Odisha football team

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Odisha Football Team
Nickname(s) The Odissi
Association Football Association of Odisha
All India Football Federation
Head coach Akshay Das
Captain Sheikh Zahid
Home stadium Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha
First colours
Second colours

The Odisha Football Team Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଫୁଟବଲ ଟୀମ୍) is an Indian football team representing the state of Odisha, India. The Football Association of Odisha, a state association of All India Football Federation, controls the team. The team have played decently in all the Santosh Trophy Tournaments they have appeared in but never won it.

Squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2015 Santosh Trophy matches against Sikkim, Chhattisgarh and Railways on 16, 18 and 20 January 2015.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
India Antarjami Naik
India Janmo Xess
India Laxman Murmu
India Mohammad Imtiaz
India Mohammed Meraj Khalid Danish
India Mohasin Khan
India Mukesh Kumar Bhoi
India Ramdas Hansdah
India Ranjit Kerketta
India Rudra Prasad Pradhan
No. Position Player
India Sankho Marandi
India Shyam Sundar Reddy
India Sheikh Juber
India Sheikh Kammaluddin
India Sheikh Mustakim
India Sheikh Rohit
India Sheikh Sahabaaz Alam (Vice Captain)
India Sheikh Zahid (Captain)
India Surendra Soren
India Sunil Marndi

Recent Call-Ups

The following players have also been called up to the India squad within the last 12 months. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
India DF A Khaneya
India DF Basudev Vhhachhan
India DF Gobinda Senapati
India DF Sahanawaz Alam
India DF Sashi Toppo
India DF Shekhar Sarkar
India MF Sanatan Lohar
No. Position Player
India MF Sasikanta Rout
India MF Sheikh Moin
India MF Somnath Naik
India MF Suresh Kujjur
India MF Sylvester
India FW Arjun Naik
India FW Niranjan Sardar

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Manager India Mohammad Shahid Jabbar
Head Coach India Rajendra Prasad Singh
Goalkeeping Coach India Gopabandhu Sahoo
Physiotherapist India Satyajit Das

Grounds

Barabati Stadium in Cuttack with capacity of 45,000 and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar with capacity of 55,000 are the main hubs of the Odisha Football Team.

Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, the home arena for the Odisha Football Team

References


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