Football Association of Odisha

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Football Association of Odisha
Football Association of Odisha.svg
Sport Football
Jurisdiction..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha
Membership32 district associations
AbbreviationFAO
Founded1949 (1949)
(as Orissa Football Association)
2010;15 years ago (2010)
(as Football Association of Orissa)
Affiliation All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters Cuttack
President Tankadhar Tripathy
SecretaryAsirbad Behera
Official website
footballodisha.in

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]

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History

It was formed in 1949 and became 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

TeamHead coachTeam managerTournament
Odisha men Akshay Das Hrudaya Ranjan Behera & Biswaranjan Gharai Santosh Trophy
Odisha women Crispin Chettri Gitanjali Khuntia Senior Women's NFC

State youth teams

TeamHead coachTournament
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) 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

The 33 district associations of Odisha affiliated with the Football Association of Odisha.

No.AssociationDistrict/Region
1Angul District Athletic Association Angul
2Balangir District Athletic Association Balangir
3Balasore District Athletic Association Balasore
4Bargarh District Athletic Association Bargarh
5Bhadrak District Athletic Association Bhadrak
6Bhubaneswar Athletic Association Bhubaneswar (Khordha)
7Boudh District Athletic Association Boudh
8Cuttack District Athletic Association Cuttack
9Debagarh District Athletic Association Debagarh
10Dhenkanal District Athletic Association Dhenkanal
11Gajapati District Athletic Association Gajapati
12Ganjam District Athletic Association Ganjam
13Jagatsinghpur District Athletic Association Jagatsinghpur
14Jajpur District Athletic Association Jajpur
15Jharsuguda District Athletic Association Jharsuguda
16Kalahandi District Athletic Association Kalahandi
17Kendrapara District Athletic Association Kendrapara
18Keonjhar District Athletic Association Kendujhar
19Khordha District Athletic Association Khordha
20Koraput District Athletic Association Koraput
21Malkangiri District Athletic Association Malkangiri
22Mayurbhanj District Athletic Association Mayurbhanj
23Nabarangpur District Athletic Association Nabarangpur
24Nayagarh District Athletic Association Nayagarh
25Nuapada District Athletic Association Nuapada
26Paradeep Port Trust Paradeep (Jagatsinghpur)
27Phulbani District Athletic Association Kandhamal
28Puri District Athletic Association Puri
29Rayagada District Athletic Association Rayagada
30Rourkela Steel Plant Rourkela (Sundargarh)
31Sambalpur District Athletic Association Sambalpur
32Subarnapur District Athletic Association Subarnapur
33Sundargarh District Athletic Association Sundargarh

Competitions

District level

Club level

Youth

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

Futsal

  • FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Odisha Football League pyramid

FAO League
TierDivision
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

Years19491962– 20102010–20112011–20162016-20182018–present
Level
Men's
State leagues1Formation of
Football Association of Odisha (FAO) 		None FAO First Division League FAO Diamond League
2None FAO Second Division League FAO Gold League
3None FAO Silver League
4 FAO Second Division League
Cup competitions Kalinga Cup Not held
None FAO Super Cup
Women's
State leagues1NoneOdisha Women's League

Honours

Men

Gold medal with cup.svgWinners (1): 1968–69
Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25
Gold medal with cup.svgWinners (1): 2018–19
Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

Women

Gold medal with cup.svgWinners (1): 2010–11
Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2018–19
Gold medal with cup.svgGold medal (3): 2007, 2011, 2023
Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medal (2): 2015, 2022
Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze medal (1): 2002
Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
Gold medal with cup.svgWinners (1): 2006–07
Silver medal with cup.svg Runners-up (7): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2018–19

Federation awards

Management

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

PositionOffice-bearer
President Tankadhar Tripathy [14]
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 presidentSrikara Mishra
SecretaryAsirbad Behera
Joint secretary(s)Avijit Paul
Biswa Ranjan Gharei
Bijay Kumar Das
TreasurerBhakta Ballav Das

AIFF committee members

CommitteeMember
Executive committee Flag of India.svg Avijit Paul
Technical committee Flag of India.svg Pinky Bompal Magar

Accredited academies

TeamManagerAIFF Academy Rating
Sports Odisha Shuvendu Panda 1 Gold Star.svg 1 Gold Star.svg 1 Gold Star.svg
FAO AcademySanjeev Patsani 1 Gold Star.svg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Football Association of Odisha" . Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "State Associations" . Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Mishra, Samiran (6 July 2021). "East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium's First Ever International Match". Sambad.
  4. ↑ "FAO gets temporary recognition from AIFF". Orisports. 3 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Samantaray certain to become FAO president". Orisports. 5 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "OFA set to turn FAO with OOA intervention". Orisports. 9 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Sahani Cup". Orisports. 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sr Women Inter-District Football: Sundargarh-B crowned champs". Orisports. 1 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Odisha FC to showcase local talent in FAO Youth League 2023 U13 and U15". Prameys News. 20 November 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Chhangte, Indumathi named best on a shining Night of AIFF Awards". All India Football Federation . 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Bala Devi get top AIFF Awards". The Times of India . 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF". The Times of India . 25 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "BJP leader Samir Dey becomes new president of FAO". Orisports. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy elected FAO president". Orisports. 20 April 2025.
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