The Odisha football team (Odia: 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]

Odisha
Full nameOdisha football team
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
(as Orissa football team)
GroundKalinga Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerFootball Association of Odisha
ChairmanDebashish Samantaray
Head coachAkshay Das
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2023–24Group stage

Stadium edit

 
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 edit

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

Players edit

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

Results and fixtures edit

Matches edit

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

2022 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Board of directors edit

Position Name
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 edit

  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 edit

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

References edit

  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.