Football Association of Odisha

Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is the state governing body of football in Odisha, India.[1] The Odisha football team and Odisha women's football team is administrated by the Football Association of Odisha. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national administrating body for football in India.[2] It was formed in 1949 and was made into an independent registered body in 1961.[3] The organisation was renamed after the Orissa Football Association was dissolved in 2010.[4][5]

Football Association of Odisha
AbbreviationFAO
Formation1949 (1949)
(as Orissa Football Association)
HeadquartersCuttack
Region served
Odisha, India
Membership
33 district associations
President
Debashish Samantaray
Secretary
Asirbad Behera
Parent organization
All India Football Federation (AIFF)

Teams

State Teams
Team Head Coach Manager League
Odisha Men Salim Pathan Hrusikesh Behera Santosh Trophy
Odisha Women Crispin Chhetri Gitanjali Khuntia Senior Women's NFC

State Youth Teams
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

Men

Women

Others
  • FAO Inter Club Futsal Championship

Honours

Men
Gold Winners (1): 1968–69
Silver Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1976–77
Gold Winners (1): 2018–19
Silver Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

Women
Gold Winners (1): 2010–11
Silver Runners-up (6): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2018–19
Gold Gold medal (2): 2007, 2011
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
  • 2015 AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Programme
  • 2017–18 AIFF's FIFA Development Project Rank #10[7]

Management
Position Name
President India Debasish Samantray
Vice President India Bijay Das
India Dilip Kumar Sahoo
India Hrudaya Ranjan Behera
Honorary Secretary India Asirbad Behera
Executive Secretary Vacant
Joint Secretary India Avijit Paul
India Biswa Ranjan Gharei
India Sangeeta Sharma
Treasurer India Bhakta Ballav Das
Head of Referees India Durga Madhab Naik
Golden Baby League Development Officer India Subhasis Behera

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

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

References
  1. "Football Association of Odisha". Retrieved 5 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "State Associations". Retrieved 5 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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. "Sahani Cup". Orisports. 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. "Goan football slips down, ranked joint eighth among 11 states evaluated by AIFF". 25 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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