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Indoor arena in San Jose, California, U.S.

"The Shark Tank" redirects here. For the reality TV show, see [Shark Tank](/source/Shark_Tank).

For the Mannheim, Germany arena, see [SAP Arena](/source/SAP_Arena).

For the Munich, Germany arena, see [SAP Garden](/source/SAP_Garden).

SAP Center at San Jose The Shark Tank SAP Center in 2014 SAP Center at San Jose Location in San Jose Show map of San Jose, California SAP Center at San Jose Location in California Show map of California SAP Center at San Jose Location in the United States Show map of the United States Former names San Jose Arena (1993–2001)[1] Compaq Center (2001–2002) HP Pavilion (2002–2013) Address 525 West Santa Clara Street Location San Jose, California, U.S. Coordinates 37°19′58″N 121°54′4″W / 37.33278°N 121.90111°W / 37.33278; -121.90111 Owner City of San Jose Operator San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises Capacity Concerts: 19,190 Basketball: 18,543 Wrestling: 18,300 Ice hockey: 17,562 (2001–2023) 17,435 (2023–present)[2] Tennis: 11,386 Field size 450,000 sq ft (42,000 m2) Public transit San Jose Diridon San Fernando Construction Groundbreaking June 28, 1990[3] Opened September 7, 1993 Cost $162.5 million ($400 million in 2025 dollars[4]) Architect Sink Combs Dethlefs Prodis Associates Project manager HuntCor[5] Structural engineer Martin/Martin, Inc.[6] Services engineer M-E Engineers, Inc.[7] General contractor Perini Building Company[5] Tenants San Jose Sharks (NHL) (1993–present) San Jose Grizzlies (CISL) (1994–1995) SAP Open (tennis) (1994–2013) San Jose Rhinos (RHI) (1994–1997, 1999) San Jose SaberCats (AFL) (1995–2008, 2011–2015) Golden State Warriors (NBA) (1996–1997) San Jose Lasers (ABL) (1996–1998) San Jose Stealth (NLL) (2004–2009) San Jose Barracuda (AHL) (2015–2022) Bay Area Panthers[8] (IFL) (2022–present) PWHL San Jose (PWHL) (2026–) Website sapcenter.com

**SAP Center at San Jose** (originally known as **San Jose Arena**) is an [indoor arena](/source/Indoor_arena) located in [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California). Its primary tenant is the [San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks) of the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League), for which the arena has earned the nickname **The Shark Tank**.[9]

## History

Plans for a San Jose arena began in the mid-1980s, when a group of local citizens formed Fund Arena Now (FAN). The group contacted city officials and pursued potential sponsors and partners from the [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League) and [NBA](/source/National_Basketball_Association). In the late 1980s, mayor [Tom McEnery](/source/Tom_McEnery) met with FAN, and subsequently a measure to allocate local taxes for arena construction came up for a public vote on June 7, 1988, passing by a narrow margin.[10][11]

The arena was principally designed by Denver architect [Charles Sink](/source/Charles_Sink), a senior partner of Sink Combs Dethlefs.

In 1991, soon after construction began, the NHL granted an expansion franchise to San Jose. After it was discovered that the arena would not be suitable for NBA or NHL use as originally designed, the Sharks requested an upgrade to NHL standards, including the addition of [luxury suites](/source/Luxury_suites), a [press box](/source/Press_box), and increased [seating capacity](/source/Seating_capacity).[12]

In 1993, the arena was completed and initially named the "San Jose Arena".[1]

For the 1996–97 NBA season, the arena served as home to the [Golden State Warriors](/source/Golden_State_Warriors) while their regular home court in Oakland (now known as [Oakland Arena](/source/Oakland_Arena)) was under renovation.[13]

