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Allegheny Energy Dome

Allegheny Energy Dome is a stadium in Pittsburgh, United States that opened in 1961. Its recorded capacity is 16,940.

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Allegheny Energy Dome
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Key facts

Allegheny Energy Dome is a stadium in Pittsburgh, United States that opened in 1961. Its recorded capacity is 16,940. It is owned by Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County and Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. It is operated by SMG and SMG. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Duquesne Dukes 1964–1988, Pittsburgh Pipers/Condors 1967–1968, 1969–1972, Pittsburgh Triangles 1974–1976, Pittsburgh Bulls 1990–1993, Pittsburgh Phantoms 1994, Pittsburgh CrosseFire 2000, Pittsburgh Rens, Pittsburgh Hornets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Spirit, Pittsburgh Gladiators, Pittsburgh Xplosion, Pittsburgh Spirit, Pittsburgh Rens, Pittsburgh Gladiators, Pittsburgh Condors, Pittsburgh Hornets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Xplosion, Pittsburgh Stingers.

Location
Pittsburgh, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
16,940
Opened
1961
Status
Demolished
Current owner
Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
7
Roof
Retractable roof
Location of Allegheny Energy Dome
Allegheny Energy Dome

Allegheny Energy Dome is at latitude 40.441667, longitude -79.99, in Pittsburgh, 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 Allegheny Energy Dome
FieldValue
Latitude40.441667
Longitude-79.99
CityPittsburgh
RegionPittsburgh
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Allegheny Energy Dome
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
RoofRetractable roofWikipedia categorySource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Allegheny Energy Dome
195719922026Civic Auditorium Amphitheater (1957 to present)Civic Auditorium (1961 to present)The Igloo (1992 to present)Allegheny Energy Dome (1997 to present)

Allegheny Energy Dome has carried 8 recorded names. Civic Arena (1961–1999; 2010–2011) (no sponsor) ran Present. Mellon Arena (no sponsor) ran Present. Mellon Arena (December 1999 – June 2010) (no sponsor) ran Present. The Pittsburgh Dome (no sponsor) ran Present. Civic Auditorium Amphitheater (no sponsor) ran 1957 to present. Civic Auditorium (no sponsor) ran 1961 to present. The Igloo (no sponsor) ran 1992 to present. Allegheny Energy Dome (sponsor: Allegheny Energy) ran 1997 to present.

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Every recorded name of Allegheny Energy Dome, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Civic Arena (1961–1999; 2010–2011)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Mellon ArenaNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Mellon Arena (December 1999 – June 2010)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
The Pittsburgh DomeNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Civic Auditorium AmphitheaterNone1957 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Civic AuditoriumNone1961 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
The IglooNone1992 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Allegheny Energy DomeAllegheny Energy1997 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Allegheny Energy Dome, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerSports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County1961 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerSports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny CountyPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorSMG1961 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorSMGPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Allegheny Energy Dome and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Duquesne Dukes 1964–1988Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh Pipers/Condors 1967–1968, 1969–1972Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh Triangles 1974–1976Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh Bulls 1990–1993Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh Phantoms 1994Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh CrosseFire 2000Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh RensNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh HornetsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh PenguinsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh SpiritNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh GladiatorsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh XplosionNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh SpiritNot mapped1961 to presentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh RensNot mapped1961 to presentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh GladiatorsNot mapped1961 to presentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh CondorsNot mapped1961 to presentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh HornetsNot mapped1961 to presentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh PenguinsNot mapped1961 to presentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh XplosionNot mapped1961 to presentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh StingersNot mapped1961 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Allegheny Energy Dome
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set25152026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Pittsburgh Rens 1961–1963not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Pittsburgh Stingers 1994–1995not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set349632026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set349622026-09
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23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set36972026-09
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23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set33072026-09
23 September 2026venuesname_currentCivic ArenaAllegheny Energy Dome2026-09
23 September 2026sponsorships(created)not set852026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setAllegheny Energy Dome2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setThe Igloo2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCivic Auditorium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCivic Auditorium Amphitheater2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setThe Pittsburgh Dome2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMellon Arena (December 1999 – June 2010)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMellon Arena2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCivic Arena (1961–1999; 2010–2011)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set311472026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set311462026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set311452026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set311442026-09
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23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set233812026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set233802026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720761522026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720761522026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleCivic_Arena_(Pittsburgh)Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Civic Arena (Pittsburgh) (revision 1372076152). Wikidata item: Q1237181.

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