Odisha FC Women

Indian women's association football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Not to be confused with Odisha women's football team.

Football club

Odisha Women

Full name| Odisha Football Club Women
Nickname(s)| The Kalinga Warriors
The Juggernauts
Short name| OFCW
Founded| 1 July 2022; 22 months ago (2022-07-01)
Ground| Kalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Capacity| 15,000[1]
Owner| GMS Inc.[2]
President| Raj Athwal[3]
Head Coach| Crispin Chettri
League| Indian Women's League
2023–24| IWL, 1st of 7
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Odisha Football Club Women ([oɽiˈsa] ⓘ) is an Indian professional women's football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Women's League, the top flight of Indian women's football.[4][5] Odisha FC Women were founded in 2022, when the Indian Super League side Odisha FC announced the formation of their women's side.[6][7] Odisha announced the appointment of Crispin Chettri as the first team head coach on the same day.[8][9]

## Crest, colours and kits[edit]

### Crest[edit]

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.[10] Design of 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, world's largest buyer of ships and offshore assets, and the owner of the club.[2][10]

## Players[edit]

### First-team squad[edit]

As of 12 January 2024[11]

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

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1  | GK |  IND | Shreya Hooda
2  | DF |  IND | Ngangbam Sweety Devi
3  | DF |  IND | Arifa Zaheer
4  | DF |  IND | Sanju Yadav
5  | DF |  IND | Astam Oraon
6  | DF |  IND | Sulekha Kanhar
7  | FW |  MYA | Win Theingi Tun
8  | MF |  IND | Jasoda Munda
9  | FW |  IND | Lynda Kom
10  | FW |  IND | Pyari Xaxa
11  | MF |  IND | Grace Hauhnar
12  | MF |  IND | Indumathi Kathiresan
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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13  | MF |  IND | Bannya Kabiraj
15  | FW |  IND | Malati Munda
16  | DF |  IND | Juli Kishan
17  | FW |  IND | Sonia Ekka
18  | FW |  IND | Satyabati Khadia
19  | DF |  IND | Pragyan Kisan
21  | GK |  IND | Susmita Pun
22  | GK |  IND | Moirangthem Monalisha Devi
24  | FW |  PHI | Shelah Cadag (on loan from Kaya–Iloilo)
25  | DF |  IND | Pratima Bangal
30  | MF |  IND | Karthika Angamuthu
33  | DF |  IND | Manisa Panna (captain)

## Records and statistics[edit]

As of 24 March 2024
Overall records  Season  | Indian Women's League | OWL | AFC Women's Champions League | Top Scorer

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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player  | Goals
2022–23 | 7  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 28  | 2  | 16  | Quarter-finalists | Champions | –  |  Pyari Xaxa | 11
2023–24 | 12  | 10  | 1  | 1  | 31  | 4  | 31  | Champions | –  | –  |  Pyari Xaxa | 8
2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD  | –  | Qualified | TBD

## Personnel[edit]

### Current technical staff[edit]

Position  | Name

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Head coach  |  Crispin Chettri
Assistant coach  |  Gayatri Mallick
Goalkeeping coach  |  Saurav Virdi
Team Manager  |  Shraddha Pawaskar

### Managerial history[edit]

Name  | Nationality  | Period

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Crispin Chettri[9] |  India | 2022–

### Football Sport Management[edit]

Position  | Name

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Head of Football Operations  |  Abhik Chatterjee[12]
Head of Women's Football and Grassroots  |  Hilda Gurung[13]

## Management[edit]

### Board of directors[edit]

Position  | Name

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Club Owner  |  Rohan Sharma (GMS Inc.)[9]
Club President  |  Raj Athwal[9]
Club Director  |  Ashok Bajaj[14]
Head of Sales & Marketing  |  Mayank Sharma[15]
Head of Finance  |  Ajit Panda[14]
Commercial Partnerships Manager  |  Yash Chugh[16]

## Performance in AFC competitions[edit]

Further information: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions

Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Position  | Top scorer(s)  | Goals

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2024–25 | AFC Women's Champions League | Group Stage | Qualified (TBD)

## Honours[edit]

### Domestic[edit]

* Indian Women's League
* Winners (1): 2023–24

### Regional[edit]

* Odisha Women's League
* Winners (1): 2022–23

### Recognitions[edit]

* IWL Roll of Honours
* Best Media Operations (1): 2023–24

## Affiliated clubs[edit]

The following clubs are affiliated with Odisha FC:

* Watford FC (2021–present)[17][18]
* Avai FC (2021–present)[19][20]

## See also[edit]

* Odisha FC
* Odisha women's football team
* Odisha football team
* Odisha Women's League
* Football Association of Odisha

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Odisha FC – Venue". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
2. ^ a b "ISL newbies Odisha FC unveil official logo". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
3. ^ "Odisha FC announce Raj Athwal as new Club President". medium.com. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
4. ^ "Bala & Co ready to dazzle". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
5. ^ "IWL: Tough battle awaits for debutants Churchill Brothers". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Goa: The Times of India. TNN. 24 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
6. ^ "Odisha FC Women's Team: The Road Ahead..." 1 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
7. ^ "Odisha FC announce the launch of senior women's team". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
8. ^ Odisha FC [@OdishaFC] (1 July 2022). "#WelcomeCrispin ✍🏻🟣" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2022 - via Twitter.
9. ^ a b c d "Odisha FC launch women's team; Crispin Chettri named new coach". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
10. ^ a b "Odisha FC unveil official logo". .indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
11. ^ "IWL 2023-24". i-league.org. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "Our new Head of Women's Football and Grassroots: Hilda Gurung". Odishafc.com. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
14. ^ a b "Odisha FC celebrate their first foundation day amidst the pandemic virtually". SportsKindle. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
15. ^ "T10 Sports becomes Odisha FC's Official Kit Partner". medium.com. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
16. ^ "OFC Community and Player Kit Partnership Program launched". Odisha FC. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
17. ^ "News: Watford & Odisha FC Sign International Club Partnership". WatfordFC.com. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
18. ^ "Odisha FC signs International Club Partnership with Premier League club Watford FC". OdishaFC.com. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
19. ^ "Odisha FC announce strategic partnership with Brazil's Avai FC". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
20. ^ "Odisha FC partners with Brazil's Avaí Futebol Clube expanding OFC's global presence". indiansuperleague.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

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