Star forward Pyari Xaxa will lead 20-member Odisha team in the Final Round of the 30th Senior Women National Football Championship for the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2025-26, scheduled to be held at RKM Ashram Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh from 1 to 15 October 2025.

Football Association of Odisha announced the team today with international Juli Kishan as vice-captain. Odisha team will be accompanied by five coaches and support staff. A total of 10 teams will compete in the Final Round. Teams will play league matches in two groups and top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.

Odisha has been placed in Group A alongside Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Goa. Group-B has been formed with Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Assam. Odisha finished runners-up in the last two editions of the National Championship and the National Games.

ODISHA SENIOR WOMEN TEAM:

Goalkeepers: Sasmita Parida (Odisha Police, Cuttack), Susmita Pun (NFA, Balasore), Sakro Hembram (NFA, Mayurbhanj).
Defenders: Ambruta Nayak (NFA, Mayurbhanj), Juli Kishan (Odisha Police, Sundargarh), Shibani Mundari (Sports Hostel, Sundargarh), Pratima Bangal (NFA, Cuttack), Pragyan Kishran (NFA, Sundargarh), Sulekha Kanhar (Bhubaneswar).
Mid-fielders: Sheela Singh (Cuttack), Ipshita Rout (NFA, Balasore), Munika Minz (Odisha Police, Sundargarh), Janhabi Kishan (NFA, Sundargarh), Sumitra Hembram (NFA, Balasore).
Forwards: Nibedita Nayak (NFA, Keonjhar), Manisha Naik (Odisha Police, Keonjhar), Pyari Xaxa (Odisha Police, Rourkela), Malati Munda (Odisha Police, Keonjhar), Satyabati Khadia (Odisha Police, Jharsuguda), Jasoda Munda (Odisha Police, Sambalpur).
Team Staff: Gitanjali Khuntia (Head coach), Gayatri Mallick (Assistant coach), Sarita Jayanti Behera (Assistant coach & manager), Ranjita Mohanty (Goalkeeping coach), Lopamudra Maharaj (Physiotherapist).