Odisha FC

In early 2014, it was announced that the All India Football Federation, the national federation for football in India, and IMG-Reliance would be accepting bids for ownership of eight or nine selected cities for the upcoming Indian Super League, an eight-team franchise league modeled along the lines of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.{{cite web|title=Indian Super League sees interest from 30 franchise bidders|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/indian-super-league-sees-interest-from-30-franchise-bidders-114032300585_1.html|work=Business Standard|access-date=22 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102021629/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/indian-super-league-sees-interest-from-30-franchise-bidders-114032300585_1.html|archive-date=2 January 2015|url-status=live}} On 13 April 2014, it was announced that DEN Networks had won the bidding for the Delhi franchise.{{cite news|last=Basu|first=Saumyajit|title=Stars embrace soccer through Indian Super League|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Stars-embrace-soccer-through-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/33712666.cms#write|work=The Times of India|date=14 April 2014 |access-date=22 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609215152/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Stars-embrace-soccer-through-Indian-Super-League/articleshow/33712666.cms#write|archive-date=9 June 2014|url-status=live}} The team had entered an alliance with Dutch club Feyenoord which lasted one year.{{cite web|title=Manchanda: Our dream is to take India to the World Cup|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/07/17/4964902/manchanda-our-dream-is-to-take-india-to-the-world-cup?ICID=AR_FS_3|website=www.goal.com|publisher=Goal|access-date=17 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222095455/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/07/17/4964902/manchanda-our-dream-is-to-take-india-to-the-world-cup?ICID=AR_FS_3|archive-date=22 February 2015|url-status=live}}

The team started their inaugural Indian Super League campaign on 14 October 2014 with a 0–0 draw against FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi. Dynamos did not experience the best of starts to their ISL campaign as they were placed last in the points table till the ninth game-week. But, against all odds, the team finished fifth with a five-match unbeaten run which included three wins and two draws. However, the team could not qualify for the semi-finals. In the 2015 season, Delhi Dynamos, for the first time, qualified for the semi-finals of the Indian Super League in 2015. In the 2016 season, the club finished third in the league stage with 21 points, but{{cite web |url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/standings-2016 |title=The Official Site of the Hero Indian Super League | 2016 Standings |website=Indiansuperleague.com |date=12 October 2014 |access-date=25 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901071133/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/standings-2016 |archive-date=1 September 2019 |url-status=live }} lost to Kerala Blasters FC in the semi-finals. In the 2017–18 season, the club finished eighth in the league stage with 19 points{{cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/standings-2017|title=The Official Site of the Hero Indian Super League | 2017 Standings|website=Indiansuperleague.com|access-date=1 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901074106/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/standings-2017|archive-date=1 September 2019|url-status=live}} and couldn't qualify for semi-finals. In their last season under the Delhi Dynamos banner, i.e. the 2018–19 season, the club again finished eighth in the league round with 18 points{{cite web |url=http://www.indiansuperleague.com/standings |title=The Official Site of the Hero Indian Super League | 2018 Standings |website=IndianSuperLeague.com |access-date=1 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118222408/http://www.indiansuperleague.com/standings |archive-date=18 November 2016 |url-status=live }} and therefore, couldn't qualify for the semi-finals.

Ahead of the 2019–20 Indian Super League season, the club decided to relocate to a new base, the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and rechristen itself as Odisha FC. In the presence of Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, and Tusharkanti Behera, the Minister for Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha, the Delhi Soccer Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha, to facilitate the relocation of the club from the national capital New Delhi to the Odisha state capital Bhubaneswar.{{cite web |title=Delhi Soccer Private Limited signs MoU with Government of Odisha to facilitate Bhubaneswar move |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/delhi-soccer-private-limited-signs-mou-with-government-of-odisha-to-facilitate-Bhubaneswar-move |website=indiansuperleague.com |date=31 August 2019 |publisher=ISL |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831204728/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/delhi-soccer-private-limited-signs-mou-with-government-of-odisha-to-facilitate-Bhubaneswar-move |archive-date=31 August 2019 |url-status=live }} As per the MoU, it was mutually decided that the club's first team, youth teams, youth football development program and grassroots football development program will be based in Odisha.{{cite web |title=It's official – Delhi Dynamos renamed as Odisha Football Club |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/odisha-fc-delhi-dynamos-isl-2019-20-anil-sharma-naveen-patnaik/article29309634.ece |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |date=31 August 2019 |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831194722/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/odisha-fc-delhi-dynamos-isl-2019-20-anil-sharma-naveen-patnaik/article29309634.ece |archive-date=31 August 2019 |url-status=live }}

