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{{Short description|Arena in San Jose, California, United States}}
{{For|the Mannheim, Germany arena|SAP Arena}}
{{For|the Munich, Germany arena|SAP Garden}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = SAP Center at San Jose
| nickname = ''The Shark Tank''
| logo_image = SAP Center logo.svg
| logo_caption = 
| image = SAP Center (16609288898).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = SAP Center in 2014
| address = 525 West Santa Clara Street
| location = [[San Jose, California]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|37|19|58|N|121|54|4|W|type:landmark_scale:1000|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = United States San Jose#USA California#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]##Location in California##Location in the United States
| broke_ground = June 28, 1990<ref>{{cite news |title=Carry Me Back to the Old Sod|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB73287A1955F01&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|date=June 17, 1990|access-date=September 14, 2011|page=2C}}</ref>
| opened = September 7, 1993
| owner = City of San Jose
| operator = [[San Jose Sports & Entertainment Enterprises]]
| architect = Sink Combs Dethlefs<br/>Prodis Associates
| project_manager = HuntCor<ref name="HPPASJ">{{cite web|title=Facts & Figures|url=http://www.hppsj.com/building_information/facts.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130140157/http://www.hppsj.com/building_information/facts.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2008|publisher=HP Pavlion at San Jose|access-date=February 22, 2013}}</ref>
| structural engineer = Martin/Martin, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin/Martin, Inc. Website|url=http://www.martinmartin.com|publisher=Martin/Martin, Inc.|access-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref>
| services engineer = M-E Engineers, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arenas|url=http://www.me-engineers.com/descriptions/arenas-descriptions.htm|publisher=M-E Engineers, Inc.|access-date=March 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129222324/http://www.me-engineers.com/descriptions/arenas-descriptions.htm|archive-date=November 29, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[Tutor Perini|Perini Building Company]]<ref name="HPPASJ"/>
| dimensions = {{convert|450000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| tenants = [[San Jose Sharks]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) (1993–present)<br/>[[San Jose Grizzlies]] ([[Continental Indoor Soccer League|CISL]]) (1994–1995)<br/>[[SAP Open]] ([[ATP World Tour 250 series|tennis]]) (1994–2013)<br/>[[San Jose Rhinos]] ([[Roller Hockey International|RHI]]) (1994–1997, 1999)<br/>[[San Jose SaberCats]] ([[Arena Football League|AFL]]) (1995–2008, 2011–2015)<br/>[[Golden State Warriors]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1996–1997)<br/>[[San Jose Lasers]] ([[American Basketball League (1996–1998)|ABL]]) (1996–1998)<br/>[[San Jose Stealth]] ([[National Lacrosse League|NLL]]) (2004–2009)<br/>[[San Jose Barracuda]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) (2015–2022)<br />[[Bay Area Panthers]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2021/08/16/oakland-panthers-san-jose-move-indoor-football.html |title=Oakland's indoor football team is moving to San Jose and becoming the Bay Area Panthers |website=[[Silicon Valley Business Journal]] |date=August 16, 2021}}</ref> ([[Indoor Football League|IFL]]) (2022–present)
| publictransit = {{Unbulleted list
   | {{Nowrap|{{rail-interchange|us|amtrak}} {{rail-interchange|caltrain}} [[Diridon Station|San Jose Diridon]]}}
   | {{Nowrap|{{rail-interchange|santaclara}} {{rint|santaclara|green}} [[San Fernando station (VTA)|San Fernando]]}}
   }}
| construction_cost = $162.5 million<br/>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|162500000|1990}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| former_names = San Jose Arena (1993–2001)<ref name="media guide">{{cite web|url=http://downloads.sharks.nhl.com/other/2011-12_Sharks_Media_Guide.pdf |title=2011-2012 San Jose Sharks Media Guide|website=Downloads.sharks.nhl.com|access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref><br/>Compaq Center (2001–2002)<br/>HP Pavilion (2002–2013)
| seating_capacity = [[Concert]]s: 19,190 <br/>[[Basketball]]: 18,543 <br/>[[Wrestling]]: 18,300 <br/>[[Ice hockey]]: 17,562 (2001–2023) <br />17,435 (2023–present)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pashelka |first1=Curtis |title=Golden Knights’ second-period goals deflate Sharks in season-opener |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/10/12/golden-knights-second-period-goals-spoil-sharks-season-opener/ |access-date=14 October 2023 |publisher=The Mercury News |date=12 October 2023}}</ref> <br/>[[Tennis]]: 11,386
| website = {{url|sapcenter.com}}
}}

