Coliseum at Richfield
Facility Statistics
Location	2923 Streetsboro Road Richfield, Ohio 44286
Broke Ground
Opened	1974
Closed
Demolished	1999
Owner
Operator
Construction Cost	USD
Architects
Tenants
Cleveland Barons (NHL)	1976-1978
Cleveland Crusaders (WHA)	1974-1976
Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)	1974-1994
Cleveland Force (MISL)	1978-1992
Seating Capacity
Basketball	21,273
Hockey	?????
Concerts	?????

The Coliseum at Richfield was an arena formerly located in Richfield Township, Summit County, Ohio. It was home to the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, WHA's Cleveland Crusaders, NHL's Cleveland Barons, MISL's Cleveland Force, NPSL's Cleveland Crunch, the IHL's Cleveland Lumberjacks, and the AFL's Cleveland Thunderbolts. It hosted the 1981 NBA All-Star Game and three WWF Survivor Series - 1987, 1988, and 1992. Image File history File links Frontrichcoli. ... Richfield is a village located in Summit County, Ohio. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... The name Cleveland Barons has been used by several professional hockey teams. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Cleveland Crusaders was an ice hockey team that played in the WHA in Cleveland, Ohio from 1972-1976. ... WHA is also an abbreviation for World Hockey Association WHA (970 AM) is one of the oldest radio stations in the United States, currently part of the Wisconsin Public Radio network. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... The Cleveland Cavaliers are a National Basketball Association team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Cleveland Force is a name that has been used by two different indoor soccer teams. ... This article is about the current Major Indoor Soccer League. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... A concert comprises a performance, usually involving some degree of formality, and particularly a performance featuring music. ... Richfield is one of the 16 original townships in Summit County, Ohio. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... The Cleveland Cavaliers are a National Basketball Association team based in Cleveland, Ohio. ... WHA is also an abbreviation for World Hockey Association WHA (970 AM) is one of the oldest radio stations in the United States, currently part of the Wisconsin Public Radio network. ... The Cleveland Crusaders was an ice hockey team that played in the WHA in Cleveland, Ohio from 1972-1976. ... The modernized NHL shield logo debuted in 2005, replacing the orange and black shield, which had been used since the leagues inception. ... The Oakland Seals were a team in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Major Soccer League, originally called the Major Indoor Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. ... The Cleveland Force is a name that has been used by two different indoor soccer teams. ... This article is about the current Major Indoor Soccer League. ... The Cleveland Force is a name that has been used by two different indoor soccer teams. ... The International Hockey League (IHL) was a professional hockey league in the United States and Canada from 1945 to 2001. ... Cleveland Lumberjacks The Cleveland Lumberjacks moved to Cleveland in 1992 from Muskegon, MI. They were a member of the International Hockey League and were in the Central Divison in the Eastern Conference. ... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Categories: Stub | Defunct American football teams | Cleveland sports ... 1981 NBA All-Star Game Logo 31st NBA All-Star Game. ... // WWE Survivor Series is one of the major professional wrestling pay-per-view events produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

The arena, which opened in 1974, replaced the then-decrepit Cleveland Arena. The new arena sat 20,000, and was one of the first indoor arenas to contain luxury boxes. Though a fairly large arena at the time of construction, it had only one main concourse for the grandstands, which became overcrowded during games at which the attendance was anywhere close to capacity. The coliseum was built in Richfield to draw fans from Cleveland and Akron, as nearly 5 million Ohioans lived within less than an hour's drive (in good weather) from the Coliseum. However the distance from both population centers proved to be problematic over the years, especially in winter, when traveling the country roads of Richfield was particularly difficult. A projected population boom in Northeast Ohio fell short of expectations, and the arena's remote location turned out to be one of it's biggest flaws. Gund Arena, now Quicken Loans Arena, was built in downtown Cleveland in 1994 and rendered the Coliseum obsolete. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Cleveland Arena was an arena in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Official website: www. ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Official website: http://www. ... Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio are nicknames for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland in Ohio. ... Quicken Loans Arena (aka The Q) is a multipurpose arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for Gordon Gund, a former owner of the Cavaliers, after he paid for the naming rights. ... Downtown Cleveland, the industrial, cultural, and historic hub of Northeast Ohio, has experienced many changes over the years. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

After lying vacant for five years, the arena was torn down in 1999, and the arena and surrounding parking areas were allowed to be returned to woodland - which worked quite well given that the arena had been built off a highway bisecting the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Cuyahoga River in the park Categories: Stub | National parks of the United States | Ohio landmarks ...

External links

• Details of the demolition at Independence Excavating's website
• Aerial view of Richfield Coliseum address in 2000.
• Coliseum Violation