| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 July – 22 September |
| Champions | Odisha Sports Hostel (1st title) |
| Promoted | Odisha Sports Hostel |
| Relegated | Jay Durga Club |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 202 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Arunanshu Gupta (Rovers Club) (9 goals) |
| Highest scoring | Chauliaganj Club 6–3 Independent Club (26 August 2019) |
← 2018 2022 → All statistics correct as of 12 September 2019. | |
The 2019 FAO League was the tenth season of the FAO League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sunrise Club were the defending champions whereas Bidanasi Club were relegated from the Diamond League last season and played in the Gold League in the 2019 edition. The FAO League is annually organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India. [1] The regular season started on 24 July. [2] [3] Sunrise Club were the defending champions, ending up at the top with sixteen points having a positive goal difference of fifteen. Odisha Police ended their 2018 FAO League stage at the runners-up spot with sixteen points, having a positive goal difference of nine.
Odisha Sports Hostel won their maiden title, ending up at the top with sixteen points having a positive goal difference of seven. Rising Student's Club were the runners up with fifteen points. In the Gold Division, Rovers Club topped the table with eleven points, having a positive goal difference of nine. Rising Star Club ended their group stage campaign with eight points having a positive goal difference of one. In the Silver Division, SAI-STC and Club N Club qualified for the Silver Play-Off. However, Club N Club failed to put up a team for the play-off, hence SAI-STC were crowned as the champions of the Silver Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sports Hostel (C) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Champions, Advance to FAO Super Cup |
| 2 | Rising Student Club | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 15 | Advance to FAO Super Cup |
| 3 | Sunrise Club | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | |
| 4 | Odisha Police | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | |
| 5 | Radha Raman Club | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | |
| 6 | Young Utkal Club | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 6 | |
| 7 | East Coast Railway | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 5 | |
| 8 | Jay Durga Club (R) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4 | Relegation to Gold League |
Note: Top four teams of Diamond League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup .
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rovers Club (Q) (C) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 11 | Promotion to Diamond League Advance to FAO Super Cup |
| 2 | Rising Star Club (Q) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | Advance to FAO Super Cup |
| 3 | Radha Gobinda Club (Q) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Sunshine Club | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Mangala Club | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Bidanasi Club (R) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | Relegation to Silver League |
Note: Top three teams of the Gold League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup .
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAI-STC (Q) (C) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Chand Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 | |
| 3 | Azad Hind Club | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
| 4 | SBI Odisha | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | |
| 5 | Lalbag Club | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 2 | Silver Eliminator |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club N Club (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Chauliaganj Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Royal Club | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Independent Club | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Town Club | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 0 | Silver Eliminator |
| 11 September 2019 | SAI-STC | W/O | Club N Club | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| Report |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arunanshu Gupta | Rovers Club | 9 |
| 2 | Chandra Sekhar Behera | Chand Club | 6 |
| 3 | Antarjami Nayak | Radha Gobinda Club | 5 |
| Dara Singh Jamuda | Chauliaganj Club | ||
| Francis Lakra | Sports Hostel | ||
| Pravat Dansena | SAI-STC Cuttack | ||
| 4 | Johnson Kiro | Rising Student's Club | 4 |
| Sheikh Farid | Chand Club | ||
| Shibo Kindo | Independent Club | ||
