Английская Википедия:FAO League

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The Football Association of Odisha League is the top state football league of the Indian state of Odisha, organised by Football Association of Odisha (FAO) in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha.

History

The major domestic league in the state held at Cuttack was known as Cuttack Football League until 2010 when FAO decided to restructure the league as FAO league. It continues as the top tier competition for Cuttack based football clubs.

The FAO League was brought up as Siddhartha Odisha First Division League in 2010 as Odisha's premier level football league. Football Association of Odisha introduced league system to provide footballing talents of the state a platform to showcase their abilities. League system continued with the same format for seven years, until its revamp in 2018. Since the inception of the FAO League, a total of five clubs have been crowned champions. Sunrise have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions four times. Odisha Police have won the league twice whereas East Coast Railway, Sports Odisha, Radha Gobinda Club, and Radha Raman Club have won it once.

In a total competition revamp, FAO League was converted to a threeptier first division highest level footballing league of the state in 2018. The First Division League currently has three tiers, Diamond, Gold and Silver leagues, followed by the Second Division.

League structure

FAO League
Tier	Division
I (Level 5 on Indian Football Pyramid)	FAO First Division Diamond League ↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate
II (Level 6 on Indian Football Pyramid)	FAO First Division Gold League ↑promote ↓relegate
III (Level 7 on Indian Football Pyramid)	FAO First Division Silver League ↑promote ↓relegate
IV (Level 8 on Indian Football Pyramid)	FAO Second Division League ↑promote

Venues

Bhubaneswar

• Kalinga Stadium

Cuttack

• Barabati Stadium
• Odisha Police Ground
• Satyabrata Stadium

Diamond League

Clubs

• Bidanasi Club
• Odisha Police
• Radha Raman Club
• Rising Student Club
• Rovers Athletic Club
• Sports Odisha
• Sunrise Club
• Young Utkal Club

Champions

Season	Winner	Runners–up
2010	East Coast Railway	Rising Student's Club
2011	Odisha Police	Radha Gobinda Club
2012	Odisha Police	Jobra Durga Club
2013	Radha Gobinda Club	Jobra Durga Club
2014	Sunrise Club	East Coast Railway
2015	Sunrise Club	Rising Student's Club
2016	Sunrise Club	East Coast Railway
2017	Radha Raman Club	Sunrise Club
2018	Sunrise Club	Odisha Police
2019	Sports Odisha	Rising Students Club
2022	Sunrise Club, Radha Raman Club (joint-champions)
2023	Sunrise Club	Sports Odisha

Championships by team

Club	Titles	Runners-Up	Winning Seasons
Sunrise Club	6	1	2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023
Odisha Police	2	1	2011, 2012
Radha Raman Club	2	0	2017, 2022
East Coast Railway	1	2	2010
Radha Gobinda Club	1	1	2013
Sports Odisha	1	1	2019
Rising Student's Club	0	3	—
Jobra Durga Club	0	2	—

Gold League

Clubs

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

Winners

Season	Champion	Runners-up
2018	FAO XI	Eleven Gun Club
2019	Rovers Club	Rising Star Club
2022	Bidanasi Club	Rising Star Club
2023	Rising Star Club	Kishore Club

Silver League

Clubs

Silver A

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

Silver B

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

Winners

Season	Winner	Runners–up
2018	Sunshine Club	SAI-STC
2019	SAI-STC	Club-n-Club
2022	Kishore Club	Town Club
2023	Independent Club	Sunshine Club

FAO Second Division League

Season	Champion	Runners-up
2010	Kishore Club	Town Club
2011	Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)	Lalbagh Club
2012	Town Club	Royal Club
2013	Jay Bharat Cultural Club	Uday Club
2014	Lalbagh Club	Royal Club
2016	Club 'N' Club	Royal Club
2017	Chauliaganj Club	Royal Club
2022	Eleven Gun Club	Uday Club
2023	Junior Gallant Club	YAFC, Choudwar

See also

• I-League 2nd Division
• Football in India