Odisha played three of their initial home fixtures of the 2019−20 season at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium in Pune, due to unavailability of the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.{{cite news|title=Odisha FC to play their first three home matches in Pune|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/1499-odisha-fc-profile/news/odisha-fc-to-play-their-first-three-home-matches-in-pune|access-date=20 April 2020|work=Indian Super League|date=14 November 2019|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527110012/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/1499-odisha-fc-profile/news/odisha-fc-to-play-their-first-three-home-matches-in-pune|url-status=live}} Odisha started off their season on 22 October 2019, with a 2−1 loss in an away match against Jamshedpur at the JRD Tata Sports Complex.{{cite news|title=Castel nets winner as ten-man Jamshedpur beat Odisha|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/castel-nets-winner-as-ten-man-jamshedpur-beat-odisha|access-date=20 April 2020|work=Indian Super League|date=22 October 2019|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022175921/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/castel-nets-winner-as-ten-man-jamshedpur-beat-odisha|url-status=live}} Odisha secured their first ever win in their third fixture registering a 4−2 victory against Mumbai City at the Mumbai Football Arena. Odisha ended the season at the sixth spot with 25 points.{{cite news|title=Odisha FC: One for the future?|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/features/hero-isl-2019-20-the-season-that-was|access-date=20 April 2020|work=Indian Super League|date=17 March 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322163858/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/features/hero-isl-2019-20-the-season-that-was|url-status=live}} Later, on 18 March 2020, due to the head coach's familial obligations, Josep Gombau left the club.{{cite news|title=Odisha FC part ways with Josep Gombau|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/odisha-fc-part-ways-with-josep-gombau|access-date=20 April 2020|work=Indian Super League|date=18 March 2020|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913044959/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/odisha-fc-part-ways-with-josep-gombau|url-status=live}} Stuart Baxter replaced Josep Gomabau on 19 June 2020, as he was announced as the head coach of Odisha in a two-year contract.{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |title=Start Baxter appointed as Odisha FC coach |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/start-baxter-named-as-odisha-fc-coach-indian-super-league-isl-indian-football-news/article31870937.ece |access-date=19 June 2020 |website=Sportstar |date=19 June 2020 |language=en |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527110012/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/stuart-baxter-named-as-odisha-fc-coach-indian-super-league-isl-indian-football-news/article31870937.ece |url-status=live }} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020−21 season was hosted behind closed doors across three venues in Goa, the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, and the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco da Gama.{{cite news |title=Goa gets a thumbs up to stage Hero Indian Super League 2020-21 |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/goa-gets-a-thumbs-up-to-stage-hero-indian-super-league-2020-21 |access-date=24 September 2020 |work=Indian Super League |date=16 August 2020 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029052014/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/goa-gets-a-thumbs-up-to-stage-hero-indian-super-league-2020-21 |url-status=live }} Due to inconsistent display throughout the season, Odisha FC ended up at the bottom of the league with twelve points. On 2 February 2021, Baxter was sacked for his comments in a post-match press conference.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=2 February 2021|title=Stuart Baxter sacked by Indian football club Odisha after using rape analogy|work=The Guardian|agency=The Associated Press|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/feb/02/stuart-baxter-sacked-by-indian-football-club-odisha-after-using-analogy|url-status=live|access-date=2 February 2021|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202100247/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/feb/02/stuart-baxter-sacked-by-indian-football-club-odisha-after-using-analogy}}

