2019 FAO League

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.

FAO League

Season	2019
Dates	24 July – 22 September
Champions	Odisha Sports Hostel (1st title)
Promoted	Odisha Sports Hostel
Relegated	Jay Durga Club
Matches played	63
Goals scored	202 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Arunanshu Gupta (Rovers Club) (9 goals)
Highest scoring	Chauliaganj Club 6–3 Independent Club (26 August 2019)
← 2018 2022 → All statistics correct as of 12 September 2019.

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

• Sunrise Club
• Odisha Police
• Sports Hostel
• Rising Students Club
• East Coast Railway
• Radha Raman Club
• Jay Durga Club
• Young Utkal Club

Gold

• Bidanasi Club
• Rising Star Club
• Rovers Club
• Mangala Club
• Radha Gobinda Club
• Sunshine Club

Silver

Silver A

• SAI-STC Cuttack
• Chand Club
• Lalbag Club
• State Bank of India
• Azad Hind Club

Silver B

• Independent Club
• Chauliaganj Club
• Club N Club
• Town Club
• Royal Club

Venue

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  Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha

League stage

Diamond League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sports Hostel (C)	7	5	1	1	12	5	+7	16	Champions, Advance to FAO Super Cup
2	Rising Student Club	7	5	0	2	14	7	+7	15	Advance to FAO Super Cup
3	Sunrise Club	7	4	1	2	13	4	+9	13
4	Odisha Police	7	4	1	2	9	4	+5	13
5	Radha Raman Club	7	2	2	3	12	7	+5	8
6	Young Utkal Club	7	2	0	5	7	21	−14	6
7	East Coast Railway	7	1	2	4	7	16	−9	5
8	Jay Durga Club (R)	7	1	1	5	6	16	−10	4	Relegation to Gold League

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

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

Results

Home \ Away	ER	JD	OP	RR	RS	SC	SH	YU
East Coast Railway	—	3–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–6	1–1	1–2
Jay Durga Club	2–3	—	0–0	0–4	2–6	0–1	2–1	0–1
Odisha Police	2–1	0–0	—	2–0	1–0	0–2	0–1	4–0
Radha Raman Club	1–1	4–0	0–2	—	1–2	0–0	0–1[a]	6–1
Rising Student's Club	2–0	6–2	0–1	2–1	—	1–0	0–2	3–1
Sunrise Club	6–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	0–1	—	0–3	4–0
Sports Hostel	1–1	1–2	1–0	1–0[b]	2–0	3–0	—	3–2
Young Utkal Club	2–1	1–0	0–4	1–6	1–3	0–4	2–3	—

Source: Orisports
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. Match was adjourned at the 29th minute since Radha Raman Club refused to compete further over one of the referee's decision. The matter has been referred to the committee for further proceedings.^[4]
2. Match was adjourned at the 29th minute since Radha Raman Club refused to compete further over one of the referee's decision. The matter has been referred to the committee for further proceedings.^[5]

Gold League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rovers Club (Q) (C)	5	3	2	0	14	5	+9	11	Promotion to Diamond League Advance to FAO Super Cup
2	Rising Star Club (Q)	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1	8	Advance to FAO Super Cup
3	Radha Gobinda Club (Q)	4	2	1	1	10	7	+3	7
4	Sunshine Club	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	4
5	Mangala Club	5	1	1	3	7	13	−6	4
6	Bidanasi Club (R)	5	0	3	2	5	10	−5	3	Relegation to Silver League

Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2019. 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

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

Silver League

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SAI-STC (Q) (C)	4	3	1	0	14	2	+12	10	Playoffs
2	Chand Club	4	3	0	1	18	3	+15	9
3	Azad Hind Club	4	1	1	2	5	13	−8	4
4	SBI Odisha	4	0	2	2	1	9	−8	2
5	Lalbag Club	4	0	2	2	4	15	−11	2	Silver Eliminator

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Club N Club (Q)	4	3	1	0	6	3	+3	10	Playoffs
2	Chauliaganj Club	4	3	0	1	10	5	+5	9
3	Royal Club	4	2	0	2	6	2	+4	6
4	Independent Club	4	1	1	2	10	9	+1	4
5	Town Club	4	0	0	4	2	15	−13	0	Silver Eliminator

