2018 FAO League

Football league season

FAO LeagueSeason| 2018

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Dates| 17 August - 29 September
Champions| Sunrise Club (4th title)
(Diamond League)
Young Utkal Club
(Gold League)
Relegated| Bidanasi Club
(Diamond League)
Matches played| 75
Goals scored| 187 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorer| Md. Fayaz KF (9 goals)
(Sunrise Club)
Biki Sethi (7 goals)
(Sunshine Club)
Sanjit Khora (6 goals)
(Rising Star Club)
Prabhat Dansena (5 goals)
(SAI-STC)
Highest scoring| Town Club 5-2 Yuva Bandhu Cultural Club (YVCG)
(4 September 2018)
Sunshine Club 7-0 Western Mahaveer Club
(25 August 2018)

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2019 →

All statistics correct as of 21 September 2018.

The 2018 FAO League was the ninth season of the FAO League. Radha Raman Club were the defending champions. Chauliaganj FC entered as the promoted team from the FAO 2nd Division League. The FAO League is organised every year by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India.[1] The regular season started on 17 August 2018. Sunrise Club became champions of the 2018 edition of the league, winning their fourth title.

## Teams

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### Teams in Diamond League

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* Bidanasi Club
* East Coast Railway
* Jay Durga Club
* Odisha Police
* Radha Raman Club
* Rising Student's Club
* Sports Hostel
* Sunrise Club

### Teams in Gold League

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* Independent Club
* Kishore Club
* Mangala Club
* Radha Gobind Club
* Rising Star Club
* Rovers Club
* Young Utkal Club

### Teams in Silver League

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* Azad Hind Club
* Chand Club
* Chauliaganj Club
* Club N Club
* Lalbag Club
* Odisha Government Press (OGP)
* SAI-STC
* State Bank of India
* Sunshine Club
* Town Club
* Western Mahaveer Club
* Yuba Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)

## Officiating

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### Match Officials

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* Sujit Kumar Patro

### Referees

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* Arun Nayak
* Bhim Kumar Chettri
* Daitari Karua
* Jamal Mohamed
* Jyoti Ranjan Swain
* Nabin Kumar Naik
* R. Palmson Moses
* Raju Mohanty
* Sapneswar Kanhar
* Sheikh Hayat
* Sujit Kumar
* Sudip Das
* Suresh Dash
* Tarun Kumar Pradhan

## Revamp

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### League Format

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In a total revamp of the league, the FAO 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 and the winners of Gold and Silver league would be promoted to the FAO Super Cup i.e. highest state level football league in Odisha.[2]

## Venue

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* Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha

## League stage

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### Diamond League

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#### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Sunrise Club (C)  | 7  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 19  | 3  | +16  | 16  | Champions, Advance to FAO Super Cup
2  | Odisha Police | 7  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 13  | 8  | +5  | 16  | Advance to FAO Super Cup
3  | Sports Hostel | 7  | 4  | 3  | 0  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 15
4  | Rising Student's Club | 7  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 4  | +7  | 14
5  | East Coast Railway | 7  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 8  |
6  | Jay Durga Club  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 5
7  | Radha Raman Club  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 5  | 16  | −11  | 3
8  | Bidanasi Club (R)  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 1  | 12  | −11  | 1  | Relegation to Gold League

Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

#### Results

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Home \ Away  | BC  | ER | JD  | OP | RR  | RS | SC  | SH

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Bidanasi Club  | -- | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–5  | WO
East Coast Railway | 1–0  | -- | 0–0  |  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 0–1
Jay Durga Club  | 0–0  | 0–0  | -- | 1–3  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 1–2  | WO
Odisha Police | 3–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | -- | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–4  | 0–0
Radha Raman Club  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–3  | -- | 1–3  | 0–4  | 0–1
Rising Student's Club | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | -- | 1–0  | 2–2
Sunrise Club  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 4–0  | 0–1  | -- | 1–1
Sports Hostel | WO  | 1–0  | WO  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2018. Source: Orisports
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Gold League

