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{{National football association
{{Short description|State governing body of Football in Odisha}}
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{{Infobox sport governing body
| Location          = India
|name        = Football Association of Odisha
| FIFA affiliation  =  
|abbrev      = FAO
| Region            = [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]
|logo        = Football Association of Odisha.svg
| Region affiliation =  
|sport        = [[Association football|Football]]
| Subregion          = [[Odisha Olympic Association|OOA]]
|jurisdiction = {{flagicon image|..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Odisha]]
| Subregion affiliation =  
|founded      = {{start date|1949}}<br />{{small|(as ''Orissa Football Association'')}}<br/>{{start date and age|2010}}<br />{{small|(as ''Football Association of Orissa'')}}
| President         = Debashish Samantaray
|aff         = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF)
| Headquarters      = [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]
|headquarters = [[Cuttack]]
| Website            = [https://www.the-aiff.com/association/503 FAO]
|membership  = 33 district associations
|president    = [[Tankadhar Tripathy]]
|secretary    = Asirbad Behera
|url          = http://footballodisha.in/
}}
}}


'''Football Association of Odisha''' ('''FAO'''), is the state governing body of [[association football|football]] in [[Odisha]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Football Association of Odisha|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/association/503|accessdate=5 August 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Odisha football team|Odisha Men's Football Team]] and [[Odisha women's football team|Odisha Women's Football Team]] is administrated by the Football Association of Odisha. It is affiliated with the [[All India Football Federation]], the national administrating body for [[football in India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=State Associations|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations|accessdate=5 August 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
The '''Football Association of Odisha''' ('''FAO''') is the governing body of [[Association football|football]] in the state of [[Odisha]], India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Football Association of Odisha|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/association/503|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=State Associations|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations|access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref>
 
==History==
It was formed in 1949 and became an independent registered body in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |title=East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium's First Ever International Match |publisher=Sambad |url=https://sambadenglish.com/story-of-barabati-stadiums-first-ever-international-match/ |last=Mishra |first=Samiran |date=6 July 2021 }}</ref> The organisation was renamed after the committee of Orissa Football Association was dissolved due to litigation in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=FAO gets temporary recognition from AIFF |url=http://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=MjM1MA== |publisher=Orisports |date=3 February 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Samantaray certain to become FAO president |url=http://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=MjQ2OQ== |publisher=Orisports |date=5 June 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OFA set to turn FAO with OOA intervention |url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=MzQxMg== |publisher=Orisports |date=9 September 2009 }}</ref>


==Teams==
==Teams==
===State Teams===
===State teams===
{|class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #ADADAD; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;"
{|class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #ADADAD; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;"
|-  style="background:#adadad; text-align:left;"
|-  style="background:#adadad; text-align:left;"
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"|  Team
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"|  Team
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"|  Head Coach
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"|  Head coach
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"|  Manager
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"|  Team manager
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"|  League
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"|  Tournament
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Odisha football team|Odisha Men's]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Odisha football team|Odisha Men]]
|style="text-align:center;"| Nipendra Kumar Das
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Akshay Das]]
|style="text-align:center;"| Gyana Ranjan Behera
|style="text-align:center;"| Gangadhar Behera
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Santosh Trophy]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Santosh Trophy]]
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Odisha women's football team|Odisha Women's]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Odisha women's football team|Odisha Women]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Mohammad Shahid Jabbar]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Crispin Chettri]]
|style="text-align:center;"| Gayatri Mallick
|style="text-align:center;"| Gitanjali Khuntia
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Senior Women's National Football Championship|Senior Women's NFC]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|Senior Women's NFC]]
|}
|}


