| Kalinga Stadium | |
| Location: | Bidyut Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Coordinates: | 20.2881°N 85.8238°W |
| Built: | 1978 |
| Opened: | 1978 |
| Owner: | Government of Odisha |
| Operator: | Sports and Youth Services (DSYS) |
| Surface: | Natural grass |
| Capacity: | Kalinga Stadium: 15,000[1] [2] Kalinga Hockey Stadium: 16,000[3] |
| Record Attendance: | 15,000 (2017 Asian Athletics Championships) |
| Dimensions: | 109mx72mm (358feetx236feetm) |
| 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 |
The Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose international sports complex in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by the former 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]
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]
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.
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 2022-23 | 28 October – 6 November 2022 | ||
| 2023 | 13–29 January 2023 | ||
| 2023–24 Women's FIH Pro League | 2024 | 3–16 February 2024 (Future Event) | |
| 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League | 2024 |
| Asia Rugby U18 Girl's Sevens[16] | 2018 | Asia Rugby Rugby India | 26–28 October 2018 |
| 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 |
| Event | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | ||
| 2017–18 2019–20 | ||
| Indian Women's League | 2021–22 |