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.

[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.

[9] 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.

Field hockey match at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium
Aerial view of the stadium in 2017
Interior of the stadium with running track
Fireworks on display at the Opening Ceremony of the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships .
2020 Men's FIH Pro League trophy in Bhubaneswar ahead of the second phase of Team India's Pro League fixtures at the Kalinga Stadium.
Panjab University , Chandigarh were crowned champions of the inaugural edition of Khelo India University Games in 2020.
ISL Jamshedpur FC vs Bengaluru FC match at Kalinga Stadium
Odisha 's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik with Indian Captain Manpreet Singh at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup .