Odisha FC Reserves and Academy

Odisha Football Club Reserves and Academy is the reserves side and the youth setup of Indian Super League side Odisha, that competes in the Elite League, the elite youth football league of Indian football.

Odisha FC Reserves and Academy
Full nameOdisha Football Club Reserves and Academy
Founded31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
GroundKalinga Stadium
Bhubaneswar
OwnerGMS Inc.
PresidentRaj Athwal
Head CoachAmit Rana
LeagueElite League
2019–20Elite League, 2nd (GS)
Active departments of Odisha FC
Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)		 Football
(Reserves
& Academy)		 eSports

History

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 6 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

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

Reserves
As of 21 January 2023[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  IND Tankadhar Bag

U18
As of 27 December 2022[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IND Laxman Kisan
2 DF  IND Nirmal Oram
3 DF  IND Indra Oram
4 DF  IND Prakash Mirdha
5 DF  IND Mohan Guntha
6 MF  IND Manjit Oram
7 FW  IND Bhenketeswar Oram
8 MF  IND Chintu Nag
9 FW  IND Nilesh Tigga
10 MF  IND Krishna Behera
11 FW  IND Birsingh Naik
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF  IND Akash Khalko
13 DF  IND Salhai Tudu
14 DF  IND Mansingh Majhi
15 DF  IND Jitmahal Tudu
16 MF  IND Sumit Kumar
17 MF  IND Gajen Murmu
18 MF  IND Rohit Lakra
19 FW  IND Prabin Lakra
20 FW  IND Prasant Bari
21 MF  IND Abhiman Kumar
22 GK  IND Rahul Tirkey

U18
Season Player Nationality Position Refs.
2019–20 Akshunna Tyagi India Forward [7]

U15
Season Player Nationality Position Refs.
2019–20 Nirmanyu Singh Atri India Forward [7]

U13
Season Player Nationality Position Refs.
2019–20 Aditya Adhikari India Midfielder [7]

Records and statistics

Reserves
As of 18 February 2020
Season I-League 2nd Division/Reliance Foundation Development League Top Scorer
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		 Seiminmang Manchong 4
As Odisha FC
2022–23 TBD

Youth
As of 18 February 2020
Season Elite League Top Scorer
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		 Seiminmang Manchong 9
As Odisha FC
2019–20 14 9 4 1 45 12 31 Group Stage – 2nd
Play-Offs – Cancelled		 Akshunna Tyagi 20
2022-23 5 3 1 1 7 7 0 Group Stage – 2nd
Knockouts – Round of 16		 Chintu Nag 3

Reserves
As of 30 June 2022
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
As Delhi Dynamos FC
Francisco Perez Lazaro  Spain 6 March 2018 31 January 2019 9 2 2 5 5 9 022.22
As Odisha FC
Amit Rana  India TBD

Youth
As of 18 February 2020
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%
As Delhi Dynamos FC
Francisco Perez Lazaro  Spain 6 March 2018 31 January 2019 13 8 2 3 40 13 061.54
As Odisha FC
Sandeep Alhan  India 31 August 2019 18 February 2020 14 9 4 1 45 12 064.29
Ajaya Kumar Behera  India 29 December 2022 Present 5 3 1 1 7 7 060.00

Personnel
Position Name
Reserves Head Coach Amit Rana[8]
U18, U15 Head Coach Sandeep Alhan[9]
U13 Head Coach Kirti Kashyap[9]
Head of Football Operations Abhik Chatterjee[10]
Head of Academy & Women's Football Randeep Baruah[11]
Youth Teams Manager Sayantan Ganguly[9]
Grassroots Manager Suvam Das[9]

See also

References
  1. "Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18". I-League. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. "Delhi Dynamos announce squad for I-League second division". Times of India. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. "Delhi Soccer Private Limited signs MoU with Government of Odisha to facilitate Bhubaneswar move". indiansuperleague.com. ISL. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. "It's official – Delhi Dynamos renamed as Odisha Football Club". sportstar.thehindu.com. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. "Odisha FC - NEWS". OdishaFC.com.
  6. "Odisha FC Hero Elite League Squad". All India Football Federation.
  7. @OdishaFC (15 June 2020). "Aridane Santana" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. Odisha FC [@OdishaFC] (30 June 2022). "Amit will take over as the Head Coach of the OFC Reserve Team, the planning of which is already underway" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. "Odisha FC conducts youth team scouting in Bhubaneswar". Odisha FC. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  10. "Stuart Baxter: There will be an emphasis on youth at Odisha FC". khelnow.com. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. "Odisha FC promote five U-18 players to senior team". KhelNow. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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