Odisha FC

Odisha Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 16 July 2014, as Delhi Dynamos FC, before relocating to Odisha in 2019.

Odisha FC
Full nameOdisha Football Club
Short nameOFC
Founded16 July 2014 (2014-07-16), as Delhi Dynamos FC
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31), as Odisha FC
GroundKalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Capacity15,000[1]
OwnerGMS Inc.
PresidentRohan Sharma
Head CoachStuart Baxter
LeagueIndian Super League
WebsiteClub website

History

Formation

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.[2] On 13 April 2014, it was announced that DEN Networks had won the bidding for the Delhi franchise.[3] The team had entered an alliance with Dutch club Feyenoord which lasted only for one year.[4]

Re−branding

On 31 August 2019, Delhi Soccer Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha, to shift the home base from the national capital New Delhi to Bhubaneswar, Odisha and re-branded the franchise as Odisha FC. The new home for the team was decided to be the Kalinga Stadium at Bhubaneswar.[5] 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.[6]

Delhi Dynamos (2014−2019)
Main articles: 2014 Delhi Dynamos FC season, 2015 Delhi Dynamos FC season, 2016 Delhi Dynamos FC season, 2017–18 Delhi Dynamos FC season, and 2018–19 Delhi Dynamos FC season

The team started their campaign in the inaugural Indian Super League season on 14 October 2014 with a 0–0 draw against FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. The Dynamos did not experience the best of starts to their ISL campaign as they lagged behind at the last place till the 9th Round. The team rejuvenated and regrouped to climb out of the situation to finish in 5th place with a five match unbeaten run which included three wins and two draws. Delhi narrowly missed out on qualification for the semi-finals falling short only by a point. In the 2015 season, Delhi Dynamos qualified for the first time for the semi-finals of the Indian Super League with the fewest games played in 2015. In the 2016 season, the club finished third in the league stage with 21 points[7] and lost to the Kerala Blasters FC in the semi-finals of the season. In the 2017–18 season, the club finished eighth in the league stage with 19 points[8] and couldn't qualify for semi-finals of the season. In the 2018–19 season, the club again finished eighth in the league round with 18 points[9] and couldn't qualify for the semi-finals of the season.

Odisha FC

2019–20
Main article: 2019–20 Odisha FC season

Odisha had to play their first three home fixtures at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium in Pune due to unavailability of Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.[10] 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.[11] In their second fixture they faced another defeat; this time against the NorthEast United.[12] Odisha secured their first ever win in their third fixture registering a 4−2 victory against Mumbai City at the Mumbai Football Arena. Decent first half display pushed Odisha to an good start, scoring three goals by Xisco Hernández, Aridane Santana and Jerry Mawihmingthanga in the 6th, 21st and 41st minutes respectively. Mohamed Larbi pulled one back for the hosts at the 51st minute. Santana’s second goal in the 73rd minute only firmed their victory. However, Mumbai pulled another one back at the 90+5th minute wasn't enough to register a win over the visitors.[13] In the next remaining 15 matches of the league Odisha registered six win, four draws and five losses to end the season at the 6th spot with 25 points on the points table.[14] Later, on 18 March 2020, due to the head coach's familial obligations, Odisha parted ways with Josep Gombau.[15]

Crest and colours

Crest
The first crest of the club as Odisha FC
(2019)

On 16 September 2019 the club unveiled its official logo.[16] Design of the crest inspired from the Chakras or the chariot wheels of the famous Konark Sun Temple, a World Heritage Site in Odisha which represents culture and heritage, and embodies a ship design which symbolizes GMS, the parent company of the club, which represents progress and development of the state.[16][17]

Since, 2014 the club had multiple deals with various kit manufacturers, with Lotto for the first season 2014−2015, Puma for 2015−2016, Dryworld 2016−2017, T10 Sports for 2017−2018, TYKA for the final season of Delhi Dynamos as club name.

Kit evolution
Delhi Dynamos (2014)
Delhi Dynamos (2015)
Delhi Dynamos
(2016−2018)
Delhi Dynamos (2018−2019)
Odisha
(2019−)

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2014—2015 Lotto FreeCharge
2015—2016 Puma EKANA Sportz City
2016—2017 Dryworld GMS
2017—2018 T10 Sports Kent RO Systems
2018—2019 TYKA Andslite
2019—present Odisha Sports

Stadium
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
Main article: Kalinga Stadium

On 31 August 2019, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS) of the Government of Odisha, it was mutually decided to re-brand the franchise as Odisha FC with its base being the 15,000 capacity Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, operated by DSYS.[5][6] Previously, the 60,000 capacity Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, owned by Sports Authority of India was the home ground of the club when it's franchise name was Delhi Dynamos FC. The club under the brand franchise name Delhi Dynamos FC, played first five seasons of Indian Super League, from 2014 season to 2018–19 at the JLN. But due to various economic factors and failure to maintain a sustained attendance for home games over the course of the seasons at the JLN, the then owner of the franchise Dr. Anil Sharma decided to shift the base from Delhi to Bhubaneswar in 2019.[18]

