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Twelve veteran footballers and two referees of the state were felicitated on the occasion. They were: Birendra Singh, Purnendu Pratap Swain, Lalatendu Pradhan, Kailash Chandra Naik, Ashok Baliyarsingh, Pravat Kumar Mohapatra, Pravakar Bardhan, Subash Kumar Patra, Abhimanyu Pujari, Nageswar Pradhan, Prafulla Kumar Mishra, Abhinna Sundar Rout (all playes); Ashis Mitra, D Bhagaban Das (both referees).
Football Association of Odisha (FAO) organised the First Division League from July 31. Altogether 26 club and institutional teams are participated in this year’s First Division League, which was inaugurated by Additional Police DG Satyajit Mohanty. Odisha Cricket Association secretary Asirbad Behera and Cuttack District Athletic Association working president Pankaj Locahn Mohanty were present in the opening ceremony.
After completion of Group League, which featured 41 matches, 12 teams advanced to the Super League. But after Odisha Police pulled out of the tournament, the 11 remaining teams were placed in two groups and they played a total of 25 super league matches to determine the four semifinals spots. The First Division League would conclude with the final match on September 18.
Meanwhile, act of violence created a bad precedent on August 26 when Jay Durga Club coach Amit Behera and three of their players (Prasant Kumar Behera, Mahesh Kumar Sahoo and Raja Das) misbehaved with the match official over a decision of the referee and manhandled him in the 73rd minute of the match against SAI Training Centre who were then leading 2-1.
But taking strong action in the incident, FAO suspended Jay Durga Club, their coach and the three offending players from participating in any of the FAO or AIFF official tournaments till 31st December 2017. The SAI team was declared as the winner of the match and match referee lodged an FIR against the offenders in the Cantonment Police Station. Defending champions Sunrise Club are aiming for a hat-trick of titles this year.
GROUP LEAGUE RESULTS:
July 31 (Match No 1): Sunrise Club (Regan 5th, 10th, 31st, 61st; Arjun Nayak 67th) beat Morning Club 5-0.
August 1 (Match No 2): Odisha Police (Yudhisthir Tudu 6th, Rabi Mundary 63rd) beat Young Utkal Club 2-0.
Aug 2 (Match No 3): Sunrise Club (Bharat Munda 11th, Raegan 33rd, Ambika Lakra 35th, Sk Zahid 68th, Dinesh Lakra 72nd) beat Yuva Vandhu Cultural Group 5-0.
Aug 2 (Match No 4): Independent Club (Chandra Sekhar Behera 30th, Puspendu Dey 31st, Santosh Singh 70th, Md Imtiaz 81st) beat Morning Club (Bablu Gurla 49th) 4-1.
Aug 3 (Match No 5): Radha Raman Club (Janmo Xess 27th, Anand Lakra 33rd) beat Young Utkal Club (Sama Bhoi 23rd) 2-1.
Aug 3 (Match No 6): Rovers Club (Rajak Nag 23rd, Joshep 41st) beat Kishore Club (Amamu Abdullahi 44th) 2-1.
Aug 4 (Match No 7): Bidanasi Club (Emanuel 19th, 48th; Bijay Behera 842nd) beat Western Mahaveer Club 3-0.
Aug 4 (Match No 8): Independent Club (Ramesh Parchi 39th, Chandra Sekhar Behera 48th) beat YVCG (Manjit Kishan 15th) 2-1.
Aug 5 (Match No 9): Odisha Police (Bijay Ghalan 45th, Aita Singh Gurung 62nd) beat Radha Raman Club (Francis N Ossai 51st) 2-1.
Aug 6 (Match No 10): Rising Student Club (Raju Bisar 5th, 59th; Chinmoy Dey 19th, Sk.Shahabaaz Alam 52nd, Sk Farid 56th, 70th) beat Western Mahaveer Club 6-0.
Aug 6 (Match No 11): Rovers Club (Antarjami Nayak 48th) drew with Bidanasi Club (Mohan Majhi 59th) 1-1.
Aug 7 (Match No 12): Radha Raman Club (Francis Nouka 15th, 17th, 26th) beat State Bank of India 3-0.
Aug 7 (Match No 13): Sunrise Club (Ambika Lakra 3rd, 28th, Rama Chandra Murmu 15th) beat Independent Club 3-0.
Aug 8 (Match No 14): Rovers Club (Akles Toppo 12th, 46th, 50th, 80th; Suleman 22th, Antarjami Nayak 30th, 37th, 43rd; Priya Ranjan Sethy 33th, Rajak Nag 67th, Nabin Suna 69th) beat Western Mahaveer Club 11-0.
