Uline Arena

Opened in 1941

About Uline Arena

Uline Arena is recorded as an ABA and NBA arena in Washington, District of Columbia. It opened in 1941. Its recorded capacity is 8,000. Former tenants include Washington Capitols (NBA, 1947–1951) and Washington Capitols (ABA, 1970).

Appears in

82nd longest single tenancy (4 years) of the 104 longest on record in NBA arenas

Venue Information

Capacity

8,000

Source: Wikipedia

Year Opened

1941

Address

1140 3rd Street Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia 20002

Elevation

46 ft

14 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

Home seasons at Uline Arena by team, 1941–1970. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Washington Capitols (ABA) While based here: 1 season · 44-40 regular season · 1 postseason trip ABA · 1970 Territory map on ImperialismMap Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 1968–1969 Uline Arena 1970 Hampton Coliseum 1971–1976	ABA	1970
Washington Capitols (NBA) While based here: 5 seasons · 157-115 regular season · 3 postseason trips NBA · 1947–1951 Territory map on ImperialismMap	NBA	1947–1951

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 Uline Arena?

The capacity of Uline Arena is 8,000.

When was Uline Arena built?

Uline Arena opened in 1941.

Where did the Washington Capitols (ABA) play before Uline Arena?

Before moving to Uline Arena in 1970, the Washington Capitols (ABA) played at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena from 1968 to 1969.

Where did the Washington Capitols (ABA) play after Uline Arena?

After leaving Uline Arena in 1970, the Washington Capitols (ABA) moved to Hampton Coliseum in 1971. They played there until 1976.

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 0 m of this point).
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.

Location

Coordinates: 38.9050, -77.0031

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Swampoodle Grounds	1886–1907	0.6 mi
Capital Park I		0.9 mi
American League Park	1901–1903	0.9 mi
Capital One Arena	1997–	1.1 mi
Griffith Stadium	1911–1961	1.3 mi
Boundary Field	1891–1911	1.3 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

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