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The FAO League or FAO First Division League is a premier state level football league in Odisha. League is organised by Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha.[1]
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, Odisha Sports Hostel, Radha Gobinda Club, and Radha Raman Club have won it once.
History
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.
Format
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.[2]
Qualification for Super Cup
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.[3]
Clubs
Diamond
- Sunrise Club
- Odisha Police
- Sports Hostel
- Rising Students Club
- East Coast Railway
- Radha Raman Club
- Jay Durga Club
- Young Utkal Club
Gold
- Bidanasi Club
- Rising Star Club
- Rovers Club
- Mangala Club
- Radha Gobinda Club
- Sunshine Club
Silver
Silver A
- SAI-STC Cuttack
- Chand Club
- Lalbagh Club
- State Bank of India
- Azad Hind Club
Silver B
- Independent Club
- Chauliaganj Club
- Club N Club
- Town Club
- Royal Club
Venues
Bhubaneswar
Cuttack
- Barabati Stadium
- Odisha Police Ground
- Satyabrata Stadium
- Shatabdi Vihar Football Ground
Champions
| Template:Color | Template:Color | Template:Color | Template:Color | Template:Color | Template:Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 September | East Coast Railway | 2–2 (5–4 pen.) | Rising Student's Club | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 2011 | 28 August | Odisha Police | 3–1 | Radha Gobinda Club | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 2012 | 30 September | Odisha Police | 1–0 | Jobra Durga Club | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 2013 | 28 July | Radha Gobinda Club | 3–0 | Jobra Durga Club | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 2014 | 10 August | Sunrise Club | 1–0 | East Coast Railway | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 2015 | 22 December | Sunrise Club | 1–0 | Rising Student's Club | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 2016 | 10 August | Sunrise Club | 4–1 | East Coast Railway | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 2017 | 17 September | Radha Raman Club | 2–1 | Sunrise Club | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
League Championships
| Template:Color | Template:Color | Template:Color | Template:Color | Template:Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28 September | Sunrise Club | Odisha Police | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 2019 | 6 September | Odisha Sports Hostel | Rising Student's Club | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
Championships by team
| Template:Color | Template:Color | Template:Color | Template:Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Club | 4 | 1 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 |
| Odisha Police | 2 | 1 | 2011, 2012 |
| East Coast Railway | 1 | 2 | 2010 |
| Radha Gobinda Club | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| Odisha Sports Hostel | 1 | 0 | 2019 |
| Radha Raman Club | 1 | 0 | 2017 |
| Rising Student's Club | 0 | 3 | — |
| Jobra Durga Club | 0 | 2 | — |
FAO Second Division League
| Season | Champion | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kishore Club | Town Club |
| 2011 | Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG) | Lalbagh Club |
| 2012 | Town Club | Royal Club |
| 2013 | Jay Bharat Cultural Club | Uday Club |
| 2014 | Lalbagh Club | Royal Club |
| 2016 | Club 'N' Club | Royal Club |
| 2017 | Chauliaganj Club | Royal Club |
| 2018 | FAO XI | Eleven Gun Club |
See also
References
- ↑ FAO First Division League(28 August 2011). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ FAO restructures domestic football. Football Association of Odisha(10 May 2018). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ All you need to know about the football league structure in Odisha. Goal(25 June 2018). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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