List of indoor arenas by capacity

The following is a list of sports indoor arenas ordered by capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the arena can accommodate for a sports event.

Currently all arenas with a capacity of 15,000 or more are included.

Domed and retractable-roof stadiums that host indoor events, such as the Carrier Dome are not included. In addition, only the capacity for indoor sports, such as basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, etc are included.

The list is divided into three sub-sections; current arenas, arenas under construction; and closed or arenas no longer used for sporting events.

Contents

Current arenas

# Arena Capacity City Country
1 Gwangmyeong Velodrome 30,000 Gwangmyeong South Korea
2= Indira Gandhi Arena 25,000 Delhi India
2= Belgrade Arena[1] 25,000 Belgrade Serbia
2= Coliseo Cubierto El Campín 25,000 Bogotá Colombia
2= Mineirinho 25,000 Belo Horizonte Brazil
2= Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex 25,000 Saint Petersburg Russia
7= Rupp Arena 23,500 Lexington United States
7= Greensboro Coliseum 23,500 Greensboro United States
9 Smart Araneta Coliseum 25,000 Quezon City Philippines
10= Manchester Evening News Arena 23,000 Manchester United Kingdom
10= The O2 Arena 23,000 London United Kingdom
12 Marriott Center 22,700 Provo United States
13 Scottrade Center 22,610 St. Louis United States
14 Sinan Erdem Dome 22,500 Istanbul Turkey
15 Saitama Super Arena 22,500 Saitama Japan
16 The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 Auburn Hills United States
17 KFC Yum! Center 22,000 Louisville United States
17 Dean Smith Center 21,750 Chapel Hill United States
18= Ethias Arena 21,600 Hasselt Belgium
18= Wells Fargo Center 21,600 Philadelphia United States
20 Bell Centre 21,273 Montreal Canada
21 American Airlines Center 21,041 Dallas United States
22= Sportpaleis Merksem 21,000 Antwerp Belgium
22= Acer Arena 21,000 Sydney Australia
22= Thompson-Boling Arena 21,678 Knoxville United States
24 United Center 20,917 Chicago United States
25 BankAtlantic Center 20,737 Sunrise United States
26 Rose Garden 20,630 Portland United States
27 Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 Cleveland United States
28= Target Center 20,500 Minneapolis United States
28= Scotiabank Place 20,500 Ottawa Canada
28= St. Pete Times Forum 20,500 Tampa United States
31 Verizon Center 20,173 Washington, D.C. United States
32 Joe Louis Arena 20,066 Detroit United States
33 Izod Center 20,049 East Rutherford United States
34= Palacio de los Deportes 20,000 Mexico City Mexico
34= Ginásio Ibirapuera 20,000 São Paulo Brazil
34= The Covered Hall 20,000 Cairo Egypt
34= Pavilhão Atlântico 20,000 Lisbon Portugal
34= Coliseo Amauta 20,000 Lima Peru
34= Amway Center 20,000 Orlando United States
41 EnergySolutions Arena 19,991 Salt Lake City United States
42 Air Canada Centre 19,800 Toronto Canada
43 Madison Square Garden 19,763 New York City United States
44 RBC Center 19,722 Raleigh United States
45 American Airlines Arena 19,600 Miami United States
46 Chesapeake Energy Arena 19,599 Oklahoma City United States
47 Oracle Arena 19,596 Oakland United States
48= Lanxess Arena 19,500 Cologne Germany
48= Kemper Arena 19,500 Kansas City United States
48= Nationwide Arena 19,500 Columbus United States
51 Bridgestone Arena 19,395 Nashville United States
52 Pepsi Center 19,309 Denver United States
53 Pengrowth Saddledome 19,289 Calgary Canada
54 Olympic Indoor Hall 19,250 Athens Greece
55= Bud Walton Arena 19,200 Fayetteville United States
55= First Niagara Center 19,200 Buffalo United States
55= Jerome Schottenstein Center 19,200 Columbus United States
58 Rogers Arena 19,193 Vancouver Canada
59 Consol Energy Center 19,100 Pittsburgh United States
59 Time Warner Cable Arena 19,026 Charlotte United States
60= Earls Court Exhibition Centre 19,000 London United Kingdom
61= Beijing National Indoor Stadium 19,000 Beijing China
62= Bradley Center 19,000 Milwaukee United States
63 Staples Center 18,997 Los Angeles United States
64 Freedom Hall 18,865 Louisville United States
65 AT&T Center 18,797 San Antonio United States
66 Thomas & Mack Center 18,776 Paradise, Nevada United States
67 Philips Arena 18,729 Atlanta United States
68 Bizkaia Arena 18,640 Barakaldo Spain
69 TD Garden 18,624 Boston United States
70= HP Pavilion at San Jose 18,500 San Jose United States
70= Sprint Center 18,500 Kansas City United States
70= Prudential Center 18,500 Newark United States
70= José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 18,500 San Juan Puerto Rico
74 US Airways Center 18,422 Phoenix United States
75 Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 Indianapolis United States
