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| Location | One Sports Parkway, Sacramento, California 95834 |
| Broke ground | 1987 |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Owner | The Maloof family |
| Operator | The Maloof family |
| Construction cost | $40 million USD |
| Architect | Rann Haight |
| Tenants | Sacramento Kings (NBA) (1988-present) Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA) (1997-present) Sacramento Attack (AFL) (1992) Sacramento Knights (CISL - WISL) (1993-2001) |
| Capacity | Basketball: 17,317
Indoor Soccer 10,632 |
ARCO Arena is an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Maloof family is an American family of Lebanese descent which owns numerous business properties in the Western United States. The Maloof family is an American family of Lebanese descent which owns numerous business properties in the Western United States. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Sacramento California. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar History Sacramento Attack (1992 The Sacramento Attack was an Arena Football League team that competed under that The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year-by-year The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an Indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m This article is primarily regarding indoor soccer as played in North America The following is a list of indoor Arenas. Africa Asia Europe The United States of America —commonly referred to as the After playing in the make-shift facility called the Original ARCO Arena, this version was completed in 1988, at a cost of $40 million — entirely privately financed. ARCO Arena, originally called the Sacramento Sports Arena and later called the Original ARCO Arena or ARCO Arena I to distinguish it from its successor Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
It is home to the NBA's Sacramento Kings and the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs. The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Sacramento California. The arena seats 17,317 for basketball, and has 30 luxury suites and 412 club seats. Seating capacity refers to the number Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The arena has been noted for its loud character and continual at-capacity crowds, which, combined with wood floors, make it a tough environment for visiting teams; the Kings only sold out 3 home games in the 2007-2008 season and averaged 13,500 per game.
There was another sports venue with that exact same name, which was known as the original ARCO Arena (1985-1988), where the Kings played their home games for three seasons (1985 to 1988), after moving from Kansas City. ARCO Arena, originally called the Sacramento Sports Arena and later called the Original ARCO Arena or ARCO Arena I to distinguish it from its successor The 1985–86 NBA season was the 40th season of the National Basketball Association. The 1987–88 NBA season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball Association. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages It had a capacity of 10,333 seats.
There had recently been a campaign by the Maloof family to build a new $600 million facility in Sacramento, which was to be funded by a quarter cent sales tax increase over 15 years. The Maloof family is an American family of Lebanese descent which owns numerous business properties in the Western United States. In 2006, voters overwhelmingly rejected ballot measures Q and R[1], leading to the NBA publicly calling for a new arena to be built at another well-known Sacramento facility, Cal Expo, the site of California's state fair. The California Exposition and State Fair is the annual State fair for the State of California. A state fair is a competitive and recreational gathering of a U [2]
ARCO Arena is located in a once isolated area on the expanding northern outskirts of the city. It was constructed at a cost of just $40 million, the lowest of any venue in the NBA. It is the smallest arena in the NBA by size and third smallest by seating capacity (17,317). Only KeyArena in Seattle (17,072) and Orlando's Amway Arena (17,248) have smaller seating capacities. KeyArena at Seattle Center, also known as KeyArena is located north of downtown Seattle, USA on the grounds of Seattle Center (the site of 1962 Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Amway Arena (formerly known as the Orlando Arena, TD Waterhouse Centre, and The Arena in Orlando, and colloquially known by the nickname of O-Rena
The namesake sponsor of the arena, energy company ARCO, has had corporate sponsorship since the arena's inception as well as the original ARCO Arena. ARCO (an Acronym for Atlantic Richfield Company) is an Oil company which is since 2000 a subsidiary On March 19, 2007, the Maloof brothers announced a multi-year agreement extension of the naming rights of ARCO Arena [1].
Notable Events
- NCAA Tournament - 1994, 1998, 2002, and 2007. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- NHL exhibition and neutral site games, 1993, 1994. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
- Ultimate Fighting Championship's UFC 65 on November 18, 2006. UFC 65 Bad Intentions was a Mixed martial arts competition held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 18, 2006 at Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- World Wrestling Entertainment events, including two pay-per-views (Royal Rumble 1993 and Judgment Day 2001). World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Royal Rumble (1993 was the sixth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Judgment Day is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment.
- 1995 Billy Graham crusade which brought the fourth largest crowds in arena history. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 William Franklin Graham Jr KBE (born November 7 1918 better known as Billy Graham, is an evangelist and an Evangelical Christian
- 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball final four. The event drew over 26,000 fans and the championship match drew 13,631 fans, the second highest attendance since 1981. See: NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
- Game 4 of the 2005 WNBA Finals, in which the Sacramento Monarchs defeated the Connecticut Sun 62-59 to capture their first WNBA Championship. The NCAA has contested Team Championships in Women 's Volleyball since 1981. The WNBA Finals is the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA held in early September and played under a Best-of-five playoff The Sacramento Monarchs is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Sacramento California. The Connecticut Sun are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Uncasville Connecticut.
Trivia
- A partially built baseball stadium is located on the northern end of the arena. Financing for the stadium fell through, and eventually was abandoned. The construction of Raley Field dashed hopes of finishing the project, however there have been talks of converting this location to a soccer stadium. Raley Field is the home of the Sacramento River Cats Minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League.
- ARCO Arena set a Guinness World Record for loudest sports roar by reaching over 130 decibels on November 8, 2006 during a Kings game against the Detroit Pistons. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area
- On January 20, 1996, there was one of the oddest occurrences to ever happen during a basketball game. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A fan placed a 7 month old baby girl, who was nude, in the middle of the court during a Sacramento Kings game at halftime and proceeded to spin her around in circles. The man was arrested and his estranged wife did not press charges. According to news reporter Chris Bradshaw, it was the "most disturbing thing I have ever seen in my life. " The game went on as planned, but Bradshaw dubbed it as, "The oddest thing to ever happen during a basketball game in the history of the sport. "
- There is a song called "Arco Arena" on the album Comfort Eagle by Sacramento band Cake. Comfort Eagle is the fourth album by Cake, an Alternative rock band from Sacramento California. Cake (officially capitalized " CAKE " is an American Alternative rock band from Sacramento, California which has had It is an instrumental.
External links
- ^ Kelly Johnson. "Railyard arena backers will keep trying", Sacramento Business Journal, 2006-11-08. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Retrieved on 2008-04-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.
- ^ Kelly Johnson. "Cal Expo board agrees to consider arena, mixed-use project", Sacramento Business Journal, 2007-09-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Retrieved on 2008-04-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.
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Home of the Sacramento Kings 1988 – present |
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