Football Association of Odisha

State governing body of Football in Odisha

Football Association of Odisha
AbbreviationFAO
Formation1949; 75 years ago (1949)
(as Orissa Football Association)
2010; 14 years ago (2010)
(as Football Association of Orissa)
HeadquartersCuttack
Region served
Odisha, India
Membership
33 district associations
President
Debashish Samantaray
General Secretary
Asirbad Behera
Parent organization
All India Football Federation (AIFF)
WebsiteFAO's Official Website

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 is administered by the Football Association of Odisha. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national administrating body for football in India.[2] It was formed in 1949 and was made into an independent registered body in 1961.[3] The organisation was renamed after the Orissa Football Association was dissolved in 2010.[4][5]

Teams

State teams

Team Head coach Team manager League
Odisha men Salim Pathan Hrusikesh Behera Santosh Trophy
Odisha women Crispin Chettri Gitanjali Khuntia 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

Women

Youth

  • FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)[7]

Futsal

  • FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Honours

Men

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

Women

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
Bronze 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

  • 2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme
  • 2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10[8]

Management

Position Name
President India Debashish Samantaray
Working President India Srikara Mishra
Treasurer India Bhakta Ballav Das
Honorary Secretary India Asirbad Behera
Joint Secretary India Avijit Paul

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

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. ^ "Sahani Cup". Orisports. 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Odisha FC to showcase local talent in FAO Youth League 2023 U13 and U15". Prameys News. 20 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF". The Times of India. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

External links

  • Football Association of Odisha
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National teams
Men
Women
Others
League system
Men
Women
State
Youth
Cup competitions
Club
State
International
  • Intercontinental Cup
  • Tri-Nation Series
  • Women's Gold Cup
Youth
Others
Defunct competitions
Leagues
  • National Football League
  • National Football League 2nd Division
  • National Football League 3rd Division
  • National Football League U19
Cups
Sports complexes