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State Farm Arena
Home of the Atlanta Hawks (NBA)
1999
Opened
TBD
Capacity (basketball)
State
Naming partner · since 2018
GA
State
Identity
City
Atlanta
State / region
GA
Opened
1999year only — exact date TBD
Capacity (basketball)
TBD
Address
TBD
Architect
TBD
Owner
TBD
Construction cost
TBD
Tenants
Current tenants
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Atlanta Hawks NBA since 1999Primary tenant since the arena opened.
Past tenants
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Atlanta Thrashers NHL 1999–2011Relocated to Winnipeg as the Jets in 2011 after years of low attendance and ownership instability.
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Georgia Force AFL 2002–2008Arena Football League team; folded with the league's 2009 cancellation and never returned.
Current naming deal
Partner
State Farmsince 2018
Deal value
TBD
Term
TBD
Naming history
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Philips Arena
1999-09–2018-08
Original name. Dutch electronics giant Philips signed a 20-year deal at opening but exited early; the company sold its lighting business and dropped most U.S. consumer-facing sponsorships.
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State Farm Arena
2018-08–present
Insurance giant State Farm took over naming as part of a broader $192.5M arena renovation. Hawks ownership group used the rebrand to reset the venue's identity.
Renovations
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2017–2018 $193M$192.5M modernization. Removed seats from upper bowl to add premium spaces, food halls, and the "Topgolf Swing Suite". Coincided with naming-rights change from Philips Arena to State Farm Arena.
Sportsbook presence
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