The iPayOne Center(formerly San Diego Sports Arena) is an indoor arena located on Sports Arena Blvd in Point Loma, San Diego, California off of Interstate 8. Completed in 1966 at a cost of $6.5 million, the arena seats 12,000 for arena football, 12,800 for ice hockey and 14,500 for basketball. It was the home of the San Diego Rockets of the NBA from 1967-1971, the San Diego Conquistadores of the ABA in 1975, the San Diego Sails of the ABA from 1975-1976, the San Diego Mariners of the WHA from 1974-1977, the San Diego Clippers of the NBA from 1978-1984, as well as numerous indoor soccer and minor league hockey teams over the years. Currently it is home to the San Diego Gulls of the ECHL and the San Diego Riptide of AF2. Concerts are also occasionally held there, although other San Diego venues, like the Open Air Theatre and Cox Arena at San Diego State University (on the eastern edge of the city) and SOMA (also in Point Loma), are becoming more popular for musical events. The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... Point Loma is a scenic hill that sits atop San Diego Bay. ... City nickname Americas Finest City City flower Bird of Paradise City urban tree Jacaranda City native tree Torrey Pine Mayor Dick Murphy* City Attorney Michael Aguirre City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Scott Peters Michael Zucchet Toni... Interstate 8 is an interstate highway in the southwestern United States. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... An arena is a circular or oval shaped public space (akin to a classical amphitheatre), designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. ... Arena football is a sport invented by Jim Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League and the National Football League. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... The Houston Rockets are a National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The American Basketball Association consists of two distinct professional basketball leagues. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The San Diego Conquistadors, nicknamed the Qs, were an American Basketball Association team based in San Diego, California. ... The American Basketball Association consists of two distinct professional basketball leagues. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The Los Angeles Clippers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The San Diego Gulls are a minor league hockey team that plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL, and plays its home games at the San Diego Sports Arena. ... The ECHL is a professional minor-league double-A hockey association based in the United States and Canada. ... The San Diego Riptide is an Arena Football League team. ... A concert comprises a performance, usually involving some degree of formality, and particularly a performance featuring music. ... Cox Arena, located in San Diego, California, USA, is the home of the San Diego State University Aztecs basketball teams. ... San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area, and is part of the California State University system. ... Point Loma is a scenic hill that sits atop San Diego Bay. ...

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• IPAYONE CENTER (http://www.sandiegoarena.com/)