The 2022 FAO League will be the eleventh season of the

FAO League The Football Association of Odisha League is the top state football league of the Indian state of Odisha, organised by Football Association of Odisha (FAO) in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha. ...

, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010.

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are the defending champions. FAO League is annually organised by the

Football Association of Odisha Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is the state governing body of football in Odisha, India. 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 ...

(FAO), the official football governing body of

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, in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the

had not been organised since its last edition in 2019. After a span of two years, the regular season kicked-off from 3 July 2022. The inauguration ceremony took place at the

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. Bhabani Shankar Chayani, Collector & District Magistrate, Cuttack, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, alongside Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, President, Odisha Cricket Association, as the Guest of Honour. Asirbad Behera, Secretary,

, along with all the office bearers and members of

, were present for the inauguration ceremony. Sunrise Club and Radha Raman Club were declared as joint-champions with both teams finishing the Diamond League with 16 points each from 7 games. Both teams won the match 5 times, drew once, and lost once, however, Sunrise Cub emerged at the top of the table as a result of head-to-head points. Bidanasi Club won the Gold League, and earned promotion to the Diamond League for the next season with 16 points from 6 games, where they won 5 and drew 1 of their matches. Kishore Club were the winners of the Silver League, beating Town Club 2-0 in the play-off match of the Silver League. For the 2022 FAO Super Cup, Sunrise Club, Radha Raman Club, Sports Hostel, and Young Utkal Club qualify from the Diamond League, Bidanasi Club, Rising Star Club, and Jay Durga Club qualify from the Gold League, and Kishore Club qualify from the Silver League.

Teams

Diamond

*East Coast Railway *Odisha Police *Radha Raman Club * Rising Students Club *Rovers Athletic Club *

*Sunrise Club *Young Utkal Club

Gold

*Bidanasi Club *Chand Club *Jay Durga Club *Rising Star Club *Mangala Club *Radha Gobinda Club *Sunshine Club

Silver

Silver A

*Azad Hind Club *Kishore Club *Lalbag Club * SBI Sports Recreation Club

Silver B

*Chauliaganj Club * Odisha Government Press Club *Town Club *Royal Club *Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)

Venue

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League stage

Diamond League

Gold League

Silver League

Group stage

=Group A

=Group B

Promotion Play-off

Statistics

Scoring

Diamond League

Gold League

Silver League

Hat-tricks

Own-goals

References

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