Sports Odisha

Sports Odisha

Full name	Sports Odisha
Founded	2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Ground	Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha
Head Coach	Men's: Amit Rana Women's: Paromita Sit
League	I-League 3 FAO League Indian Women's League Odisha Women's League

Sports Odisha is an Indian institutional multisports club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is owned by Government of Odisha and most of the club's players are selected from the Odisha State Sports Hostel scheme,[1] due to which the team also competes as Odisha Sports Hostel.

The men's team competes in the FAO League at the state tier and in the 2023–24 season qualified for I-League 3, the fourth-tier men's professional football league in India.[2] The women's team participates in both the Indian Women's League[3] and the Odisha Women's League at the state level. Sports Odisha have also appeared at the Futsal Club Championship.

Players (men's)

As of 12 October 2023[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1  IND Sanjay Hembram 2  IND Pintu Samal 3  IND Srinath D. 4  IND Rakesh Oram (captain) 5  IND Mohan Majhi 6  IND Rahul Mukhi 7  IND Arpan Lakra 8  IND Prasanta Srihari 9  IND Raisen Tudu 10  IND Kartik Hantal 11  IND Dinabandhu Das 12  IND Alok Kumar Das 14  IND Anand Oram 15  IND Chandrakant Das 16  IND Chandra Mohan Murmu

No. Pos. Nation Player 17  IND D. Sanjay 18  IND Parao Tudu 19  IND Fagu Hembram 20  IND Chandra Muduli 21  IND Siddhanta Padhan 22  IND Arbin Lakra 23  IND Indra Kujur 24  IND Dasarath Hembram 25  IND Jagannath Tudu 26  IND Ganesh Naik 27  IND Lesson Kumar Munda 28  IND Prempiyush Bagh 29  IND Indra Oram 30  IND Abhinash Kishan 31  IND Rabi Deulapadia

Players (women's)

As of 6 December 2023[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  IND Ratna Halder 6 MF  IND Sumitra Hembram 10 FW  IND Manisha Naik 12 DF  IND Subasini Saha 13 DF  IND Sangeeta Das 14 DF  IND Niketa Bishi 15 MF  IND Janhabi Kishan 16 MF  IND Premsila Lugun 17 FW  IND Subhadra Sahoo 18 DF  IND Susmita Tanty

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  IND Ambruta Nayak 20 MF  IND Bharati Das 23 MF  IND Pratima Oram 24 FW  IND Deepa Nayak 25 DF  IND Pratima Nayak 27 DF  IND Salege Majhi 31 GK  IND Spandita Das 32 DF  IND Shibani Mundari 77 DF  IND Kamini Munda

Honours

Domestic (men's)

• FAO League
  • Champions (1): 2019
  • Runners-up (1): 2023

• FAO Super Cup
  • Champions (1): 2023

• Kalinga Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2005

Domestic (women's)

• Odisha Women's League
  • Runners-up (3): 2015, 2017, 2021–22

Recognitions

• IWL Roll of Honours
  • Best Match Organisation (1): 2023–24

References

1. "Sports Hostel". Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
2. "THIRD DIVISION: Dempo to play at home, Sporting away". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
3. "Sports Odisha Promise Fighting Challenge To Others". The Times of India. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
4. "I-League 3 - 2023-24". i-league.org. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
5. "IWL 2023-24". i-league.org. Retrieved 6 December 2023.