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Former names | Southeast Texas Entertainment Center [3] |
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Location | 5115
Interstate 10 South Beaumont, Texas 77705 |
Owner | Jefferson County |
Operator | OVG360 |
Capacity | 9,737 (Concerts) 9,100 (Basketball) 8,200 (Ice Hockey) |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2001 |
Opened | November 8, 2003 [1] |
Construction cost | $32 million ($53 million in 2023 dollars [2]) |
Architect | Long Architects Inc. |
General contractor | Daniels Building & Construction Co. [1] |
Tenants | |
Texas Wildcatters (
ECHL) (2003–2005, 2006–2008) Beaumont Drillers ( NIFL/ APFL) (2004–2008) Southeast Texas Mavericks ( ABA) (2008–2011) Oxford City FC of Texas ( MASL) (2012–2015) Beaumont Renegades ( AIF) (2025–future) | |
Website | |
Venue Website |
The Ford Arena is a 9,737-seat multi-purpose arena in Beaumont, Texas, USA. The arena has 34,000 sq ft of exhibit space available for conventions and exhibitions. It also includes 7 production offices, 3 dressing rooms, a 2,448 sq ft VIP Club, a 1,107 sq ft party patio, concession stands, and restrooms. [4] It is part of a larger suburban municipal complex called Ford Park. [5] It is currently managed by OVG360, a division of Oak View Group.
Ford Arena was most recently home to Oxford City FC of Texas (formerly the Texas Strikers) of the Major Arena Soccer League. [6] [7] The arena was also home to the ABA Southeast Texas Mavericks basketball team, [8] NIFL Beaumont Drillers indoor football team, ECHL Texas Wildcatters ice hockey team, and the TBL Beaumont Panthers basketball team. [9]