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Current · NBA
Paycom Center
Home of the Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City, OK
Still to visit
Teams
Oklahoma City Thunder
NBA · basketball
2008–present
Also known as Chesapeake Energy Arena · Ford Center · Oklahoma City Arena
Stadium facts
- Capacity
- 18,203
- Basketball. Hockey is listed at 15,152. Concerts are listed at 16,591.Source for capacity
Names and sponsors
Ford Center
2002–2010
Sponsor: Ford
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Oklahoma City Arena
2010–2011
Chesapeake Energy Arena
2011–2021
Sponsor: Chesapeake Energy
SourcePaycom Center
2021–present
The page says that on July 14, 2025, Paycom announced it would end the naming deal when the Thunder move to a new arena in 2028. No dollar terms were taken from the page.
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Loud City
Nickname
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The Thunderdome
Nickname
Timeline
2002
2005
2007
2012
2014
2017
2025
June 8, 2002
Opens as the Ford Center
The arena opened on June 8, 2002, three years after construction began, as the Ford Center. The infobox lists the cost at $89.2 million. The Thunder were not yet the tenant.
SourceUpcoming schedule
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Seating chart
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Location
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