2021–22 Odisha Women's League Explained

Competition:Odisha Women's League
Season:2021–22
Dates:12 February - 15 March
Winners:Odisha Police
(1st title)
Continentalcup1:Indian Women's League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Odisha Police
Sports Odisha
Matches:30
Total Goals:101
Highest Scoring:Odisha Police 9–0 Rising Students Club
(28 February 2022)
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 Odisha Women's League was the 9th edition of the Odisha Women's League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2011.[1] Rising Students Club are the defending champions. The league is organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS) of the Government of Odisha.[2]

On 10 February 2022, the jersey launch ceremony for the 2021–22 season was held in the presence of Principal Secretary of the Department of Sports and Youth Services, Vineel Krishna, and the Honorary Secretary of the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), Avijit Paul, at the Kalinga Stadium.[3] The captains and vice-captains of the six participating teams were also present during the jersey launch ceremony.[4] On 12 February 2022, Sailendra Kumar Jena, Joint Secretary of the Department of Sports and Youth Services and the guest of honour for the Opening Ceremony, declared the season open.[5] Odisha Police finished the season unbeated and clinched their first ever Odisha Women's League title.[6]

Teams

Personnel

scope=colTeamscope=colHead coachscope=colCaptain
scope=row style="text-align: left;East Coast Railway Biswajit Padhiary Manisa Panna
scope=row style="text-align: left;Odisha Government Press Sirajuddin Khan Sasmita Parida
scope=row style="text-align: left;Odisha Police Mohammad Shahid Jabbar Pyari Xaxa
scope=row style="text-align: left;Sports Odisha Sarita Behera Bannya Kabiraj
scope=row style="text-align: left;Rising Students Club Shaik Manzoor Shradhanjali Panda
scope=row style="text-align: left;SAI-STC Abarna Selvaraj Pushpa Yadav

Friendlies

Odisha state under-18 women's team played developmental friendlies with Rising Student Club, Odisha Government Press, and Odisha Police and weren't a part of the points table.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FAO Women's Football League. Orisports. 28 August 2011. 28 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Odisha Women Football League 2022. Orisports. 12 February 2022. 12 February 2022.
  3. sports_odisha. 1491755210397519876. 10 February 2022. Odisha Sports.
  4. Web site: 6 teams to take part in the Odisha Women’s League. Sportslogon. 10 February 2022. 10 February 2022.
  5. FootballOdisha. 1492478070246473729. 12 February 2022. FA Odisha.
  6. FootballOdisha. 1499787381612097536. 4 March 2022. FA Odisha.