Sunrise Club retain FAO First Division League title

Sunrise Club retained the title in the FAO First Division Football League, beating will Rising Students Club by a solitary goal in the final at Barabati Stadium here today. Earlier in the semifinal, Rising Students defeated Radha Raman Club 1-0, while Sunrise beat Rising Star Club 3-1.

Odisha Olympic Association secretary Asirbad Behera handed over the trophy in the presence of FAO president Debashish Samantray, Cuttack District Athletic Association working president Pankaj Lochan Mohanty and other office-bearers of FAO. The champion team received a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh.

FAO felicitated 14 veteran footballers on the occasion. They were Subash Bose, Jaydeep Bose, Sk Sakil, Santosh Prusty, Pradeep Ranjan Prusty, Pradeep Sahoo, Manas Samal, Kameswar Rao, Gopabandhu Sahoo, Basil Tirkey, T Nilamani Rao, Nirod Kumar Parija and Sk Yunus.

Semifinalists were identified after completion of 30 super league matches. The First Division League, involving 20 clubs and institutions, is being conducted by Football Association of Odisha (FAO) from November 9. After completion of 40 preliminary league matches, 12 teams qualified for the Super League.
RESULTS:
GROUP LEAGUE:
Nov 9 (Match No 1):
Odisha Police (Sankarsan Tudu 15th, Rabi Mundari 82nd) beat East Coast Railway (Maheswar Das 7th) 2-1.
Nov 10 (Match No 2): Sunrise Club (Stanley Ifeange Eze 4th, 10th; Ambika Lakra 82nd) beat Mangala Club (Tapas Rout 70th) 3-1.
Nov 10 (Match No 3): SAI Training Centre (Rajesh Nayak 32th, 56th, 67th, 71st; Saswat Swain 5th, 45th, 52nd; Doman Marandi 16th, Lakhai Murmu 24th) beat Sunshine Club 9-0.
Nov 12 (Match No 4): Rising Student Club (Anil Deep 33rd, Sourav Kayal 55th, Raju Besra 60th, Antarayami Nayak 62nd) beat Odisha Government Press (Ranjan Routray 57th) 4-1.
Nov 12 (Match No 5):
Govt Sports Hostel (Sunil Sardar 43rd, Sriman Marndi 62nd, Rudra Prasad Pradhan 65th) beat East Coast Railway (Moheswar Das 75th) 3-1.
Nov 13 (Match No 6): Morning Club got walk-over against East Coast Railway, who did not report.
Nov 13 (Match No 7): Bidanasi Club ( Manoj Kumar Das 72nd, 77th) beat Odisha Police (Satish Ekka in the 23rd) 2-1.
Nov 16 (Match No 8): SAI Training Centre (Lakhai Murmu 5th) drew with Jay Durga Club (Prasanta Behera 19th) 1-1.
Nov 16 (Match No 9):
Sunrise Club got walk-over against Odisha Government Press, who failed to report.
Nov 17 (Match No 10): Bidanasi Club (Sunamali Mahananda 48th) drew with Morning Club (Sumanta Chatria 69th) 1-1.
Nov 17 (Match No 11):
State Sports Hostel (Francis Lakra 83rd) beat Odisha Police 1-0.
Nov 18 (Match No 12): Rising Star Club got walk-over against Odisha Government Press, who failed to turn up.
Nov 18 (Match No 13): Rising Students (Antaryami Nayak 4th) Club beat Mangala Club 1-0.