===Youth Teams===
===State youth teams===
{|class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #ADADAD; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;"
{|class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #ADADAD; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;"
|-  style="background:#adadad; text-align:left;"
|-  style="background:#adadad; text-align:left;"
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Team
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Team
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Head Coach
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Head coach
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| League
!style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| Tournament
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| Odisha Junior Men (U19)
| Odisha Junior Men (U-20)
|
|style="text-align:center;"| Swami Vivekananda NFC (U -20)
|-
|-
| Odisha Junior Men (U-15)
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| Suraj Thapa
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| Suraj Thapa
|style="text-align:center;"| [[B.C. Roy Trophy|B. C. Roy Trophy]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[B.C. Roy Trophy]]
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| Odisha Junior Women (U19)
| Odisha Junior Women (U-19)
|style="text-align:center;"| Junior Girl's NFC
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship|Junior Girl's NFC]]
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| Odisha Sub-Junior Boys (U17)
| Odisha Sub-Junior Boys (U-13)
|style="text-align:center;"| Nipendra Kumar Das
|style="text-align:center;"| Nipendra Kumar Das
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]]
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| Odisha Sub-Junior Girls (U17)
| Odisha Sub-Junior Girls (U-17)
|style="text-align:center;"| Shaik Manzoor
|style="text-align:center;"| Shaik Manzoor
|style="text-align:center;"| Sub-Junior Girl's NFC
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship|Sub-Junior Girl's NFC]]
|}
 
==Affiliated district associations==
The 33 district associations of [[Odisha]] affiliated with the '''Football Association of Odisha'''.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Association !! District/Region
|-
| 1 || Angul District Athletic Association || [[Angul district|Angul]]
|-
| 2 || Balangir District Athletic Association || [[Balangir district|Balangir]]
|-
| 3 || Balasore District Athletic Association || [[Balasore district|Balasore]]
|-
| 4 || Bargarh District Athletic Association || [[Bargarh district|Bargarh]]
|-
| 5 || Bhadrak District Athletic Association || [[Bhadrak district|Bhadrak]]
|-
| 6 || Bhubaneswar Athletic Association || [[Bhubaneswar]] ([[Khordha district|Khordha]])
|-
| 7 || Boudh District Athletic Association || [[Boudh district|Boudh]]
|-
| 8 || Cuttack District Athletic Association || [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]]
|-
| 9 || Debagarh District Athletic Association || [[Debagarh district|Debagarh]]
|-
| 10 || Dhenkanal District Athletic Association || [[Dhenkanal district|Dhenkanal]]
|-
| 11 || Gajapati District Athletic Association || [[Gajapati district|Gajapati]]
|-
| 12 || Ganjam District Athletic Association || [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]
|-
| 13 || Jagatsinghpur District Athletic Association || [[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]]
|-
| 14 || Jajpur District Athletic Association || [[Jajpur district|Jajpur]]
|-
| 15 || Jharsuguda District Athletic Association || [[Jharsuguda district|Jharsuguda]]
|-
| 16 || Kalahandi District Athletic Association || [[Kalahandi district|Kalahandi]]
|-
| 17 || Kendrapara District Athletic Association || [[Kendrapara district|Kendrapara]]
|-
| 18 || Keonjhar District Athletic Association || [[Kendujhar district|Kendujhar]]
|-
| 19 || Khordha District Athletic Association || [[Khordha district|Khordha]]
|-
| 20 || Koraput District Athletic Association || [[Koraput district|Koraput]]
|-
| 21 || Malkangiri District Athletic Association || [[Malkangiri district|Malkangiri]]
|-
| 22 || Mayurbhanj District Athletic Association || [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
|-
| 23 || Nabarangpur District Athletic Association || [[Nabarangpur district|Nabarangpur]]
|-
| 24 || Nayagarh District Athletic Association || [[Nayagarh district|Nayagarh]]
|-
| 25 || Nuapada District Athletic Association || [[Nuapada district|Nuapada]]
|-
| 26 || Paradeep Port Trust || [[Paradeep]] ([[Jagatsinghpur district|Jagatsinghpur]])
|-
| 27 || Phulbani District Athletic Association || [[Kandhamal district|Kandhamal]]
|-
| 28 || Puri District Athletic Association || [[Puri district|Puri]]
|-
| 29 || Rayagada District Athletic Association || [[Rayagada district|Rayagada]]
|-
| 30 || Rourkela Steel Plant || [[Rourkela]] ([[Sundargarh district|Sundargarh]])
|-
| 31 || Sambalpur District Athletic Association || [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]]
|-
| 32 || Subarnapur District Athletic Association || [[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]]
|-
| 33 || Sundargarh District Athletic Association || [[Sundargarh district|Sundargarh]]
|}
|}


