DESCRIPTION:
* The AFC Cup is an annual second-tier continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
* The competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots in the top-tier AFC Champions League.
* Odisha FC will make its debut in the AFC Cup 2023-24, having earned direct qualification to the group.
* This achievement follows their 2022-23 Super Cup triumph and a subsequent successful Club play-off against Gokulam Kerala FC.
* Odisha FC have been drawn in Group D of the South Zone along with Mohun Bagan Super Giant (India), Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) & Maziya Sports & Recreation Club (Maldives).
* Group stage matches will played on a home-and-away basis, with the group winners qualifying for the inter-zone play-off semi-finals.
* Odisha FC will host Mohan Bagan Super Giants in their first home game on September 19 at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
MATCHES OF ODISHA FC:
19 Sept, 2023: Odisha FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant (19:30 IST). Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (INDIA)
2 Oct, 2023: Bashundara Kings vs Odisha FC (17:30 IST), Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka (BANGLADESH)
24 Oct, 2023: Odisha FC vs Maziya Sports & Recreation (19:30 IST), Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (INDIA)
7 Nov, 2023: Maziya Sports & Recreation vs Odisha FC (21:30 IST), National Football Stadium, Male (MALDIVES)
27 Nov, 2023: Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Odisha FC (19:30 IST), Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata (INDIA)
11 Dec, 2023: Odisha FC vs Bashundara Kings (19:30 IST), Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (INDIA)