Odisha FC Women

Not to be confused with Odisha women's football team.

Odisha Football Club Women ([oɽiˈsa] ^ⓘ) is an Indian professional women's football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Women's League, the top flight of Indian women's football.^[4][5] Odisha FC Women were founded in 2022, when the Indian Super League side Odisha FC announced the formation of their women's side.^[6][7] Odisha announced the appointment of Crispin Chettri as the first team head coach on the same day.^[8][9]

Odisha FC Women

Full name	Odisha Football Club Women
Nickname(s)	The Kalinga Warriors The Juggernauts
Short name	OFCW
Founded	1 July 2022; 21 months ago (2022-07-01)
Ground	Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Capacity	15,000^[1]
Owner	GMS Inc.^[2]
President	Raj Athwal^[3]
Head Coach	Crispin Chettri
League	Indian Women's League
2023–24	IWL, 1st of 7
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Crest, colours and kits

Crest

 

The wheel engraved on the walls of the Konark Sun Temple. The temple is designed as a chariot consisting of 24 such wheels. Each wheel has a diameter of 9 feet, 9 inches, with 8 spokes.

On 15 September 2019, Odisha unveiled their official logo embodying the heritage and the culture of the state of Odisha and the vision and the ideology of its parent company, GMS Inc.^[10] Design of the crest is inspired from the Chakras or the chariot wheels of the famous Konark Sun Temple, a World Heritage Site in Odisha which represents movement and development; the ship design represents GMS, world's largest buyer of ships and offshore assets, and the owner of the club.^[2][10]

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2024^[11]

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 Shreya Hooda 2 DF   IND Ngangbam Sweety Devi 3 DF   IND Arifa Zaheer 4 DF   IND Sanju Yadav 5 DF   IND Astam Oraon 6 DF   IND Sulekha Kanhar 7 FW   MYA Win Theingi Tun 8 MF   IND Jasoda Munda 9 FW   IND Lynda Kom 10 FW   IND Pyari Xaxa 11 MF   IND Grace Hauhnar 12 MF   IND Indumathi Kathiresan

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 MF   IND Bannya Kabiraj 15 FW   IND Malati Munda 16 DF   IND Juli Kishan 17 FW   IND Sonia Ekka 18 FW   IND Satyabati Khadia 19 DF   IND Pragyan Kisan 21 GK   IND Susmita Pun 22 GK   IND Moirangthem Monalisha Devi 24 FW   PHI Shelah Cadag (on loan from Kaya–Iloilo) 25 DF   IND Pratima Bangal 30 MF   IND Karthika Angamuthu 33 DF   IND Manisa Panna (captain)

Records and statistics

As of 24 March 2024

Overall records

Season	Indian Women's League								OWL	AFC Women's Champions League	Top Scorer
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Position			Player	Goals
2022–23	7	5	1	1	28	2	16	Quarter-finalists	Champions	–	Pyari Xaxa	11
2023–24	12	10	1	1	31	4	31	Champions	–	–	Pyari Xaxa	8
2024–25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD	–	Qualified	TBD

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Crispin Chettri
Assistant coach	Gayatri Mallick
Goalkeeping coach	Saurav Virdi
Team Manager	Shraddha Pawaskar

Managerial history

Name	Nationality	Period
Crispin Chettri^[9]	India	2022–

Football Sport Management

Position	Name
Head of Football Operations	Abhik Chatterjee^[12]
Head of Women's Football and Grassroots	Hilda Gurung^[13]

Management

Board of directors

Position	Name
Club Owner	Rohan Sharma (GMS Inc.)^[9]
Club President	Raj Athwal^[9]
Club Director	Ashok Bajaj^[14]
Head of Sales & Marketing	Mayank Sharma^[15]
Head of Finance	Ajit Panda^[14]
Commercial Partnerships Manager	Yash Chugh^[16]

Performance in AFC competitions

Further information: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Position	Top scorer(s)	Goals
2024–25	AFC Women's Champions League	Group Stage	Qualified (TBD)

Honours

Domestic

• Indian Women's League
  • Winners (1): 2023–24

Regional

• Odisha Women's League
  • Winners (1): 2022–23

Recognitions

• IWL Roll of Honours
  • Best Media Operations (1): 2023–24

Affiliated clubs

The following clubs are affiliated with Odisha FC:

•   Watford FC (2021–present)^[17][18]
•   Avai FC (2021–present)^[19][20]

See also

• Odisha FC
• Odisha women's football team
• Odisha football team
• Odisha Women's League
• Football Association of Odisha

References

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12. "Stuart Baxter: There will be an emphasis on youth at Odisha FC". khelnow.com. 23 June 2020. from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
13. "Our new Head of Women's Football and Grassroots: Hilda Gurung". Odishafc.com. 19 October 2023. from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
14. "Odisha FC celebrate their first foundation day amidst the pandemic virtually". SportsKindle. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
15. "T10 Sports becomes Odisha FC's Official Kit Partner". medium.com. 8 September 2020. from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
16. "OFC Community and Player Kit Partnership Program launched". Odisha FC. 26 August 2021. from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
17. "News: Watford & Odisha FC Sign International Club Partnership". WatfordFC.com. 1 September 2021. from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
18. "Odisha FC signs International Club Partnership with Premier League club Watford FC". OdishaFC.com. 1 September 2021. from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
19. "Odisha FC announce strategic partnership with Brazil's Avai FC". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
20. "Odisha FC partners with Brazil's Avaí Futebol Clube expanding OFC's global presence". indiansuperleague.com. from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.

External links

• Official website