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 ground2001
OpenedNovember 8, 2003 [2]
Construction cost$32 million
($53 million in 2023 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

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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.

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