The FAO Super Cup, is an annual knockoutfootball competition in men's domestic football, based in Odisha, India. In 2018, the inaugural edition of the Super Cup was played. 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 Student's Club.
The year 2018 has been revolutionary for football in the state of Odisha. Football Association of Odisha, in a total revamp, introduced the two new leagues to the footballing system of the state; annual knockoutfootball 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[]
Is a three-tier system consisting of Diamond, Gold' and Silver leagues. The top four teams of the Diamond league, the top three teams of Gold league and the winners of Silver league would be promoted to the FAO Super cup, the premier level football league in Odisha. A total of eight teams compete in the tournament which include the teams promoted from the FAO Football League. 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]
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