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FAO League - Wikipedia

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FAO League
Organising body	Football Association of Odisha (FAO)
Founded	2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Country	India
Divisions	2 (FAO First Division, FAO Second Division)
Number of clubs	24 (total in all 3 groups)
Level on pyramid	5–8
Promotion to	I-League 3
Relegation to	Various
Domestic cup(s)	Kalinga Cup
League cup(s)	FAO Super Cup
Current champions	Sunrise Club (7th title)
Most championships	Sunrise Club (7 titles)
TV partners	FA Odisha SportsKPI (YouTube, Facebook)
Current: 2024 FAO League

The Football Association of Odisha League (also known as the MGM FAO League for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to the FAO League) is the top state football league of the Indian state of Odisha, organised by Football Association of Odisha (FAO) in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha.^[1]^[2]

History

The major domestic league in the state held at Cuttack was known as Cuttack Football League until 2010 when FAO decided to restructure the league as FAO league. It continues as the top tier competition for Cuttack based football clubs.^[3]

The FAO League was brought up as Siddhartha Odisha First Division League in 2010 as Odisha's premier level football league. FAO introduced the league system to provide the footballing talents of the state a platform to showcase their abilities. The league system continued with the same format for seven years, until its revamp in 2018. 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, Sports Odisha, Radha Gobinda Club, and Radha Raman Club have each won it once.

In a total competition revamp, FAO League was converted to a threeptier first division highest level footballing league of the state in 2018. The First Division League currently has three tiers, Diamond, Gold and Silver leagues, followed by the Second Division.^[4]^[5]

League structure

FAO League
Tier	Division
I _{(Level 5 on Indian Football Pyramid)}	FAO Diamond League _{↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate}
II _{(Level 6 on Indian Football Pyramid)}	FAO Gold League _{↑promote ↓relegate}
III _{(Level 7 on Indian Football Pyramid)}	FAO Silver League _{↑promote ↓relegate}
IV _{(Level 8 on Indian Football Pyramid)}	FAO Second Division League _↑promote

Venues

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

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Venues of the FAO Football League

Bhubaneswar

Kalinga Stadium

Cuttack

Diamond League

FAO Diamond League
Organising body	Football Association of Odisha (FAO)
Founded	2010; 14 years ago (2010)
Country	India
Number of clubs	8
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	I-League 2nd Division
Relegation to	FAO Gold League
Domestic cup(s)	Kalinga Cup
League cup(s)	FAO Super Cup
Current champions	Sunrise Club (7th title)
Most championships	Sunrise Club (7 titles)

2024 clubs

Bidanasi Club
Radha Raman Club
Rising Student Club
Rovers Club
Sports Odisha
Sunrise Club
Rising Star Club
Young Utkal Club

Champions

Season	Winner	Runners–up
2010	East Coast Railway	Rising Student's Club
2011	Odisha Police	Radha Gobinda Club
2012	Odisha Police	Jobra Durga Club
2013	Radha Gobinda Club	Jobra Durga Club
2014	Sunrise Club	East Coast Railway
2015	Sunrise Club	Rising Student's Club
2016	Sunrise Club	East Coast Railway
2017	Radha Raman Club	Sunrise Club
2018	Sunrise Club	Odisha Police
2019	Sports Odisha	Rising Students Club
2022	Sunrise Club, Radha Raman Club (joint-champions)
2023	Sunrise Club	Sports Odisha
2024	Sunrise Club	Rovers Club

Championships by team

Club	Titles	Runners-Up	Winning Seasons
Sunrise Club	7	1	2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
Odisha Police	2	1	2011, 2012
Radha Raman Club	2	0	2017, 2022
East Coast Railway	1	2	2010
Radha Gobinda Club	1	1	2013
Sports Odisha	1	1	2019
Rising Student Club	0	3	—
Jobra Durga Club	0	2	—

Gold League

FAO Gold League
Organising body	Football Association of Odisha (FAO)
Country	India
Number of clubs	7
Level on pyramid	5
Promotion to	FAO Diamond League
Relegation to	FAO Silver League
League cup(s)	FAO Super Cup

2024 clubs

Chand Club
East Coast Railway
Independent Club
Jay Durga Club
Kishore Club
Mangala Club
Odisha Police

Winners

Season	Champion	Runners-up
2018	FAO XI	Eleven Gun Club
2019	Rovers Club	Rising Star Club
2022	Bidanasi Club	Rising Star Club
2023	Rising Star Club	Kishore Club
2024	Kishore Club	Mangala Club

Silver League

FAO Silver League
Organising body	Football Association of Odisha (FAO)
Country	India
Number of clubs	8
Level on pyramid	6
Promotion to	FAO Gold League
Relegation to	FAO League 2nd Division
League cup(s)	FAO Super Cup