'''SAP Center at San Jose''' (originally known as '''San Jose Arena''' and '''HP Pavilion at San Jose''') is an [[indoor arena]] located in [[San Jose, California]]. Its primary tenant is the [[San Jose Sharks]] of the [[National Hockey League]], for which the arena has earned the nickname "The Shark Tank".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/sharks/2013/07/10/san-jose-sharks-shark-tank-hp-pavilion-sap-center/2504601/ |title=San Jose's 'Shark Tank' gets new name |website=Usatoday.com |date=July 10, 2013 |access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref>

==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 [[National Hockey League|NHL]] and [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. In the late 1980s, mayor [[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.<ref name="Purdy20th">{{cite news |title=Arena vote 20 years ago made San Jose a real city|first=Mark|last=Purdy|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9806277|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|page=1A|date=July 7, 2008|access-date=March 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Cameron|first=Steve|title=Feeding Frenzy! The Wild New World of the San Jose Sharks|pages=43, 51–52|year=1994|publisher=Taylor Publishing Co.}}</ref>

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]], a [[press box]], and increased [[seating capacity]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Cameron|first=Steve|title=Feeding Frenzy! The Wild New World of the San Jose Sharks|pages=51–56|year=1994|publisher=Taylor Publishing Co.}}</ref>

In 1993, the arena was completed and initially named the "San Jose Arena".<ref name="media guide"/>

For the 1996–97 NBA season, the arena served as home to the [[Golden State Warriors]] while their regular home court in Oakland (now known as [[Oakland Arena]]) was under renovation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden State Warriors 2014-15 Media Guide|url=http://mediacentral.nba.com/media/mediacentral/2014-15-Warriors-MediaGuide.pdf#page=223|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=October 10, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref>

In 2001, [[naming rights]] were sold to [[Compaq]], and it was renamed "Compaq Center at San Jose" (not to be confused with the [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|Compaq Center]] (formerly The Summit) in [[Houston|Houston, Texas]]). After [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] purchased Compaq in 2002, the arena was renamed "HP Pavilion", the same name as one of [[HP Pavilion (computer)|its computer models]].<ref name="Daktronics" />

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]] video display system from [[Daktronics]] similar to that of the [[TD Garden]], home of the [[Boston Bruins]] of the NHL.<ref name="Daktronics">{{cite web |title=HP Pavilion Becoming Tech Testing Lab for Arena Improvements|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/article/129439|work=SportsBusiness Daily|date=April 17, 2009|access-date=April 17, 2009}}</ref>

In June 2013, German software company [[SAP AG|SAP]] (co-founded by Sharks managing partner [[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&nbsp;million per year. The arena was renamed "SAP Center at San Jose" upon approval by the [[San Jose City Council]].<ref name="SAP Center at San Jose">{{cite web |title=Confirmed: Goodbye, HP Pavilion. Hello, SAP Center|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/06/05/confirmed-sap-center-new-name-for-hp.html|work=Silicon Valley Business Journal|date=June 5, 2013|access-date=June 5, 2013|author=Donato-Weinstein, Nathan}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.daktronics.com/news/sap-center-s-newly-configured-centerhung-system-from-daktronics-making-splash-with-san-jose-sharks-fans |title=SAP Center's Newly Configured Centerhung System from Daktronics Making Splash with San Jose Sharks Fans |website=Daktronics.com |publisher=Daktronics |access-date=14 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/25/see-the-huge-upgrade-to-sap-center-that-sharks-fans-simply-cant-miss/ |title=See the huge upgrade to SAP Center that Sharks fans simply can’t miss |last=Pashelka |first=Curtis |date=September 25, 2022 |website=The Mercury News |publisher=Bay Area News Group |access-date=October 16, 2023}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zoltak |first1=James |title=Sharks Develop Penthouse Lounge |url=https://venuesnow.com/sharks-developing-penthouse-lounge |access-date=14 October 2023 |publisher=VenuesNow |date=26 April 2023}}</ref>

==Events==
In 2006, SAP Center sold the most tickets (633,435) to non-sporting events of any venue in the [[Western United States]], and the fourth highest total in the world, after [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City (US), the [[Manchester Arena]] in [[Manchester]] (UK), and [[Scotiabank Arena]] in [[Toronto]] (Canada).<ref name="pollstar">{{cite news |title=2006 Year End Ticket Sales|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/specialfeatures2006/2006%20Year%20End%20Top%20100%20Arena%20Venues.pdf|work=[[Pollstar]]|date=January 17, 2007|access-date=June 14, 2007}}</ref>