Aug 8 (Match No 15): Kishore Club (Shyam Kumar 39th, Suklal Besra 40th, Arunangshu Gupta 60th, Tophan Nayak 66th) beat Bidanasi Club (Bijay Behera 21st) 4-1.
Aug 9 (Match No 16): YVCG (Manjit Kishan 32nd) drew with Morning Club (Sunaram Mahakud 37th) 1-1.
Aug 9 (Match No 17): Odisha Police (Sandeep Garnaik 3rd, Abhimanyu Pandey 16th, Krishna BK 36th, B Gerge Prakash 58th) beat SBI 4-0.
Aug 10 (Match No 18): Kishore Club beat Western Mahaveer Club (w/o).
Aug 10 (Match No 19): Rising Student Club (Chinmay Dey 51st) beat Rovers Club 1-0.
Aug 16 (Match No 20): State Bank of India (Bidyadhar Bhoi 52nd) drew with Young Utkal Club (Bighneswar Bhoi 76th) 1-1.
Aug 16 (Match No 21): Kishore Club (Arunshu Gupta 43rd) beat Rising Student Club 1-0.
Aug 17 (Match No 22): Mangala Club (Tapas Rout 70th) drew with SAI Training Centre (Bubun Naskar 82nd) 1-1.
Aug 17 (Match No 23): Jay Durga Club (Sk Manzoor Alione 32nd, Sk Rohit 51st, 60th, 71st) beat Azad Hind Club 4-0.
Aug 18 (Match No 24): Rising Student Club beat Bidanasi Club (walk-over).
Aug 18 (Match No 25): Sunshine Club (Amar Lakra 51st, Gohi Jules 6th, 70th) beat Town Club (Sunu Khadia 2nd) 3-1.
Aug 19 (Match No 26): Jay Durga Club beat Jobra Durga Club (walk-over).
Aug 19 (Match No 27): Mangala Club (Anil Shashmal 3, 38th; Chetan Nayak 25th, Malay Nayak 47th, Apun Bhoi 50th) beat Azad Hind Club 5-0.
Aug 20 (Match No 28): Rising Star Club (Adil Khan 30th, Ezaj Mnupuja 36th, Wasim Akram 44th) beat Town Club 3-0.
Aug 20 (Match No 29): Sunshine Club (Birsha Oram 52nd) beat Radha Gobinda Club 1-0.
Aug 21 (Match No 30): Chand Club (Stanley 19th, 44th, 55th) beat Odisha Govt Press 3-0.
Aug 21 (Match No 31): SAI Training Centre beat Jobra Durga Club (walk-over).
Aug 22 (Match No 32): East Coast Railway (Lala S S Ray 4th, 24) beat State Sports Hostel 2-0.
Aug 22 (Match No 33): Rising Star Club drew with Sunshine Club 0-0.
Aug 23 (Match No 34): SAI Training Centre (Rajesh Nayak 11th, 27, 69th; Doman Marndi 17th, 61st; Rajesh Nayak-B 57th, 66th) beat Azad Hind Club 7-0.
Aug 23 (Match No 35): Mangala Club drew with Jay Durga Club 0-0.
Aug 24 (Match No 36): Rising Star Club (Olajibe Johnson 1st) beat Radha Gobinda Club 1-0.
Aug 24 (Match No 37): E Co Railway (Sanjit Panna 2nd, 23rd; Lala S S Ray 55th) beat Chand Club (Raman Malaha 61st) 3-1.
Aug 25 (Match No 38): Azad Hind Club beat Jobra Durga Club (walk over).
Aug 25 (Match No 39): State Sports Hostel beat Odisha Govt Press 5-0.
Aug 26 (Match No 40): SAI Training Centre (Saquib Sahazada 20th, Chndra Murmu 52nd) beat Jay Durga Club (Raja Das 67th) 2-1.
Aug 27 (Match No 41): State Sports Hostel (Bhabagrahi Padhiary 7th, Sunil Sardar 17th, 64th; Bikash Ch Padhiary 30th) beat Chand Club 4-0.
SUPER LEAGUE GROUPINGS:
Group-X: Rising Star Club, Independent Club, Rising Student Club, Mangala Club, East Coast Railway and Radharaman Club.
Group-Y: Sunshine Club, Sunrise Club, Kishore Club, SAI Training Centre, Sports Hostel and Odisha Police.
