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.
| Full name | Odisha Football Club Reserves and Academy | |||
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| Nickname(s) | 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 | Club website | |||
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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 31 July 2023[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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U13
| Season | Player | Nationality | Position |
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| 2019–20 | Aditya Adhikari | India | Midfielder |
Records and statistics
Reserves
- 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 |
Seiminmang Manchong | 4 | |
| As Odisha FC | |||||||||||
| 2022–23 | TBD | ||||||||||
Youth
- 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 |
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 | |
Personnel
| Position | Name |
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| Reserves Head Coach | Amit Rana[7] |
| U18, U15 Head Coach | Sandeep Alhan[8] |
| U13 Head Coach | Kirti Kashyap[8] |
| Head of football operations | Abhik Chatterjee[9] |
| Head of Academy & Women's Football | Randeep Baruah[10] |
| Youth Teams Manager | Sayantan Ganguly[8] |
| Grassroots Manager | Suvam Das[8] |
See also
References
- "Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18". I-League. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- "Delhi Dynamos announce squad for I-League second division". Times of India. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Odisha FC announce Durand Cup squad". OdishaFC.com. 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- "Odisha FC Hero Elite League Squad". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- 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.
- "Odisha FC conducts youth team scouting in Bhubaneswar". Odisha FC. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- "Stuart Baxter: There will be an emphasis on youth at Odisha FC". khelnow.com. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Odisha FC promote five U-18 players to senior team". KhelNow. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.