In 2001, [naming rights](/source/Naming_rights) were sold to [Compaq](/source/Compaq), and it was renamed "Compaq Center at San Jose" (not to be confused with the [Compaq Center](/source/Lakewood_Church_Central_Campus) (formerly The Summit) in [Houston, Texas](/source/Houston)). After [HP](/source/Hewlett-Packard) purchased Compaq in 2002, the arena was renamed "HP Pavilion", the same name as one of [its computer models](/source/HP_Pavilion_(computer)).[14]

In late April 2007, it was announced that the HP Pavilion at San Jose would be receiving several building improvements, including a new center-hung [LED](/source/LED) video display system from [Daktronics](/source/Daktronics) similar to that of the [TD Garden](/source/TD_Garden), home of the [Boston Bruins](/source/Boston_Bruins) of the NHL.[14]

In June 2013, German software company [SAP](/source/SAP_AG) (co-founded by Sharks managing partner [Hasso Plattner](/source/Hasso_Plattner), who is also SAP's chairman of the board) purchased the naming rights to the facility in a five-year deal worth US$3.35 million per year. The arena was renamed "SAP Center at San Jose" upon approval by the [San Jose City Council](/source/San_Jose_City_Council).[15]

In September 2022, a new center-hung system from Daktronics that doubled the surface of the old video display system was debuted ahead of the 2022-23 NHL season. The four main LED displays measure approximately 23 feet high by 41 feet wide and the size of the 14 newly installed displays total at more than 9,300 square feet of surface area.[16][17]

In April 2023, construction was announced on a new 10,000-square-foot penthouse lounge, with seven suites and three rows of regular seating being converted to accommodate the project. With the new premium seating completed, the arena's total attendance capacity for hockey games changed from 17,562 to 17,435.[18]

In August 2025, it was announced that the Sharks would sign an extension keeping them at the arena until 2051, with several upgrades planned for the arena totalling $425 million. The upgrades would include improvements to the arena's elevators, restrooms, plumbing, Wi-Fi network, sound system, electrical, fire protection system, and emergency generators, as well as a revamp of the concourse, penthouse, club levels, and locker rooms.[19] Further upgrades announced in February 2026 include an expansion to the team store, an increase in lower bowl seating, outdoor concourse-connected spaces, new openings into the seating bowl, and an overhaul of each level and suites in the arena.[20]

## Events

In 2006, SAP Center sold the most tickets (633,435) to non-sporting events of any venue in the [Western United States](/source/Western_United_States), and the fourth highest total in the world, after [Madison Square Garden](/source/Madison_Square_Garden) in New York City (US), the [Manchester Arena](/source/Manchester_Arena) in [Manchester](/source/Manchester) (UK), and [Scotiabank Arena](/source/Scotiabank_Arena) in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) (Canada).[21]

Other events hosted at the arena include the 1996 [United States Figure Skating Championships](/source/United_States_Figure_Skating_Championships), the [47th National Hockey League All-Star Game](/source/47th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game) in 1997, the [1999 NCAA Women's Final Four](/source/1999_NCAA_Division_I_women's_basketball_tournament), [ArenaBowl XVI](/source/ArenaBowl_XVI) in 2002, the 2007 USA Gymnastics Visa Championships, and [UFC 139](/source/UFC_139) on November 19, 2011. [Intel Extreme Masters Season IX – San Jose](/source/Intel_Extreme_Masters_Season_IX_%E2%80%93_San_Jose) in 2014[22] and [Intel Extreme Masters Season X – San Jose](/source/Intel_Extreme_Masters_Season_X_%E2%80%93_San_Jose) were held at the venue.[23] Prior to [Super Bowl 50](/source/Super_Bowl_50) in nearby [Santa Clara](/source/Santa_Clara%2C_California), the arena housed introductory media activities for the event.[24] SAP Center hosted games 3, 4, and 6 of the [2016 Stanley Cup Finals](/source/2016_Stanley_Cup_Finals) in the Sharks' first appearance in franchise history, with the [Cup](/source/Stanley_Cup) being presented to the series-winning [Pittsburgh Penguins](/source/Pittsburgh_Penguins) after game 6.[25] In 2012 and 2016, the arena played host to the USA Gymnastics Olympic Trials. The arena was the host to the West Regional semifinals and finals of the [2002](/source/2002_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament), [2007](/source/2007_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament), and [2017](/source/2017_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament) NCAA men's basketball tournaments; as well as first- and second-round games of the [2010](/source/2010_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament), [2013](/source/2013_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament), and [2019](/source/2019_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_tournament) tournaments.[26] The [Golden State Valkyries](/source/Golden_State_Valkyries) of the [WNBA](/source/Women's_National_Basketball_Association) played their first playoff game at the SAP Center on September 17, 2025 due to their normal home of [Chase Center](/source/Chase_Center) hosting the [2025 Laver Cup](/source/2025_Laver_Cup), where they lost 75–74 to the [Minnesota Lynx](/source/Minnesota_Lynx) in front of 18,543 fans.[27]