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Young Utkal Club (C)  | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 16  | 2  | +14  | 16  | Promotion to 2019 Diamond League
Advance to 2018 FAO Super Cup
2  | Rising Star Club | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 14  | 6  | +8  | 15  | Advance to 2018 FAO Super Cup
3  | Rovers Club | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 9  | +1  | 9
4  | Mangala Club  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 7  | −5  | 8  |
5  | Kishore Club  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 9  | −5  | 6
6  | Radha Gobinda Club  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 9  | −7  | 1
7  | Independent Club (R)  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 2  | −2  | 0  | Relegation to 2019 Silver League

Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

### Silver League

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#### Group stage

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##### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | SAI-STC | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 15  | 2  | +13  | 13  | Advance to Silver Play-off
2  | Club N Club  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 13  | 3  | +10  | 9  |
3  | Chauliaganj Club  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 3  | +5  | 7
4  | Odisha Government Press (OGP) | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 7  | −7  | 5
5  | Town Club  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 13  | −8  | 4
6  | Yuba Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 15  | −13  | 1  | Advance to Silver Eliminator

Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

##### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Sunshine Club | 5  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 20  | 1  | +19  | 13  | Advance to Play-off
2  | Chand Club  | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 4  | +2  | 8  |
3  | Lalbag Club  | 5  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 6
4  | State Bank of India (Odisha) | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 7  | 9  | −2  | 5
5  | Azad Hind Club  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 9  | −4  | 4
6  | Western Mahaveer Club  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 16  | −15  | 1  | Advance to Eliminator

Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

## Statistics

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### Scoring

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As of 5 September 2018

#### Hat-tricks

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Player | For | Against | Result | Date

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M Trinath | SAI-STC | Town Club | 5–0 | 23 August 2018
Biki Sethi | Sunshine Club | Western Mahaveer Club | 7–0 | 25 August 2018
Md. Fayaz KF | Sunrise Club | Bidanasi Club | 5–0 | 26 August 2018
Ramesh Murmu | Chauliaganj Club | Odisha Government Press (OGP) | 4–0 | 28 August 2018
Debraj SA | Club 'N' Club | Town Club | 4–0 | 30 August 2018
Harish Chandra Murmu | Town Club | Yuva Bandhu Cultural Group (YVCG) | 5–2 | 4 September 2018

## References

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1. ^ "FAO First Division League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
2. ^ "FAO restructures domestic football". Football Association of Odisha. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

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FAO League

Divisions|

* FAO First Division
* Diamond League
* Gold League
* Silver League
* FAO Second Division

2023 Clubs|

* Sunrise Club
* Radha Raman Club
* Young Utkal Club
* Sports Hostel
* Rising Students Club
* Rovers Athletic Club
* Odisha Police
* East Coast Railway
* Bidanasi Club
* Rising Star Club
* Jay Durga Club
* Chand Club
* Radha Gobinda Club
* Mangala Club
* Sunshine Club
* Kishore Club
* Lalbag Club
* Azad Hind Club
* SBI Sports Recreation Club
* Town Club
* Chauliaganj Club
* Royal Club
* Odisha Government Press Club
* Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group

Seasons|

* 2018
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Stadiums|

* Barabati Stadium

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2018–19 in Indian football

National teams|

| Men|

* Senior
* 2018 SAFF Championship
* 2019 AFC Asian Cup
* U23
* 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
* U17 (2018 AFC U-16 Championship)

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Women|

* Senior (2019 SAFF Women's Championship)
* U18 (2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship)
* U15 (2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship)

League competitions|

| First division|

* I-League
* Indian Super League
* Playoffs
* Final

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Second division|

* I-League 2nd Division

State leagues|

* Assam
* Goa
* Karnataka (Bengaluru)
* Kerala
* Manipur
* Meghalaya
* Mizoram
* Maharashtra (Mumbai)
* Odisha (Men's
* Women's)
* Punjab
* Sikkim
* Uttarakhand
* West Bengal (Kolkata)

Women|

* Indian Women's League
* Final round

Youth|

* Elite League

Cup competitions|

| Men|

* Super Cup
* Final
* Santosh Trophy (State)
* Qualifiers
* Final

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Women|

* Women's Championship (State)

Club seasons

I-League|

* Aizawl
* East Bengal
* Minerva Punjab
* Mohun Bagan
* Gokulam Kerala

Indian Super League|

* ATK
* Bengaluru
* Chennaiyin
* Delhi Dynamos
* Goa
* Jamshedpur
* Kerala Blasters
* Mumbai City
* NorthEast United
* Pune City

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*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
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*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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