AFAS Dome
AFAS Dome is a indoor arena in Antwerp, Belgium that opened in 1933. Its recorded capacity is 18,575.
Key facts
AFAS Dome is a indoor arena in Antwerp, Belgium that opened in 1933. Its recorded capacity is 18,575. It is owned by Province of Antwerp and Province of Antwerp. It is operated by Be-At Venues NV and be•at. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Sportpaleis. Current tenants are 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
- Location
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Type
- Indoor arena
- Capacity
- 18,575
- Opened
- 1933
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Province of Antwerp, Province of Antwerp
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
AFAS Dome is at latitude 51.23111, longitude 4.44111, in Antwerp, Belgium. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 51.23111 |
| Longitude | 4.44111 |
| City | Antwerp |
| Region | Antwerp |
| Country | Belgium |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
AFAS Dome has carried 1 recorded name. Sportpaleis (no sponsor) ran 1933 to 2025. The average tenure of a name here is 92 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportpaleis | None | 1933 to 2025 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Province of Antwerp | 1933 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Province of Antwerp | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | be•at | 1933 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Be-At Venues NV | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Not mapped | 1933 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
10 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 23000 | 18575 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1375766466 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Sportpaleis | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16398 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16397 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 829 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 828 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 827 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: