FAO Academy, run by Football Association of Odisha (FAO), lost to TYDA 1-3 in their final-round match of the AIFF Elite Youth (U-18) League at Football Stadium Mahilpur, Punjab today. FAO Academy qualified for the Final Round, finishing second in the points with 18 points. They played 10 matches and won six.

FAO ACADEMY TEAM: Goalkeepers: Nasiruddin Khan, Rajib Lochan Nayak. Defenders: Prem Piyush Bag, Manish Bhoi, Sambhunath Majhi, Alok Kumar Das, Nikhil Hembram, Banti Nayhak, Bikash Xaxa. Mid-fielders: Montu Nag, Om Khadia, Rohit Munda. Forwards: Nitesh Kumar Topno, Shankha Shekhar Hembram, Mithun Santa, Jitendra Meher, Akash Sahoo, Mohan Guntha, Umesh Sabar, Subha Bag, Rahul Kusuma, Lipuram Soren, Prasanta Bag, Hardik Kochim, Subhasis Sahoo. Coaches: Sk Manjoor, Hrushikesh Behera.

RESULTS:

18 April 2026 (Final Round: At Football Stadium Mahilpur, Punjab): FAO Academy lost to TYDA 1-3.

30 March 2026 (At Nehru Sports Stadium, Gazipur): FAO Academy (Shankha Shekhar Hembram 66, Mithun Santa 70, Akash Sahoo 90+6) beat Inter Kashi (Yaman Sheoran 58) 3-1.

16 March 2026 (At RKM Football Academy, Narayanpur): FAO Academy (Sambhunath Majhi 8, Jitendra Meher 26, Akash Sahoo 53) beat RKM Football Academy (Indrajit Roy 45+2, 51) 3-2.

8 February 2026 (At Capital HS Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy lost to RKM Football Academy (Virendra Kumar 52) 0-1.

25 January 2026 (At AIFF Academy Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy lost to AIFF Bhubaneswar Academy () 0-8.

18 January 2026 (At Mohan Kumar Mangalam Stadium, Bokaro): FAO Academy (Mithun Santa 4, 33, Akash Sahoo 58, 77, 82, 90+1, Mohan Guntha 63) beat SAIL Football Academy, Bokaro 7-0.

10 January 2026 (At Capital HS Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy lost to Jamshedpur FC (Soumik Das 29, Satyajit Das 34) 0-2.

4 January 2026 (At Capital HS Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy (Akash Sahoo 48, 61) drew with Alpha Sports Academy (Reejan Samir 4, Rohit Kumar Mahato 83) 2-2.

30 November 2025 (At 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy (Mohan Guntha 9, 51, Shankha Shekhar Hembram 72) beat SAIL Football Academy, Bokaro 3-0.
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PHOTO: Players of FAO Academy pose before one of their matches in AIFF Elite Youth League 2025-26.
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