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2023 FAO League

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FAO League
Season2023
Dates5 July – 23 August[1]
Champions
  • Diamond League:
    Sunrise Club
    (6th title)
  • Gold League:
    Rising Star Club
  • Silver League:
    Independent Club
Relegated
  • Diamond League:
    Odisha Police
  • Gold League:
    Radha Gobinda Club
  • Silver League:
    Lalbag Club
Matches played63
Goals scored214 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorer
  • Diamond League:
    Dinabandhu Das
    (Young Utkal Club)
    (7 goals)
  • Gold League:
    Bikash Chandra Padhiary
    (Rising Star Club)
    (6 goals)
2022
All statistics correct as of 23 August 2023.

The 2023 FAO League was the twelfth season of the FAO League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sunrise Club and Radha Raman Club were the joint defending champions. FAO League is annually organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha.[2][3]

Teams

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Diamond

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Gold

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  • Chand Club
  • East Coast Railway
  • Kishore Club
  • Jay Durga Club
  • Rising Star Club
  • Mangala Club
  • Radha Gobinda Club

Silver

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Silver A

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  • Azad Hind Club
  • Lalbag Club
  • Sunshine Club
  • Town Club

Silver B

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  • Chauliaganj Club
  • Eleven Gun Club
  • Independent Club
  • Royal Club

Venue

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League stage

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Diamond League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sunrise Club (C) 7 6 1 0 16 3 +13 19 Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup, and eligible for 2023–24 I-League 3
2 Sports Odisha 7 4 2 1 14 11 +3 14
3 Radha Raman Club 7 4 1 2 13 6 +7 13 Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup
4 Young Utkal Club 7 2 4 1 10 9 +1 10
5 Bidanasi Club 7 2 1 4 7 7 0 7
6 Rising Student Club 7 2 0 5 11 15 −4 6
7 Rovers Athletic Club 7 1 2 4 9 18 −9 5
8 Odisha Police (R) 7 1 1 5 10 21 −11 4 Relegation to 2024 FAO 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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Gold League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rising Star Club (C) 6 5 1 0 18 5 +13 16 Promotion to 2024 FAO Diamond League, Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup
2 Kishore Club 6 4 2 0 14 8 +6 14 Qualification to 2023 FAO Super Cup
3 Jay Durga Club 6 3 2 1 11 9 +2 11
4 Chand Club 6 1 3 2 10 13 −3 6
5 Mangala Club 6 1 1 4 9 18 −9 4
6 East Coast Railway 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5
7 Radha Gobinda Club (R) 6 0 1 5 5 10 −5 1 Relegation to 2024 FAO 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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Silver League

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Group stage

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sunshine Club 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to Promotion Play-off
2 Town Club 3 1 1 1 9 8 +1 4
3 Azad Hind Club 3 1 0 2 5 13 −8 3
4 Lalbag Club 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1 Advance to Relegation Play-off
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
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Independent Club 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 7 Advance to Promotion Play-off
2 Royal Club 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3 Chauliaganj Club 3 1 1 1 4 9 −5 4
4 Eleven Gun Club 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1 Advance to Relegation Play-off
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

Promotion Play-off

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23 August 2023 (2023-08-23) Sunshine Club 0–4 Independent Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
17:30 UTC+5:30 Report
  • Prakash Naik 5', 30'
  • Chandan Nayak 64', 74'
Referee: Asirbad Kanungo

Relegation Play-off

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9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) Lalbag Club 1–1
(4–6 p)
Eleven Gun Club Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
  • Biswabhaban Das 88'
Report
  • Babul Singh 54'

Statistics

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Scoring

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As of 2 August 2023[4]

Silver League

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Rank Player Club Goals
Silver
1 Trinath Nayak Royal Club 2
2 Abhimanyu Mahakud Chauliaganj Club 1
Ajay Majhi Sunshine Club
Abhinash Samal Sunshine Club
Mohati Samal Sunshine Club
Shyam Sundar Soren Chauliaganj Club

Own Goals

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Player Club Match Result Date
Diamond League
Laxman Gadnayak Rovers Athletic Club Radha Raman Club 5-2 Rovers AC 20 July 2023
Pintu Samal Rising Student Club Sports Odisha 3-2 Rising Student Club 22 July 2023

References

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  1. ^ "FAO First Division Football League 2023 Schedule". Orisports. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ "FAO First Division League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "FAO First Division League 2022". Orisports. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "FAO 1st Division League 2023". Orisports. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.