The Odisha Women's League (OWL), also known as the FAO Women's League, is the women's top division football league of Odisha, India. The league is among the existing top tier women's football leagues in India. The league is organised every year by the apex football governing body of Odisha, the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS) of the Government of Odisha. It is currently contested by 6 clubs across the state.
Since the inception of the Odisha Women's League, a total of four clubs have been crowned champions. East Coast Railway and Rising Students Club have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions thrice. Chand Club, Odisha Police, and SAI-STC have won it once.
History Odisha Women's League was brought up as AT Group Women's Football League in the year 2011 as Odisha's premier level women's football league. The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) introduced the league system to provide a platform for women to showcase their footballing abilities. The league system eventually continued to be a hit among the footballing enthusiasts of Odisha. Footballing talents from the FAO Women's League are recruited in the Odisha women's football team, and eventually in India women's national football team.
On 27 February 2021, during the press meet and jersey launch ceremony for the 2020-21 season, the league was rechristened as Odisha Women's League. The Department of Sports and Youth Services Principal Secretary and Honorary Secretary of Football Association of Odisha (FAO) attended the ceremony at Kalinga Stadium.
Venues
Bhubaneswar Kalinga Stadium Capital High School Ground (Capital Football Arena) OSAP 7th Battalion Ground (Odisha Football Academy Ground) Unit-1 Ground (Bhubaneswar Football Academy Ground)
Cuttack Barabati Stadium Odisha Police Ground Ravenshaw University Ground Sports Hostel Ground
Choudwar OTM Ground
Clubs Club Location No. ofseasons First Last Best finish Ardor Football Academy Bhubaneswar 1 2023–24 6th (2023–24) Aul Women's FC Aul 1 2026 4th in Final round (2026) Bidanasi Club Cuttack 1 2018–19 4th (2018–19) Buxi Jagabandhu Club Bargarh 1 2024–25 11th (2024–25) Chand Club Cuttack 4 2011 2017 Runners-Up (2011, 2012) Chauliaganj Club Cuttack 2 2011 2012 Group stage (2011, 2012) East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar 8 2012 2022–23 Champions (2012, 2015, 2019–20) Ganjam XI Brahmapur 1 2026 Group stage (2026) KIIT & KIIS Bhubaneswar 3 2023–24 2026 3rd (2023–24) Mangala Club Cuttack 4 2011 2015 Semi-finalist (2011, 2015) Manorama Club Deogarh 2 2024–25 2026 10th (2024–25) Morning Club Cuttack 1 2011 Group stage (2011) Nita Football Academy Cuttack 3 2023–24 2026 Champions (2023–24, 2024–25, 2026) Odisha FC Bhubaneswar 1 2022–23 Champions (2022–23) Odisha Government Press Cuttack 6 2020–21 2026 Runners-Up (2023–24) Odisha Police Cuttack 11 2011 2026 Champions (2021–22) Radha Gobinda Club Cuttack 3 2011 2015 Group stage (2011, 2012, 2015) Radha Raman Club Cuttack 2 2011 2012 Champions (2011) Rising Students Club Cuttack 10 2011 2024–25 Champions (2013, 2017, 2020–21) SAI-STC Cuttack Cuttack 5 2017 2021–22 Champions (2018–19) Sports Odisha Bhubaneswar 11 2013 2026 Runners-Up (2015, 2017, 2021–22, 2024–25) SRM Sporting Club Umerkote 1 2026 Group stage (2026) Sunrise Club Cuttack 2 2011 2015 Group stage (2011, 2015) Sunshine Club Cuttack 4 2011 2015 Group stage (2011, 2012, 2015) Tarini Football Academy Keonjhar 2 2024–25 2026 5th in Final round (2026) Tata Steel Foundation Joda 2 2024–25 2026 8th (2024–25) Young Association Kuarmunda Sundergarh 2 2024–25 2026 5th (2024–25)
Championships Season Champion Runners-up2011 Radha Raman Club Chand Club2012 East Coast Railway Chand Club2013 Rising Students Club East Coast Railway2015 East Coast Railway Sports Odisha2017 Rising Students Club Sports Odisha2018–19 SAI-STC Odisha Police2019–20 East Coast Railway Odisha Police2020–21 Rising Students Club East Coast Railway2021–22 Odisha Police Sports Odisha2022–23 Odisha FC East Coast Railway2023–24 Nita Football Academy Odisha Government Press2024–25 Nita Football Academy Sports Odisha2026 Nita Football Academy Odisha Police
Championships by team ClubTitlesRunners-upWinning seasonsEast Coast Railway 3 1 2012, 2015, 2019–20Rising Students Club 3 0 2013, 2017, 2020–21Nita Football Academy 3 0 2023–24, 2024–25, 2026Odisha Police 1 3 2021–22SAI-STC 1 0 2018–19Radha Raman Club 1 0 2011Odisha FC 1 0 2022–23Sports Odisha 0 4 —Chand Club 0 1 —
See also Odisha women's football team
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