{{Short description|Sports venue in Adelaide, Australia}} {{for|the stadium known as Adelaide Arena during AFL matches|Jiangwan Stadium}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox venue | name = Adelaide 36ers Arena | image = Distinctive Homes Dome.jpg | caption = Adelaide Arena main entrance, April 2009 | location = 44A Crittenden Road, [[Findon, South Australia|Findon]], [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]], [[Australia]] | coordinates = {{coord|34|54|1|S|138|32|46|E|display=it}} | broke_ground = 1991 | opened = 4 April 1992 | closed = | demolished = | owner = Beverley Leisure Park<ref name="Nagy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.36ersarena.com.au/|title=Home &#124; start-from-scratch|website=Adelaide 36ers Arena|access-date=28 July 2021|archive-date=20 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020175410/https://www.36ersarena.com.au/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | operator = BLP | surface = [[Acer saccharum|Canadian Maple]] | cost = [[Australian dollar|AU$]]16 million<br /><small>($37.32 million in 2025 dollars)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rba.gov.au/calculator/annualDecimal.html|title=Inflation Calculator|first=Information Department|last=contact=Media Office|date=30 October 2015|website=Reserve Bank of Australia}}</ref> | architect = | former_names = [[Clipsal]] Powerhouse (1992–2002)<br />Distinctive Homes Dome (2003–2009)<br />Adelaide Dome (2009–2010)<br />Adelaide Arena (2010–2015) | tenants = [[Adelaide 36ers]] ([[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]]) (1992–2019)<br />[[Adelaide Lightning]] ([[Women's National Basketball League|WNBL]]) (1993–2005, 2008–present)<br />[[Adelaide Thunderbirds]] ([[Commonwealth Bank Trophy|CBT]]) (1997–2000), ([[ANZ Championship|ANZ]]/[[Suncorp Super Netball|NNL]]) (2016–2017)<br />Adelaide Ravens ([[Commonwealth Bank Trophy|CBT]]) (1997–2000) | capacity = 8,000 | record_attendance = 8,127 ([[2014 NBL Finals|2014]] [[NBL Grand Final]] Game 2, [[Adelaide 36ers]] vs. [[Perth Wildcats]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-beat-perth-wildcats-8984-in-nbl-grand-final-game-two/story-fnii09ki-1226880917122|title=Adelaide 36ers beat Perth Wildcats 89-84 in NBL Grand Final game two}}</ref> |}}

'''Adelaide Arena''' (known commercially as '''Adelaide 36ers Arena''') is a multipurpose indoor sports stadium located in [[Findon, South Australia|Findon]], an inner western suburb of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]].

It is the former home arena for the [[Adelaide 36ers]] of the [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]] and the current home arena of the [[Adelaide Lightning]] of the [[Women's National Basketball League]] (WNBL). In the past, it has served as an alternate venue for Adelaide's [[Suncorp Super Netball]] team, the [[Adelaide Thunderbirds]].<ref name="Nagy"/>

==History== [[File:Brett Maher Court 026.jpg|thumb|left|The Brett Maher Court, pictured in February 2011 with the old analog scoreboard in place]] Adelaide Arena has been the Adelaide 36ers' home venue since 1992 and the [[Adelaide Lightning]]'s home for most years since 1993. The arena was built to replace the 36ers former and now-demolished home, [[Apollo Stadium]], which only seated 3,000 people in cramped conditions.

Despite the arena's ability to host more than just sporting events such as basketball and netball, the [[Government of South Australia]] placed restrictions on the venue's use when it opened in 1992.<ref name="titaniumarena.com.au">{{Cite web |url=http://www.titaniumarena.com.au/history/ |title=History |access-date=27 July 2019 |archive-date=27 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727063549/http://www.titaniumarena.com.au/history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Due to the government owning the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, the arena could not be used for such events as concerts, with most major international musical acts performing at the centre or Adelaide's outdoor venues such as the now-demolished [[AAMI Stadium|Football Park]], [[Memorial Drive Park|Memorial Drive]] or the [[Adelaide Oval]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