Other events hosted at the arena include the 1996 [[United States Figure Skating Championships]], the [[47th National Hockey League All-Star Game]] in 1997, the [[1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|1999 NCAA Women's Final Four]], [[ArenaBowl XVI]] in 2002, the 2007 USA Gymnastics Visa Championships, and [[UFC 139]] on November 19, 2011. [[Intel Extreme Masters Season IX – San Jose]] in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mark-cuban-wants-to-play-league-of-legends/1100-6432301/|title=Game on: Big video-game tournament coming to San Jose|first=Brandon |last=Bailey|website=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=November 16, 2015}}</ref> and [[Intel Extreme Masters Season X – San Jose]] were held at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mark-cuban-wants-to-play-league-of-legends/1100-6432301/|title=Mark Cuban Wants to Play League of Legends|first= Rachel|last= Gu|date= November 15, 2015|access-date=November 16, 2015}}</ref> Prior to [[Super Bowl 50]] in nearby [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]], the arena housed introductory media activities for the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc7news.com/sports/fans-excited-for-super-bowl-opening-night-in-san-jose/1181722/|title=SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE TO HOST SUPER BOWL 50 OPENING NIGHT|website=[[KGO-TV]]|date= February 1, 2016|access-date=February 1, 2016}}</ref> SAP Center hosted games 3, 4, and 6 of the [[2016 Stanley Cup Finals]] in the Sharks' first appearance in franchise history, with the [[Stanley Cup|Cup]] being presented to the series-winning [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] after game 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/pit-vs-sjs/2016/06/12/2015030416#game=2015030416,game_state=final |title=Pittsburgh Penguins - San Jose Sharks - June 12th, 2016 |website=NHL.com |date=June 12, 2016 |access-date=2017-01-22}}</ref> 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 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2002]], [[2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2007]], and [[2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2017]] NCAA men's basketball tournaments; as well as first- and second-round games of the [[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2010]], [[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2013]], and [[2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2019]] tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/12/ncaa-tournament-west-regional-breakdown-whos-headed-to-san-jose/|title=March Madness: Which teams might play in Final Four in San Jose?|date=March 12, 2017 |access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref>

[[Mixed Martial Arts]] events have played a big role at SAP Center. The [[MMA]] organization [[Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)|Strikeforce]] held many events in San Jose beginning with [[Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie]] in 2006, then [[Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg]] in 2009, through 2012 with [[Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier]]. The first [[Bellator MMA]] organization event at SAP was [[Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1]] in September 2015 and since has held 6 total events with the most recent being [[Bellator MMA in 2018|Bellator 199]] on May 16, 2018. SAP Center has also been the host of premiere MMA promotion the [[UFC]]. The first event was [[UFC 139]] on November 19, 2011, then [[UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman]] on July 11, 2012, [[UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez]] on April 20, 2013, and most recently [[UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown]] on July 26, 2014.

On September 18, 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|publisher=usagym.org|access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref>

The annual US Figure Skating Championships have been staged here in San Jose five times now — 1996, 2012, 2018, 2021 and 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/press-release/us-figure-skating-announces-host-cities-2021-2022-toyota-us-figure-skating | title=U.S. Figure Skating Announces Host Cities of 2021, 2022 TOYOTA U.S. Figure Skating Championships &#124; U.S. Figure Skating }}</ref>

SAP Center has also hosted WWE Pay Per Views. [[Royal Rumble (1998)]], [[SummerSlam (2001)]], [[The Great American Bash (2007)]], [[Payback (2017)]] took place where [[Braun Strowman]] defeated [[Roman Reigns]] in the main event. [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2018)]] took place at SAP Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sescoops.com/tlc-ppv-location-wm-35-venues/|title=TLC PPV Location Announced, Interesting Venues Considered For WM 35 Week|last=Fuentes|first=Jon|website=Sescoops|date=September 11, 2018 }}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160px">
File:SAP Center at Night.jpg|Nighttime view of SAP Center
File:SAP Center San Jose.jpg|Aerial view of SAP Center from a landing at [[Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport|San Jose International Airport (SJC)]]
File:HP Pavillon.jpg|Side view of SAP Center
File:SAP Center.jpg|Inside view of SAP Center during a game between the [[San Jose Sharks]] and the [[Calgary Flames]] in January 2015
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of indoor arenas by capacity]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|www.sapcenteratsanjose.com}}

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 | before = [[Cow Palace]]
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 | years = 2015 – 2022
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