2020–21 Odisha Women's League

Odisha Women's League
Season2020–21
Dates28 February - 27 March
ChampionsRising Students Club
(3rd title)
Indian Women's LeagueNot held
Matches played30
Goals scored112 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerDeepa Nayak
(SAI-STC)
(13 goals)
Highest scoringOdisha Sports Hostel 6–4 SAI-STC
(15 March 2021)
All statistics correct as of 27 March 2021.

The 2020–21 Odisha Women's League was the 8th edition of the Odisha Women's League, the top Odia professional football league, since its establishment in 2011.[1] East Coast Railway are the defending champions. The league is organised by the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the official football governing body of Odisha, in association with the Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS) of the Government of Odisha.[2][3]

On 27 February 2021, during the press meet and jersey launch ceremony for the 2020–21 season, the league was rechristened as Odisha Women's League. The ceremony took place in the presence of Principal Secretary of Department of Sports and Youth Services, Vishal Kumar Dev, and the Honorary Secretary of the Football Association of Odisha (FAO), Avijit Paul, at the Kalinga Stadium.[4] On 28 February 2021, R. Vineel Krishna, Special Secretary to the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, and Director of Department of Sports and Youth Services graced the opening ceremony of the season as the chief guest.[5]

Teams

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Venues in Odisha

Personnel

Team Head coach Captain
East Coast Railway India Biswajit Padhiary India Manisa Panna
Odisha Government Press India Sirajuddin Khan India Sasmita Parida
Odisha Police India Gayatri Mallick India Manisha Tirkey
Odisha Sports Hostel India Mamata Kumari Samanta India Bannya Kabiraj
Rising Students Club India Shaik Manzoor India Satyabati Khadia
SAI-STC India Abarna Selvaraj India Eva Panna

Squads

East Coast Railway Odisha Government Press Odisha Police Odisha Sports Hostel Rising Students Club SAI-STC Cuttack
  • Manisa Panna (C)
  • Bishnupriya Mahanta
  • Deogi Murmu
  • Itishree Malik
  • Janjali Sahu
  • Juli Kishan
  • Laharee Mangaraj
  • Lochana Munda
  • Madhusmita Barik
  • Monica Minz
  • Pratima Minz
  • Sarojini Tirkey
  • Sonali Behera
  • Srijana Tamang
  • Suprabha Rout
  • Supriya Routray
  • Swarnamayee Samal
  • Tara Khatoon
  • Sasmita Parida (C)
  • Anima Kritika Kumari
  • Arupriya Moharana
  • Janhabi Nayak
  • Jyotsna Kishan
  • Krishna Barick
  • Laxmipriya Lenka
  • Laxmipriya Moharana
  • Leepa Nayak
  • Manisha Behera
  • Pragyan Kishan
  • Sila Singh
  • Sonia Ekka
  • Sunita Swain
  • Suprava Barik
  • Twinkle Digal
  • Manisha Tirkey (C)
  • Arati Anima Khadia
  • Hema Xaxa
  • Jabamani Soren
  • Jasmani Samad
  • Jyotsna Mallick
  • Karishma Oram
  • Parbati Kujur
  • Pravasini Parida
  • Sasmita Ekka
  • Sonali Oram
  • Swarnapriya Nayak
  • Tikina Samal
  • Bannya Kabiraj (C)
  • Diptirani Kujur
  • Geeta Kishan
  • Gurubari Karjee
  • Malati Munda
  • Manisha Naik
  • Manju Ganjhu
  • Maxima Kujur
  • Pratima Jojo
  • Pratima Nayak
  • Salege Majhi
  • Sangeeta Das
  • Shanti Murmu
  • Shibani Mundari
  • Shridevi Hansdah
  • Spandita Das
  • Subhasmita Subhadarsini Das
  • Sumitra Hembram
  • Susmita Tanty
  • Satyabati Khadia (C)
  • Ambruta Nayak
  • Ashrita Kangadi
  • Bharati Das
  • Janaki Murmu
  • Jasoda Munda
  • Jharana Mallik
  • Joshna Lakra
  • Kamini Munda
  • Pramila Kishan
  • Premsila Lugun
  • Runi Nayak
  • Sanjukta Tirkey
  • Sradhanjali Panda
  • Subhadra Nayak
  • Subhadra Sahu
  • Sumitra Xalxo
  • Susmita Dalei
  • Eva Panna (C)
  • Deepa Nayak
  • Gudiya Kumari
  • Jyoti Dalei
  • Nikita Bishi
  • Pragyanjali Nayak
  • Pushpa Yadav
  • Soni Behera
  • Suman Pragyan Mohapatra
  • Sunita Soren
  • Swetapadma Sahoo
  • Varsha Mahakud

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rising Students Club (C) 10 9 0 1 28 7 +21 27 Qualification for the 2020–21 Indian Women's League
2 East Coast Railway 10 9 0 1 25 5 +20 27
3 Odisha Sports Hostel 10 5 1 4 29 19 +10 16
4 SAI-STC 10 3 2 5 19 26 −7 11
5 Odisha Police 10 1 1 8 5 23 −18 4
6 Odisha Government Press 10 1 0 9 6 32 −26 3
Source: Orisports
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(C) Champions

Statistics

Scoring

As of 27 March 2021

References

  1. ^ "FAO Women's Football League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "FAO Women's Football League". Orisports. 28 August 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Odisha Women League 2020-21". Orisports. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ @sports_odisha (27 February 2021). "Odisha Sports" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "OWL: Odisha Sports Hostel make flying start". Orisports. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.