Sport Central
Sports centre in Newcastle, England
title: "Sport Central" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["basketball-venues-in-england", "indoor-arenas-in-england", "sports-venues-in-newcastle-upon-tyne", "newcastle-eagles", "sport-at-northumbria-university", "netball-venues-in-england", "university-sports-venues-in-the-united-kingdom"] description: "Sports centre in Newcastle, England" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_Central" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Sports centre in Newcastle, England ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sport Central |
| image | SportCentralArena.jpg |
| caption | Sport central Arena |
| location | Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom |
| coordinates | |
| opened | 2010 |
| surface | Parquet |
| seating_capacity | 2,800 |
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Sport Central is a multi-purpose built sports centre and events arena that is located in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It forms part of the Northumbria University campus, in the city centre. The centre houses facilities for swimming, track running, climbing, golf, squash, basketball, netball, badminton, and volleyball. The main sports and events arena has a capacity for over 2,800 spectators.
History
Sport Central opened in 2010, at a cost of £30 million. It was previously the home venue of British Basketball League team Newcastle Eagles, and Netball Superleague side Team Northumbria. The arena has also hosted international basketball, when the senior men's Great Britain national team staged a game there, featuring NBA star Luol Deng.
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