==Structure==
==Competitions==
===Men===
===District level===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
====Men's====
*Sahani Cup (Senior Inter-District Football Championship)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orisports.com/SheduleDetails.aspx?cId=MTU4MA==|title=Sahani Cup|website=Orisports|date=2016|access-date=29 September 2022}}</ref>
{{col-2}}
 
====Women's====
*PC Behera Trophy (Senior Women Inter-District Football Championship)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=ODMzMQ==|title=Sr Women Inter-District Football: Sundargarh-B crowned champs|website=Orisports|date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
{{col-end}}
 
===Club level===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
====Men's====
*[[FAO League]]
*[[FAO League]]
* FAO 2nd Division League
*[[FAO Super Cup]]
*[[FAO Super Cup]]
*[[Kalinga Cup]]
{{col-2}}
====Women's====
*[[Odisha Women's League]]
{{col-end}}
====Youth====
*FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prameyanews.com/odisha-fc-to-showcase-local-talent-in-fao-youth-league-2023-u13-and-u15-|title=Odisha FC to showcase local talent in FAO Youth League 2023 U13 and U15|website=Prameys News|date=20 November 2023}}</ref>


===Women===
====Futsal====
* [[FAO Women's League]]
*FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship


===Others===
==Odisha Football League pyramid==
*Kalinga Cup
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
*Sahani Cup (Senior Men Inter-District Championship)
! colspan="2" |FAO League
*TATA-Utkalika Cup (Invitational)
|-
!Tier
!Division
|-
!I<br/><sub>(Level 5 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub>
|'''FAO Diamond League'''<br/>''<sub>↑promote (to [[I-League 3]]) ↓relegate</sub>''
|-
!II<br/><sub>(Level 6 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub>
|'''FAO Gold League'''<br/>''<sub>↑promote ↓relegate</sub>''
|-
!III<br/><sub>(Level 7 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub>
|'''FAO Silver League'''<br/>''<sub>↑promote ↓relegate</sub>''
|-
!IV<br/><sub>(Level 8 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub>
|'''FAO Second Division League'''<br/>''<sub>↑promote</sub>''
|}
 
