Odisha FC Reserves and Academy

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Odisha Football Club Reserves and Academy is the reserves side and the youth setup of Indian Super League side Odisha, that competes in the Elite League, the elite youth football league of Indian football.

Odisha FC Reserves and Academy
Full nameOdisha Football Club Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s)The Kalinga Warriors
The Juggernauts
Short nameOFC
Founded31 August 2019; 4 years ago (2019-08-31)
GroundKalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar
Capacity15,000
OwnerGMS Inc.
PresidentRaj Athwal
Head CoachAmit Rana
LeagueElite League
WebsiteClub website

History edit

On 20 February 2018, it was announced by the All India Football Federation, the organising body for Indian football, that Delhi Dynamos Football Club, along with six other Indian Super League sides, would field a reserve team in the I-League 2nd Division, India's second division football league.[1] The reserve side squad and coaches were then unveiled a few weeks later. On 6 March 2018, Francisco Perez Lazaro was confirmed as the reserve side's first head coach.[2] The 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division was their first and last season in the league. Since then, the team has been participating in the Elite League, India's elite youth league. The team participated as Delhi Dynamos FC Reserves for the 2018–19 season.

Odisha edit

Ahead of the 2019–20 Indian football season, the club decided to relocated to its new base, i.e. the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and rechristen itself as Odisha FC. In the presence of the 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 move, i.e. from the national capital New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.[3] 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.[4]

Squads edit

Reserves edit

As of 31 July 2023[5]

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 Niraj Kumar (C)
2 DF   IND Pintu Samal
3 DF   IND Dheeraj Datta
4 DF   IND Harishankar Nayak
5 DF   IND Laxmidhar Badanayak
6 DF   IND Tankadhar Bag
7 FW   IND Anand Oram
8 MF   IND Adwin Tirkey
9 FW   IND Rahul Mukhi
10 MF   IND Pungte Lapung
11 MF   IND Chandra Mohan Murmu
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   IND Rakesh Oram
13 DF   IND Hendry Antonay
14 MF   IND Samir Kerketta
15 FW   IND Chandra Muduli
16 MF   IND Bikash Kumar Sahoo
17 FW   IND Kartik Hantal
18 FW   IND Raisen Tudu
19 DF   IND Wangden Lama
20 FW   IND Rajesh Nayak
22 GK   IND Siddhanta Pradhan
29 FW   IND Ashangbam Aphaoba Singh

U18 edit

As of 27 December 2022[6]

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 Laxman Kisan
2 DF   IND Nirmal Oram
3 DF   IND Indra Oram
4 DF   IND Prakash Mirdha
5 DF   IND Mohan Guntha
6 MF   IND Manjit Oram
7 FW   IND Bhenketeswar Oram
8 MF   IND Chintu Nag
9 FW   IND Nilesh Tigga
10 MF   IND Krishna Behera
11 FW   IND Birsingh Naik
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   IND Akash Khalko
13 DF   IND Salhai Tudu
14 DF   IND Mansingh Majhi
15 DF   IND Jitmahal Tudu
16 MF   IND Sumit Kumar
17 MF   IND Gajen Murmu
18 MF   IND Rohit Lakra
19 FW   IND Prabin Lakra
20 FW   IND Prasant Bari
21 MF   IND Abhiman Kumar
22 GK   IND Rahul Tirkey

Youth Player of the Season edit

U18 edit

Season Player Nationality Position
2019–20 Akshunna Tyagi   India Forward

U15 edit

Season Player Nationality Position
2019–20 Nirmanyu Singh Atri   India Forward

U13 edit

Season Player Nationality Position
2019–20 Aditya Adhikari   India Midfielder

Records and statistics edit

Overview edit

Reserves edit

As of 18 February 2020
Season I-League 2nd Division/Reliance Foundation Development League Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
As Delhi Dynamos FC
2017–18 9 2 2 5 5 9 8 Group Stage – 5th
Play-offs – DNQ
  Seiminmang Manchong 4
As Odisha FC
2022–23 TBD

Youth edit

As of 18 February 2020
Season Elite League Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
As Delhi Dynamos FC
2018–19 13 8 2 3 40 13 26 Group Stage – 1st
Play-offs – 4th
  Seiminmang Manchong 9
As Odisha FC
2019–20 14 9 4 1 45 12 31 Group Stage – 2nd
Play-offs – Cancelled
  Akshunna Tyagi 20
2022-23 5 3 1 1 7 7 0 Group Stage – 2nd
Knockouts – Round of 16
  Chintu Nag 3

Head coaches' record edit

Reserves edit

As of 30 June 2022
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
As Delhi Dynamos FC
Francisco Perez Lazaro   Spain 6 March 2018 31 January 2019 9 2 2 5 5 9 022.22
As Odisha FC
Amit Rana   India TBD

Youth edit

As of 18 February 2020
Name Nationality From To P W D L GF GA Win%
As Delhi Dynamos FC
Francisco Perez Lazaro   Spain 6 March 2018 31 January 2019 13 8 2 3 40 13 061.54
As Odisha FC
Sandeep Alhan   India 31 August 2019 18 February 2020 14 9 4 1 45 12 064.29
Ajaya Kumar Behera   India 29 December 2022 Present 5 3 1 1 7 7 060.00

Personnel edit

Position Name
Reserves Head Coach   Amit Rana[7]
U18, U15 Head Coach   Sandeep Alhan[8]
U13 Head Coach   Kirti Kashyap[8]
Head of football operations   Abhik Chatterjee[9]
Head of Academy & Women's Football   Randeep Baruah[10]
Youth Teams Manager   Sayantan Ganguly[8]
Grassroots Manager   Suvam Das[8]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18". I-League. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Delhi Dynamos announce squad for I-League second division". Times of India. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Delhi Soccer Private Limited signs MoU with Government of Odisha to facilitate Bhubaneswar move". indiansuperleague.com. ISL. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. ^ "It's official – Delhi Dynamos renamed as Odisha Football Club". sportstar.thehindu.com. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Odisha FC announce Durand Cup squad". OdishaFC.com. 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Odisha FC Hero Elite League Squad". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  7. ^ Odisha FC [@OdishaFC] (30 June 2022). "Amit will take over as the Head Coach of the OFC Reserve Team, the planning of which is already underway" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b c d "Odisha FC conducts youth team scouting in Bhubaneswar". Odisha FC. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Stuart Baxter: There will be an emphasis on youth at Odisha FC". khelnow.com. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Odisha FC promote five U-18 players to senior team". KhelNow. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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