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Capital One Arena

Capital One Arena is a arena in Washington, D.C., United States that opened in 1997. Its recorded capacity is 20,356.

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Capital One Arena
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Key facts

Capital One Arena is a arena in Washington, D.C., United States that opened in 1997. Its recorded capacity is 20,356. It is owned by Washington, D.C. and Ted Leonsis. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including MCI Center, Verizon Center. Current tenants are Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Georgetown Hoyas, Washington Mystics, Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball, Washington Mystics, Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, 2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2006–07 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2010–11 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2012–13 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2003–04 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2013–14 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1999–2000 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2000–01 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2001–02 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2008–09 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1998–99 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2014–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2016–17 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2017–18 Washington Capitals season, 2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2018–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 2019–20 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team.

Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
20,356
Opened
1997
Status
Active
Current owner
Washington, D.C., Ted Leonsis
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Location of Capital One Arena
Capital One Arena

Capital One Arena is at latitude 38.898056, longitude -77.020833, in Washington, D.C., United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Capital One Arena
FieldValue
Latitude38.898056
Longitude-77.020833
CityWashington, D.C.
RegionWashington, D.C.
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Capital One Arena
199720122026MCI Center (1997 to 2006)Verizon Center (2006 to 2017)

Capital One Arena has carried 2 recorded names. MCI Center (no sponsor) ran 1997 to 2006. Verizon Center (no sponsor) ran 2006 to 2017. The average tenure of a name here is 10 years.

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Every recorded name of Capital One Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
MCI CenterNone1997 to 2006Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Verizon CenterNone2006 to 2017Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Capital One Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerWashington, D.C.1997 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerTed Leonsis1997 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Capital One Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Washington WizardsNational Basketball AssociationPresentCurrentSource
Washington CapitalsNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Georgetown HoyasNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Washington MysticsNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Georgetown Hoyas men's basketballNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
Washington MysticsNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
Washington CapitalsNational Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
Washington WizardsNational Basketball Association1997 to presentCurrentSource
2005–06 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2006–07 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2010–11 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2012–13 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2003–04 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
1999–2000 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2000–01 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2001–02 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2002–03 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2004–05 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2008–09 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
1998–99 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2017–18 Washington Capitals seasonNational Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2017–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2018–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource
2019–20 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamNational Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Hockey League1997 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Capital One Arena
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set2732026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set2442026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set1802026-09
24 September 2026venue_namessponsor_org_id5860not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Valornot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Monumental Sports & Entertainmentnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Verizonnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Valornot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Powernot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Monumental Sports & Entertainmentnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34545not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34544not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessponsor_org_idnot set58602026-09
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23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27252026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity20674203562026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13759278412026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleCapital_One_ArenaCapital One Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setVerizon Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMCI Center2026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set127922026-09

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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Capital One Arena (revision 1375927841). Wikidata item: Q223240.

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