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
League stage Diamond League
Gold League
Silver League Group stage Group A
Group B
Promotion Play-off
Statistics
Scoring
Diamond League RankPlayerClubGoalsDiamond1Raisen TuduSports Hostel6Dinabandhu DasYoung Utkal Club2Antarjami NaikRising Student Club4Arjun NayakRadha Raman ClubBhole Shankar MajhiOdisha PoliceSanjit KharaRovers Athletic Club3Babul Kumar RoutYoung Utkal Club3Biki SethiRadha Raman ClubIrshad SPSunrise ClubParao TuduSports HostelSourav Ranjan HanumanRadha Raman Club4Anand OramRising Student Club2Binay KisanRadha Raman ClubEdwin TirkeyRovers Athletic ClubFrancis LakraSunrise ClubGanesh SethiYoung Utkal ClubKartik HantalRovers Athletic ClubKrishanu DasRadha Raman ClubSanjit PannaEast Coast RailwaySheikh FaridRising Student Club5Abubakar AlhassanSunrise Club1Anand LakraSunrise ClubArunanshu GuptaRovers Athletic ClubBapuni BindhaniYoung Utkal ClubBhagaban ChuniarSports HostelBikram MajhiRadha Raman ClubBijay Kumar BarikYoung Utkal ClubChandra MuduliRovers Athletic ClubD. SrinathRadha Raman ClubDeepak OramSunrise ClubGuman SinghRovers Athletic ClubJamir OramRising Student ClubKeshi HansdahEast Coast RailwayMahesh PradhanSunrise ClubPintu SamalSports HostelRakesh SahooYoung Utkal ClubSadhu MarandiSunrise ClubSamuel KaneSunrise ClubSanjib OramSports HostelSouvik ChatterjeeRovers Athletic ClubSrikant BhoiRadha Raman ClubV. SrinivasRadha Raman ClubY. GothankarRadha Raman Club
Gold League RankPlayerClubGoalsGold1Kono BorisBidanasi Club92Janmo XessChand Club83Pradhan MurmuRadha Gobinda Club6Prakash NaikBidanasi Club4Pradhan MurmuRadha Gobinda Club55Manoj DasBidanasi Club4Mohammed HabibChand ClubRajesh NayakBidanasi Club6Debraj SahaMangala Club3Dharmendra PradhanJay Durga ClubJitu MuduliRising Star ClubParmeswar TirkeyRadha Gobinda ClubPrakash BadaiChand ClubRohit BadaRadha Gobinda ClubRoshan PannaRadha Gobinda ClubSunil SardarJay Durga ClubTridev MukhiSunshine Club7Anish DarjyChand Club2Arjun MuduliRising Star ClubB. SibaRadha Gobinda ClubBikash PadhiaryJay Durga ClubChand GopiSunshine ClubChandra Sekhar BeheraRising Star ClubChandrakant DasBidanasi ClubSanjay DungiaChand ClubSayed Manzoor AliJay Durga Club8Abhishek KerkettaJay Durga Club1Bijay DasMangala ClubBimal BeruaSunshine ClubChandan NayakMangala ClubChandan RamRadha Gobinda ClubDasarath MundaMangala ClubDommane KilaneChand ClubDoulamuni DharuaBidanasi ClubKhagewar LakraBidanasi ClubMalav NayakMangala ClubNiraj MahapatraBidanasi ClubParesh BeheraRising Star ClubPrafulla LakraBidanasi ClubSayed SansherhakSunshine ClubSheikh Sahanawaz AlamJay Durga ClubSheikh Saqib ShahzadaRising Star ClubShinuBidanasi ClubShreeyanshu SinhaRadha Gobinda ClubUsta JaniRising Star ClubVimal KumarRising Star Club
Silver League RankPlayerClubGoalsSilver1Ramesh Chandra MurmuChauliaganj Club72Papu MajhiTown Club63Soumya Ranjan SwainTown Club54Ghanashyam SaAzad Hind Club35Abdul Rajak SilikiKishore Club2Abhinas SamalRoyal ClubAjay BaruaRoyal ClubBhabani Shankar BiswalOdisha Government Press ClubDara Singh JamundaChauliaganj ClubMahesh SinghTown ClubMana KarangiaChauliaganj ClubOm MahandaOdisha Government Press ClubSabir KhanRoyal ClubShraban NayakLalbag ClubSwadhin BadhaiKishore Club6Ashish SamalRoyal Club1Ankit BeheraKishore ClubAnsh ChatriaKishore ClubAnurag SahuKishore ClubBasudev NaikAzad Hind ClubBhabagrahi KumuraAzad Hind ClubBibek BagKishore ClubBiswajit ParijaSBI Sports Recreation ClubGaneshwar SidhuChauliaganj ClubJagdish OramKishore ClubJasobanta MirdhaAzad Hind ClubKabu SahooChauliaganj ClubKeshaba MajhiAzad Hind ClubKunaram SorenLalbag ClubLakhiram HembramSBI Sports Recreation ClubMohit Kumar SamalRoyal ClubPrabhat DansenaKishore ClubRajesh ChatarSBI Sports Recreation ClubRamesh BiruaSBI Sports Recreation ClubSadananda KumuraAzad Hind ClubSatyaban KishanAzad Hind ClubSheikh Saizada Lalbag ClubShyam SorenChauliaganj ClubSidan BalmuchSBI Sports Recreation ClubSiddarth NayakYuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG)Sunil BhoiTown Club
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Bhole Shankar Majhi Odisha Police East Coast Railway 3–1 Sanjit Khara Rovers Club East Coast Railway 3–1 Ramesh Chandra Murmu Chauliaganj Club Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (YVCG) 7–0 Mohammed Habib Chand Club Radha Gobinda Club 6–3 Rohit Bada Radha Gobinda Club Mangala Club 8–2 Pradhan Munda Radha Gobinda Club Mangala Club 8–2 Rajesh Nayak Bidanasi Club Radha Gobinda Club 9–0
Own-goals Player For Against Result Date Ref Ashish Samal (Royal Club) Chauliaganj Club Royal Club 3–3 Rakesh Sahu (Young Utkal Club) Rising Student Club Young Utkal Club 1–2
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