ORGANISED BY: Football Association of Odisha (FAO)
DESCRIPTION:
* FAO First Division League is the top-tier senior men’s inter-club/institution tournament of Football Association of Odisha (FAO).
* The 2018 edition will be conducted in a new format _ Diamond, Gold and Silver.
* Top eight clubs/institutions have been placed in the Diamond Group, while Gold Group has been formed with seven teams.
* The Silver Group has been created with a total 12 teams.
* But the Silver Group has been further divided into Group A and B with six teams each.
* After completion of group league, top four finishers from Diamond Group, top three from Gold Group and top most of Silver Group will qualify for the quarterfinal stage, whch will be known as Super Cup.
* The top position of the Silver Group will be determined with a match between the top teams of Group A and B.
* The bottom-placed team of Silver Group A and B will meet each other in a relegation match and losing side will be relegated to the Second Division League.
* Super Cup quarterfinals will be played on October 1 and 2, followed by semifinals on October 4 and the final on October 6.
GROUPINGS:
DIAMOND: Radharaman Club, Jay Durga Club, Rising Student Club, East Coast Railway, Sunrise Club, Bidanasi Club, State Sports Hostel and Odisha Police.
GOLD: Rising Star Club, Young Utkal Club, Radha Gobinda Club, Independent Club, Kishore Club, Mangala Club, Rovers Club.
SILVER: Group-A: SAI Training Centre, Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group, Odisha Government Press, Club-n-Club, Chauliaganj Club, Town Club. Group-B: State Bank of India, Chand Club, Lalbag Club, Azad Hind Club, Sunshine Club, Western Mahaveer Club.
FIXTURE:
DIAMOND LEAGUE:
Aug 17: East Coast Railway vs Odisha Sports Hostel (3.00 PM)
Aug 20: Rising Student Club vs Bidanasi Club (3.30 PM)
Aug 22: Radharaman Club vs Odisha Sports Hostel (3.30 PM)
Aug 24: Rising Student Club vs East Coast Railway (3.30 PM)
Aug 26: Sunrise Club vs Bidanasi Club (3.30 PM)
Aug 29: Sunrise Club vs Odisha Sports Hostel (3.30 PM)
Aug 31: Radharaman Club vs Sunrise Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 1: East Coast Railway vs Bidanasi Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 3: Rising Student Club vs Radharaman Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 5: Bidanasi Club vs Jay Durga Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 7: Odisha Police vs Jay Durga Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 8: Radharaman Club vs East Coast Railway (3.30 PM)
Sept 10: Sunrise Club vs Jay Durga Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 11: Radharaman Club vs Odisha Police (3.30 PM)
Sept 14: Rising Student Club vs Odisha Police (3.30 PM)
Sept 15: Sunrise Club vs East Coast Railway (3.30 PM)
Sept 16: Radharaman Club vs Jay Durga Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 16: Bidanasi Club vs vs Odisha Police (3.30 PM)
Sept 19: Radharaman Club vs Bidanasi Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 20: Rising Student Club vs Sunrise Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 20: East Coast Railway vs Odisha Police (3.30 PM)
Sept 22: Sunrise Club vs vs Odisha Police (1.30 PM)
Sept 22: Bidanasi Club vs Odisha Sports Hostel (3.30 PM)
Sept 23: Rising Student Club vs Jay Durga Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 24: Odisha Police vs Odisha Sports Hostel (3.30 PM)
Sept 26: Jay Durga Club vs East Coast Railway (1.30 PM)
Sept 26: Rising Student Club vs Odisha Sports Hostel (3.30 PM)
Sept 28: Jay Durga Club vs Odisha Sports Hostel (3.30 PM)
GOLD GROUP:
Aug 18: Young Utkal Club vs Mangala Club (3.30 PM)
Aug 19: Independent Club vs Rovers Club (3.30 PM)
Aug 21: Kishore Club vs Rovers Club (3.30 PM)
Aug 23: Mangala Club vs Rovers Club (1.30 PM)
Aug 25: Rising Star vs Independent Club (1.30 PM)
Aug 27: Rovers Club vs Young Utkal Club (1.30 PM)
Aug 28: Rising Star vs Mangala Club (3.30 PM)
Aug 30: Independent Club vs Kishore Club (3.30 PM)
Aug 31: Rovers Club vs Radha Gobinda Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 1: Independent Club vs Young Utkal Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 3: Rising Star vs Rovers Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 5: Rising Star vs Kishore Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 8: Rovers Club vs Mangala Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 9: Rising Star vs Young Utkal Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 12: Radha Gobinda Club vs Independent Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 14: Rising Star vs Radha Gobinda Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 18: Kishore Club vs Young Utkal Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 21: Radha Gobinda Club vs Kishore Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 23: Kishore Club vs Mangala Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 24: Radha Gobinda Club vs Young Utkal Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 27: Radha Gobinda Club vs Mangala Club (3.30 PM)
SILVER GROUP-A:
Aug 18: SAI Training Centre vs Odisha Govt Press Club (1.30 PM)
Aug 20: Odisha Govt Press Club vs Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (1.30 PM)
Aug 21: Club-n-Club vs Chauliaganj Club (1.30 PM)
Aug 23: Town Club vs SAI Training Centre (3.30 PM)
Aug 26: Club-n-Club vs Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group (1.30 PM)
Aug 28: Odisha Govt Press Club vs Chauliaganj Club (1.30 PM)
Aug 29: Club-n-Club vs Town Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 2: SAI Training Centre vs Club-n-Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 4: Club-n-Club vs Odisha Govt Press Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 4: Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group vs Town Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 6: Chauliaganj Club vs Town Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 7: Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group vs SAI Training Centre (1.30 PM)
Sept 11: Odisha Govt Press Club vs Town Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 17: Chauliaganj Club vs SAI Training Centre (1.30 PM)
Sept 21: Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group vs Chauliaganj Club (1.30 PM)
SILVER GROUP-B:
Aug 19: Lalbag Club vs Western Mahaveer Club (1.30 PM)
Aug 22: Sunshine Club vs State Bank of India (1.30 PM)
Aug 24: Lalbag Club vs Chand Club (3.30 PM)
Aug 25: Sunshine Club vs Western Mahaveer Club (3.30 PM)
Aug 27: Chand Club vs State Bank of India (3.30 PM)
Aug 30: State Bank of India vs Western Mahaveer Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 2: Chand Club vs Sunshine Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 6: State Bank of India vs Lalbag Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 9: Lalbag Club vs Sunshine Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 10: Azad Hind Cub vs Western Mahaveer Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 12: Azad Hind Cub vs State Bank of India (1.30 PM)
Sept 15: Azad Hind Cub vs Lalbag Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 17: Azad Hind Cub vs Sunshine Club (3.30 PM)
Sept 19: Azad Hind Cub vs Chand Club (1.30 PM)
Sept 25: Chand Club vs Western Mahaveer Club (3.30 PM)
SUPER CUP:
Oct 1 (QF-1): Diamond-1 vs Silver-1
Oct 1 (QF-2): Diamond-2 vs Gold-3
Oct 2 (QF-3): Diamond-3 vs Gold-2
Oct 2 (QF-4): Diamond-4 vs Gold-1
Oct 4: First Semifinal
Oct 4: Second Semifinal
Oct 6: FINAL