Pechanga Arena San Diego
| Pechanga Arena San Diego | |
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| The Sports Arena | |
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San Diego International Sports Center (1966–1970) |
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| place | 3500 Sports Arena Boulevard San Diego , California 92110
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 45 '19 " N , 117 ° 12' 43.9" W |
| owner | Arena Group 2000 |
| operator | Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) |
| start of building | November 18, 1965 |
| opening | 17th November 1966 |
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Concrete parquet ice surface artificial turf |
| costs | 6.4 million US dollars (1966) |
| architect | Mark L. Faddis |
| capacity | 12,000 seats (arena football) 12,920 seats (ice hockey) 12,920 seats (lacrosse) 13,000 seats (circus) 13,000 seats (ice show) 14,500 seats (tennis) 14,500 seats (basketball) 14,800 seats (concert) 16,100 seats (boxing / MMA ) |
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The Pechanga Arena San Diego is a multi-purpose arena on the Point Loma peninsula of the US city of San Diego in the state of California . The arena can accommodate a maximum of 16,100 visitors. In the 1960s and 70s, the two basketball teams of the San Diego Rockets and the San Diego Clippers ( NBA ) were based in the hall. The 1971 NBA All-Star Game was played at the San Diego Sports Arena. The hall is home to a wide variety of sports such as basketball , ice hockey , indoor soccer , roller derby , arena football , boxing , tennis , inline hockey and lacrosse .
history
The driving force behind the construction and financier of the 6.4 million US dollar arena was Robert "Bob" Breitbard (1919-2010). Formerly head coach at San Diego State University , he was a member of the Greater San Diego Sports Council , owner of the ice hockey team for the San Diego Gulls, and from 1967 to 1972 he was the first owner of the San Diego Rockets (NBA), which is now based in Houston . His teams were among the first to use the San Diego International Sports Center . The hall was designed by Mark L. Faddis and built by the Trepte Construction Company. The foundation stone was laid on November 18, 1965. The hall was opened on November 17, 1966. It was initially called the San Diego International Sports Center . Four years later it was renamed the San Diego Sports Arena , which remained until 2004.
In 2004 the event hall received its first name sponsor . The property -Sparunternehmen iPayOne from Carlsbad , San Diego County , paid 2.5 million dollars for five years. In 2007 iPayOne was released from the contract for non-payment and returned to San Diego Sports Arena . On October 27, 2010 it was announced that between the city, the operator AEG Facilities and the North American natives of the San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians , the owners of the Indian casino Valley View Casino , a contract for five years and US $ 1.5 million Dollar has been negotiated. Overall the sports arena until 2018 Valley View Casino Center . The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians , owners of the Pechanga Resort & Casino , acquired the naming rights to the former San Diego Sports Arena in December 2018. The Resort & Casino owners pay $ 400,000 annually through May 2020.
The most outstanding sporting event was the boxing match for the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) heavyweight title between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton on March 31, 1973 at the San Diego Sports Arena . Ali broke his lower jaw at the beginning and lost after 12 rounds by losing points ( split decision ). It was one of his five defeats in a total of 61 fights.
In addition to sports, the hall is used for a wide variety of entertainment events such as ice cream, stand-up comedy and family shows as well as circus events and concerts. Many internationally successful artists and bands such as ABBA , Elvis Presley , BB King , U2 , Neil Diamond , Creedence Clearwater Revival , AC / DC , Frank Sinatra , The Rolling Stones , James Brown , Depeche Mode , The Moody Blues , Rod Stewart performed here , Rush , The Doors , Jimi Hendrix , Aerosmith , Yes , The Beach Boys , KISS , Duran Duran , Jethro Tull , Fleetwood Mac , Van Halen , Ozzy Osbourne , Prince , Cheap Trick , Eric Clapton or Tina Turner . The concert of the band Dio on December 6, 1985 was recorded here and published in June 1986 on the live album Intermission . Furthermore, wrestling events from various leagues such as the WWE or the ECW took place.
Web links
- pechangaarenasd.com: Official website (English)
- hockey.ballparks.com: San Diego Sports Arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Breitbard. In: scjewishsportshof.com. Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, accessed February 3, 2019 .
- ^ Dave Good: San Diego Sports Arena Repaved, Renamed. In: sandiegoreader.com. October 27, 2010, accessed February 2, 2019 .
- ^ Matt Hoffman: Sports Arena Renamed Pechanga Arena San Diego, But For How Long? In: kpbs.org. KPBS Television, December 5, 2018, accessed February 2, 2019 .
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the San Diego International Sports Center , the San Diego Sports Arena , the iPayOne Center , the Valley View Casino Center and the Pechanga Arena San Diego (English)
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