Football club
The Odisha football team (Odia : ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଫୁଟବଲ ଟୀମ୍ ), also earlier the Orissa football team , is a 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]
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
Akshay Das
Assistant coach
Mahavir Nath
Goalkeeping coach
Goutam Das
Team manager
Biswa Ranjan Gharai
Physiotherapist
Chetan M.R.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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
2023
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
State (youth)
Winners (1): 1968–69
Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25
Winners (1): 2018–19
Runners-up (4): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2015–16
Squads The Orissa squad for the Santosh Trophy editions:
1950–51 : Bari, Alam, Enayat, Jenamani, Sachi Das, Chitta Sahu, Biranjan Bera, Golak Samal , A. M. Bachan (captain), Sita Ramarao, Tareque Hussain
1967–68 : Bharati Mishra, Marshal, Deba Singh (captain), Biswas, Behera, Aziz, Girdhari, Sahu, Ramakrishna, Bijay Das, Manmath Nath Singh
Notable players Below the players, are notable footballers who represented the Odisha football team. Senior International players in bold .
References
Seasons Qualifiers Group stage Finals Teams
States
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Organisations
State teams Clubs League competitions Cup competitions Stadiums Others
National teams
League system
Cup competitions
International Club State (Senior) State (Youth)
Defunct competitions
Sports complexes