FTX Arena

Opened in 1999

About FTX Arena

FTX Arena is a former name of Kaseya Center, used 2021–2022. Kaseya Center is an NBA arena in Miami, Florida. It opened in 1999. It was designed by Arquitectonica. It seats 16,500. Its current tenant is Miami Heat (NBA), since 2000. It was formerly home to Miami Sol (WNBA, 2000–2002). By capacity it ranks 30th of 30 current NBA venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 251st oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 19th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as American Airlines Arena (1999–2020) and Miami-Dade Arena (2023).

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Venue Information

Capacity

16,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1999

Address

601 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33132

Elevation

4 ft

1 m above sea level

Architect

Arquitectonica

Address 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.

Capacity by layout

Layout Seats Source
General 16,500 Wikidata
Basketball 19,600 Wikipedia
Hockey 14,447 Wikipedia

Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.

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Teams

Home seasons at FTX Arena by team, 1999–2027. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Miami Heat
While based here: 28 seasons · 1207-975 regular season · 20 postseason trips · 2026-27 in progress
NBA · 2000–present
  1. Miami Arena 1989–1999
  2. Kaseya Center 2000–present
NBA 2000–present
Miami Sol
While based here: 3 seasons · 48-48 regular season · 1 postseason trip
WNBA · 2000–2002
WNBA 2000–2002

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of FTX Arena?

The capacity of FTX Arena is 16,500.

When was FTX Arena built?

FTX Arena opened in 1999.

Who designed FTX Arena?

FTX Arena was designed by Arquitectonica.

Who plays at FTX Arena?

FTX Arena is the home venue of Miami Heat.

Where did the Miami Heat play before FTX Arena?

Before moving to FTX Arena in 2000, the Miami Heat played at Miami Arena from 1989 to 1999.

Sources

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

Historical Names

Kaseya Center

2024 - Present

Miami-Dade Arena

2023 - 2023

FTX Arena

2021 - 2022

Current

Location

Coordinates: 25.7814, -80.1881
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Miami Arena 1988–2008 0.4 mi
Orange Bowl 1937–2008 2.0 mi
loanDepot Park 2012– 2.0 mi
Miami Beach Convention Center 1958– 3.5 mi
South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium 1995– 12 mi
Hard Rock Stadium 1987– 13 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

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

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