2021–22 Odisha FC season
2021–22 season | ||||
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President | Raj Athwal | |||
Manager | Kiko Ramírez | |||
Stadium | Tilak Maidan (Centralised Venue) | |||
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All statistics correct as of 13 September 2021. |
The 2021–22 season is Odisha FC's third professional season in the Indian Super League since their establishment in 2019. The 2021–22 Indian Super League season started from 19 November 2021.[1]
Overview[]
On 6 May, the club announced the appointment of David Villa as the head of Global Football Operations.[2] The club also announced the appointment of former head coach Josep Gombau and Victor Onate as the members of Technical committee.[3]
On 20 July, Odisha announced the appointment of Francisco "Kiko" Ramírez González as the head coach for 2021-22 Indian Super League season[4] along with the appointment of Assistant Coach and Head of Football Development, Joaquin "Kino" Garcia Sanchez.[5]
On 1 September, the club entered into a 3-year international partnership deal with Premier League club Watford.[6]
Training[]
Similar to the last season, the 2021–22 Indian Super League season will also be hosted behind closed doors across three venues in Goa due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Odisha FC used the Our Lady of the Rosary Church Ground in Navelim, South Goa for their pre-season training. The team started their pre-season training by the end of first week of September 2021. Head coach Ramirez and his team arrived in Goa on 9 September for pre-season.[7]
Transfers[]
On 22 April 2021, Odisha announced the contract extension of Jerry Mawihmingthanga till 2022.[8] On 14 May, Odisha announced the signing of Sebastian Thangmuansang on a two-year contract from I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC. The club also announced the signing of Sahil Panwar on a two-year contract by paying a undisclosed transfer fee to Indian Super League side Hyderabad FC.[9] On 8 June, the club announced the signing of defender Lalruatthara on a two-year deal.[10]
On 7 July, Odisha announced the signing of Isaac Vanmalsawma on a two-year contract.[11] On 12 July, the club announced that George D'Souza joined I-League 2nd Division club FC Bengaluru United on loan for the 2021–22 season.[12]
On 23 July, Cole Alexander mutually terminated his contract with the club after agreeing to leave Odisha for South African Premier Division club, Kaizer Chiefs, at an undisclosed fee.[13]
On 26 July, the club announced the signing of Spanish centre-back Víctor Mongil as its first foreign signing of the season.[14] On 30 July, Odisha announced the signing of Spanish attacking-midfielder Javi Hernández.[15]
On 5 August, the club announced the signing of Nikhil Raj on loan from Bangalore Super Division club Kickstart.[16] On 11 August, Odisha announced the signing of Spanish centre-back Héctor Rodas.[17] On 16 August, the club announced the signing of Spanish centre-forward and winger Aridai Cabrera.[18] On 23 August, Odisha announced the signing of its AFC-quota player, midfielder Liridon Krasniqi, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim.[19]
On 7 September, Odisha announced that 7 players from their youth setup were called up to the first team for trials at the pre-season training camp in Goa.[20] On 9 September, Odisha announced the signing of Brazilian centre-forward Jonathas de Jesus from UAE Pro League-side Sharjah.[21]
Contract Extensions[]
Date | Player | Position | No | Contract Till | Ref. |
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22 April 2021 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | RW | 17 | 2022 | [31] |
Pre-season and friendlies[]
18 September 2021 Friendly | Salgaocar | 1–3 | Odisha | Navelim, Goa |
Report | Stadium: Our Lady of the Rosary Church Ground |
22 September 2021 Friendly | Dempo | 1–0 | Odisha | Navelim, Goa |
Report | Stadium: Our Lady of the Rosary Church Ground |
25 September 2021 Friendly | Churchill Brothers | 1–1 | Odisha | Navelim, Goa |
Report | Jerry | Stadium: Our Lady of the Rosary Church Ground |
28 September 2021 Friendly | Goa II | 1–4 | Odisha | Navelim, Goa |
Report | Stadium: Our Lady of the Rosary Church Ground |
28 October 2021 Friendly | Chennaiyin | 1–2 | Odisha | Utorda, Goa |
Report | Stadium: Sports Complex |
1 November 2021 Friendly | Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | Odisha | Parra, Goa |
Javi | Stadium: Parra Ground |
9 November 2021 Friendly | Mumbai City | 0–0 | Odisha | Nagoa, Goa |
Stadium: Nagoa Ground |
16 November 2021 Friendly | Odisha | 2–1 | Hyderabad | Navelim, Goa |
Report | Stadium: Our Lady of the Rosary Church Ground |
Competitions[]
Overview[]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
2021–22 Indian Super League | 24 November 2021 | 10 December 2022 | Matchday 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 75.00 |
Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 75.00 |
Last updated: 10 December 2021
Source: Competitions
Indian Super League[]
League Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 11 |
6 | Chennaiyin | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 11 |
7 | Odisha | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 |
8 | Goa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 8 |
9 | NorthEast United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
Result summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
The league fixtures were announced on 13 September 2021.[32]
24 November 2021 1 | Odisha | 3–1 | Bengaluru | Vasco da Gama, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report |
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Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: NA Referee: R Venkatesh |
30 November 2021 2 | Odisha | 6–4 | East Bengal | Vasco da Gama, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) |
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Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: NA Referee: Harish Kundu |
5 December 2021 3 | Kerala Blasters | 2–1 | Odisha | Vasco da Gama, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report |
