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Odisha
Full nameOdisha Football Club
Nickname(s)
Short nameOFC
Founded
  • 14 October 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-14) (as Delhi Dynamos FC)
  • 31 August 2019; 5 years ago (2019-08-31) (as Odisha FC)
GroundKalinga Stadium
Capacity15,000[1]
OwnerGMS Leadership[2]
PresidentRaj Athwal[3]
Head coachSergio Lobera
LeagueIndian Super League
2023–2024Indian Super League, 4th of 12
Playoffs: Semi-finals
Websitehttp://www.odishafc.com
Current season

Odisha Football Club ([oɽiˈsa] ⓘ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded as Delhi Dynamos Football Club. The club rebranded to Odisha Football Club, as it moved to its current base, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The club is owned and operated by the Dubai-based company GMS Leadership and Raj Athwal as the president of the club.

Odisha played its first home match on 14 October 2014, with a 0–0 draw against Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi as Delhi Dynamos. As Odisha FC, the club played their first match on 22 October 2019, however they had to play their first three matches of 2019–20 ISL season at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, before making Kalinga Stadium as their permanent base. The club went on to win the 2023 Indian Super Cup, its first trophy. After defeating Gokulam Kerala FC in the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage 3–1, Odisha qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Cup, its first participation in any continental stage.

History

In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight or nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.[4] On 13 April 2014, it was announced that DEN Networks had won the bidding for the Delhi franchise.[5] The team had entered an alliance with Dutch club Feyenoord which lasted one year.[6]

The team started their inaugural Indian Super League campaign on 14 October 2014 with a 0–0 draw against FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Dynamos did not experience the best of starts to their ISL campaign as they were placed last in the points table till the ninth game-week. But, against all the odds, the team finished fifth with a five-match unbeaten run which included three wins and two draws, but couldn't qualify for the semi-finals. In the 2015 season, Delhi Dynamos, for the first time, qualified for the semi-finals of the Indian Super League in 2015. In the 2016 season, the club finished third in the league stage with 21 points, but[7] lost to Kerala Blasters FC in the semi-finals. In the 2017–18 season, the club finished eighth in the league stage with 19 points[8] and couldn't qualify for semi-finals. In their last season under the Delhi Dynamos banner, i.e. the 2018–19 season, the club again finished eighth in the league round with 18 points[9] and therefore, couldn't qualify for the semi-finals.

Ahead of the 2019–20 Indian Super League season, the club decided to relocate to a new base, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and rechristen itself as Odisha FC. In the presence of Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, and Tusharkanti Behera, the Minister for Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha, the Delhi Soccer Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha, to facilitate the relocation of the club from the national capital New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.[10] As per the MoU, it was mutually decided that the club's first team, youth teams, youth football development program and grassroots football development program will be based in Odisha.[11] Due to unavailability of the Kalinga Stadium, Odisha had to play three of their first home fixtures of the 2019−20 season at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium in Pune, Maharashtra.[12] Odisha started off their season on 22 October 2019, with a 2−1 loss in an away match against Jamshedpur at the JRD Tata Sports Complex.[13] Odisha secured their first ever win in their third fixture registering a 4−2 victory against Mumbai City at the Mumbai Football Arena. Odisha ended the season at the sixth spot with 25 points.[14] Later, on 18 March 2020, due to the head coach's familial obligations, Josep Gombau left the club.[15] Stuart Baxter replaced Josep Gomabau on 19 June 2020, as he was announced as the head coach of Odisha in a two-year contract.[16] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020−21 season was hosted behind closed doors across three venues in Goa, the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, and the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco da Gama.[17] Due to inconsistent display throughout the season, Odisha FC ended up at the bottom of the league with twelve points. On 2 February 2021, Baxter was sacked for his comments in a post-match press conference.[18]

On 20 July 2021, Odisha announced the appointment of Francisco "Kiko" Ramírez González as the head coach for 2021–22 Indian Super League season[19] along with the appointment of Assistant Coach and Head of Football Development, Joaquin "Kino" Garcia Sanchez.[20] On 1 September 2021, the club entered into a 3-year international partnership deal with Premier League club Watford.[21] On 4 November 2021, the club announced the finalisation of a strategic football and commercial partnership with Brazil's Avaí Futebol Clube as a part of OFC's Global Football Alliance initiative.[22] Odisha began the 2021–22 season campaign win a historic 3–1 win over Bengaluru FC on 24 November.[23][24] Odisha ended the season at the seventh spot with 23 points.

