Kalinga Stadium

The Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose international sports complex in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by then chief minister of Odisha Biju Patnaik in 1978. It is best known as the home ground of the Indian Super League club Odisha FC since its inception in 2019. It was the home ground of the I-League club Indian Arrows from 2018 until 2022. It is situated in the heart of Bhubaneswar near Nayapalli area. It has facilities for athletics, football, field hockey, tennis, table tennis, basketball, volleyball, wall climbing and swimming.^[5][6][7] Other features of the stadium includes an 8-lane synthetic athletics track, high performance centres, and India's first Olympic standard pink and blue water-based AstroTurf.^[8]

Kalinga Stadium

Aerial view of the Kalinga Stadium during an ISL match in 2019, with the Hockey stadium in the top right corner and the practice Pitch 1 the top left corner
Location	Bidyut Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Coordinates	20.288062739324612°N 85.82381948305955°E / 20.288062739324612; 85.82381948305955
Owner	Government of Odisha
Operator	Sports and Youth Services (DSYS)
Capacity	Kalinga Stadium: 15,000[1][2] Kalinga Hockey Stadium: 16,000[3]
Record attendance	15,000 (2017 Asian Athletics Championships)
Field size	109 m × 72 m (358 ft × 236 ft)
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Built	1978
Opened	1978
Tenants
India men's national field hockey team India women's national field hockey team India national football team India women's national football team Odisha Hockey Team Odisha football team Odisha women's football team Indian Arrows (2018–2022)[4] Odisha FC (2019–present) Sports Odisha

Field hockey match at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium

History

Aerial view of the stadium in 2017

The Government of Odisha gained widespread reputation for the successful execution of the "90-Day Challenge" for hosting the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships when the former venue Ranchi backed out of hosting the event 3 months prior.^[9] The city of Bhubaneswar has been termed as the 'Sports Capital of India' for hosting a large number as well as a wide variety of sporting events and nurturing future talents.^[10][11][12] As per a 2021 survey, Bhubaneswar was ranked 3rd among top 5 cities of India in terms of sports ecosystem and ability to host mega sporting events.^[13]

Interior of the stadium with running track

The stadium had been chosen as a venue for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup which was later postponed to 2021 but was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic and later shifted to 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. It was initially chosen as a venue for the 2022 AFC Women's Asia Cup in 2021 but was later dropped off.

Events

International

Athletics

Fireworks on display at the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships.

Event	Year	Organiser	Dates
Asian Athletics Championships	2017	Athletics Federation of India	5–9 July 2017

Football

Event	Year	Organiser	Dates
Gold Cup	2019	All India Football Federation	9–15 February 2019
SAFF U-20 Championship	2022	South Asian Football Federation	25 July – 5 August 2022
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup	2022	FIFA	11–30 October 2022
Intercontinental Cup	2023	All India Football Federation	9–18 June 2023
AFC Cup	2023[14]	Asian Football Confederation	19 September 2023
2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers/ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (AFC)	2023[15]	Asian Football Confederation	21 November 2023

Hockey

2020 Men's FIH Pro League trophy in Bhubaneswar ahead of the second phase of Team India's Pro League fixtures at the Kalinga Stadium.

Event	Year	Organiser	Dates
Hockey Champions Trophy	2014	Hockey India	6–14 December 2014
Men's FIH Hockey World League	2016–17		1–10 December 2017
Men's FIH Hockey World Cup	2018		28 November – 16 December 2018
FIH Hockey Series Finals	2018–19		6–16 June 2019
2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers	2019		1–2 November 2019
2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers	2019		1–2 November 2019
Men's FIH Pro League	2020–21		18 January – 30 May 2021
Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup	2021		24 November – 5 December 2021
Men's FIH Pro League	2021-22		26 February – 15 April 2022
Women's FIH Pro League	2021-22		26 February – 9 April 2022
Men's FIH Pro League	2022-23		28 October – 6 November 2022
Men's FIH Hockey World Cup	2023		13–29 January 2023
2023–24 Women's FIH Pro League	2024		3–16 February 2024
2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League	2024
2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League	2025		15–25 February 2025
2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League	2025

Tennis

Event	Year	Organiser	Dates
India F1 Futures	2018	All India Tennis Association	26 February – 4 March 2018

Rugby

Event	Year	Organiser	Dates
Asia Rugby U18 Girl's Sevens[16]	2018	Asia Rugby Rugby India	26–28 October 2018

National

Multi-sport events

Panjab University, Chandigarh were crowned champions of the inaugural edition of Khelo India University Games in 2020.

Event	Year	Organiser	Dates
Khelo India University Games	2020	Sports Authority of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports	22 February – 1 March 2020

Athletics

Event	Year	Organiser	Dates
National Open Athletics Championships	2018	Athletics Federation of India	25–28 September 2018
Indian Grand Prix 3	2022	Athletics Federation of India	21 May 2022
Indian Grand Prix 4	2022	Athletics Federation of India	24 May 2022
National Para Athletics Championship	2022	Athletics Federation of India	28–31 March 2022

Football

Event	Year
Indian Super Cup	2018 2019 2024

Leagues

Football

ISL Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC match at Kalinga Stadium

Event	Year
I-League	2018–19
Indian Super League	2017–18 2019–20
Indian Women's League	2021–22

Hockey

Event	Year	Organiser
Hockey India League	2014 2015 2016 2017	Hockey India

Tennis

Event	Year	Organiser
Odisha Tennis Premier League	2017 2018 2019	Odisha Tennis Association

High Performance Centers

• Abhinav Bindra Targeting Performance (ABTP)^[17]
• Shuttle by Dalmia Bharat^[18]
• JSW Swimming HPC
• Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) for Athletics, Hockey, and Weightlifting
• KJS Ahluwalia and Tenvic Sports HPC for Weightlifting^[19]
• Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre (ONTHHPC)
• Odisha Aditya Birla and Gagan Narang Shooting HPC
• Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics HPC
• SAI Regional Badminton Academy^[20]
• Udaan Badminton Academy^[21]
• AIFF High Performance Centre^[22]
• AIFF-FIFA High Performance Centre^[23]
• AM/NS Gymnastics High Performance Centre^[24]
• AM/NS Kho Kho High Performance Centre^[25]
• Tata Steel Archery & Sports Climbing HPC^[26]

Other tenants

Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with Indian Captain Manpreet Singh at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.

Hockey

Team	Tournament	League
Kalinga Lancers	Field hockey	Hockey India League

Tennis

Team	Sport	Tournament
Ace Tennis Club (ATC)	Tennis	Utkal Open Tennis Tournament