The FAO Super Cup (also known as the MGM FAO Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual
knockout
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football
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competition in men's domestic football, based in
Odisha
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,
India
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. The inaugural edition of the Super Cup was played in 2018. The Super Cup is organised by and named after the
Football Association of Odisha
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(FAO), the official football governing body of
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
,
India
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. Sunrise Club of
Cuttack
Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...
were the champions of the inaugural edition of the tournament, beating the
Rising Students Club
Rising Students Club is a professional multisports club based in Cuttack, Odisha, India. The club plays in the FAO League, the fourth tier of Indian football and top tier of Odisha state football. It played in the Indian Women's League, the t ...
.
History
In 2018, the
Football Association of Odisha
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, in a total revamp, introduced the two new leagues to the footballing system of the state; annual
knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, ...
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
competition in men's domestic football i.e. the FAO Super Cup and the Inter District Football Championship, which will be played among the
districts of Odisha
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.
League format
A three-tier system consisting of ''Diamond'', ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' leagues; top four teams from the Diamond League, top three teams of Gold League, and the winners of Silver League play-off, would be promoted to the FAO Super cup. A total of eight teams compete in the tournament. In a total revamp of the league, the FAO Football league was converted to second highest level footballing league, as the premier state level football league was introduced by the
Football Association of Odisha
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from 2018.
Results
Results by team
See also
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FAO League
The Football Association of Odisha League (also known as the MGM FAO League for sponsorship reasons, often abbreviated to the FAO League) is the top state football league of the Indian state of Odisha, organised by Football Association of Odish ...
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Odisha Women's League
The Odisha Women's League (OWL), also known as the FAO Women's League, is the women's top division association football, football league of Odisha, India. The league is among the existing top tier women's football leagues in India. The league is ...
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Football Association of Odisha
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I-League
The I-League is the men's second professional football division of the Indian football league system behind the Indian Super League. Administered by the All India Football Federation, it is currently contested by 13 clubs. It operates as a s ...
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Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...
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Odisha football team
The Odisha football team (), also earlier the Orissa football team, is a football team representing the state of Odisha, India. The Football Association of Odisha, a state association of All India Football Federation, controls the team. The tea ...
References
{{Football in India
Football cup competitions in India
2010 establishments in Orissa
Football in Odisha
Sports competitions in Odisha