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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  • Type: Event venue
  • Description: indoor arena in Antwerp, Belgium, known as Sportpaleis until 2025
  • Also known as: “AFAS Dome”, “AFAS Dome Antwerpen”, “Antwerp Sportpaleis”, “Antwerps Sportpaleis”, “Sportpaleis Antwerpen”, “Sportpaleis d’Anvers”, “Спартовы палац”, and “安特衛普體育宮”
  • Address: Schijnpoortweg 119, Antwerpen, 2170
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lotto Arena and Sport.

Event venue
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is an arena in , Belgium. It seats 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
Inception
September 11th, 1933
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F366CJR+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23634249
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­events_venue
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­stadium
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q731520
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Spanish—“Sportpaleis” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Bulgarian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Bulgarian: “АФАС Доум”
  • Catalan: “AFAS Dome”
  • Chinese: “AFAS Dome”
  • Dutch: “AFAS Dome”
  • Esperanto: “AFAS Dome”
  • Esperanto: “Sportpaleis”
  • French: “AFAS Dome”
  • German: “AFAS Dome”
  • German: “Sportpaleis”
  • Greek: “AFAS Dome”
  • Hebrew: “אפאס דום”
  • Italian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Italian: “Sportpaleis”
  • Japanese: “AFAS Dome”
  • Japanese: “スポーツパレス”
  • Latvian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Latvian: “Antverpenes Sporta pils”
  • Polish: “AFAS Dome”
  • Polish: “Sportpaleis Antwerp”
  • Portuguese: “AFAS Dome”
  • Portuguese: “Sportpaleis”
  • Romanian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Sporturilor din Antwerpen”
  • Slovenian: “AFAS Dome”
  • Spanish: “AFAS Dome”
  • “AFAS Dome”

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