On 20 July 2021, Odisha announced the appointment of Kiko Ramírez as the head coach for 2021–22 Indian Super League season{{cite web|date=20 July 2021|title=Odisha FC appoints Francisco "Kiko" Ramírez González as Head Coach|url=https://www.odishafc.com/news/details/odisha-fc-appoints-francisco-kiko-ramirez-gonzalez-as-head-coach|website=Odisha FC|access-date=20 July 2021|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720071025/https://www.odishafc.com/news/details/odisha-fc-appoints-francisco-kiko-ramirez-gonzalez-as-head-coach|url-status=live}} along with the appointment of Assistant Coach and Head of Football Development, Joaquin "Kino" Garcia Sanchez.{{cite web|date=20 July 2021|title=Odisha FC ropes in Joaquín "Kino" García Sánchez as Assistant Coach and Head of Football Development|url=https://www.odishafc.com/news/details/joaquin-kino-garcia-sanchez-as-assistant-coach-and-head-of-football-development|website=Odisha FC|access-date=20 July 2021|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720085928/https://www.odishafc.com/news/details/joaquin-kino-garcia-sanchez-as-assistant-coach-and-head-of-football-development|url-status=live}} On 1 September 2021, the club entered into a 3-year international partnership deal with Premier League club Watford.{{Cite web|title=News: Watford & Odisha FC Sign International Club Partnership|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/news-watford-odisha-fc-sign-international-club-partnership|access-date=2 September 2021|website=www.watfordfc.com|language=en|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901135736/https://www.watfordfc.com/news/news-watford-odisha-fc-sign-international-club-partnership|url-status=live}} On 4 November 2021, the club announced the finalisation of a strategic football and commercial partnership with Brazil's Avaí Futebol Clube as a part of OFC's Global Football Alliance initiative.{{Cite web|title=Odisha FC announces strategic partnership with Brazil's Avaí Futebol Clube|url=https://www.odishafc.com/news/details/odisha-fc-announces-strategic-partnership-with-brazil-s-avai-futebol-clube|date=4 November 2021|access-date=4 November 2021|website=OdishaFC.com|archive-date=5 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105194708/https://www.odishafc.com/news/details/odisha-fc-announces-strategic-partnership-with-brazil-s-avai-futebol-clube|url-status=live}} Odisha began the 2021–22 season campaign win a historic 3–1 win over Bengaluru FC on 24 November.{{cite web |title=ISL 2021–22 Highlights: Odisha FC Beat Bengaluru FC 3–1 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/indian-super-league-2021-22-live-score-and-updates-odisha-fc-vs-bengaluru-fc-isl-8-ofc-v-bfc-livenews-4482227.html |website=News18 |access-date=30 November 2021 |language=en |date=25 November 2021 |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130082501/https://www.news18.com/news/football/indian-super-league-2021-22-live-score-and-updates-odisha-fc-vs-bengaluru-fc-isl-8-ofc-v-bfc-livenews-4482227.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|author=|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/isl-2021-22-odisha-fc-vs-bengaluru-fc-match-result-score|title=ISL 2021-22: Odisha FC boss Bengaluru FC to seal historic win|website=Olympics.com|date=24 November 2021|access-date=30 November 2021|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130091559/https://olympics.com/en/news/isl-2021-22-odisha-fc-vs-bengaluru-fc-match-result-score|url-status=live}} Odisha ended the season at the seventh spot with 23 points.

File:Diego Maurício (5193445903) (cropped).jpg, all-time top scorer for Odisha in all competetions.]]

The 2022 Durand Cup kicked of the 2022–23 Indian football season, followed by the Indian Super League season, and later ended with the Super Cup. In the 2022 Durand Cup group stage, Odisha topped their group with four wins in four games, scoring 11 goals without conceding a single goal, and qualified for the 2022 Durand Cup quarter-finals. Odisha went down a.e.t. against Bengaluru in the quarter-finals 1-2, bowing out of the competition.{{Cite web |date= 10 September 2022|title=Durand Cup 2022: Bengaluru FC reach semi-finals as Roy Krishna's late winner in extra time sinks ten-man Odisha FC|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/durand-cup-2022-bengaluru-fc-reach-semi-finals-as-roy-krishnas-late-winner-in-extra-time-sinks-ten-man-odisha-fc|work=Indian Super League|access-date=10 September 2022}} In the 2022-23 Indian Super League season, Odisha finished 6th with 30 points on the table and qualified for the playoffs for the first time since rebranding into Odisha FC. However, they lost to Mohun Bagan 2-0 in the knock-outs. In the 2023 Indian Super Cup, Odisha began their campaign by drawing 1-1 against East Bengal. They then went on to win 3-0 against I-League side Aizawl FC and a 2-1 win against Hyderabad FC to top their group and qualify for the Semi-final of the tournament. In the Semi-final, they beat the surprise team in the tournament Northeast United FC on a scoreline of 3-1 to qualify for their first ever Super Cup Final where they were up against current ISL runner-up Bengaluru FC.