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

Playoffs

Final

SAI-STC v Club N Club

11 September 2019	SAI-STC	W/O	Club N Club	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
		Report

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 12 September 2019

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Arunanshu Gupta	Rovers Club	9
2	Chandra Sekhar Behera	Chand Club	6
3	Antarjami Nayak	Radha Gobinda Club	5
	Dara Singh Jamuda	Chauliaganj Club
	Francis Lakra	Sports Hostel
	Pravat Dansena	SAI-STC Cuttack
4	Johnson Kiro	Rising Student's Club	4
	Sheikh Farid	Chand Club
	Shibo Kindo	Independent Club
5	Arun Budula	Odisha Police	3
	Basudev Nayak	Azad Hind Club
	Dinabandhu Dash	Young Utkal Club
	Jagdish Oram	SAI-STC Cuttack
	Md. Fayaz KF	Sunrise Club
	Pranab Barik	Royal Club
	Richard Omuah Kissi	Radha Raman Club
	Sanatan Lohar	East Coast Railways
5	Abhinash Samal	SAI-STC Cuttack	2
	Adwin Tirkey	Rising Student's Club
	Arjun Muduli	Rising Star Club
	Arpan Lakra	Sunrise Club
	Badal Kumar Bhoi	Sunshine Club
	Bhabagrahi Padhiary	Sports Hostel
	Bijay Ghallan	Odisha Police
	Deepak Biswal	Young Utkal Club
	Dhiraj Prakash Meher	Radha Raman Club
	Jaysingh Gagrayi	Sports Hostel
	M Trinath	SAI-STC Cuttack
	Manjit Kissan	Sports Hostel
	Manoj Kumar Das	Bidanasi Club
	Md. Afridi	Chand Club
	Md. Javed	Lalbag Club
	Mukhwinderjit Singh	Sunrise Club
	Opara Ndubuisi	Jay Durga Club
	Pabitra Minz	Independent Club
	Papu Majhi	Mangala Club
	Pradyumna Swain	Independent Club
	Pramod Kumar Das	Odisha Police
	Rajesh Nayak	Rising Student's Club
	Raju Bisar	Rising Student's Club
	Sanjeet Panna	East Coast Railways
	Sanjit Khora	Radha Gobinda Club
	Sheikh Imtiaz Ali	Chand Club
	Shyam Sundar Soren	Chauliaganj Club
	Sunil Sardar	Sunrise Club
	Tofan Nayak	Mangala Club
7	Ajay Barwa	SAI-STC Cuttack	1
	Ajay Behera	Bidanasi Club
	Akash Das	Sunshine Club
	Akash Oram	Rovers Club
	Almaz Pervez	Bidanasi Club
	Ambika Lakra	Sunrise Club
	Arbind Lakra	Rising Student's Club
	Arjun Nayak	Radha Raman Club
	Babul Rout	Mangala Club
	Bapi Soren	Royal Club
	Basanta Kalo	Azad Hind Club
	Betal Lakra	Radha Raman Club
	Bijay Kumar Barik	Young Utkal Club
	Bikash Barla	Club N Club
	Bikash Sahoo	Young Utkal Club
	Blacky Lakra	East Coast Railways
	Dhananjay Majhi	Radha Raman Club
	Edwin Tirkey	Rising Student's Club
	Ganga Oram	Club N Club
	Govinda Senapati	Odisha Police
	Gurpreet Singh	Sunrise Club
	Hemant Hansda	SAI-STC Cuttack
	Jagan Das	Town Club
	Jagmohan Jerai	Odisha Police
	Jayanta Kumar Behera	State Bank of India
	Jayanta Mahanta	Radha Raman Club
	Jugeswar Bag	Independent Club
	Janmo Xess	Radha Gobinda Club
	Jamir Oram	Radha Gobinda Club
	Karfulla Lakra	Bidanasi Club
	Kartik Hantal	Rising Star Club
	Keshab Majhi	Azad Hind Club
	Khitish Dansena	Club N Club
	Kishan Oram	Jay Durga Club
	Krisanu Das	Mangala Club
	Kwabena Kemavor	Radha Raman Club
	Laxman Bindhani	Sports Hostel
	Mahendra Soren	Chauliaganj Club
	Malay Nayak	Mangala Club
	Mano Karangia	Chauliaganj Club
	Md. Bilal	Chand Club
	Mihir Bhoi	Independent Club
	Naren Suna	Rovers Club
	Naresh Bhumi	Rising Star Club
	Nirmal Kumar	Sunrise Club
	Nitesh Mondal	Radha Raman Club
	Purna Chandra Samal	Sunshine Club
	Raj Kumar Das	Jay Durga Club
	Raja Das	Rovers Club
	Rajiv Das	Club N Club
	Ramesh Chandra Murmu	Chauliaganj Club
	Ramesh Oram	Sunrise Club
	Sanjay Hembram	Royal Club
	Sanjay Khadia	Club N Club
	Saroj Behera	Royal Club
	Shasikant Sandyl	Chand Club
	Sheikh Mustakim	East Coast Railways
	Sheikh Shahid	Lalbag Club
	Sheikh Shahzad	SAI-STC Cuttack
	Sheikh Zahid	Rising Student's Club
	Sheikh Zuber	Jay Durga Club
	Sona Hara	Rovers Club
	Sourav Mukherjee	Rising Star Club
	SS Alam	Rising Student's Club
Sukru Oram	Rovers Club
Sumit Oram	Radha Gobinda Club
Sunil Toppo	Club N Club
Syed Abu Hurera	Jay Durga Club
Source:[6]

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Francis Lakra	Sports Hostel	Sunrise	3–0	5 August 2019	[6]
Sheikh Farid	Chand	Lalbag	6–1	17 August 2019	[6]
Pravat Dansena	SAI-STC Cuttack	Lalbag	7–1	22 August 2019	[6]
Richard Omuah Kissi	Radha Raman	Young Utkal	6–1	24 August 2019	[6]
Dara Singh Jamuda	Chauliaganj Club	Independent	6–3	26 August 2019	[6]
Chandra Sekhar Behera	Chand Club	State Bank of India	6–0	29 August 2019	[6]
Chandra Sekhar Behera	Chand Club	Azad Hind Club	6–1	1 September 2019	[6]
Antarjami Nayak	Radha Gobinda Club	Mangala Club	4–1	10 September 2019	[6]

Own Goals

• Ajit Rout (Mangala Club)
• Bibhu Ranjan Nayak (State Bank of India)
• Emanuel Tirkey (Jay Durga Club)
• Kshitish Dansena (Club N Club)
• Md. Javed (Lalbag Club)