Odisha football team explained

Clubname:Odisha
Fullname:Odisha football team
Founded:
Ground:Kalinga Stadium
Capacity:15,000
Owner:Football Association of Odisha
Chairman:Debashish Samantaray
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Akshay Das
League:Santosh Trophy
Season:2023–24
Position:Group stage
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The Odisha football team (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଫୁଟବଲ ଟୀମ୍), also earlier the Orissa football team, is an Indian football team representing the state of Odisha, India. The Football Association of Odisha, a state association of All India Football Federation, controls the team. The team competes in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy.[1] Prior to 2014, the team competed as the Orissa.[2]

Stadium

Established in 1978, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, serves as the home ground of Odisha. The 15,000-capacity stadium has hosted several national and international tournaments including the I-League, Super Cup, and Women's Gold Cup. It is scheduled 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 developmental side, is also based at the Kalinga Stadium.

Personnel

PositionName
Head coach Akshay Das
Assistant coach Mahavir Nath
Goalkeeping coach Goutam Das
Team manager Biswa Ranjan Gharai
Physiotherapist Chetan M.R.

Players

Results and fixtures

Matches

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2023

Management

Board of directors

PositionName
President Debasish Samantray
Vice president Bijay Das
Dilip Kumar Sahoo
Hrudaya Ranjan Behera
Honorary secretary Asirbad Behera
Executive secretary Avijit Kumar Paul
Joint secretary Sangeeta Sharma
Treasurer Bhakta Ballav Das
Head of referees Durga Madhab Naik
Golden Baby League development officer Subhasis Behera

Honours

Winners (1): 1968–69

Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1976–77

Winners (1): 2018–19

Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16

Notable players

Below the players, are notable footballers who represented the Odisha football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Association Of Odisha. 6 February 2019. All India Football Federation.
  2. Web site: Santosh Trophy Winners. RSSSF.
  3. News: FAO announces Odisha team for Santosh Trophy 2022-23. 23 December 2022. 23 December 2022. Orisports.