2018 FAO League
Season | 2018 |
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Dates | 17 August - 29 September |
Champions | Sunrise Club (Diamond League) Young Utkal Club (Gold League) |
Relegated | Bidanasi Club (Diamond League) |
Matches played | 75 |
Goals scored | 187 (2.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Md. Fayaz KF (9 goals) (Sunrise Club) Biki Sethi (7 goals) (Sunshine Club) Sanjit Khora (6 goals) (Rising Star Club) Prabhat Dansena (5 goals) (SAI-STC) |
Highest scoring | Town Club 5-2 Yuva Bandhu Cultural Club (YVCG) (4 September 2018) Sunshine Club 7-0 Western Mahaveer Club (25 August 2018) |
← 2017 2019 →
All statistics correct as of 21 September 2018. |
The 2018 FAO League was the ninth season of the FAO League. Radha Raman Club are the defending champions. Chauliaganj FC have entered as the promoted team from the FAO 2nd Division League. The FAO League is organised every year by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India.[1] The regular season started on 17 August 2018.
Teams
Teams in Diamond League
- Bidanasi Club
- East Coast Railway
- Jay Durga Club
- Odisha Police
- Radha Raman Club
- Rising Student's Club
- Sports Hostel
- Sunrise Club
Teams in Gold League
- Independent Club
- Kishore Club
- Mangala Club
- Radha Gobind Club
- Rising Star Club
- Rovers Club
- Young Utkal Club
Teams in Silver League
- Azad Hind Club
- Chand Club
- Chauliaganj Club
- Club 'N' Club
- Lalbag Club
- Odisha Government Press (OGP)
- SAI-STC
- State Bank of India
- Sunshine Club
- Town Club
- Western Mahaveer Club
- Yuba Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)
Officiating
List of Match Officials
- Sujit Kumar Patro
List of Referees
- Arun Nayak
- Bhim Kumar Chettri
- Daitari Karua
- Jamal Mohamed
- Jyoti Ranjan Swain
- Nabin Kumar Naik
- R. Palmson Moses
- Raju Mohanty
- Sapneswar Kanhar
- Sheikh Hayat
- Sujit Kumar
- Sudip Das
- Suresh Dash
- Tarun Kumar Pradhan
Revamp
League Format
In a total revamp of the league, the FAO 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 and the winners of Gold and Silver league would be promoted to the FAO Super Cup i.e. highest state level football league in Odisha.[2]
Venue
League stage
Diamond League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sunrise Club (Champions) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 16 | Advance to FAO Super Cup |
2 | Odisha Police | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 16 | |
3 | Sports Hostel | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 15 | |
4 | Rising Student's Club | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 | |
5 | East Coast Railway | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 8 | |
6 | Jay Durga Club | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |
7 | Radha Raman Club | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | |
8 | Bidanasi Club | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 | Relegation to Gold League |
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
Note: Top four teams of Diamond League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup.
Results
Gold League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Young Utkal Club (Champions) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | Advance to FAO Super Cup Promotion to Diamond League |
2 | Rising Star Club | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Advance to FAO Super Cup |
3 | Rovers Club | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | |
4 | Mangala Club | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 8 | |
5 | Kishore Club | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | |
6 | Radha Gobinda Club | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | |
7 | Independent Club | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 | Relegation to Silver League |
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
Note: Top three teams of the Gold League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup.
Silver League
Group Stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SAI-STC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 13 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Club 'N' Club | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | |
3 | Chauliaganj Club | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | |
4 | Odisha Government Press (OGP) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 5 | |
5 | Town Club | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
6 | Yuba Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | Advance to Eliminator |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sunshine Club | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 13 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Chand Club | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | |
3 | Lalbag Club | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 | |
4 | State Bank of India (Odisha) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 5 | |
5 | Azad Hind Club | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |
6 | Western Mahaveer Club | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 1 | Advance to Eliminator |
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
Statistics
Scoring
- As of 5 September 2018
Hat-tricks
References
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