The Kalinga Stadium is an international multi-purpose stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Its foundation stone was laid by former Odisha Prime Minister Biju Patnaik in 1978. It is the home of I League Club Indian Arrows since 2018 and Indian Super League Club Odisha FC since its establishment in 2019.
It is situated in the heart of Bhubaneswar near the Nayapalli area. It has facilities for athletics, football, field hockey, tennis, table tennis, basketball, volleyball, a climbing wall, and swimming. Other stadium features include an 8-lane synthetic running track, performance centers, and India’s first Olympic-standard pink and blue water-based AstroTurf.
| Built In: | 1978 |
| Capacity: | 16,000 |
| Home Teams: | Odisha FC |
| Ground Size: | 109 m × 72 m |
Kalinga Stadium History
The Odisha government gained a widespread reputation for the successful execution of the “90 Day Challenge” for hosting the 2017 Asian Championships in Athletics when the former venue, Ranchi, withdrew from hosting the event 3 months earlier. The city of Bhubaneswar has been dubbed the “Sports Capital of India” for hosting a large number and wide variety of sporting events and nurturing up-and-coming talents. According to a 2021 survey, Bhubaneswar ranked 3rd among the top 5 cities in India in terms of sports ecosystem and ability to host mega sports events.
The stadium had been chosen to host the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which was later postponed to 2021 but canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later changed to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in FIFA 2022. It was initially chosen to host the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2021 but was later abandoned.
Stadium Capacity
Kalinga Stadium has a seating capacity of 16,000.
Kalinga Stadium Seating Plan
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