- Address: 620 Atlantic Avenue, New York
- Country: United States
- Capacity: 17,000
- Opened: 21 September 2012
- Main use: Basketball
- Tenants: Brooklyn Nets (basketball), New York Liberty (basketball)
Extra stadium info – Barclays Center
The construction of the Barclays Center started in March 2010. The arena opened as one of the largest sports venues by capacity in the city of New York. It became a venue for several events, like basketball, boxing, concerts, esports, gymnastics, ice hockey, mixed martial arts and wrestling. The National Basketball Association side Brooklyn Nets and the Women’s National Basketball Association side New York Liberty use the arena named Barclays Center for home games.
The Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets moved to the Barclays Center in 2012. It is among the first basketball clubs in the world with a value of at least $1 billion. The NBA club was founded in 1967 under a different name. The Brooklyn Nets used several arenas for home matches. In 2002, they faced the Los Angeles Lakers from California in their first-ever participation in the finals of the NBA. The Lakers won the championship series of the NBA that year. In 2003, the Nets participated in the finals of the NBA for the second time in their history. They faced the San Antonio Spurs from Texas in the championship round of the NBA. The Spurs were crowned NBA champions in 2003.
The New York Liberty
The New York Libery moved to the Barclays Center in 2021. They play in the Women’s National Basketball Association, the top-flight basketball league of the United States. In 1997, the New York Liberty played in the first-ever edition of the WNBA. They reached the WNBA Championship that year. The New York Liberty lost the championship match, which took place in Texas. On 1999, they returned in the WNBA Championship. The Liberty lost the championship series that year. They also lost the championship series twice in the 2000s.
