2019 FAO League explained

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Competition:FAO League
Season:2019
Dates:24 July – 22 September
Winners:Odisha Sports Hostel (1st title)
Promoted:Odisha Sports Hostel
Relegated:Jay Durga Club
Continentalcup1:FAO Super Cup
Matches:63
Total Goals:202
League Topscorer:Arunanshu Gupta
(Rovers Club)

(9 goals)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2022
Updated:12 September 2019

The 2019 FAO League was the tenth season of the FAO League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sunrise Club were the defending champions whereas Bidanasi Club were relegated from the Diamond League last season and played in the Gold League in the 2019 edition. The FAO League is annually organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India.[1] The regular season started on 24 July. [2] [3] Sunrise Club were the defending champions, ending up at the top with sixteen points having a positive goal difference of fifteen. Odisha Police ended their 2018 FAO League stage at the runners-up spot with sixteen points, having a positive goal difference of nine.

Odisha Sports Hostel won their maiden title, ending up at the top with sixteen points having a positive goal difference of seven. Rising Student's Club were the runners up with fifteen points. In the Gold Division, Rovers Club topped the table with eleven points, having a positive goal difference of nine. Rising Star Club ended their group stage campaign with eight points having a positive goal difference of one. In the Silver Division, SAI-STC and Club N Club qualified for the Silver Play-Off. However, Club N Club failed to put up a team for the play-off, hence SAI-STC were crowned as the champions of the Silver Division.

Teams

Diamond

Gold

Silver

Silver A

Silver B

League stage

Diamond League

League table

Note: Top four teams of Diamond League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup.

Results

Gold League

Note: Top three teams of the Gold League would qualify for the FAO Super Cup.

Silver League

Group stage

Group B

Playoffs

Final

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Arunanshu GuptaRovers Club9
2Chandra Sekhar BeheraChand Club6
3Antarjami NayakRadha Gobinda Club5
Dara Singh JamudaChauliaganj Club
Francis LakraSports Hostel
Pravat DansenaSAI-STC Cuttack
4Johnson KiroRising Student's Club4
Sheikh FaridChand Club
Shibo KindoIndependent Club
5Arun BudulaOdisha Police3
Basudev NayakAzad Hind Club
Dinabandhu DashYoung Utkal Club
Jagdish OramSAI-STC Cuttack
Md. Fayaz KFSunrise Club
Pranab BarikRoyal Club
Richard Omuah KissiRadha Raman Club
Sanatan LoharEast Coast Railways
5Abhinash SamalSAI-STC Cuttack2
Adwin TirkeyRising Student's Club
Arjun MuduliRising Star Club
Arpan LakraSunrise Club
Badal Kumar BhoiSunshine Club
Bhabagrahi PadhiarySports Hostel
Bijay GhallanOdisha Police
Deepak BiswalYoung Utkal Club
Dhiraj Prakash MeherRadha Raman Club
Jaysingh GagrayiSports Hostel
M TrinathSAI-STC Cuttack
Manjit KissanSports Hostel
Manoj Kumar DasBidanasi Club
Md. AfridiChand Club
Md. JavedLalbag Club
Mukhwinderjit SinghSunrise Club
Opara NdubuisiJay Durga Club
Pabitra MinzIndependent Club
Papu MajhiMangala Club
Pradyumna SwainIndependent Club
Pramod Kumar DasOdisha Police
Rajesh NayakRising Student's Club
Raju BisarRising Student's Club
Sanjeet PannaEast Coast Railways
Sanjit KhoraRadha Gobinda Club
Sheikh Imtiaz AliChand Club
Shyam Sundar SorenChauliaganj Club
Sunil SardarSunrise Club
Tofan NayakMangala Club
7Ajay BarwaSAI-STC Cuttack1
Ajay BeheraBidanasi Club
Akash DasSunshine Club
Akash OramRovers Club
Almaz PervezBidanasi Club
Ambika LakraSunrise Club
Arbind LakraRising Student's Club
Arjun NayakRadha Raman Club
Babul RoutMangala Club
Bapi SorenRoyal Club
Basanta KaloAzad Hind Club
Betal LakraRadha Raman Club
Bijay Kumar BarikYoung Utkal Club
Bikash BarlaClub N Club
Bikash SahooYoung Utkal Club
Blacky LakraEast Coast Railways
Dhananjay MajhiRadha Raman Club
Edwin TirkeyRising Student's Club
Ganga OramClub N Club
Govinda SenapatiOdisha Police
Gurpreet SinghSunrise Club
Hemant HansdaSAI-STC Cuttack
Jagan DasTown Club
Jagmohan JeraiOdisha Police
Jayanta Kumar BeheraState Bank of India
Jayanta MahantaRadha Raman Club
Jugeswar BagIndependent Club
Janmo XessRadha Gobinda Club
Jamir OramRadha Gobinda Club
Karfulla LakraBidanasi Club
Kartik HantalRising Star Club
Keshab MajhiAzad Hind Club
Khitish DansenaClub N Club
Kishan OramJay Durga Club
Krisanu DasMangala Club
Kwabena KemavorRadha Raman Club
Laxman BindhaniSports Hostel
Mahendra SorenChauliaganj Club
Malay NayakMangala Club
Mano KarangiaChauliaganj Club
Md. BilalChand Club
Mihir BhoiIndependent Club
Naren SunaRovers Club
Naresh BhumiRising Star Club
Nirmal KumarSunrise Club
Nitesh MondalRadha Raman Club
Purna Chandra SamalSunshine Club
Raj Kumar DasJay Durga Club
Raja DasRovers Club
Rajiv DasClub N Club
Ramesh Chandra MurmuChauliaganj Club
Ramesh OramSunrise Club
Sanjay HembramRoyal Club
Sanjay KhadiaClub N Club
Saroj BeheraRoyal Club
Shasikant SandylChand Club
Sheikh MustakimEast Coast Railways
Sheikh ShahidLalbag Club
Sheikh ShahzadSAI-STC Cuttack
Sheikh ZahidRising Student's Club
Sheikh ZuberJay Durga Club
Sona HaraRovers Club
Sourav MukherjeeRising Star Club
SS AlamRising Student's Club
Sukru OramRovers Club
Sumit OramRadha Gobinda Club
Sunil ToppoClub N Club
Syed Abu HureraJay Durga Club
Source:[4]

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Francis Lakra Sunrise 3–0
Sheikh Farid Chand Lalbag 6–1
Pravat Dansena Lalbag 7–1
Richard Omuah Kissi Radha Raman Young Utkal 6–1
Dara Singh Jamuda Chauliaganj Club Independent 6–3
Chandra Sekhar Behera Chand Club 6–0
Chandra Sekhar Behera Chand Club Azad Hind Club 6–1
Antarjami Nayak Radha Gobinda Club Mangala Club 4–1

Own Goals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAO First Division League. Orisports. 28 August 2011. 16 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Odisha’s FAO League 2019 to kick-off on July 24!. ArunFoot. 9 July 2019. 21 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Odisha’s FAO League 2019 to kick-off on July 24. cpdfootball. 9 July 2019. 21 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Results of FAO Football League 2019. Orisports. 10 August 2019.