The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is the governing body of football in the state of Odisha, India. 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.
History It was formed in 1949 and became an independent registered body in 1961. The organisation was renamed after the committee of Orissa Football Association was dissolved due to litigation in 2010.
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. 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 District level
Men's Sahani Cup (Senior Inter-District Football Championship)
Women's PC Behera Trophy (Senior Women Inter-District Football Championship)
Club level
Men's FAO League FAO Super Cup Kalinga Cup
Women's Odisha Women's League
Youth FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)
Futsal FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship
Odisha Football League pyramid FAO LeagueTierDivisionI(Level 5 on Indian Football pyramid)FAO Diamond League↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegateII(Level 6 on Indian Football pyramid)FAO Gold League↑promote ↓relegateIII(Level 7 on Indian Football pyramid)FAO Silver League↑promote ↓relegateIV(Level 8 on Indian Football pyramid)FAO Second Division League↑promote
Evolution Years19491962– 20102010–20112011–20162016-20182018–presentLevelState leagues1 Formation of Football Association of Odisha (FAO)NoneFAO First Division LeagueFAO Diamond League2NoneFAO Second Division LeagueFAO Gold League3NoneFAO Silver League4FAO Second Division LeagueCup competitionsKalinga CupNot heldNoneFAO Super CupState leagues1NoneOdisha Women's League
Honours Men B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior National Football Championship) Winners (1): 1968–69 Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25
Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy (Sub-Junior National Football Championship) Winners (1): 2018–19 Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16
Women Senior Women's National Football Championship Winners (1): 2010–11 Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2018–19
National Games Gold medal (3): 2007, 2011, 2023 Silver medal (2): 2015, 2022 Bronze medal (1): 2002
Junior Girl's National Football Championship Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship Winners (1): 2006–07 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 2023–24 AIFF Special Award for Hosting Various AIFF Events 2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme 2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10
Management Management of FAO for the term 2024–28:
Position Office-bearer President Tankadhar Tripathy Vice-president(s) Bijay DasPadma Lochan LenkaDilip Kumar SahooRabi Narayan PandaAsit Baran PatiMohammad Shahid JabbarSahadev RoutBirendra Kumar Behera Working president Srikara Mishra Secretary Asirbad Behera Joint secretary(s) Avijit PaulBiswa Ranjan GhareiBijay Kumar Das Treasurer Bhakta Ballav Das
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
See also List of Indian state football associations Football in India
References
External links Football Association of Odisha