At the end of 2022-23 Indian Super League, Odisha finished 6th with 30 points in the table and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since rebranding into Odisha FC. They however lost to ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the Knockouts. Odisha begin their campaign at the 2023 Indian Super Cup by drawing 1-1 against East Bengal. They then went on to win 3-0 against I-League side Aizawl FC and a 2-1 win against Hyderabad FC to top their group and qualify for the Semi-final of the tournament. In the Semi-final, they beat the surprise team in the tournament Northeast United FC on a scoreline of 3-1 to qualify for their first ever Super Cup Final where they were up against current ISL runner-up Bengaluru FC. They beat Bengaluru FC 2-1 and clinched their first ever Indian Super Cup title.[25] After facing a play-off against I-League team Gokulam Kerala, they qualified for the AFC Cup for the first time in their history. In the 2023-24 AFC Cup, the club was placed in a group with Mohun Bagan SG from India, Bashundhara Kings from Bangladesh, and Maziya from the Maldives. Odisha qualified for the inter-zonal semi-finals by placing first in the group, where they faced the Central Coast Mariners. They then went on to lose the first leg away 4-0, and draw the second leg at home 0-0, thus confirming their elimination from the competition.[26] In the regular season of the ISL, the club finished 4th, qualifying for the playoffs. They beat Kerala Blasters 2-1, and got into the semi-finals for the first time in club history, where they ultimately got knocked out by Mohun Bagan SG on an aggregate score of 3-2.

Club crest and kits

Crest

The wheel engraved on the walls of the Konark Sun Temple. The temple is designed as a chariot consisting of 24 such wheels. Each wheel has a diameter of 9 feet, 9 inches, with 8 spokes.

On 15 September 2019, Odisha unveiled their official logo embodying the heritage and the culture of the state of Odisha and the vision and the ideology of its parent company, GMS Inc.[27] The design for the crest is inspired from the Chakras or the chariot wheels of the famous Konark Sun Temple, a World Heritage Site in Odisha which represents movement and development; the ship design represents GMS, the world's largest buyer of ships and offshore assets, and the owner of the club.[2][27]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Back sponsor Chest sponsor Sleeve sponsor
2014–15 Lotto Freecharge Cisco Skyworth DEN Boomband
2015–16 Puma Ekana Sportz City SpiceJet DEN Boomband Skyworth
2016–17 Dryworld GMS Skyworth
2017–18 T10 Sports Kent RO Systems Jio Aspire Academy GMS
2018–19 TYKA Andslite
2019–20 Odisha Tourism[28] GMS McDowell's No.1 Serajuddin & Co
2020–21 T10 Sports[29] Lila Shipping
2021–22 Hummel[30] Atha Group[31] GMS
2022–2023 Trak-Only[32] Rungta Steel
2023– Jindal Panther

Kit evolution

2014
2015
2016−18
2018−19
2019−20
2020−21
2021−22
2022−23
2023−24

Stadium

Main article: Kalinga Stadium
An elevated view of the Kalinga Stadium in 2019

Established in 1978, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, is the home ground of Odisha. The 15,000-capacity stadium has hosted several national and international tournaments including the I-League, Super Cup, and 2019 Gold Cup. It was one of the venues 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 defunct developmental side, was also based at the Kalinga Stadium.

