2018 FAO League

FAO League
Season2018
Dates17 August - 29 September
ChampionsSunrise Club (4th title)
(Diamond League)
Young Utkal Club
(Gold League)
RelegatedBidanasi Club
(Diamond League)
Matches75
Goals187 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerMd. Fayaz KF (9 goals)
(Sunrise Club)
Biki Sethi (7 goals)
(Sunshine Club)
Sanjit Khora (6 goals)
(Rising Star Club)
Prabhat Dansena (5 goals)
(SAI-STC)
Highest scoringTown Club 5-2 Yuva Bandhu Cultural Club (YVCG)
(4 September 2018)
Sunshine Club 7-0 Western Mahaveer Club
(25 August 2018)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 21 September 2018.

The 2018 FAO League was the ninth season of the FAO League. Radha Raman Club were the defending champions. Chauliaganj FC entered as the promoted team from the FAO 2nd Division League. The FAO League is organised every year by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India.[1] The regular season started on 17 August 2018. Sunrise Club became champions of the 2018 edition of the league, winning their fourth title.

Teams

Teams in Diamond League

Teams in Gold League

  • Independent Club
  • Kishore Club
  • Mangala Club
  • Radha Gobind Club
  • Rising Star Club
  • Rovers Club
  • Young Utkal Club

Teams in Silver League

Officiating

Match Officials

  • Sujit Kumar Patro

Referees

  • Arun Nayak
  • Bhim Kumar Chettri
  • Daitari Karua
  • Jamal Mohamed
  • Jyoti Ranjan Swain
  • Nabin Kumar Naik
  • R. Palmson Moses
  • Raju Mohanty
  • Sapneswar Kanhar
  • Sheikh Hayat
  • Sujit Kumar
  • Sudip Das
  • Suresh Dash
  • Tarun Kumar Pradhan

Revamp

League Format

In a total revamp of the league, the FAO League was converted from premier league of the state to second highest level footballing league in the year 2018 as the premier state level football league was introduced by the Football Association of Odisha. The league system currently is a three-tier system consisting of Diamond, Gold and Silver leagues. The top four teams of the diamond league and the winners of Gold and Silver league would be promoted to the FAO Super Cup i.e. highest state level football league in Odisha.[2]

Venue

League stage

Diamond League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sunrise Club (C)7511193+1616Champions, Advance to FAO Super Cup
2Odisha Police7511138+516Advance to FAO Super Cup
3Sports Hostel743053+215
4Rising Student's Club7421114+714
5East Coast Railway722326−48
6Jay Durga Club712459−45
7Radha Raman Club7106516−113
8Bidanasi Club (R)7016112−111Relegation 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

Results

Home \ AwayBCERJDOPRRRSSCSH
Bidanasi Club—0–10–01–30–20–10–5WO
East Coast Railway1–0—0–01–00–00–30–1
Jay Durga Club0–00–0—1–32–11–31–2WO
Odisha Police3–12–03–1—3–12–10–40–0
Radha Raman Club2–00–11–21–3—1–30–40–1
Rising Student's Club1–00–03–11–23–1—1–02–2
Sunrise Club5–03–02–14–04–00–1—1–1
Sports HostelWO1–0WO0–01–02–21–1—
Updated to match(es) played on 1 October 2018. Source: Orisports
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Gold League

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Young Utkal Club (C)6510162+1416Promotion to 2019 Diamond League
Advance to 2018 FAO Super Cup
2Rising Star Club6501146+815Advance to 2018 FAO Super Cup
3Rovers Club6303109+19
4Mangala Club622227−58
5Kishore Club520349−56
6Radha Gobinda Club401329−71
7Independent Club (R)500502−20Relegation to 2019 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

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1SAI-STC5410152+1313Advance to Silver Play-off
2Club N Club5302133+109
3Chauliaganj Club421183+57
4Odisha Government Press (OGP)512207−75
5Town Club5113513−84
6Yuba Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)4013215−131Advance to 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sunshine Club5410201+1913Advance to Play-off
2Chand Club422064+28
3Lalbag Club513123−16
4State Bank of India (Odisha)512279−25
5Azad Hind Club511359−44
6Western Mahaveer Club4013116−151Advance to 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

Statistics

Scoring

As of 5 September 2018

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
India M TrinathSAI-STCTown Club5–023 August 2018
India Biki SethiSunshine ClubWestern Mahaveer Club7–025 August 2018
India Md. Fayaz KFSunrise ClubBidanasi Club5–026 August 2018
India Ramesh MurmuChauliaganj ClubOdisha Government Press (OGP)4–028 August 2018
India Debraj SAClub 'N' ClubTown Club4–030 August 2018
India Harish Chandra MurmuTown ClubYuva Bandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)5–24 September 2018

References

  1. ^ "FAO First Division League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ "FAO restructures domestic football". Football Association of Odisha. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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