In 2022, on the holy occasion of Ratha Yatra, the Indian Super League (ISL) club Odisha FC announced the launch of their senior women's team.

Odisha played their first ever match on 27 November 2022, with a 1–0 win against East Coast Railway at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

[13][14] In their second year since inception, Odisha won their first-ever national division silverware with winning the 2023–24 Indian Women's League title.

[15][16][17][18] On 15 September 2019, Odisha unveiled their official logo embodying the heritage and the culture of the state of Odisha and the vision and the ideology of its parent company, GMS Inc.[19] The design for the crest is inspired from the Chakras or the chariot wheels of the famous Konark Sun Temple, a World Heritage Site in Odisha which represents movement and development; the ship design represents GMS, the world's largest buyer of ships and offshore assets, and the owner of the club.

Odisha FC had immediately grown its popularity post its inception which resulted in the formation of its supporters group, known as The Juggernauts.