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The 2022 FAO League was the eleventh season of the FAO League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2010. Sports Hostel were the defending champions. FAO League is annually organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the FAO League 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 Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. 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, Football Association of Odisha, along with all the office bearers and members of Football Association of Odisha, 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
• 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

• Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha

League stage

Diamond League

Gold League

Silver League

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Promotion Play-off

Statistics

Scoring

As of 30 August 2022

Silver League

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Bhole Shankar Majhi	Odisha Police	East Coast Railway	3–1	14 July 2022
Sanjit Khara	Rovers Club	East Coast Railway	3–1	19 July 2022
Ramesh Chandra Murmu	Chauliaganj Club	Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)	7–0	28 July 2022
Mohammed Habib	Chand Club	Radha Gobinda Club	6–3	2 August 2022
Rohit Bada	Radha Gobinda Club	Mangala Club	8–2	7 August 2022
Pradhan Munda	Radha Gobinda Club	Mangala Club	8–2	7 August 2022
Rajesh Nayak	Bidanasi Club	Radha Gobinda Club	9–0	25 August 2022

Own-goals

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Ashish Samal (Royal Club)	Chauliaganj Club	Royal Club	3–3	23 July 2022
Rakesh Sahu (Young Utkal Club)	Rising Student Club	Young Utkal Club	1–2	26 August 2022

References

1. "FAO First Division League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
2. "FAO First Division League 2022". Orisports. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
3. @scoutdesk (1 July 2022). "FAO League 2022 Fixtures" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 July 2022 – via Twitter.
4. ^ "FAO 1st Dvn League". Orisports. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

• FAO League
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