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2022 FAO League

The 2022 FAO League was the eleventh season of the FAO League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sports Hostel were the 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.[1][2]

FAO League
Season2022
Dates3 July – 1 September
Champions
  • Diamond League:
    Sunrise Club
    Radha Raman Club
    (joint-champions)
  • Gold League:
    Bidanasi Club
  • Silver League:
    Kishore Club
Relegated
Matches played65
Goals scored261 (4.02 per match)
Top goalscorer
  • Diamond League:
    Dinabandhu Das
    (Young Utkal Club)
    Raisen Tudu
    (Sports Hostel)
    (6 goals)
  • Gold League:
    Kono Boris
    (Bidanasi Club)
    (9 goals)
  • Silver League:
    Ramesh Chandra Murmu
    (Chauliaganj Club)
    (7 goals)
← 2019
2023 →
All statistics correct as of 30 August 2022.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the FAO League had not been organised since its last edition in 2019. After a span of two years, the regular season kicked-off from 3 July 2022.[3] The inauguration ceremony took place at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Bhabani Shankar Chayani, Collector & District Magistrate, Cuttack, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, alongside Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, President, Odisha Cricket Association, as the Guest of Honour. Asirbad Behera, Secretary, Football Association of Odisha, along with all the office bearers and members of Football Association of Odisha, were present for the inauguration ceremony.[4]

Sunrise Club and Radha Raman Club were declared as joint-champions with both teams finishing the Diamond League with 16 points each from 7 games. Both teams won the match 5 times, drew once, and lost once, however, Sunrise Cub emerged at the top of the table as a result of head-to-head points. Bidanasi Club won the Gold League, and earned promotion to the Diamond League for the next season with 16 points from 6 games, where they won 5 and drew 1 of their matches. Kishore Club were the winners of the Silver League, beating Town Club 2-0 in the play-off match of the Silver League. For the 2022 FAO Super Cup, Sunrise Club, Radha Raman Club, Sports Hostel, and Young Utkal Club qualify from the Diamond League, Bidanasi Club, Rising Star Club, and Jay Durga Club qualify from the Gold League, and Kishore Club qualify from the Silver League.

Teams

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Diamond

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Gold

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  • Bidanasi Club
  • Chand Club
  • Jay Durga Club
  • Rising Star Club
  • Mangala Club
  • Radha Gobinda Club
  • Sunshine Club

Silver

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Silver A

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Silver B

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Venue

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League stage

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Diamond League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sunrise Club (C) 7 5 1 1 11 5 +6 16 Champions, Qualification to 2022 FAO Super Cup, and Possible Qualification to 2023–24 I-League 3
2 Radha Raman Club (C) 7 5 1 1 19 4 +15 16
3 Young Utkal Club 7 4 1 2 14 7 +7 13 Qualification to 2022 FAO Super Cup
4 Sports Hostel 7 4 1 2 12 8 +4 13
5 Rising Student Club 7 2 2 3 12 15 −3 8
6 Rovers Athletic Club 7 2 2 3 10 15 −5 8
7 Odisha Police 7 1 2 4 4 10 −6 5
8 East Coast Railway 7 0 0 7 3 21 −18 0 Relegation to 2023 FAO 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

Gold League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bidanasi Club (C) 6 5 1 0 24 6 +18 16 Promotion to 2023 FAO Diamond League
Qualification to 2022 FAO Super Cup
2 Rising Star Club 6 4 2 0 17 6 +11 14 Qualification to 2022 FAO Super Cup
3 Jay Durga Club 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13
4 Chand Club 6 3 0 3 20 14 +6 9
5 Radha Gobinda Club 6 2 0 4 19 25 −6 6
6 Mangala Club 6 1 0 5 7 20 −13 3
7 Sunshine Club 6 0 0 6 7 30 −23 0 Relegation to 2023 FAO 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
1 Kishore Club 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 6 Advance to Silver Group Promotion Play-off
2 Lalbag Club 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
3 Azad Hind Club 3 1 0 2 9 11 −2 3
4 SBI Sports Recreation Club 2 0 1 1 5 7 −2 1 Relegation to 2023 FAO Second Division 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
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Town Club 4 3 1 0 14 2 +12 10 Advance to Silver Group Promotion Play-off
2 Chauliaganj Club 4 2 2 0 15 7 +8 8
3 Royal Club 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 7
4 Odisha Government Press Club 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1
5 Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG) 4 0 1 3 1 16 −15 1 Relegation to 2023 FAO Second Division 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