Nov 19 (Match No 14): Jay Durga Club (Mahesh Sahoo 60th) beat Sunshine Club 1-0.
Nov 19 (Match No 15): Odisha Police (Prasanta Naik 24th, 78th; Maheswar Sethi 80th) beat Morning Club (Laxman Bindhani 77th) 3-1.
Nov 20 (Match No 16): Govt Sports Hostel (Padmalochan Behera 43rd, Sujit Tirky 45th) drew with Bidanasi Club (Chinmay Behera 22nd, Manoj Das 73rd) 2-2.
Nov 20 (Match No 17): Rising Star Club (Amar Orang 15th, Aktar Hussain 81st) beat Mangala Club (Rajesh Rout 32nd) 2-1.
Nov 21 (Match No 18): Radha Raman Club (Amino Kanhu 4th, 39th, 51th; Krishna Das 64th, Ranjit Kerketa 69th, 72nd, 73rd; Anand Lakra 13th, 53rd; Janmo Xess 27th) beat Sunshine Club 10-0.
Nov 21 (Match No 19): Jay Durga Club (Rajat Nag 61st, 65th, 73rd; Kishore Khadiya 21st, 67th; Mahesh Sahoo 36th, 70th; Santosh Tudu 29, Santosh Nayak 47th) beat Kishore Club 9-0.
Nov 22 (Match No 20): Govt Sports Hostel (Bhabagrahi Padhiary 51st) drew with Morning Club (Sunil Oram 35th) 1-1.
Nov 22 (Match No 21): Sunrise Club (Bharat Munda 57th) beat Rising Student Club 1-0.
Nov 23 (Match No 22): Sunshine Club (Anand Samada 62nd) beat Kishore Club 1-0.
Nov 23 (Match No 23): Chand Club (Karunakar Sing 51st) beat Young Utkal Club 1-0.
Nov 24 (Match No 24): Radha Gobinda Club (Kuwar Marandi 54th) beat State Bank of India 1-0.
Nov 24 (Match No 25): Rising Star Club (Guman Shrestha 28th, Adetola Abiodun Oluwasegun 84th) beat Sunrise Club 2-0.
Nov 26 (Match No 26): Chand Club (Owolesho Abey 15th, Amos Nathaniel 21st) beat Independent Club (Sk Juber 5th) 2-1.
Nov 26 (Match No 27): Radha Raman Club (Janmo Xess 28th, Anand Lakra 37th, Lal Mohan Hansdah 55th) beat Jay Durga Club 3-0.
Nov 27 (Match No 28): Mangala Club got walk-over against Odisha Govt Press Club, which failed to appear.
Nov 27 (Match No 29): Radha Gobinda Club (Harrison 16th, Anil Sindur 60th) beat Young Utkal Club 2-0.
Nov 28 (Match No 30): SAI Training Centre got walk-over against Kishore Club, who failed to report.
Nov 28 (Match No 31): Independent Club (H Murphy 33rd, 40th; Ramesh Ch Murmu 74th) beat State Bank of India 3-0.
Nov 29 (Match No 32: Rising Star Club (Adeltola Abbey 10th, 18th, 81st) beat Rising Student Club (Anil Deep 19th, 29th) 3-2.
Nov 29 (Match No 33): Radha Gobinda Club (Kunwar Marandi 8th, 9th) drew with Chand Club (Moirangthem Nanao Singh 22th, 72nd) 2-2.
Nov 30 (Match No 34): Young Utkal Club (Rakesh Das 11th, Narayan Behera 12th, Sibaram Dora 27th) beat State Bank of India 3-0.
Nov 30 (Match No 35): Radha Raman Club (Krishnun Das 10th, Janmo Xess 64th) beat SAI Training Centre 2-0.
Dec 1 (Match No 36): Bidanasi Club got walk-over against East Coast Railway.
Dec 1 (Match No 37): Radha Gobinda Club drew with Independent Club 0-0.
Dec 2 (Match No 38): Result not available
Dec 2 (Match No 39): Result not available
Dec 3 (Match No 40): Independent Club (W Robba 25th, Sk Juber 55th, Basant Sahu 81st) beat Young Utkal Club 3-0.

