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 | Jagmohan Patnaik |
General Secretary | Avijit Paul |
Parent organization | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
Website | FAO's Official Website |
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 is administered by the Football Association of Odisha. It 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 Orissa Football Association was dissolved in 2010.[4][5]
Team | Head coach | Team manager | League |
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Odisha men | Salim Pathan | Hrusikesh Behera | Santosh Trophy |
Odisha women | Crispin Chhetri | 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 |
Position | Name |
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President | Jagmohan Patnaik |
Vice President | Kishore Kumar Biswal |
Treasurer | Adhip Das |
Honorary Secretary | Asirbad Behera |
Joint Secretary | Ashok Sahu |
General Secretary | Avijit Paul |
Committee | Member |
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Executive Committee | Avijit Paul |
Technical Committee | Pinky Bompal Magar |
Team | Manager | AIFF Academy Rating |
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Sports Odisha | Shuvendu Panda | |
FAO Academy | Sanjeev Patsani |