Fullname: | Dalian Sports Centre Stadium |
Location: | Dalian, Liaoning, China |
Broke Ground: | May 2009[1] |
Opened: | 3 July 2013 |
Construction Cost: | ¥ 5 billion[2] |
Seating Capacity: | 61,000 (Stadium)18,000 (Arena) |
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.
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.