Football Association of 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
32 district associations
President
Samir Dey
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 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.[2]

History

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It was formed in 1949 and was made into an independent registered body in 1961.[3] The organisation was renamed after the committee of Orissa Football Association was dissolved due to litigation in 2010.[4][5][6]

Teams

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State teams

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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

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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

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Men

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Women

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Youth

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  • FAO Youth League (U15 and U13)[8]

Futsal

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  • FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Honours

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Men

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Gold Winners (1): 1968–69
Silver Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25
Gold Winners (1): 2018–19
Silver Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

Women

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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

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  • 2023–24 Best Member Association for Hosting AIFF Competitions[9]
  • 2023–24 AIFF Special Award for Hosting Various AIFF Events[9]
  • 2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme[10]
  • 2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10[11]

Management

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Management of FAO for the term 2024–28:[12]

Position Office-bearer
President Samir Dey
Vice-President(s) Bijay Das
Padma Lochan Lenka
Dilip Kumar Sahoo
Rabi Narayan Panda
Asit Baran Pati
Mohammad Shahid Jabbar
Sahadev Rout
Birendra Kumar Behera
Working President Srikara Mishra
Secretary Asirbad Behera
Joint Secretary(s) Avijit Paul
Biswa Ranjan Gharei
Bijay Kumar Das
Treasurer Bhakta Ballav Das

AIFF Committee Members

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Committee Member
Executive Committee India Avijit Paul
Technical Committee India Pinky Bompal Magar

Accredited academies

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Team Manager AIFF Academy Rating
Sports Odisha Shuvendu Panda
FAO Academy Sanjeev Patsani

References

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  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. ^ "OFA set to turn FAO with OOA intervention". Orisports. 9 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Sahani Cup". Orisports. 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Odisha FC to showcase local talent in FAO Youth League 2023 U13 and U15". Prameys News. 20 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Chhangte, Indumathi named best on a shining Night of AIFF Awards". All India Football Federation. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Eugeneson Lyngdoh, Bala Devi get top AIFF Awards". The Times of India. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF". The Times of India. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. ^ "BJP leader Samir Dey becomes new president of FAO". Orisports. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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