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Odisha FC Women

Not to be confused with Odisha women's football team.

Odisha Football Club Women ([oɽiˈsa] ⓘ) is an Indian professional women's football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Women's League, the top flight of Indian women's football.[4][5] Odisha FC Women were founded in 2022, when the Indian Super League side Odisha FC announced the formation of their women's side.[6][7] Odisha announced the appointment of Crispin Chettri as the first team head coach on the same day.[8][9]

Odisha Women
Full nameOdisha Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Kalinga Warriors
The Juggernauts
Short nameOFCW
Founded1 July 2022; 22 months ago (2022-07-01)
GroundKalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Capacity15,000[1]
OwnerGMS Inc.[2]
PresidentRaj Athwal[3]
Head CoachCrispin Chettri
LeagueIndian Women's League
2023–24IWL, 1st of 7
WebsiteClub website

Crest, colours and kits edit

Crest edit

 
The wheel engraved on the walls of the Konark Sun Temple. The temple is designed as a chariot consisting of 24 such wheels. Each wheel has a diameter of 9 feet, 9 inches, with 8 spokes.

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.[10] Design of 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, world's largest buyer of ships and offshore assets, and the owner of the club.[2][10]

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 12 January 2024[11]

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   IND Shreya Hooda
2 DF   IND Ngangbam Sweety Devi
3 DF   IND Arifa Zaheer
4 DF   IND Sanju Yadav
5 DF   IND Astam Oraon
6 DF   IND Sulekha Kanhar
7 FW   MYA Win Theingi Tun
8 MF   IND Jasoda Munda
9 FW   IND Lynda Kom
10 FW   IND Pyari Xaxa
11 MF   IND Grace Hauhnar
12 MF   IND Indumathi Kathiresan
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   IND Bannya Kabiraj
15 FW   IND Malati Munda
16 DF   IND Juli Kishan
17 FW   IND Sonia Ekka
18 FW   IND Satyabati Khadia
19 DF   IND Pragyan Kisan
21 GK   IND Susmita Pun
22 GK   IND Moirangthem Monalisha Devi
24 FW   PHI Shelah Cadag (on loan from Kaya–Iloilo)
25 DF   IND Pratima Bangal
30 MF   IND Karthika Angamuthu
33 DF   IND Manisa Panna (captain)

Records and statistics edit

As of 24 March 2024
Overall records
Season Indian Women's League OWL AFC Women's Champions League Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
2022–23 7 5 1 1 28 2 16 Quarter-finalists Champions –   Pyari Xaxa 11
2023–24 12 10 1 1 31 4 31 Champions – –   Pyari Xaxa 8
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD – Qualified TBD

Personnel edit

Current technical staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Crispin Chettri
Assistant coach   Gayatri Mallick
Goalkeeping coach   Saurav Virdi
Team Manager   Shraddha Pawaskar

Managerial history edit

Name Nationality Period
Crispin Chettri[9]   India 2022–

Football Sport Management edit

Position Name
Head of Football Operations   Abhik Chatterjee[12]
Head of Women's Football and Grassroots   Hilda Gurung[13]

Management edit

Board of directors edit

Position Name
Club Owner   Rohan Sharma (GMS Inc.)[9]
Club President   Raj Athwal[9]
Club Director   Ashok Bajaj[14]
Head of Sales & Marketing   Mayank Sharma[15]
Head of Finance   Ajit Panda[14]
Commercial Partnerships Manager   Yash Chugh[16]

Performance in AFC competitions edit

Further information: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position Top scorer(s) Goals
2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League Group Stage Qualified (TBD)

Honours edit

Domestic edit

Regional edit

Recognitions edit

Affiliated clubs edit

The following clubs are affiliated with Odisha FC:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Odisha FC – Venue". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "ISL newbies Odisha FC unveil official logo". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Odisha FC announce Raj Athwal as new Club President". medium.com. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Bala & Co ready to dazzle". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ^ "IWL: Tough battle awaits for debutants Churchill Brothers". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Goa: The Times of India. TNN. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Odisha FC Women's Team: The Road Ahead..." 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Odisha FC announce the launch of senior women's team". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  8. ^ Odisha FC [@OdishaFC] (1 July 2022). "#WelcomeCrispin ✍🏻🟣" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c d "Odisha FC launch women's team; Crispin Chettri named new coach". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Odisha FC unveil official logo". .indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  11. ^ "IWL 2023-24". i-league.org. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Stuart Baxter: There will be an emphasis on youth at Odisha FC". khelnow.com. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Our new Head of Women's Football and Grassroots: Hilda Gurung". Odishafc.com. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Odisha FC celebrate their first foundation day amidst the pandemic virtually". SportsKindle. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  15. ^ "T10 Sports becomes Odisha FC's Official Kit Partner". medium.com. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  16. ^ "OFC Community and Player Kit Partnership Program launched". Odisha FC. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  17. ^ "News: Watford & Odisha FC Sign International Club Partnership". WatfordFC.com. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Odisha FC signs International Club Partnership with Premier League club Watford FC". OdishaFC.com. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Odisha FC announce strategic partnership with Brazil's Avai FC". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Odisha FC partners with Brazil's Avaí Futebol Clube expanding OFC's global presence". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

External links edit

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