On 31 August 2019, the Kalinga Stadium was announced as the home base of the club.[10][11] Earlier, the 60,000-capacity Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, served as the home ground of the club, under the brand franchise name Delhi Dynamos FC. In 2019, due to various economic factors and improper attendance for home games over the course of the seasons at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the then owner of the club, Dr. Anil Sharma, decided to shift the base from Delhi to Bhubaneswar, and rechristen the club as Odisha FC.[33]

Support

Odisha FC had immediately grown its popularity post its inception which resulted in the formation of its supporters group, named The Juggernauts.[34][35][36] The name of the group is derived from Jagannātha i.e. the "world-lord", combining jagata ("world") and natha ("lord"). Juggernaut is defined as a large powerful force or organization that cannot be stopped.[37] After the club entered into a 3-year technical affiliation with the Premier League side Watford, the Juggernauts became the first Indian football supporters' group to get into an international alliance with supporters' group of a foreign club on September 3. They partnered with Watford's largest supporters' group, i.e. The 1881 Movement, for a cross-cultural fan exchange programme.[38][39]

Ownership

On 13 April 2014, Indian Super League announced that DEN Networks had won the bidding for the Delhi franchise to be the eighth team in the inaugural season of the League.[5] The club entered an alliance with Dutch club Feyenoord in 2015, which lasted only for one year.[6] The world's largest cash buyer of ships and offshore assets for recycling, GMS, was brought in in March 2016 as the club's new majority co-owner.[40] GMS currently holds 100% of the ownership in club which it purchased in three installments of 55%, 25% and 20% respectively from DEN Networks.[41][42]

Records and statistics

Main article: List of Odisha FC records and statistics
As of 23 April 2024
Season Indian Super League Cup competition(s) AFC competition(s) Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Playoffs Player Goals
As Delhi Dynamos FC
2014 14 4 6 4 16 14 18 5th — — — — — Brazil Gustavo Marmentini 5
2015 14 6 4 4 15 11 20 4th Semi-finals — — — — Ghana Richard Gadze
India Robin Singh 		4
2016 14 5 6 3 27 17 21 3rd Semi-finals — — — — Brazil Marcelinho 10
2017–18 18 5 4 9 27 37 19 8th — Super Cup Qualifiers — — Nigeria Kalu Uche 14
2018–19 18 4 6 8 23 27 18 8th — Super Cup Quarter-finals — — India Daniel Lalhlimpuia
India Lallianzuala Chhangte 		5
As Odisha FC
2019–20 18 7 4 7 28 31 25 6th — — — — — Spain Aridane Santana 9
2020–21 20 2 6 12 25 44 12 11th — — — — — Brazil Diego Maurício 12
2021–22 20 6 5 9 31 43 23 7th — — — — — Brazil Jonathas de Jesus 8
2022–23 20 9 3 8 30 32 30 6th Knockouts Durand Cup Quarter-finals — — Brazil Diego Maurício 22
Super Cup Champions
2023–24 22 11 6 5 35 23 39 4th Semi-finals Super Cup Runners-up AFC Cup (Zonal) Champions Brazil Diego Maurício 17
AFC Cup (Knockouts) Inter-zone Semi-final

Players

For a list of all former and current Odisha players, see List of Odisha FC players.

First-team squad

As of 14 May 2024[43]

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 India IND Amrinder Singh (captain)
3 DF India IND Narender Gahlot
4 DF India IND Amey Ranawade (on loan from Mumbai City)
5 DF Spain ESP Carlos Delgado
7 MF India IND Puitea
9 FW Brazil BRA Diego Maurício
10 MF Morocco MAR Ahmed Jahouh
11 FW Japan JPN Cy Goddard
14 FW India IND Pranjal Bhumij
15 DF Senegal SEN Mourtada Fall
17 FW India IND Jerry Mawihmingthanga
18 DF India IND Jerry Lalrinzuala
19 MF India IND Isak Vanlalruatfela
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Fiji FIJ Roy Krishna
22 MF India IND Givson Singh (on loan from Kerala Blasters)
24 DF India IND Thoiba Singh
26 MF India IND Laldinliana Renthlei
28 GK India IND Lalthuammawia Ralte
29 FW India IND Aphaoba Singh Ashangbam
31 GK India IND Anuj Kumar
32 DF India IND Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (on loan from Hyderabad)
42 MF India IND Lenny Rodrigues
45 DF India IND Tankadhar Bag
81 MF India IND Hitesh Sharma
99 FW India IND Aniket Jadhav
— MF India IND Rohit Kumar

