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Oakland Arena

Oakland Arena is a arena in Oakland, United States that opened in 1966. Its recorded capacity is 19,596.

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Oakland Arena
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Key facts

Oakland Arena is a arena in Oakland, United States that opened in 1966. Its recorded capacity is 19,596. It is owned by Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority and City of Oakland. It is operated by AEG Live / ASM Global and Q569417. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, The Arena in Oakland. Current tenants are California Seals 1966–1967, Oakland Oaks 1967–1969, San Francisco Golden Gaters 1974–1978, Golden Bay Earthquakes 1982–1984, Oakland Skates 1993–1995, California Golden Bears 1997–1999, California Golden Seals, Golden State Warriors, Bay Area Panthers, California Golden Seals, Golden State Warriors, Oakland Oaks.

Location
Oakland, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
19,596
Opened
1966
Status
Active
Current owner
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority, City of Oakland
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Location of Oakland Arena
Oakland Arena

Oakland Arena is at latitude 37.750278, longitude -122.203056, in Oakland, 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 Oakland Arena
FieldValue
Latitude37.750278
Longitude-122.203056
CityOakland
RegionOakland
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Oakland Arena
196619962026Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (1966 to 1996)The Arena in Oakland (1997 to 2005)

Oakland Arena has carried 3 recorded names. Oracle Arena (2006–2019) (no sponsor) ran Present. Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena (no sponsor) ran 1966 to 1996. The Arena in Oakland (no sponsor) ran 1997 to 2005. The average tenure of a name here is 19 years.

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Every recorded name of Oakland Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Oracle Arena (2006–2019)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum ArenaNone1966 to 1996Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
The Arena in OaklandNone1997 to 2005Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Oakland Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerCity of Oakland1966 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerOakland-Alameda County Coliseum AuthorityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorQ5694171966 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorAEG Live / ASM GlobalPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Oakland Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
California Seals 1966–1967National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Oakland Oaks 1967–1969National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
San Francisco Golden Gaters 1974–1978National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Golden Bay Earthquakes 1982–1984National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Oakland Skates 1993–1995National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
California Golden Bears 1997–1999National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
California Golden SealsNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Golden State WarriorsNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Bay Area PanthersNational Hockey League1966 to presentCurrentSource
California Golden SealsNational Hockey League1966 to presentCurrentSource
Golden State WarriorsNational Hockey League1966 to presentCurrentSource
Oakland OaksNational Hockey League1966 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Oakland 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
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set2662026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set345792026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set345782026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set345772026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27772026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27762026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27752026-09
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 set13760821852026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleOakland_ArenaOakland Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setThe Arena in Oakland2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setOakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setOracle Arena (2006–2019)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set216132026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set216122026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set216112026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set216102026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set216092026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set216082026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set216072026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set130262026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set130252026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set130242026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set130232026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set130222026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set130212026-09

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: Oakland Arena (revision 1376082185). Wikidata item: Q1139021.

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