On 25 April 2023, Odisha clinched their first ever silverware, the Indian Super Cup title, defeating Bengaluru FC 2-1 in the 2023 Indian Super Cup final.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-25 |title=Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/odisha-fc-bask-in-kozhikode-rain-beat-bengaluru-fc-to-claim-hero-super-cup-crown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425180906/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/odisha-fc-bask-in-kozhikode-rain-beat-bengaluru-fc-to-claim-hero-super-cup-crown |url-status=dead |archive-date=2023-04-25 |access-date=2023-04-26 }} They faced 2021–22 I-League champions Gokulam Kerala in the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions. Diego Maurício's hat-trick helped Odisha cruise past Gokulam Kerala to qualify for the AFC Cup.

Odisha kicked-off their 2023-24 season with the 2023-24 AFC Cup, in which they were placed in the South Zone group alongside Mohun Bagan SG from India, Bashundhara Kings from Bangladesh, and Maziya from the Maldives. Odisha finished as the South Zone Winners, topping the group with 12 points from 6 games, qualifying for the inter-zonal play-off semi-finals. Odisha faced the Australian side Central Coast Mariners in the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals. They lost the first leg 4-0 away, and drew the second leg 0-0 at home, exiting the competition.{{Cite web |last=Nalwala |first=Ali Asgar |date=14 March 2024 |title=AFC Cup 2023-24 inter-zone semi-finals: Odisha FC ousted after goalless draw against Central Coast Mariners |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/afc-cup-2023-24-inter-zone-semi-final-odisha-vs-cc-mariners-leg-2-result-score |website=Olympics}} In the 2023–24 Indian Super League season, the club finished 4th with 39 points from 22 games, qualifying for the play-offs. In the knock-outs, they defeated Kerala Blasters 2–1, and reached the semi-finals for the first time in club history. In the two-legged semi-final, Odisha faced Mohun Bagan SG. They won the first leg 2–1 at home, however, lost 0–2 away, exiting the league play-offs with an aggregate score of 2–3.

File:Stone wheel engraved in the 13th century built Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India.jpg. The temple is designed as a chariot consisting of 24 such wheels. Each wheel has a diameter of 9 feet, 9 inches, with 8 spokes.]]

On 15 September 2019, Odisha unveiled their official logo embodying the heritage and the culture of the state of Odisha and the vision and the ideology of its parent company, GMS Inc. The design for the crest is inspired from the Chakras or the chariot wheels of the famous Konark Sun Temple, a World Heritage Site in Odisha which represents movement and development; the ship design represents GMS, the world's largest buyer of ships and offshore assets, and the owner of the club.{{cite web |title=ISL newbies Odisha FC unveil official logo |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/isl-newbies-odisha-fc-unveil-official-logo/1619486 |publisher=Outlook India |access-date=22 September 2019 |archive-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922183618/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/isl-newbies-odisha-fc-unveil-official-logo/1619486 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Odisha FC unveil official logo |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/odisha-fc-unveil-official-logo |website=.indiansuperleague.com |date=15 May 2019 |access-date=22 September 2019 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527110013/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/odisha-fc-unveil-official-logo |url-status=live }}

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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 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 national football team and youth national teams. Indian Arrows, AIFF's defunct developmental side, was also based at the Kalinga Stadium.

