Ford Arena

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Ford Arena
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Ford Arena
Former namesSoutheast Texas Entertainment Center [1]
Location5115 Interstate 10 South
Beaumont, Texas 77705
Owner Jefferson County
Operator OVG360
Capacity 9,737 (Concerts)
9,100 (Basketball)
8,200 (Ice Hockey)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke ground 2001
OpenedNovember 8, 2003 [2]
Construction cost$32 million
($54.7 million in 2024 dollars [3] )
ArchitectLong Architects Inc.
General contractorDaniels Building & Construction Co. [2]
Tenants
Texas Wildcatters (ECHL) (2003–2005, 2006–2008)
Beaumont Drillers (NIFL/APFL) (2004–2008)
Southeast Texas Mavericks (ABA) (2008–2011)
Oxford City FC of Texas (MASL) (2012–2015)
Beaumont Renegades (NAL) (2025–future)
Website
Venue Website

The Ford Arena is a 9,737-seat multi-purpose arena in Beaumont, Texas, USA. The arena has 34,000 sq ft of exhibit space available for conventions and exhibitions. It also includes 7 production offices, 3 dressing rooms, a 2,448 sq ft VIP Club, a 1,107 sq ft party patio, concession stands, and restrooms. [4] It is part of a larger suburban municipal complex called Ford Park. [5] It is currently managed by OVG360, a division of Oak View Group.

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Tenants

Former

Ford Arena was most recently home to Oxford City FC of Texas (formerly the Texas Strikers) of the Major Arena Soccer League. [6] [7] The arena was also home to the ABA Southeast Texas Mavericks basketball team, [8] NIFL Beaumont Drillers indoor football team, ECHL Texas Wildcatters ice hockey team, and the TBL Beaumont Panthers basketball team. [9] It will be home to the Beaumont Renegades in the National Arena League. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "What's on Deck". Sports Business Journal . July 30, 2001. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Broughton, David (November 24, 2003). "Ford Park Means Arena, Ballfields and More". Sports Business Journal . Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ford Park Entertainment Complex". Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ http://www.fordparktx.com FordParkTX.com
  6. ↑ Mann, Tommy Jr. (September 26, 2012). "Professional soccer headed to Southeast Texas". The Orange Leader . Orange, TX. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ Zaleon, Avi (July 31, 2014). "Beaumont's indoor soccer team has a new owner". The Beaumont Enterprise . Beaumont, TX: Hearst Corporation . Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ Cooper, Chad (April 11, 2011). "SETX Mavericks leaving ABA...NBA-D League next?". The Examiner . Beaumont, TX: Examiner Corporation. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ Garfias, Agustin (October 9, 2012). "Many want Strikers to succeed". Beaumont, TX: KBMT-TV. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ Faye, Matt (October 16, 2024). "Beaumont Renegades release game schedule for this spring". beaumontenterprise.com. Retrieved January 3, 2025.

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