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State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League from 1999 to 2011, before the team moved to Winnipeg, as well as the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Bas…
State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association. It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League from 1999 to 2011, before the team moved to Winnipeg, as well as the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association from 2008 to 2016 and 2019, and the temporary home of Georgia Tech basketball in 2011. It opened in 1999 as Philips Arena at a cost of $213.5 million, replacing the Omni Coliseum. It is owned by the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority and operated by the Hawks, owned by Tony Ressler along with a group of investors including Grant Hill.
  • Location: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
  • Owner: Steve Koonin (CEO)
  • Capacity: Basketball: · 20,233 (1999–2005) · 18,729 (2005–2011) · 18,371 (2011–2012) · 18,238 (2012–2013) · 18,118 (2013–2014) · 18,047 (2014–2017) · 15,711 (2017–2018) · 16,600 (2018–present) · Ice hockey: · 18,545 (1999–2010) · 17,624 (2010–2011) · Concerts: 21,000+
  • Opened: September 18, 1999
  • Architect: Populous (then HOK Sport) · Arquitectonica (Expansion)
  • Former names: Philips Arena (1999–2018)
  • Address: 1 State Farm Drive
Data from: en.wikipedia.org