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AIFF Elite Youth League: FAO Academy end campaign with a loss
22 Apr 2026
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FAO Academy, run by Football Association of Odisha (FAO), ended their campaign on a disappointing note when they lost to FC Madras 1-6 in their third and last Final-Round (Group-D) match of the AIFF Elite Youth (U-18) League at Football Stadium Mahilpur in Punjab today.
FAO Academy finished fourth and last in the group, losing all of their three league matches. TYDA and Punjab FC qualified for the quarterfinals from Group-D. However, FAO Academy did a good job overall as they qualified for the Final Round, by finisihing second in the Zonal League with 18 points.
Placed in Group-G, that featured eight teams, FAO Academy played 10 matches and won six and lost four. Youth Association FC (YAFC), Choudwar was another Odisha team that participated in the Zonal Round of the Elite Youth League 2025-26. Also clubbed in Group-G, YAFC Choudwar finished sixth in the group, securing only one point from 10 games. They drew one and lost nine.
FAO ACADEMY TEAM: Goalkeepers: Nasiruddin Khan, Rajib Lochan Nayak. Defenders: Prem Piyush Bag, Manish Bhoi, Sambhunath Majhi, Alok Kumar Das, Nikhil Hembram, Banti Nayak, Bikash Xaxa. Mid-fielders: Montu Nag, Om Khadia, Rohit Munda, Papu Munda, Naresh Kumar Dhan. 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.
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FAO ACADEMY RESULTS:
22 April 2026 (Final Round: At Football Stadium Mahilpur, Punjab): FAO Academy (Shankha Shekhar Hembram 23) lost to FC Madras (Lalthlamuanpuia H 32, 44, Rishikesh Rajeev 45, Aathlingesh Ashok 58, Rajesh Raju 60, Mugilan Krishnan 80) 1-6.
20 April 2026 (Final Round: At Ramsar Sahih Sports Stadium, Paddi Sura Singh): FAO Academy (Mohan Guntha 20, Akash Sahoo 33) lost to Punjab FC (Aviraj Singh Kapur 15, Satnam Singh 45+3, Hemam Adison Metei 57) 2-3.
18 April 2026 (Final Round: At Football Stadium Mahilpur, Punjab): FAO Academy (Manish Bhoi 54) lost to TYDA (Naorem Goutam 20, 87, Wangjam Alex Singh 80) 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.
1 March 2026 (At Flatlets, Jamshedpur): FAO Academy lost to Jamshedpur FC (Lawmsangzuala 40, Shagolsem Rashithoi Meetei 64, Gopal Munda 76) 0-3.
8 February 2026 (At Capital Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy lost to RKM Football Academy (Virendra Kumar 52) 0-1.
1 February 2026 (At Capital Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy (Nitesh Kumar Topno 17, Prasanta Bag 90) beat YAFC, Choudwar (Singhu Majhi 89) 2-1.
25 January 2026 (At AIFF Academy Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy (Manish Bhoi 48) lost to AIFF Bhubaneswar Academy (Aman Lakra 10, Tongbram Luxmikanta Singh 41, Ahongsangbam Popo Meitei 50, 60, Saikhom Felex Meitei 63, 90, Malsawmtluanga 64, 90+3) 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 Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy lost to Jamshedpur FC (Soumik Das 29, Satyajit Das 34) 0-2.
4 January 2026 (At Capital Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy (Akash Sahoo 48, 61) drew with Alpha Sports Academy (Reejan Samir 4, Rohit Kumar Mahato 83) 2-2.
28 December 2025 (At 7th Battalion Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy (Montu Nag 87) lost to Inter Kashi (Oinam Nirmal Meitei 24, Yaman Sheoran 58) 1-2.
14 December 2025 (At Capital Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy (Mohan Guntha 6, Akash Sahoo 29, Shankha Shekhar Hembram 87) beat YAFC, Choudwar 3-0.
7 December 2025 (At Odisha Football Academy Ground, Bhubaneswar): FAO Academy beat AIFF Bhubaneswar Academy 3-0 (Walk-over).
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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