The Haryana State Sports Complex is a government sports complex in Sector 12, Faridabad, also called the District Sports Complex. The Haryana Shahri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) built it. Its newest major addition is an air-conditioned indoor stadium that finished in September 2019 after more than three decades of delay.
Facility profile
- Official name: Haryana State Sports Complex, also listed as Sports Complex, Sector 12, Faridabad
- Address: Sector 12, Faridabad, Haryana 121007
- Operator: The complex was built by HSVP, which was looking after it in 2020. The Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Department has posted coaches there.
- History: The indoor stadium’s foundation stone was laid in 1986 according to one report and in the mid-1990s according to another
- Land area: Not published
- Contact: No official telephone number or email address was found for the complex
Infrastructure and facilities
| Facility | Details |
|---|---|
| Indoor stadium | Fully air-conditioned; built for boxing, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, wrestling, weightlifting, softball and skating |
| Hockey astroturf | Cost about Rs 7 crore; in December 2019 its transfer to the Sports Department was pending |
| Swimming pool | Given to a private company on contract as of April 2018 |
| Tennis ground | Run on an outsourced basis as of April 2018 |
| Archery | Archers trained in the open or under trees in April 2018, with no permanent enclosure |
The indoor stadium
The stadium was the first indoor stadium in Faridabad. Work stopped after the first stage in the 1980s and 1990s and was revived in 2012 after the design was changed. HSVP took the project over and completed it at a cost of Rs 25 crore, with the building ready on 20 September 2019. The budget had been about Rs 12.5 crore when the district sports council sanctioned it in 1995, and it rose to about Rs 17 crore in 2012. In December 2019 the HSVP and the Sports Department were still disagreeing over the handover. The department wanted finishing work such as electrical fittings and washrooms completed first, while HSVP said nothing was pending. The details checked do not say when the stadium opened to players.
Coaching
In April 2018 the Sports Department had coaches at the complex for cricket, athletics, boxing, skating, gymnastics, badminton, lawn tennis, basketball, swimming, fencing, football, kho-kho, judo, hockey and wrestling. An archery coach was also working there. The district had no official shooting complex at that time.
Timings and operational hours
The operator has not published opening hours or coaching timings. Third-party listings for the swimming facilities in Sector 12 give windows ranging from 5 am to 10 pm to shorter morning and evening sessions, so check with the District Sports Officer before going.
Charges, membership and booking
No official entry fee, membership scheme or venue hire rate is published. Published pool tariffs for Sector 12 differ widely, from Rs 30 per session for adults to Rs 1,000 per month, and the pool is run by a private contractor, so these figures cannot be treated as the complex’s own rates. Coaching in the registered disciplines is run by the Sports Department.
Urban and ecosystem context
The complex has produced a notable list of award winners. In April 2018 it counted five Arjuna awardees, 12 Bhim awardees and three Dhyan Chand award recipients among its sportspeople. Archer Riya Tewatia, who had played the Asia Cup twice in the previous six months, trained there.
The 2018 account also records the complaints of the time: players practised without proper equipment, the pool was hard for official swimmers to use because of the private contract, and a tennis player said the outsourced court was taken up by paying users at peak hours. On 5 November 2025 the Special Duty Officer, Raj Nehru, inspected the complex, spoke to players and told officials to improve facilities. Faridabad’s other major venue is the Raja Nahar Singh Stadium.
Details were checked in November 2026. Confirm access, timings and fees with the District Sports Officer, Faridabad, before visiting.
Sources
- After 33 yrs, Faridabad to get first indoor stadium – The Tribune, 2 September 2019
- Is F’bad stadium ready or not – The Tribune, 3 December 2019
- No enclosure for archers in F’bad – The Tribune, 23 April 2018
- Starred question 18, 26 February 2020 – Haryana Vidhan Sabha
- OSD Raj Nehru inspects Sector-12 sports complex – Amar Ujala, 5 November 2025
- 16 Best Swimming Pools in Faridabad – Swimming Theory, updated March 2025
