Odisha FC: The Odisha Model for Supporting Football Teams Amid Crisis

2023-06-16 20:30:00

At a time when Blasters and Gokulam in Kerala are facing a crisis without getting help, you should know about the Odisha model that welcomed a team with open arms.

Bhubaneshwar: Kozhikode Corporation, which evicted the Gokulam Kerala team, which won two consecutive I-League titles and three-time Women’s League titles, from the playing field, and the Ernakulam District Sports Council, which shut down the ground before the Kerala Blasters trials, have a story to know. He is from Odisha, which does not have much tradition in the field of sports. We want to know how much help and incentives are given by the government here to Odisha FC, the Indian Super League football club.

ISL Delhi Dynamos was on the brink of closure due to many problems including infrastructure and finances. The club arrived in Odisha in 2019. The name of the club is Odisha F.C. He changed his mind and reached Bhubaneswar. The Odisha government directly invited them to the country after learning about the club’s suspension. As per the five-year contract with them, the club can use the international standard Kalinga Stadium as their home ground free of charge. The club also got an office here with state-of-the-art facilities free of cost.

Gymnasium and swimming pool In Bhubaneswar itself, three grounds including an artificial turf were provided free of charge for training. The agreement was signed in the presence of the Chief Minister.

The club officials say that with the financial burden on the infrastructure, they can spend more money on other things of the club and focus more on the game. Odisha FC Super Cup winners now. According to club director Rohan Sharma, crores of rupees had to be spent on the renovation of the stadium during his stay in Delhi.

Take another look at Odisha’s storied Kerala football. Here we have Gokulam who is in crisis without the ground and Kerala Blasters who have disbanded the women’s team due to financial crisis.

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