Shenzhen Sports Center Arena深圳体育中心体育馆

The rebuilt Futian arena: 15,000 seats, a retractable roof, CBA basketball and big concerts

The Shenzhen Sports Center Arena (深圳体育馆, often listed as 深圳市体育中心体育馆) is the brand-new main hall of the old Futian sports centre on Sungang West Road. The original 1985 gym, one of the city's first landmark public buildings, was replaced in a full rebuild, and the new arena played its first game on 18 October 2024: a CBA home opener for the Shenzhen Leopards.

The main hall seats about 15,000 (official figure at opening; some guides say 16,000) and is the first big arena in China to combine a retractable roof with a fold-away centre-hung screen. It switches between basketball, badminton, tennis, gymnastics and ice hockey, and between games it is one of the city's busiest concert rooms. A 2,400-seat secondary hall sits next door.

Being in central Futian, it is the easiest big arena in Shenzhen to reach: three metro stations are within walking distance, unlike the Universiade venues out in Longgang.

What to see and do

Visiting

Address

2006 Sungang West Road, Futian District (福田区笋岗西路2006号)

Capacity

About 15,000 in the main hall (Eye Shenzhen, Oct 2024); Bendibao gives 16,000 (Nov 2024). Secondary hall 2,400

Tickets

Per event. Concerts sell mainly on Damai and Maoyan as real-name tickets: bring the same ID (passport for most foreigners) you entered at purchase

Getting there

Line 6 to Sports Center (体育中心) Exit B; or Lines 7/14 to Huangmugang (黄木岗), or Lines 6/7 to Bagualing (八卦岭) Exit G2, then walk to the south plaza

Bus

Tiyuguan (体育馆) stop: 58, 323, E11, M203, M207, M213 and others

Parking

On-site parking exists but is restricted on big event days

• For concerts, floor (pit) and stand ticket holders have used different gates on the south plaza; check the gate printed on the pre-show guide the promoter posts on WeChat.
• Concert tickets are real-name: the name and ID number you enter when buying must match the ID you carry in. Recent shows here listed passports among accepted documents.
• Huangmugang is an interchange for Lines 7 and 14, which gives you a second way out if Sports Center station is packed after a show; Line 14 is the express line east toward Longgang.
• The wider sports centre is still being rebuilt around the arena (a 45,000-seat football stadium, sports museum and hotel are planned), so expect hoardings and changing walking routes.
• Don't drive to a concert: parking is limited and the roads around Sungang and Huangmugang jam after shows.

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