Odisha FC (women)

With an aim to have a professional women's team from Odisha, one of the major hotbeds of Indian women's football, Odisha FC club brought in an experienced football administrator, Randeep Baruah, as their Head of academy & Women's Football, to structure the women's football department. In 2022, on the holy occasion of Ratha Yatra, the Indian Super League (ISL) club Odisha FC announced the launch of their senior women's team. On the same day, the club announced the appointment of AFC A-Licensed coach and former player, Crispin Chettri, as team's first Head Coach.^[5][7][8][9]

Odisha FC Women kicked-off their professional football journey with participating in the 2022–23 Odisha Women's League, the top division women's football league of Odisha. Odisha played their first ever match on 27 November 2022, with a 1–0 win against East Coast Railway at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. The club went on to win their first regional siverware with winning the Odisha Women's League title with a perfect record of with 10 wins from 10 games, to qualify for the 2022–23 Indian Women's League. Pyari Xaxa ended up as the top scorer for the side with 11 goals in 10 games.^[10][11]

In the 2022–23 Indian Women's League season, Odisha finished third in the group stage of the competition, qualifying for the knockout stage with a total of 16 points with 5 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. Odisha faced defending champions Gokulam Kerala in the quarter-finals, which ended up 1–1 at the end of regular time, however, Odisha lost 0–3 on penalties, bowing out of the league. Despite ending up on the losing side in the quarter-final, Odisha directly qualified for the 2023–24 Indian Women's League season, as direct qualification was awarded to teams which qualified for the knockout round and finished in the top eight positions in the 2022–23 season.^[12][13]

In their second season in top-flight football since inception, Odisha won their first-ever national division silverware by winning the 2023–24 Indian Women's League title. Odisha ended up with 31 points from 12 games, qualifying for the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League, Asia's premier club women's football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Pyari Xaxa ended up as the top scorer for Odisha with 8 goals, followed by Win Theingi Tun with 7 goals to her name. Later in FIFA also congratulated the Odisha FC Women side for their outstanding performance in the Indian Women's League, crowning them as the Champions of India.^{[14][15][16][17]}

In the 2024–25 Indian Women's League season, Odisha began as defending champions after winning the title in 2023–24, but endured a difficult campaign marked by inconsistent form and a long winless run. Odisha ended up with 12 points from 14 games, ultimately finishing in 7th in the league resulting in relegation from the top flight, a rare fall for reigning champions in Indian women's club football. Lynda Kom ended up as the top scorer for Odisha with 7 goals to her name.^[18][19]

Established in 1978, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, is the home ground of Odisha. The 12,000-capacity stadium has hosted several national and international tournaments including the Indian Super League, I-League, Super Cup, and 2019 Gold Cup. It was one of the venues to host the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The stadium also serves as the home base for the India women's national football team and youth national teams.

Odisha FC had immediately grown its popularity post its inception which resulted in the formation of its supporters group, known as The Juggernauts.^[23][24][25] The name of the group is derived from Jagannātha i.e. the "world-lord", combining jagata ("world") and natha ("lord"). Juggernaut is defined as a large powerful force or organization that cannot be stopped.^[26] After the club entered into a 3-year technical affiliation with the Premier League side Watford, the Juggernauts became the first Indian football supporters' group to get into an international alliance with supporters' group of a foreign club on September 3. They partnered with Watford's largest supporters' group, i.e. The 1881 Movement, for a cross-cultural fan exchange programme.^[27][28]

As of 20 March 2026^[29]

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

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IND Manassvi Rani 2 DF  IND Kajal 3 DF  IND Sadhika Shyam 5 MF  IND Harleen Kaur Sokhi 6 MF  IND Kanchan Rawat 7 FW  IND Muskan Khan 8 MF  IND Megan Leah Gamage 9 MF  IND Irom Priyadashini Devi 10 MF  IND Muriel Adam (captain) 11 FW  IND Isabel D'Souza 12 MF  IND Nim Lhamu Tamang

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  IND Ashwathi P. 14 MF  IND Monisha D. 15 DF  IND Annu Gupta 16 MF  IND Aanshi Khanna 17 FW  IND Fatima Yar Mohammed Khan 21 FW  IND Aysha Sartape 22 DF  IND Rakhee Sawant 23 MF  IND Anuska Rai 25 GK  IND Aarti Banwari 31 GK  IND Sunita Chettri 75 DF  IND Vijayajeyanthi

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As of 28 March 2026^[30]

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Overall records

Season	League									OWL	AWCL	Top Scorer
	Tier	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Position			Player	Goals
2022–23	1	7	5	1	1	28	2	16	Quarter-finalists	Champions	–	Pyari Xaxa	11
2023–24	1	12	10	1	1	31	4	31	Champions	–	–	Pyari Xaxa	8
2024–25	1	14	3	3	8	16	25	12	7th	–	Group Stage	Lynda Kom	9
2025–26	2	4	0	1	3	1	6	1	Group Stage	–	–	Aswathi P.	1

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The following clubs are affiliated with Odisha FC:

• Watford FC (2021–present)^[39][40]
• Avai FC (2021–present)^[41][42]

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