2019 FAO League

FAO League
Season2019
Dates24 July – 22 September
ChampionsOdisha Sports Hostel (1st title)
PromotedOdisha Sports Hostel
RelegatedJay Durga Club
Matches played63
Goals scored202 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerArunanshu Gupta
(Rovers Club)
(9 goals)
Highest scoringChauliaganj Club 6–3 Independent Club
(26 August 2019)
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2022 →
All statistics correct as of 12 September 2019.

The 2019 FAO League was the tenth season of the FAO League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sunrise Club were the defending champions whereas Bidanasi Club were relegated from the Diamond League last season and played in the Gold League in the 2019 edition. The FAO League is annually organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India.[1] The regular season started on 24 July. [2][3] Sunrise Club were the defending champions, ending up at the top with sixteen points having a positive goal difference of fifteen. Odisha Police ended their 2018 FAO League stage at the runners-up spot with sixteen points, having a positive goal difference of nine.

Odisha Sports Hostel won their maiden title, ending up at the top with sixteen points having a positive goal difference of seven. Rising Student's Club were the runners up with fifteen points. In the Gold Division, Rovers Club topped the table with eleven points, having a positive goal difference of nine. Rising Star Club ended their group stage campaign with eight points having a positive goal difference of one. In the Silver Division, SAI-STC and Club N Club qualified for the Silver Play-Off. However, Club N Club failed to put up a team for the play-off, hence SAI-STC were crowned as the champions of the Silver Division.

Teams

Diamond

  • Sunrise Club
  • Odisha Police
  • Sports Hostel
  • Rising Students Club
  • East Coast Railway
  • Radha Raman Club
  • Jay Durga Club
  • Young Utkal Club

Gold

  • Bidanasi Club
  • Rising Star Club
  • Rovers Club
  • Mangala Club
  • Radha Gobinda Club
  • Sunshine Club

Silver

Silver A

Silver B

  • Independent Club
  • Chauliaganj Club
  • Club N Club
  • Town Club
  • Royal Club

Venue

League stage

Diamond League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sports Hostel (C) 7 5 1 1 12 5 +7 16 Champions, Advance to FAO Super Cup
2 Rising Student Club 7 5 0 2 14 7 +7 15 Advance to FAO Super Cup
3 Sunrise Club 7 4 1 2 13 4 +9 13
4 Odisha Police 7 4 1 2 9 4 +5 13
5 Radha Raman Club 7 2 2 3 12 7 +5 8
6 Young Utkal Club 7 2 0 5 7 21 −14 6
7 East Coast Railway 7 1 2 4 7 16 −9 5
8 Jay Durga Club (R) 7 1 1 5 6 16 −10 4 Relegation to 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

Note: Top four teams of Diamond League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup.

Results

Home \ Away ER JD OP RR RS SC SH YU
East Coast Railway — 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–6 1–1 1–2
Jay Durga Club 2–3 — 0–0 0–4 2–6 0–1 2–1 0–1
Odisha Police 2–1 0–0 — 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 4–0
Radha Raman Club 1–1 4–0 0–2 — 1–2 0–0 0–1[a] 6–1
Rising Student's Club 2–0 6–2 0–1 2–1 — 1–0 0–2 3–1
Sunrise Club 6–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 — 0–3 4–0
Sports Hostel 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0[b] 2–0 3–0 — 3–2
Young Utkal Club 2–1 1–0 0–4 1–6 1–3 0–4 2–3 —
Source: Orisports
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match was adjourned at the 29th minute since Radha Raman Club refused to compete further over one of the referee's decision. The matter has been referred to the committee for further proceedings.[4]
  2. ^ Match was adjourned at the 29th minute since Radha Raman Club refused to compete further over one of the referee's decision. The matter has been referred to the committee for further proceedings.[5]

Gold League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rovers Club (Q) (C) 5 3 2 0 14 5 +9 11 Promotion to Diamond League
Advance to FAO Super Cup
2 Rising Star Club (Q) 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 8 Advance to FAO Super Cup
3 Radha Gobinda Club (Q) 4 2 1 1 10 7 +3 7
4 Sunshine Club 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
5 Mangala Club 5 1 1 3 7 13 −6 4
6 Bidanasi Club (R) 5 0 3 2 5 10 −5 3 Relegation to Silver League
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2019. 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

Note: Top three teams of the Gold League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup.

Silver League

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SAI-STC (Q) (C) 4 3 1 0 14 2 +12 10 Playoffs
2 Chand Club 4 3 0 1 18 3 +15 9
3 Azad Hind Club 4 1 1 2 5 13 −8 4
4 SBI Odisha 4 0 2 2 1 9 −8 2
5 Lalbag Club 4 0 2 2 4 15 −11 2 Silver Eliminator
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Club N Club (Q) 4 3 1 0 6 3 +3 10 Playoffs
2 Chauliaganj Club 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 9
3 Royal Club 4 2 0 2 6 2 +4 6
4 Independent Club 4 1 1 2 10 9 +1 4
5 Town Club 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0 Silver Eliminator
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

Playoffs

Final
11 September 2019 SAI-STC W/O Club N Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Report

