Kalinga Stadium

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°17′17″N 85°49′26″E / 20.288062739324612°N 85.82381948305955°E
Owner	Government of Odisha
Operator	Sports and Youth Services (DSYS)
Capacity	Kalinga Stadium: 12,000 ; Kalinga Hockey Stadium: 16,000
Record attendance	15,000 (2017 Asian Athletics Championships)
Field size	109 m × 72 m (358 ft × 236 ft)
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); 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.^[4]^[5]^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9]^[10]^[11] 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.^[12]

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 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^[13]	Asian Football Confederation	19 September 2023
2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers/ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (AFC)	2023^[14]	Asian Football Confederation	21 November 2023

Hockey

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 (Future Event)
2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League	2024		3–16 February 2024 (Future Event)

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^[15]	2018	Asia Rugby Rugby 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 Championship	2022	Athletics Federation of India	28–31 March 2022

Football

Event	Year
Indian Super Cup	2018 2019 2024

Leagues

Football

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)^[16]
Dalmia Bharat Gopichand Badminton Academy^[17]
JSW Swimming HPC
Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) for Athletics, Hockey, and Weightlifting
KJS Ahluwalia and Tenvic Sports HPC for Weightlifting^[18]
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^[19]
Udaan Badminton Academy^[20]
AIFF High Performance Centre^[21]
AIFF-FIFA High Performance Centre^[22]
AM/NS Gymnastics High Performance Centre^[23]
AM/NS Kho Kho High Performance Centre^[24]
Tata Steel Archery & Sports Climbing HPC^[25]

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

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^ "Odisha plans co-branding of tourism, sports". 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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^ "AFC Cup 2023-24: When are Mohun Bagan SG and Odisha FC playing in Asia?". Sportstar. 25 August 2023.
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^ "Asia Rugby U18 Girls Sevens #ARu18Girls – Asia Rugby – #ARu18Girls". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ Misra, Yagnya Valkya (28 October 2019). "Developing future champions: Inside the high-performance centres of Bhubaneswar". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ "Badminton High Performance Centre coming up in Kalinga Stadium Complex in Bhubaneswar". The Times of India. 16 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ Ganesan, Uthra (22 June 2019). "After hockey and athletics, Odisha now sets sight on weightlifting accolades". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ Minati Singha (15 May 2017). "Odisha-SAI Regional Badminton Academy inaugurated in Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "Udaan Badminton Academy-HOME". www.theudaan.net. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "High Performance Centre deal a big boost for Odisha and AIFF | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "AIFF-FIFA academy to be launched on November 21 in Bhubaneswar". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "Odisha, AMNS sign MoU for gymnastics centre in state". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ Service, IW News (9 November 2023). "AM/NS India signs MoU with Odisha govt. for Kho Kho High Performance Centre". India Whispers. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ www.ETInfra.com. "Odisha, Tata Steel sign MoU for develop High Performance Centres - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

External links

Odisha official website Archived 6 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine
India official website^{[permanent dead link]}
Odisha Naval Tata Hockey HPC official website

[1] "Kalinga Stadium spruced up with world-class amenities for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[2] "Odisha plans co-branding of tourism, sports". 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

[3] Mukherjee, Soham (1 February 2019). "I-League 2018-19: Katsumi Yusa's brace helps NEROCA do the double over Indian Arrows". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[indoor-4] Mallick, Lelin Kumar (19 January 2012). "Stadium boost to indoor sports". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

[5] Pradhan, Ashoke (10 June 2012). "Permanent floodlights for Kalinga stadium on anvil". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

[6] Pradhan, Ashoke (12 August 2012). "Bhubaneswar needs to do more to imbibe sports culture". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

[7] "Sports Infrastructure in Odisha". Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

[8] "Asian Athletics Championships: How Odisha transformed itself in just 90 days to step in for Jharkhand as the host". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[9] Mufeed Mahdi Rizvi (11 November 2019). "How India got its new sports capital". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[10] Mishra, Sambit (16 June 2021). "Odisha: Bhubaneswar's inspiring journey from 'Temple City' to 'Sports City'". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[11] IANS. "How Odisha is emerging as sports hub of India". thenewsmen. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[12] Bureau, Update Odisha (10 March 2021). "Bhubaneswar among top 5 sports cities of India". Update Odisha. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[13] "AFC Cup 2023-24: When are Mohun Bagan SG and Odisha FC playing in Asia?". Sportstar. 25 August 2023.

[14] "Bhubaneswar, Guwahati to host India's two World Cup Qualifiers". ANI. 2 September 2023.

[15] "Asia Rugby U18 Girls Sevens #ARu18Girls – Asia Rugby – #ARu18Girls". Asia Rugby. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[16] Misra, Yagnya Valkya (28 October 2019). "Developing future champions: Inside the high-performance centres of Bhubaneswar". thebridge.in. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[17] "Badminton High Performance Centre coming up in Kalinga Stadium Complex in Bhubaneswar". The Times of India. 16 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[18] Ganesan, Uthra (22 June 2019). "After hockey and athletics, Odisha now sets sight on weightlifting accolades". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[19] Minati Singha (15 May 2017). "Odisha-SAI Regional Badminton Academy inaugurated in Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneswar News – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[20] "Udaan Badminton Academy-HOME". www.theudaan.net. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[21] "High Performance Centre deal a big boost for Odisha and AIFF | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[22] "AIFF-FIFA academy to be launched on November 21 in Bhubaneswar". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[23] "Odisha, AMNS sign MoU for gymnastics centre in state". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[24] Service, IW News (9 November 2023). "AM/NS India signs MoU with Odisha govt. for Kho Kho High Performance Centre". India Whispers. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[25] www.ETInfra.com. "Odisha, Tata Steel sign MoU for develop High Performance Centres - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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Kalinga Stadium

History

Events

International

Athletics

Football

Hockey

Tennis

Rugby

National

Multi-sport events

Athletics

Football

Leagues

Football

Hockey

Tennis

High Performance Centers

Other tenants

Hockey

Tennis

References

External links

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