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Meadowlands Arena

Meadowlands Arena is a arena in New Jersey, United States that opened in 1981. Its recorded capacity is 20,049.

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Meadowlands Arena
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Key facts

Meadowlands Arena is a arena in New Jersey, United States that opened in 1981. Its recorded capacity is 20,049. It is owned by New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. It is operated by New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena, Izod Center. Current tenants are New Jersey Nets, New York Cosmos, New Jersey Devils, Seton Hall Pirates, New Jersey Rockin' Rollers, New Jersey Red Dogs/Gladiators, Brooklyn Nets, New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Nets.

Location
New Jersey, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
20,049
Opened
1981
Status
Active
Current owner
New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Playing surface
Hardwood
Location of Meadowlands Arena
Meadowlands Arena

Meadowlands Arena is at latitude 40.811667, longitude -74.0675, in New Jersey, 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 Meadowlands Arena
FieldValue
Latitude40.811667
Longitude-74.0675
CityNew Jersey
RegionNew Jersey
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Meadowlands Arena
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceHardwoodWikidata statementSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Meadowlands Arena
198120042026Brendan Byrne Arena (1981 to 1996)Continental Airlines Arena (1996 to 2007)Izod Center (2007 to 2015)

Meadowlands Arena has carried 3 recorded names. Brendan Byrne Arena (no sponsor) ran 1981 to 1996. Continental Airlines Arena (no sponsor) ran 1996 to 2007. Izod Center (no sponsor) ran 2007 to 2015. The average tenure of a name here is 11.3 years.

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Every recorded name of Meadowlands Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Brendan Byrne ArenaNone1981 to 1996Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Continental Airlines ArenaNone1996 to 2007Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Izod CenterNone2007 to 2015Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Meadowlands Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerNew Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority1981 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerNew Jersey Sports and Exposition AuthorityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorNew Jersey Sports and Exposition AuthorityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Meadowlands Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
New Jersey NetsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
New York CosmosNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
New Jersey DevilsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Seton Hall PiratesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
New Jersey Rockin' RollersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
New Jersey Red Dogs/GladiatorsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Brooklyn NetsNot mapped1981 to presentCurrentSource
New Jersey DevilsNot mapped1981 to presentCurrentSource
New Jersey NetsNot mapped1981 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Meadowlands Arena
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set23042026-10
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
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)New Jersey Stormnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)New Jersey Saintsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)New Jersey Rocketsnot set2026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27682026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27672026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27662026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720853292026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleMeadowlands_ArenaMeadowlands Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setIzod Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setContinental Airlines Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setBrendan Byrne Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215902026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215892026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215882026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215872026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215862026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215852026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215842026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215832026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set130002026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129992026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129982026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set129972026-09

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: Meadowlands Arena (revision 1372085329). Wikidata item: Q538218.

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