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 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.
League format 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.
Results
+List of FAO Super Cup FinalsYearWinnersScoreRunners-up 2018 Sunrise Club 2–1 Rising Students Club 2022 Rising Star Club 0–0 Bidanasi Club 2023 Sports Odisha 1–0 Sunrise Club 2024 Sunrise Club 1–0 Rovers Club 2026 Odisha Police 5–1 Young Utkal Club
Results by team +ClubWinsFirst final wonLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal final appearancesSunrise Club220182024120233Sports Odisha1202320231Rising Star Club1202220221Odisha Police1202620261Bidanasi Club0120221Rising Students Club0120181Rovers Club0120241Young Utkal Club0120261
See also FAO League Odisha Women's League Football Association of Odisha I-League Indian Super League Odisha football team
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