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Football Association of Odisha - Wikipedia

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Football Association of Odisha
Official website

Sport	Football
Jurisdiction	Odisha
Membership	32 district associations
Abbreviation	FAO
Founded	1949 (1949) (as Orissa Football Association) 2010; 14 years ago (2010) (as Football Association of Orissa)
Affiliation	All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters	Cuttack
President	Vacant
Secretary	Asirbad Behera
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The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is the governing body of football in the state of Odisha, India.^[1] 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.^[2]

History

It was formed in 1949 and was made into an independent registered body in 1961.^[3] The organisation was renamed after the committee of Orissa Football Association was dissolved due to litigation in 2010.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Teams

State teams

Team	Head coach	Team manager	Tournament
Odisha men	Akshay Das	Hrudaya Ranjan Behera & Biswaranjan Gharai	Santosh Trophy
Odisha women	Crispin Chettri	Gitanjali Khuntia	Senior Women's NFC

State youth teams

Team	Head coach	Tournament
Odisha Junior Men (U-20)		Swami Vivekananda NFC (U -20)
Odisha Junior Men (U-15)	Suraj Thapa	B.C. Roy Trophy
Odisha Junior Women (U-19)	Suraj Thapa	Junior Girl's NFC
Odisha Sub-Junior Boys (U-13)	Nipendra Kumar Das	Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
Odisha Sub-Junior Girls (U-17)	Shaik Manzoor	Sub-Junior Girl's NFC

Affiliated district associations

All 30 districts of Odisha are affiliated with the Football Association of Odisha.

No.	Association	District	Representative
1	Angul District Football Association	Angul	Gour Gobinda Samanta
2	Balangir District Football Association	Balangir	Hari Narayan Pujari
3	Balasore District Football Association	Balasore	Sri Adhip Das
4	Bargarh District Football Association	Bargarh	Kishor Kumar Mishra
5	Bhadrak District Football Association	Bhadrak	Dhiren Pallai
6	Boudh District Football Association	Boudh
7	Cuttack District Football Association	Cuttack	Asirbad Behera
8	Debagarh District Football Association	Debagarh	Dhirendra Kumar Naik
9	Dhenkanal District Football Association	Dhenkanal	Nalini Kumar Das
10	Gajapati District Football Association	Gajapati
11	Ganjam District Football Association	Ganjam	Ashok Kumar Sahu
12	Jagatsinghpur District Football Association	Jagatsinghpur	Dola Gobinda Das
13	Jajpur District Football Association	Jajpur	Sambit Mohanty
14	Jharsuguda District Football Association	Jharsuguda	Tapash Kumar Roy
15	Kalahandi District Football Association	Kalahandi	Jagmohan Patnaik
16	Kandhamal District Football Association	Kandhamal	Siba Prasad Tripathy
17	Kendrapara District Football Association	Kendrapara	Syed Akmal Ali
18	Kendujhar District Football Association	Kendujhar	Dr.Janardan Dash
19	Khordha District Football Association	Khordha	Upendra Nath Das
20	Koraput District Football Association	Koraput	Anup Kumar Patra
21	Malkangiri District Football Association	Malkangiri	Ram Hari Panda
22	Mayurbhanj District Football Association	Mayurbhanj	Bijoy Kumar Das
23	Nabarangpur District Football Association	Nabarangpur	Prahallad Tripathy
24	Nayagarh District Football Association	Nayagarh	Asesh Kumar Das
25	Nuapada District Football Association	Nuapada	Prasan Kumar Padhi
26	Puri District Football Association	Puri	Rabi Sankar Pratihari
27	Rayagada District Football Association	Rayagada	Monaj Kumar Gantayat
28	Sambalpur District Football Association	Sambalpur	Dulal Chandra Pradhan
29	Subarnapur District Football Association	Subarnapur	Piyush Kumar Panda
30	Sundargarh District Football Association	Sundargarh	Prabhat Bhol

Competitions

District level

Men's

Sahani Cup (Senior Inter-District Football Championship)^[7]

Women's

PC Behera Trophy (Senior Women Inter-District Football Championship)^[8]

Club level

Men's

Women's

Odisha Women's League

Youth

FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)^[9]

Futsal

FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Odisha Football League pyramid

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

Evolution

Years		1949	1962– 2010	2010–2011	2011–2016	2016-2018	2018–present
Level		1949	1962– 2010	2010–2011	2011–2016	2016-2018	2018–present
Men's
State leagues	1	Formation of Football Association of Odisha (FAO)	None	FAO First Division League			FAO Diamond League
	2		None	FAO Second Division League			FAO Gold League
	3		None				FAO Silver League
	4		None				FAO Second Division League

Cup competitions			Kalinga Cup			Not held
Cup competitions			None			FAO Super Cup
Women's
State leagues	1		None		Odisha Women's League

Honours

Men

B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior National Football Championship)

Winners (1): 1968–69

Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25

Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy (Sub-Junior National Football Championship)

Winners (1): 2018–19

Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

Women

Senior Women's National Football Championship

Winners (1): 2010–11

Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2018–19

National Games

Gold medal (3): 2007, 2011, 2023

Silver medal (2): 2015, 2022

Bronze medal (1): 2002

Junior Girl's National Football Championship

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

Winners (1): 2006–07

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 AIFF Competitions^[10]
2023–24 AIFF Special Award for Hosting Various AIFF Events^[10]
2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme^[11]
2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10^[12]

Management

Management of FAO for the term 2024–28:^[13]

Position	Office-bearer
President	Vacant
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

Committee	Member
Executive committee	Avijit Paul
Technical committee	Pinky Bompal Magar

Accredited academies

Team	Manager	AIFF Academy Rating
Sports Odisha	Shuvendu Panda
FAO Academy	Sanjeev Patsani

References

^ "Football Association of Odisha". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "State Associations". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ Mishra, Samiran (6 July 2021). "East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium's First Ever International Match". Sambad.
^ "FAO gets temporary recognition from AIFF". Orisports. 3 February 2010.
^ "Samantaray certain to become FAO president". Orisports. 5 June 2010.
^ "OFA set to turn FAO with OOA intervention". Orisports. 9 September 2009.
^ "Sahani Cup". Orisports. 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ "Sr Women Inter-District Football: Sundargarh-B crowned champs". Orisports. 1 September 2024.
^ "Odisha FC to showcase local talent in FAO Youth League 2023 U13 and U15". Prameys News. 20 November 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Chhangte, Indumathi named best on a shining Night of AIFF Awards". All India Football Federation. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Bala Devi get top AIFF Awards". The Times of India. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
^ "Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF". The Times of India. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "BJP leader Samir Dey becomes new president of FAO". Orisports. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

External links

Football Association of Odisha

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

Members of the All India Football Federation

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Teams

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Competitions

District level

Men's

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Club level

Men's

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Youth

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Odisha Football League pyramid

Evolution

Honours

Men

Women

Federation awards

Management

AIFF committee members

Accredited academies

See also

References

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