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FAO League
Season2018
Dates17 August - 29 September
ChampionsSunrise Club
(Diamond League)
Young Utkal Club
(Gold League)
RelegatedBidanasi Club
(Diamond League)
Matches played75
Goals scored187 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerMd. 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 scoringTown 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

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

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
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
Source: [citation needed]
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

Home \ Away BC ER JD OP RR RS SC SH
Bidanasi Club 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–5 WO
East Coast Railway 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–1
Jay Durga Club 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–2 WO
Odisha Police 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–4 0–0
Radha Raman Club 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–1
Rising Student's Club 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–2
Sunrise Club 5–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 0–1 1–1
Sports Hostel WO 1–0 WO 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2018. Source: Orisports
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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
Source: [citation needed]
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
Source: [citation needed]
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
Source: [citation needed]
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