Adelaide Arena
Former names | Clipsal Powerhouse (1992–2002) Distinctive Homes Dome (2003–2009) Adelaide Dome (2009–2010) Adelaide Arena (2010–2015) |
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Location | 44A Crittenden Road, Findon, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Coordinates | 34°54′1″S 138°32′46″E / 34.90028°S 138.54611°E |
Owner | Beverley Leisure Park[1] |
Operator | BLP |
Capacity | 8,000 |
Record attendance | 8,127 (2014 NBL Grand Final Game 2, Adelaide 36ers vs. Perth Wildcats)[3] |
Surface | Canadian Maple |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1991 |
Opened | 4 April 1992 |
Construction cost | AU$16 million ($29.35 million in 2016 dollars)[2] |
Tenants | |
Adelaide 36ers (NBL) (1992–2019) Adelaide Lightning (WNBL) (1993–2005, 2008–present) Adelaide Thunderbirds (CBT) (1997–2000), (ANZ/NNL) (2016–2017) Adelaide Ravens (CBT) (1997–2000) |
Adelaide Arena (known commercially as Adelaide 36ers Arena) is a multipurpose indoor sports stadium located in Findon, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
It is the former home arena for the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL and the current home arena of the Adelaide Lightning of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). In the past, it has served as an alternate venue for Adelaide's Suncorp Super Netball team, the Adelaide Thunderbirds.[1]
Although it can be a multipurpose venue catering to both sports and other events, the Titanium Security Arena is currently the largest arena in Australia primarily built for basketball, and as of the 2016–17 NBL season is the 6th-largest out of 11 venues currently used in the league, though it remains the only basketball specific venue. The arena is also the largest venue currently used in the WNBL.
History
Adelaide Arena has been the Adelaide 36ers' home venue since 1992 and the Adelaide Lightning's home for most years since 1993. The arena was built to replace the 36ers former and now-demolished home, Apollo Stadium, which only seated 3,000 people in cramped conditions.
Despite the arena's ability to host more than just sporting events such as basketball and netball, the
]The arena was purchased by businessmen Eddy Groves and Mal Hemmerling in 2006 for A$3.95 million.[5] However, in 2012, the Commonwealth Bank took possession of the arena after Eddy Groves had defaulted on the loan.[6] On 3 April 2013, it was announced that Scouts SA and SA Church Basketball had become joint owners of the arena.[1]
The event restrictions were lifted in December 2014 allowing the arena to host non-sporting events, including music concerts.[4] The set-up for concerts at the arena involves retracting the northern bowl seats to allow for a stage with general floor seating covering the Brett Maher Court. With this setup in place, capacity at the arena stays at 8,000 for concerts.[4]
The arena's attendance record of 8,127 was set on 11 April 2014 to see Game 2 of the 2013–14 Grand Final series when the 36ers defeated the Perth Wildcats 89–84.
In January 2016, the arena undertook an extensive renovation process to upgrade the arena. A newcourt video scoreboard was erected at a cost of $200,000 to replace the old LCD scoreboard which had been in place since 1992; new lighting was also added, along with a new
Sporting events
Basketball
Since its opening Adelaide Arena has played host to 7
The Adelaide Arena has also played host to
The Harlem Globetrotters have also played at the arena, the most recent occasion being on 1 November 2013.[citation needed]
The NBL returned to the Arena when the New Zealand Breakers hosted a game against the Adelaide 36ers at the Venue on 12 March 2022.
Netball
When the arena was opened in 1992, the arena also became the home of major
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Home | start-from-scratch". Adelaide 36ers Arena.
- ^ contact=Media Office, Information Department (30 October 2015). "Inflation Calculator". Reserve Bank of Australia.
- ^ "Adelaide 36ers beat Perth Wildcats 89-84 in NBL Grand Final game two".
- ^ a b c "History". Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Nagy, Boti (14 August 2006). "All steady says Eddy". The Advertiser. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ "Future in the balance as Adelaide 36ers bank on an answer on venue lease".
- ^ "1995 Australian Boomers vs Magic Johnson's All Stars - Adelaide" – via www.youtube.com.