Odisha FC Reserves and Academy
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| Full name | Odisha Football Club Reserves and Academy | ||
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| Nicknames | The Kalinga Warriors The Juggernauts | ||
| Short name | OFC | ||
| Founded | 31 August 2019 | ||
| Ground | Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | GMS Inc. | ||
| President | Raj Athwal | ||
| Head coach | Amit Rana | ||
| League | Elite League | ||
| Website | http://www.odishafc.com | ||
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Odisha Football Club Reserves and Academy represent the youth system of the Indian Super League side Odisha, that competes in the Elite League, the main youth club competition of Indian football.
History
[edit | edit source]On 20-February-2018, it was announced by the All India Football Federation, the organising body for Indian football, that Delhi Dynamos Football Club, along with six other Indian Super League sides, would field a reserve team in the I-League 2nd Division, India's second division football league.[1] The reserve side squad and coaches were then unveiled a few weeks later. On 06-March-2018, Francisco Perez Lazaro was confirmed as the reserve side's first head coach.[2] The 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division was their first and last season in the league. Since then, the team has been participating in the Elite League, India's elite youth league. The team participated as Delhi Dynamos FC Reserves for the 2018–19 season.
Odisha
[edit | edit source]Ahead of the 2019–20 Indian football season, the club decided to relocated to its new base, i.e. the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and rechristen itself as Odisha FC. In the presence of the Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, and Tusharkanti Behera, the Minister for Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha, the Delhi Soccer Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha, to facilitate the move, i.e. from the national capital New Delhi to Bhubaneswar.[3] 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.[4]
Squads
[edit | edit source]Reserves
[edit | edit source]- As of 14-January-2025[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.
U18
[edit | edit source]- As of 27-December-2022[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth Player of the Season
[edit | edit source]U18
[edit | edit source]| Season | Player | Nationality | Position |
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| 2019–20 | Akshunna Tyagi | India India | Forward |
U15
[edit | edit source]| Season | Player | Nationality | Position |
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| 2019–20 | Nirmanyu Singh Atri | India India | Forward |
U13
[edit | edit source]| Season | Player | Nationality | Position |
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| 2019–20 | Aditya Adhikari | India India | Midfielder |
Records and statistics
[edit | edit source]Overview
[edit | edit source]Reserves
[edit | edit source]- As of 18-February-2020
| Season | I-League 2nd Division/Reliance Foundation Development League | Top Scorer | |||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||
| As Delhi Dynamos FC | |||||||||||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | Group Stage – 5th Play-offs – DNQ |
India Seiminmang Manchong | 4 | |
| As Odisha FC | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | TBD | ||||||||||
Youth
[edit | edit source]- As of 18-February-2020
| Season | Elite League | Top Scorer | |||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||
| As Delhi Dynamos FC | |||||||||||
| 2018–19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 26 | Group Stage – 1st Play-offs – 4th |
India Seiminmang Manchong | 9 | |
| As Odisha FC | |||||||||||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 31 | Group Stage – 2nd Play-offs – Cancelled |
India Akshunna Tyagi | 20 | |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | Group Stage – 2nd Knockouts – Round of 16 |
India Chintu Nag | 3 | |
Head coaches' record
[edit | edit source]Reserves
[edit | edit source]- As of 30-June-2022
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | |
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| As Delhi Dynamos FC | |||||||||||
| Francisco Perez Lazaro |  Spain
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06-March-2018 | 31-January-2019 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22.22 | |
| As Odisha FC | |||||||||||
| Amit Rana | File:Flag of India.svg India | TBD | |||||||||
Youth
[edit | edit source]- As of 18-February-2020
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | |
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| As Delhi Dynamos FC | |||||||||||
| Francisco Perez Lazaro | Spain
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06-March-2018 | 31-January-2019 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 61.54 | |
| As Odisha FC | |||||||||||
| Sandeep Alhan | File:Flag of India.svg India | 31-August-2019 | 18-February-2020 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 64.29 | |
| Ajaya Kumar Behera | File:Flag of India.svg India | 29-December-2022 | Present | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 60.00 | |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]| Position | Name |
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| Reserves head coach | India Amit Rana[7] |
| U18, U15 head coach | India Sandeep Alhan[8] |
| U13 head coach | India Kirti Kashyap[8] |
| Head of football operations | India Abhik Chatterjee[9] |
| Head of women's football | India Randeep Baruah[10] |
| Youth teams manager | India Sayantan Ganguly[8] |
| Grassroots manager | India Suvam Das[8] |
See also
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External links
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