Shortest-Lived ABA Arenas

11 ABA arenas with known opening and closing years, shortest life first. McNichols Sports Arena lasted 25 years.

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Shortest-Lived ABA Arenas
Rank	Venue	Location	Team(s)	Capacity	Opened	Closed	Years open
#1	McNichols Sports Arena	Denver, Colorado	—	16,600	1975	2000	25
#2	HemisFair Arena	San Antonio, Texas	—	16,057	1968	1995	27
#2	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis, Indiana	—	16,530	1974	2001	27
#2	Met CenterMetropolitan Sports Center (1967–1981)	Bloomington, Minnesota	Minnesota PipersMinnesota Muskies	16,000	1967	1994	27
#5	Loyola Field House	New Orleans, Louisiana	New Orleans Buccaneers	6,500	1954	1986	32
#6	Long Island Arena	Town of Smithtown, New York	—	6,000	1957	1996	39
#7	Mid-South Coliseum	Memphis, Tennessee	Memphis Pros	—	1964	2006	42
#8	Mellon ArenaPittsburgh Civic Arena (1961–1998)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh CondorsPittsburgh Pipers	17,537	1961	2011	50
#9	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	Los Angeles, California	Los Angeles Stars	16,161	1959	2016	57
#10	St. Louis ArenaCheckerdome (1977–1982)	Saint Louis, Missouri	Spirits of St. Louis	14,200	1929	1999	70
#11	Denver Auditorium Arena	Denver, Colorado	—	6,841	1908	1990	82
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