Dubai Sports City

Dubai Sports City

Full name	Dubai Sports City
Location	Al Hebiah 4, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°02′30″N55°13′10″E / 25.0416°N 55.2194°E / 25.0416; 55.2194
Owner	Dubai Sports City
Operator	Dubai Sports City
Capacity	50,000,000 square feet of sport-integrated, master-planned development, 25,000 seating capacity for major events, 6,470,000 est square feet of office space
Construction
Broke ground	2004
Opened	2008
Tenants
International Cricket Council ICC Academy
Website
www.dsc.ae

Dubai Sports City or DSC is a multi-venue sports complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, developed by Dubai. It is located in Al Hebiah 4. It provides a mix of residential, retail, leisure and recreational facilities. It is built around five major sports venues and features a number of sports academies. Located on Mohammad Bin Zayed Road, the residential aspect of the project consists of mid-rise apartment buildings, townhouses and villas. Sports City contains three distinct residential districts: Canal Residence, Victory Heights and Gallery Villas. ^[1]

Venues

Dubai Sports City contains the following sporting complexes:

• Dubai International Stadium, a 25,000 seat cricket stadium.
• ISD Dubai Sports City, a sports complex including football, athletics, tennis, padel and table tennis venues, ^[2] hosting LaLiga Academy Dubai, football academy which is one of many academies created by LaLiga around the world and United FC (Dubai), a professional football team playing in UAE First Division League ^{[3] [4]}
• ICC Academy, Facilities include two full-sized (ICC Academy Ground & ICC Academy Ground No 2), one-day international floodlit ovals, alongside the ICC Academy's building and pitches, which offer indoor and outdoor training facilities. These include technology tools for bowlers and batsmen, practice pitches of different surfaces, and indoor nets. The ICC Academy is the only training complex anywhere in the world to offer South Asian, English and Australian practice turf.
• Rugby Park, a 5,000 seat rugby stadium. The newest sports initiative of Dubai Sports City, the Rugby Park provides facilities for players, coaches, referees, at all levels of the game. The Rugby Park in future will also boast a gymnasium, sports science and rehabilitation facilities as well as a sports medical clinic.
• The Els Club Golf Course is golf park. It is a world's first and is also the first golf course designed by Ernie Els in the Middle East.
• The DSC Indoor Arena is a multi-use indoor arena that was being built until construction stopped because of the late-2000s recession. ^[5] Its planned use is mainly for basketball, tennis, ice hockey, and other indoor sports, as well as music concerts. It was due to open in 2009 with a seating capacity of 10,000 spectators. ^[6]

Dubai Sports City in May 2008

Events hosted

• Hosted DUBAI Open Asian Tour's final event of 2014.
• Co-Hosted the inaugural and the second season of the Pakistan Super League, with sold out stadiums.
• Hosted IPL 7 (cricket), UAE-Leg in 2014.
• Hosted 2 ODI matches between Pakistan and Australia from 22 to 24 April 2009. ^[7]
• Hosted 2 Twenty20 matches between Pakistan and New Zealand from 12 to 13 November 2009. ^{[8] [9]}
• Hosted 2 Indian musical concerts on 1 and 2 November 2009.
• Hosted 2 Twenty20 matches between Pakistan and England from 13 to 14 February 2010.
• The Els Club, located in Dubai sports city hosted Callaways Odyssey. ^[10]
• Dubai Sports city hosted World Twenty20 qualifier matches in February 2010. ^{[11] [12]}
• Hosted 3 ODI matches between Pakistan and South Africa from 2 to 8 November 2010.
• Hosted a Test match between Pakistan and South Africa on 12 November 2010.
• In 2014, The 2014 Indian Premier League tournament was held in the stadium along with Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium.
• 2018 Asia Cup was hosted at Dubai International Cricket Stadium along with Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Academies

• ICC Academy is a cricket academy which helps players, coaches, umpires, curators, and administrators focus on progress, training, and achievement.
• LaLiga Academy is a football academy created by La Liga.
• Rugby Academy focuses on the development of talent throughout all age groups and standards up to and including elite club and international level.
• Swimming Academy is the first swimming facility in the UAE to have high performance coaching and training resources offered to the sport.
• Butch Harmon School of Golf is run by Butch Harmon who is widely regarded as one of the best golf coaches in the world.

Residential towers

Model of Dubai Sports City

• Elite sports Residence Towers from 1 to 10 ^[13]
• Olympic Park Towers OP from 1 to 4 ^[14]

Schools

• GEMS School of Research and Innovation ^[15]

References

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4. "Best Football Academy Dubai". LALIGA ACADEMY DUBAI. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
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6. Dubai Sports City appoints stadium contractor - Construction - ArabianBusiness.com
7. "Dubai Sports City". www.dubaisportscity.ae. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011.
8. "Pakistan vs New Zealand ODI Series 2009/10 Schedule". www.crichotline.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010.
9. "Bay Villas Dubai Islands" . Retrieved 24 August 2023.
10. "The Els Club Hosts Callaways Odyssey 1 Million Euro Putt". Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
11. "Dubai Sports City to host ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier". Arabianbusiness.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
12. "Dubai Sports City Proud to Host ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2010". Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
13. "Elite | Leading Property Developers in UAE". www.elite-sports-residence.com. Retrieved 2025-10-26.
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15. Zyl, Gareth Van (14 January 2025). "GEMS to launch UAE's 'most expensive' school: Here's how much it will cost". Gulf Business . Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

External links

25°2′30″N55°13′10″E / 25.04167°N 55.21944°E / 25.04167; 55.21944

• Official website