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MVP Arena

MVP Arena is a arena in Albany, United States that opened in 1990. Its recorded capacity is 15,357.

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MVP Arena
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Key facts

MVP Arena is a arena in Albany, United States that opened in 1990. Its recorded capacity is 15,357. It is owned by Albany County and Albany County. It is operated by ASM Global and SMG. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Knickerbocker Arena, Pepsi Arena, Times Union Center. Current tenants are Albany Firebirds, Albany Choppers, Siena Saints, Albany River Rats, Albany Attack, Albany Devils, Albany Empire, Albany Hyenas, Albany FireWolves, Siena Saints women's basketball, Albany River Rats, Siena Saints men's basketball, 2013–14 Siena Saints men's basketball team, 2014–15 Siena Saints men's basketball team, 2015–16 Siena Saints men's basketball team, 2015–16 Siena Saints women's basketball team, 2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball team, 2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball team, Albany Firebirds, 2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball team, 2012–13 Siena Saints men's basketball team.

Location
Albany, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
15,357
Opened
1990
Status
Active
Current owner
Albany County, Albany County
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Location of MVP Arena
MVP Arena

MVP Arena is at latitude 42.648611, longitude -73.754722, in Albany, 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 MVP Arena
FieldValue
Latitude42.648611
Longitude-73.754722
CityAlbany
RegionAlbany
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of MVP Arena
199020082026Knickerbocker Arena (1990 to 1997)Pepsi Arena (1997 to 2007)Times Union Center (2007 to 2021)

MVP Arena has carried 3 recorded names. Knickerbocker Arena (no sponsor) ran 1990 to 1997. Pepsi Arena (no sponsor) ran 1997 to 2007. Times Union Center (no sponsor) ran 2007 to 2021. The average tenure of a name here is 10.3 years.

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Every recorded name of MVP Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Knickerbocker ArenaNone1990 to 1997Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Pepsi ArenaNone1997 to 2007Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Times Union CenterNone2007 to 2021Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of MVP Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerAlbany County1990 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerAlbany CountyPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorSMG1990 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorASM GlobalPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of MVP Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Albany FirebirdsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Albany ChoppersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Siena SaintsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Albany River RatsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Albany AttackNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Albany DevilsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Albany EmpireNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Albany HyenasNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Albany FireWolvesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Siena Saints women's basketballNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
Albany River RatsNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
Siena Saints men's basketballNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
2013–14 Siena Saints men's basketball teamNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
2014–15 Siena Saints men's basketball teamNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Siena Saints men's basketball teamNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
2015–16 Siena Saints women's basketball teamNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
2016–17 Siena Saints men's basketball teamNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
2018–19 Siena Saints men's basketball teamNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
Albany FirebirdsNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
2009–10 Siena Saints men's basketball teamNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource
2012–13 Siena Saints men's basketball teamNot mapped1990 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for MVP 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_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)21636not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Albany Patroonsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34584not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set345842026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27862026-09
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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 set13724270632026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleMVP_ArenaMVP Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setTimes Union Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setPepsi Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setKnickerbocker Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set216442026-09
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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: MVP Arena (revision 1372427063). Wikidata item: Q1143334.

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