# 2022–23 Odisha FC season

The 2022–23 season was Odisha Football Clubs's fourth professional season in the Indian Super League since their establishment in 2019. Odisha finished 6th in the Indian Super League regular season table and lost to ATK Mogun Bagan in the play-off knockout. The club won the Super Cup for the first time in their history and were knocked out of Durand Cup in the quarter-finals.

## Overview
### Pre-season and Durand Cup

Odisha FC brought back head coach Josep Gombau who enjoyed an excellent two-year spell at the club on 8 June. He started to rebuild the team by bringing a new set of players. He stated that the team composition and their play would be different, so they wanted new players. He also confirmed that they retain no foreign players from last season. On 1 July, They announced the launch of Odisha FC Women team.
Odisha made their Durand Cup debut in Group D. They won their first game with 6 goals against NorthEast United. Odisha defeated Kerala Blasters, Sudeva Delhi and Army Green in their remaining group matches without conceding a single goal. But in the quarter-finals, they lost against Bengaluru, who later won the tournament.

### Indian Super League

Odisha was handed an away fixture in their first match, facing defending premiers Jamshedpur. Odisha won the game 3-2. But in next match Mumbai City FC notched a 2-0 win over them in a tightly contested affair with a Shubham Sarangi own goal and a Bipin Singh late strike. In their first home match, Odisha FC made another stunning comeback to register second win of the season. After the first half Kerala Blasters was leading with a goal, but in the second half Jerry Mawihmingthanga equalised and substitute Pedro Martín won it for the Juggernauts. In next match they picked their second home win as well by beating Bengaluru FC. Nandhakumar Sekar scored the game's only goal. But an early goal sink them to their second defeat of the season against Hyderabad FC. Then they nabbed three consecutive wins against East Bengal, Chennaiyin and NorthEast united. But in the next match, The Juggernauts were reduced to ten men in the 65th minute when Nandhakumar Sekar was shown a second yellow and FC Goa made the visitors pay with all three goals coming after. In the next match, Odisha FC and ATK Mohun Bagan shared the points in the season’s first goalless draw to complete Odisha's first half of the season with six wins and one draw.

## Competitions
### Indian Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 34 | ISL Cup Knockouts |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 31 | ISL Cup Knockouts |
| 6 | Odisha | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 30 | ISL Cup Knockouts, Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage and 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage |
| 7 | Goa | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 27 | |
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Mohun Bagan 3, Bengaluru 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Mohun Bagan 0, Bengaluru 0. Head-to-head goal scored: Mohun Bagan 4, Bengaluru 4. Goal difference: Mohun Bagan +7, Bengaluru +4.
* ↑ Qualified via winning the 2023 Super Cup
* ↑ Qualified via winning the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Goa 3, Chennaiyin 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Goa +1, Chennaiyin -1.

#### League stage

| Date | Gameweek | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 11 October 2022 | 1 | Jamshedpur | Away | 3-2 | Maurício (2), Isaac | 19,213 | A Rowan |
| 15 October 2022 | 2 | Mumbai City | Away | 0-2 | | 4,128 | Pranjal Banerjee |
| 23 October 2022 | 3 | Kerala Blasters | Home | 2-1 | Jerry, Pedro | 5,217 | A Rowan |
| 27 October 2022 | 4 | Bengaluru | Home | 1-0 | Nandha | 6,811 | Senthil Nathan S |
| 5 November 2022 | 5 | Hyderabad | Away | 0-1 | | 10,126 | R Venkatesh |
| 18 November 2022 | 6 | East Bengal | Away | 4-2 | Pedro (2), Jerry, Nandha | 17,772 | I Jamal Mohamed |
| 24 November 2022 | 7 | Chennaiyin | Home | 3-2 | Maurício, Nandha, Vafa (o.g.) | 7,218 | Aditya Purkayastha |
| 2 December 2022 | 8 | NorthEast United | Home | 2-1 | Nandha, Jerry | 7,716 | Umesh Bora |
| 10 December 2022 | 9 | Goa | Away | 0-3 | | 9,456 | Crystal John |
| 15 December 2022 | 10 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Home | 0-0 | | 7,019 | C. R. Srikrishna |
| 26 December 2022 | 11 | Kerala Blasters | Away | 0-1 | | 31,712 | Pratik Mondal |
| 2 January 2023 | 12 | Mumbai City | Home | 2-4 | Maurício (2) | 4,417 | A Rowan |
| 7 January 2023 | 13 | East Bengal | Home | 3-1 | Maurício (2), Sekar | | |
| 14 January 2023 | 14 | Bengaluru | Away | 3-1 | Maurício | | |
| 28 December 2022 | 15 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Away | 0-2 | | | |
| 2 February 2023 | 16 | Chennaiyin | Away | 2-2 | Maurício, Vanlalruatfela | | |
| 6 February 2023 | 17 | Goa | Home | 1-1 | Maurício | | |
| 10 February 2023 | 18 | Hyderabad | Home | 3-1 | Maurício, Tanang (o.g.), Vanlalruatfela | | |
| 17 February 2023 | 19 | Northeast United | Away | 3-1 | Maurício, Rodríguez, Sekar | | |
| 22 February 2023 | 20 | Jamshedpur | Home | 0-2 | | | |
| 6 March 2023 | Knockout | ATK Mohun Bagan | Away | 0-2 | | 35,256 | Rahul Kumar Gupta |

#### Results by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Odisha | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | L |

### Super Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Result | Scorers | Referee |
| 9 April 2023 | Group Stage | East Bengal | 1-1 | Sekar | Rahul Kumar Gupta |
| 13 April 2023 | Group Stage | Aizawl | 3-0 | Maurício, Rodríguez, Sekar | Aniket Jadhav |
| 17 April 2023 | Group Stage | Hyderabad | 2-1 | Maurício, Panwar | Pranjal Banerjee |
| 17 April 2023 | Semi Final | Northeast United | 3-1 | Sekar(2), Maurício | Senthil Nathan S |
| 25 April 2023 | Final | Bengaluru | 2-1 | Maurício (2) | Rahul Kumar Gupta |

### Durand Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Result | Scorers | Referee |
| 17 August 2022 | Group Stage | NorthEast United | 6-0 | Jerry (2), Nandha, Isak, Maurício, Thoiba | Pranjal Banerjee |
| 23 August 2022 | Group Stage | Kerala Blasters | 2-0 | Isaac, Saúl | Ashwin Kanojiya |
| 29 August 2022 | Group Stage | Sudeva Delhi | 3-0 | Saúl (2), Jerry | Dipu Roy |
| 4 September 2022 | Group Stage | Army Green | 1-0 | Pedro | Pranjal Banerjee |
| 10 September 2022 | Quarter-finals | Bengaluru | 1-2 (a.e.t) | Maurício | Dipu Roy |

### AFC Cup

Since the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023–24 AFC Cup adopted transitional calendar with the switch from Spring-to-Autumn to an Autumn-to-Spring schedule, the All India Football Federation decided that its continental slots are determined by extra playoffs.
| Date | Round | Opponent | Result | Scorers | Referee |
| 29 April 2022 | Play–off for AFC Cup | Gokulam Kerala | 3-1 | Maurício (3) | Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar |
* 1 2 3 4 Odisha FC's score written first

## Transfers

Josep Gombau after being signed as the head coach stated that the team composition, and how they play, all will be different so they wanted new players. They didn't retain any foreign players. Signed 4 players from Spanish teams, Osama Malik from an Australian club Perth Glory and Diego Maurício returned from Mumbai City. Even though Kamaljit Singh has signed an extension, he later transferred to East Bengal. They signed 15 players in total, transferred 17 players out and retained 17 players from last season. Vinit Rai continued on loan in Mumbai City.

