2019–20 Odisha FC season
# 2019–20 Odisha FC season

The 2019–20 Odisha FC season was the club's inaugural season since its establishment in August 2019. On 31 August 2019, Delhi Soccer Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha, to re-brand Delhi Dynamos FC as Odisha FC and shift the home base from the national capital New Delhi to Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The new home for the team was decided to be the Kalinga Stadium at Bhubaneswar.

## Players

    As of 14 March 2020

| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 13 | Francisco Dorronsoro | GK | (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 38) |
| 30 | Ankit Bhuyan | GK | (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 22) |
| 31 | Arshdeep Singh | GK | (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 25) |
| Defenders |||||
| 3 | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | DF | (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 28) |
| 4 | Gaurav Bora | DF | (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 25) |
| 5 | Diawandou Diagne | DF | (1994-11-08) 8 November 1994 (age 28) |
| 15 | Shubham Sarangi | DF | (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 23) |
| 21 | Narayan Das | DF | (1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 29) |
| 23 | Carlos Delgado | DF | (1990-04-22) 22 April 1990 (age 33) |
| 26 | Rana Gharami | DF | (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990 (age 32) |
| 27 | Lalchhuanmawia | DF | (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 34) |
| 33 | Amit Tudu | DF | (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 25) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Bikramjit Singh | MF | (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 30) |
| 8 | Marcos Tébar (Captain) | MF | (1986-02-07) 7 February 1986 (age 37) |
| 10 | Xisco Hernández | MF | (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 33) |
| 11 | Martín Pérez Guedes | MF | (1991-08-18) 18 August 1991 (age 31) |
| 16 | Vinit Rai | MF | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 25) |
| 17 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | MF | (1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 26) |
| 19 | Romeo Fernandes | MF | (1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 31) |
| 22 | Nanda Kumar | MF | (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 27) |
| 44 | Lalhrezuala Sailung | MF | (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 22) |
| 45 | Van Lal Remtluanga Chhangte | MF | (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 22) |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Aridane Santana | FW | (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987 (age 36) |
| 14 | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | FW | (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 25) |
| 24 | Manuel Onwu | FW | (1988-01-11) 11 January 1988 (age 35) |
| 41 | Seiminmang Manchong | FW | (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 23) |

## Competitions

### Indian Super League

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 29 | Advance to ISL playoffs |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 26 | |
| 6 | Odisha | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 19 | |
| 8 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 18 | |

* ^ Note 1: Originally, Mohun Bagan, the 2019–20 I-League champions (they were already assured of the title before the league was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India), would qualify as India 2 (2021 AFC Cup group stage), and ATK, the 2019–20 Indian Super League playoffs winners, would qualify as India 3 (2021 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs). However, ATK owners KGSPL ceased their football operation and bought majority stakes in Mohun Bagan FC (India) Private Limited and rebranded Mohun Bagan football team as ATK Mohun Bagan FC from the 2020–21 Indian Super League season which qualifed as India 2 in 2021 AFC club competition. The All India Football Federation decided that Bengaluru FC, the 2019–20 Indian Super League regular season 3rd place (behind FC Goa, which qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League, and ATK), will qualify as India 3.

**Results (Matchday)**

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | D |

## Personnel

| Position | Name |
| - | - |
| Head Coach | Josep Gombau |
| Assistant Coach | Thangboi Singto |
| Assistant Coach | Jacobo Ramallo |
| Team Manager | Abhik Chatterjee |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Pau Rovira Crua |
| Strengthening & Conditioning Coach | Joan Casanova Bertomeu |
| Performance Analyst | Abhijit Bharali |
| Head of Football Development | Aakash Narula |
| Head of Youth Development | Thangboi Singto |
| Manager – Youth Teams | Sayantan Ganguly |
| Grassroots Manager | Suvam Das |

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | ISL | ISL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 13 | GK | ESP | Francisco Dorronsoro | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | IND | Ankit Bhuyan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | IND | Arshdeep Singh | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | IND | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IND | Gaurav Bora | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SEN | Diawandou Diagne | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | IND | Shubham Sarangi | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | IND | Narayan Das | 18 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Carlos Delgado | 16 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | IND | Rana Gharami | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IND | Lalchhuanmawia | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IND | Amit Tudu | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | MF | IND | Bikramjit Singh | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Marcos Tébar | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Xisco Hernández | 18 | 5 | 15+3 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | ARG | Martín Pérez Guedes | 18 | 3 | 7+11 | 3 |
| 16 | MF | IND | Vinit Rai | 15 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | IND | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 17 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | IND | Romeo Fernandes | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | IND | Nanda Kumar | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | IND | Lalhrezuala Sailung | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | IND | Van Lal Remtluanga Chhangte | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Aridane Santana | 14 | 9 | 14+0 | 9 |
| 14 | FW | IND | Daniel Lalhlimpuia | 16 | 0 | 6+10 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Manuel Onwu | 4 | 7 | 4+0 | 7 |
| 41 | FW | IND | Seiminmang Manchong | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |

* Source: Indian Super League

Updated: 14 March 2020

### Top scorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Player | ISL | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | FW | Aridane Santana | 9 | 9 |
| 2 | 24 | FW | Manuel Onwu | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | Xisco Hernández | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 11 | DF | Martín Pérez Guedes | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | MF | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | MF | Carlos Delgado | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 16 | DF | Vinit Rai | 1 | 1 |

Source: ISL Updated: 14 March 2020

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 | GK | | Francisco Dorronsoro | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 30 | GK | | Arshdeep Singh | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 4 | 4 |

Source: ISL Updated: 14 March 2020

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | ISL | ISL | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | MF | | Vinit Rai | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | 15 | DF | | Shubham Sarangi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | 23 | DF | | Carlos Delgado | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | | Gaurav Bora | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | MF | | Martín Pérez Guedes | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | GK | | Francisco Dorronsoro | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | 21 | DF | | Narayan Das | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | FW | | Aridane Santana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | MF | | Marcos Tébar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | MF | | Xisco Hernández | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | MF | | Nanda Kumar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | FW | | Manuel Onwu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | DF | | Mohammad Sajid Dhot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | DF | | Diawandou Diagne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | MF | | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 43 | 1 | 43 | 1 |

Source: ISL Updated: 14 March 2020

