About Continental Airlines Arena
Continental Airlines Arena is a former name of Meadowlands Arena, used 1996–2006. Meadowlands Arena was an NBA and NHL arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It opened in 1981 and closed in 2015. It was designed by Grad Associates. Its last recorded capacity was 20,049. Tenants included New Jersey Nets (NBA, 1982–2010) and New Jersey Devils (NHL, 1983–2007). On our ranked lists it ranks 19th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names and 122nd shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years. It has also been known as Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1995) and Izod Center (2007–2015).
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- 19th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names
- 122nd shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 7th for most name changes among 29 basketball arenas with 3 or more names
- 19th shortest-lived of 46 basketball arenas with known opening and closing years
- 15th longest single tenancy (28 years) of the 109 longest on record in basketball arenas
- 7th for most name changes among 26 hockey arenas with 3 or more names
- 13th shortest-lived of 40 hockey arenas with known opening and closing years
- 38th longest single tenancy (24 years) of the 100 longest on record in hockey arenas
- 18th shortest-lived of 43 NBA arenas with known opening and closing years
- 14th longest single tenancy (28 years) of the 104 longest on record in NBA arenas
- 6th for most name changes among 24 NHL arenas with 3 or more names
- 11th shortest-lived of 34 NHL arenas with known opening and closing years
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
4 m above sea level
Architect
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.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
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New Jersey Nets While based here: 29 seasons · 1021-1325 regular season · 15 postseason trips
NBA · 1982–2010
All 8 home venues of the New Jersey Nets
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NBA | 1982–2010 |
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New Jersey Devils While based here: 24 seasons · 889-810-219 regular season · 17 postseason trips
NHL · 1983–2007
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NHL | 1983–2007 |
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.
NHL records count overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Continental Airlines Arena?
The capacity of Continental Airlines Arena is 20,049.
When was Continental Airlines Arena built?
Continental Airlines Arena opened in 1981.
Who designed Continental Airlines Arena?
Continental Airlines Arena was designed by Grad Associates.
Where did the New Jersey Devils play before Continental Airlines Arena?
Before moving to Continental Airlines Arena in 1983, the New Jersey Devils played at McNichols Sports Arena from 1977 to 1982.
Where did the New Jersey Devils play after Continental Airlines Arena?
After leaving Continental Airlines Arena in 2007, the New Jersey Devils moved to Prudential Center in 2008.
Where did the New Jersey Nets play before Continental Airlines Arena?
Before moving to Continental Airlines Arena in 1982, the New Jersey Nets played at Rutgers Athletic Center from 1978 to 1981.
Where did the New Jersey Nets play after Continental Airlines Arena?
After leaving Continental Airlines Arena in 2010, the New Jersey Nets moved to Prudential Center in 2011. They played there until 2012.
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), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Meadowlands Arena
2016 - Present
Izod Center
2007 - 2015
Continental Airlines Arena
1996 - 2006
CurrentBrendan Byrne Arena
1981 - 1995
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Giants Stadium | 1976–2010 | 0.4 mi |
| MetLife Stadium | 2010– | 0.4 mi |
| Madison Square Garden | 1925–1968 | 5.4 mi |
| Oakland Park | 1885–1906 | 5.4 mi |
| Madison Square Garden | 1968– | 5.7 mi |
| Polo Grounds I | 1880–1888 | 6.2 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.