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Capital Centre

Capital Centre is a arena in United States that opened in 1973. Its recorded capacity is 19,035.

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Capital Centre
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Key facts

Capital Centre is a arena in United States that opened in 1973. Its recorded capacity is 19,035. It is owned by Abe Pollin. It is operated by Abe Pollin and Canucks Sports & Entertainment. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including USAir Arena, US Airways Arena. Current tenants are Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, 1981–82 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1983–84 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1984–85 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1982–83 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1985–86 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1987–88 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1988–89 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1989–90 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1990–91 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1991–92 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1993–94 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1994–95 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1995–96 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1997–98 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Capital/Washington Bullets/Wizards, Georgetown Hoyas, Maryland Arrows, Washington/Maryland Commandos.

Location
United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
19,035
Opened
1973
Status
Demolished
Current owner
Abe Pollin
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Location of Capital Centre
Capital Centre

Capital Centre is at latitude 38.9025, longitude -76.846944, 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
Recorded location of Capital Centre
FieldValue
Latitude38.9025
Longitude-76.846944
CityNot recorded
RegionNot recorded
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Capital Centre
199320102026USAir Arena (1993 to 1996)US Airways Arena (1996 to 1997)

Capital Centre has carried 2 recorded names. USAir Arena (no sponsor) ran 1993 to 1996. US Airways Arena (no sponsor) ran 1996 to 1997. The average tenure of a name here is 2 years.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of Capital Centre, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
USAir ArenaNone1993 to 1996Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
US Airways ArenaNone1996 to 1997Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Capital Centre, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerAbe PollinPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorAbe PollinPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorCanucks Sports & EntertainmentPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Capital Centre and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Washington CapitalsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington WizardsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1981–82 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1983–84 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1984–85 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1982–83 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1985–86 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1987–88 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1988–89 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1989–90 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1990–91 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1991–92 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1993–94 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1994–95 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1995–96 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1996–97 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
1997–98 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Capital/Washington Bullets/WizardsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Georgetown HoyasNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Maryland ArrowsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington/Maryland CommandosNot mappedPresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

99 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Capital Centre
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3656844https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36568442026-09
29 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3656844https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36568442026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3656844https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36568442026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3656844https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)2026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36568442026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36568442026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Warthogsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Warthogsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Wavenot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Sports & Entertainmentnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34815not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34813not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set348152026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3656844https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3656844https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set348142026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set348132026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36568442026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set32642026-09
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23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3656844https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36568442026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3656844https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36568442026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
23 September 2026venuesopened_yearnot set19732026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity18756190352026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722774532026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleCapital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setUS Airways Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setUSAir Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set223382026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set223372026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set223362026-09
20 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
20 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3656844https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set223352026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set154192026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set154152026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set154142026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set154132026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set154122026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set154112026-09
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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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland) (revision 1372277453). Wikidata item: Q3656844.

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