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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" |'''Izod Center''' 
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |Meadowlands Arena
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |The Izod Center as seen from a nearby parking garage. The banner displaying the arena's name has since been taken down and replaced by a permanent sign.
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Former names'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1996) [[Continental Airlines]] Arena (1996–2007)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Location'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |50 State Route 120 [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Geographic Coordinate System|Coordinates]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |40°48′42″N 74°4′3″W
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Broke ground'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1977
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Opened'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |July 2, 1981
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Owner'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Operator'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Construction cost'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |US$85 million
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Architect'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Grad Associates|Grad Partnership]] and Dilullo, Clauss, Ostroki & Partners
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Seating Capacity|Capacity]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |20,049 (NBA Basketball) 20,029 (NCAA Basketball) 19,040 (Hockey) 20,000 (Concerts)
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Tenants'''
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=white align="center" colspan="2" |[[Brooklyn Netts|New Jersey Nets]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1981–2010) [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|New York Cosmos]] ([[New York Cosmos|NASL Indoor]]) (1981-1984); ([[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92)|MISL]]) (1984-1985) [[New Jersey Devils]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) (1982–2007) [[Seton Hall University|Seton Hall Pirates]] ([[NCAA Basketball Series|NCAA Basketball]]) (1985–2007) [[Cleveland Gladiators|New Jersey Red Dogs/Gladiators]] ([[Arena Football|AFL]]) (1997–2002) [[New Jersey Storm]] ([[National Lacrosse League]]) (2001-2003) [[Fordham Rams]] ([[NCAA Basketball Series|NCAA Basketball]]) (2011) TicketCity Legends Classic (2011–present)
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[[File:ContinentalAirlinesArena.jpg|right|thumb|The arena's architecture features sharp, cantilevered corners which also serve as the entrance gates.]]
[[File:Xanaduizod.jpg|thumb|right|The Izod Center with the under-construction [[Meadowlands Xanadu]], now called [[American Dream Meadowlands]] on March 14, 2009]]
[[File:Continental arena 006.jpg|right|thumb|The arena, when it was named Continental Airlines Arena, during a Seton Hall college basketball game]]
The '''Izod Center''' is an indoor sports and entertainment venue located in the [[Meadowlands Sports Complex]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], [[New Jersey]], USA. The arena is located on [[New Jersey Route 120|NJ 120]] and is across the highway from [[MetLife Stadium]] and the [[Meadowlands Racetrack]]. A covered footbridge connects one of MetLife Stadium's parking lots with the Izod Center's lot. The arena has a maximum capacity of 20,049.

The Izod Center was originally known as the '''[[Brendan Byrne]] Arena''' and later was renamed '''[[Continental Airlines]] Arena''' after the airline, which had a hub at nearby [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark International Airport]] (and still does), purchased naming rights. In 2007 [[PVH (Company)|Phillips-Van Heusen]], a clothing manufacturer, bought the naming rights after Continental Airlines elected not to retain them; PVH rebranded the venue with its [[Izod]] clothing label and the arena adopted its current name of Izod Center.

The arena was originally built to accommodate a move of the [[Brooklyn Nets|New York Nets]] basketball team to New Jersey and opened in 1981. In 1982, the [[Colorado Rockies (NHL)|Colorado Rockies]] hockey team joined the Nets in the new building and became known as the [[New Jersey Devils]]. The Nets and Devils were joined by [[Seton Hall University]]'s men's basketball team in 1985.

In 2007, the [[Prudential Center]] opened in nearby [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and the Devils, for whom the arena was built, moved out of what was still known as Continental Airlines Arena. Seton Hall, whose campus in [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]] is closer to Newark than East Rutherford, followed and moved their basketball games there. The Nets remained for three more seasons at what was now Izod Center before moving to Newark, where they played two seasons before departing New Jersey for [[Brooklyn]] and the [[Barclays Center]].

The last team to call Izod Center home was the men's basketball team from [[Fordham University]], who played most of their 2010-11 home schedule at the arena.

Since the departure of all three of its major tenants, Izod Center has served as more of a concert venue and general entertainment venue than a sporting venue.

==History==

===Plans===

==Arena usage==

===Sports===

====Championships====

===Concerts===

===Other events===

==Other facilities==

==Public perception==

==References==

==External links==

Izod Center - Revision history

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