==Evolution==
<onlyinclude><!-- to include this table on other pages {{:Football Association of Odisha|transcludesection=Evolution}} -->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 11px ;"
! colspan="2" |Years
! rowspan="2" |1949
! rowspan="2" |1962– 2010
! rowspan="2" |2010–2011
! rowspan="2" |2011–2016
! rowspan="2" |2016-2018
! rowspan="2" |2018–present
|-
! colspan="2" |'''Level'''
|-
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#dbb224"|{{ font color | white |'''Men's'''}}
|-
! rowspan="4" |State leagues
| bgcolor="gold" |'''1'''
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="#A1E6FF" | Formation of <br/> [[Football Association of Odisha|Football Association of Odisha (FAO)]]
|''None''
| colspan="3" bgcolor="gold" |[[FAO League|FAO First Division League]]
| bgcolor="gold" |[[FAO League#Diamond League|FAO Diamond League]]
|-
| bgcolor="silver" |'''2'''
|''None''
| colspan="3" bgcolor="silver" |[[FAO League#FAO Second Division League|FAO Second Division League]]
| bgcolor="silver" |[[FAO League#Gold League|FAO Gold League]]
|-
| bgcolor="#cc9966" |'''3'''
| colspan="4" rowspan="2" |''None''
| bgcolor="#cc9966" |[[FAO League#Gold League|FAO Silver League]]
|-
| bgcolor="#dc7f80" |'''4'''
| bgcolor="#dc7f80" |[[FAO League#FAO Second Division League|FAO Second Division League]]
|-
! colspan="8" |
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Cup competitions
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#A1E6FF" |
| colspan="3" bgcolor="#DEFF97" |[[Kalinga Cup]]
| colspan="2" |''Not held''
|-
| colspan="3" |''None''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#DEFF97" |[[FAO Super Cup]]
|-
| colspan="9" bgcolor="#9d1f1e"|{{ font color | white |'''Women's'''}}
|-
! rowspan="2" |State leagues
| bgcolor="gold" |'''1'''
| bgcolor="#A1E6FF" |
| colspan="2" |''None''
| colspan="4" bgcolor="gold" |Odisha Women's League
|}
</onlyinclude>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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*'''[[B.C. Roy Trophy|B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior National Football Championship)]]'''
*'''[[B.C. Roy Trophy|B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior National Football Championship)]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 1968–69
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 1968–69
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1976–77
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25


*'''[[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy|Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy (Sub-Junior National Football Championship)]]'''
*'''[[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy|Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy (Sub-Junior National Football Championship)]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (2): 2015–16, 2018–19
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 2018–19
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (3): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16


===Women===
===Women===
*'''[[Senior Women's National Football Championship]]'''
*'''[[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|Senior Women's National Football Championship]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 2010–11
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 2010–11
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, [[2014 Indian Women's Football Championship|2013–14]], 2018–19
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, [[2014 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|2013–14]], [[2018–19 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|2018–19]]
 
*'''[[National Games of India|National Games]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Gold medal''' (3): [[2007 National Games of India|2007]], [[2011 National Games of India|2011]], [[2023 National Games of India|2023]]
:{{SilverMedal}} Silver medal (2): [[2015 National Games of India|2015]], [[2022 National Games of India|2022]]
:{{BronzeMedal}} Bronze medal (1): 2002


*'''Junior Women's National Football Championship'''
*'''[[Junior Girl's National Football Championship]]'''
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18


*'''Sub-Junior National Football Championship'''
*'''[[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship]]'''
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 2006–07
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (1): 2006–07
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (7): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2018–19
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (7): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2018–19


*'''[[National Games of India|National Games]]'''
===Federation awards===
:{{GoldMedal}} '''Winners''' (2): 2007, 2011
*2023–24 Best Member Association for Hosting [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] Competitions<ref name="AIFF">{{cite web|title=Chhangte, Indumathi named best on a shining Night of AIFF Awards|website=[[All India Football Federation]] |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/chhangte-indumathi-named-best-on-a-shining-night-of-aiff-awards|accessdate=22 July 2024|date=19 July 2024}}</ref>
:{{SilverMedal}} Runners-up (2): 2002, [[2015 National Games of India|2015]]
*2023–24 AIFF Special Award for Hosting Various AIFF Events<ref name="AIFF"/>
*2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme<ref>{{cite web|title=Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Bala Devi get top AIFF Awards|website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/eugeneson-lyngdoh-bala-devi-get-top-aiff-awards/articleshow/50254761.cms|accessdate=20 December 2015|date=20 December 2015}}</ref>
*2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10<ref>{{cite web|title=Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF|website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/goan-football-slips-down-ranked-joint-eighth-among-11-states-evaluated-by-aiff/articleshow/77160191.cms|accessdate=5 August 2020|date=25 July 2020}}</ref>


===Federation Awards===
==Management==
*2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme
Management of FAO for the term 2024–28:<ref>{{cite web|title=BJP leader Samir Dey becomes new president of FAO
|url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=ODI2Mg==|website=Orisports|access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>


