Odisha football team
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| Full name | Odisha football team | ||
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| Founded | 1949 (as Orissa football team) | ||
| Ground | Kalinga Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | Football Association of Odisha | ||
| Chairman | Tankadhar Tripathy | ||
| Head coach | Akshay Das | ||
| League | Santosh Trophy | ||
| 2024–25 | Quarter-finals | ||
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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
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 was one of the stadium that hosted matches in 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 | Chittaranjan Behera |
| Team manager | Gangadhar Behera |
| Physiotherapist | Saroj Kumar Das |
Players
- The following 20 players were called up for the 2025–26 Santosh Trophy.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results and fixtures
Matches
- As of 26 December 2025
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2025
| 22 December 2025 Santosh Trophy | Odisha | 4–0 | Madhya Pradesh | Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| 09:00 UTC+5:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Ramakrishna Mission Football Ground |
| 24 December 2025 Santosh Trophy | Telangana | 0–1 | Odisha | Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| 09:00 UTC+5:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Ramakrishna Mission Football Ground |
| 26 December 2025 Santosh Trophy | Chhattisgarh | 1–3 | Odisha | Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ramakrishna Mission Football Ground |
Management
Board of directors
| Position | Name |
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| President | Tankadhar Tripathy |
| 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
Notable players
Below the players, are notable footballers who represented the Odisha football team. Senior 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)
- Tankadhar Bag, India U20 (2022–2023)
- Bekey Oram, India U23 (2025)
Notable squads
- 1950–51 Santosh Trophy: Bari, Alam, Enayat, Jenamani, Sachi Das, Chitta Sahu, Biranjan Bera, Golak Samal, A. M. Bachan (captain), Sita Ramarao, Tareque Hussain
- 1967–68 Santosh Trophy: Bharati Mishra, Marshal, Deba Singh (captain), Biswas, Behera, Aziz, Giridharilal Nayak, Sahu, Ramakrishna, Bijay Das, Manmath Nath Singh
References
- ↑ "Football Association Of Odisha". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ↑ "Santosh Trophy Winners". RSSSF.
- ↑ "Odisha men make flying start in Santosh Trophy". Orisports. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Bharati Mishra". Orisports. 13 October 2024.
- ↑ "Shaikh Younus". Orisports. 13 October 2024.