Odisha football team

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 as a member of the All India Football Federation, in the Santosh Trophy, the topmost knock-out league of Indian football.[1]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Odisha women's football team.
Not to be confused with Odisha FC.

Odisha
Full nameOdisha Football Team
GroundKalinga Stadium
Capacity15,000
OwnerFootball Association of Odisha
PresidentDebashish Samantaray
CoachSalim Pathan
LeagueSantosh Trophy
2019–20Qualifiers: Group Stage
WebsiteClub website

Stadium
Main article: Kalinga 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 Salim Pathan
Assistant Coach Sheikh Manzoor
Goalkeeping Coach Goutam Das
Team Manager Hrudaya Ranjan Behera
Physiotherapist Nikhil Mascarenhas

Players

The following 25 players were named in the final squad for the 2021–22 Santosh Trophy qualifiers against Bihar on 1 December 2021 and Jharkhand on 5 December 2021.[2]

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 Fagu Baskey
2 DF  IND Amit Kerkita
3 DF  IND D. Srinath
4 DF  IND Rudra Prasad Pradhan
5 DF  IND Tejas Nayak
6 DF  IND Pintu Samal (U21)
7 MF  IND Arpan Lakra
8 MF  IND Prasanta Srihari
9 FW  IND Arbin Lakra
10 FW  IND Kartik Hanstal (U21)
11 MF  IND Sheikh Farid
12 DF  IND Rakesh Oram (C)
15 MF  IND Jamir Oram
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  IND Fagu Hembram
17 MF  IND Sanjib Oram
18 DF  IND Bishal Tigga
19 MF  IND Prabin Tigga
20 FW  IND Chandra Muduli
21 GK  IND Siddhanta Pradhan
23 FW  IND Bikash Kumar Sahoo
24 FW  IND Sachin Kumar Mallick (U21)
28 FW  IND Raisen Tudu (U21)
30 FW  IND Biki Sethi
— GK  IND Sheikh Kamaluddin
— MF  IND Raghu Marandi (U21)

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.

2021
11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) Friendly Odisha 1–0 Sikkim Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) Friendly Odisha 1–1 Indian Arrows Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) Friendly Odisha 0–1 Sikkim Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
1 December 2021 (2021-12-01) Santosh Trophy Q Odisha 5–0 Bihar Bhubaneswar, Odisha
14:30 UTC+5:30
  • Chandra Muduli  7', 71'
  • Sheikh Farid  37'
  • Rudra Prasad Pradhan  56'
  • Kartik Hanstal  85'
 Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
5 December 2021 (2021-12-05) Santosh Trophy Q Jharkhand 1–1 Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha
14:00 UTC+5:30
  • Nikhil Barla  87'
 Report
  • Raisen Tudu  65'
 Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Management

Board of Directors
Position Name
President Debasish Samantray
Honorary Secretary Asirbad Behera
Executive Secretary Avijit Kumar Paul
Treasurer Bhakta Ballav Das

Honours
Winners (1): 1968–69
Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1976–77
Winners (2): 2015–16, 2018–19
Runners-up (3): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13

References
  1. "Football Association Of Odisha". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. "Lakra to lead Odisha in East Zone Santosh Trophy". Orisports. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.


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