The Women’s team of the East Coast Railway are the champions of the second edition of the Odisha Women’s League organised by the Football Association of Orissa. In the final East Coast Railway won 1-0 against Chand Club at the Bidanasi Ground in Cuttack today. Present at the final was Laxmidhar Mohanty (ADM, Cuttack) as the Chief Guest and Asirbad Behera (Honorary Secretary, OOA, OCA) as the Guest of Honour.

A total of eight teams from across the statetook part in the league-cum-kncokout format. Group A consisted of Odisha Police, Mangala Club, Radha Gobinda Club and Radharaman Club; while in Group B East Coast Railway took on Chauliaganj Club, Sunshine Club and Chand Club.

 

RESULTS

Group A
Odisha Police, Mangala Club, Radha Gobinda Club, Radharaman Club

09-Oct-2012: Odisha Police 1-0 Mangala Club
09-Oct-2012: Radha Gobinda Club 0-0 Radharaman Club
11-Oct-2012: Radha Gobinda Club 0-0 Mangala Club
11-Oct-2012: Odisha Police 2-3 Radharaman Club
13-Oct-2012: Mangala Club 0-1 Radharaman Club
13-Oct-2012: Odisha Police 1-0 Radha Gobinda Club

Group B
East Coast Railway, Chauliaganj Club, Sunshine Club, Chand Club

10-Oct-2012: East Coast Railway 0-0 Chauliaganj Club
10-Oct-2012: Sunshine Club 1-2 Chand Club
12-Oct-2012: Chauliaganj Club 1-1 Chand Club
12-Oct-2012: East Coast Railway 3-0 Sunshine Club
14-Oct-2012: East Coast Railway 2-0 Chand Club
14-Oct-2012: Sunshine Club 0-0 Chauliaganj Club

Semifinals
16-Oct-2012: Radharaman Club 0-2 Chand Club
16-Oct-2012: East Coast Railway 2-0 Odisha Police

Final
17-Oct-2012: East Coast Railway 1-0 Chand Club

Published with permission from Arunava about Football.