Amerant Bank Arena
Amerant Bank Arena is a stadium in Sunrise, United States that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 20,737.
Key facts
Amerant Bank Arena is a stadium in Sunrise, United States that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 20,737. It is owned by Broward County Government and Broward County, Florida. It is operated by Arena Operating Company, Ltd.. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 6 names in total, including National Car Rental Center, Office Depot Center, BankAtlantic Center, BB&T Center, FLA Live Arena. Current tenants are Florida Panthers, Miami Majesty, Florida ThunderCats, Florida Pit Bulls, Miami Caliente, Florida Freedom.
- Location
- Sunrise, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 20,737
- Opened
- 1998
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Broward County Government, Broward County, Florida
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 4
Amerant Bank Arena is at latitude 26.158333, longitude -80.325556, in Sunrise, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 26.158333 |
| Longitude | -80.325556 |
| City | Sunrise |
| Region | Sunrise |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Amerant Bank Arena has carried 5 recorded names. National Car Rental Center (no sponsor) ran 1998 to 2002. Office Depot Center (no sponsor) ran 2002 to 2005. BankAtlantic Center (no sponsor) ran 2005 to 2012. BB&T Center (no sponsor) ran 2012 to 2021. FLA Live Arena (no sponsor) ran 2021 to 2023. The average tenure of a name here is 5 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Car Rental Center | None | 1998 to 2002 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Office Depot Center | None | 2002 to 2005 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| BankAtlantic Center | None | 2005 to 2012 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| BB&T Center | None | 2012 to 2021 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| FLA Live Arena | None | 2021 to 2023 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Broward County Government | Present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Broward County, Florida | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Arena Operating Company, Ltd. | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Miami Majesty | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Florida ThunderCats | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Florida Pit Bulls | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Miami Caliente | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
| Florida Freedom | National Hockey League | Present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | FLA Live Arena | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | BB&T Center | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | BankAtlantic Center | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Office Depot Center | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | National Car Rental Center | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43529 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43528 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43527 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q795526 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerant_Bank_Arena | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | confidence | wikidata | wikipedia_infobox | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_url | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q795526 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerant_Bank_Arena | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | source_id | 1 | 3 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43526 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43525 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39968 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39967 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39966 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39965 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | not set | 1998 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1376421226 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Amerant_Bank_Arena | Amerant Bank Arena | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 255 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: