Odisha FC explained

Clubname:Odisha
Ground:Kalinga Stadium
Capacity:15,000[1]
Current:2022–23 Odisha FC season
Fullname:Odisha Football Club
Short Name:OFC
Owner:GMS Leadership
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Raj Athwal[2]
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Sergio Lobera
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Website:http://www.odishafc.com

Odisha Football Club (in Oriya pronounced as /oɽiˈsa/) is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded as Delhi Dynamos Football Club. The club rebranded to Odisha Football Club, as it moved to its current base, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The club is owned and operated by the Dubai-based company GMS Leadership and Raj Athwal as the president of the club.

Odisha played its first home match on 14 October 2014, with a 0–0 draw against Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi as Delhi Dynamos. As Odisha FC, the club played their first match on 22 October 2019, however they had to play their first three matches of 2019–20 ISL season at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, before making Kalinga Stadium as their permanent base. The club went on to win the 2023 Indian Super Cup, its first trophy. After defeating Gokulam Kerala FC in the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage 3–1, Odisha qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Cup, its first participation in any continental stage.

History

In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight or nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.[3] On 13 April 2014, it was announced that DEN Networks had won the bidding for the Delhi franchise.[4] The team had entered an alliance with Dutch club Feyenoord which lasted one year.[5]

The team started their inaugural Indian Super League campaign on 14 October 2014 with a 0–0 draw against FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Dynamos did not experience the best of starts to their ISL campaign as they were placed last in the points table till the ninth game-week. But, against all the odds, the team finished fifth with a five-match unbeaten run which included three wins and two draws, but couldn't qualify for the semi-finals. In the 2015 season, Delhi Dynamos, for the first time, qualified for the semi-finals of the Indian Super League in 2015. In the 2016 season, the club finished third in the league stage with 21 points, but[6] lost to Kerala Blasters FC in the semi-finals. In the 2017–18 season, the club finished eighth in the league stage with 19 points[7] and couldn't qualify for semi-finals. In their last season under the Delhi Dynamos banner, i.e. the 2018–19 season, the club again finished eighth in the league round with 18 points[8] and therefore, couldn't qualify for the semi-finals.

Ahead of the 2019–20 Indian Super League season, the club decided to relocate to a new base, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and rechristen itself as Odisha FC. In the presence of Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, and Tusharkanti Behera, the Minister for Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha, the Delhi Soccer Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha, to facilitate the relocation of the club from the national capital New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.[9] As per the MoU, it was mutually decided that the club's first team, youth teams, youth football development program and grassroots football development program will be based in Odisha.[10] Due to unavailability of the Kalinga Stadium, Odisha had to play three of their first home fixtures of the 2019−20 season at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium in Pune, Maharashtra.[11] Odisha started off their season on 22 October 2019, with a 2−1 loss in an away match against Jamshedpur at the JRD Tata Sports Complex.[12] Odisha secured their first ever win in their third fixture registering a 4−2 victory against Mumbai City at the Mumbai Football Arena. Odisha ended the season at the sixth spot with 25 points.[13] Later, on 18 March 2020, due to the head coach's familial obligations, Josep Gombau left the club.[14] Stuart Baxter replaced Josep Gomabau on 19 June 2020, as he was announced as the head coach of Odisha in a two-year contract.[15] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020−21 season was hosted behind closed doors across three venues in Goa, the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, and the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco da Gama.[16] Due to inconsistent display throughout the season, Odisha FC ended up at the bottom of the league with twelve points. On 2 February 2021, Baxter was sacked for his comments in a post-match press conference.[17]

On 20 July 2021, Odisha announced the appointment of Francisco "Kiko" Ramírez González as the head coach for 2021–22 Indian Super League season[18] along with the appointment of Assistant Coach and Head of Football Development, Joaquin "Kino" Garcia Sanchez.[19] On 1 September 2021, the club entered into a 3-year international partnership deal with Premier League club Watford.[20] On 4 November 2021, the club announced the finalisation of a strategic football and commercial partnership with Brazil's Avaí Futebol Clube as a part of OFC's Global Football Alliance initiative.[21] Odisha began the 2021–22 season campaign win a historic 3–1 win over Bengaluru FC on 24 November.[22] [23] Odisha ended the season at the seventh spot with 23 points.

At the end of 2022-23 Indian Super League, Odisha finished 6th with 30 points in the table and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since rebranding into Odisha FC. They however lost to ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the Knockouts. Odisha begin their campaign at the 2023 Indian Super Cup by drawing 1-1 against East Bengal. They then went on to win 3-0 against I-League side Aizawl FC and a 2-1 win against Hyderabad FC to top their group and qualify for the Semi-final of the tournament. In the Semi-final, they beat the surprise team in the tournament Northeast United FC on a scoreline of 3-1 to qualify for their first ever Super Cup Final where they were up against current ISL runner-up Bengaluru FC. They beat Bengaluru FC 2-1 and clinched their first ever Indian Super Cup title.[24] After facing a play-off against I-League team Gokulam Kerala, they qualified for the AFC Cup for the first time in their history. In the 2023-24 AFC Cup, the club was placed in a group with Mohun Bagan SG from India, Bashundhara Kings from Bangladesh, and Maziya from the Maldives. Odisha qualified for the inter-zonal semi-finals by placing first in the group, where they faced the Central Coast Mariners. They then went on to lose the first leg away 4-0, and draw the second leg at home 0-0, thus confirming their elimination from the competition.[25] In the regular season of the ISL, the club finished 4th, qualifying for the playoffs. They beat Kerala Blasters 2-1, and got into the semi-finals for the first time in club history, where they ultimately got knocked out by Mohun Bagan SG on an aggregate score of 3-2.

Club crest and kits

Crest

On 15 September 2019, Odisha unveiled their official logo embodying the heritage and the culture of the state of Odisha and the vision and the ideology of its parent company, GMS Inc. The design for the crest is inspired from the Chakras or the chariot wheels of the famous Konark Sun Temple, a World Heritage Site in Odisha which represents movement and development; the ship design represents GMS, the world's largest buyer of ships and offshore assets, and the owner of the club.[26] [27]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsorBack sponsorChest sponsorSleeve sponsor
2014–15LottoFreechargeCiscoSkyworthDEN Boomband
2015–16PumaEkana Sportz CitySpiceJetDEN BoombandSkyworth
2016–17DryworldGMSSkyworth
2017–18T10 SportsKent RO SystemsJioAspire AcademyGMS
2018–19TYKAAndslite
2019–20Odisha Tourism[28] GMSMcDowell's No.1Serajuddin & Co
2020–21T10 Sports[29] Lila Shipping
2021–22Hummel[30] Atha Group[31] GMS
2022–2023Trak-Only[32] Rungta Steel
2023–Jindal Panther

Kit evolution

Stadium

See main article: Kalinga Stadium. Established in 1978, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, is the home ground of Odisha. The 15,000-capacity stadium has hosted several national and international tournaments including the I-League, Super Cup, and 2019 Gold Cup. It was one of the venues to host the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The stadium is also the home base for the national and youth team camps. Indian Arrows, AIFF's defunct developmental side, was also based at the Kalinga Stadium.

On 31 August 2019, the Kalinga Stadium was announced as the home base of the club.[9] [10] Earlier, the 60,000-capacity Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, served as the home ground of the club, under the brand franchise name Delhi Dynamos FC. In 2019, due to various economic factors and improper attendance for home games over the course of the seasons at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the then owner of the club, Dr. Anil Sharma, decided to shift the base from Delhi to Bhubaneswar, and rechristen the club as Odisha FC.[33]

Support

Odisha FC had immediately grown its popularity post its inception which resulted in the formation of its supporters group, named The Juggernauts.[34] [35] [36] The name of the group is derived from Sanskrit: [[Jagannath|Jagannātha]] i.e. the "world-lord", combining Sanskrit: jagata ("world") and Sanskrit: natha ("lord"). Juggernaut is defined as a large powerful force or organization that cannot be stopped.[37] After the club entered into a 3-year technical affiliation with the Premier League side Watford, the Juggernauts became the first Indian football supporters' group to get into an international alliance with supporters' group of a foreign club on September 3. They partnered with Watford's largest supporters' group, i.e. The 1881 Movement, for a cross-cultural fan exchange programme.[38] [39]

Ownership

On 13 April 2014, Indian Super League announced that DEN Networks had won the bidding for the Delhi franchise to be the eighth team in the inaugural season of the League.[4] The club entered an alliance with Dutch club Feyenoord in 2015, which lasted only for one year.[5] The world's largest cash buyer of ships and offshore assets for recycling, GMS, was brought in in March 2016 as the club's new majority co-owner.[40] GMS currently holds 100% of the ownership in club which it purchased in three installments of 55%, 25% and 20% respectively from DEN Networks.[41] [42]

Records and statistics

See main article: List of Odisha FC records and statistics.