On 31 August 2019, the Kalinga Stadium was announced as the home base of the club. Earlier, the 60,000-capacity Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, served as the home ground of the club, under the brand franchise name Delhi Dynamos FC. In 2019, due to various economic factors and improper attendance for home games over the course of the seasons at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the then owner of the club, Dr. Anil Sharma, decided to shift the base from Delhi to Bhubaneswar, and rechristen the club as Odisha FC.{{cite web |title=Why Delhi Dynamos shifting to Odisha is a blow to football in the capital |url=https://khelnow.com/news/article/2019-20-isl-delhi-dynamos-move-to-odisha-a-bodyblow-to-football-in-capital-city |website=khelnow.com |publisher=Khel Now |access-date=31 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831202113/https://khelnow.com/news/article/2019-20-isl-delhi-dynamos-move-to-odisha-a-bodyblow-to-football-in-capital-city |archive-date=31 August 2019 |url-status=live }}

File:The Juggernauts - Odisha FC Supporters.jpg game at the Kalinga Stadium.]]

Odisha FC had immediately grown its popularity post its inception which resulted in the formation of its supporters group, known as The Juggernauts.{{cite news |last1=Das |first1=Srijandeep |title=ISL 2019-20: Odisha FC CEO Ashish Shah talks about shifting base from Delhi, tapping local talent, building fanbase and more |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2019-20-odisha-fc-ceo-ashish-shah-talks-about-shifting-base-from-delhi-tapping-local-talent-building-fanbase-and-more-7534881.html |access-date=25 October 2019 |publisher=Firstpost |date=22 October 2019 |archive-date=24 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024225021/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2019-20-odisha-fc-ceo-ashish-shah-talks-about-shifting-base-from-delhi-tapping-local-talent-building-fanbase-and-more-7534881.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Jena |first1=Suryakant |last2=Biswas |first2=Ramakant |title=Odisha FC Gears Up For Debut In Indian Super League 2019-20 |url=https://odishatv.in/odisha/odisha-fc-gears-up-for-debut-in-indian-super-league-2019-20-407017 |access-date=25 October 2019 |publisher=Odisha Tv |date=7 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025083027/https://odishatv.in/odisha/odisha-fc-gears-up-for-debut-in-indian-super-league-2019-20-407017 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Team Odisha FC arrives in Bhubaneswar and gets warm welcome from fans |url=https://orissadiary.com/team-odisha-fc-arrives-bhubaneswar-gets-warm-welcome-fans/ |access-date=25 October 2019 |publisher=orissadiary.com |date=7 October 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025083028/https://orissadiary.com/team-odisha-fc-arrives-bhubaneswar-gets-warm-welcome-fans/ |url-status=live }} The name of the group is derived from {{lang|sa-Latn|Jagannātha}} i.e. the "world-lord", combining {{lang|sa-Latn|jagata}} ("world") and {{lang|sa-Latn|natha}} ("lord"). Juggernaut is defined as a large powerful force or organization that cannot be stopped.{{cite web |title=Meaning of juggernaut in English |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/juggernaut |website=dictionary.cambridge.org |publisher=Cambridge University Press |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411211817/https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/juggernaut |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web|date=3 September 2021|title=Odisha FC Supporters Juggernauts Partner With Watford FC Fanclub For Cross-Cultural Fan Program|url=https://sambadenglish.com/odisha-fc-supporters-juggernauts-partner-with-watford-fc-fanclub-for-cross-cultural-fan-program/|access-date=12 September 2021|website=Sambad|language=en-US|archive-date=12 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912140139/https://sambadenglish.com/odisha-fc-supporters-juggernauts-partner-with-watford-fc-fanclub-for-cross-cultural-fan-program/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=12 September 2021|title=Odisha FC Supporters, Juggernauts, Partner With Watford FC's Fan Club For Cross-Cultural Fan Programme|url=https://www.odishabytes.com/odisha-fc-supporters-juggernauts-partner-with-watford-fcs-fan-club-for-cross-cultural-fan-programme/|access-date=12 September 2021|website=Odisha Bytes|language=en-US|archive-date=12 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912101818/https://www.odishabytes.com/odisha-fc-supporters-juggernauts-partner-with-watford-fcs-fan-club-for-cross-cultural-fan-programme/|url-status=live}}

