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
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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 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]

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  2. ^ "Kalinga Stadium spruced up with world-class amenities for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Odisha plans co-branding of tourism, sports". 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
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  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Sports Infrastructure in Odisha". Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.