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Kalinga Stadium

Coordinates: 20°17′17″N 85°49′26″E / 20.288062739324612°N 85.82381948305955°E / 20.288062739324612; 85.82381948305955
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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
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LocationBidyut Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Coordinates20°17′17″N 85°49′26″E / 20.288062739324612°N 85.82381948305955°E / 20.288062739324612; 85.82381948305955
OwnerGovernment of Odisha
OperatorSports and Youth Services (DSYS)
CapacityKalinga Stadium: 15,000[1][2]
Kalinga Hockey Stadium: 16,000[3]
Record attendance15,000 (2017 Asian Athletics Championships)
Field size109 m × 72 m (358 ft × 236 ft)
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Built1978
Opened1978
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

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]

History

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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

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International

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Athletics

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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

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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

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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

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

Rugby

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

National

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Multi-sport events

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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

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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

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Event Year
Indian Super Cup 2018
2019
2024

Leagues

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Football

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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

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

Tennis

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

High Performance Centers

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Other tenants

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

Hockey

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Team Tournament League
Kalinga Lancers Field hockey Hockey India League

Tennis

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

References

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