Dubai Sport City is a destination of enduring spirit and passion, a place whose heart and soul is expressed in rich iconography, timeless rituals and modern heroes. A place where sport is life, champions live, and legends are made. With over 50 million square greatest cities in the world, but at its heart beats the very essence of sport.
Dubai Sport City in the world’s first purpose-built sport city. Set on 50 million square feet within the Dubailand development, Dubai Sport City will feature four magnificent stadia: a 60,000-seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, a 25,000-capacity cricket stadium, a 10,000-seat multi-purpose indoor arena, and a field hockey stadium for 5,000 spectators. In addition, Dubai Sport City will be the venue for Ernie Els’ first gulf course design in the Middle East: an 18-hole championship course, which will be the centerpiece of luxury golf residential community, Victory Heights.
Dubai Sports City will host the first purpose-built Manchester United Soccer School’s facility anywhere in the world as well as the International Cricket Council’s own ICC Global Cricket Academy, a David Lloyd tennis Academy and the first Butch Harmon School of Golf outside the United States, all as part of the Dubai Sports City Academies facilities. These facilities will also house a 3,000 sq meter gymnasium and an Olympic length swimming pool.
In addition to the sporting facilities, Dubai Sports City boast major residential and commercial developments, together with all the related amenities expected in a purpose-built city, including international schools, medical facilities, hotels, entertainment venues and a well-being and lifestyle country club. The primary shopping destination at Dubai Sport City will be a sports themed mall with a leasing capacity of approximately 1.2 million square feet. This will be complemented by two retail hubs and a number of community centers.
The first phase of Dubai Sport City, which will include the golf course, sports academies and other facilities, as well as the opening phase of the Victory Heights residential community, will be completed by the end 2007, with the entire development set for completion by 2010. |
