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2023 FAO League

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]

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.

Teams edit

Diamond edit

Gold edit

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

Silver edit

Silver A edit

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

Silver B edit

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

Venue edit

League stage edit

Diamond League edit

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
Updated to match(es) played on 28 July 2023. 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 edit

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
Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2023. 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 edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit
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
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2023. 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 edit
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
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2023. 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Scoring edit

As of 2 August 2023[4]

Silver League edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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.
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