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Football Association of Odisha

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Football Association of Odisha
SportFootball
Jurisdiction Odisha
Membership32 district associations
AbbreviationFAO
Founded1949 (1949)
(as Orissa Football Association)
2010; 14 years ago (2010)
(as Football Association of Orissa)
AffiliationAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
HeadquartersCuttack
PresidentVacant
SecretaryAsirbad Behera
Official website
footballodisha.in

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]

History

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It was formed in 1949 and was made into an independent registered body in 1961.[3] The organisation was renamed after the committee of Orissa Football Association was dissolved due to litigation in 2010.[4][5][6]

Teams

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State teams

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Team Head coach Team manager Tournament
Odisha men Akshay Das Hrudaya Ranjan Behera & Biswaranjan Gharai Santosh Trophy
Odisha women Crispin Chettri Gitanjali Khuntia Senior Women's NFC

State youth teams

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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

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All 30 districts of Odisha are affiliated with the Football Association of Odisha.

No. Association District Representative
1 Angul District Football Association Angul Gour Gobinda Samanta
2 Balangir District Football Association Balangir Hari Narayan Pujari
3 Balasore District Football Association Balasore Sri Adhip Das
4 Bargarh District Football Association Bargarh Kishor Kumar Mishra
5 Bhadrak District Football Association Bhadrak Dhiren Pallai
6 Boudh District Football Association Boudh
7 Cuttack District Football Association Cuttack Asirbad Behera
8 Debagarh District Football Association Debagarh Dhirendra Kumar Naik
9 Dhenkanal District Football Association Dhenkanal Nalini Kumar Das
10 Gajapati District Football Association Gajapati
11 Ganjam District Football Association Ganjam Ashok Kumar Sahu
12 Jagatsinghpur District Football Association Jagatsinghpur Dola Gobinda Das
13 Jajpur District Football Association Jajpur Sambit Mohanty
14 Jharsuguda District Football Association Jharsuguda Tapash Kumar Roy
15 Kalahandi District Football Association Kalahandi Jagmohan Patnaik
16 Kandhamal District Football Association Kandhamal Siba Prasad Tripathy
17 Kendrapara District Football Association Kendrapara Syed Akmal Ali
18 Kendujhar District Football Association Kendujhar Dr.Janardan Dash
19 Khordha District Football Association Khordha Upendra Nath Das
20 Koraput District Football Association Koraput Anup Kumar Patra
21 Malkangiri District Football Association Malkangiri Ram Hari Panda
22 Mayurbhanj District Football Association Mayurbhanj Bijoy Kumar Das
23 Nabarangpur District Football Association Nabarangpur Prahallad Tripathy
24 Nayagarh District Football Association Nayagarh Asesh Kumar Das
25 Nuapada District Football Association Nuapada Prasan Kumar Padhi
26 Puri District Football Association Puri Rabi Sankar Pratihari
27 Rayagada District Football Association Rayagada Monaj Kumar Gantayat
28 Sambalpur District Football Association Sambalpur Dulal Chandra Pradhan
29 Subarnapur District Football Association Subarnapur Piyush Kumar Panda
30 Sundargarh District Football Association Sundargarh Prabhat Bhol

Competitions

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District level

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Club level

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Youth

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  • FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)[9]

Futsal

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  • FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Odisha Football League pyramid

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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

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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

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Men

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Gold Winners (1): 1968–69
Silver Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25
Gold Winners (1): 2018–19
Silver Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

Women

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Gold Winners (1): 2010–11
Silver Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2018–19
Gold Gold medal (3): 2007, 2011, 2023
Silver Silver medal (2): 2015, 2022
Bronze Bronze medal (1): 2002
Silver Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
Gold Winners (1): 2006–07
Silver Runners-up (7): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2018–19

Federation awards

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  • 2023–24 Best Member Association for Hosting AIFF Competitions[10]
  • 2023–24 AIFF Special Award for Hosting Various AIFF Events[10]
  • 2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme[11]
  • 2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10[12]

Management

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Management of FAO for the term 2024–28:[13]

Position Office-bearer
President Vacant
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

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Committee Member
Executive committee India Avijit Paul
Technical committee India Pinky Bompal Magar

Accredited academies

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Team Manager AIFF Academy Rating
Sports Odisha Shuvendu Panda
FAO Academy Sanjeev Patsani

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Football Association of Odisha". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. ^ "State Associations". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ Mishra, Samiran (6 July 2021). "East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium's First Ever International Match". Sambad.
  4. ^ "FAO gets temporary recognition from AIFF". Orisports. 3 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Samantaray certain to become FAO president". Orisports. 5 June 2010.
  6. ^ "OFA set to turn FAO with OOA intervention". Orisports. 9 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Sahani Cup". Orisports. 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Sr Women Inter-District Football: Sundargarh-B crowned champs". Orisports. 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Odisha FC to showcase local talent in FAO Youth League 2023 U13 and U15". Prameys News. 20 November 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Chhangte, Indumathi named best on a shining Night of AIFF Awards". All India Football Federation. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Bala Devi get top AIFF Awards". The Times of India. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF". The Times of India. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  13. ^ "BJP leader Samir Dey becomes new president of FAO". Orisports. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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