2023 FAO League

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FAO League
Season2023
Dates5 July – 23 August [1]
Champions
  • Diamond League:
    Sunrise Club
    (6th title)
  • Gold League:
    Rising Star Club
  • Silver League:
    Independent Club
Relegated
  • Diamond League:
    Odisha Police
  • Gold League:
    Radha Gobinda Club
  • Silver League:
    Lalbag Club
Matches played63
Goals scored214 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorer
  • Diamond League:
    Dinabandhu Das
    (Young Utkal Club)
    (7 goals)
  • Gold League:
    Bikash Chandra Padhiary
    (Rising Star Club)
    (6 goals)
2022
All statistics correct as of 23 August 2023.

The 2023 FAO League was the twelfth season of the FAO League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sunrise Club and Radha Raman Club were the joint defending champions. FAO League is annually organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha. [2] [3]

Contents

Teams

Diamond

Gold

  • Chand Club
  • East Coast Railway
  • Kishore Club
  • Jay Durga Club
  • Rising Star Club
  • Mangala Club
  • Radha Gobinda Club

Silver

Silver A

  • Azad Hind Club
  • Lalbag Club
  • Sunshine Club
  • Town Club

Silver B

  • Chauliaganj Club
  • Eleven Gun Club
  • Independent Club
  • Royal Club

Venue

League stage

Diamond League

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sunrise Club (C)7610163+1319Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup, and eligible for 2023–24 I-League 3
2 Sports Odisha 74211411+314
3Radha Raman Club7412136+713Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup
4Young Utkal Club7241109+110
5Bidanasi Club72147707
6 Rising Student Club 7205111546
7Rovers Athletic Club712491895
8 Odisha Police (R)71151021114Relegation to 2024 FAO Gold League
Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Gold League

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Rising Star Club (C)6510185+1316Promotion to 2024 FAO Diamond League, Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup
2Kishore Club6420148+614Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup
3Jay Durga Club6321119+211
4Chand Club6132101336
5Mangala Club611491894
6 East Coast Railway 61235945
7Radha Gobinda Club (R)601551051Relegation to 2024 FAO Silver League
Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Silver League

Group stage

Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sunshine Club3300101+99Advance to Promotion Play-off
2Town Club311198+14
3Azad Hind Club310251383
4Lalbag Club30124621Advance to Relegation Play-off
Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Independent Club3210101+97Advance to Promotion Play-off
2Royal Club31114514
3Chauliaganj Club31114954
4Eleven Gun Club30120331Advance to Relegation Play-off
Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Promotion Play-off

23 August 2023 (2023-08-23) Sunshine Club 0–4 Independent Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
17:30  UTC+5:30 Report
  • Prakash Naik Soccerball shade.svg5', 30'
  • Chandan Nayak Soccerball shade.svg64', 74'
Referee: Asirbad Kanungo

Relegation Play-off

9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) Lalbag Club 1–1
(4–6 p)
Eleven Gun Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
  • Biswabhaban Das Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
  • Babul Singh Soccerball shade.svg54'

Statistics

Scoring

As of 2 August 2023 [4]

Silver League

RankPlayerClubGoals
Silver
1Trinath NayakRoyal Club2
2Abhimanyu MahakudChauliaganj Club1
Ajay MajhiSunshine Club
Abhinash SamalSunshine Club
Mohati SamalSunshine Club
Shyam Sundar SorenChauliaganj Club

Own Goals

PlayerClubMatch ResultDate
Diamond League
Laxman GadnayakRovers Athletic ClubRadha Raman Club 5-2 Rovers AC20 July 2023
Pintu SamalRising Student ClubSports Odisha 3-2 Rising Student Club22 July 2023

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