GBA International Sports and Cultural Center
Chinese indoor arena
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The Greater Bay Area International Sports and Cultural Center (Chinese: 佛山国际体育文化演艺中心), or GBA Center, is an indoor arena located in Foshan, China. It is used mostly for basketball matches and concerts.
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 Interactive map of Greater Bay Area International Sports and Cultural Center | |
| Address | 95 Yuhe Road |
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| Location | Foshan, China |
| Coordinates | 22.959949°N 113.140953°E |
| Owner | City of Foshan |
| Operator | Shenzhen Ruida Information Consultant Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Nenking Group)[1] |
| Capacity | 14,700 [2] |
Field size | 38,900 sqm [citation needed] |
| Public transit | Guangfo Xincheng Dong |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 20 September 2015[3] |
| Built | 2015–2018 |
| Opened | 10 November 2018[4] |
| Architect | DP Architects[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Guangzhou Loong Lions (CBA) (2018–present) 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup (groups D and I) Guangzhou Charge (OWL) (2020-)[5] | |
| Website | |
| Official Website | |
The arena opened on 10 November 2018 as the host of the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.[4] On 2 December 2018, a 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification match contested by China and Lebanon was hold as the opening match.[6] Guangzhou Loong Lions of Chinese Basketball Association appointed the arena as their second home arena and played six matches of 2018–19 CBA season in December 2018.[7] Guangzhou Charge of the Overwatch League will also play at the arena from 2020 season.[5] Selected games of Macau Black Bears, which also owned by Nenking Group, were played in the arena as well.