About Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Veterans Memorial Coliseum is recorded as an NBA arena in Portland, Oregon. It opened in 1960. Its recorded capacity is 12,000. Its only tenant was Portland Trail Blazers (NBA, 1971–1995). It has also been known as Memorial Coliseum (1960–2010).
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Location
Elevation
25 m above sea level
Location 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 |
|---|---|---|
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Portland Trail Blazers While based here: 25 seasons · 1085-965 regular season · 18 postseason trips
NBA · 1971–1995
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NBA | 1971–1995 |
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 Veterans Memorial Coliseum?
The capacity of Veterans Memorial Coliseum is 12,000.
When was Veterans Memorial Coliseum built?
Veterans Memorial Coliseum opened in 1960.
Where did the Portland Trail Blazers play after Veterans Memorial Coliseum?
After leaving Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 1995, the Portland Trail Blazers moved to Moda Center in 1996.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- 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 43 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Historical Names
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2011 - Present
CurrentMemorial Coliseum
1960 - 2010
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Moda Center | 1995– | 0.1 mi |
| Providence Park | 1926– | 1.3 mi |
| Spec Keene Stadium | 1989– | 45 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.