolor="#dc7f80" |[[FAO League#FAO Second Division League|FAO Second Division League]]
|-
! colspan="8" |
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Cup competitions
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#A1E6FF" |
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#DEFF97" |[[Kalinga Cup]]
| colspan="2" |''Not held''
|-
| colspan="3" |''None''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEFF97" |[[FAO Super Cup]]
|-
| colspan="9" bgcolor="#9d1f1e"|{{ font color | white |'''Women's'''}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |State leagues
| bgcolor="gold" |'''1'''
| bgcolor="#A1E6FF" |
| colspan="2" |''None''
| colspan="4" bgcolor="gold" |Odisha Women's League
|}
</onlyinclude>

==Honours==
===Men===
*'''[[B.C. Roy Trophy|B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior National Football Championship)]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 1968–69
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25

*'''[[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy|Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy (Sub-Junior National Football Championship)]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 2018–19
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

===Women===
*'''[[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|Senior Women's National Football Championship]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 2010–11
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, [[2014 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|2013–14]], [[2018–19 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|2018–19]]

*'''[[National Games of India|National Games]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Gold medal''' (3): [[2007 National Games of India|2007]], [[2011 National Games of India|2011]], [[2023 National Games of India|2023]]
:{{SilverMedal}} Silver medal (2): [[2015 National Games of India|2015]], [[2022 National Games of India|2022]]
:{{BronzeMedal}} Bronze medal (1): 2002

*'''[[Junior Girl's National Football Championship]]'''
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18

*'''[[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 2006–07
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (7): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2018–19

===Federation awards===
*2023–24 Best Member Association for Hosting [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] Competitions<ref name="AIFF">{{cite web|title=Chhangte, Indumathi named best on a shining Night of AIFF Awards|website=[[All India Football Federation]] |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/chhangte-indumathi-named-best-on-a-shining-night-of-aiff-awards|accessdate=22 July 2024|date=19 July 2024}}</ref>
*2023–24 AIFF Special Award for Hosting Various AIFF Events<ref name="AIFF"/>
*2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme<ref>{{cite web|title=Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Bala Devi get top AIFF Awards|website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/eugeneson-lyngdoh-bala-devi-get-top-aiff-awards/articleshow/50254761.cms|accessdate=20 December 2015|date=20 December 2015}}</ref>
*2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10<ref>{{cite web|title=Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF|website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/goan-football-slips-down-ranked-joint-eighth-among-11-states-evaluated-by-aiff/articleshow/77160191.cms|accessdate=5 August 2020|date=25 July 2020}}</ref>

==Management==
Management of FAO for the term 2024–28:<ref>{{cite web|title=BJP leader Samir Dey becomes new president of FAO
|url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=ODI2Mg==|website=Orisports|access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position
! Office-bearer
|-
| President
| [[Tankadhar Tripathy]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy elected FAO president |url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=ODY2OQ== |publisher=Orisports |date=20 April 2025 }}</ref>
|-
| Vice-president(s)
| Bijay Das Padma Lochan Lenka Dilip Kumar Sahoo Rabi Narayan Panda Asit Baran Pati [[Mohammad Shahid Jabbar]] Sahadev Rout Birendra Kumar Behera
|-
| Working president
| Srikara Mishra
|-
| Secretary
| Asirbad Behera
|-
| Joint secretary(s)
| Avijit Paul Biswa Ranjan Gharei Bijay Kumar Das
|-
| Treasurer
| Bhakta Ballav Das
|}

===AIFF committee members===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Committee
! Member
|-
| Executive committee
| {{flagicon|IND}} Avijit Paul
|-
| Technical committee
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pinky Bompal Magar]]
|}

==Accredited academies==
{|class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #ADADAD; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;"
|- style="background:#adadad; text-align:left;"
! style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Team
! style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Manager
! style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| AIFF Academy Rating
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Sports Odisha]]
|style="text-align:center;"| Shuvendu Panda
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]] [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]] [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]]
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| FAO Academy
|style="text-align:center;"| Sanjeev Patsani
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of Indian state football associations]]
*[[Football in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://footballodisha.in/ Football Association of Odisha]

{{Football in Odisha}}
{{Football in India}}
{{Indian state football associations}}

[[Category:Football governing bodies in India|Odisha]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Odisha]]
[[Category:Football in Odisha]]
[[Category:1949 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1949]]

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