Football Association of Odisha
State governing body of Football in Odisha
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The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is the governing body of football in the state of Odisha, India.[1] The Odisha football team and Odisha women's football team are administered by the Football Association of Odisha. The FAO is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national administrating body for football in India.[2]
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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction |  Odisha |
| Membership | 33 district associations |
| Abbreviation | FAO |
| Founded | 1949 (as Orissa Football Association) 2010 (as Football Association of Orissa) |
| Affiliation | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
| Headquarters | Cuttack |
| President | Tankadhar Tripathy |
| Secretary | Asirbad Behera |
| Official website | |
| footballodisha | |
History
Teams
State teams
| Team | Head coach | Team manager | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odisha Men | Akshay Das | Gangadhar Behera | Santosh Trophy |
| Odisha Women | Crispin Chettri | Gitanjali Khuntia | Senior Women's NFC |
State youth teams
| Team | Head coach | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Odisha Junior Men (U-20) | Swami Vivekananda NFC (U -20) | |
| Odisha Junior Men (U-15) | Suraj Thapa | B.C. Roy Trophy |
| Odisha Junior Women (U-19) | Junior Girl's NFC | |
| Odisha Sub-Junior Boys (U-13) | Nipendra Kumar Das | Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy |
| Odisha Sub-Junior Girls (U-17) | Shaik Manzoor | Sub-Junior Girl's NFC |
Affiliated district associations
The 33 district associations of Odisha affiliated with the Football Association of Odisha.
| No. | Association | District/Region |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angul District Athletic Association | Angul |
| 2 | Balangir District Athletic Association | Balangir |
| 3 | Balasore District Athletic Association | Balasore |
| 4 | Bargarh District Athletic Association | Bargarh |
| 5 | Bhadrak District Athletic Association | Bhadrak |
| 6 | Bhubaneswar Athletic Association | Bhubaneswar (Khordha) |
| 7 | Boudh District Athletic Association | Boudh |
| 8 | Cuttack District Athletic Association | Cuttack |
| 9 | Debagarh District Athletic Association | Debagarh |
| 10 | Dhenkanal District Athletic Association | Dhenkanal |
| 11 | Gajapati District Athletic Association | Gajapati |
| 12 | Ganjam District Athletic Association | Ganjam |
| 13 | Jagatsinghpur District Athletic Association | Jagatsinghpur |
| 14 | Jajpur District Athletic Association | Jajpur |
| 15 | Jharsuguda District Athletic Association | Jharsuguda |
| 16 | Kalahandi District Athletic Association | Kalahandi |
| 17 | Kendrapara District Athletic Association | Kendrapara |
| 18 | Keonjhar District Athletic Association | Kendujhar |
| 19 | Khordha District Athletic Association | Khordha |
| 20 | Koraput District Athletic Association | Koraput |
| 21 | Malkangiri District Athletic Association | Malkangiri |
| 22 | Mayurbhanj District Athletic Association | Mayurbhanj |
| 23 | Nabarangpur District Athletic Association | Nabarangpur |
| 24 | Nayagarh District Athletic Association | Nayagarh |
| 25 | Nuapada District Athletic Association | Nuapada |
| 26 | Paradeep Port Trust | Paradeep (Jagatsinghpur) |
| 27 | Phulbani District Athletic Association | Kandhamal |
| 28 | Puri District Athletic Association | Puri |
| 29 | Rayagada District Athletic Association | Rayagada |
| 30 | Rourkela Steel Plant | Rourkela (Sundargarh) |
| 31 | Sambalpur District Athletic Association | Sambalpur |
| 32 | Subarnapur District Athletic Association | Subarnapur |
| 33 | Sundargarh District Athletic Association | Sundargarh |
Competitions
District level
Club level
Men's |
Women's
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Youth
- FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)[9]
Futsal
- FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship
Odisha Football League pyramid
| FAO League | |
|---|---|
| Tier | Division |
| I (Level 5 on Indian Football pyramid) |
FAO Diamond League ↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate |
| II (Level 6 on Indian Football pyramid) |
FAO Gold League ↑promote ↓relegate |
| III (Level 7 on Indian Football pyramid) |
FAO Silver League ↑promote ↓relegate |
| IV (Level 8 on Indian Football pyramid) |
FAO Second Division League ↑promote |
Evolution
| Years | 1949 | 1962– 2010 | 2010–2011 | 2011–2016 | 2016-2018 | 2018–present | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | ||||||||
| Men's | ||||||||
| State leagues | 1 | Formation of Football Association of Odisha (FAO) |
None | FAO First Division League | FAO Diamond League | |||
| 2 | None | FAO Second Division League | FAO Gold League | |||||
| 3 | None | FAO Silver League | ||||||
| 4 | FAO Second Division League | |||||||
| Cup competitions | Kalinga Cup | Not held | ||||||
| None | FAO Super Cup | |||||||
| Women's | ||||||||
| State leagues | 1 | None | Odisha Women's League | |||||
Honours
Men
Winners (1): 1968–69
Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16
Women
- Winners (1): 2010–11
- Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2018–19
- Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
- Winners (1): 2006–07
- Runners-up (7): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2018–19
Federation awards
Management
Management of FAO for the term 2024–28:[13]
| Position | Office-bearer |
|---|---|
| President | Tankadhar Tripathy[14] |
| Vice-president(s) | Bijay Das Padma Lochan Lenka Dilip Kumar Sahoo Rabi Narayan Panda Asit Baran Pati Mohammad Shahid Jabbar Sahadev Rout Birendra Kumar Behera |
| Working president | Srikara Mishra |
| Secretary | Asirbad Behera |
| Joint secretary(s) | Avijit Paul Biswa Ranjan Gharei Bijay Kumar Das |
| Treasurer | Bhakta Ballav Das |
AIFF committee members
| Committee | Member |
|---|---|
| Executive committee |  Avijit Paul |
| Technical committee | Pinky Bompal Magar |
Accredited academies
| Team | Manager | AIFF Academy Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Odisha | Shuvendu Panda |  |
| FAO Academy | Sanjeev Patsani | |