TEAMS FOR SUPER LEAGUE:
From Group-A:
1. Rising Star Club, 2. Sunrise Club, 3. Rising Student Club. From Group-B: 1. Radharaman Club, 2. SAI Training Centre, 3. Jaydurga Club.
From Group-C: 1. Radhagobinda Club, 2. Chand Club, 3. Independent Club. From Group-D: 1. Govt Sports Hostel, 2. Bidanasi Club, 3. Odisha Police.

SUPER LEAGUE GROUPINGS:
Group-X:
Rising Star Club, SAI Training Centre, Radha Gobinda Club, Bidanasi Club, Rising Student Club, Odisha Police
Group-Y: Sunrise Club, Radharaman Club, Chand Club, Govt Sports Hostel, Jaydurga Club, Independent Club.

SUPER LEAGUE RESULTS:
Dec 4 (Match No 1):
Radha Raman Club (Janma Xess 71st) beat Govt Sports Hostel 1-0.
Dec 4 (Match No 2): SAI Training Centre drew with Rising Student Club 0-0.
Dec 5 (Match No 3): Radha Gobinda Club (Jayanto Mahto 34th, Bosen Murmu 55th, Anil Sindur 82nd) beat Bidanasi Club (Saroj Kanhar 66th) 3-1.
Dec 5 (Match No 4): Jay Durga Club drew with Independent Club 0-0.
Dec 6 (Match No 5): Radha Raman Club (Imanuel Emi 7th, 38th; Janmo Xess 12th, Ranjit Kerketa 15th) beat Chand Club (Safikul Islam 5th, Amous Nathanil 61st) 4-2.
Dec 6 (Match No 6): Rising Student Club (Antarjami Nayak 15th, Gerry 16th, Sk Rohit 83th) beat Odisha Police (Maheswar Sethi 4th) 3-1.
Dec 7 (Match No 7): Sunrise Club (Stanely Ifirengi Eze 17th, 38th, 44th, 55th; Soo Sai Raj 20th, 42nd) beat Govt Sports Hostel 6-0.
Dec 7 (Match No 8): SAI Training Centre (Rajesh Nayak 1st, Rajesh Nayak 14th, Saswat Swain 45th) beat Radha Gobinda Club (Mukesh Bhoi 67th) 3-1 goals.
Dec 8 (Match No 9): Chand Club (Owolesho Abey 3rd, 17th, 48th; Sashikant Sandil 20th) beat Jay Durga Club (Mahesh Sahu 23rd) 4-1.
Dec 8 (Match No 10): Rising Star Club (Adetola Abbey 33rd, 55th) beat Odisha Police (Rabi Mundari 13th) 2-1.
Dec 9 (Match No 11): Sunrise Club (Soosai Raj M 7th, Sk Zahid 28th) beat Independent Club 2-0.
Dec 9 (Match No 12): Rising Student Club (Antarjami Nayak 46th) beat Bidanasi Club 1-0.
Dec 10 (Match No 13): Jay Durga Club (Chandrasekhar Behera 5th, Pandu Singh 54th) beat Radha Raman Club (Imanuel Emmi 6th) 2-1.
Dec 10 (Match No 14): Rising Star Club (Aktar Husen 49th, Sk Rajan 64min, Sk Moin 79th) beat SAI Training Centre (Arjun Nayak 29th) 3-1.
Dec 11 (Match No 15): Odisha Police (Sankarsan Tudu 55th, 57th, 82nd; Md Ehsan Khan 10th, Rabi Mundari 35th) beat Radha Gobinda Club (Bosen Murmu 31st, Amar Lakra 73rd) 5-2.
Dec 11 (Match No 16): Sunrise Club (Ambika Lakra 4th, 24th; Bharat Munda 21st, Soosai Raj M 56th) beat Chand Club (Amous Nathaniel 56th, O Abbey 69th) 4-2.
Dec 12 (Match No 17): Bidanasi Club (Bijay Behera 35th, 37th) beat Rising Star Club 2-0.
Dec 12 (Match No 18): Independent Club (Philip 30th) beat Govt Sports Hostel 1-0.
Dec 13 (Match No 19): SAI Training Centre drew with Odisha Police 0-0.
Dec 13 (Match No 20): Sunrise Club (Bharat Munda 13th, 28th; Soosai Raj M 17th, M Reguin 25th, Ram Chandra Murmu 57th) beat Jay Durga Club (Santosh Tudu 61st) 5-1.
Dec 14 (Match No 21): Rising Student Club got walk-over against Radha Gobinda Club.
Dec 14 (Match No 22): Radha Raman Club (Krishanu Das 24th, 76th; Emanuel Eze 29th, Anand Lakra 78th) beat Independent Club (Somanath Nayak 42nd) 4-1.
Dec 15 (Match No 23): Bidanasi Club drew with Odisha Police 0-0.
Dec 15 (Match No 24): Govt Sports Hostel (Bhabagrahi Padhiari 50th, 63rd; Fransis Lakra 75th) beat Chand Club 3-0.
Dec 16 (Match No 25): Rising Star Club got walk-over against Radha Gobinda Club.
Dec 16 (Match No 26): Sunrise Club (Bharat Munda 10th) beat Radha Raman Club 1-0.
Dec 18 (Match No 29): Rising Student Club (Antaryami Nayak 1st, 56th; Anil Deep 23rd) beat Rising Star Club (Additola Abbey 12th, Shouvraj Modi 63rd) 3-2.
Dec 18 (Match No 30): Govt Sports Hostel got walk-over Jay Durga Club.

SEMIFINALS:
Dec 20 (Match No 1):
Rising Student Club (Seikh Rohit 64th) beat Radha Raman Club 1-0.
Dec 20 (Match No 2): Sunrise Club (M Reguin 9th, Ambika Lakra 38th, Soo Sairaj M 80th) beat Rising Star Club (Adetola Abbey 82nd) 3-1.
FINAL (Dec 22): Sunrise Club (Susai Raj 10th) beat Rising Students Club 1-0.
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PHOTO: Players of Sunrise Club with the FAO First Division League Trophy in Cuttack on Dec 22, 2015.

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