# 2023 FAO League

The 2023 FAO League was the twelfth season of the FAO League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sunrise Club and Radha Raman Club were the joint defending champions. FAO League is annually organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha.

## Teams
### Diamond

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

### Gold

* Chand Club
* East Coast Railway
* Kishore Club
* Jay Durga Club
* Rising Star Club
* Mangala Club
* Radha Gobinda Club

### Silver
#### Silver A

* Azad Hind Club
* Lalbag Club
* Sunshine Club
* Town Club

#### Silver B

* Chauliaganj Club
* Eleven Gun Club
* Independent Club
* Royal Club

## Venue

* Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha

## League stage
### Diamond League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sunrise Club (C) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 19 | Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup, and eligible for 2023–24 I-League 3 |
| 2 | Sports Odisha | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 14 | Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup, and eligible for 2023–24 I-League 3 |
| 3 | Radha Raman Club | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup |
| 4 | Young Utkal Club | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup |
| 5 | Bidanasi Club | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | Rising Student Club | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | |
| 7 | Rovers Athletic Club | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 | |
| 8 | Odisha Police (R) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 4 | Relegation to 2024 FAO Gold League |

### Gold League

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rising Star Club (C) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 | Promotion to 2024 FAO Diamond League, Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup |
| 2 | Kishore Club | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 14 | Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup |
| 3 | Jay Durga Club | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 | Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup |
| 4 | Chand Club | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Mangala Club | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 4 | |
| 6 | East Coast Railway | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |
| 7 | Radha Gobinda Club (R) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | Relegation to 2024 FAO Silver League |

### Silver League
#### Group stage
##### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sunshine Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Promotion Play-off |
| 2 | Town Club | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Azad Hind Club | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lalbag Club | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | Advance to Relegation Play-off |

##### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Independent Club | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | Advance to Promotion Play-off |
| 2 | Royal Club | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Chauliaganj Club | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Eleven Gun Club | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | Advance to Relegation Play-off |

#### Relegation Play-off
## Statistics
### Scoring

    As of 2 August 2023

#### Silver League

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| Silver ||||
| 1 | Trinath Nayak | Royal Club | 2 |
| 2 | Abhimanyu Mahakud | Chauliaganj Club | 1 |
| 2 | Ajay Majhi | Sunshine Club | 1 |
| 2 | Abhinash Samal | Sunshine Club | 1 |
| 2 | Mohati Samal | Sunshine Club | 1 |
| 2 | Shyam Sundar Soren | Chauliaganj Club | 1 |

#### Own Goals

| Player | Club | Match Result | Date |
| Diamond League ||||
| Laxman Gadnayak | Rovers Athletic Club | Radha Raman Club 5-2 Rovers AC | 20 July 2023 |
| Pintu Samal | Rising Student Club | Sports Odisha 3-2 Rising Student Club | 22 July 2023 |