Football Association of Odisha

Football Association of Odisha
SportFootball
Jurisdiction Odisha
Membership33 district associations
AbbreviationFAO
Founded1949 (1949)
(as Orissa Football Association)
2010 (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

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

State teams

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

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

The 33 district associations of Odisha affiliated with the Football Association of Odisha.

No.AssociationDistrict/Region
1Angul District Athletic AssociationAngul
2Balangir District Athletic AssociationBalangir
3Balasore District Athletic AssociationBalasore
4Bargarh District Athletic AssociationBargarh
5Bhadrak District Athletic AssociationBhadrak
6Bhubaneswar Athletic AssociationBhubaneswar (Khordha)
7Boudh District Athletic AssociationBoudh
8Cuttack District Athletic AssociationCuttack
9Debagarh District Athletic AssociationDebagarh
10Dhenkanal District Athletic AssociationDhenkanal
11Gajapati District Athletic AssociationGajapati
12Ganjam District Athletic AssociationGanjam
13Jagatsinghpur District Athletic AssociationJagatsinghpur
14Jajpur District Athletic AssociationJajpur
15Jharsuguda District Athletic AssociationJharsuguda
16Kalahandi District Athletic AssociationKalahandi
17Kendrapara District Athletic AssociationKendrapara
18Keonjhar District Athletic AssociationKendujhar
19Khordha District Athletic AssociationKhordha
20Koraput District Athletic AssociationKoraput
21Malkangiri District Athletic AssociationMalkangiri
22Mayurbhanj District Athletic AssociationMayurbhanj
23Nabarangpur District Athletic AssociationNabarangpur
24Nayagarh District Athletic AssociationNayagarh
25Nuapada District Athletic AssociationNuapada
26Paradeep Port TrustParadeep (Jagatsinghpur)
27Phulbani District Athletic AssociationKandhamal
28Puri District Athletic AssociationPuri
29Rayagada District Athletic AssociationRayagada
30Rourkela Steel PlantRourkela (Sundargarh)
31Sambalpur District Athletic AssociationSambalpur
32Subarnapur District Athletic AssociationSubarnapur
33Sundargarh District Athletic AssociationSundargarh

Competitions

District level

Club level

Youth

  • FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)[9]

Futsal

  • FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Odisha Football League pyramid

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

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

Men

1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 1968–69
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winners (1): 2018–19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

Women

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

Federation awards

  • 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

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

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

Accredited academies

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

See also

References

  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. 1 2 "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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