2024 clubs

Silver A

Azad Hind Club
Junior Gallant Club
Radha Gobinda Club
Sunshine Club

Silver B

Chauliaganj Club
Eleven Gun Club
SAI STC Cuttack
Town Club

Winners

Season	Winner	Runners–up
2018	Sunshine Club	SAI-STC
2019	SAI-STC	Club-n-Club
2022	Kishore Club	Town Club
2023	Independent Club	Sunshine Club
2024	Junior Gallant Club	Chauliaganj Club

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
2022	Eleven Gun Club	Uday Club
2023	Junior Gallant Club	YAFC Choudwar Club
2024	YAFC Choudwar Club	Uday Club

References

^ "FAO First Division League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
^ "FAO First Division League 2022". Orisports. 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ "Schedule". Orisports. 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ "FAO to start Super Cup, Revamp FAO League". Orisports. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
^ "FAO restructures domestic football". Football Association of Odisha. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

v t e FAO League
Divisions	FAO First Division Diamond League Gold League Silver League FAO Second Division
2023 Clubs	Sunrise Club Radha Raman Club Young Utkal Club Sports Hostel Rising Students Club Rovers Athletic Club Odisha Police East Coast Railway Bidanasi Club Rising Star Club Jay Durga Club Chand Club Radha Gobinda Club Mangala Club Sunshine Club Kishore Club Lalbag Club Azad Hind Club SBI Sports Recreation Club Town Club Chauliaganj Club Royal Club Odisha Government Press Club Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group
Seasons	2018 2019 2022 2023 2024
Stadiums	Barabati Stadium

v t e Football in Odisha
Football Association of Odisha Odisha Olympic Association
State teams	Odisha football team Odisha women's football team
Clubs	Indian Super League Odisha FC Indian Women's League Odisha FC Women Odisha Police Rising Student's Club SAI-STC Cuttack Sports Odisha Elite League Odisha FC Reserves Sports Hostel (Odisha)
League competitions	FAO League Odisha Women's League
Cup competitions	Kalinga Cup FAO Super Cup
Stadiums	Angul Stadium Barabati Stadium Kalinga Stadium Veer Surendra Sai Stadium
Others	Sports in Odisha

Football in India

National teams

Men	India U-23 U-20 U-17
Women	India U-20 U-17
Others	Beach soccer Futsal

League system

Men	Indian Super League I-League I-League 2 I-League 3 Futsal Club Championship
Women	Indian Women's League Indian Women's League 2
State	State Leagues Men Women
Youth	Youth League Reliance Foundation Development League

Cup competitions

International	Intercontinental Cup Tri-Nation Series Gold Cup
Club	Super Cup Durand Cup others
State (Senior)	Santosh Trophy Women's Championship National Games Beach Soccer Championship
State (Youth)	B.C. Roy Trophy Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy Junior Girl's NFC Sub–Junior Girl's NFC Subroto Cup JSW Youth Cup

Defunct competitions

Leagues	National Football League National Football League 2nd Division National Football League 3rd Division National Football League U19
Cups	Federation Cup Nehru Cup Indian Super Cup others

Sports complexes

AIFF National Center of Excellence

Sports leagues of India

National

Basketball

Cricket

First class	Duleep Trophy Irani Trophy Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy Ranji Trophy
List A	Deodhar Trophy Senior Women's One Day Challenger Trophy Senior Women's One Day Trophy Vijay Hazare Trophy
Twenty20	Indian Cricket League^† Indian Premier League Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy Senior Women's T20 Trophy Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Women's T20 Challenge Women's Premier League
T10	Indian Street Premier League
Youth	CK Nayudu Trophy Cooch Behar Trophy Rohinton Baria Trophy Vinoo Mankad Trophy Vizzy Trophy

Others

Regional

Cricket

Football

North and Central	Chhattisgarh Football League Championship FD Senior Division FD Women's League Himachal Football League Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football League Lucknow Super Division Madhya Pradesh Premier League Punjab State Super Football League Punjab Women's League Uttarakhand Super League
East and Northeast	Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League Assam State Premier League Bihar State Soccer League Manipur State League Manipur Women's League Meghalaya State League Mizoram Premier League Mizoram Women's League SSA Women's Football League Nagaland FAO League FAO Women's League Sikkim Premier Division League Calcutta Football League Calcutta Women's Football League
West	Goa Football League Goa Women's League Gujarat SFA Club Championship Mumbai Football League Pune Football League R-League A Division
South	Bangalore Football League‎ Bangalore Super Division Chennai Football League Karnataka Women's League Kerala Premier League Kerala Women's League Malabar Premier League Super League Kerala Tamil Nadu Women's League

Others

^†Defunct; ^{^} Proposed

Categories:

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History

League structure

Venues

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Diamond League

2024 clubs

Champions

Championships by team

Gold League

2024 clubs

Winners

Silver League

2024 clubs

Silver A

Silver B

Winners

FAO Second Division League

See also

References