Odisha football team

The Odisha Football Team (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଫୁଟବଲ ଟୀମ୍) is an Indian 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 as a member of the All India Football Federation, in the Santosh Trophy, the topmost knock-out league of Indian football.[1]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Odisha women's football team.

Odisha Football Team
ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଫୁଟବଲ ଟୀମ୍

Full name	Odisha Football Team
Ground	Barabati Stadium Kalinga Stadium Angul Stadium Veer Surendra Sai Stadium
Owner	Football Association of Odisha
President	Debashish Samantaray
Coach	Nipendra Kumar Das
League	Santosh Trophy
2018-19	Group Stage
Home colours Away colours

Home Stadiums

Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Stadium

Cuttack
Barabati Stadium

Angul
Angul Stadium

Sambalpur
Veer Surendra Sai Stadium

Home Stadiums

• 
  Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha
• 
  Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Kit

Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor
Kaizen Sports & Fitness	Football Association of Odisha

Officials

Position	Name
Head Coach	Nipendra Kumar Das
Assistant Coach	Raj Sekhar Pradhan
Manager	Gyana Ranjan Behera
Goalkeeping Coach	Biswajit Mahana
Physiotherapist	Swastik Mohanty

Players

Current Squad

• The following 20 players were called up for the 2019–20 Santosh Trophy qualifiers:[2]

Nation	Pos.	Name
India	GK	Ezajuddin Khan
India	GK	Fagu Baskey
India	DF	D. Srinath
India	DF	Kartik Bhola
India	DF	Mohammed Imtiaz
India	DF	Sheikh Shahbaaz Alam
India	DF	Sunil Munda
India	MF	Amar Lakra
India	MF	Arpan Lakra (C)
India	MF	Mukesh Minz
India	MF	Prasant Sreehari
India	MF	Rajesh Nayak
India	MF	Raju Bisar
India	MF	Sheikh Gaush
India	FW	Arbin Lakra
India	FW	Arjun Nayak
India	FW	Bijay Ghallan
India	FW	Chandra Muduli
India	FW	Sheikh Farid
India	FW	Vicky Sethi

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a state selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.

Nation	Pos.	Name	Latest Call-Up
India	GK	Sheikh Kamaluddin	2018–19 Santosh Trophy
India	GK	Soumya Ranjan Das	2018–19 Santosh Trophy
India	DF	Aula Kanheya	2018–19 Santosh Trophy
India	DF	Manas Nayak	2018–19 Santosh Trophy
India	DF	Nabin Suna	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	DF	Rabi Hembram	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	DF	Rudra Prasad Pradhan	2018–19 Santosh Trophy
India	DF	Sheikh Sahanawaz Alam	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	MF	Amar Oraon	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	MF	Bhaba Grahi Padhiary	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	MF	Bikash Padhiary	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	MF	Chandra Sekhar Behera	2018–19 Santosh Trophy
India	MF	Subash Pradhan	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	MF	Sunil Sardar	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	FW	Arvind Lakra	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	FW	Bijaya Behera	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	FW	Sourav Ranjan	2017–18 Santosh Trophy
India	FW	Sujit Tirkey	2018–19 Santosh Trophy
India	FW	Virendra Singh	2018–19 Santosh Trophy

Results and fixtures

2018

Odisha v Sikkim

30 January 2018 Santosh Trophy	Odisha	2–0	Sikkim	Patna, Bihar, India
	Arjun Nayak Bhaba Grahi Padhiary	Report		Stadium: Yamuna Bhagat Stadium

Bihar v Odisha

1 February 2018 Santosh Trophy	Bihar	0–0	Odisha	Patna, Bihar, India
		Report		Stadium: Yamuna Bhagat Stadium

Odisha v Punjab

20 March 2018 Santosh Trophy	Odisha	1–2	Punjab	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
15:00 IST	Arapan Lakra  62'	Report	S. Singh  70' Pradhan  82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sailen Manna Stadium

Odisha v Mizoram

22 March 2018 Santosh Trophy	Odisha	0–5	Mizoram	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
15:00 IST		Report	Zomuanpuia C  34' Lalromawia  41', 59' Malsawmdawngliana  73' F Lalrinpuia  91'	Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium

Karnataka v Odisha

24 March 2018 Santosh Trophy	Karnataka	2–1	Odisha	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
15:00 IST	Augustine  27' S. Rajesh  88'	Report	Arjun Nayak  30'	Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium

Goa v Odisha

26 March 2018 Santosh Trophy	Goa	6–1	Odisha	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
15:00 IST	Fernandes  15', 45', 54' Peixote  59' Perriera  71' Masceranhas  85'	Report	Sunil Sardar  16'	Stadium: Rabindra Sarobar Stadium

2019

Jharkhand v Odisha

2 February 2019 Santosh Trophy	Jharkhand	1–2	Odisha	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
15:00 IST	Krishnkant Prapat  68'	Report	Arjun Nayak  16' Arbin Lakra  52'	Stadium: Pant Stadium

Odisha v Chhattisgarh

6 February 2019 Santosh Trophy	Odisha	3–0	Chhattisgarh	Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
15:00 IST	Arbin Lakra  31', 45' Arjun Nayak  82'			Stadium: Pant Stadium

Meghalaya v Odisha

10 April 2019 Santosh Trophy	Meghalaya	3–2	Odisha	Ludhiana, Punjab, India
08:30 IST	Raikut Shisha Buam  40', 73' Enestar Malngiang  45+2'		Chandra Muduli  7' Prasanta Srihari  54'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium

Odisha v Services

12 April 2019 Santosh Trophy	Odisha	0–2	Services	Ludhiana, Punjab, India
16:00 IST			72' (pen.) Suresh Meitei  87' Harikrishna	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium

Goa v Odisha

14 April 2019 Santosh Trophy	Goa	2–1	Odisha	Ludhiana, Punjab, India
16:00 IST	Jessel Carneiro  14' Sarineo Fernandes  17'		Arbin Lakra  54'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium

Delhi v Odisha

16 April 2019 Santosh Trophy	Delhi	2–1	Odisha	Ludhiana, Punjab, India
08:30 IST	Ayush Adhikari  25', 31' (pen.)		Chandra Muduli  10'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium

Odisha v Bihar

22 September 2019 Santosh Trophy	Odisha	6–1	Bihar	Kalyani, West Bengal, India
15:00 IST	Rajesh Nayak  29', 56', 60', 90+2' Arpan Lakra  34' Vicky Sethi  41'			Stadium: Kalyani Stadium

West Bengal v Odisha

26 September 2019 Santosh Trophy	West Bengal	4–0	Odisha	Kalyani, West Bengal, India
15:00 IST	Arjun Tudu Surajit Seal  (pen.) Md. Farid			Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Referee: K Ramdasan

References

1. "Football Association Of Odisha". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
2. "Lakra to lead Odisha in East Zone Santosh Trophy". Orisports. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.