FAO Super Cup
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| Organising body | Football Association of Odisha (FAO) |
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| Founded | 2018 |
| Region | Odisha |
| Number of teams | 8 (2023) |
| Current champions | Sunrise Club (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Sunrise Club (2 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | FA 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
[edit]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.[1]
League format
[edit]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.[2]
Results
[edit]| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
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| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- FAO League
- Odisha Women's League
- Football Association of Odisha
- I-League
- Indian Super League
- Odisha football team
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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