2018 FAO League


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, the official football governing body of Odisha, India. 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.

League stage

Diamond League

League table


Silver League

Group stage

Group A
Group B