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. 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

EventYearOrganiserDates
Asian Athletics Championships2017Athletics Federation of India5–9 July 2017
World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze2025Athletics Federation of India10 August 2025

Football

Hockey

EventYearOrganiserDates
Hockey Champions Trophy2014Hockey India6–14 December 2014
Men's FIH Hockey World League2016–17Hockey India1–10 December 2017
Men's FIH Hockey World Cup2018Hockey India28 November – 16 December 2018
FIH Hockey Series Finals2018–19Hockey India6–16 June 2019
2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers2019Hockey India1–2 November 2019
2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers2019Hockey India1–2 November 2019
Men's FIH Pro League2020–21Hockey India18 January – 30 May 2021
Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup2021Hockey India24 November – 5 December 2021
Men's FIH Pro League2021-22Hockey India26 February – 15 April 2022
Women's FIH Pro League2021-22Hockey India26 February – 9 April 2022
Men's FIH Pro League2022-23Hockey India28 October – 6 November 2022
Men's FIH Hockey World Cup2023Hockey India13–29 January 2023
2023–24 Women's FIH Pro League2024Hockey India3–16 February 2024
2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League2024Hockey India3–16 February 2024
2024–25 Women's FIH Pro League2025Hockey India15–25 February 2025
2024–25 Men's FIH Pro League2025Hockey India15–25 February 2025

Table Tennis

Tennis

Rugby

National

Multi-sport events

EventYearOrganiserDates
Khelo India University Games2020Sports Authority of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports		22 February – 1 March 2020

Athletics

Football

Leagues

Football

EventYear
I-League2018–19
Indian Super League2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24
2024–25
Indian Women's League2021–22
2023–24
2024–25

Hockey

Tennis

High Performance Centers

Hockey

Tennis