The 2022 FAO League was the eleventh season of the

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, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sports Hostel were the defending champions. FAO League is annually organised by the

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(FAO), the official football governing body of

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, in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS),

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. Due to the

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, 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

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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 The 2022 FAO Super Cup was the second edition of the FAO Super Cup, the main club knockout football competition of Odisha, India. The competition ran from 11 to 18 September 2022. The entire tournament took place at one venue i.e. the CRRI Grou ...

, 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 *

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*Rovers Athletic Club * Sports Hostel *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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