Sports City
Dubai Sports City is built around five major sports venues and features a number of sports academies. Located on Mohammad Bin Zayed Road the residential aspect of the project consists of mid-rise apartment buildings, townhouses and villas. Several of the sports facilities have been completed but there are several vacant residential plots where construction has not yet started.
Sports City contains three distinct residential districts: Canal Residence, Victory Heights and Gallery Villas.
Canal Residence is a collection of five apartment buildings designed in different architectural styles bordering the 1.2 kilometre long, 15 metre wide waterway. There are studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments all sharing community gymnasiums, swimming pools, barbeque spots and children’s play areas.
Victory Heights is a seven-village development built on the golf course fairways and consists of almost a thousand villas and townhouses in different sizes with different facilities.
Gallery Villas is the upmarket district with 75 exclusive three- and five-bedroom villas and townhouses, also built around the golf course.
Transport & Access
From Sports City it takes roughly 22 minutes to drive to Dubai Mall, 17 minutes to Palm Jumeirah, 19 minutes to Burj Al Arab and 20 minutes to The Walk JBR.*
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is roughly 40 minutes' drive and the new Al Maktoum International Airport is roughly 29 minutes' drive.*
Sports City is very well connected by road to most parts of the Emirate. It’s a 40 minute drive to the international airport, 22 minutes to the Dubai Mall, 20 minutes to Dubai Marina, and 1 hour 20 to Abu Dhabi.
A feeder bus service between Sports City and the Mall of the Emirates metro station takes about half an hour.
Properties on the Market
Sub-communities
There are 16 sub-communities in Sports City. Learn more in the following guides.
Amenities
The 18-hole Ernie Els designed golf course and clubhouse at the centre of Sports City is open for business and receiving some good reviews. So too are The Dome Dubai, a 10,000-seat multi purpose indoor arena, and the 25,000-seat cricket stadium which regularly hosts international matches and concerts. There are also sports academies for cricket, swimming, rugby, football, tennis and golf and the International Cricket Council has its HQ here as well. Still to come is a 60,000-seater stadium for football, rugby, track and field events, and a rugby sports park.
An attraction for many young families is sure to be The Bradenton Preparatory Academy, an American curriculum school that opened in 2009.
Local shops and outlets
There are 24 outlets currently open in Sports City including eight restaurants, two men's salons, a health food shop, two pharmacies, a real estate office, a ladies' salon, a coffee shop, five supermarkets, a laundrette, a veterinarian and a utility shop.
For a full list and analysis of shops and services in Sports City visit our Sports City amenities page.
Sports City Location
Sports City is very well connected by road to most parts of the Emirate. It’s a 40 minute drive to the international airport, 22 minutes to the Dubai Mall, 20 minutes to Dubai Marina, and 1 hour 20 to Abu Dhabi.
The map below shows the location of Sports City and just below are summaries of the nearest attractions, parks, beaches, golf clubs and cinemas. For a more in-depth look at the local attractions, and to see what's on in and around Sports City, visit our Things to Do guide.
Local Schools
Sports City has many schools nearby including Victory Heights Primary School at 0.8 km and Renaissance School at 1.2 km.
In terms of performance there are five schools nearby that have achieved either of two highest government inspection rating of 'Very Good' or 'Outstanding' including Victory Heights Primary School which has a rating of 'Very good' and Sunmarke School which also has a rating of 'Very good'.
Things to Do
We've partnered with LadiesNightDubai.com and BrunchCrunch.ae to give an overview of the current Ladies Nights and Brunch offers in the vicinity of Sports City. For full nightlife listings and to see what else is happening nearby see the Things to Do page.
Nearby neighbourhoods
Explore communities that are either adjacent or close to Sports City.
Masterplan
A look at the original masterplan published by the developer at the time of the launch of Sports City.
Design Stage
Images depicting the initial concept designs for Sports City.
Projects often go though a number of design revisions as they progress and developers may or may not honour their original plans when it comes to architectural designs, amenities and landscaping. The images below are provided as a means to compare the original plans with the realised development.
Construction History
The majority of the 160 building plots in Sports City are for mid-rise (ie up to 25 floors) residential towers. To date September 2020 we estimate that 57 buildings have been completed, 7 more are under construction, and 13 are ‘on hold’, so it’ll be some time before this place is finished.
See the development of Sports City in photos:
Sports City in the News
Sports City Buildings
There are 98 building developments in Sports City. For a full list of all Sports City buildings visit our Buildings Guide.
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