Promotion Play-off

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30 August 2022 Kishore Club 2–0 Town Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
  • Jagdish Oram   50'
  • Ansh Chatria   74'

Statistics

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Scoring

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As of 30 August 2022[4]

Silver League

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Rank Player Club Goals
Silver
1 Ramesh Chandra Murmu Chauliaganj Club 7
2 Papu Majhi Town Club 6
3 Soumya Ranjan Swain Town Club 5
4 Ghanashyam Sa Azad Hind Club 3
5 Abdul Rajak Siliki Kishore Club 2
Abhinas Samal Royal Club
Ajay Barua Royal Club
Bhabani Shankar Biswal Odisha Government Press Club
Dara Singh Jamunda Chauliaganj Club
Mahesh Singh Town Club
Mana Karangia Chauliaganj Club
Om Mahanda Odisha Government Press Club
Sabir Khan Royal Club
Shraban Nayak Lalbag Club
Swadhin Badhai Kishore Club
6 Ashish Samal Royal Club 1
Ankit Behera Kishore Club
Ansh Chatria Kishore Club
Anurag Sahu Kishore Club
Basudev Naik Azad Hind Club
Bhabagrahi Kumura Azad Hind Club
Bibek Bag Kishore Club
Biswajit Parija SBI Sports Recreation Club
Ganeshwar Sidhu Chauliaganj Club
Jagdish Oram Kishore Club
Jasobanta Mirdha Azad Hind Club
Kabu Sahoo Chauliaganj Club
Keshaba Majhi Azad Hind Club
Kunaram Soren Lalbag Club
Lakhiram Hembram SBI Sports Recreation Club
Mohit Kumar Samal Royal Club
Prabhat Dansena Kishore Club
Rajesh Chatar SBI Sports Recreation Club
Ramesh Birua SBI Sports Recreation Club
Sadananda Kumura Azad Hind Club
Satyaban Kishan Azad Hind Club
Sheikh Saizada Lalbag Club
Shyam Soren Chauliaganj Club
Sidan Balmuch SBI Sports Recreation Club
Siddarth Nayak Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)
Sunil Bhoi Town Club

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Bhole Shankar Majhi Odisha Police East Coast Railway 3–1 14 July 2022 [4]
  Sanjit Khara Rovers Club East Coast Railway 3–1 19 July 2022 [4]
  Ramesh Chandra Murmu Chauliaganj Club Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG) 7–0 28 July 2022 [4]
  Mohammed Habib Chand Club Radha Gobinda Club 6–3 2 August 2022 [4]
  Rohit Bada Radha Gobinda Club Mangala Club 8–2 7 August 2022 [4]
  Pradhan Munda Radha Gobinda Club Mangala Club 8–2 7 August 2022 [4]
  Rajesh Nayak Bidanasi Club Radha Gobinda Club 9–0 25 August 2022 [4]

Own-goals

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
  Ashish Samal (Royal Club) Chauliaganj Club Royal Club 3–3 23 July 2022 [4]
  Rakesh Sahu (Young Utkal Club) Rising Student Club Young Utkal Club 1–2 26 August 2022 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "FAO First Division League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ "FAO First Division League 2022". Orisports. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ @scoutdesk (1 July 2022). "FAO League 2022 Fixtures" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "FAO 1st Dvn League". Orisports. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
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