Odisha FC Reserves and Academy
Odisha Football Club Reserves and Academy is the reserve side and youth setup of Indian Super League side Odisha FC. Based in Bhubaneswar, the side was unveiled on 6 March 2018 and participates in the Elite League, the elite youth football league of Indian football.
| Full name | Odisha Football Club Reserves and Academy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 10 October 2018 (as Delhi Dynamos FC Reserves) 31 August 2019 (as Odisha FC Reserves) |
| Ground | JLN Training Pitches New Delhi |
| Owner | GMS Inc. |
| President | Rohan Sharma |
| Head Coach | Sandeep Alhan |
| League | Elite League |
| 2019–20 | Elite League, 2nd (GS) |
History
On 20 February 2018, it was announced by the All India Football Federation, the organizing body for Indian football, that the Delhi Dynamos, along with six other Indian Super League sides, would field a reserve team in the I-League 2nd Division, India's second division football league.[1] The reserve side squad and coaches were then unveiled a few weeks later. On 6 March 2018, Francisco Perez Lazaro was confirmed as the reserve side's first head coach.[2] The 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division was their first and last season in the league. There onward, the team participates in the Elite League, India's elite youth league. The team participated as Delhi Dynamos FC Reserves until the 2018–19 season since the main club was re-branded as Odisha FC, and hence there onward, the team participates in the league as Odisha FC Reserves.
Odisha
On 31 August 2019, Delhi Soccer Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha, to re-brand the franchise as Odisha FC.[3] 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.[4]
Squads
Reserves (U18)
- As of 8 August 2020[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U15
- As of 28 February 2020[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U13
- As of 29 February 2020[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth Player of the Season
Reserves (U18)
| Season | Player | Nationality | Position | Refs. |
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| 2019–20 | Akshunna Tyagi |  India
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Forward | [8] |
U15
| Season | Player | Nationality | Position | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Nirmanyu Singh Atri | India
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Forward | [8] |
U13
| Season | Player | Nationality | Position | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Aditya Adhikari | India
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Midfielder | [8] |
Records and Statistics
Overview
Reserves (U18)
- As of 18 February 2020
| Season | I-League 2nd Division/Elite League | Top Scorer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Position | Player | Goals | ||
| As Delhi Dynamos FC | |||||||||||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5th – Group Stage DNQ – Play-Offs |
Seiminmang Manchong
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4 | |
| 2018–19 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 26 | 1st – Group Stage 4th – Play-Offs |
Seiminmang Manchong
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9 | |
| As Odisha FC | |||||||||||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 31 | 2nd – Group Stage TBD – Play-Offs |
Akshunna Tyagi
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20 | |
Head Coaches record
Reserves (U18)
- As of 18 February 2020
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Delhi Dynamos FC | |||||||||||
| Francisco Perez Lazaro |  Spain
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6 March 2018 | 31 January 2019 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 22 | 45.45 | |
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| Sandeep Alhan | India
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31 August 2019 | Present | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 64.29 | |
Personnel
| Position | Name |
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| U18 Head Coach | Sandeep Alhan
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| U15 Head Coach | Vacant |
| U13 Head Coach | Kirti Kashyap
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| Team Manager | Ujjawal Raj
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| Head of Football Development | Aakash Narula
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| Head of Youth Development | Steven Dias
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| Youth Teams Manager | Sayantan Ganguly
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| Grassroots Manager | Suvam Das
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See also
References
- ↑ "Eighteen Teams Will Contest In Second Division League 2017-18". I-League. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ "Delhi Dynamos announce squad for I-League second division". Times of India. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "Delhi Soccer Private Limited signs MoU with Government of Odisha to facilitate Bhubaneswar move". indiansuperleague.com. ISL. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ↑ "It's official – Delhi Dynamos renamed as Odisha Football Club". sportstar.thehindu.com. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ↑ "U18 Youth League Squad". i-league.org.
- ↑ "U5 Junior League Squad". i-league.org.
- ↑ "U5 Junior League Squad". i-league.org.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 @OdishaFC (15 June 2020). "Aridane Santana" (Tweet) – via Twitter.