FAO Women's League

The FAO Women's League is the women's top division football league of Odisha. The league is the among the existing top tier women's football leagues in India. The FAO Women's League is organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India.[1]

FAO Women's League
Founded15 August 2011 (2011-08-15)
CountryIndia
ConfederationAIFF (India)
AFC (Asia)
Number of teams14
Promotion toIndian Women's League
Current championsEast Coast Railway (3rd title)
Most championshipsEast Coast Railway
(3 titles)
2019–20

History

The FAO Women's League was brought up as AT Group Women's Football League in the year 2011 as Odisha's premier level women's football league. The Football Association of Odisha introduced the league system to provide a platform for women to showcase their footballing abilities. The league system eventually continued to be a hit among the footballing enthusiasts of Odisha. Footballing talents from the FAO Women's League are recruited in the Odisha women's football team, and eventually in India women's national football team. Since formation, the main venue of the league has been Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha.[2]

Clubs
Club Joined Current Best Performance
Bidanasi Club 2018–19 DNP League Stage
Chand Club 2011 DNP Champions (2011)
Chauliaganj Club 2011 DNP League Stage
East Coast Railway 2012 Champions Champions (2012, 2015, 2019–20)
Mangala Club 2011 DNP Runners-Up (2013)
Morning Club 2011 DNP League Stage
Odisha Police 2011 Runners-Up Runners-Up (2018–19, 2019–20)
Sports Hostel (Odisha) 2013 League Stage Runners-Up (2015, 2017)
Radha Gobinda Club 2011 DNP League Stage
Radha Raman Club 2011 DNP Runners-Up (2011)
Rising Student's Club 2011 League Stage Champions (2013, 2017)
SAI-STC Cuttack 2017 League Stage Champions (2018–19)
Sunrise Club 2011 DNP League Stage
Sunshine Club 2011 DNP League Stage

Venues
Venues of the FAO Football League

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

Champions
SeasonChampionRunners-Up
2011Chand ClubRadha Raman Club
2012East Coast RailwayChand Club
2013Rising Student's ClubMangala Club
2015East Coast RailwaySports Hostel (Odisha)
2017Rising Student's ClubSports Hostel (Odisha)
2018–19SAI-STC CuttackOdisha Police
2019–20East Coast RailwayOdisha Police

See also

References
  1. "FAO Women's Football League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. "All you need to know about the football league structure in Odisha". Goal. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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