Dalian Sports Centre Stadium is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

province,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 61,000. The stadium was built for the

2013 National Games of China The 12th National Games of China were held in the northeastern province of Liaoning from 31 August to 12 September 2013. Liaoning was the sixth provincial level host of the games, following Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong. A to ...

, and switched to other purposes, mainly football, afterwards. Between 2014 and 2020,

Dalian Professional F.C. Dalian Professional Football Club () is a professional Chinese Association football, football club based in Dalian, Liaoning, that participates in the China League One, China Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA) ...

were the tenants.

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 The 2021 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021 presented by Alibaba Cloud for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament betwe ...

. 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.

Notable Events

Sports

* September 2013: Men's and women's under-18 football, tennis, gymnastics, artistic swimming of the

. * 2014–2020: Home stadium of

(formerly known as Dalian Aerbin and Dalian Yifang). * 2020:

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group A and relegation stage,

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first round. * 2021:

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. * 2022: Temporary home stadium of

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in the second stage of the

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Concerts

* Joker Xue - I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour - 22 April 2017 * JJ Lin - Sanctuary World Tour - 5 May 2018 *

Jay Chou Jay Chou ( zh, t=周杰倫, s=周杰伦, poj=Chiu Kia̍t-lûn, p=Zhōu Jiélún, first=t, w=Chou Chieh-lun; born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, and television personality. Dubbed the " King ...

- The Invincible World Tour - 14 & 15 July 2018

References

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