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New Haven Coliseum
275S S Orange St
New Haven, CT 06510
Opened: January 1, 1972
Closed: September 1, 2002
New Haven Coliseum was a sports and entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972. The Coliseum was officially closed on September 1, 2002, by Mayor John DeStefano Jr., and demolished by implosion on January 20, 2007.

The arena's formal name was New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, but most locals simply referred to it as "New Haven Coliseum". The Coliseum held 11,497 people at full capacity, and occupied 4.5 acres of land next to the Knights of Columbus Building and faced the Oak Street Connector/Route 34 downtown spur.

The Coliseum hosted the 1984 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Yale University's 2002 National Invitational Tournament men's college basketball tournament opening round games
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Mar 15, 1996Fairfield @ Providence 79 - 91
Jan 8, 1986Fairfield @ Syracuse 67 - 90
Dec 10, 1985Fairfield @ Uconn 72 - 74
Mar 8, 1984St. Peters @ Army #66 - 41
Mar 8, 1984Iona @ Holy Cross #73 - 66
Mar 8, 1984Fairfield @ Fordham #69 - 80
Feb 27, 1984Manhattan @ La Salle #60 - 76
Dec 30, 1980East Carolina @ Brown 59 - 69
Dec 29, 1980Iowa State @ East Carolina 80 - 73
Jan 30, 1980Manhattan @ Uconn 66 - 89

# - 1983-84 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament