Nita Football Academy is an Indian football club and academy based in Radha Damodarpur, Cuttack, Odisha. It is the first private residential football academy of Odisha. They are the current champions of the Odisha Women's League. They finished runners-up in the 2023–24 season of Indian Women's League 2 which enabled their promotion to the top tier Indian Women's League.[1][2][3]
| Full name | Nita Football Academy |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Ground | Dhabaleswar Institute of Polytechnic Ground |
| Owner | Nita Football Trust |
| Chairman | Subrat Das |
| Head Coach | Pratima Biswas |
| League | Indian Women's League Odisha Women's League |
Academy
editEstablished in 2011, Nita Football Academy was founded by the Nita Football Trust with the mission of promoting football, particularly among underprivileged girls. The academy is affiliated to Cuttack District Athletic Association, Football Association of Odisha (FAO) and conditionally accredited as an Advanced Private Residential Academy by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).[4][5]
Its headquarters is located in Radha Damodarpur, Khuntuni, near Cuttack and is based at Dhabaleswar Polytechnique Institute. The academy has girls in Under-19, Under-17 and in Under-15 categories getting training under full inhouse coaches (AIFF B, C and D certified), supporting coaches, administrative staff, matron, hostel facilities, full-fledged canteen, physiotherapist, ambulance services, on-call doctor and an advanced gymnasium etc. The academy also takes care of the player’s education by providing facilities in the technical education (owned) and in the general education in nearby school and colleges.
The academy also operates in Puri to train students using the infrastructure facilities of Puri Zila School in various sports such as Football, Handball, Kabaddi and Table Tennis with dedicated coaches for the respective sports. In 2022, Puri Zila School was the champions at district level for both girls and boys and runners up in state hand ball school level championship.
Squad
edit- As of 2023–24 Indian Women's League 2[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
edit- Indian Women's League 2
- Runners-up (1): 2023–24
References
edit- ^ "Sreebhumi FC, Nita Football Academy earn promotion to IWL". AIFF. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Nita Football Academy (NFA) makes history, qualifies for coveted Indian Women's League (IWL) 2024-25". The Financial Express. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Sreebhumi FC, Nita Football Academy earn promotion to IWL". Football Counter. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "NITA FOOTBALL ACADEMY". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "NITA FOOTBALL ACADEMY". Nita Football Academy. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "IWL 2 2023-24". AIFF. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "OWL 2023-24: OGP Club, Sports Odisha post wins". Orisports. Retrieved 4 January 2024.