Odisha Women's League

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Odisha Women's League
Organising body FAO (Odisha)
Founded15 August 2011;13 years ago (2011-08-15)
CountryIndia
Number of clubs6
Level on pyramid3
Promotion to Indian Women's League 2
Current champions Nita Football Academy
(2nd title)
Most championships East Coast Railway
Rising Students Club
(3 titles)
Broadcaster(s) FA Odisha (YouTube)
SportsKPI
Current: 2024–25

The Odisha Women's League (OWL), also known as the FAO Women's League, is the women's top division football league of Odisha, India. The league is among the existing top tier women's football leagues in India. The league is organised every year by the apex football governing body of Odisha, the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS) of the Government of Odisha. It is currently contested by 6 clubs across the state. [1] [2]

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Since the inception of the Odisha Women's League, a total of four clubs have been crowned champions. East Coast Railway and Rising Students Club have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions thrice. Chand Club, Odisha Police, and SAI-STC have won it once.

History

Odisha Women's League was brought up as AT Group Women's Football League in the year 2011 as Odisha's premier level women's football league. The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) introduced the league system to provide a platform for women to showcase their footballing abilities. The league system eventually continued to be a hit among the footballing enthusiasts of Odisha. Footballing talents from the FAO Women's League are recruited in the Odisha women's football team, and eventually in India women's national football team. [3]

On 27 February 2021, during the press meet and jersey launch ceremony for the 2020-21 season, the league was rechristened as Odisha Women's League. The Department of Sports and Youth Services Principal Secretary and Honorary Secretary of Football Association of Odisha (FAO) attended the ceremony at Kalinga Stadium. [4]

Venues

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Venues for FAO Leagues in Odisha

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Choudwar

Clubs

ClubLocationNo. of
seasons
First appLast appBest finish
Ardor Football Academy Bhubaneswar 1 2023–24 6th (2023–24)
Bidanasi Club Cuttack 1 2018–19 4th (2018–19)
Buxi Jagabandhu Club Bargarh 1 2024–25 11th (2024–25)
Chand ClubCuttack420112017Runners-Up (2011, 2012)
Chauliaganj ClubCuttack220112012Group stage (2011, 2012)
East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar82012 2022–23 Champions (2012, 2015, 2019–20)
KIIT & KIIS Bhubaneswar2 2023–24 2024–25 3rd (2023–24)
Mangala ClubCuttack420112015Semi-finalist (2011, 2015)
Manorama Club Deogarh 1 2024–25 10th (2024–25)
Morning ClubCuttack12011Group stage (2011)
Nita Football Academy Cuttack2 2023–24 2024–25 Champions (2023–24, 2024–25)
Odisha FC Bhubaneswar1 2022–23 Champions (2022–23)
Odisha Government Press Cuttack5 2020–21 2024–25 Runners-Up (2023–24)
Odisha Police Cuttack102011 2024–25 Champions (2021–22)
Radha Gobinda ClubCuttack320112015Group stage (2011, 2012, 2015)
Radha Raman ClubCuttack220112012Champions (2011)
Rising Students Club Cuttack102011 2024–25 Champions (2013, 2017, 2020–21)
SAI-STC Cuttack Cuttack52017 2021–22 Champions (2018–19)
Sports Odisha Bhubaneswar102013 2024–25 Runners-Up (2015, 2017, 2021–22, 2024–25)
Sunrise ClubCuttack220112015Group stage (2011, 2015)
Sunshine ClubCuttack420112015Group stage (2011, 2012, 2015)
Tarini Football Academy Keonjhar 1 2024–25 6th (2024–25)
Tata Steel Foundation Joda 1 2024–25 8th (2024–25)
Young Association Kuarmunda Sundergarh 1 2024–25 5th (2024–25)

Championships

SeasonChampionRunners-up
2011Radha Raman ClubChand Club
2012 East Coast Railway Chand Club
2013 Rising Students Club East Coast Railway
2015 East Coast Railway Sports Odisha
2017 Rising Students Club Sports Odisha
2018–19 SAI-STC Odisha Police
2019–20 East Coast Railway Odisha Police
2020–21 Rising Students Club East Coast Railway
2021–22 Odisha Police Sports Odisha
2022–23 Odisha FC East Coast Railway
2023–24 Nita Football Academy Odisha Government Press
2024–25 Nita Football Academy Sports Odisha

Championships by team

ClubTitlesRunners-UpWinning Seasons
East Coast Railway 312012, 2015, 2019–20
Rising Students Club 302013, 2017, 2020–21
Nita Football Academy 20 2023–24, 2024–25
Odisha Police 12 2021–22
SAI-STC 10 2018–19
Radha Raman Club102011
Odisha FC 10 2022–23
Sports Odisha 04
Chand Club01

See also

References

  1. "FAO Women's Football League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. "Odisha Women League 2020-21". Orisports. 28 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. "All you need to know about the football league structure in Odisha". Goal . 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. @sports_odisha (27 February 2021). "Odisha Sports" (Tweet) via Twitter.