ARCO Arena

ARCO Arena
The Old Barn[1]
Arco
Sleep Train Arena exterior
Map
Former namesARCO Arena (1988–2011, 2022)
Power Balance Pavilion (2011–2012)
Sleep Train Arena (2012–2022)
Address1 Sports Parkway
LocationSacramento, California
Coordinates38°38′57″N 121°31′5″W / 38.64917°N 121.51806°W / 38.64917; -121.51806
CapacityBasketball and concerts:
17,317
Indoor soccer: 10,632
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 5, 1986[2]
OpenedNovember 8, 1988
ClosedMarch 19, 2022
DemolishedAugust–October 2022
Construction cost$40 million
ArchitectRann Haight
Structural engineerIntegrated Design Group[3]
Services engineerACCO Engineered Systems[4]
General contractorLukenbill Construction Co., Inc.[4]
Tenants
Sacramento Kings (NBA) (1988–2016)[5]
Sacramento Attack (AFL) (1992)
Sacramento Knights (CISL/WISL) (1993–2001)
Sacramento River Rats (RHI) (1994–1996)
Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA) (1997–2009)

ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1988 to 2016. It hosted nearly 200 spectator events each year. The arena was named for ARCO, at the time in 1988, a Los Angeles-based independent oil and gas company that today is now a brand owned by Findlay, Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum. It was later named for Sleep Train, a chain of mattress and bed retailers based in Rocklin, California, that at the time of the agreement was a subsidiary of Mattress Firm, a Houston-based retailer that has since re-branded all Sleep Train stores as Mattress Firm. Several major entertainers have performed at the venue before its closure including Bruno Mars and Linkin Park.

  1. ^ Kings’ final game at Sleep Train Arena stirs emotions, memories
  2. ^ "Battle LinesDrawn Over Arena Plans". The Sacramento Bee. September 6, 1986. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "Gerardo Calvillo, PE, SE". Wood Rodgers. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Arco Arena-Sacramento". ACCO Engineered Systems. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "Sacramento developer Mark Friedman gets job of a lifetime building a new arena". sacbee.