Miami Arena

Miami Arena is an indoor arena in Miami, Florida. Completed in 1988 at a cost of $52.5 million, the arena seats 16,640 for basketball, 14,696 for ice hockey and arena football, between 5,723 and 16,508 for end-stage concerts, between 6,351 and 9,120 for half-house concerts, 6,380 for amphitheatre concerts, 3,642 for theater concerts, 500 for banquets and has 26 luxury suites. Its opening took business away from the Hollywood Sportatorium and eventually led to the demise of it. The arena was the home of the Miami Heat from 1988-1999, the Florida Panthers from 1993-1999, the University of Miami basketball teams from 1988-2003, the Miami Hooters of the Arena Football League from 1993-1995 and the Miami Morays indoor football team since 2005. It also hosted the 1990 NBA All-Star Game and Royal Rumble 1991. In 1999, the Heat moved to the AmericanAirlines Arena located east of the Miami Arena a few blocks away on the shore of Biscayne Bay. The Panthers also left the Miami Arena to play at what is now the BankAtlantic Center located in Sunrise, Florida. Most of the concerts that were held at the Miami Arena are now held at the BankAtlantic Center, AmericanAirlines Arena or the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Since then, the arena has been inactive.