FAO Football League

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FAO Football League
Founded2010
Country India
Confederation All India Football Federation
Football Association of Odisha
Number of teams28
Level on pyramid3
Promotion to FAO Super Cup
Relegation toFAO 2nd Division League
Current championsSunrise Club (4th title)
Most championshipsSunrise Club
(4 titles)
TV partners Odisha TV
Soccerball current event.svg 2018 FAO Football League

The FAO Football League (FFL) or Odisha First Division League is the second highest state level football league in Odisha following FAO Super Cup. The FAO Football League (FFL) is organised every year by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India. [1]

Odisha State in Eastern India

Odisha is one of the 29 states of India. Located in eastern India, it is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the north-east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and north-west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Ganjam. It is the 9th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state also has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. Odia is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 36.6 million according to the 2016 Census.

Football Association of Odisha organization

Football Association of Odisha, also simply known as the FAO, is the state governing body of football in Odisha, India. The Odisha Men's Football Team and Odisha Women's Football Team is administrated by the Football Association of Odisha. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national administrating body for football in India.

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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History

The FAO Football League was brought up as Siddhartha Odisha First Division League in the year 2010 as Odisha's premier level football league. The Football Association of Odisha 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 it got its much needed revamp in 2018.

League Format

In a total revamp of the league, the FAO Football league was converted from premier league of the state to second highest level footballing league in the year 2018 as the premier state level football league was introduced by the Football Association of Odisha. The league system currently is a three-tier system consisting of Diamond, Gold' and Silver leagues. The top four teams of the Diamond League, the top three teams of Gold League and the winners of Silver League would be promoted to the FAO Super cup i.e. the premier level football league in Odisha. [2] [3]

Clubs

Government of Odisha legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Odisha, India

The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch.

Odisha Police

The Odisha Police, abbreviated as either OP or OPS, is the law enforcement agency for the state of Odisha in India. It is headquartered in Cuttack, the former capital of Odisha. The Odisha Police is headed by a Director General of Police, currently Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sharma, IPS, and falls under the purview of the state's Home Department of the Government of Odisha. The sanctioned personnel strength of Odisha Police is 72,145; comprising women as one-third of it total sanctioned strength in the directly recruited posts of civil constable, sub-inspector and deputy superintendent of police. This feat makes it one of the foremost in that aspect among the police services of India.

Rising Students Club

Rising Student's Club is an Indian women's football club based in Odisha, India, which plays in the Indian Women's League, the top flight tier of Indian women's football. Rising Student's Club are the reigning champions of the Indian Women's League. Rising Student's Club is one of the most successful football clubs in India.

Venues

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Venues of the FAO Football League

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Barabati Stadium

The iconic Barabati Stadium is an Indian sports stadium located in Cuttack, Odisha. It is a regular venue for international cricket and is the home ground of Odisha cricket team. The stadium is owned and operated by the Odisha Cricket Association. It is also used for Association Football. It hosts Santosh Trophy national football tournament and the state's Odisha First Division League football matches. The Barabati Stadium is one of the oldest grounds in India, having hosted several touring sides – including the MCC, the West Indies team and the Australians - before it hosted its first international match.

Budget

The Football Association of Odisha in May 2018, finalized the overall budget to 1,000,000 Indian Rupees. The governing body will spend 605,000 Indian Rupees towards the prize money. [4] The champions of the Diamond League are awarded with a prize money of 100,000 Indian Rupees; the champions of the Gold League are awarded 75,000 Indian Rupees and the champions of the Silver League are awarded 50,000 Indian Rupees, as per the decisive meeting conducted by the Football Association of Odisha.

Champions

Finals

SeasonDateWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue
20108 September East Coast Railway 2–2 (5–4 pen.) Rising Student's Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
201128 August Odisha Police 3–1Radha Gobinda Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
201230 September Odisha Police 1–0Jobra Durga Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
201328 JulyRadha Gobinda Club3–0Jobra Durga Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
201410 AugustSunrise Club1–0 East Coast Railway Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
201522 DecemberSunrise Club1–0 Rising Student's Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
201610 AugustSunrise Club4–1 East Coast Railway Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
201717 SeptemberRadha Raman Club2–1Sunrise Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

League Championships

SeasonLeagueDateWinnerVenue
2018 Diamond28 SeptemberSunrise Club Barabati Stadium,
Cuttack
2018 Gold27 SeptemberYoung Utkal Club Barabati Stadium,
Cuttack

FAO Second Division Football League

SeasonChampionRunners-Up
2010Kishore ClubTown Club
2011Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)Lalbagh Club
2012Town ClubRoyal Club
2013Jay Bharat Cultural ClubUday Club
2014Lalbagh ClubRoyal Club
2016Club 'N' ClubRoyal Club
2017Chauliaganj ClubRoyal Club
2018 FAO XI Eleven Gun Club

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