Gila River Arena

Opened in 2003

About Gila River Arena

Gila River Arena is a former name of Desert Diamond Arena, used 2014–2021. Desert Diamond Arena is recorded as an NHL arena in Glendale, Arizona. It opened in 2003. It was designed by Populous. Its recorded capacity is 19,000. Its only tenant was Phoenix Coyotes (NHL, 2004–2022). On our ranked lists it ranks 19th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Glendale Arena (2003–2005) and Jobing.com Arena (2006–2013).

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Photo of Gila River Arena — Photo by Unknown author. License: CC BY 2.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

19,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

2003

Address

9400 West Maryland Avenue, Glendale, Arizona 85305

Elevation

1,073 ft

327 m above sea level

Architect

Populous

Operator

Arizona Coyotes

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	19,000	Wikidata
Basketball	18,300	Wikipedia
Hockey	17,125	Wikipedia

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

Teams

Home seasons at Gila River Arena by team, 2003–2022. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Phoenix Coyotes While based here: 18 seasons · 597-789-18 regular season · 4 postseason trips NHL · 2004–2022 Phoenix Coyotes (2004–2014) Arizona Coyotes (2015–2022) Territory map on ImperialismMap Winnipeg Arena 1973–1996 America West Arena 1997–2003 Gila River Arena 2004–2022 Mullett Arena 2023–2024	NHL	2004–2022

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 Gila River Arena?

The capacity of Gila River Arena is 19,000.

When was Gila River Arena built?

Gila River Arena opened in 2003.

Who designed Gila River Arena?

Gila River Arena was designed by Populous.

Who operates Gila River Arena?

Gila River Arena is operated by Arizona Coyotes.

Where did the Phoenix Coyotes play before Gila River Arena?

Before moving to Gila River Arena in 2004, the Phoenix Coyotes played at America West Arena from 1997 to 2003.

Where did the Phoenix Coyotes play after Gila River Arena?

After leaving Gila River Arena in 2022, the Phoenix Coyotes moved to Mullett Arena in 2023. They played there until 2024.

Sources

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

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
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): Photograph.
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, basketball layout, Capacity, hockey layout.

Historical Names

Desert Diamond Arena

2023 - Present

Gila River Arena

2014 - 2021

Current

Jobing.com Arena

2006 - 2013

Glendale Arena

2003 - 2005

Location

Coordinates: 33.5319, -112.2611

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
State Farm Stadium	2006–	0.3 mi
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	1965–	10 mi
Mortgage Matchup Center	1992–	12 mi
Chase Field	1998–	13 mi
Mountain America Stadium	1958–	20 mi
Goodwin Stadium	1936–1976	20 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Phoenix Coyotes

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