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Former names | UIC Pavilion (1982–2018) |
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Location | 525 South Racine Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60607 |
Coordinates | 41°52′29″N87°39′22″W / 41.87472°N 87.65611°W |
Owner | University of Illinois Chicago |
Operator | University of Illinois Chicago |
Capacity | 10,300 (concerts), 9,500 (boxing and wrestling), 8,000 (basketball) |
Surface | Concrete |
Construction | |
Broke ground | June 1, 1979 [1] |
Opened | May 31, 1982 |
Renovated | 2001 |
Construction cost | $10 million |
Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill [2] |
Tenants | |
UIC Flames basketball (NCAA D-1) (1982–present) UIC Flames men's ice hockey (NCAA D-1) (1982–1996) Chicago Cheetahs (RHI) (1994) Chicago Rockers (CBA) (1994–1996) Windy City Rollers (WFTDA) (2004–present) Chicago Storm (MISL II) (2004–2006) Chicago Sky (WNBA) (2006–2009) Chicago Eagles (CIF) (2016) Chicago Smash (WTT) (2020-2021) |
Credit Union 1 Arena (previously known as UIC Pavilion) is a multi-purpose arena located at 525 S. Racine Avenue on the Near West Side in Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1982.
Credit Union 1 Arena is located on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago. Originally named the UIC Pavilion, it opened in 1982, and was renovated in 2001. The arena is rented for many functions and concerts. It is accessible from the CTA Blue Line Racine stop, located one block north of the Pavilion. It is also accessible from the #7 Harrison Bus and the #60 Blue Island/26th Bus. It also hosted UIC's ice hockey team when they competed in the CCHA as well as the 1984, 1999, and 2000 Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament.
Credit Union 1 Arena is home to the UIC Flames men's and women's 's basketball teams and UIC Flames women's volleyball team. It is the former home of the Chicago Sky WNBA team and also serves as the home of the Windy City Rollers of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. [3] From 2004 to 2006 it also housed the Chicago Storm Major Indoor Soccer League team before they moved into the newly constructed Sears Centre. The UIC Pavilion was the home arena for Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was the site of three pay-per-view events: Starrcade 87, Chi-Town Rumble and Halloween Havoc 90. When used as a concert venue the arena seats up to 10,075 for end-stage shows, 7,924 for 3⁄4-house shows, and 5,878 for 1⁄2-house shows. The venue continues to be a regular host for major rock concerts, including notable sets from Green Day [ citation needed ] to Phish. [4]
The arena is officially the home court of the Chicago Smash of World TeamTennis; [5] however, the Smash have never played there, as World TeamTennis played its entire 2020 season at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia and its entire 2021 season at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, and the league has not held a season since then.
In 2016, it was the home of the Chicago Eagles of Champions Indoor Football. [6] However, the team went on hiatus for the 2017 season.
In 2018, UIC signed a 15-year naming rights agreement with Credit Union 1, a credit union based in Illinois, and renamed the venue from UIC Pavilion to Credit Union 1 Arena. [7]
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Preceded by first arena | Home of the Chicago Storm 2004 – 2006 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by first arena | Home of the Chicago Sky 2006 – 2009 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League Final Venue 2019 | Succeeded by |