Football Association of Odisha

Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is the state governing body of football in Odisha, India.[2] The Odisha football team and 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.[3]

Football Association of Odisha
AbbreviationFAO
Formation1961 (1961)
(as Orissa Football Association)<[1]
HeadquartersCuttack
Region served
Odisha, India
Membership
33 district associations
President
Debashish Samantaray
Secretary
Asirbad Behera
Parent organization
All India Football Federation (AIFF)

Teams

State Teams
Team Head Coach Manager League
Odisha Men Salim Pathan Sheikh Manzoor Santosh Trophy
Odisha Women Crispin Chhetri Sradhanjali Samantaray Senior Women's NFC

State Youth Teams
Team Head Coach League
Odisha Junior Men (U19) Suraj Thapa B. C. Roy Trophy
Odisha Junior Women (U19) Junior Girl's NFC
Odisha Sub-Junior Boys (U17) Nipendra Kumar Das Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
Odisha Sub-Junior Girls (U17) Shaik Manzoor Sub-Junior Girl's NFC

Competitions & structure

Men
  • FAO League
  • FAO Super Cup
  • Kalinga Cup
  • FAO Inter District Club Championship
  • Sahani Cup (Senior Inter-District Football Championship)[4]
  • Bhubaneswar Football League (Gatikrushna Panda Memorial Football League)[5]

Women

Others
  • FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Honours

Men
Winners (1): 1968–69
Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1976–77
Winners (1): 2018–19
Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

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

Federation awards
  • 2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme
  • 2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10[6]

Management
Position Name
President Debasish Samantray
Vice President Bijay Das
Dilip Kumar Sahoo
Hrudaya Ranjan Behera
Honorary Secretary Asirbad Behera
Executive Secretary Vacant
Joint Secretary Avijit Paul
Biswa Ranjan Gharei
Sangeeta Sharma
Treasurer Bhakta Ballav Das
Head of Referees Durga Madhab Naik
Golden Baby League Development Officer Subhasis Behera

AIFF Committee Members
Committee Member
Executive Committee Avijit Paul
Technical Committee Pinky Bompal Magar

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

References
  1. Mishra, Samiran (6 July 2021). "East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium's First Ever International Match". Sambad.
  2. "Football Association of Odisha". Retrieved 5 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "State Associations". Retrieved 5 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Sahani Cup". Orisports. 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. "Directorate of Sports win Bhubaneswar Football League". Orisports. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. "Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF". 25 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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