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF India IND Lalliansanga Renthlei (at Gokulam Kerala until 31 May 2024)
— DF India IND Lalhrezuala Sailung (at Aizawl until 31 May 2024)
— MF India IND Pungte Lapung (at Dempo until 31 May 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF India IND Paogoumang Singson (at Kenkre until 31 May 2024)
— GK India IND Niraj Kumar (at Sporting Bengaluru until 31 May 2024)

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF India IND Paul Ramfangzauva
23 FW India IND Michael Soosairaj
36 DF India IND Sahil Panwar

Player of the Season

Season Player Nationality Position Refs.
2019–20 Aridane Santana Spain Spain Forward [44]
2022–23 Diego Maurício Brazil Brazil Forward [45]

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Spain Sergio Lobera [46]
Assistant coach India Floyd Pinto [47]
India Santosh Kashyap [48]
Goalkeeping coach Spain Manu Patricio [49]
Strength and Conditioning coach Spain Manuel Sayabera
Odisha Reserves & Academy coach India Amit Rana [50]
Head of Performance Analysis & Scouting India Sk Nasim Akhtar
Team Doctor India Vishnu Vijayan [51]
Physiotherapists India Firoz Shaikh [52]
India Naved Hameed [53]
Wellness Mentor India Amrit Pattajoshi [54]
Team Masseur India Bybu Ponnarassery Ravunny Thrissur [55]

Managerial history

Name Nationality Period
Harm van Veldhoven  Belgium 2014
Roberto Carlos  Brazil 2015
Gianluca Zambrotta  Italy 2016
Miguel Ángel Portugal  Spain 2017–2018
Josep Gombau  Spain 2018–2020
Stuart Baxter  Scotland 2020–2021
Kiko Ramírez  Spain 2021–2022
Josep Gombau  Spain 2022–2023
Sergio Lobera  Spain 2023–

Football Sport Management

Position Name
Head of Football Operations India Abhik Chatterjee[56]
Head of Women's Football and Grassroots India Hilda Gurung[57]
Head of Digital and Media Communications India Ayan Chatterjee[50]

Management

Board of directors

Position Name
President England Raj Athwal[3]
Club Director India Ashok Bajaj[58]
Club Advisor United States Rohan Sharma[3]
Head of Finance India Ajit Panda[58]
Commercial Partnerships Manager India Ashis Hota[59]

Honours

Odisha FC celebrating the 2023 Super Cup title with 2-1 victory over Bengaluru.

Continental

Domestic

Cup

Performance in AFC competitions

Further information: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position Top scorer(s) Goals
2023–24
AFC Cup Group Stage India Mohun Bagan SG 0–4 5–2 South Zone Winners Senegal Mourtada Fall 4
Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 1–0 2–3
Maldives Maziya S&RC 6–1 3–2
Knock-outs Australia Central Coast Mariners 0–0 0–4 Inter-zone Semi-finalists

eSports

The organizers of ISL introduced eISL, a FIFA video game tournament, for the ISL playing clubs. Each clu is represented in the game by two players.[64] Odisha FC hosted a series of qualifying games for all the participants desiring to represent the club in eISL. On 20 November, the club announced the signing of the two selected players.

Roster

Odisha FC eSports FIFA roster
Players Coaches
Handle Name Nationality
Shubambamtumtumm Jadhav, Subham India
Duggaltv Duggal, Aman India
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend:
  • (I) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Substitute player Substitute
  • Injured Injury / Illness
  

Latest roster transaction: 19 November 2021.

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Odisha FC:

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  64. ^ Odisha FC [@OdishaFC] (26 October 2021). "It's time to pick up your 🎮 & gear up for #eISL in your bid to become 🇮🇳's next @EASPORTSFIFA 2⃣2⃣ star! 🏆 1 Male & 1 Female esport talent will be chosen to wear the Odisha FC jersey to contest in the inaugural eISL tournament! Register at: https://t.co/BtxrNNHG03 #FIFA22 https://t.co/9Tqkfq2XlX" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021 – via Twitter.
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