# FAO League

The Football Association of Odisha League (also known as the MGM FAO League for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to the FAO League) is the top state football league of the Indian state of Odisha, organised by Football Association of Odisha (FAO) in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha.

## History

The major domestic league in the state held at Cuttack was known as Cuttack Football League until 2010 when FAO decided to restructure the league as FAO league. It continues as the top tier competition for Cuttack based football clubs.
The FAO League was brought up as Siddhartha Odisha First Division League in 2010 as Odisha's premier level football league. FAO 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 its revamp in 2018. Since the inception of the FAO League, a total of five clubs have been crowned champions. Sunrise have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions four times. Odisha Police have won the league twice whereas East Coast Railway, Sports Odisha, Radha Gobinda Club, and Radha Raman Club have each won it once.
In a total competition revamp, FAO League was converted to a threeptier first division highest level footballing league of the state in 2018. The First Division League currently has three tiers, Diamond, Gold and Silver leagues, followed by the Second Division.

## League structure

FAO League :
| Tier | Division |
| I $_{(Level5onIndianFootballPyramid)}$ | FAO Diamond League $_{↑promote(toI-League3)↓relegate}$ |
| II $_{(Level6onIndianFootballPyramid)}$ | FAO Gold League $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| III $_{(Level7onIndianFootballPyramid)}$ | FAO Silver League $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| IV $_{(Level8onIndianFootballPyramid)}$ | FAO Second Division League $_{↑promote}$ |

## Venues
### Bhubaneswar

* Kalinga Stadium

### Cuttack

* Barabati Stadium
* Odisha Police Ground
* Satyabrata Stadium

## Diamond League
### 2024 clubs

* Bidanasi Club
* Radha Raman Club
* Rising Student Club
* Rovers Club
* Sports Odisha
* Sunrise Club
* Rising Star Club
* Young Utkal Club

### Champions

| Season | Winner | Runners–up |
| 2010 | East Coast Railway | Rising Student's Club |
| 2011 | Odisha Police | Radha Gobinda Club |
| 2012 | Odisha Police | Jobra Durga Club |
| 2013 | Radha Gobinda 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 | Sunrise Club | Odisha Police |
| 2019 | Sports Odisha | Rising Students Club |
| 2022 | Sunrise Club, Radha Raman Club (joint-champions) | Sunrise Club, Radha Raman Club (joint-champions) |
| 2023 | Sunrise Club | Sports Odisha |
| 2024 | Sunrise Club | Rovers Club |

### Championships by team

| Club | Titles | Runners-Up | Winning Seasons |
| Sunrise Club | 7 | 1 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Odisha Police | 2 | 1 | 2011, 2012 |
| Radha Raman Club | 2 | 0 | 2017, 2022 |
| East Coast Railway | 1 | 2 | 2010 |
| Radha Gobinda Club | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| Sports Odisha | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Rising Student Club | 0 | 3 | — |
| Jobra Durga Club | 0 | 2 | — |

## Gold League
### 2024 clubs

* Chand Club
* East Coast Railway
* Independent Club
* Jay Durga Club
* Kishore Club
* Mangala Club
* Odisha Police

### Winners

| Season | Champion | Runners-up |
| 2018 | FAO XI | Eleven Gun Club |
| 2019 | Rovers Club | Rising Star Club |
| 2022 | Bidanasi Club | Rising Star Club |
| 2023 | Rising Star Club | Kishore Club |
| 2024 | Kishore Club | Mangala Club |

## Silver League
### 2024 clubs
#### Silver A

* Azad Hind Club
* Junior Gallant Club
* Radha Gobinda Club
* Sunshine Club

#### Silver B

* Chauliaganj Club
* Eleven Gun Club
* SAI STC Cuttack
* Town Club

### Winners

| Season | Winner | Runners–up |
| 2018 | Sunshine Club | SAI-STC |
| 2019 | SAI-STC | Club-n-Club |
| 2022 | Kishore Club | Town Club |
| 2023 | Independent Club | Sunshine Club |
| 2024 | Junior Gallant Club | Chauliaganj Club |

## FAO Second Division League

| Season | Champion | Runners-up |
| 2010 | Kishore Club | Town Club |
| 2011 | Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG) | Lalbagh Club |
| 2012 | Town Club | Royal Club |
| 2013 | Jay Bharat Cultural Club | Uday Club |
| 2014 | Lalbagh Club | Royal Club |
| 2016 | Club 'N' Club | Royal Club |
| 2017 | Chauliaganj Club | Royal Club |
| 2022 | Eleven Gun Club | Uday Club |
| 2023 | Junior Gallant Club | YAFC Choudwar Club |
| 2024 | YAFC Choudwar Club | Uday Club |