Odisha Women's League

Odisha Women's League

Founded	15 August 2011 (2011-08-15)
Country	India
Confederation	AIFF (India) AFC (Asia)
Number of teams	14
Promotion to	Indian Women's League
Current champions	East Coast Railway (3rd title)
Most championships	East Coast Railway (3 titles)
Current: 2019–20

The FAO Women's League is the women's top division football league of Odisha. The league is the among the existing top tier women's football leagues in India. The FAO Women's League is organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India.

History

The FAO 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 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. Since formation, the main venue of the league has been Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha.

Clubs

Club	Joined	Current	Best Performance
Bidanasi Club	2018–19	DNP	League Stage
Chand Club	2011	DNP	Champions (2011)
Chauliaganj Club	2011	DNP	League Stage
East Coast Railway	2012	Champions	Champions (2012, 2015, 2019–20)
Mangala Club	2011	DNP	Runners-Up (2013)
Morning Club	2011	DNP	League Stage
Odisha Police	2011	Runners-Up	Runners-Up (2018–19, 2019–20)
Sports Hostel (Odisha)	2013	League Stage	Runners-Up (2015, 2017)
Radha Gobinda Club	2011	DNP	League Stage
Radha Raman Club	2011	DNP	Runners-Up (2011)
Rising Student's Club	2011	League Stage	Champions (2013, 2017)
SAI-STC Cuttack	2017	League Stage	Champions (2018–19)
Sunrise Club	2011	DNP	League Stage
Sunshine Club	2011	DNP	League Stage

Venues

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

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Venues of the FAO Football League

Bhubaneswar

• Kalinga Stadium

Cuttack

• Barabati Stadium
• Odisha Police Ground
• Ravenshaw University Ground
• Sports Hostel Ground

Champions

Season	Champion	Runners-Up
2011	Chand Club	Radha Raman Club
2012	East Coast Railway	Chand Club
2013	Rising Student's Club	Mangala Club
2015	East Coast Railway	Sports Hostel (Odisha)
2017	Rising Student's Club	Sports Hostel (Odisha)
2018–19	SAI-STC Cuttack	Odisha Police
2019–20	East Coast Railway	Odisha Police

See also

• Indian Women's League
• Odisha women's football team