[Mixed Martial Arts](/source/Mixed_Martial_Arts) events have played a big role at SAP Center. The [MMA](/source/MMA) organization [Strikeforce](/source/Strikeforce_(mixed_martial_arts)) held many events in San Jose beginning with [Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie](/source/Strikeforce%3A_Shamrock_vs._Gracie) in 2006, then [Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg](/source/Strikeforce%3A_Carano_vs._Cyborg) in 2009, through 2012 with [Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier](/source/Strikeforce%3A_Barnett_vs._Cormier). The first [Bellator MMA](/source/Bellator_MMA) organization event at SAP was [Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1](/source/Bellator_MMA_%26_Glory%3A_Dynamite_1) in September 2015 and since has held 6 total events with the most recent being [Bellator 199](/source/Bellator_MMA_in_2018) on May 16, 2018. SAP Center has also been the host of premiere MMA promotion the [UFC](/source/UFC). The first event was [UFC 139](/source/UFC_139) on November 19, 2011, then [UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman](/source/UFC_on_Fuel_TV%3A_Mu%C3%B1oz_vs._Weidman) on July 11, 2012, [UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez](/source/UFC_on_Fox%3A_Henderson_vs._Melendez) on April 20, 2013, and most recently [UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown](/source/UFC_on_Fox%3A_Lawler_vs._Brown) on July 26, 2014.

On September 18, 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.[28]

The annual US Figure Skating Championships have been staged here in San Jose five times now — 1996, 2012, 2018, 2021 and 2023.[29]

SAP Center has also hosted WWE Pay Per Views. [Royal Rumble (1998)](/source/Royal_Rumble_(1998)), [SummerSlam (2001)](/source/SummerSlam_(2001)), [The Great American Bash (2007)](/source/The_Great_American_Bash_(2007)), [Payback (2017)](/source/Payback_(2017)) took place where [Braun Strowman](/source/Braun_Strowman) defeated [Roman Reigns](/source/Roman_Reigns) in the main event. [TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018)](/source/TLC%3A_Tables%2C_Ladders_%26_Chairs_(2018)) took place at SAP Center.[30]

In 2026, it will host the [CrossFit Games](/source/CrossFit_Games).[31]

Beginning in 2026, SAP Center will be home to San Jose's [team](/source/PWHL_San_Jose) in the [Professional Women's Hockey League](/source/Professional_Women's_Hockey_League).[32]

## Gallery

		- Nighttime view of SAP Center

		- Aerial view of SAP Center from a landing at [San Jose International Airport (SJC)](/source/Norman_Y._Mineta_San_Jose_International_Airport)

		- Side view of SAP Center

		- Inside view of SAP Center during a game between the [San Jose Sharks](/source/San_Jose_Sharks) and the [Calgary Flames](/source/Calgary_Flames) in January 2015

## See also

- [List of indoor arenas by capacity](/source/List_of_indoor_arenas_by_capacity)

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