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 12 September 2019
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Arunanshu Gupta Rovers Club 9
2 Chandra Sekhar Behera Chand Club 6
3 Antarjami Nayak Radha Gobinda Club 5
Dara Singh Jamuda Chauliaganj Club
Francis Lakra Sports Hostel
Pravat Dansena SAI-STC Cuttack
4 Johnson Kiro Rising Student's Club 4
Sheikh Farid Chand Club
Shibo Kindo Independent Club
5 Arun Budula Odisha Police 3
Basudev Nayak Azad Hind Club
Dinabandhu Dash Young Utkal Club
Jagdish Oram SAI-STC Cuttack
Md. Fayaz KF Sunrise Club
Pranab Barik Royal Club
Richard Omuah Kissi Radha Raman Club
Sanatan Lohar East Coast Railways
5 Abhinash Samal SAI-STC Cuttack 2
Adwin Tirkey Rising Student's Club
Arjun Muduli Rising Star Club
Arpan Lakra Sunrise Club
Badal Kumar Bhoi Sunshine Club
Bhabagrahi Padhiary Sports Hostel
Bijay Ghallan Odisha Police
Deepak Biswal Young Utkal Club
Dhiraj Prakash Meher Radha Raman Club
Jaysingh Gagrayi Sports Hostel
M Trinath SAI-STC Cuttack
Manjit Kissan Sports Hostel
Manoj Kumar Das Bidanasi Club
Md. Afridi Chand Club
Md. Javed Lalbag Club
Mukhwinderjit Singh Sunrise Club
Opara Ndubuisi Jay Durga Club
Pabitra Minz Independent Club
Papu Majhi Mangala Club
Pradyumna Swain Independent Club
Pramod Kumar Das Odisha Police
Rajesh Nayak Rising Student's Club
Raju Bisar Rising Student's Club
Sanjeet Panna East Coast Railways
Sanjit Khora Radha Gobinda Club
Sheikh Imtiaz Ali Chand Club
Shyam Sundar Soren Chauliaganj Club
Sunil Sardar Sunrise Club
Tofan Nayak Mangala Club
7 Ajay Barwa SAI-STC Cuttack 1
Ajay Behera Bidanasi Club
Akash Das Sunshine Club
Akash Oram Rovers Club
Almaz Pervez Bidanasi Club
Ambika Lakra Sunrise Club
Arbind Lakra Rising Student's Club
Arjun Nayak Radha Raman Club
Babul Rout Mangala Club
Bapi Soren Royal Club
Basanta Kalo Azad Hind Club
Betal Lakra Radha Raman Club
Bijay Kumar Barik Young Utkal Club
Bikash Barla Club N Club
Bikash Sahoo Young Utkal Club
Blacky Lakra East Coast Railways
Dhananjay Majhi Radha Raman Club
Edwin Tirkey Rising Student's Club
Ganga Oram Club N Club
Govinda Senapati Odisha Police
Gurpreet Singh Sunrise Club
Hemant Hansda SAI-STC Cuttack
Jagan Das Town Club
Jagmohan Jerai Odisha Police
Jayanta Kumar Behera State Bank of India
Jayanta Mahanta Radha Raman Club
Jugeswar Bag Independent Club
Janmo Xess Radha Gobinda Club
Jamir Oram Radha Gobinda Club
Karfulla Lakra Bidanasi Club
Kartik Hantal Rising Star Club
Keshab Majhi Azad Hind Club
Khitish Dansena Club N Club
Kishan Oram Jay Durga Club
Krisanu Das Mangala Club
Kwabena Kemavor Radha Raman Club
Laxman Bindhani Sports Hostel
Mahendra Soren Chauliaganj Club
Malay Nayak Mangala Club
Mano Karangia Chauliaganj Club
Md. Bilal Chand Club
Mihir Bhoi Independent Club
Naren Suna Rovers Club
Naresh Bhumi Rising Star Club
Nirmal Kumar Sunrise Club
Nitesh Mondal Radha Raman Club
Purna Chandra Samal Sunshine Club
Raj Kumar Das Jay Durga Club
Raja Das Rovers Club
Rajiv Das Club N Club
Ramesh Chandra Murmu Chauliaganj Club
Ramesh Oram Sunrise Club
Sanjay Hembram Royal Club
Sanjay Khadia Club N Club
Saroj Behera Royal Club
Shasikant Sandyl Chand Club
Sheikh Mustakim East Coast Railways
Sheikh Shahid Lalbag Club
Sheikh Shahzad SAI-STC Cuttack
Sheikh Zahid Rising Student's Club
Sheikh Zuber Jay Durga Club
Sona Hara Rovers Club
Sourav Mukherjee Rising Star Club
SS Alam Rising Student's Club
Sukru Oram Rovers Club
Sumit Oram Radha Gobinda Club
Sunil Toppo Club N Club
Syed Abu Hurera Jay Durga Club
Source:[6]

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
India Francis Lakra Sports Hostel Sunrise 3–0 5 August 2019 [6]
India Sheikh Farid Chand Lalbag 6–1 17 August 2019 [6]
India Pravat Dansena SAI-STC Cuttack Lalbag 7–1 22 August 2019 [6]
Ghana Richard Omuah Kissi Radha Raman Young Utkal 6–1 24 August 2019 [6]
India Dara Singh Jamuda Chauliaganj Club Independent 6–3 26 August 2019 [6]
India Chandra Sekhar Behera Chand Club State Bank of India 6–0 29 August 2019 [6]
India Chandra Sekhar Behera Chand Club Azad Hind Club 6–1 1 September 2019 [6]
India Antarjami Nayak Radha Gobinda Club Mangala Club 4–1 10 September 2019 [6]

Own Goals

  • Ajit Rout (Mangala Club)
  • Bibhu Ranjan Nayak (State Bank of India)
  • Emanuel Tirkey (Jay Durga Club)
  • Kshitish Dansena (Club N Club)
  • Md. Javed (Lalbag Club)

References

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