ORGANISED BY: Football Association of Odisha (FAO), in association with Sports & Youth Services Department, Govt of Odisha.

DESCRIPTION:
*     FAI 1st Division League will be contested by 23 club and institutional teams, mostly belonging to Cuttack city.
*     The 23 teams will vie for honours in four groups, namely: Diamond, Gold, Silver-A and Silver-B.
*     Diamond and Gold groups feature eight and seven teams respectively, while the two silver groups have four teams each.
*     A total of 63 matches will be played in the four group leagues and this will be followed by Super Cup, which has seven knock-out matches.
*     Top four finishers from Diamond Group, top three from Gold Group and the champion of the two silver groups will compete in the Super Cup, which would feature four quarterfinals, two semifinals and the final.
*     MGM Group is the title sponsors of the FAO League.

GROUPINGS:

Diamond Group: Sunrise Club, Radharaman Club, Sports Odisha, Young Utkal Club, Rising Student Club, Rovers Club, Rising Star Club, Bidanasi Club.
Gold Group: Odisha Police, Jay Durga Club, Chand Club, Independent Club, Mangala Club, East Coast Railway, Kishore Club.
Silver Group-A: Radhagobinda Club, Azad Hind Club, Junior Gallant Club, Sunshine Club.
Silver Group-B: Chauliaganj Club, Eleven Gun Club, SAI Training Centre, Town Club.