| 5 | Arun Budula | Odisha Police | 3 |
| Basudev Nayak | Azad Hind Club | ||
| Dinabandhu Dash | Young Utkal Club | ||
| Jagdish Oram | SAI-STC Cuttack | ||
| Md. Fayaz KF | Sunrise Club | ||
| Pranab Barik | Royal Club | ||
| Richard Omuah Kissi | Radha Raman Club | ||
| Sanatan Lohar | East Coast Railways | ||
| 5 | Abhinash Samal | SAI-STC Cuttack | 2 |
| Adwin Tirkey | Rising Student's Club | ||
| Arjun Muduli | Rising Star Club | ||
| Arpan Lakra | Sunrise Club | ||
| Badal Kumar Bhoi | Sunshine Club | ||
| Bhabagrahi Padhiary | Sports Hostel | ||
| Bijay Ghallan | Odisha Police | ||
| Deepak Biswal | Young Utkal Club | ||
| Dhiraj Prakash Meher | Radha Raman Club | ||
| Jaysingh Gagrayi | Sports Hostel | ||
| M Trinath | SAI-STC Cuttack | ||
| Manjit Kissan | Sports Hostel | ||
| Manoj Kumar Das | Bidanasi Club | ||
| Md. Afridi | Chand Club | ||
| Md. Javed | Lalbag Club | ||
| Mukhwinderjit Singh | Sunrise Club | ||
| Opara Ndubuisi | Jay Durga Club | ||
| Pabitra Minz | Independent Club | ||
| Papu Majhi | Mangala Club | ||
| Pradyumna Swain | Independent Club | ||
| Pramod Kumar Das | Odisha Police | ||
| Rajesh Nayak | Rising Student's Club | ||
| Raju Bisar | Rising Student's Club | ||
| Sanjeet Panna | East Coast Railways | ||
| Sanjit Khora | Radha Gobinda Club | ||
| Sheikh Imtiaz Ali | Chand Club | ||
| Shyam Sundar Soren | Chauliaganj Club | ||
| Sunil Sardar | Sunrise Club | ||
| Tofan Nayak | Mangala Club | ||
| 7 | Ajay Barwa | SAI-STC Cuttack | 1 |
| Ajay Behera | Bidanasi Club | ||
| Akash Das | Sunshine Club | ||
| Akash Oram | Rovers Club | ||
| Almaz Pervez | Bidanasi Club | ||
| Ambika Lakra | Sunrise Club | ||
| Arbind Lakra | Rising Student's Club | ||
| Arjun Nayak | Radha Raman Club | ||
| Babul Rout | Mangala Club | ||
| Bapi Soren | Royal Club | ||
| Basanta Kalo | Azad Hind Club | ||
| Betal Lakra | Radha Raman Club | ||
| Bijay Kumar Barik | Young Utkal Club | ||
| Bikash Barla | Club N Club | ||
| Bikash Sahoo | Young Utkal Club | ||
| Blacky Lakra | East Coast Railways | ||
| Dhananjay Majhi | Radha Raman Club | ||
| Edwin Tirkey | Rising Student's Club | ||
| Ganga Oram | Club N Club | ||
| Govinda Senapati | Odisha Police | ||
| Gurpreet Singh | Sunrise Club | ||
| Hemant Hansda | SAI-STC Cuttack | ||
| Jagan Das | Town Club | ||
| Jagmohan Jerai | Odisha Police | ||
| Jayanta Kumar Behera | State Bank of India | ||
| Jayanta Mahanta | Radha Raman Club | ||
| Jugeswar Bag | Independent Club | ||
| Janmo Xess | Radha Gobinda Club | ||
| Jamir Oram | Radha Gobinda Club | ||
| Karfulla Lakra | Bidanasi Club | ||
| Kartik Hantal | Rising Star Club | ||
| Keshab Majhi | Azad Hind Club | ||
| Khitish Dansena | Club N Club | ||
| Kishan Oram | Jay Durga Club | ||
| Krisanu Das | Mangala Club | ||
| Kwabena Kemavor | Radha Raman Club | ||
| Laxman Bindhani | Sports Hostel | ||
| Mahendra Soren | Chauliaganj Club | ||
| Malay Nayak | Mangala Club | ||
| Mano Karangia | Chauliaganj Club | ||
| Md. Bilal | Chand Club | ||
| Mihir Bhoi | Independent Club | ||
| Naren Suna | Rovers Club | ||
| Naresh Bhumi | Rising Star Club | ||
| Nirmal Kumar | Sunrise Club | ||
| Nitesh Mondal | Radha Raman Club | ||
| Purna Chandra Samal | Sunshine Club | ||
| Raj Kumar Das | Jay Durga Club | ||
| Raja Das | Rovers Club | ||
| Rajiv Das | Club N Club | ||
| Ramesh Chandra Murmu | Chauliaganj Club | ||
| Ramesh Oram | Sunrise Club | ||
| Sanjay Hembram | Royal Club | ||
| Sanjay Khadia | Club N Club | ||
| Saroj Behera | Royal Club | ||
| Shasikant Sandyl | Chand Club | ||
| Sheikh Mustakim | East Coast Railways | ||
| Sheikh Shahid | Lalbag Club | ||
| Sheikh Shahzad | SAI-STC Cuttack | ||
| Sheikh Zahid | Rising Student's Club | ||
| Sheikh Zuber | Jay Durga Club | ||
| Sona Hara | Rovers Club | ||
| Sourav Mukherjee | Rising Star Club | ||
| SS Alam | Rising Student's Club | ||
| Sukru Oram | Rovers Club | ||
| Sumit Oram | Radha Gobinda Club | ||
| Sunil Toppo | Club N Club | ||
| Syed Abu Hurera | Jay Durga Club | ||
| Source: [6] | |||
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Francis Lakra | Sports Hostel | Sunrise | 3–0 | 5 August 2019 | [6] |
| Sheikh Farid | Chand | Lalbag | 6–1 | 17 August 2019 | [6] |
| Pravat Dansena | SAI-STC Cuttack | Lalbag | 7–1 | 22 August 2019 | [6] |
 Richard Omuah Kissi | Radha Raman | Young Utkal | 6–1 | 24 August 2019 | [6] |
| Dara Singh Jamuda | Chauliaganj Club | Independent | 6–3 | 26 August 2019 | [6] |
| Chandra Sekhar Behera | Chand Club | State Bank of India | 6–0 | 29 August 2019 | [6] |
| Chandra Sekhar Behera | Chand Club | Azad Hind Club | 6–1 | 1 September 2019 | [6] |
| Antarjami Nayak | Radha Gobinda Club | Mangala Club | 4–1 | 10 September 2019 | [6] |
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