Sports Odisha

Sports Odisha

Full name	Sports Odisha
Founded	2011;14 years ago (2011)
Ground	Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Capacity	15,000
Owner	Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha
League	I-League 3 FAO League Odisha Women's League

Sports Odisha is an Indian institutional multisports club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. It is owned by Government of Odisha and most of the club's players are selected from the Odisha State Sports Hostel scheme, ^[1] due to which the team also competes as Odisha Sports Hostel.

The men's team competes in the FAO League at the state tier and in the 2023–24 season qualified for I-League 3, the fourth-tier men's professional football league in India. ^[2] The women's team participated in the Indian Women's League ^[3] and the Odisha Women's League at the state level. Sports Odisha have also appeared at the Futsal Club Championship.

Players (men's)

As of 12 October 2023 ^[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1   IND Sanjay Hembram 2   IND Pintu Samal 3   IND Srinath D. 4   IND Rakesh Oram (captain) 5   IND Mohan Majhi 6   IND Rahul Mukhi 7   IND Arpan Lakra 8   IND Prasanta Srihari 9   IND Raisen Tudu 10   IND Kartik Hantal 11   IND Dinabandhu Das 12   IND Alok Kumar Das 14   IND Anand Oram 15   IND Chandrakant Das 16   IND Chandra Mohan Murmu

No. Pos. Nation Player 17   IND D. Sanjay 18   IND Parao Tudu 19   IND Fagu Hembram 20   IND Chandra Muduli 21   IND Siddhanta Padhan 22   IND Arbin Lakra 23   IND Indra Kujur 24   IND Dasarath Hembram 25   IND Jagannath Tudu 26   IND Ganesh Naik 27   IND Lesson Kumar Munda 28   IND Prempiyush Bagh 29   IND Indra Oram 30   IND Abhinash Kishan 31   IND Rabi Deulapadia

Players (women's)

As of 6 December 2023 ^[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   IND Ratna Halder 6 MF   IND Sumitra Hembram 10 FW   IND Manisha Naik 12 DF   IND Subasini Saha 13 DF   IND Sangeeta Das 14 DF   IND Niketa Bishi 15 MF   IND Janhabi Kishan 16 MF   IND Premsila Lugun 17 FW   IND Subhadra Sahoo 18 DF   IND Susmita Tanty

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF   IND Ambruta Nayak 20 MF   IND Bharati Das 23 MF   IND Pratima Oram 24 FW   IND Deepa Nayak 25 DF   IND Pratima Nayak 27 DF   IND Salege Majhi 31 GK   IND Spandita Das 32 DF   IND Shibani Mundari 77 DF   IND Kamini Munda

Honours

Domestic (men's)

• FAO League
  • Champions (1): 2019
  • Runners-up (1): 2023

• FAO Super Cup
  • Champions (1): 2023

• Kalinga Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2005

Domestic (women's)

• Odisha Women's League
  • Runners-up (4): 2015, 2017, 2021–22, 2024–25 ^[6]

Recognitions

• IWL Roll of Honours
  • Best Match Organisation (1): 2023–24 ^[7]

References

1. "Sports Hostel". Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
2. "THIRD DIVISION: Dempo to play at home, Sporting away". The Times of India . Retrieved 25 September 2023.
3. "Sports Odisha Promise Fighting Challenge To Others". The Times of India . 26 April 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
4. "I-League 3 - 2023-24". i-league.org. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
5. "IWL 2023-24". i-league.org. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
6. "Nita Football Academy retain OWL crown; Sports Odisha runners-up". Orisports. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
7. Media Team, AIFF (28 March 2024). "IWL 2023-24 Roll of Honours announced". the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation . Retrieved 28 March 2024.