| Full name | Nita Football Academy | |||
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| Short name | Nita FA | |||
| Founded | 2011; 14 years ago (2011) | |||
| Ground | Dhabaleswar Institute of Polytechnic Ground | |||
| Owner | Nita Football Trust | |||
| Chairman | Subrat Das | |||
| Head coach | Paromita Sit | |||
| League | Indian Women's League Odisha Women's League | |||
| 2024–25 | Indian Women's League, 6th of 8 Odisha Women's League, Champions | |||
| Website | nitafootball | |||
Nita Football Academy is an Indian women's professionalfootball club and academy based in Radha Damodarpur,Cuttack,Odisha. It is the first private residential football academy of Odisha, dedicated to promoting football among underprivileged girls. They are the current champions of theOdisha Women's League and Khelo India State Championships U-17. Many of the academy students have represented at sub-junior, junior, and senior national levels. They finished as runners-up in the2023–24 season of theIndian Women's League 2, which enabled promotion to the top tierIndian Women's League.[1][2][3]
Established in 2011, Nita Football Academy was founded by the Nita Football Trust with the mission of promoting football, particularly among underprivileged girls. The academy is affiliated to Cuttack District Athletic Association,Football Association of Odisha (FAO), and were conditionally accredited as an Advanced Private Residential Academy by theAll India Football Federation (AIFF).[4][5] Its headquarters are located at Dhabaleswar Institute of Polytechnique, Radha Damodarpur, Khuntuni, near Cuttack, and they will be playing theIndian Women's League 2024-25 at theBirsa Munda Athletic Stadium at Rourkela as their home ground.[6]
The academy has girls in under-19, under-17, and under-15 categories training under supporting coaches, administrative staff, matron, hostel facilities, full-fledged canteen, physiotherapist, ambulance services, on-call doctor and an advanced gymnasium. The academy also takes care of the player’s education by providing facilities in the technical education and in nearby school and colleges. The academy also operates inPuri to train students using the infrastructure facilities ofPuri Zilla School.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name |
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| Chairman |  Subrat Das |
| President | Bhakta Ballav Das |
| General Secretary | Arun Parija |
| Chief Technical Advisor | Mohammad Shahid Jabbar |
