The Odisha football team ( or, ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଫୁଟବଲ ଟୀମ୍) is an Indian football team representing the state of

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. The

Football Association of Odisha Football Association of Odisha (FAO) is the state governing body of association football, football in Odisha, India. The Odisha football team and Odisha women's football team is administrated by the Football Association of Odisha. It is affiliate ...

, a state association of All India Football Federation, controls the team. The team competes in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy Prior to 2014, the team competed as Orissa football team.

Stadium

Established in 1978, the

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, serves as the home ground of Odisha. The 15,000-capacity stadium has hosted several national and international tournaments including the

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, Super Cup, and Women's Gold Cup. It is scheduled to host the

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. The stadium is also the home base for the national and youth team camps.

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's developmental side, is also based at the Kalinga Stadium.

Personnel

Players

* The following 25 players were called up for the

2022–23 Santosh Trophy The 2022–23 Santosh Trophy is the 76th edition of the Santosh Trophy, the premier competition in India for senior men's football teams representing their respective states/union territories and government institutions. Contrary to the recent ...

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

Honours

* B. C. Roy Trophy (Junior National Football Championship) : Winners (1): 1968–69 : Runners-up (2): 1961–62, 1976–77 * Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy (Sub-Junior National Football Championship) : 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.'' * A. M. Bachan * Deba Singh * Rajendra Prasad Singh * Rakesh Oram

References

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