The Kalinga Stadium is a multi-purpose international sports complex in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by 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. Other features of the stadium include an 8-lane synthetic athletics track, high performance centres, and India's first Olympic standard pink and blue water-based AstroTurf.
History 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. 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. 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.
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
Event Year Organiser Dates Asian Athletics Championships 2017 Athletics Federation of India5–9 July 2017World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze202510 August 2025
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 Asian Football Confederation 19 September 2023 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers/2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (AFC)2023 Asian Football Confederation 21 November 2023
Hockey
Event Year Organiser Dates Hockey Champions Trophy 2014Hockey 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 20232023–24 Women's FIH Pro League20243–16 February 20242023–24 Men's FIH Pro League20242024–25 Women's FIH Pro League202515–25 February 20252024–25 Men's FIH Pro League2025
Table Tennis Event Year Organiser Dates Asian Table Tennis Championships 2025 Asian Table Tennis Union 11–15 October 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 2018 Asia RugbyRugby India 26–28 October 2018
National Multi-sport events
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 Championship2022 Athletics Federation of India 28–31 March 2022
Football Event Year Super Cup 2018201920242025
Leagues Football
Event Year I-League 2018–19 Indian Super League 2019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25 Indian Women's League 2021–222023–242024–25
Hockey Event Year Organiser Hockey India League 2014 2015 2016 2017 2025-26 Hockey India
Tennis Event Year Organiser Odisha Tennis Premier League 201720182019 Odisha Tennis Association
High Performance Centers Abhinav Bindra Targeting Performance (ABTP) Shuttle by Dalmia Bharat JSW Swimming HPC Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) for Athletics, Hockey, and Weightlifting KJS Ahluwalia and Tenvic Sports HPC for Weightlifting 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 Udaan Badminton Academy AIFF High Performance Centre AIFF-FIFA High Performance Centre AM/NS Gymnastics High Performance Centre AM/NS Kho Kho High Performance Centre Tata Steel Archery & Sports Climbing HPC
Other tenants
Hockey Team Tournament League Kalinga Lancers Field hockey Hockey India League
Tennis Team Sport Tournament Ace Tennis Club (ATC) Tennis Utkal Open Tennis Tournament
References
External links
Odisha official website India official website Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC official website