Sports Odisha is an Indian institutional multisports club based in

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

. It is owned by

Government of Odisha The Government of Odisha and its Districts of Odisha, 30 districts consists of an executive branch, executive, led by the List of Governors of Odisha, Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the ...

and most of the club's players are selected from the Odisha State Sports Hostel scheme, due to which the team also competes as Odisha Sports Hostel. The men's team competes in the FAO League at the state tier and in the 2023–24 season qualified for

I-League 3 The I-League 3 is an Indian men's professional football league. It forms the fourth tier of the Indian football league system, below the I-League 2 and above the State leagues. History For the first time, the AIFF introduced qualifiers for ...

, the fourth-tier men's professional football league in India. The women's team participated in the

Indian Women's League The Indian Women's League (abbreviated as the IWL) is the women's top tier professional football league in India, founded in 2016. Currently, a total of 8 teams from across the country participate in the league. The competition was planned ...

and the

Odisha Women's League The Odisha Women's League (OWL), also known as the FAO Women's League, is the women's top division association football, football league of Odisha, India. The league is among the existing top tier women's football leagues in India. The league is ...

at the state level. Sports Odisha have also appeared at the

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Players (men's)

Players (women's)

Honours

Domestic (men's)

* FAO League **Champions (1):

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**Runners-up (1):

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* FAO Super Cup **Champions (1):

* Kalinga Cup **Runners-up (1): 2005

Domestic (women's)

**Runners-up (4): 2015, 2017, 2021–22, 2024–25

Recognitions

* IWL Roll of Honours ** Best Match Organisation (1): 2023–24

References

{{Indian Women's League Football clubs in Odisha Association football clubs established in 2011 2011 establishments in Odisha Works association football clubs in India I-League 3 clubs Women's football clubs in India Indian Women's League clubs Sports clubs and teams in India Multi-sport clubs in India