76 Toyota Center 18,300 Houston United States
77 FedExForum 18,119 Memphis United States
78 University Arena 18,118 Albuquerque United States
79 Xcel Energy Center 18,064 Saint Paul United States
80= Wukesong Indoor Stadium 18,000 Beijing China
80= Shanghai Arena 18,000 Shanghai China
80= Coca-Cola Dome 18,000 Johannesburg South Africa
80= O2 Arena 18,000 Prague Czech Republic
80= Coliseo El Pueblo 18,000 Cali Colombia
80= Verizon Arena 18,000 North Little Rock United States
80= Colonial Life Arena 18,000 Columbia United States
80= Guangzhou International Sports Arena 18,000 Guangzhou China
80= Roberto Duran Arena 18,000 Panama City Panama
89 Comcast Center 17,950 College Park United States
90 BOK Center 17,839 Tulsa United States
91 Jobing.com Arena 17,799 Glendale United States
92 Birmingham Jefferson Convention Arena 17,654 Birmingham United States
93 Honda Center 17,600 Anaheim United States
94 Monterrey Arena 17,599 Monterrey Mexico
95 Qwest Center Omaha 17,560 Omaha United States
96 Mellon Arena 17,537 Pittsburgh United States
98 The Forum 17,505 Ingelwood United States
99= Allstate Arena 17,500 Rosemont United States
99= Times Union Center 17,500 Albany United States
99= Žalgiris Arena 17,500 Kaunas Lithuania
102 Assembly Hall 17,456 Bloomington United States
103 Copps Coliseum 17,383 Hamilton Canada
104 Capital Indoor Stadium 17,345 Beijing China
105 Power Balance Pavilion 17,317 Sacramento United States
106 New Orleans Arena 17,188 New Orleans United States
107 MGM Grand Garden Arena 17,157 Paradise United States
108 Kohl Center 17,142 Madison United States
109 KeyArena 17,098 Seattle United States
110= Beijing National Aquatics Center 17,000 Beijing China
110= Yokohama Arena 17,000 Yokohama Japan
110= Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 17,000 Paris France
110= Palau Sant Jordi 17,000 Barcelona Spain
110= U.S. Bank Arena 17,000 Cincinnati United States
110= O2 World 17,000 Berlin Germany
116 Rexall Place 16,839 Edmonton Canada
117 PostFinance Arena 17,131 Berne Switzerland
118 Frank Erwin Center 16,755 Austin United States
119 Assembly Hall 16,618 Champaign United States
120 Nislon Nelson Gymnasium 16,600 Brasília Brazil
121 Arena México 16,500 Mexico City Mexico
122 Westfalenhalle 16,500 Dortmund Germany
123 Allen Fieldhouse 16,300 Lawrence United States
124 XL Center 16,294 Hartford United States
125 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234 Uniondale United States
126 Pacific Coliseum 16,281 Vancouver Canada
127 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 16,161 Los Angeles United States
128 Wells Fargo Arena 16,110 Des Moines United States
129= Putra Indoor Stadium 16,000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
129= Wiener Stadthalle 16,000 Vienna Austria
129= Coliseo General Rumiñahui 16,000 Quito Ecuador
129= Moscow Olympic Arena 16,000 Moscow Russia
129= Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 16,000 Jacksonville United States
133 Arena Zagreb 15,600 Zagreb Croatia
134 Save Mart Center at Fresno State 15,544 Fresno United States
135= Carver-Hawkeye Arena 15,500 Iowa City United States
135= Schleyerhalle 15,500 Stuttgart Germany
137 Colisée Pepsi 15,399 Quebec City Canada
138 Coleman Coliseum 15,316 Tuscaloosa United States
139 Bryce Jordan Center 15,261 University Park United States
140 Credit Union Centre 15,195 Saskatoon Canada
141 Festhalle Frankfurt 15,149 Frankfurt Germany
142 Taipei Arena 15,082 Taipei Taiwan
143 Mizzou Arena 15,061 Columbia United States
144 Arena-Auditorium 15,028 Laramie United States
145 United Spirit Arena 15,020 Lubbock United States
146 MTS Centre 15,015 Winnipeg Canada
147= Sajik Arena 15,000 Busan South Korea
147= Olympic Gymnastics Arena 15,000 Seoul South Korea
147= Taoyuan Arena 15,000 Taoyuan Taiwan
147= Palacio Vistalegre 15,000 Madrid Spain
147= Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid 15,000 Madrid Spain
147= HSBC Arena 15,000 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
147= Arena Jaraguá 15,000 Jaraguá do Sul Brazil
147= Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães 15,000 Recife Brazil
147= Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000 Salt Lake City United States
147= Vikingskipet Olympic Arena 15,000 Hamar Norway
147= PhilSports Arena 15,000 Pasig City Philippines
147= Venetian Arena 15,000 Macau China
147= Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena 15,000 Shanghai China
147= Kaohsiung Arena 15,000 Kaohsiung Taiwan
147= Goiânia Arena 15,000 Goiânia Brazil
147= Aspire Dome 15,000 Doha Qatar
147= Helliniko Olympic Arena 15,000 Ellinikon Greece
147= Intrust Bank Arena 15,000 Wichita United States
147= Minsk-Arena 15,000 Minsk Belarus
147= Hua Mark Indoor Stadium 15,000 Bangkok Thailand