On 13 April 2014, Indian Super League announced that DEN Networks had won the bidding for the Delhi franchise to be the eighth team in the inaugural season of the League. The club entered an alliance with Dutch club Feyenoord in 2015, which lasted only for one year. The world's largest cash buyer of ships and offshore assets for recycling, GMS, was brought in in March 2016 as the club's new majority co-owner.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/football/isl/delhi-dynamos-ropes-in-gmsled-wall-street-investments/article9201982.ece |title=Delhi Dynamos ropes in GMS-led Wall Street Investments |publisher=Sportstarlive |website=www.sportstarlive.com |date=8 October 2016 |access-date=25 February 2017 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527110012/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/delhi-dynamos-ropes-in-gmsled-wall-street-investments/article9201982.ece |url-status=live }} GMS currently holds 100% of the ownership in club which it purchased in three installments of 55%, 25% and 20% respectively from DEN Networks.{{cite web|url=http://www.delhidynamos.com/2016/10/07/delhi-dynamos-f-c-welcome-new-co-owners|title=Delhi Dynamos F.C. Welcome New Co-Owners|website=www.delhidynamos.com|date=7 October 2016|access-date=8 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105223620/http://www.delhidynamos.com/2016/10/07/delhi-dynamos-f-c-welcome-new-co-owners/|archive-date=5 November 2016|url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|url=http://ptinews.com/news/8085538_DEN-Networks-give-up-25--stake-in-Delhi-Dynamos-|title=DEN Networks give up 25% stake in Delhi Dynamos|publisher=PTI|website=ptinews.com|date=16 November 2016|access-date=8 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220084201/http://ptinews.com/news/8085538_DEN-Networks-give-up-25--stake-in-Delhi-Dynamos-|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=live}}

{{Main|List of Odisha FC records and statistics}}

{{updated|5 March 2025|{{cite web |title=Indian Super League Standings|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/standings |publisher=Indian Super League|access-date=5 March 2025}}}}

{{For|a list of all former and current Odisha players|List of Odisha FC players}}

{{Updated|1 June 2025}}{{cite web| title = Squad| url = https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/1499-odisha-fc-profile/squad| publisher = Indian Super League| access-date = 15 January 2022| archive-date = 17 October 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191017191332/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/clubs/1499-odisha-fc-profile/squad| url-status = live}}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=1|pos=GK|name=Amrinder Singh|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=3|pos=DF|name=Narender Gahlot}}

{{Fs player|nat=ESP|no=5|pos=DF|name=Carlos Delgado}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=6|pos=MF|name=Rohit Kumar}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=7|pos=MF|name=Lalthathanga Khawlhring}}

{{Fs player|nat=FRA|no=8|pos=MF|name=Hugo Boumous}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=19|pos=FW|name=Isak Vanlalruatfela}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=23|pos=GK|name=Anuj Kumar}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=24|pos=DF|name=Thoiba Singh}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=25|pos=FW|name=Rahim Ali}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=28|pos=DF|name=Saviour Gama}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=29|pos=FW|name=Aphaoba Singh Ashangbam}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=33|pos=DF|name=Subham Bhattacharya}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=39|pos=MF|name=Narendra Naik}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=45|pos=DF|name=Tankadhar Bag}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=77|pos=FW|name=Rahul KP}}

{{Fs player|nat=BRA|no=90|pos=FW|name=Dori}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=99|pos=GK|name=Manas Dubey}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=|pos=MF|name=Hitesh Sharma}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=|pos=DF|name=Jeremy Zohminghlua}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=|pos=FW|name=Kartik Hantal}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=|pos=MF|name=Lalliansanga Renthlei}}

{{Fs player|nat=IND|no=|pos=FW|name=Roshan Panna}}

{{Fs end}}

File:Odisha FC (Super Cup Champions).jpg title with 2–1 victory over Bengaluru.]]

