Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC will make their debut in the AFC Cup with a home match against Mohun Bagan Super Giants at Kalinga Stadium here on September 19.
The other teams in Group D of the south zone are Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) and Maziya Sports & Recreation Club (Maldives).
Group stage matches will be played on a home-and-away basis, with the toppers qualifying for the inter-zone play-off semifinals.
Odisha FC earned direct qualification to the group stages of Asia’s second-tier club by virtue of winning the 2022-23 Super Cup triumph and a subsequent play-off win against Gokulam Kerala FC.
ODISHA FC’S AFC CUP DRAW AT A GLANCE
Teams in Group D
Odisha FC (India), Mohun Bagan Super Giants (India), Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) and Maziya Sports & Recreation Club (Maldives).
Fixtures
Sept 18
— Odisha FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giants (Kalinga Stadium, 7.30 pm)Oct 2 — Bashundara Kings vs Odisha FC (Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka, 5.30 pm)
Oct 24 — Odisha FC vs Maziya Sports & Recreation (Kalinga Stadium, 7.30 pm)
Nov 7 — Maziya Sports & Recreation vs Odisha FC (National Football Stadium, Male, 9.30 pm)
Nov 27 — Mohun Bagan Super Giants vs Odisha FC (Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, 7.30 pm)
Dec 11 — Odisha FC vs Bashundara Kings (Kalinga Stadium, 7.30 pm).
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