State Farm Arena

Also known as Philips Arena

indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Key facts

Former names: Philips Arena (1999–2018)
Address: 1 State Farm Drive
Location: Atlanta , Georgia, U.S.
Owner: Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority
Operator: Atlanta Hawks
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) , 17,608+ (2018–present) , Ice hockey : , 18,545 (1999–2010), 17,624 (2010–2011), Concerts : 18,000
Field size: 680,000 sq ft (63,000 m )
Public transit: MARTA Green Line Blue Line at SEC District , Red Line Gold Line at Peachtree Center
Groundbreaking: June 5, 1997
Opened: September 18, 1999
Renovated: 2017–2018

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State Farm Arena is an indoor Arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1999 to 2011, before the team moved to Winnipeg, as well as the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) 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 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.

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