Playsport Arena is a two-stage sports and entertainment arena in

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...

, Scotland. The main arena will have a seating capacity for 6,000 spectators. The arena's main tenants will be the Caledonia Gladiators basketball teams, who will move from their previous homes at the

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(men's team) and the Lagoon Centre in Paisley (women's team) for the start of the 2023–24 season.

History

The 90-acre Playsport site, location between the

Nerston Nerston is a village situated on the northern green-belt boundary of the new town of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Etymology The name Nerston is originally a Scots corruption of Near-town.'Nair', 'Ner', 'Ners', and 'Naris' as ...

and Stewartfield areas on the northern edge of the town, was first opened in 2009, with a nine-hole golf course, driving range and indoor sports, leisure and retail facilities, but remained largely underdeveloped for many years. The site was purchased by Gladiators' owners Steve and Alison Timoney, and plans were officially announced in 2023 for a £20 million arena development. In the short term, a temporary arena with capacity for 1,800 spectators was constructed within the original footprint to allow the Gladiators' teams to move to the site for the start of the 2023–24 season; it staged its first official fixture on 5 October 2023.Caledonia Gladiators win on British Basketball League debut in new East Kilbride home
BBC Sport, 6 October 2023 It is expected the full 6,000 capacity arena development will be completed by 2026.

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{{Indoor arenas UK Basketball venues in Scotland Indoor arenas in Scotland Sports venues in South Lanarkshire Buildings and structures in East Kilbride Sports venues completed in 2023 2023 establishments in Scotland