HISTORY:
Samaleswari Sporting Club is an Indian football club from Orissa. The club has always been an amateur team but in January 2012 it was announced that they were to participate in the 2012 I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India.
In January 2012 they were officially certified by the All India Football Federation to participate in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of football in India. This move would begin a new chapter for Samaleswari Sporting Club as they would officially become professional. After the group stage Samaleswari finished in fifth place in Group A and thus did not qualify for the next round and were out of the promotion race.

FIRST TEAM:
Goalkeepers: Ramesh Nayak, Sudip Mondol, Tanmoy Majumder, Basta Marandi
Defenders: Dinesh Lakra, Pandu Singh, Abdul Khan, Faizuddin, Jugol Das, Ajmir Chisti, Herojit Singh
Mid-fielders: Monger Oram, Sekhar Sarkar, Adebayo, Debasish Kundu, Ombika Lakra, Sanku Marandi, Suresh Khujur, Silvester, Mohan Dash, Somra
Forwards: Farnando, Harrison, Rufus, Prakar Roy, Gokul Oram, Silvester