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Football tournament
FAO Super Cup
Organising bodyFootball Association of Odisha (FAO)
Founded2018; 7 years ago (2018)
RegionOdisha
Number of teams8 (2023)
Current championsSunrise Club
(2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Sunrise Club
(2 titles)
Television broadcastersFA Odisha
SportsKPI
(YouTube, Facebook)
2024 FAO Super Cup

The FAO Super Cup (also known as the MGM FAO Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic football, based in Odisha, India. 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 (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India. Sunrise Club of Cuttack were the champions of the inaugural edition of the tournament, beating the Rising Students Club.

History

In 2018, the Football Association of Odisha, in a total revamp, introduced the two new leagues to the footballing system of the state; annual knockout football 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.

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 from 2018.

Results

List of FAO Super Cup Finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up
2018 Sunrise Club 2–1 Rising Students Club
2022 Rising Star Club 0–0 (2–0 p) Bidanasi Club
2023 Sports Odisha 1–0 Sunrise Club
2024 Sunrise Club 1–0 Rovers Club

Results by team

Club Wins First final won Last final won Runners-up Last final lost Total final appearances
Sunrise Club 2 2018 2024 1 2023 3
Sports Odisha 1 2023 2023 1
Rising Star Club 1 2022 2022 1
Bidanasi Club 0 1 2022 1
Rising Students Club 0 1 2018 1
Rovers Club 0 1 2024 1

See also

References

  1. "All you need to know about the football league structure in Odisha". Goal. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. "FAO restructures domestic football". Football Association of Odisha. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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