Venue DataStadium & Arena Data

SAP Center

SAP Center is a arena in San Jose, United States that opened in 1993. Its recorded capacity is 19,190.

View all venues on the map

SAP Center
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

SAP Center is a arena in San Jose, United States that opened in 1993. Its recorded capacity is 19,190. It is owned by City of San José and City of San José. It is operated by San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises and San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including San Jose Arena, Compaq Center, HP Pavilion. Current tenants are San Jose Sharks, San Jose Grizzlies, San Jose Rhinos, Golden State Warriors, San Jose Lasers, San Jose Stealth, San Jose Barracuda, Bay Area Panthers, San Jose Sharks, San Jose Grizzlies, 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, Bay Area Panthers.

Location
San Jose, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
19,190
Opened
1993
Status
Active
Current owner
City of San José, City of San José
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Location of SAP Center
SAP Center

SAP Center is at latitude 37.332778, longitude -121.901111, in San Jose, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of SAP Center
FieldValue
Latitude37.332778
Longitude-121.901111
CitySan Jose
RegionSan Jose
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of SAP Center
199320102026San Jose Arena (1993 to 2001)Compaq Center (2001 to 2002)HP Pavilion (2002 to 2013)

SAP Center has carried 3 recorded names. San Jose Arena (no sponsor) ran 1993 to 2001. Compaq Center (no sponsor) ran 2001 to 2002. HP Pavilion (no sponsor) ran 2002 to 2013. The average tenure of a name here is 6.7 years.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of SAP Center, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
San Jose ArenaNone1993 to 2001Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
Compaq CenterNone2001 to 2002Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
HP PavilionNone2002 to 2013Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of SAP Center, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerCity of San José1993 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerCity of San JoséPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorSan Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises1993 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorSan Jose Sports & Entertainment EnterprisesPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of SAP Center and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
San Jose SharksNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
San Jose GrizzliesNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
San Jose RhinosNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Golden State WarriorsNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
San Jose LasersNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
San Jose StealthNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
San Jose BarracudaNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Bay Area PanthersNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
San Jose SharksNational Hockey League1993 to presentCurrentSource
San Jose GrizzliesNational Hockey League1993 to presentCurrentSource
2012 U.S. Olympic TrialsNational Hockey League1993 to presentCurrentSource
Bay Area PanthersNational Hockey League1993 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for SAP Center
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 set2472026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)SAP Opennot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)PWHL San Josenot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)San Jose SaberCatsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)SAP Opennot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34552not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34551not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set345522026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set345512026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set32232026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27392026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27382026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27372026-09
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 set13760828122026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleSAP_CenterSAP Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHP Pavilion2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCompaq Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSan Jose Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215252026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215242026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215232026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215222026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215212026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215202026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215192026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215182026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215172026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215162026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set128432026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set128422026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set128412026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set128402026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set128392026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set128382026-09

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: SAP Center (revision 1376082812). Wikidata item: Q261863.

Slices

Organizations

More in United States