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Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: NA Referee: R Venkatesh |
10 December 2021 4 | Odisha | 1–0 | NorthEast United | Vasco da Gama, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) |
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Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: NA Referee: Senthil Nathan S |
14 December 2021 5 | Odisha | v | Jamshedpur | Vasco da Gama, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: NA |
18 December 2021 6 | Chennaiyin | v | Odisha | Vasco da Gama, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: NA |
24 December 2021 7 | Odisha | v | Goa | Vasco da Gama, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: NA |
28 November 2021 8 | Hyderabad | v | Odisha | Bambolim, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium Attendance: NA |
3 January 2022 9 | Odisha | v | Mumbai City | Vasco da Gama, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Tilak Maidan Attendance: NA |
8 January 2022 10 | ATK Mohun Bagan | v | Odisha | Margao, Goa |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: NA |
Personnel[]
Current technical staff[]
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Kiko Ramírez[33] |
Assistant Coach | Kino Sanchez[34] |
Anshul Katiyar[35] | |
Goalkeeping Coach | Manu Patricio[36] |
Strength & Conditioning Coach | José Mascarós Balaguer[37] |
Team Doctor & Head of Medical Services | Dr. Praveen Choudhary[38] |
Team Physiotherapists | Dr. Firoz Shaikh[39] |
Dr. Naved Hameed[40] | |
Team Masseur | Bybu Ponnarassery Ravunny Thrissur[41] |
Football Sport Management[]
Position | Name |
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Head of Football Operations | Abhik Chatterjee[42] |
Head of Global Football Operations | David Villa[2] |
Technical Committee | David Villa[43] Josep Gombau[44] Victor Oñate[44] |
Head of Football Development | Kino Sanchez[34] |
Aakash Narula[45] | |
Odisha Reserves (U18) Coach | Sandeep Alhan[46] |
Odisha U15 Coach | Amit Rana[46] |
Odisha U13 Coach | Kirti Kashyap[46] |
Youth Teams Manager | Sayantan Ganguly[46] |
Grassroots Manager | Suvam Das[46] |
Commercial Manager | Yash Chugh[47] |
Media Manager | Chiranjibi Pati[46] |
Management[]
Board of Directors[]
Position | Name |
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President | Raj Athwal[48] |
Club Director | Ashok Bajaj[49] |
Club Advisor | Rohan Sharma[48] |
Head of Sales & Marketing | Mayank Sharma[50] |
Head of Finance | Ajit Panda[49] |
Statistics[]
- As of 10 December 2021
Appearances and goals[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | ISL | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | GK | IND | Arshdeep Singh | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
23 | GK | IND | Ravi Kumar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
30 | GK | IND | Kamaljit Singh | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
2 | DF | IND | Lalhrezuala Sailung | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ESP | Víctor Mongil | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | ESP | Héctor Rodas | 3 | 2 | 3+0 | 2 | ||||
13 | DF | IND | Gaurav Bora | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
22 | DF | IND | Hendry Antonay | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
27 | DF | IND | Sebastian Thangmuansang | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
36 | DF | IND | Sahil Panwar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
39 | DF | IND | Lalruatthara | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
55 | DF | IND | Deven Sawhney | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
8 | MF | IND | Paul Ramfangzauva | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
10 | MF | ESP | Javi Hernández | 4 | 3 | 4+0 | 3 | ||||
16 | MF | IND | Vinit Rai | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
19 | MF | IND | Isak Vanlalruatfela | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | ||||
24 | MF | IND | Thoiba Singh Moirangthem | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
48 | MF | IND | Issac Vanmalsawma | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||||
92 | MF | MAS | Liridon Krasniqi | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
7 | FW | ESP | Aridai Cabrera | 4 | 3 | 2+2 | 3 | ||||
9 | FW | BRA | Jonathas | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | ||||
11 | FW | IND | Nanda Kumar | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
12 | FW | IND | Akshunna Tyagi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
14 | FW | IND | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
17 | FW | IND | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
21 | FW | IND | Nikhil Raj | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | ||||
77 | FW | IND | CVL Remtluanga | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Source: Indian Super League
Goal scorers[]
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | Total |
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1 | 7 | FW | Aridai Cabrera | 3 | 3 | |
10 | FW | Javi Hernández | 3 | 3 | ||
2 | 4 | DF | Héctor Rodas | 2 | 2 | |
3 | 4 | MF | Isak Vanlalruatfela | 1 | 1 | |
9 | FW | Jonathas de Jesus | 1 | 1 | ||
21 | FW | Nikhil Raj | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 11 | 11 |
Source: Indian Super League
Clean sheets[]
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | Total |
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1 | 30 | GK | Kamaljit Singh | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 1 | 1 |
Source: Indian Super League
Disciplinary record[]
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | Total | ||
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1 | 7 | FW | Aridai Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Vinit Rai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | Hendry Antonay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
24 | MF | Thoiba Singh Moirangthem | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
39 | DF | Lalruatthara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Indian Super League
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