Titanium Security Arena
| Brett Maher Court The House the 36ers Built The Powerhouse |
|
 Looking east toward the main entrance, 5 April 2009 |
|
| Former names | Clipsal Powerhouse (1992–2002) Distinctive Homes Dome (2003–2009) Adelaide Dome (2009–2010) Adelaide Arena (2010–2015) |
|---|---|
| Location | 44A Crittenden Road, Findon, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°54′1″S 138°32′46″E / 34.90028°S 138.54611°ECoordinates: 34°54′1″S 138°32′46″E / 34.90028°S 138.54611°E |
| Owner | Scouts SA & SA Church Basketball |
| Operator | Arena Stadium Management |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Record attendance | 8,127 - 2014 NBL Grand Final Game 2, Adelaide 36ers vs Perth Wildcats |
| Surface | Canadian Maple |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1991 |
| Opened | 4 April 1992 |
| Construction cost |
AU$16m ($29.35 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Tenants | |
|
Adelaide 36ers (NBL) (1992–present) Adelaide Lightning (WNBL) (1993–2005, 2008–present) Adelaide Thunderbirds (CBT) (1997–2000), (ANZ) (2016), (NNL) (2017–) Adelaide Ravens (CBT) (1997–2000) |
|
The Titanium Security Arena (TSA), formerly known as the Clipsal Powerhouse (1992–2002), Distinctive Homes Dome (2003–2009), Adelaide Dome (2009–2010), and Adelaide Arena (2010–2015), is an 8,000 seat, Australian privately owned multipurpose indoor sports stadium located in Findon, an inner western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
It is the home stadium for the Adelaide 36ers of the NBL and the Adelaide Lightning of the WNBL while it is the alternate venue for Adelaide's National Netball League (Suncorp Super Netball) team the Adelaide Thunderbirds.
Although it can be a multipurpose venue catering to both sports and other events, the Titanium Security Arena is currently the largest arena in Australia primarily built for basketball, and as of the 2016–17 NBL season is the 6th-largest out of 11 venues currently used in the league, though it remains the only basketball specific venue. The arena is also the largest venue currently used in the WNBL and the 4th largest to be used in the upcoming Suncorp Super Netball season in 2017 (the Thunderbirds used the Arena in the previous ANZ Championship in 2016).
Although the arena has not been known as the Clipsal Powerhouse since 2002, many fans in Adelaide still associate the name with the venue and often refer to is as "The Powerhouse".
Sideline seating on both sides of the main court is retractable and can be moved back and hidden to reveal a further 2 basketball courts for tournaments and practices and a floor space of 2,190 m² (other than game days, the seating is usually fully retracted). The arena seats 8,000 with a full seating bowl and an upper deck stretching from the south west to south east corners as well as limited seating on the northern concourse located beneath 19 corporate suites which stretch from the north west to the north eastern corners. Formerly known as the Apollo after the 36ers original home Apollo Stadium, the restaurant which is open to the public on 36ers game days, is now known as the Scouts Deck after the co-owners of the arena, Scouts SA. The surface of the arena is Canadian Maple which was installed at a cost of approximately AU$300,000. The floor is set approximately five metres below ground level, giving the building a lower overall profile with spectators entering the arena above the main seating bowl. The arena also has parking spaces for up to 2,500 cars.
...
Wikipedia