Odisha
Full nameOdisha football team
GroundKalinga Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerFootball Association of Odisha
ChairmanDebashish Samantaray
Head coachAkshay Das
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2022–23Final Round

The Odisha football team (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଫୁଟବଲ ଟୀମ୍) 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 Orissa football team.[2]

Stadium

An elevated view of the Kalinga Stadium in 2019

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

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

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Ankit Bhuyan
2 DF India IND Pintu Samal (U21)
3 DF India IND Prakash Naik
4 DF India IND Shiekh Shahbaaz Alam
5 MF India IND Adwin Tirkey
6 MF India IND Chandra Mohan Murmu
7 FW India IND Dinabandhu Das
8 FW India IND Chandra Muduli
9 FW India IND Sanjit Khora
10 FW India IND Kartik Hantal (U21)
11 MF India IND Sheikh Farid
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF India IND Rakesh Oram (C)
14 MF India IND Anand Oram
15 MF India IND Jamir Oram
16 MF India IND Bikash Kumar Sahoo
17 FW India IND Rahul Mukhi
18 FW India IND Bijay Behera
19 DF India IND Prabin Tigga
20 FW India IND Bholesankar Majhi
21 GK India IND Siddhanta Pradhan
22 FW India IND Arbin Lakra
31 GK India IND Harsh Barla

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.

2022

17 April 2022 Santosh Trophy GS Odisha 3–3 Karnataka Malappuram, Kerala
16:00 UTC+5:30
  • Jamir Oram 15'
  • Bikash Kumar Sahoo 64'
  • Chandra Muduli 75'
 Report
  • Sudheer Kotikela 28', 61'
  • Bavu Nishad 33'
 Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium
19 April 2022 Santosh Trophy GS Manipur 0–1 Odisha Malappuram, Kerala
20:00 UTC+5:30 Report
  • Kartik Hantal 37'
 Stadium: Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium
23 April 2022 Santosh Trophy GS Odisha 3–2 Gujarat Malappuram, Kerala
20:00 UTC+5:30
  • Chandra Muduli 37', 88'
  • Raisen Tudu 89'
 Report
  • Prabaldeep Khare 89'
  • Jay Kanani 90+6' (pen.)
 Stadium: Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium
25 April 2022 Santosh Trophy GS Services 2–0 Odisha Malappuram, Kerala
16:00 UTC+5:30
  • Vivek Kumar 74'
  • Nikhil Sharma 82'
 Report Stadium: Kottappadi Football Stadium
2 October 2022 National Games Kerala 2–1 Odisha Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
09:30 IST
  • Nijo Gilbert 77'
  • Jeritto J. 90+2'
 Report
  • Arapan Lakra 69'
 Stadium: EKA Arena
4 October 2022 National Games Odisha 3–0 Manipur Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
09:30 IST
  • Sanjit Khora 35', 45+5'
  • Chandra Muduli 24'
 Report Stadium: EKA Arena
6 October 2022 National Games Odisha 0–3 Services Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
15:30 IST Report
  • Shreyas V G 26'
  • P. Christopher Kamei 68'
  • Lethaolen Khongsai 88'
 Stadium: EKA Arena
24 December 2022 Santosh Trophy Q Odisha 7–0 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
14:30
  • Sanjit Khora 5', 18'
  • Adwin Tirkey 6'
  • Bikash Kumar Sahoo 13'
  • Chandra Muduli 61'
  • Chandra Mohan Murmu 86'
  • Rahul Mukhi 90+1'
 Report Stadium: Capital Football Arena
26 December 2022 Santosh Trophy Q Odisha 5–0 Pondicherry Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
14:30
  • Prabin Tigga 52' (pen.), 68'
  • Dinabandhu Das 28'
  • Rajesh Kanna G. 75' (o.g.)
  • Rahul Mukhi 85'
 Report Stadium: Capital Football Arena
28 December 2022 Santosh Trophy Q Telangana 1–0 Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Solaimalai N 29'
 Report Stadium: Capital Football Arena
30 December 2022 Santosh Trophy Q Odisha 3–0 Sikkim Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Sanjit Khora 4'
  • Pintu Samal 23'
  • Chandra Muduli 39'
 Report Stadium: Capital Football Arena

2023

2 January 2023 Santosh Trophy Q Meghalaya 2–2 Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
14:30
  • Allen Camper Lyngdoh Nongbri 45+1'
  • Everbrightson Sana Mylliempdah 90+2'
 Report
  • Prabin Tigga 45+3'
  • Chandra Muduli 59'
 Stadium: Capital Football Arena
10 February 2023 Santosh Trophy Maharashtra 1–1 Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
15:00
  • Armash Nasir Ansari 57'
 Report
  • Chandra Muduli 83'
 Stadium: Capital Football Arena
12 February 2023 Santosh Trophy Goa 1–4 Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
15:00
  • Mahammed Faheez 45+1' (pen.)
 Report
  • Bikash Kumar Sahoo 11'
  • Chandra Mohan Murmu 28'
  • Rahul Mukhi 79'
  • Anand Oram 90+6'
 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
14 February 2023 Santosh Trophy Odisha 1–2 Punjab Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
15:00
  • Anand Oram 90+3'
 Report
  • Jang Bahadur Singh 75'
  • Kamaldeep 82'
 Stadium: Capital Football Arena
17 February 2023 Santosh Trophy Odisha 0–1 Kerala Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
15:00 Report
  • Nijo Gilbert 82' (pen.)
 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
19 February 2023 Santosh Trophy Karnataka 2–2 Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
15:00
  • M. Sunil Kumar 17'
  • Shajan Franklin 50'
 Report
  • Prabin Tigga 21'
  • Chandra Muduli 35'
 Stadium: Capital Football Arena

Management

Board of directors

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

Honours

Gold Winners (1): 1968–69
Silver Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1976–77
Gold Winners (1): 2018–19
Silver 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.

References

  1. ^ "Football Association Of Odisha". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Santosh Trophy Winners". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "FAO announces Odisha team for Santosh Trophy 2022-23". Orisports. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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