About State Fair Coliseum
State Fair Coliseum is recorded as an NBA arena in City of Syracuse, New York. It opened in 1927. Its recorded capacity is 7,500. Its only tenant was Syracuse Nationals (NBA, 1950–1951).
Venue Information
Capacity
Year Opened
Address
Elevation
115 m above sea level
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Syracuse Nationals While based here: 2 seasons · 83-47 regular season · 2 postseason trips
NBA · 1950–1951
|
NBA | 1950–1951 |
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 State Fair Coliseum?
The capacity of State Fair Coliseum is 7,500.
When was State Fair Coliseum built?
State Fair Coliseum opened in 1927.
Where did the Syracuse Nationals play after State Fair Coliseum?
After leaving State Fair Coliseum in 1951, the Syracuse Nationals moved to Onondaga County War Memorial in 1952. They played there until 1963.
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): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 5 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Star Park | 2.4 mi | |
| Upstate Medical University Arena | 1951– | 4.1 mi |
| Newell Park | 4.5 mi | |
| Archbold Stadium | 1907–1979 | 4.9 mi |
| JMA Wireless Dome | 1980– | 4.9 mi |
| Old Oval | 1895–1929 | 5.0 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.