Arenas under construction

Arena Capacity City Country Open
Philippine Arena 50,000 Bulacan Philippines 2014
Mexico City Arena[2] 22,000 Mexico City Mexico 2011
Barclays Center 18,000 Brooklyn  United States 2012
New Shenzhen Arena 18,000 Shenzhen China 2011
London Aquatics Centre 17,500 London  United Kingdom 2011
Sofia National Sports Arena 16,500 Sofia Bulgaria 2011
SM Arena 16,000 Manila Philippines 2012
New Krakow Arena 15,328 Krakow Poland 2013
Ziggo Dome 15,600 Amsterdam Netherlands 2011
Córdoba Dome 15,000 Córdoba Argentina 2013
Kauno Arena 15,000 Kaunas Lithuania 2011

Closed arenas

Arena Capacity City Country Closed
Charlotte Coliseum 24,042 Charlotte United States 2007
Coliseum at Richfield 20,273 Richfield United States 1999
Pyramid Arena 20,142 Memphis United States 2004
St. Louis Arena 20,000 St. Louis United States 1994
Capital Centre 18,756 Landover United States 1997
Montreal Forum 18,575 Montreal Canada 1996
Madison Square Garden 18,496 New York United States 1968
Wachovia Spectrum 18,136 Philadelphia United States 2009
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 18,000 Buffalo United States 2009
Palasport di San Siro 18,000 Milan Italy 1985
Amway Arena 17,519 Orlando United States 2010
Chicago Stadium 17,317 Chicago United States 1995
Reunion Arena 17,293 Dallas United States 2008
McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 Denver United States 1999
Miami Arena 16,640 Miami United States 2008
Market Square Arena 16,530 Indianapolis United States 2001
Omni Coliseum 16,378 Atlanta United States 1997
Maple Leaf Gardens 16,307 Toronto Canada 2002 (Reopening as smaller venue in 2011)
Compaq Center 16,285 Houston United States 1998 (closed for sporting events)
HemisFair Arena 16,057 San Antonio United States 1995
RiverCentre 16,000 St. Paul United States 1998
Winnipeg Arena 15,565 Winnipeg Canada 2006
Hollywood Sportatorium 15,532 Pembroke Pines United States 1993
London Docklands Arena 15,000 London  United Kingdom 2005
Detroit Olympia 15,000 Detroit United States 1987
Met Center 15,000 Bloomington United States 1994

References

  1. ^ http://www.europeanarenas.com/arenas/belgrade
  2. ^ www.arenaciudaddemexico.com.mx

See also