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.
Overview On 6 May, the club announced the appointment of David Villa as the head of Global Football Operations. The club also announced the appointment of former head coach Josep Gombau and Victor Onate as the members of Technical committee.
On 20 July, Odisha announced the appointment of Francisco "Kiko" Ramírez González as the head coach for 2021–22 Indian Super League along with the appointment of Assistant Coach and Head of Football Development, Joaquin "Kino" Garcia Sanchez.
On 1 September, the club entered into a 3-year international partnership deal with Premier League club Watford.
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.
Transfers On 22 April 2021, Odisha announced the contract extension of Jerry Mawihmingthanga till 2022. 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 an undisclosed transfer fee to Indian Super League side Hyderabad FC. On 8 June, the club announced the signing of defender Lalruatthara on a two-year deal.
On 7 July, Odisha announced the signing of Isaac Vanmalsawma on a two-year contract. 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.
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.
On 26 July, the club announced the signing of Spanish centre-back Víctor Mongil as its first foreign signing of the season. On 30 July, Odisha announced the signing of Spanish attacking-midfielder Javi Hernández.
On 5 August, the club announced the signing of Nikhil Raj on loan from Bangalore Super Division club Kickstart. On 11 August, Odisha announced the signing of Spanish centre-back Héctor Rodas. On 16 August, the club announced the signing of Spanish centre-forward and winger Aridai Cabrera. On 23 August, Odisha announced the signing of its AFC-quota player, midfielder Liridon Krasniqi, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim.
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. On 9 September, Odisha announced the signing of Brazilian centre-forward Jonathas de Jesus from UAE Pro League-side Sharjah.
In DateNameMoving fromMoving toRef.14 May 2021 Sahil PanwarHyderabadOdisha5 July 2021 Isaac VanmalsawmaJamshedpurOdisha8 July 2021 LalruattharaKerala BlastersOdisha14 July 2021 Sebastian Thangmuansang Gokulam KeralaOdisha26 July 2021 Victor Mongil Dinamo TbilisiOdisha30 July 2021 Javi HernándezATK Mohun BaganOdisha5 August 2021 Nikhil Raj KickstartOdisha (loan)12 August 2021 Héctor Rodas Cultural LeonesaOdisha16 August 2021 Aridai Cabrera Las PalmasOdisha23 August 2021 Liridon Krasniqi Johor Darul Ta'zimOdisha (loan)9 September 2021 Jonathas de Jesus SharjahOdisha30 December 2021 Nikhil PrabhuHyderabadOdisha (loan)25 January 2022 Karan AminJamshedpurOdisha25 January 2022 Antonio D'Silva DempoOdisha26 January 2022 Redeem TlangGoaOdisha (loan)
Out DateNameMoving fromMoving toRef.5 March 2021 Steven TaylorOdisha Wellington Phoenix23 April 2021 MarcelinhoOdisha EC Taubate12 July 2021 George D'SouzaOdisha Bengaluru United (loan)13 July 2021 Diego MaurícioOdisha Al-Shahania25 July 2021 Diawandou DiagneOdisha Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat29 July 2021 Cole AlexanderOdisha Kaizer Chiefs6 August 2021 Jacob TrattOdisha Adelaide United9 August 2021 Manuel OnwuOdisha Badalona25 November 2021 Samuel LalmuanpuiaOdisha Aizawl2 January 2022 Mohammad Sajid DhotOdishaChennaiyin5 January 2022 Vinit RaiOdishaMumbai City (loan)30 January 2022 Ravi KumarOdishaMumbai City (loan)
Out-on-Loan DateNameMoving fromMoving toRef.12 July 2021 George D'SouzaOdisha Bengaluru United (loan)5 January 2022 Vinit RaiOdishaMumbai City (loan)30 January 2022 Ravi KumarOdishaMumbai City (loan)
Contract Extensions DatePlayer PositionNo Contract TillRef.22 April 2021 Jerry MawihmingthangaRW172022
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Indian Super League
League table
Result summary
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 13 September 2021.
Personnel Current technical staff Position Name Head coach Kiko Ramírez Assistant Coach Kino Sanchez Anshul Katiyar Goalkeeping Coach Manu Patricio Strength & Conditioning Coach José Mascarós Balaguer Team Doctor & Head of Medical Services Dr. Praveen Choudhary Team Physiotherapists Dr. Firoz Shaikh Dr. Naved Hameed Team Masseur Bybu Ponnarassery Ravunny Thrissur
Football Sport Management Position Name Head of Football Operations Abhik Chatterjee Head of Global Football Operations David Villa Technical Committee David Villa Josep Gombau Victor Oñate Head of Football Development Kino Sanchez Aakash Narula Odisha Reserves (U18) Coach Sandeep Alhan Odisha U15 Coach Amit Rana Odisha U13 Coach Kirti Kashyap Youth Teams Manager Sayantan Ganguly Grassroots Manager Suvam Das Commercial Manager Yash Chugh Media Manager Chiranjibi Pati
Management Board of directors Position Name President Raj Athwal Club Director Ashok Bajaj Club Advisor Rohan Sharma Head of Sales & Marketing Mayank Sharma Head of Finance Ajit Panda
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=12 style=text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=12 style=text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=12 style=text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=12 style=text-align:center| Forwards
Goal scorers PlayerISLTotal1 9 FW Jonathas de Jesus 88 2 10 FW Javi Hernández 66 3 7 FW Aridai Cabrera 55 4 17 FW Jerry Mawihmingthanga 33 5 4 DF Héctor Rodas 22 6 19 MF Isak Vanlalruatfela 11 21 FW Nikhil Raj 14 FW Daniel Lalhlimpuia 18 FW Redeem Tlang 11 MF Nandhakumar Sekar 8 MF Paul RamfangzauvaTotal 30 30 Source: Indian Super League
Clean sheets PlayerISLTotal11GK Arshdeep Singh22230GK Kamaljit Singh11Total 3 3 Source: Indian Super League
Disciplinary record PlayerISLTotal1 24 MF Thoiba Singh Moirangthem 7 0 7 02 39 DF Lalruatthara 5 0 5 03 22 DF Hendry Antonay 4 0 4 04 10 MF Javi Hernández 3 0 3 05 9 FW Jonathas de Jesus 1 1 1 1 27 DF Sebastian Thangmuansang 2 0 2 0 4 DF Héctor Rodas 92 MF Liridon Krasniqi 7 FW Aridai Cabrera 3 DF Víctor Mongil 48 MF Isaac Vanmalsawma6 11 MF Nandhakumar Sekar 1 0 1 0 13 DF Gaurav Bora 36 DF Sahil Panwar 17 FW Jerry Mawihmingthanga Source: Indian Super League
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