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The arena also hosted the Arizona Sandsharks of the defunct Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). Just over 7 years later, the team played their last home game within Phoenix city limits with a 5–2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on December 15, 2003. That playoff appearance was short-lived, with a Game 7 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. They finished the 1996–97 season with a 38–37–7 record to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Coyotes hosted their first regular season home game in Arizona at the arena on October 10, 1996, with a 4–1 win over the San Jose Sharks. The capacities are 17,071 for basketball, 16,210 for ice hockey and indoor football, 17,716 for in-the-round concerts, 12,565 for end stage concerts, and 4,379 for theater events. īasketball, arena football, concerts, ice shows and other events such as wrestling are held in the arena.

The Rattlers had their 2020 IFL season cancelled, but played their first home game of the 2021 season on June 12, 2021, against the Tucson Sugar Skulls. The Mercury originally planned to play their 2020 WNBA season home games at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, but relocated all of the season's games to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Up to 80% of all planned work was completed in time for the 2020 preseason home opener, a 112–107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on December 16, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic forced a pause to the Suns' 2019–20 season and allowed for an early start to the most recent renovations. Former Suns owner Jerry Colangelo originally thought of the renovations after visiting Staples Center in Los Angeles and envisioned a similar entertainment district in Phoenix. The arena upgrades have been done as part of the Suns' plan to keep it economically competitive after Gila River Arena opened. That $67 million project was constructed to keep patrons cool while waiting in line for tickets or spending time inside the building before events. The first renovation, completed in March 2003, had a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m 2) air-conditioned glass-enclosed atrium built on the northwest side of the arena. The Phoenix City Council approved the plan on January 23, 2019, involving the arena, with the Phoenix Suns paying up to $80 million alongside any overrun costs.

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These two major league sports venues are half of those used by Phoenix area professional teams, the other two being State Farm Stadium and Mullett Arena in the neighboring Phoenix suburbs of Glendale and Tempe.įootprint Center underwent its second significant renovation in its history. Located one block away from Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the arena is 1 million square feet (93,000 m 2) in size on an 11-acre (4.5 ha) site. Additionally, the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Phoenix Coyotes (now the Arizona Coyotes) played their first 7-plus seasons at the arena following their arrival in Phoenix on July 1, 1996.

The ECHL's Phoenix RoadRunners also played there from 2005 until they ceased operations at the conclusion of the 2008–2009 season. It is currently the home arena for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the Indoor Football League's Arizona Rattlers. Location within the United States Show map of the United Statesģ3☂6′45″N 112☄′17″W / 33.44583°N 112.07139°W / 33.44583 -112.07139 Coordinates: 33☂6′45″N 112☄′17″W / 33.44583°N 112.07139°W / 33.44583 -112.07139Īrizona Rattlers ( AFL/ IFL) (1992–2019, 2021–present)įootprint Center (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena and Phoenix Suns Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona.īuilt in the regional population center of the southwestern United States, the arena opened on June 6, 1992, at a construction cost of $89 million.