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The following is a list of sports indoor arenas 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.
Current arenas
#
Arena
Capacity
City
Country
1
Friends Arena 50,100
Solna Sweden (65,000 concerts)
2
Gwangmyeong Velodrome 30,000
Gwangmyeong South Korea
3
Telenor Arena 26,000
Oslo Norway
4=
Mineirinho 25,000
Belo Horizonte Brazil
4=
Indira Gandhi Arena 25,000
Delhi India
4=
Coliseo Cubierto El Campín 25,000
Bogotá Colombia
4=
Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex 25,000
Saint Petersburg Russia
4=
Sportpaleis Merksem 25,000
Antwerp Belgium
9=
Rupp Arena 23,500
Lexington United States
9=
Greensboro Coliseum 23,500
Greensboro United States
11=
Manchester Arena 23,000
Manchester United Kingdom
11=
The O2 Arena 23,000
London United Kingdom
11=
Belgrade Arena [ 1] 23,000
Belgrade Serbia
14
Marriott Center 22,700
Provo United States
15
Scottrade Center 22,610
St. Louis United States
16=
Sinan Erdem Dome 22,500
Istanbul Turkey
16=
Saitama Super Arena 22,500
Saitama Japan
18
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
Auburn Hills United States
19=
KFC Yum! Center 22,000
Louisville United States
19=
Mexico City Arena [ 2] 22,000
Mexico City Mexico
21
Dean Smith Center 21,750
Chapel Hill United States
22
Thompson–Boling Arena 21,678
Knoxville United States
23=
Ethias Arena 21,600
Hasselt Belgium
23=
Wells Fargo Center 21,600
Philadelphia United States
25
Bell Centre 21,273
Montreal Canada
26
American Airlines Center 21,041
Dallas United States
27
Acer Arena 21,000
Sydney Australia
28
United Center 20,917
Chicago United States
29
BankAtlantic Center 20,737
Sunrise United States
30
Rose Garden 20,630
Portland United States
31
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
Cleveland United States
32=
Target Center 20,500
Minneapolis United States
32=
Scotiabank Place 20,500
Ottawa Canada
32=
St. Pete Times Forum 20,500
Tampa United States
35
Verizon Center 20,173
Washington, D.C. United States
36
Pyongyang Gymnasium 20,100
Pyongyang North Korea
36
Joe Louis Arena 20,066
Detroit United States
37
Mata Elang International Stadium 20,053
Jakarta Indonesia
38
Izod Center 20,049
East Rutherford United States
39=
Smart Araneta Coliseum 20,000
Quezon City Philippines
39=
Mall of Asia Arena 20,000
Pasay Philippines
39=
Palacio de los Deportes 20,000
Mexico City Mexico
39=
Ginásio Ibirapuera 20,000
São Paulo Brazil
39=
The Covered Hall 20,000
Cairo Egypt
39=
MEO Arena 20,000
Lisbon Portugal
39=
Coliseo Amauta 20,000
Lima Peru
39=
Amway Center 20,000
Orlando United States
44
EnergySolutions Arena 19,991
Salt Lake City United States
45
Air Canada Centre 19,800
Toronto Canada
46
Madison Square Garden 19,763
New York City United States
47
RBC Center 19,722
Raleigh United States
48
American Airlines Arena 19,600
Miami United States
49
Chesapeake Energy Arena 19,599
Oklahoma City United States
50
Oracle Arena 19,596
Oakland United States
51=
Lanxess Arena 19,500
Cologne Germany
51=
Kemper Arena 19,500
Kansas City United States
51=
Nationwide Arena 19,500
Columbus United States
54
Bridgestone Arena 19,395
Nashville United States
55
Pepsi Center 19,309
Denver United States
56
Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289
Calgary Canada
57
Olympic Indoor Hall 19,250
Athens Greece
58=
Bud Walton Arena 19,200
Fayetteville United States
58=
First Niagara Center 19,200
Buffalo United States
58=
Jerome Schottenstein Center 19,200
Columbus United States
61
Rogers Arena 19,193
Vancouver Canada
62
Consol Energy Center 19,100