### Transfers In

| Date | Name | Position | No. | Last Club | Fee |
| 30 August 2022 | Niraj Kumar | GK | 13 | Rajasthan United | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2022 | Rishabh Dobriyal | FW | 37 | Sudeva Delhi | Free |
| 9 June 2022 | Michael Soosairaj | FW | 23 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Undisclosed |
| 9 June 2022 | Narender Gahlot | DF | 3 | Jamshedpur | Free |
| 9 June 2022 | Nikhil Prabhu | DF | 4 | Hyderabad | Undisclosed |
| 19 June 2022 | Carlos Delgado | DF | 5 | Atlético Baleares | Free |
| 20 June 2022 | Osama Malik | MF | 6 | Perth Glory | Free |
| 26 June 2022 | Raynier Fernandes | MF | 10 | Mumbai City | Loan |
| 1 July 2022 | Diego Maurício | FW | 9 | Mumbai City | Free |
| 6 July 2022 | Denechandra Meitei | DF | 30 | Kerala Blasters | Loan |
| 7 July 2022 | Saúl Crespo | MF | 21 | Ponferradina | Free |
| 8 July 2022 | Pedro Martín | FW | 7 | Gimnàstic | Free |
| 10 July 2022 | Lalthuammawia Ralte | GK | 28 | RoundGlass Punjab | Free |
| 12 July 2022 | Víctor Rodríguez | FW | 32 | Elche | Free |
| 16 September 2022 | Amrinder Singh | GK | 1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Free |

### Transfers Out

| Date | Name | To | Fee |
| 22 June 2022 | Ankit Bhuyan | Free agent | |
| 22 June 2022 | Javi Hernández | Bengaluru | Free |
| 30 June 2022 | Arshdeep Singh | Goa | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | Baoringdao Bodo | TRAU | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | Aridai Cabrera | Inter Club d'Escaldes | Free |
| 13 July 2022 | Víctor Mongil | Kerala Blasters | Free |
| 15 July 2022 | Jonathas de Jesus | Náutico | Free |
| 31 July 2022 | Premjit Singh | TRAU | Free |
| 22 July 2022 | Héctor Rodas | Atlético Saguntino | Free |
| 1 August 2022 | Saurabh Meher | Gokulam Kerala | Undisclosed |
| 11 August 2022 | Kamaljit Singh | East Bengal | Undisclosed |
| 25 August 2022 | Gaurav Bora | NorthEast United | Free |
| 6 September 2022 | Ravi Kumar | RoundGlass Punjab | Free |
| 7 September 2022 | George D'Souza | Churchill Brothers | Free |
| 9 September 2022 | Samuel Lalmuanpuia | RoundGlass Punjab | Free |
| 13 September 2022 | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | RoundGlass Punjab | Free |
| 17 September 2022 | Kamalpreet Singh | Real Kashmir | Free |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Indian Super League | Indian Super League | Durand Cup | Durand Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IND | Amrinder Singh | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | IND | Niraj Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | IND | Lalthuammawia Ralte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | IND | Antonio D'Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IND | Lalhrezuala Sailung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IND | Narender Gahlot | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IND | Nikhil Prabhu | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Carlos Delgado | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IND | Shubham Sarangi | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IND | Hendry Antonay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IND | Sebastian Thangmuansang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | IND | Denechandra Meitei | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IND | Karan Amin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | IND | Sahil Panwar | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | IND | Lalruatthara | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | IND | Deven Sawhney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Osama Malik | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IND | Paul Ramfangzauva | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IND | Raynier Fernandes | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | IND | Isak Vanlalruatfela | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Saúl Crespo | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | IND | Thoiba Singh | 17 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | MF | IND | Isaac Vanmalsawma | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Pedro Martín | 17 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Diego Maurício | 17 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | IND | Nanda Kumar | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | IND | Akshunna Tyagi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | IND | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | FW | IND | Michael Soosairaj | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ESP | Víctor Rodríguez | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | IND | Rishabh Dobriyal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | IND | CVL Remtluanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 1 2 3 Not included in the ISL squad