Dalian Sports Centre Stadium

Dalian Sports Centre Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dalian, Liaoning province, China. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 61,000.^[3] The stadium was built for the 2013 National Games of China, and switched to other purposes, mainly football, afterwards. Between 2014 and 2020, Dalian Professional F.C. were the tenants.

• Dalian Sports Centre Stadium
• 大连体育中心体育场

Full name	Dalian Sports Centre Stadium
Location	Dalian, Liaoning, China
Capacity	61,000 (Stadium) 18,000 (Arena)
Construction
Broke ground	May 2009^[1]
Opened	3 July 2013
Construction cost	¥ 5 billion^[2]
Tenants
Dalian Professional (2014–2020) Shanghai Port (2022)

Design

The Dalian Sports Centre Stadium consists of major stadium, arena, tennis pitch, baseball pitch, and swimming stadium. The baseball pitch was re-fitted to football training pitch after the National Games.

In 2020, Dalian Sports Centre started its renovation project, in order to meet the requirements for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup.^[4] The stadium would be refitted to professional football pitch with the running track removed, but the project was halted later as China quit hosting the Club World Cup.

 

Dalian Sports Centre Stadium at night

Notable events

Sports

• September 2013: Men's and women's under-18 football, tennis, gymnastics, artistic swimming of the 2013 National Games of China.
• 2014–2020: Home stadium of Dalian Professional F.C. (formerly known as Dalian Aerbin and Dalian Yifang).^[5]
• 2020: 2020 Chinese Super League group A and relegation stage, 2020 Chinese FA Cup first round.
• 2021: 2021 China League One, 2021 Chinese FA Cup.^[6]
• 2022: Temporary home stadium of Shanghai Port F.C. in the second stage of the 2022 Chinese Super League.^[7]

Concerts

• Joker Xue - I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour - 22 April 2017
• JJ Lin - Sanctuary World Tour - 5 May 2018
• Jay Chou - The Invincible World Tour - 14 & 15 July 2018

See also

• List of football stadiums in China
• List of stadiums in China
• Lists of stadiums

References

1. "典型案例 | 体育场馆型体育服务综合体——大连体育中心_华奥星空 | 体育产业平台". www.sports.cn. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
2. "大连投资50亿建全运场馆 馆中央斗屏跟NBA一样-中新网". chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
3. "东北新闻网". Liaoning-gateway.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
4. "大连体育中心设计改造投资约4.7亿 设计周期30日_PP视频体育频道". www.ppsport.com. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
5. "大连阿尔滨俱乐部2014赛季票务方案". sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
6. "大连赛区再为足协杯保驾护航 多方齐心确保赛事顺利进行-中国足球协会官方网站". www.thecfa.cn. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
7. 网易 (2022-07-28). . www.163.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-08-19.

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