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The 2021–22 season was Odisha FC's third professional season in the Indian Super League since their establishment in 2019. The 2021–22 Indian Super League 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[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 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] Template:Col-begin Template:Col-2

In

Date Name Moving from Moving to Ref.
14 May 2021 Template:Flagicon Sahil Panwar Hyderabad Odisha [22]
5 July 2021 Template:Flagicon Isaac Vanmalsawma Jamshedpur Odisha [23]
8 July 2021 Template:Flagicon Lalruatthara Kerala Blasters Odisha [24]
14 July 2021 Template:Flagicon Sebastian Thangmuansang Template:Flagicon Gokulam Kerala Odisha [25]
26 July 2021 Template:Flagicon Victor Mongil Template:Flagicon Dinamo Tbilisi Odisha [26]
30 July 2021 Template:Flagicon Javi Hernández ATK Mohun Bagan Odisha [27]
5 August 2021 Template:Flagicon Nikhil Raj Template:Flagicon Kickstart Odisha (loan) [28]
12 August 2021 Template:Flagicon Héctor Rodas Template:Flagicon Cultural Leonesa Odisha [29]
16 August 2021 Template:Flagicon Aridai Cabrera Template:Flagicon Las Palmas Odisha [30]
23 August 2021 Template:Flagicon Liridon Krasniqi Template:Flagicon Johor Darul Ta'zim Odisha (loan) [31]
9 September 2021 Template:Flagicon Jonathas de Jesus Template:Flagicon Sharjah Odisha [32]
30 December 2021 Template:Flagicon Nikhil Prabhu Hyderabad Odisha (loan) [33]
25 January 2022 Template:Flagicon Karan Amin Jamshedpur Odisha [34]
25 January 2022 Template:Flagicon Antonio D'Silva Template:Flagicon Dempo Odisha [35]
26 January 2022 Template:Flagicon Redeem Tlang Goa Odisha (loan) [36]

Out

Date Name Moving from Moving to Ref.
5 March 2021 Template:Flagicon Steven Taylor Odisha Template:Flagicon Wellington Phoenix [37]
23 April 2021 Template:Flagicon Marcelinho Odisha Template:Flagicon EC Taubate [38]
12 July 2021 Template:Flagicon George D'Souza Odisha Template:Flagicon Bengaluru United (loan) [39]
13 July 2021 Template:Flagicon Diego Maurício Odisha Template:Flagicon Al-Shahania [40]
25 July 2021 Template:Flagicon Diawandou Diagne Odisha Template:Flagicon Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat [41]
29 July 2021 Template:Flagicon Cole Alexander Odisha Template:Flagicon Kaizer Chiefs [42]
6 August 2021 Template:Flagicon Jacob Tratt Odisha Template:Flagicon Adelaide United [43]
9 August 2021 Template:Flagicon Manuel Onwu Odisha Template:Flagicon Badalona [44]
25 November 2021 Template:Flagicon Samuel Lalmuanpuia Odisha Template:Flagicon Aizawl [45]
2 January 2022 Template:Flagicon Mohammad Sajid Dhot Odisha Chennaiyin [46]
5 January 2022 Template:Flagicon Vinit Rai Odisha Mumbai City (loan) [47]
30 January 2022 Template:Flagicon Ravi Kumar Odisha Mumbai City (loan) [48]

Out-on-Loan

Date Name Moving from Moving to Ref.
12 July 2021 Template:Flagicon George D'Souza Odisha Template:Flagicon Bengaluru United (loan) [49]
5 January 2022 Template:Flagicon Vinit Rai Odisha Mumbai City (loan) [50]
30 January 2022 Template:Flagicon Ravi Kumar Odisha Mumbai City (loan) [51]

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Contract Extensions

Date Player Position No Contract Till Ref.
22 April 2021 Template:Flagicon Jerry Mawihmingthanga RW 17 2022 [52]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Competitions

Overview

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Indian Super League

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League table

2021–22 Indian Super League

Result summary

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Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 13 September 2021.[53]

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Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head Coach Template:Flagicon Kiko Ramírez[54]
Assistant Coach Template:Flagicon Kino Sanchez[55]
Template:Flagicon Anshul Katiyar[56]
Goalkeeping Coach Template:Flagicon Manu Patricio[57]
Strength & Conditioning Coach Template:Flagicon José Mascarós Balaguer[58]
Team Doctor & Head of Medical Services Template:Flagicon Dr. Praveen Choudhary[59]
Team Physiotherapists Template:Flagicon Dr. Firoz Shaikh[60]
Template:Flagicon Dr. Naved Hameed[61]
Team Masseur Template:Flagicon Bybu Ponnarassery Ravunny Thrissur[62]

Football Sport Management

Position Name
Head of Football Operations Template:Flagicon Abhik Chatterjee[63]
Head of Global Football Operations Template:Flagicon David Villa[2]
Technical Committee Template:Flagicon David Villa[64]
Template:Flagicon Josep Gombau[65]
Template:Flagicon Victor Oñate[65]
Head of Football Development Template:Flagicon Kino Sanchez[55]
Template:Flagicon Aakash Narula[66]
Odisha Reserves (U18) Coach Template:Flagicon Sandeep Alhan[67]
Odisha U15 Coach Template:Flagicon Amit Rana[67]
Odisha U13 Coach Template:Flagicon Kirti Kashyap[67]
Youth Teams Manager Template:Flagicon Sayantan Ganguly[67]
Grassroots Manager Template:Flagicon Suvam Das[67]
Commercial Manager Template:Flagicon Yash Chugh[68]
Media Manager Template:Flagicon Chiranjibi Pati[67]