Pittsburgh United States
63
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,026
Charlotte United States
64=
Armeets Arena 15,000
Sofia Bulgaria
64=
Earls Court Exhibition Centre 19,000
London United Kingdom
64=
Beijing National Indoor Stadium 19,000
Beijing China
64=
Bradley Center 19,000
Milwaukee United States
64=
Barclays Center 19,000
Brooklyn United States
68
Staples Center 18,997
Los Angeles United States
69
Freedom Hall 18,865
Louisville United States
70
AT&T Center 18,797
San Antonio United States
71
Thomas & Mack Center 18,776
Paradise, Nevada United States
72
Philips Arena 18,729
Atlanta United States
73
Bizkaia Arena 18,640
Barakaldo Spain
74
TD Garden 18,624
Boston United States
75=
HP Pavilion at San Jose 18,500
San Jose United States
75=
Sprint Center 18,500
Kansas City United States
75=
Prudential Center 18,500
Newark United States
75=
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 18,500
San Juan Puerto Rico
79
US Airways Center 18,422
Phoenix United States
80
Consol Energy Center 18,387
Pittsburgh United States
81
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,345
Indianapolis United States
82
Toyota Center 18,300
Houston United States
83
FedExForum 18,119
Memphis United States
84
Xcel Energy Center 18,064
Saint Paul United States
85=
Wukesong Indoor Stadium 18,000
Beijing China
85=
Shanghai Arena 18,000
Shanghai China
85=
New Shenzhen Arena 18,000
Shenzhen China
85=
Guangzhou International Sports Arena 18,000
Guangzhou China
85=
O2 Arena 18,000
Prague Czech Republic
85=
Coliseo El Pueblo 18,000
Cali Colombia
85=
Verizon Arena 18,000
North Little Rock United States
85=
Colonial Life Arena 18,000
Columbia United States
85=
Coca-Cola Dome 18,000
Johannesburg South Africa
85=
Roberto Duran Arena 18,000
Panama City Panama
95
Comcast Center 17,950
College Park United States
96
BOK Center 17,839
Tulsa United States
97
Jobing.com Arena 17,799
Glendale United States
98
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Arena 17,654
Birmingham United States
99
Honda Center 17,600
Anaheim United States
100
Monterrey Arena 17,599
Monterrey Mexico
101
CenturyLink Center Omaha 17,560
Omaha United States
102
The Forum 17,505
Ingelwood United States
103=
Allstate Arena 17,500
Rosemont United States
103=
Times Union Center 17,500
Albany United States
105
Assembly Hall 17,456
Bloomington United States
106
Copps Coliseum 17,383
Hamilton Canada
107
Capital Indoor Stadium 17,345
Beijing China
108
Power Balance Pavilion 17,317
Sacramento United States
109
New Orleans Arena 17,188
New Orleans United States
110
MGM Grand Garden Arena 17,157
Paradise United States
111
Kohl Center 17,142
Madison United States
112
The Pit 17,126
Albuquerque United States
113
KeyArena 17,098
Seattle United States
114=
Beijing National Aquatics Center 17,000
Beijing China
115=
Yokohama Arena 17,000
Yokohama Japan
116=
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 17,000
Paris France
117=
Palau Sant Jordi 25,000
Barcelona Spain
118=
U.S. Bank Arena 17,000
Cincinnati United States
119=
O2 World 17,000
Berlin Germany
120
Rexall Place 16,839
Edmonton Canada
121
PostFinance Arena 17,131
Berne Switzerland
122
Frank Erwin Center 16,755
Austin United States
123
State Farm Center 16,618
Champaign United States
124
Nislon Nelson Gymnasium 16,600
Brasília Brazil
125
Pinnacle Bank Arena 16,590
Lincoln United States
126=
Arena México 16,500
Mexico City Mexico
127=
Westfalenhalle 16,500
Dortmund Germany
128
Allen Fieldhouse 16,300
Lawrence United States
129
XL Center 16,294
Hartford United States
130