SUPER LEAGUE RESULTS:
Aug 29 (Match No 42): Sunrise Club (Ambika Lakra 18th; Raegan 29th, 57th) beat Sunshine Club 3-0.
Aug 31 (Match No 43): Sports Hostel (Francis Lakra 58th) beat Sunrise Club 1-0.
Sept 1 (Match No 44): Radha Raman Club (Mojas Obasi 30th, 42nd, 43rd; Janma Xess 78th) beat ECo Railway (Lala SS Roy 68th) 4-1.
Sept 2 (Match No 45): State Sports Hostel (Francis Lakra 9th, Bikash Chandra Padhihary 80th) beat Sunshine Club 2-0.
Sept 3 (Match No 46): Mangala Club (Apul Charan Bhoi 70th, Sachikanta Rout 85th) drew with Rising Student Club (Kuanwar Marandi 39th, 60th) 2-2.
Sept 3 (Match No 47): Radha Raman Club (Janmo Xess 11th, 31th; Krishnanu Dash 28th, Mojesh 79th, Kamo Bayi 81st) beat Independent Club 5-0.
Sept 4 (Match No 48): Sunrise Club (Rigen 9th, Soosairaj 12th, Pankaj Sona 42nd, Ambika Lakra 68th, 71st) beat Kishore Club (Tofan Naik 18th) 5-1.
Sept 4 (Match No 49): SAI Training Centre drew with Sunshine Club 0-0.
Sept 6 (Match No 50): Kishore Club (Syam Kumar 68th) beat SAI Training Centre 1-0.
Sept 6 (Match No 51): East Coast Railway beat Independent Club (walk-over).
Sept 7 (Match No 52): Rising Student Club (Sahir T 67th) beat Radha Raman Club 1-0.
Sept 7 (Match No 53): Rising Star Club (Sanjit Khura 69th, Usta Jani 76th) drew with Mangala Club (Apul Bhoi 27th, Tapas Rout 58th) 2-2.
Sept 8 (Match No 54): State Sports Hostel (Fransis Lakra 26) beat SAI Training Centre 1-0.
Sept 8 (Match No 55): Kishor Club (Shyam Kumar 29th, Arunashu Gupta 42nd, 77th, 79th; Ramesh Ch Murmu 53rd, 80th) beat Sunshine Club (Sk Khairul Basar 13th) 6-1.
Sept 9 (Match No 56): Rising Star Club won against Independent Club (Walk-over).
Sept 9 (Match No 57): East Coast Railway (Hemanta Das 7th) beat Rising Student Club 1-0.
Sept 10 (Match No 58): Sunrise Club (Pankaj Sona 14th, Raegan 17th, 35th) beat SAI Training Centre 3-0.
Sept 10 (Match No 59): Radha Raman Club (Sanjeev Bauri 28th, Bayi Kamo 73rd) beat Mangala Club (Bijay Das 44th) 2-1.
Sept 11 (Match No 60): Rising Student Club got walk-over against Independent Club.
Sept 11 (Match No 61): East Coast Railway (Sanjit Panna 6th) beat Rising Star Club 1-0.
Sept 12 (Match No 62): State Sports Hostel (Sujit Tirkey 7th) beat Kishor Club 1-0.
Sept 13 (Match No 63): Mangala Club won the match as Independent Club gave walk-over.
Sept 13 (Match No 64): Radha Raman Club (Bayi Kamo 29th, 62nd; Ananda Lakra 77th) beat Rising Star Club (Sandip Patra 46th) 3-1.
Sept 15 (Match No 65): ECo Railway got walk-over against Mangala Club.
Sept 15 (Match No 66): Rising Student Club (Kuanr Marandi 15th, 48th; S S Alam 58th) beat Rising Star Club 3-0.
Sept 16 (Match No 67, SF): Sunrise Club (Ambika Lakra 15th, Raizon 36th, M Raizon 58th) beat Radha Raman Club (Kemo Bayy 65th) 3-1.
Sept 17 (Match No 68, SF): East Coast Railway beat State Sports Hostel 3-0 in tie-breaker (Regulation time 0-0).
Sept 18 (Match No 69, Final): Sunrise Club beat East Coast Railway 4-1 in tie-breaker. Full time 0-0.
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TOP: Players of Sunrise Club celebrate after winning the FAO First Division League title for the third successive time in Cuttack on Sept 18, 2016.
RIGHT: Players of East Coast Railway team with the runners-up trophy in Cuttack on Sept 18, 2016.
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