About NRG Arena
NRG Arena is recorded as a WNBA arena in Houston, Texas. It opened in 1974. It was designed by David Lloyd Jones. Its recorded capacity is 8,000. Its only tenant was Houston Comets (WNBA, 2008). On our ranked lists it ranks 59th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Astroarena (1974–1999) and Reliant Arena (2000–2013).
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Address
Elevation
16 m above sea level
Architect
Operator
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Houston Comets While based here: 1 season · 17-17 regular season · no postseason trips
WNBA · 2008
|
WNBA | 2008 |
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 NRG Arena?
The capacity of NRG Arena is 8,000.
When was NRG Arena built?
NRG Arena opened in 1974.
Who designed NRG Arena?
NRG Arena was designed by David Lloyd Jones.
Who operates NRG Arena?
NRG Arena is operated by SMG.
Where did the Houston Comets play before NRG Arena?
Before moving to NRG Arena in 2008, the Houston Comets played at Toyota Center from 2004 to 2007.
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-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| NRG Astrodome | 1965–2008 | 0.3 mi |
| NRG Stadium | 2002– | 0.4 mi |
| Colt Stadium | 1962–1964 | 0.5 mi |
| Wendel D. Ley Track and Holloway Field | 1950– | 2.2 mi |
| Houston Stadium | 1950– | 2.4 mi |
| Alexander Durley Sports Complex | 1971– | 3.8 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.