• Indian Super Cup
• Winners (1): 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/odisha-fc-bask-in-kozhikode-rain-beat-bengaluru-fc-to-claim-hero-super-cup-crown|title=Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|date=25 April 2023|access-date=25 April 2023|first=Akhil|last=Rawat|location=Kozhikode|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425180906/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/odisha-fc-bask-in-kozhikode-rain-beat-bengaluru-fc-to-claim-hero-super-cup-crown|archive-date=25 April 2023}}
• Runners-up (1): 2024
• {{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/12-years-of-pall-of-gloom-lifted-east-bengal-win-a-spine-chiller-to-take-home-kalinga-super-cup|title=12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|date=28 January 2024|access-date=28 January 2024|first=Akhil|last=Rawat|location=Bhubaneswar}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/16-tournaments-11000-players-a-hectic-2023-24-domestic-season-with-class-and-character|title=16 tournaments, 11,000 players: A hectic 2023–24 domestic season with class and character|date=18 June 2024|access-date=18 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618135956/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/16-tournaments-11000-players-a-hectic-2023-24-domestic-season-with-class-and-character|archive-date=18 June 2024|location=New Delhi|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|first1=AIFF|last1=Media Team}}

• Bandodkar Trophy
• Runners-up (1): 2024{{Cite web |title=FC Goa pip Odisha on penalties for second Bandodkar Trophy triumph |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/fc-goa-pip-odisha-on-penalties-for-second-bandodkar-trophy-triumph/articleshow/113136689.cms |access-date=26 January 2025 |first1=Flavio |last1=Lopes |work=The Times of India |date=7 September 2024 |archive-date=6 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906195450/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/fc-goa-pip-odisha-on-penalties-for-second-bandodkar-trophy-triumph/articleshow/113136689.cms }}

{{Further|Indian football clubs in Asian competitions}}

The following clubs are affiliated with Odisha FC:

• {{flagicon|ENG}} Watford FC (2021–present){{Cite web|title=News: Watford & Odisha FC Sign International Club Partnership|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/news-watford-odisha-fc-sign-international-club-partnership|date=1 September 2021|access-date=1 September 2021|website=WatfordFC.com|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901120817/https://www.watfordfc.com/news/news-watford-odisha-fc-sign-international-club-partnership|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Odisha FC signs International Club Partnership with Premier League club Watford FC|url=https://www.odishafc.com/news/details/odisha-fc-signs-international-club-partnership-with-premier-league-club-watford-fc|date=1 September 2021|access-date=1 September 2021|website=OdishaFC.com|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901135727/https://www.odishafc.com/news/details/odisha-fc-signs-international-club-partnership-with-premier-league-club-watford-fc|url-status=live}}
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Avai FC (2021–present){{cite news|title=Odisha FC announce strategic partnership with Brazil's Avai FC|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/87540746.cms|website=The Times of India|date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021}}{{cite web|title=Odisha FC partners with Brazil's Avaí Futebol Clube expanding OFC's global presence|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/odisha-fc-partners-with-brazils-ava-futebol-clube-expanding-ofcs-global-presence|website=indiansuperleague.com|date=5 November 2021 |access-date=5 November 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124073941/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/odisha-fc-partners-with-brazils-ava-futebol-clube-expanding-ofcs-global-presence}}

{{Main|Odisha FC Women}}

The organizers of ISL introduced eISL, a FIFA video game tournament, for the ISL playing clubs. Each club has represented in the game by two players.{{cite tweet |author=Odisha FC |author-link=Odisha FC |user=OdishaFC |number=1452925217211228166 |date=26 October 2021 |title=It's time to pick up your 🎮 & gear up for #eISL in your bid to become 🇮🇳's next @EASPORTSFIFA 2⃣2⃣ star! 🏆 1 Male & 1 Female esport talent will be chosen to wear the Odisha FC jersey to contest in the inaugural eISL tournament! Register at: https://t.co/BtxrNNHG03 #FIFA22 https://t.co/9Tqkfq2XlX |language=en |access-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026185602/https://twitter.com/odishafc/status/1452925217211228166 |archive-date=26 October 2021 }} Odisha FC (the eSports section is now defunct), hosted a series of qualifying games for all the participants desiring to represent the club in eISL. On 20 November, the club announced the signing of the two selected players.

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