About Quicken Loans Arena
Quicken Loans Arena is a former name of Rocket Arena, used 2005–2018. Rocket Arena is an NBA arena in Cleveland, Ohio. It opened in 1994. It was designed by Ellerbe Becket. It seats 20,562. Its current tenant is Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA), since 1995. It was formerly home to Cleveland Rockers (WNBA, 1997–2003). By capacity it ranks 3rd of 30 current NBA venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 220th 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 Gund Arena (1994–2004) and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (2019–2024).
Appears in
- 220th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use
- 19th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names
- 6th oldest of 37 basketball arenas still in use
- 7th for most name changes among 30 basketball arenas with 3 or more names
- 7th longest single tenancy (31 years) of the 109 longest on record in basketball arenas
- 3rd for most name changes among 13 WNBA arenas with 3 or more names
- 20th longest single tenancy (6 years) of the 37 longest on record in WNBA arenas
Venue Information
Address
Architect
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
Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Cleveland Cavaliers While based here: 33 seasons · 1285-1266 regular season in the 32 seasons with results on record · 16 postseason trips
NBA · 1995–present
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NBA | 1995–present |
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Cleveland Rockers While based here: 7 seasons · 108-112 regular season · 4 postseason trips
WNBA · 1997–2003
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WNBA | 1997–2003 |
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 Quicken Loans Arena?
The capacity of Quicken Loans Arena is 20,562.
When was Quicken Loans Arena built?
Quicken Loans Arena opened in 1994.
Who designed Quicken Loans Arena?
Quicken Loans Arena was designed by Ellerbe Becket.
Who plays at Quicken Loans Arena?
Quicken Loans Arena is the home venue of Cleveland Cavaliers.
Where did the Cleveland Cavaliers play before Quicken Loans Arena?
Before moving to Quicken Loans Arena in 1995, the Cleveland Cavaliers played at Richfield Coliseum from 1975 to 1994.
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, Capacity, basketball layout, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, hockey layout.
Historical Names
Rocket Arena
2025 - Present
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
2019 - 2024
Quicken Loans Arena
2005 - 2018
CurrentGund Arena
1994 - 2004
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Progressive Field | 1994– | 0.2 mi |
| Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 1931–1995 | 0.9 mi |
| Huntington Bank Field | 1999– | 0.9 mi |
| Cleveland Arena | 1937–1977 | 1.5 mi |
| National League Park | 1887– | 1.8 mi |
| National Association Grounds | 1.9 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.