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] Prior to 2014, the team competed as Orissa.[2]

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
2019–20Qualification: 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 20 players were named in the final squad for the 2021–22 Santosh Trophy final round.[3]

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 Chinmaya Sekhar Behera
3 DF  IND D. Srinath
4 DF  IND Abhishek Rawat
5 DF  IND Mohammed Imtiaz
6 DF  IND Pintu Samal (U21)
7 MF  IND Arpan Lakra
8 MF  IND Prasanta Srihari
9 DF  IND Adwin Tirkey (U21)
10 FW  IND Kartik Hanstal (U21)
11 MF  IND Sheikh Farid
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  IND Rakesh Oram (C)
15 MF  IND Jamir Oram
16 MF  IND Raghu Marandi (U21)
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
28 FW  IND Raisen Tudu (U21)
31 GK  IND Sheikh Kamaluddin

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

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

Management

Board of Directors
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
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

References
  1. "Football Association Of Odisha". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. "Santosh Trophy Winners". RSSSF.
  3. "Odisha name senior men's squad for Santosh Trophy finals!". Arunava Chaudhuri. 12 April 2022.


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