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,234
Uniondale United States
131
Pacific Coliseum 16,281
Vancouver Canada
132
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 16,161
Los Angeles United States
133
Wells Fargo Arena 16,110
Des Moines United States
134=
Putra Indoor Stadium 16,000
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
134=
Wiener Stadthalle 16,000
Vienna Austria
134=
Coliseo General Rumiñahui 16,000
Quito Ecuador
134=
Moscow Olympic Arena 16,000
Moscow Russia
134=
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 16,000
Jacksonville United States
139
Žalgiris Arena 15,688
Kaunas Lithuania
140
Arena Zagreb 15,600
Zagreb Croatia
141
Save Mart Center at Fresno State 15,544
Fresno United States
142
Fernando Buesa Arena 15,504
Vitoria Spain
143=
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 15,500
Iowa City United States
143=
Schleyerhalle 15,500
Stuttgart Germany
145
Colisée Pepsi 15,399
Quebec City Canada
146
Coleman Coliseum 15,316
Tuscaloosa United States
147
Bryce Jordan Center 15,261
University Park United States
148
Credit Union Centre 15,195
Saskatoon Canada
149
Festhalle Frankfurt 15,149
Frankfurt Germany
150
Taipei Arena 15,082
Taipei Taiwan
151
Mizzou Arena 15,061
Columbia United States
152
Arena-Auditorium 15,028
Laramie United States
153
United Spirit Arena 15,020
Lubbock United States
154
MTS Centre 15,015
Winnipeg Canada
155=
Sajik Arena 15,000
Busan South Korea
155=
Olympic Gymnastics Arena 15,000
Seoul South Korea
155=
Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000
Salt Lake City United States
155=
Intrust Bank Arena 15,000
Wichita United States
155=
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid 15,000
Madrid Spain
155=
Palacio Vistalegre 15,000
Madrid Spain
155=
Arena Jaraguá 15,000
Jaraguá do Sul Brazil
155=
Ginásio de Esportes Geraldo Magalhães 15,000
Recife Brazil
155=
HSBC Arena 15,000
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
155=
Goiânia Arena 15,000
Goiânia Brazil
155=
PhilSports Arena 15,000
Pasig City Philippines
155=
Zamboanga City Coliseum 15,000
Zamboanga City Philippines
155=
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena 15,000
Shanghai China
155=
Venetian Arena 15,000
Macau China
155=
Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva 15,000
Havana Cuba
155=
Aspire Dome 15,000
Doha Qatar
155=
Helliniko Olympic Arena 15,000
Ellinikon Greece
155=
Vikingskipet Olympic Arena 15,000
Hamar Norway
155=
Minsk-Arena 15,000
Minsk Belarus
155=
Hua Mark Indoor Stadium 15,000
Bangkok Thailand
155=
Taoyuan Arena 15,000
Taoyuan Taiwan
155=
Kaohsiung Arena 15,000
Kaohsiung Taiwan
155=
Jyske Bank Boxen 15,000
Herning Denmark
Arenas under construction
Closed arenas
Arena
Capacity
City
Country
Closed
Charlotte Coliseum 24,042
Charlotte United States 2007
CenterSports City Arena 23,549
Silay City Philippines 2009(Closed for sports events)
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
The RedVilla Sports Center 18,867
Baguio City Philippines 2008(Reopened as Provincial Arena)
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
SkyCable Arena 18,107
Cebu City Philippines 2006
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 18,000
Buffalo United States 2009
Palasport di San Siro 18,000
Milan Italy 1985
The Marlins Palace 17,999
General Santos City Philippines 2010
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)
Fantasy City Arena 16,284
Bangkok Thailand 1997
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
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