Support
Fans at the Kalinga Stadium

Odisha FC had immediately grown its popularity post its inception which resulted in the formation of its supporters group, named The Juggernauts.[19][20][21] 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.[22]

Ownership

On 13 April 2014, IMG Reliance announced that DEN Networks had won the bidding for the Delhi franchise to be the eighth team in the inaugural season of Indian Super League.[3] The team had entered an alliance with Dutch club Feyenoord in 2015, which lasted only for one year.[4] World's largest cash buyer of ships and offshore assets for recycling, GMS, was brought in March 2016 as club's new majority co-owner.[23] GMS currently holds 100% of the ownership in club which it purchased in three installments of 55%, 25% and 20% respectively from DEN Networks.[24][25]

Records and Statistics
Main article: List of Odisha FC records and statistics
As of 23 February 2020
Overall records
Season Indian Super League Finals Top Scorer
P W D L GF GA Pts Position Player Goals
As Delhi Dynamos FC
2014 14 4 6 4 16 14 18 5th – Gustavo Marmentini 5
2015 14 6 4 4 15 11 20 Top 4 (4th) Semi-final Richard Gadze
Robin Singh		 4
2016 14 5 6 3 27 17 21 Top 4 (3rd) Semi-final Marcelinho 10
2017–18 18 5 4 9 27 37 19 8th – Kalu Uche 13
2018–19 18 4 6 8 23 27 18 8th – Lallianzuala Chhangte 5
As Odisha FC
2019–20 18 7 4 7 28 31 25 6th – Aridane Santana 9
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – –

Head coaches' records
Roberto Carlos, the club's most successful manager, managed Delhi Dynamos from July to December 2015, and also played for the club.
As of 23 February 2020
Head coach records
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
For Delhi Dynamos FC
Harm van Veldhoven[26]  Netherlands August 2014 December 2014 14 4 6 4 16 14 028.57
Roberto Carlos  Brazil July 2015 December 2015 16 7 4 5 19 23 043.75
Gianluca Zambrotta  Italy July 2016 December 2016 16 6 6 4 29 19 037.50
Miguel Ángel Portugal  Spain July 2017 May 2018 18 5 4 9 16 30 027.78
Josep Gombau  Spain July 2018 May 2019 18 4 6 8 23 27 022.22
For Odisha FC
Josep Gombau  Spain August 2019 March 2020 18 7 4 7 28 31 038.89
Stuart Baxter  Scotland June 2020 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Squads

First-team
As of 29 July 2020[27]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  IND Mohammad Sajid Dhot
4 DF  IND Gaurav Bora
5 MF  SEN Diawandou Diagne
14 FW  IND Daniel Lalhlimpuia
15 MF  IND Shubham Sarangi
16 MF  IND Vinit Rai
17 MF  IND Jerry Mawihmingthanga
22 MF  IND Nanda Kumar
30 GK  IND Ankit Bhuyan
31 GK  IND Arshdeep Singh
— MF  IND Samuel Lalmuanpuia
— DF  IND George D'Souza
— DF  IND Hendry Antonay
— DF  IND Saurabh Meher
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  IND Kamaljit Singh
— FW  IND Baoringdao Bodo
— FW  IND Laishram Premjit Singh
— DF  IND Kamalpreet Singh
— MF  IND Thoiba Singh Moirangthem
— MF  IND Isak Vanlalruatfela
— MF  IND Paul Ramfangzauva
— GK  IND Ravi Kumar
— DF  IND Jones Lalthakima
— DF  IND Ronaldo Wairokpam
— MF  IND Nischay Adhikari
— FW  IND Rishab Dobriyal
— FW  IND Akshunna Tyagi

Reserves

Current technical staff
Stuart Baxter is the current head coach of Odisha.
Position Name
Head Coach Stuart Baxter[28]
Assistant Coach Gerry Peyton
Assistant Coach Steven Dias
Head of Football Operations Abhik Chatterjee
Goalkeeping Coach Rogerio Ramos
Strength & Conditioning Coach Joan Casanova
Assistant Team Manager Ravi Khedar
Performance Analyst Abhijit Bharali
Team Physiotherapist Abhijit Kar
Kit Manager Tara Joshi
Head of Football Development Aakash Narula
Head of Youth Development Steven Dias
Youth Teams Manager Sayantan Ganguly
Grassroots Manager Suvam Das

Management
Position Name
President Rohan Sharma
Chief Executive Officer Vacant
Chief Financial Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma
Club Secretary Ankita Srivastava
Media Manager Chiranjibi Pati
Digital Media Manager Ayan Chatterjee
Hospitality Manager Sunayna Kerkar
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