Sportpaleis

The AFAS Dome is an indoor arena in , . It is a multipurpose hall used for organizing concerts, sporting events, festivals, and fairs. The arena was built for sport, especially track cycling, but there is now little sport held there; it previously hosted the Diamond Games tennis tournament for women.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Event venue
  • Description: multipurpose indoor arena in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Also known as: “AFAS Dome”, “Antwerp Sportpaleis”, and “Sportpaleis Antwerpen”
  • Address: Schijnpoortweg 119, Antwerpen, 2170
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lotto Arena and Sport.

Event venue
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is an arena in , . It has a seating capacity for 8,050 people for concerts and 5,218 for sporting events. The arena opened on 10 March 2007 after nine months of construction. is situated 110 metres south of Sportpaleis.

Metro station
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is an underground station in the premetro network. The station was opened on April 1, 1996 as the last station on the northern premetro axis. is situated 160 metres southeast of Sportpaleis.

Metro station
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is an underground station in the Antwerp premetro network. The station was named after the gate, part of the Brialmont fortifications, which was demolished in 1970 when constructing the R1 ring road. is situated 460 metres south of Sportpaleis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Den Dam and Merksem.

Quarter
is an area in northern .

Town
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is a district of the municipality and city of in the Flemish Region of . It has 47,525 inhabitants as of 2025. It was a separate municipality until 1983.

Town
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is the smallest district of , . As of 2025, the district housed 47,188 inhabitants on 3.93 km². It was a separate municipality until 1983.

Sportpaleis

Latitude
51.2311° or 51° 13′ 52″ north
Longitude
4.44108° or 4° 26′ 28″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Inception
September 11th, 1933
Open location code
9F366CJR+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23634249
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­events_venue
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6954004
Wiki­data ID
Q731520
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Sportpaleis” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Belarusian: “Спартовы палац”
  • Bulgarian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Bulgarian: “Sportpaleis”
  • Bulgarian: “Спортпалейс”
  • Catalan: “AFAS Dome”
  • Catalan: “Sportpaleis”
  • Chinese: “安特卫普体育博物馆”
  • Chinese: “安特衛普體育宮”
  • Dutch: “AFAS Dome”
  • Dutch: “Antwerps Sportpaleis”
  • Dutch: “Sportpaleis Antwerpen”
  • Dutch: “Sportpaleis”
  • Esperanto: “AFAS Dome”
  • Esperanto: “Sportpaleis Antwerpen”
  • Esperanto: “Sportpaleis”
  • French: “AFAS Dome”
  • French: “Palais des sports d’Anvers”
  • French: “Sportpaleis Antwerp”
  • French: “Sportpaleis Antwerpen”
  • French: “Sportpaleis d’Anvers”
  • French: “Sportpaleis”
  • German: “AFAS Dome”
  • German: “Sportpaleis Antwerpen”
  • German: “Sportpaleis”
  • Greek: “Σπορτπαλές”
  • Hebrew: “אפאס דום”
  • Hebrew: “ספורטפאלס”
  • Italian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Italian: “Sportpaleis”
  • Japanese: “アファス・ドーム”
  • Japanese: “スポーツパレス”
  • Latvian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Latvian: “Antverpenes Sporta pils”
  • Latvian: “Sportpaleis”
  • Polish: “AFAS Dome”
  • Polish: “Sportpaleis Antwerp”
  • Polish: “Sportpaleis”
  • Portuguese: “AFAS Dome”
  • Portuguese: “Sportpaleis Antwerpen”
  • Portuguese: “Sportpaleis”
  • Romanian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Sporturilor din Antwerpen”
  • Romanian: “Sportpaleis”
  • Slovenian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Spanish: “AFAS Dome”
  • Spanish: “Sportpaleis”
  • “AFAS Dome”
  • “Antwerps Sportpaleis”
  • “Sportpaleis”
  • “Sportpaleis Antwerpen”

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