# Odisha women's football team

The Odisha women's football team (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ମହିଳା ଫୁଟବଲ ଟୀମ୍), earlier the Orissa women's football team, is an Indian women's football team representing the state of Odisha, India. The Football Association of Odisha, a state association of All India Football Federation, manages the team. The team competes as a member of the All India Football Federation, in the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the topmost women's knock-out league of Indian football.

## Stadium

Established in 1978, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, serves as the home ground of Odisha. The 15,000-capacity stadium has hosted several national and international tournaments including the I-League, Super Cup, and 2019 Gold Cup. It was one of the venues for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The stadium is also the home base for the national and youth team camps. Indian Arrows, AIFF's developmental side, is also based at the Kalinga Stadium.

## Personnel

| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Gitanjali Khuntia |
| Assistant Coach/Team Manager | Gayatri Mallick |
| Physiotherapist | Lopamudra Maharaj |

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 23 October 2024
The following 22 players were called up for the 2024–25 Senior Women's National Football Championship.
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 | GK | IND | Susmita Pun |
| 2 | DF | IND | Ambruta Nayak |
| 3 | DF | IND | Sradhanjali Panda |
| 4 | DF | IND | Sulekha Kanhar |
| 5 | DF | IND | Pragyan Kishan |
| 6 | MF | IND | Priyasa Sarkar |
| 7 | MF | IND | Munica Minz |
| 8 | MF | IND | Janhabi Kishan |
| 9 | FW | IND | Manisha Naik |
| 10 | FW | IND | Pyari Xaxa (C) |
| 11 | FW | IND | Deepa Nayak |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | IND | Malati Munda |
| 14 | MF | IND | Shibani Mundari |
| 15 | FW | IND | Pratima Oram |
| 16 | FW | IND | Laxmi Priya Lenka |
| 17 | FW | IND | Subhadra Sahoo |
| 18 | FW | IND | Satyabati Khadia |
| 19 | FW | IND | Rupashree Munda |
| 20 | DF | IND | Subasini Saha |
| 21 | GK | IND | Manju Ganjhu |
| 22 | DF | IND | Ranee Bag |
| 24 | MF | IND | Ipshita Rout |

## Results and fixtures

    As of 23 October 2024

### 2023
## Management
### Board of directors

| Position | Name |
| President | Vacant |
| Vice President | Bijay Das |
| Vice President | Dilip Kumar Sahoo |
| Vice President | Hrudaya Ranjan Behera |
| Honorary Secretary | Asirbad Behera |
| Joint Secretary | Avijit Paul |
| Joint Secretary | Biswa Ranjan Gharei |
| Joint Secretary | Sangeeta Sharma |
| Treasurer | Bhakta Ballav Das |
| Head of Referees | Durga Madhab Naik |
| Golden Baby League Development Officer | Subhasis Behera |

## Honours
### State (senior)

* Senior Women's National Football Championship
    Winners (1): 2010–11
    Runners-up (6): 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2018–19, 2024–25
* National Games
    Gold medal (3): 2007, 2011, 2023
    Silver medal (3): 2015, 2022, 2025
    Bronze medal (1): 2002

### State (youth)

* Junior Girl's National Football Championship
    Runners-up (8): 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18
* Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship
    Winners (1): 2006–07
    Runners-up (7): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2018–19

### Others

* Pem Dorjee Memorial Cup
    Runners-up: 2009

## Notable players

Below the players, are Indian senior international women's footballers who represented the Odisha women's football team.
* Sradhanjali Samantaray
* Ranjita Mohanty
* Pinky Bompal Magar
* Gitanjali Khuntia
* Sasmita Mallik
* Prasanti Pradhan
* Alochana Senapati
* Gayatri Mallick
* Supriya Routray
* Sita Sharma
* Suprava Samal
* Rashmita Patra
* Lochana Munda
* Swarnamayee Samal
* Bijayalaxmi Sahoo
* Tikina Samal
* Manisa Panna
* Pyari Xaxa
* Jabamani Tudu
* Juli Kishan