Target Center

Opened in 1990

About Target Center

Target Center is an NBA and WNBA arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It opened in 1990. It seats 19,356. Its current tenants are Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) and Minnesota Lynx (WNBA). By capacity it ranks 2nd of 15 current WNBA venues and 11th of 30 current NBA venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 193rd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.

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Photo of Target Center — Photo by Bobak Ha'Eri. License: CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

19,356

Source: Wikidata

#11 in NBA of 30

#2 in WNBA of 15

Year Opened

1990

#2 oldest in NBA of 30

#2 oldest in WNBA of 14

Address

600 1st Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Elevation

836 ft

255 m above sea level

#6 highest in NBA of 30

#4 highest in WNBA of 15

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.

Capacity by layout

Layout	Seats	Source
General	19,356	Wikidata
Basketball	18,798	Wikipedia
Hockey	17,500	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 Target Center by team, 1990–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Minnesota Lynx While based here: 28 seasons · 549-415 regular season · 17 postseason trips · 2026 in progress WNBA · 1999–present Territory map on ImperialismMap	WNBA	1999–present
Minnesota Timberwolves While based here: 36 seasons · 1225-1654 regular season · 14 postseason trips NBA · 1991–present Territory map on ImperialismMap Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 1990 Target Center 1991–present	NBA	1991–present

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 Target Center?

The capacity of Target Center is 19,356.

When was Target Center built?

Target Center opened in 1990.

Who plays at Target Center?

Target Center is the home venue of Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota Timberwolves.

Where did the Minnesota Timberwolves play before Target Center?

Before moving to Target Center in 1991, the Minnesota Timberwolves played at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in 1990.

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 56 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, basketball layout, Capacity, hockey layout.

Location

Coordinates: 44.9799, -93.2761

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Athletic Park	1889–1896	Same site
Target Field	2010–	0.1 mi
Minneapolis Auditorium	1927–1989	0.8 mi
U.S. Bank Stadium	2016–	0.9 mi
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	1982–2014	1.0 mi
University of Minnesota Armory	1896–	2.2 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

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