2018–19 FAO Women's League

The 2018–19 FAO Women's League was the 6th edition of the FAO Women's League. Rising Student's Club were the defending champions. The FAO Women's League (FWL) is organised every year by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, India. The regular season started on 20 February 2019 and ended on 9 March 2019.

FAO Women's League

Season	2018–19
Dates	20 February - 9 March
Champions	SAI-STC Cuttack (1st title)
Indian Women's League	SAI-STC Cuttack
Matches played	10
Goals scored	26 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nikita Bishi SAI-STC Cuttack (4 goals)
Biggest home win	Odisha Sports Hostel 5-0 Bidanasi Club (28 February 2019)
Biggest away win	SAI-STC Cuttack 4-0 Odisha Sports Hostel (26 February 2019)
Highest scoring	Odisha Sports Hostel 5-0 Bidanasi Club (28 February 2019) Odisha Police 4-1 Bidanasi Club (20 February 2019)
Longest winless run	Rising Student's Club (4 matches)
← 2017 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 8 May 2019.

Teams

• Bidanasi Club
• Odisha Police
• Odisha Sports Hostel
• Rising Student's Club
• SAI-STC Cuttack

Venues

Bhubaneswar

Cuttack

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Venues of the FAO Football League

Bhubaneswar

• Kalinga Stadium

Cuttack

• Barabati Stadium
• Odisha Police Ground
• Satyabrata Stadium
• Shatabdi Vihar Football Ground

League stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SAI-STC Cuttack (champions)	4	2	2	0	7	1	+6	8	Qualification for the 2018–19 Indian Women's League
2	Odisha Police (runners-up)	4	2	2	0	6	2	+4	8
3	Odisha Sports Hostel	4	2	0	2	8	6	+2	6
4	Bidanasi Club	4	1	0	3	3	12	−9	3
5	Rising Student's Club	4	0	2	2	2	5	−3	2

Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Note: The winner of the league stage would qualify for the 2018–19 Indian Women's League season.

Matches

Odisha Police v Bidanasi Club

20 February 2019 (2019-02-20)	Odisha Police	4–1	Bidanasi Club	Cuttack
14:30 IST	Jabamani Soren 47' Alochana Senapati 53' 82' (o.g.) Karishma Oram 86'	[1]	Manasini Bhoi 12'	Stadium: Reserve Police Ground

SAI-STC Cuttack v Rising Student's Club

22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)	SAI-STC Cuttack	1–1	Rising Student's Club	Cuttack
14:30 IST	Nikita Bishi 28'		Subhadra Sahu 50'	Stadium: Satyabrata Stadium

SAI-STC Cuttack v Odisha Police

24 February 2019 (2019-02-24)	SAI-STC Cuttack	0–0	Odisha Police	Cuttack
14:30 IST				Stadium: Reserve Police Ground

Bidanasi Club v Rising Student's Club

24 February 2019 (2019-02-24)	Bidanasi Club	2–1	Rising Student's Club	Cuttack
14:30 IST	Jyoshna Kishan 28' 70' (o.g.)		Subhadra Sahu 8'	Stadium: Bidanasi Ground

SAI-STC Cuttack v Odisha Sports Hostel

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26)	SAI-STC Cuttack	4–0	Odisha Sports Hostel	Bhubaneswar
14:30 IST	Deepa Nayak 20' Nikita Bishi 72', 76', 78'			Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Odisha Sports Hostel v Bidanasi Club

28 February 2019 (2019-02-28)	Odisha Sports Hostel	5–0	Bidanasi Club	Bhubaneswar
14:30 IST	Samita Tanty 24' Mitali Munda 25', 76' Diptirani Kujur 50' Sarita Soreng 80'			Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Odisha Sports Hostel v Rising Student's Club

5 March 2019 (2019-03-05)	Odisha Sports Hostel	2–0	Rising Student's Club	Bhubaneswar
14:30 IST	Susmita Tanty 39' Damayanti Tiriya 45'			Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Odisha Police v Rising Student's Club

7 March 2019 (2019-03-07)	Odisha Police	0–0	Rising Student's Club	Cuttack
14:30 IST				Stadium: Reserve Police Ground

SAI-STC Cuttack v Bidanasi Club

7 March 2019 (2019-03-07)	SAI-STC Cuttack	2–0	Bidanasi Club	Cuttack
14:30 IST	Deepa Nayak 35' Rashmi 91'			Stadium: Bidansi Ground

Odisha Police v Odisha Sports Hostel

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09)	Odisha Police	2–1	Odisha Sports Hostel	Cuttack
14:30 IST	Alochana Senapati 89' Satyabadi Khadia 90+3'		Susmita Tanty 61'	Stadium: Bidanasi Ground

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 9 May 2019

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Nikita Bishi	SAI-STC Cuttack	4
2	Susmita Tanty	Odisha Sports Hostel	3
3	Alochana Senapati	Odisha Police	2
	Deepa Nayak	SAI-STC Cuttack
	Mitali Munda	Odisha Sports Hostel
	Subhadra Sahu	Rising Student's Club
4	Damayanti Tiriya	Odisha Sports Hostel	1
	Diptirani Kujur	Odisha Sports Hostel
	Jabamani Soren	Odisha Police
	Jyoshna Kishan	Bidanasi Club
	Karishma Oram	Odisha Police
	Manasini Bhoi	Bidanasi Club
	Rashmi	SAI-STC Cuttack
	Sarita Soreng	Odisha Sports Hostel
	Satyabadi Khadia	Odisha Police

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Nikita Bishi	SAI-STC	Odisha Sports Hostel	4–0	28 February 2019