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Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center

Opened in 1972

About Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center

Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center is recorded as a WHA arena in Birmingham, Alabama. It opened in 1972. Its recorded capacity is 17,654. Its only tenant was Birmingham Bulls (WHA, 1977–1979).

Appears in

76th longest single tenancy (2 years) of the 100 longest on record in hockey arenas
3rd longest single tenancy (2 years) of the 15 longest on record in WHA arenas

Venue Information

Capacity

17,654

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1972

Location

Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Elevation

586 ft

178 m above sea level

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Teams

Home seasons at Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center by team, 1972–1979. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Birmingham Bulls While based here: 3 seasons · 99-129-13 regular season · 1 postseason trip WHA · 1977–1979 Territory map on ImperialismMap Ottawa Civic Centre 1973 Maple Leaf Gardens 1974–1976 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 1977–1979	WHA	1977–1979

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center?

The capacity of Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center is 17,654.

When was Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center built?

Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center opened in 1972.

Where did the Birmingham Bulls play before Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center?

Before moving to Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center in 1977, the Birmingham Bulls played at Maple Leaf Gardens from 1974 to 1976.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Location

Coordinates: 33.5240, -86.8120

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Protective Stadium	2021–	0.3 mi
Legion Field	1927–	2.0 mi
Pete Hanna Stadium	1958–	4.3 mi
Saban Field at Bryant–Denny Stadium	1929–	48 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Birmingham Bulls

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.