The arena was purchased by businessmen [[Eddy Groves]] and Mal Hemmerling in 2006 for A$3.95 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20131883-12428,00.html|title=All steady says Eddy|last=Nagy|first=Boti|date=14 August 2006|work=The Advertiser|access-date=2008-05-03}}</ref> However, in 2012, the [[Commonwealth Bank]] took possession of the arena after Eddy Groves had defaulted on the loan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/meeting-with-commonwealth-bank-key-to-adelaide-36ers-fate/story-e6frea6u-1226449301410|title=Future in the balance as Adelaide 36ers bank on an answer on venue lease}}</ref> On 3 April 2013, it was announced that [[Scouting and Guiding in South Australia|Scouts SA]] and SA Church Basketball had become joint owners of the arena.<ref name="Nagy" />

The event restrictions were lifted in December 2014 allowing the arena to host non-sporting events, including music concerts.<ref name="titaniumarena.com.au"/> The set-up for concerts at the arena involves retracting the northern bowl seats to allow for a stage with general floor seating covering the Brett Maher Court. With this setup in place, capacity at the arena stays at 8,000 for concerts.<ref name="titaniumarena.com.au"/>

The arena's attendance record of 8,127 was set on 11 April 2014 to see Game 2 of the [[2013–14 NBL season|2013–14]] Grand Final series when the 36ers defeated the [[Perth Wildcats]] 89–84.

In 2015, the arena underwent close to $1 million in upgrades, with new lighting, a new score-cube, and a new public address system. The original score-cube, lighting and PA were in the venue since it opened in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nagy |first1=Boti |title=Adelaide 36ers' home base undergoes big upgrade to change NBL match-day experience |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/basketball/adelaide-36ers-home-base-undergoes-big-upgrade-to-change-nbl-matchday-experience/news-story/92588d0d56816822879134595a51ada8 |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=The Advertiser |date=19 January 2016}}</ref>

==Sporting events==

=== Basketball === Since its opening Adelaide Arena has played host to 7 [[NBL Grand Final]] games in [[1994 NBL season|1994]] (1 game), [[1998 NBL season|1998]] (1 game), [[1998–99 NBL Season|1999]] (games 2 and 3), [[2001–02 NBL season|2002]] (games 2 and 3) and [[2014 NBL Finals|2014]] (1 game), with the 36ers winning all games except the opening game of the 1994 series against the [[North Melbourne Giants]] and Game 2 of the 1999 series against the [[Victoria Titans]].

The Adelaide Arena has also played host to [[Australia men's national basketball team|Boomers]] and [[Australia women's national basketball team|Opals]] games against various visiting nations and other touring teams, including the opening game of a five-game series between the Boomers and [[Magic Johnson]]'s All-Stars, who included former [[NBA]] players such as captain/coach Johnson and three-time [[NBA All-Star Game|NBA All-Star]] [[Mark Aguirre]] who top scored with 32 points, on 7 March 1995. In front of almost 8,000 fans, the All-Stars defeated the Boomers (who included 36ers players Mark Davis, Brett Maher, [[Mike McKay (basketball)|Mike McKay]], Chris Blakemore and [[Brett Wheeler]]) 113–98.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aqp_sZ0t9U|title=1995 Australian Boomers vs Magic Johnson's All Stars - Adelaide|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

The [[Harlem Globetrotters]] have also played at the arena, the most recent occasion being on 1 November 2013.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}

The [[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]] returned to the Arena when the [[New Zealand Breakers]] hosted a game against the [[Adelaide 36ers]] at the Venue on 12 March 2022.

===Netball=== The arena was the home of major [[netball]] games played in South Australia, with the [[South Australian Netball Association Inc|state league grand final]] being played there until 2000. The [[Australian Netball Diamonds]] have used the arena for [[Test match (netball)|test matches]], and from 1997 until 2001 it was the home of the [[Adelaide Thunderbirds]] and [[Adelaide Ravens]] who played the [[Commonwealth Bank Trophy]].

==See also== * [[List of indoor arenas in Australia]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|https://www.36ersarena.com.au/|Official website}} * {{Austadiums|36}}

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