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FAO League
Organising bodyFootball Association of Odisha (FAO)
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
CountryIndia
Divisions2
(FAO First Division,
FAO Second Division)
Number of teams24 (total in all 3 groups)
Level on pyramid5–8
Promotion toI-League 3
Relegation toVarious
Domestic cup(s)Kalinga Cup
League cup(s)FAO Super Cup
Current championsSunrise Club
(7th title)
Most championshipsSunrise Club
(7 titles)
TV partnersFA 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

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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

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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

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Venues of the FAO Football League

Bhubaneswar

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Cuttack

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Diamond League

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FAO Diamond League
Organising bodyFootball Association of Odisha (FAO)
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
CountryIndia
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toI-League 2nd Division
Relegation toFAO Gold League
Domestic cup(s)Kalinga Cup
League cup(s)FAO Super Cup
Current championsSunrise Club
(7th title)
Most championshipsSunrise Club
(7 titles)

2024 clubs

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Champions

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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

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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

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FAO Gold League
Organising bodyFootball Association of Odisha (FAO)
CountryIndia
Number of teams7
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toFAO Diamond League
Relegation toFAO Silver League
League cup(s)FAO Super Cup

2024 clubs

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

Winners

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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

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FAO Silver League
Organising bodyFootball Association of Odisha (FAO)
CountryIndia
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid6
Promotion toFAO Gold League
Relegation toFAO League 2nd Division
League cup(s)FAO Super Cup

2024 clubs

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Silver A

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  • Azad Hind Club
  • Junior Gallant Club
  • Radha Gobinda Club
  • Sunshine Club

Silver B

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  • Chauliaganj Club
  • Eleven Gun Club
  • SAI STC Cuttack
  • Town Club

Winners

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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

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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

See also

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References

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