Odisha bowed out of the Junior Boys National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy (Tier-1) 2026-27, losing to Uttar Pradesh by a solitary goal their third and last Group-D league match at Bengaluru Football Stadium in Bengaluru today.

Uttar Pradesh advanced to the semifinals as the Group-D toppers with six points from three games. Odisha finished second with four points. Earlier in their first two league matches, Odisha drew with Goa 2-2 and demolished Delhi 4-0. The 20-member Odisha team was led by midfielder Pintu Nag.

ODISHA JUNIOR BOYS FOOTBALL TEAM: Goalkeepers: Subramanyam Soren, Kumar Soren. Defenders: Shaikh Shahzaib, Atish Xalxo, Prayas Behera, Babasaan Hembram, Shyam Sawaiya, Srisambhu Mirdha, Lucky Tudu. Midfielders: Pintu Nag, Premchand Salbania, Subash Munda, Kishun Murmu, Mangal Beshra, Aditya Mohanta. Forwards: Baban Gagarai, Laxman Kumar Majhi, Sirika Gagarai, Anubhav Naik, Thiyam Famous.
Team Staff: Ajay Kumar Behera (Head Coach), Sanjeev Patsani (Assistant Coach), Chita Ranjan Behera (GK Coach/Manager), Saroj Kumar Das (Physio).

ODISHA RESULTS:

26 August 2026 (Group-D match): Odisha (Thiyam Famous 31, 44) drew with Goa (Piyush Pratap Samant 11, 61) 2-2.

28 August 2026 (Group-D match): Odisha (Sirika Gagarai 21, Thiyam Famous 22, 48-P, Baban Gagarai 70) beat Delhi 4-0.

30 August 2026 (Group-D match): Odisha lost to Uttar Pradesh (Md Adil 70) 0-1.