2022–23_Odisha_FC_season

2022–23 Odisha FC season

2022–23 Odisha FC season

Odisha 2022–23 football 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.[1][2]

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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 June 8.[3] 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.[4] On July 1, They announced the launch of Odisha FC Women team.[5]

Odisha made their Durand Cup debut in Group D. They won their first game with 6 goals against NorthEast United.[6] Odisha defeated Kerala Blasters, Sudeva Delhi and Army Green in their remaining group matches without conceding a single goal.[7] But in the quarter-finals, they lost against Bengaluru, who later won the tournament.[2]

Indian Super League

Odisha was handed an away fixture in their first match, facing defending premiers Jamshedpur. Odisha won the game 3-2.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] In next match they picked their second home win as well by beating Bengaluru FC. Nandhakumar Sekar scored the game's only goal.[11] 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.[12] 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

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Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2023. Source: Indian Super League
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
Notes:
  1. AMB
  2. Qualifed via winning the 2023 Super Cup
  3. Qualifed via winning the Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions
  4. Odisha FC qualified for the Playoffs for 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage by winning the 2023 Super Cup.
  5. Head-to-head points: Goa 3, Chennaiyin 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Goa +1, Chennaiyin -1.

    League stage

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    Results by round

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    Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2023. Source: Indian Super League
    W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

    Super Cup

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    Durand Cup

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    AFC Cup

    Main article: 2023 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,[13] the All India Football Federation decided that its continental slots are determined by extra playoffs.[14]

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    1. 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.

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    Statistics

    Appearances and goals

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    1. Not included in the ISL squad

    Notes

      References

      1. [1]
        Media Team, ISL (4 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: Pedro Martin's late goal helps Odisha FC see off Army Green". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
      2. [2]
        "Match Center: Odisha FC 1-2 Bengaluru Football Club". All India Football Federation. All India Football Federation. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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        FC, Odisha (8 June 2022). "Josep Gombau is back!". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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        Media Team, ISL (27 June 2022). "Our minimum target is to reach the knockout stage: Odisha FC head coach Josep Gombau". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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        Media Team, ISL (2 July 2022). "Odisha FC announce the launch of senior women's team". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
      6. [6]
        Media Team, ISL (17 August 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: Odisha FC stun NorthEast United FC 6-0; Ten-man Bengaluru FC see off Jamshedpur FC 2-1". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
      7. [7]
        Media Team, ISL (4 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022: Pedro Martin's late goal helps Odisha FC see off Army Green". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
      8. [8]
        Media Team, ISL (11 October 2022). "Odisha FC score two late goals to edge Jamshedpur FC in a thriller". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
      9. [9]
        Media Team, ISL (15 October 2022). "Islanders seal season's first win in a cagey affair with Odisha FC". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
      10. [10]
        Media Team, ISL (23 October 2022). "Odisha FC make a stunning comeback to register their first home win of the season". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
      11. [11]
        Media Team, ISL (27 October 2022). "Sekar sinks Bengaluru FC as Odisha FC pick up third win of the season and go top of the table". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
      12. [12]
        Media Team, ISL (24 November 2022). "Odisha FC withstand Chennaiyin FC pressure to seal another thrilling win". Indian Super League. Indian Super League. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
      13. [13]
        "AFC Executive Committee unveils dynamic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions". AFC.
      14. [14]
        "Qualification for the AFC Competitions 2023-24". www.the-aiff.com.
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