*2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10<ref>{{cite web|title=Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/goan-football-slips-down-ranked-joint-eighth-among-11-states-evaluated-by-aiff/articleshow/77160191.cms|accessdate=5 August 2020|date=25 July 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Management==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Position
! Position
! Name
! Office-bearer
|-
|-
| President  
| President
| {{flagicon|IND}} Debasish Samantray
| [[Tankadhar Tripathy]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy elected FAO president |url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=ODY2OQ== |publisher=Orisports |date=20 April 2025 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| Honorary secretary
| Vice-president(s)
| {{flagicon|IND}} Asirbad Behera
| Bijay Das<br/>Padma Lochan Lenka<br/>Dilip Kumar Sahoo<br/>Rabi Narayan Panda<br/>Asit Baran Pati<br/>[[Mohammad Shahid Jabbar]]<br/>Sahadev Rout<br/>Birendra Kumar Behera
|-
|-
| Executive secretary
| Working president
| {{flagicon|IND}} Avijit Kumar Paul
| Srikara Mishra
|-
| Secretary
| Asirbad Behera
|-
| Joint secretary(s)
| Avijit Paul<br/>Biswa Ranjan Gharei<br/>Bijay Kumar Das
|-
|-
| Treasurer
| Treasurer
| {{flagicon|IND}} Bhakta Ballav Das
| Bhakta Ballav Das
|}
 
===AIFF committee members===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Committee
! Member
|-
|-
| Head of referees
| Executive committee
| {{flagicon|IND}} Durga Madhab Naik
| {{flagicon|IND}} Avijit Paul
|-
|-
| Golden baby league development officer
| Technical committee
| {{flagicon|IND}} Subhasis Behera
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pinky Bompal Magar]]
|}
|}


==Accredited Academies==
==Accredited academies==
{|class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #ADADAD; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;"
{|class="wikitable" style="border: 1px solid #ADADAD; margin-bottom: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px;"
|-  style="background:#adadad; text-align:left;"
|-  style="background:#adadad; text-align:left;"
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! style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| AIFF Academy Rating
! style="text-align:center;width:250px;"| AIFF Academy Rating
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| Odisha Sports Hostel
|style="text-align:center;"| [[Sports Odisha]]
|style="text-align:center;"| Shuvendu Panda
|style="text-align:center;"| Shuvendu Panda
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]] [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]] [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]] [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]]
|-
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| FAO Academy
|style="text-align:center;"| FAO Academy
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|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]]
|style="text-align:center;"| [[File:1 Gold Star.svg|10px]]
|}
|}
==See also==
*[[List of Indian state football associations]]
*[[Football in India]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://footballodisha.in/ Football Association of Odisha]


{{Football in Odisha}}
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{{Indian state football associations}}
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[[Category:Football governing bodies in India]]
[[Category:Football governing bodies in India|Odisha]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Odisha]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Odisha]]
[[Category:Sport in Odisha]]
[[Category:Football in Odisha]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Odisha]]
[[Category:1949 establishments in Orissa]]
[[Category:Year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1949]]

Latest revision as of 20:44, 24 December 2025


Football Association of Odisha
SportFootball
JurisdictionFile:..Orissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha
Membership33 district associations
AbbreviationFAO
Founded1949 (1949)
(as Orissa Football Association)
2010; 16 years ago (2010)
(as Football Association of Orissa)
AffiliationAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
HeadquartersCuttack
PresidentTankadhar Tripathy
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[edit | edit source]

It was formed in 1949 and became 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[edit | edit source]

State teams[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

District level[edit | edit source]

Club level[edit | edit source]

Youth[edit | edit source]

  • FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)[9]

Futsal[edit | edit source]

  • FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Odisha Football League pyramid[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Men[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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
Template:BronzeMedal 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[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Accredited academies[edit | edit source]

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

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "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.
  14. ↑ "BJP MLA Tankadhar Tripathy elected FAO president". Orisports. 20 April 2025.

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