SeasonIndian Super LeagueSuper CupAFC competition(s)Top Scorer
PlayoffsPlayerGoals
As Delhi Dynamos FC
2014144641614185th————— Gustavo Marmentini5
2015146441511204thSemi-finals———— Richard Gadze
Robin Singh		4
2016145632717213rdSemi-finals———— Marcelinho10
2017–18185492737198th—Qualifiers——— Kalu Uche14
2018–19184682327188th—Quarter-finals——— Daniel Lalhlimpuia
Lallianzuala Chhangte		5
As Odisha FC
2019–20187472831256th————— Aridane Santana9
2020–2120261225441211th—————align=left Diego Maurício12
2021–22206593143237th—————align=left Jonathas de Jesus8
2022–23209383032306thKnockoutsChampionsQuarter-finals—— Diego Maurício22
2023–242211653523394thSemi-finalsRunners-up—AFC Cup (Zonal)Champions Diego Maurício17
AFC Cup (Knockouts)Inter-zone Semi-final

Players

First-team squad

[43]

Player of the Season

SeasonPlayerNationalityPositionRefs.
2019–20Aridane Santana SpainForward[44]
2022–23Diego Maurício BrazilForward[45]
2023–24Roy Krishna FijiForward[46]

Personnel

Current technical staff

PositionNameRef.
Head Coach Sergio Lobera[47]
Assistant Coach & Strength and Conditioning Coach Pepe Losada[48]
Assistant Coach Santosh Kashyap[49]
Goalkeeping Coach Manu Patricio[50]
Technical Assistant Joy Gabriel[51]
Odisha Reserves & Academy Coach Amit Rana[52]
Team Doctor Vishnu Vijayan[53]
Physiotherapists Firoz Shaikh[54]
Naved Hameed[55]
Wellness Mentor Amrit Pattajoshi[56]
Team Masseur Bybu Ponnarassery Ravunny Thrissur[57]

Managerial history

NameNationalityPeriod
Harm van Veldhoven2014
Roberto Carlos2015
Gianluca Zambrotta2016
Miguel Ángel Portugal2017–2018
Josep Gombau2018–2020
Stuart Baxter2020–2021
Kiko Ramírez2021–2022
Josep Gombau2022–2023
Sergio Lobera2023–

Football Sport Management

PositionName
Head of Football Operations David Villa
Head of Women's Football and Grassroots Hilda Gurung[58]
Head of Digital and Media Communications Prativa Panigrahi

Management

Board of directors

PositionName
President Raj Athwal
Club Director Ashok Bajaj[59]
Club Advisor Rohan Sharma
Head of Finance Ajit Panda
Commercial Partnerships Manager Ashis Hota[60]

Honours

Performance in AFC competitions

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayPositionTop scorer(s)Goals
2023–24
AFC CupGroup Stage Mohun Bagan SG0–45–2South Zone Winners Mourtada Fall4
Bashundhara Kings1–02–3
Maziya S&RC6–13–2
Knock-outs Central Coast Mariners0–00–4Inter-zone Semi-finalists

eSports

The organizers of ISL introduced eISL, a FIFA video game tournament, for the ISL playing clubs. Each clu is represented in the game by two players.[63] Odisha FC hosted a series of qualifying games for all the participants desiring to represent the club in eISL. On 20 November, the club announced the signing of the two selected players.

Roster

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Odisha FC:

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Odisha FC announce Raj Athwal as new Club President. 14 January 2021. 27 January 2021. medium.com. 15 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115064642/https://odishafc.medium.com/odisha-fc-announce-raj-athwal-as-new-club-president-c48495147fda. live.
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  47. Web site: Officially confirming the biggest open 'secret' of this transfer window ✅ @SergioLobera1 ➡️ @OdishaFC ⚫️ Our new head coach is here and ready to go! #OdishaFC #AmaTeamAmaGame #TheEasternDragons #WelcomeSergio. @OdishaFC. 17 May 2023. 18 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230518035739/https://twitter.com/OdishaFC/status/1658741692131078146. live.
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  58. Web site: Our new Head of Women's Football and Grassroots: Hilda Gurung . Odishafc.com . 19 October 2023. 22 October 2023.
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