FAO League

FAO League

Founded	2010
Country	India
Confederation	All India Football Federation Football Association of Odisha
Number of teams	28
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	FAO Super Cup
Relegation to	FAO 2nd Division League
Current champions	Sunrise Club (4th title)
Most championships	Sunrise Club (4 titles)
TV partners	Odisha TV
Current: 2018 FAO Football League

The FAO Football League (FFL) or Odisha First Division League is the second highest state level football league in Odisha following FAO Super Cup. The FAO Football League (FFL) is organised every year by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India.

History

The FAO Football League was brought up as Siddhartha Odisha First Division League in the year 2010 as Odisha's premier level football league. The Football Association of Odisha introduced the league system to provide the footballing talents of the state, a platform, to showcase their abilities. The league system continued with the same format for seven years, until it got its much needed revamp in 2018.

League Format

In a total revamp of the league, the FAO Football 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, the top three teams of Gold League and the winners of Silver League would be promoted to the FAO Super cup i.e. the premier level football league in Odisha.

Structure

Level	Leagues
1	The Diamond League 8 Clubs
2	The Gold League 8 Clubs
3	The Silver League 12 Clubs

Clubs

• Azad Hind Club
• Bidanasi Club
• Chand Club
• Chauliaganj Club
• Club 'N' Club
• East Coast Railway
• Independent Club
• Jay Durga Club
• Kishore Club
• Lalbag Club
• Mangala Club
• Morning Club
• Odisha Government Press (OGP)
• Odisha Police
• Radha Raman Club
• Radha Gobind Club
• Rising Star Club
• Rising Student's Club
• Rovers Club
• SAI-STC
• Sports Hostel
• State Bank of India
• Sunrise Club
• Sunshine Club
• Town Club
• Young Utkal Club
• Yuba Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)

Venues

Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Stadium

Cuttack
Barabati Stadium
Bidanasi Ground
Satyabrata Stadium

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Venues of the FAO Football League

• 
  Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha
• 
  Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha
• 
  Satyabrata Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha

Budget

The Football Association of Odisha in May 2018, finalized the overall budget to 1,000,000 Indian Rupees. The governing body will spend 605,000 Indian Rupees towards the prize money. The champions of the Diamond League would be awarded with a prize money of 100,000 Indian Rupees; the champions of the Gold League would be awarded 75,000 Indian Rupees and the champions of the Silver League would be awarded 50,000 Indian Rupees, as per the decisive meeting conducted by the Football Association of Odisha.

Champions

• FAO Football League

Season	Champion	Runner-Up
2010	East Coast Railway	Rising Student's Club
2011	Odisha Police	Radha Gobind Club
2012	Odisha Police	Jobra Durga Club
2013	Radha Gobind 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 FAO Football League

• Diamond League

Champions: Sunrise Club
Runner-Up: Odisha Police

• Gold League

Champions: Young Utkal Club
Runner-Up: Rising Star Club

• FAO 2nd Division Football League

Season	Champion	Runner-Up
2010	Kishore Club	Town Club
2011	Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)	Lalbagh Club
2012	Town Club	Royal Club
2013	Jay Bharat Club FC	Uday Club
2014	Lalbagh Club	Royal Club
2016	Club 'N' Club	Royal Club
2017	Chauliaganj Club	Royal Club

See also

• Football Association of Odisha
• I-League
• Indian Super League
• Odisha football team