Odisha football team

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.

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 name	Odisha football team
Founded	1949; 75 years ago (1949) (as Orissa football team)
Ground	Kalinga Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Football Association of Odisha
Chairman	Debashish Samantaray
Head coach	Akshay Das
League	Santosh Trophy
2023–24	Group stage
Home colours Away colours

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

• The following 25 players were called up for the 2022–23 Santosh Trophy.^[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 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

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

Odisha v Karnataka

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

Manipur v Odisha

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

Odisha v Gujarat

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

Services v Odisha

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

Kerala v Odisha

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

Odisha v Manipur

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

Odisha v Services

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

Odisha v Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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

Odisha v Pondicherry

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

Telangana v Odisha

28 December 2022 Santosh Trophy Q	Telangana	1–0	Odisha	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
	Solaimalai N 29'	Report		Stadium: Capital Football Arena

Odisha v Sikkim

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

Meghalaya v Odisha

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

Maharashtra v Odisha

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

Goa v Odisha

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

Odisha v Punjab

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

Odisha v Kerala

17 February 2023 Santosh Trophy	Odisha	0–1	Kerala	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
15:00		Report	Nijo Gilbert 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Karnataka v Odisha

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

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)

• B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior National Football Championship)

Winners (1): 1968–69

Runners-up (3): 1961–62, 1976–77, 2024–25

• Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy (Sub-Junior National Football Championship)

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. International players in bold.

• A. M. Bachan
• Golak Samal
• Deba Singh
• Bharati Mishra,^[4] India U19 (1965)
• Shaikh Younus,^[5] India U19 (1978)
• Mohammad Shahid Jabbar
• Rajendra Prasad Singh
• Akshay Das, India U19 (1999–2000)
• Pankaj Sona
• Rakesh Oram

References

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.
4. "Bharati Mishra". Orisports. 13 October 2024.
5. "Shaikh Younus". Orisports. 13 October 2024.