Back ملعب كالينغا Arabic কলিঙ্গ স্টেডিয়াম Bengali/Bangla Kalinga Stadium German Estadio Kalinga Spanish ورزشگاه کالینگا Persian Kalinga Stadium French אצטדיון קלינגה HE कलिंगा स्टेडियम Hindi 칼링가 스타디움 Korean Kalingos stadionas Lithuanian
 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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| Location | Bidyut Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
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| 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: 15,000[1][2] Kalinga Hockey Stadium: 16,000[3] |
| Record attendance | 15,000 (2017 Asian Athletics Championships) |
| Field size | 109 m × 72 m (358 ft × 236 ft) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| 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)[4] 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.[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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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sports Infrastructure in Odisha". Government of Odisha. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.