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Abbreviation | FAO |
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Formation | 1949 (as Orissa Football Association) 2010 (as Football Association of Orissa) |
Headquarters | Cuttack |
Region served | Odisha, India |
Membership | 33 district associations |
President | Debashish Samantaray |
General Secretary | Asirbad Behera |
Parent organization | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
Website | FAO's Official Website |
The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is the governing body of football in the state of Odisha, India.[1] The Odisha football team and Odisha women's football team are administered by the Football Association of Odisha. The FAO is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national administrating body for football in India.[2]
It was formed in 1949 and was made into an independent registered body in 1961.[3] The organisation was renamed after the committee of Orissa Football Association was dissolved due to litigation in 2010.[4][5][6]
Team | Head coach | Team manager | League |
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Odisha men | Salim Pathan | Hrusikesh Behera | Santosh Trophy |
Odisha women | Crispin Chettri | Gitanjali Khuntia | Senior Women's NFC |
Team | Head coach | League |
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Odisha junior men (U19) | Suraj Thapa | B.C. Roy Trophy |
Odisha junior women (U19) | Junior Girl's NFC | |
Odisha sub-junior boys (U17) | Nipendra Kumar Das | Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy |
Odisha sub-junior Girls (U17) | Shaik Manzoor | Sub-Junior Girl's NFC |
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Committee | Member |
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Team | Manager | AIFF Academy Rating |
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Sports Odisha | Shuvendu Panda | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
FAO Academy | Sanjeev Patsani | ![]() |