Management

Board of directors

Position Name
President Template:Flagicon Raj Athwal[69]
Club Director Template:Flagicon Ashok Bajaj[70]
Club Advisor Template:Flagicon Rohan Sharma[69]
Head of Sales & Marketing Template:Flagicon Mayank Sharma[71]
Head of Finance Template:Flagicon Ajit Panda[70]

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

Template:Efs start |- ! colspan=12 style=text-align:center| Goalkeepers Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player |- ! colspan=12 style=text-align:center| Defenders |- Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player |- ! colspan=12 style=text-align:center| Midfielders |- Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player |- ! colspan=12 style=text-align:center| Forwards |- Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player Template:Efs player |- Template:Efs end

Goal scorers

Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Tooltip Player ISL Total
1 9 FW Template:Flagicon Jonathas de Jesus 8 8
2 10 FW Template:Flagicon Javi Hernández 6 6
3 7 FW Template:Flagicon Aridai Cabrera 5 5
4 17 FW Template:Flagicon Jerry Mawihmingthanga 3 3
5 4 DF Template:Flagicon Héctor Rodas 2 2
6 19 MF Template:Flagicon Isak Vanlalruatfela 1 1
21 FW Template:Flagicon Nikhil Raj
14 FW Template:Flagicon Daniel Lalhlimpuia
18 FW Template:Flagicon Redeem Tlang
11 MF Template:Flagicon Nandhakumar Sekar
8 MF Template:Flagicon Paul Ramfangzauva
Total 30 30

Source: Indian Super League

Clean sheets

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1 1 GK Template:Flagicon Arshdeep Singh 2 2
2 30 GK Template:Flagicon Kamaljit Singh 1 1
Total 3 3

Source: Indian Super League

Disciplinary record

Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Abbr Template:Tooltip Player ISL Total
Template:Yel Template:Sent off Template:Yel Template:Sent off
1 24 MF Template:Flagicon Thoiba Singh Moirangthem 7 0 7 0
2 39 DF Template:Flagicon Lalruatthara 5 0 5 0
3 22 DF Template:Flagicon Hendry Antonay 4 0 4 0
4 10 MF Template:Flagicon Javi Hernández 3 0 3 0
5 9 FW Template:Flagicon Jonathas de Jesus 1 1 1 1
27 DF Template:Flagicon Sebastian Thangmuansang 2 0 2 0
4 DF Template:Flagicon Héctor Rodas
92 MF Template:Flagicon Liridon Krasniqi
7 FW Template:Flagicon Aridai Cabrera
3 DF Template:Flagicon Víctor Mongil
48 MF Template:Flagicon Isaac Vanmalsawma
6 11 MF Template:Flagicon Nandhakumar Sekar 1 0 1 0
13 DF Template:Flagicon Gaurav Bora
36 DF Template:Flagicon Sahil Panwar
17 FW Template:Flagicon Jerry Mawihmingthanga

Source: Indian Super League

References

  1. ↑ Hero ISL 2021-22 fixtures announced. Indian Super League(13 September 2021).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 David Villa joins Odisha FC Football Committee | Football News - Times of India, Modak, Sourav. The Times of India(May 6, 2021). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  3. ↑ Indian Super League side Odisha FC rope in World Cup winner David Villa as global football advisor. Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. ↑ Odisha FC appoints Francisco "Kiko" Ramírez González as Head Coach. Odisha FC(20 July 2021). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Odisha FC ropes in Joaquín "Kino" García Sánchez as Assistant Coach and Head of Football Development. Odisha FC(20 July 2021). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ↑ News: Watford & Odisha FC Sign International Club Partnership. www.watfordfc.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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  9. ↑ ISL: Odisha FC signs Sahil Panwar from Hyderabad FC, Sebastian Thangmuansang from Gokulam Kerala. Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  10. ↑ Odisha FC sign defender Lalruatthara. The Times Of India(8 June 2021). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  11. ↑ India winger Isaac Vanmalsawma joins Odisha FC. The Times Of India(7 July 2021). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  12. ↑ Bengaluru United sign George D'Souza on loan from Odisha FC. Khel Now(2021-07-12). Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  13. ↑ Cole Alexander bids an emotional goodbye as he parts ways with Odisha FC. OdishaFC(23 July 2021). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  14. ↑ Hero ISL winner Victor Mongil joins Odisha FC. OdishaFC.com(26 July 2021). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  15. ↑ Odisha FC ropes in Hero ISL winner Javi Hernandez. OdishaFC.com(30 July 2021). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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  53. ↑ Hero ISL 2021-22 fixtures announced. Indian Super League(13 September 2021).
  54. ↑ Odisha FC appoints Francisco "Kiko" Ramírez González as Head Coach. OdishaFC.com(20 July 2021). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 Odisha FC ropes in Joaquín "Kino" García Sánchez as Assistant Coach and Head of Football Development. OdishaFC.com(20 July 2021). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  56. ↑ Odisha FC ropes in Anshul Katiyar as Assistant Coach. OdishaFC.com(18 August 2021). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  57. ↑ Manu Patricio joins Odisha FC as Goalkeeping Coach(7 November 2021). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  58. ↑ Odisha FC announces Strength and Conditioning Coach Jose Mascaros Balaguer. OdishaFC.com(13 August 2021). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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